VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Impaired Loans) (Details) RSO (RSO [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Net Balance	$ 204,005,000	$ 189,249,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	211,158,000	189,249,000
Specific Allowance	(7,193,000)	(5,378,000)
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	186,315,000	175,330,000
Interest Income Recognized	11,676,000	5,455,000
Whole Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	130,759,000	115,841,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	25,572,000	23,142,000
Net Balance	156,331,000	138,983,000
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	137,959,000	115,841,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	25,572,000	23,142,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	163,531,000	138,983,000
Specific Allowance	(4,572,000)	(2,142,000)
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	123,495,000	114,682,000
Loans with specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	24,748,000	22,576,000
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	148,243,000	137,258,000
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	8,439,000	3,436,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	1,622,000	801,000
Interest Income Recognized	10,061,000	4,237,000
B Notes [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	0	0
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	0	0
Net Balance	0	0
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Specific Allowance	0	0
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0	0
Loans with specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0	0
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0	0
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Mezzanine Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	38,072,000	38,072,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	0	0
Net Balance	38,072,000	38,072,000
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	38,072,000	38,072,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	38,072,000	38,072,000
Specific Allowance	0	0
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	38,072,000	38,072,000
Loans with specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0	0
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	38,072,000	38,072,000
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	1,615,000	367,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	1,615,000	367,000
Bank Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	0	0
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	3,554,000	5,440,000
Net Balance	3,554,000	5,440,000
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	3,554,000	5,440,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	3,554,000	5,440,000
Specific Allowance	(2,621,000)	(3,236,000)
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0	0
Loans with specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0	0
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0	0
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Residential Mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	315,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	0
Net Balance	315,000
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	268,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	268,000
Specific Allowance	0
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0
Loans with specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	0
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	0
Interest Income Recognized	0
Loans Receivable - Related Party [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	5,733,000	6,754,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	0	0
Net Balance	5,733,000	6,754,000
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	5,733,000	6,754,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	5,733,000	6,754,000
Specific Allowance	0	0
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0	0
Loans with specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0	0
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0	0
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	0	851,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	$ 0	$ 851,000