FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Past Due Financing Receivables) (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	$ 607,000	$ 875,000
90-180 Days Past Due	1,150,000	1,257,000
Greater than 181 Days	61,149,000	60,717,000
Total Past Due	62,906,000	62,849,000
Current	8,808,000	4,394,000
Total	71,714,000	67,243,000
Commercial finance investment entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	0	0
90-180 Days Past Due	0	0
Greater than 181 Days	43,291,000	44,355,000
Total Past Due	43,291,000	44,355,000
Current	19,000	48,000
Total	43,310,000	44,403,000
Allowance for credit losses, commercial finance	39,000,000	36,200,000
Real estate investment entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	580,000	793,000
90-180 Days Past Due	1,149,000	1,229,000
Greater than 181 Days	17,839,000	16,323,000
Total Past Due	19,568,000	18,345,000
Current	5,809,000	3,142,000
Total	25,377,000	21,487,000
Financial fund management entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	1,000	35,000
90-180 Days Past Due	0	3,000
Greater than 181 Days	18,000	29,000
Total Past Due	19,000	67,000
Current	449,000	1,071,000
Total	468,000	1,138,000
Other [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	22,000	33,000
90-180 Days Past Due	0	21,000
Greater than 181 Days	0	0
Total Past Due	22,000	54,000
Current	2,437,000	70,000
Total	2,459,000	124,000
Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	603,000	861,000
90-180 Days Past Due	1,149,000	1,253,000
Greater than 181 Days	61,148,000	60,707,000
Total Past Due	62,900,000	62,821,000
Current	8,714,000	4,331,000
Total	71,614,000	67,152,000
Rent receivables - real estate [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	4,000	14,000
90-180 Days Past Due	1,000	4,000
Greater than 181 Days	1,000	10,000
Total Past Due	6,000	28,000
Current	94,000	63,000
Total	$ 100,000	$ 91,000