FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Past Due Financing Receivables) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	$ 1,347,000	$ 875,000
Greater than 90 days	639,000	1,257,000
Greater than 181 Days	62,502,000	60,717,000
Total Past Due	64,488,000	62,849,000
Current	7,534,000	4,394,000
Total	72,022,000	67,243,000
Commercial finance investment entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	0	0
Greater than 90 days	0	0
Greater than 181 Days	45,239,000	44,355,000
Total Past Due	45,239,000	44,355,000
Current	994,000	48,000
Total	46,233,000	44,403,000
Allowance for credit losses, commercial finance	37,400,000	36,200,000
Real estate investment entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	1,298,000	793,000
Greater than 90 days	560,000	1,229,000
Greater than 181 Days	17,221,000	16,323,000
Total Past Due	19,079,000	18,345,000
Current	5,413,000	3,142,000
Total	24,492,000	21,487,000
Financial fund management entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	25,000	35,000
Greater than 90 days	2,000	3,000
Greater than 181 Days	41,000	29,000
Total Past Due	68,000	67,000
Current	727,000	1,071,000
Total	795,000	1,138,000
Other [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	17,000	33,000
Greater than 90 days	68,000	21,000
Greater than 181 Days	0	0
Total Past Due	85,000	54,000
Current	342,000	70,000
Total	427,000	124,000
Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	1,340,000	861,000
Greater than 90 days	630,000	1,253,000
Greater than 181 Days	62,501,000	60,707,000
Total Past Due	64,471,000	62,821,000
Current	7,476,000	4,331,000
Total	71,947,000	67,152,000
Rent receivables - real estate [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	7,000	14,000
Greater than 90 days	9,000	4,000
Greater than 181 Days	1,000	10,000
Total Past Due	17,000	28,000
Current	58,000	63,000
Total	$ 75,000	$ 91,000