RSO BORROWINGS (Apidos CDO III) (Details) (USD $)			1 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	May 31, 2006 Apidos CDO III Senior Notes [Member] RCC Commercial [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Apidos CDO III Senior Notes [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Apidos CDO III Senior Notes [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	May 31, 2006 Apidos CDO III Senior Notes [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Apidos CDO III Senior Notes [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member] Senior Notes Class A-1 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Apidos CDO III Senior Notes [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member] Senior Notes Class A-2 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Apidos CDO III Senior Notes [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member] Senior Notes Class B [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Apidos CDO III Senior Notes [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member] Senior Notes Class C [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Apidos CDO III Senior Notes [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member] Senior Notes Class D [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Closing transaction amount						$ 285,500,000
Face amount of debt issued						262,500,000	212,000,000.0	19,000,000.0	15,000,000.0	10,500,000.0	6,000,000.0
Payments by parent to acquire notes issued by VIE			23,000,000
Percentage of senior notes acquired by the parent			100.00%
Description of variable rate basis							3-month LIBOR	3-month LIBOR	3-month LIBOR	3-month LIBOR	3-month LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate							0.26%	0.45%	0.75%	1.75%	4.25%
Weighted average interest rate on all notes issued to outside investors and net of repurchased notes (in hundredths)	1.34%	1.07%		0.85%	0.80%
Repayments of debt							$ 103,700,000