VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) RSO (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended					12 Months Ended	15 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended					0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	May 31, 2013 RSO [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 RSO [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 RSO [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 RSO [Member] Bancorp [Member]	Jan. 11, 2013 RSO [Member] Lease Equity Appreciation Fund II [Member]	Feb. 15, 2012 RSO [Member] Lease Equity Appreciation Fund II [Member]	Sep. 03, 2011 RSO [Member] Lease Equity Appreciation Fund II [Member]	Jun. 03, 2011 RSO [Member] Lease Equity Appreciation Fund II [Member]	Mar. 05, 2010 RSO [Member] Lease Equity Appreciation Fund II [Member]	Mar. 05, 2011 RSO [Member] Lease Equity Appreciation Fund II [Member]	Jun. 01, 2011 RSO [Member] Lease Equity Appreciation Fund II [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 RSO [Member] Lease Equity Appreciation Fund II [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 RSO [Member] Lease Equity Appreciation Fund II [Member]	Feb. 24, 2011 RSO [Member] Churchill Pacific Asset Management LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 RSO [Member] Churchill Pacific Asset Management LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 RSO [Member] Ledgewood [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 RSO [Member] Ledgewood [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 RSO [Member] Ledgewood [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 RSO [Member] Ledgewood [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Apidos Capital Management LLC [Member] CVC Capital Partners [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Apidos Capital Management LLC [Member] CVC Capital Partners [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Apidos Capital Management LLC [Member] CVC Capital Partners [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Apidos Capital Management LLC [Member] CVC Capital Partners [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Apidos Capital Management LLC [Member] CVC Capital Partners [Member]	May 31, 2013 Apidos Capital Management LLC [Member] CVC Capital Partners [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Resource America [Member] CVC Capital Partners [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 Series B Preferred Stock [Member] RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 LEAF [Member] RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 LEAF [Member] RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 LEAF [Member] RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 LEAF [Member] RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Investment in CVC Global Opps Fund [Member] RSO [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Investment in CVC Global Opps Fund [Member] RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Investment in CVC Global Opps Fund [Member] RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Investment in CVC Global Opps Fund [Member] RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Investment in CVC Global Opps Fund [Member] RSO [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] Investment in CVC Global Opps Fund [Member] RSO [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] LEAF [Member] RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] LEAF [Member] RSO [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] LEAF [Member] RSO [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] LEAF [Member] Series A Preferred Stock [Member] RSO [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] LEAF [Member] Series B Preferred Stock [Member] RSO [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] LEAF [Member] Series D Preferred Stock [Member] RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Loans Receivable - Related Party [Member] RSO [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Loans Receivable - Related Party [Member] RSO [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments																																									$ 15,000,000
Investment management fee, percentage																																											1.50%
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity																	8,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, term (in years)																		1 year
Line of credit facility, interest rate during period (in hundredths)																10.00%		12.00%	12.00%
Origination fee with establishment of line of credit facility (in hundredths)																	1.00%
Line of credit facility, extension fee percentage (in hundredths)													1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Repayments of Lines of Credit									715,000
Provision for loan loss									(3,178,000)		3,020,000																																									700,000	0
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding												0								4,700,000	5,700,000
Shares received in equity method transaction (in shares)																																																	31,341	4,872	2,364
Preferred stock, coupon authorized																																			8.00%
Ownership percentage in VIE					68.30%																																									26.70%	28.30%
Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated entities	1,047,000	(117,000)	1,678,000	1,144,000			1,762,000	72,000	3,776,000	(353,000)																										278,000	304,000	872,000	32,000	1,100,000		93,000	2,000,000	93,000,000
Investments in unconsolidated entities							60,480,000		60,480,000		69,069,000																													18,100,000			18,100,000		16,200,000	36,300,000	40,100,000	41,000,000
Ownership percentage																						100.00%												33.00%
Purchase price of acquired entity paid by acquiring entity																						22,500,000
Assets under management, carrying amount																							1,900,000,000
Percentage of subordinated fees the company is entitled to collect																																10.00%
Percentage of incentive fees the company is entitled to collect																																50.00%
Subordinated fees received																												330,000	174,000	700,000	355,000
Preferred equity acquired						66.60%
Ownership interests in variable interest entity																																	68.30%
Legal fees																								$ 120,000	$ 40,000	$ 158,000	$ 86,000