CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
ASSETS
Cash	$ 11,858	$ 19,853
Loans and receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	32,586	30,923
Investments in real estate, net	17,084	17,696
Investment securities, at fair value	12,590	7,839
Investments in unconsolidated entities	13,448	14,342
Assets of consolidated variable interest entity (VIE) - RSO (see Note 19):
Investment securities, at fair value	12,590	7,839
Total assets	2,723,446	2,318,451
Liabilities:
Payables to managed entities and related parties	3,608	3,110
Borrowings	20,558	20,619
Liabilities of consolidated VIE - RSO (see Note 19):
Borrowings	20,558	20,619
Total liabilities	1,675,339	1,421,125
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $.01 par value, 49,000,000 shares authorized; 31,111,667 and 30,378,339 shares issued (including nonvested restricted stock of 674,701 and 400,194), respectively	304	299
Additional paid-in capital	290,947	288,555
Accumulated deficit	(24,290)	(26,025)
Treasury stock, at cost; 10,667,202 and 10,434,436 shares, respectively	(109,906)	(107,874)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,257)	(1,231)
Total stockholders’ equity	155,798	153,724
Total equity	1,048,107	897,326
Liabilities and equity	2,723,446	2,318,451
RAI [Member]
ASSETS
Cash	11,858	19,853
Restricted cash	654	571
Receivables	3,400	541
Loans and receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	32,586	30,923
Investments in real estate, net	17,084	17,696
Investment securities, at fair value	12,590	7,839
Investments in unconsolidated loan manager (see Note 8)	38,461	37,821
Investments in unconsolidated entities	13,448	14,342
Assets of consolidated variable interest entity (VIE) - RSO (see Note 19):
Investment securities, at fair value	12,590	7,839
Property and equipment, net	5,378	5,844
Deferred tax assets, net	24,607	27,769
Other assets	5,212	4,791
Liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	16,846	22,134
Payables to managed entities and related parties	3,608	3,110
Borrowings	20,558	20,619
Liabilities of consolidated VIE - RSO (see Note 19):
Borrowings	20,558	20,619
Equity:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding	0
Common stock, $.01 par value, 49,000,000 shares authorized; 31,111,667 and 30,378,339 shares issued (including nonvested restricted stock of 674,701 and 400,194), respectively	304
Additional paid-in capital	290,947
Accumulated deficit	(24,290)
Treasury stock, at cost; 10,667,202 and 10,434,436 shares, respectively	(109,906)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,257)
Total stockholders’ equity	155,798
Noncontrolling interests	306	238
RSO [Member]
ASSETS
Investment securities, at fair value	273,454	226,764
Assets of consolidated variable interest entity (VIE) - RSO (see Note 19):
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash)	313,528	325,579
Investment securities, at fair value	273,454	226,764
Loans	1,785,135	1,397,458
Investments in real estate and unconsolidated entities	89,989	124,193
Other assets	96,062	76,467
Total assets of consolidated VIE - RSO	2,558,168	2,150,461
Total assets	2,558,168
Liabilities:
Borrowings	1,579,985	1,320,015
Liabilities of consolidated VIE - RSO (see Note 19):
Borrowings	1,579,985	1,320,015
Other liabilities	54,342	55,247
Total liabilities of consolidated VIE - RSO	1,634,327	1,375,262
Total liabilities	1,634,327
Equity:
Noncontrolling interests	$ 892,003	$ 743,364