CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
ASSETS
Cash	$ 19,853,000	$ 11,899,000
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	30,923,000	30,618,000
Investments in real estate, net	17,696,000	18,041,000
Investment securities, at fair value	7,839,000	10,576,000
Investments in unconsolidated entities	14,342,000	13,156,000
Assets of consolidated variable interest entity (VIE) - RSO (see Note 23):
Investment securities, at fair value	7,839,000	10,576,000
Property and equipment, net	5,844,000	2,590,000
Total assets	2,318,451,000	2,636,764,000
Liabilities:
Payables to managed entities and related parties	3,110,000	3,536,000
Borrowings	20,619,000	20,735,000
Liabilities of consolidated VIE - RSO (see Note 23):
Total liabilities	1,421,125,000	1,902,974,000
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $.01 par value, 49,000,000 shares authorized; 30,378,339 and 30,069,822 shares issued (including nonvested restricted stock of 400,194 and 604,353), respectively	299,000	295,000
Additional paid-in capital	288,555,000	286,048,000
Accumulated deficit	(26,025,000)	(29,486,000)
Treasury stock, at cost; 10,434,436 and 9,914,090 shares, respectively	(107,874,000)	(103,472,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,231,000)	(2,197,000)
Total stockholders’ equity	153,724,000	151,188,000
Total equity	897,326,000	733,790,000
Liabilities and equity	2,318,451,000	2,636,764,000
RAI [Member]
ASSETS
Cash	19,853,000	11,899,000
Restricted cash	571,000	638,000
Receivables	541,000	468,000
Receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	30,923,000	30,618,000
Investments in real estate, net	17,696,000	18,041,000
Investment securities, at fair value	7,839,000	10,576,000
Investments in unconsolidated loan manager (see Notes 1 and 8)	37,821,000	37,221,000
Investments in unconsolidated entities	14,342,000	13,156,000
Assets of consolidated variable interest entity (VIE) - RSO (see Note 23):
Investment securities, at fair value	7,839,000	10,576,000
Property and equipment, net	5,844,000	2,590,000
Deferred tax assets, net	27,769,000	28,274,000
Other assets	4,791,000	6,726,000
Liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	22,134,000	21,864,000
Payables to managed entities and related parties	3,110,000	3,536,000
Borrowings	20,619,000	20,735,000
Equity:
Noncontrolling interests	238,000	279,000
RSO [Member]
ASSETS
Investment securities, at fair value	221,395,000	256,433,000
Assets of consolidated variable interest entity (VIE) - RSO (see Note 23):
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash)	325,579,000	179,390,000
Investment securities, at fair value	221,395,000	256,433,000
Loans	1,397,458,000	1,849,428,000
Investments in real estate and unconsolidated entities	129,562,000	120,706,000
Other assets	76,467,000	70,600,000
Total assets of consolidated VIE - RSO	2,150,461,000	2,476,557,000
Total assets	2,150,461,000
Liabilities of consolidated VIE - RSO (see Note 23):
Borrowings	1,320,015,000	1,785,600,000
Other liabilities	55,247,000	71,239,000
Total liabilities of consolidated VIE - RSO	1,375,262,000	1,856,839,000
Total liabilities	1,375,262,000
Equity:
Noncontrolling interests	$ 743,364,000	$ 582,323,000