The asset agreement provides for a percentage of assets management fee.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Investment management fees paid to affiliated companies, pursuant to management agreements.

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Number of Properties Purchased

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The number or trusts owned by parent company.

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Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to issue debt and obtain financing associated with the related debt instruments. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of interest expense incurred on a debt or other obligation to related party.

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Total investments in (A) an entity in which the entity has significant influence, but does not have control, (B) subsidiaries that are not required to be consolidated and are accounted for using the equity and or cost method, and (C) an entity in which the reporting entity shares control of the entity with another party or group. Includes long-term advances receivable from a party that is affiliated with the reporting entity by means of direct or indirect ownership.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of or advances to an equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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Percentage of the Variable Interest Entity's (VIE) voting interest owned by (or beneficial interest in) the reporting entity (directly or indirectly).

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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES (Details) RSO (RSO [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended										3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended					3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	May 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 trust	Feb. 28, 2014 Investment in Life Care Funding, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Investment in Life Care Funding, LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Investment in Life Care Funding, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Investment in RCT I and RCT II [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Investment in RCT I and RCT II [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Investment in RCT I and RCT II [Member]	Jun. 30, 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]	Jun. 30, 2014 RRE VIP Borrower, LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 RRE VIP Borrower, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Varde Investment Partners, LP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Varde Investment Partners, LP [Member]	Jun. 19, 2012 Varde Investment Partners, LP [Member] Property	Jun. 30, 2014 Resource Real Estate Management, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Resource Real Estate Management, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Resource Real Estate Management, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Resource Real Estate Management, LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Varde Investment Partners, LP [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Resource Real Estate [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Resource Real Estate [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Resource Real Estate [Member]	Jun. 30, 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]	Jul. 31, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Investment in CVC Global Opps Fund [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 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]	Jun. 30, 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							$ 1,400																											$ 15,000					$ 2,000
Investment management fee, percentage																																			1.50%
Ownership percentage in VIE	68.30%																																				7.50%	100.00%
Investments in unconsolidated entities		60,480		60,480		69,069		0	1,530	1,548		1,548		1,548	774	774	0	0	654	674															18,100	16,200		1,500
Ownership percentage																																3.00%
Number of trusts						2
Related party interest expense										594	602	1,200	1,200
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs										50	48	99	95
Asset management fees percentage																										1.00%					1.00%
Management fees − related party		$ 3,314	$ 2,915	$ 6,394	$ 5,893																	$ 0	$ 10	$ 0	$ 26		$ 1	$ 8	$ 6	$ 16
Number of condominium developments purchased by joint venture																					2
Ownership percentage								30.00%		3.00%		3.00%							7.50%														100.00%