INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES AND LOAN MANAGER (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended						0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 RRE Opportunity REIT [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Parent [Member] General Partner [Member]	Apr. 17, 2012 Parent [Member] General Partner [Member]	Jan. 28, 2010 Trapeza entities [Member] Entity	Dec. 31, 2013 Trapeza entities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Trapeza entities [Member] Entity	Dec. 31, 2012 Trapeza entities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 CVC Credit Partners, L.P. [Member]	Apr. 17, 2012 CVC Credit Partners, L.P. [Member] Parent [Member] Limited Partner [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 RRE Opportunity REIT [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	10.00%
Proceeds from sale of investment	$ 3,000,000
Gain on sale of investments	1,600,000		321,000
Clawback liability		0		1,181,000							1,200,000
Settlement of clawback liability									1,100,000	1,100,000
Gain related to settlement of clawback liability		83,000
Number of entities owned by entity and co-managing partner								2		2
Percentage interest in limited partnership formed													33.00%
Cost method investment					2,500,000							6,800,000
Ownership percentage of shares outstanding, less than														1.00%
Offering costs		$ 2,400,000
Preferred equity interest retained as a percentage of incentive management fees						75.00%	75.00%