VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE (Details) RSO (RSO [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 Property	Dec. 31, 2012 Loan	Dec. 31, 2011
Real Estate Line Items [Line Items]
Acquisition of Real Estate Held-for-investment, Number of Properties	0
Number of loans foreclosed		1
Sale of Real Estate Held-for-investment, Number of Properties	1
Gains (Losses) on Sales of Investment Real Estate	$ 16,616,000	$ 0	$ 0
Foreclosed Coconut Grove Florida Property [Member]
Real Estate Line Items [Line Items]
Real estate acquired through foreclosure		$ 25,500,000
Number of units in real estate property		179
Percentage occupied on acquisition (in hundredths)		75.00%