BORROWINGS (Corporate and Real Estate Debt) (Details) (USD $)			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013 TD Bank, NA - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 TD Bank, NA - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 TD Bank, NA - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Apr. 24, 2014 TD Bank, NA - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 TD Bank, NA - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Republic Bank - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Republic Bank - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Republic Bank - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Republic Bank - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Republic Bank - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Republic Bank - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Feb. 28, 2011 Republic Bank - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Prime Rate [Member] TD Bank, NA - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Prime Rate [Member] Republic Bank - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 LIBOR [Member] TD Bank, NA - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 LIBOR [Member] TD Bank, NA - secured revolving credit facility [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 LIBOR [Member] TD Bank, NA - secured revolving credit facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 TBBK common stock TD Bank, NA - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 RSO common stock TD Bank, NA - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 RSO common stock Republic Bank - secured revolving credit facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 11,500,000		$ 7,500,000.0								$ 3,500,000
Description of variable rate basis															prime rate	prime rate	LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate															2.25%	1.00%	3.00%
LIBOR rate range																		1 month	6 months
Unused facility fee				0.50%				0.50%			0.25%
Line of credit facility commitment fee percentage on outstanding lines of credit				5.25%
Outstanding letters of credit				503,000
Required pledged securities				6,000,000
Number of consecutive days during each one-year period company may not have cash advances				30 days
Number of securities pledged (in shares)																				18,972	2,160,671	700,000
Borrowings outstanding	20,558,000	20,619,000		0			0		0		0		0
Availability on the line of credit facility				11,000,000					3,400,000		3,400,000
Debt weighted average borrowing			$ 0	$ 0	$ 298,000				$ 1,800,000	$ 0	$ 925,000	$ 0
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, Duration					3.20%				5.20%		6.40%
Prime borrowings floor interest rate																4.50%
Percentage of appraised value of the real estate under maximum borrowing facility under option one											25.00%
Percentage of cash under maximum borrowing facility under option one											100.00%
Percentage of market value of securities pledged under maximum borrowing facility under option one											75.00%
Percentage of cash under maximum borrowing facility under option two											100.00%
Percentage of market value of securities pledged under maximum borrowing facility under option two											100.00%