FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Past Due Financing Receivables) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	$ 875,000	$ 830,000
Greater than 90 days	1,257,000	754,000
Greater than 181 Days	60,717,000	57,279,000
Total Past Due	62,849,000	58,863,000
Current	4,394,000	4,427,000
Total	67,243,000	63,290,000
Commercial finance investment entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	0	0
Greater than 90 days	0	0
Greater than 181 Days	44,355,000	40,112,000
Total Past Due	44,355,000	40,112,000
Current	48,000	118,000
Total	44,403,000	40,230,000
Allowance for credit losses, commercial finance	36,200,000	29,600,000
Real estate investment entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	793,000	779,000
Greater than 90 days	1,229,000	744,000
Greater than 181 Days	16,323,000	17,062,000
Total Past Due	18,345,000	18,585,000
Current	3,142,000	1,992,000
Total	21,487,000	20,577,000
Allowance for credit losses, real estate		2,500,000
Financial fund management entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	35,000	6,000
Greater than 90 days	3,000	0
Greater than 181 Days	29,000	47,000
Total Past Due	67,000	53,000
Current	1,071,000	2,140,000
Total	1,138,000	2,193,000
Allowance for credit losses, real estate		457,000
Other [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	33,000	41,000
Greater than 90 days	21,000	0
Greater than 181 Days	0	0
Total Past Due	54,000	41,000
Current	70,000	137,000
Total	124,000	178,000
Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	861,000	826,000
Greater than 90 days	1,253,000	744,000
Greater than 181 Days	60,707,000	57,221,000
Total Past Due	62,821,000	58,791,000
Current	4,331,000	4,387,000
Total	67,152,000	63,178,000
Rent receivables - real estate [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	14,000	4,000
Greater than 90 days	4,000	10,000
Greater than 181 Days	10,000	58,000
Total Past Due	28,000	72,000
Current	63,000	40,000
Total	$ 91,000	$ 112,000