VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES RSO Balance Sheets Detail (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2014 RSO [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 RSO [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 RSO [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Reportable Legal Entities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Reportable Legal Entities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Reportable Legal Entities [Member] RSO [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Reportable Legal Entities [Member] RSO [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] RSO [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] RSO [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 11,858	$ 19,853	$ 12,173	$ 11,899	$ 222,313	$ 262,270	$ 168,402	$ 85,278					$ 0	$ 0
Restricted cash					91,215	63,309
Subtotal- Cash and cash equivalents					313,528	325,579
Trading securities	4,521	317			8,951	11,558
Investment securities available-for-sale, pledged as collateral, at fair value					196,009	162,608
Investment securities available-for-sale					68,494	52,598
Total investment securities, at fair value	12,590	7,839			273,454	226,764
Loans, pledged as collateral and net of allowances of $6.5 million and $13.8 million ($120.8 million and $0 at fair value)					1,740,656	1,369,526
Loans receivable–related party					4,751	6,966
Loans held for sale					40,286	21,916
Loans					1,785,135	1,397,458					1,785,693	1,398,408			(558)	(950)
Property available-for-sale					29,509	25,346
Investment in real estate					0	29,778
Investments in unconsolidated entities					60,480	69,069
Investments in real estate and unconsolidated entities					89,989	124,193
Linked transactions, net at fair value					13,676	30,066
Derivatives, at fair value					755	0
Interest receivable					12,028	8,965
Deferred tax assets, net					7,480	5,212
Principal paydown receivable					31,950	6,821
Intangible assets					10,771	11,822
Prepaid expenses					4,153	2,871
Other assets											15,272	10,726
Other assets					96,062	76,467					96,085	76,483			(23)	(16)
Total assets	2,723,446	2,318,451	2,563,941		2,558,168	2,150,461			165,278	163,184	2,558,749	2,151,427	(27,998)
LIABILITIES
Borrowings	20,558	20,619			1,579,985	1,320,015					1,579,834	1,319,810			151	205
Distribution payable					28,697	27,023
Accrued interest expense					2,063	1,693
Derivatives, at fair value					9,855	10,586
Accrued tax liability					2,389	1,629
Deferred tax liability					4,036	4,112
Accounts payable and other liabilities					9,948	12,650
Other liabilities					54,342	55,247					56,988	57,693			(2,646)	(2,446)
Total liabilities	1,675,339	1,421,125			1,634,327	1,375,262					1,636,822	1,377,503	(3,076)
Stockholders equity	155,798	153,724									921,927	773,924			(29,924)	(30,560)
Noncontrolling interests					892,003	743,364
Assets of consolidated Variable Interest Entities (VIEs) included in the total assets above:
Restricted cash					88,762	61,372
Investments securities available-for-sale, pledged as collateral, at fair value					114,641	105,846
Loans held for sale					1,808	2,376
Loans, pledged as collateral and net of allowances of $4.9 million and $8.8 million ($120.8 million and $0 at fair value)					1,234,382	1,219,569
Interest receivable					6,955	5,627
Prepaid expenses					154	247
Principal paydown receivable					31,950	6,821
Total assets of consolidated VIE - RSO					1,478,652	1,401,858
Liabilities of consolidated VIEs included in the total liabilities above:
Borrowings					1,111,314	1,070,339
Accrued interest expense					1,295	918
Derivatives, at fair value					9,071	10,191
Accounts payable and other liabilities					1,958	1,604
Total liabilities of consolidated VIE - RSO					$ 1,123,638	$ 1,083,052