VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details) RSO (USD $)	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	May 31, 2013 RSO [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 RSO [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 RSO [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 RSO [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 RSO [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 RSO [Member] Investment in RCAM [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 RSO [Member] Investment in RCAM [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 RSO [Member] Investment in RCAM [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 RSO [Member] Depreciation and Amortization [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 RSO [Member] Equity Compensation Expense [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 RSO [Member] General and Administrative Expense [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Wholesale or Correspondent Relationships [Member] RSO [Member] Investment in PCA [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Wholesale or Correspondent Relationships [Member] RSO [Member] Investment in PCA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Wholesale or Correspondent Relationships [Member] RSO [Member] Investment in PCA [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Primary Capital Advisors LC [Member] RSO [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Whitney CLO I, Ltd. [Member] RSO [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Preferred equity acquired				66.60%														66.60%
Fee income					$ 2,756,000	$ 1,410,000		$ 1,700,000	$ 1,400,000
Total cash purchase price														7,613,000
Incremental expenses of the acquisition																	333,000
Value of restricted stock awarded					640,000	35,000											800,000
Vesting period																	3 years
Equity compensation expense												48,000	27,000
Intangible asset, estimated useful life															2 years
Wholesale and correspondent relationships					22,762,000		24,303,000	21,213,000		21,213,000					600,000	600,000
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived				2,600,000
Ownership percentage in VIE			68.30%
Depreciation and amortization	451,000	416,000			836,000	1,138,000					657,000
Year ended December 31, 2014					2,100,000
Year ended December 31, 2015					2,000,000
Year ended December 31, 2016					1,800,000
Year ended December 31, 2017					1,800,000
Year ended December 31, 2018							1,600,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life					7 years 6 months	7 years 8 months
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization					$ 11,479,000		$ 12,481,000	$ 10,424,000		$ 9,980,000					$ 106,000	$ 42,000