VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES BORROWINGS (Repurchase and Credit Facilities) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
RCC Real Estate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 160,436,000	$ 91,931,000
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	228,256,000	121,622,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member] | CMBS - Term Repurchase Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	36,819,000	47,601,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.37%	1.38%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	44,386,000	56,949,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	48	44
Unamortized debt issuance costs	0	12,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member] | CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	96,140,000	30,003,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.62%	2.67%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	148,312,000	48,186,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	7	8
Unamortized debt issuance costs	577,000	732,000
Deutsche Bank AG [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member] | CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	3,586,000	(300,000)
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	3.03%	0.00%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	5,583,000	0
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	1	0
Unamortized debt issuance costs	166,000	300,000
New Century Bank [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member] | Residential Mortgage [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	10,275,000	11,916,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	4.19%	4.17%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	11,145,000	13,089,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	72	74
ViewPoint Bank, NA [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member] | Residential Mortgage [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	4,411,000	2,711,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	4.46%	4.58%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	5,584,000	3,398,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	25	17
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | JP Morgan Securities, LLC [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining balance	12,006,000	17,020,000
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Wells Fargo Securities, LLC [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	0	0
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	0.00%	0.00%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	0	0
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	9,205,000	0
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.40%	0.00%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	13,246,000	0
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	4	0
Linked Transactions [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining balance	71,666,000	64,094,000
Securities Held as Collateral, at Fair Value	106,158,000	93,823,000
Linked Transactions [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member] | CMBS - Term Repurchase Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.64%	1.65%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	7,994,000	8,345,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	7	7
Linked Transactions [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member] | CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	0.00%	0.00%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	0	0
Linked Transactions [Member] | Repurchase Agreements [Member] | JP Morgan Securities, LLC [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Securities Held as Collateral, at Fair Value	18,342,000	24,814,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	0.83%	0.99%
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	4	4
Linked Transactions [Member] | Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Wells Fargo Securities, LLC [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining balance	19,621,000	21,969,000
Securities Held as Collateral, at Fair Value	27,982,000	30,803,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.19%	1.19%
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	8	9
Linked Transactions [Member] | Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining balance	33,883,000	18,599,000
Securities Held as Collateral, at Fair Value	51,840,000	29,861,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.41%	1.43%
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	14	9
Linked Transactions [Member] | CMBS [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member] | CMBS - Term Repurchase Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	6,156,000	6,506,000
Linked Transactions [Member] | CMBS [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member] | CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	0	0
Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member] | CMBS - Term Repurchase Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.37%	1.38%
Repurchase Agreement Counterparty, Amount at Risk	8,822,000	10,796,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Free Form	18 days	21 days
Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member] | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member] | CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.62%	2.67%
Repurchase Agreement Counterparty, Amount at Risk	57,882,000	20,718,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Free Form	18 days	21 days
Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member] | Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member] | CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	3.03%
Repurchase Agreement Counterparty, Amount at Risk	9,155,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Free Form	18 days
Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member] | Repurchase Agreements [Member] | JP Morgan Securities, LLC [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	0.83%	0.99%
Repurchase Agreement Counterparty, Amount at Risk	6,403,000	7,882,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Free Form	14 days	11 days
Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member] | Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Wells Fargo Securities, LLC [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.19%	1.19%
Repurchase Agreement Counterparty, Amount at Risk	8,411,000	8,925,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Free Form	6 days	2 days
Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member] | Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc [Member] | RCC Real Estate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.14%	1.43%
Repurchase Agreement Counterparty, Amount at Risk	$ 18,176,000	$ 11,418,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Free Form	24 days	22 days