VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Credit Risk Profiles of Commercial Real Estate Loans) (Details) RSO (RSO [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	$ 1,752,694	$ 1,377,036
Whole Loans [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	1,022,971	745,789
Whole Loans [Member] | Rating 1 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	990,471	680,718
Whole Loans [Member] | Rating 2 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	32,500	32,500
Whole Loans [Member] | Rating 3 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	32,571
Whole Loans [Member] | Rating 4 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
B Notes [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	16,107	16,205
B Notes [Member] | Rating 1 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	16,107	16,205
B Notes [Member] | Rating 2 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
B Notes [Member] | Rating 3 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
B Notes [Member] | Rating 4 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Mezzanine Loans [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	67,305	64,317
Mezzanine Loans [Member] | Rating 1 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	45,447	51,862
Mezzanine Loans [Member] | Rating 2 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	21,858	12,455
Mezzanine Loans [Member] | Rating 3 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Mezzanine Loans [Member] | Rating 4 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	1,106,383	826,311
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Rating 1 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	1,052,025	748,785
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Rating 2 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	54,358	44,955
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Rating 3 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	0	32,571
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Rating 4 [Member]
Schedule Of Financing Receivables [Line Items]
Loans and receivables	$ 0	$ 0