VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES (Details) RSO (RSO [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended										3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	May 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 trust	Mar. 31, 2014 Investment in RCT I and RCT II [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Investment in RCT I and RCT II [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Investment in RCT I and RCT II [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Interest in RCT I [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Interest in RCT II [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 RRE VIP Borrower, LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 RRE VIP Borrower, LLC [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Varde Investment Partners, LP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Varde Investment Partners, LP [Member]	Jun. 19, 2012 Varde Investment Partners, LP [Member] Property	Mar. 31, 2014 Resource Real Estate Management, LLC [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Resource Real Estate Management, LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Varde Investment Partners, LP [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Resource Real Estate [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Resource Real Estate [Member]	Dec. 01, 2009 Resource Real Estate [Member] RRE VIP Borrower, LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Investment in RCT I and RCT II [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Interest in RCT II [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Investment in CVC Global Opps Fund [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Investment in CVC Global Opps Fund [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Investment in CVC Global Opps Fund [Member]	Jun. 19, 2012 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Varde Investment Partners, LP [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Investment in RCT I and RCT II [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Investment in Life Care Funding, LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments																								$ 15,000				$ 2,000
Investment management fee, percentage																							1.50%
Ownership percentage in VIE	68.30%																									7.50%	100.00%
Investments in unconsolidated entities		62,053		69,069	1,548		1,548	774	774	0	0	673	674										17,000		16,200		1,500
Ownership percentage																					3.00%
Number of trusts				2
Related party interest expense					589	593
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs					49	47
Asset management fees percentage																	1.00%			1.00%
Management fees − related party		$ 3,080	$ 2,978												$ 0	$ 16		$ 5	$ 8
Number of condominium developments purchased by joint venture														2
Ownership percentage					3.00%							7.50%										100.00%