VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES BORROWINGS (Repurchase and Credit Facilities) (Details) (RCC Real Estate [Member], USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 91,931,000	$ 106,303,000
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	121,622,000	145,235,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] | CMBS - Term Repurchase Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	47,601,000	42,530,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.38%	1.52%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	56,949,000	51,636,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	44	33
Unamortized debt issuance costs	12,000	23,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] | CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	30,003,000	58,834,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.67%	2.89%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	48,186,000	85,390,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	3	8
Unamortized debt issuance costs	732,000	348,000
Deutsche Bank AG [Member] | CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	300,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	0.00%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	0
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	0
Unamortized debt issuance costs	300,000
New Century Bank [Member] | Residential Mortgage [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	11,916,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	4.17%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	13,089,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	74
ViewPoint Bank, NA [Member] | Residential Mortgage [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	2,711,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	4.58%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	3,398,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	17
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Wells Fargo Securities, LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	0	1,862,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	0.00%	1.46%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	0	3,098,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	0	1
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	0	3,077,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	0.00%	1.46%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 0	$ 5,111,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	0	1