VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Impaired Loans) (Details) RSO (RSO [Member], USD $)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Net Balance	$ 181,395,000	$ 204,005,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	181,395,000	203,958,000
Specific Allowance	(2,941,000)	(7,193,000)
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	180,492,000	186,315,000
Interest Income Recognized	13,652,000	11,676,000
Whole Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	127,511,000	130,759,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	7,000,000	25,572,000
Net Balance	134,511,000	156,331,000
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	127,511,000	130,759,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	7,000,000	25,572,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	134,511,000	156,331,000
Specific Allowance	(1,800,000)	(4,572,000)
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	126,070,000	123,495,000
Loans with specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	7,000,000	24,748,000
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	133,070,000	148,243,000
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	10,682,000	8,439,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	591,000	1,622,000
Interest Income Recognized	11,273,000	10,061,000
B Notes [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	0	0
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	0	0
Net Balance	0	0
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Specific Allowance	0	0
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0	0
Loans with specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0	0
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0	0
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Mezzanine Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	38,072,000	38,072,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	0	0
Net Balance	38,072,000	38,072,000
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	38,072,000	38,072,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	38,072,000	38,072,000
Specific Allowance	0	0
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	38,072,000	38,072,000
Loans with specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0	0
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	38,072,000	38,072,000
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	2,229,000	1,615,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	2,229,000	1,615,000
Bank Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	119,000	0
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	1,566,000	3,554,000
Net Balance	1,685,000	3,554,000
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	119,000	0
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	1,566,000	3,554,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	1,685,000	3,554,000
Specific Allowance	(441,000)	(2,621,000)
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	119,000	0
Loans with specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	1,566,000	0
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	1,685,000	0
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Residential Mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	2,470,000	315,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	0	0
Net Balance	2,470,000	315,000
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	2,470,000	268,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	2,470,000	268,000
Specific Allowance	0	0
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	2,470,000	0
Loans with specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0	0
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	2,470,000	0
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	65,000	0
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	65,000	0
Loans Receivable - Related Party [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	0	5,733,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Recorded balance	4,657,000	0
Net Balance	4,657,000	5,733,000
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	0	5,733,000
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	4,657,000	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	4,657,000	5,733,000
Specific Allowance	(700,000)	0
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	0	0
Loans with specific valuation allowance, Average Investment in Impaired Loans	5,195,000	0
Average Investment in Impaired Loans	5,195,000	0
Loans without a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Loans with a specific valuation allowance, Interest Income Recognized	85,000	0
Interest Income Recognized	$ 85,000	$ 0