VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Credit Risk Profiles of Commercial Real Estate Loans) (Details) RSO (RSO [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	$ 1,619,015	$ 1,398,952
Whole Loans [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	833,853	745,789
Whole Loans [Member] | Rating 1 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	768,243	680,718
Whole Loans [Member] | Rating 2 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	32,500	32,500
Whole Loans [Member] | Rating 3 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	33,110	32,571
Whole Loans [Member] | Rating 4 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Whole Loans [Member] | Held for Sale [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
B Notes [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	16,168	16,205
B Notes [Member] | Rating 1 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	16,168	16,205
B Notes [Member] | Rating 2 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
B Notes [Member] | Rating 3 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
B Notes [Member] | Rating 4 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
B Notes [Member] | Held for Sale [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Mezzanine Loans [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	64,299	64,317
Mezzanine Loans [Member] | Rating 1 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	51,832	51,862
Mezzanine Loans [Member] | Rating 2 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	12,467	12,455
Mezzanine Loans [Member] | Rating 3 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Mezzanine Loans [Member] | Rating 4 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Mezzanine Loans [Member] | Held for Sale [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	914,320	826,311
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Rating 1 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	836,243	748,785
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Rating 2 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	44,967	44,955
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Rating 3 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	33,110	32,571
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Rating 4 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Held for Sale [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	$ 0	$ 0