VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Details) RSO (RSO [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended								6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 Loan	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 Loan	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 Loan	Jun. 30, 2014 Deteriorated Credit Quality [Member] Loan	Jun. 30, 2014 Bank Loans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Bank Loans [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Bank Loans [Member] Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Bank Loans [Member] Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Bank Loans [Member] Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member] Loan	Mar. 31, 2013 Bank Loans [Member] Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member] Loan	Dec. 31, 2012 Bank Loans [Member] Nonperforming Financing Receivable [Member] Loan	Jun. 30, 2014 Loans Receivable - Related Party [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Provision for loan losses	$ 782	$ (1,242)	$ (3,178)	$ (200)										$ 700
Number of defaulted loans	1		1		3						1	1	1
Loans and receivables	$ 1,748,176		$ 1,748,176		$ 1,377,036	$ 119	$ 722,008	$ 562,023	$ 1,600	$ 3,600
Number of loans with deteriorated credit quality						6