SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (RSO [Member], USD $)	6 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jul. 30, 2014 Resource Capital Corp. 2014-CRE2, Ltd. [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Jul. 03, 2014 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] Line of Credit [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Jul. 30, 2014 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] CMBS - Term Repurchase Facilities [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Jul. 30, 2014 Deutsche Bank AG [Member] CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Jul. 03, 2014 Credit Facility, Committed [Member] Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] Line of Credit [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]	Jul. 03, 2014 Credit Facility, Uncommitted [Member] Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] Line of Credit [Member] Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 75,000,000			$ 25,000,000	$ 50,000,000
Closing transaction amount		354,000,000
Repayments of Lines of Credit	$ 715,000			$ 217,800,000	$ 20,400,000