VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Allocation of the Purchase Price) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014 RSO [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 RSO [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 RSO [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Wholesale or Correspondent Relationships [Member] RSO [Member] Investment in PCA [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Wholesale or Correspondent Relationships [Member] RSO [Member] Investment in PCA [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 Primary Capital Advisors LLC [Member] RSO [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Equity Compensation Expense [Member] RSO [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Equity Compensation Expense [Member] RSO [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 General and Administrative Expense [Member] RSO [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 General and Administrative Expense [Member] RSO [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 General and Administrative Expense [Member] RSO [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 General and Administrative Expense [Member] RSO [Member]	Feb. 27, 2014 Life Care Funding, LLC [Member] RSO [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Moselle CLO [Member] Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] RSO [Member]	Feb. 28, 2014 Class 1 Subordinated Notes [Member] Moselle CLO [Member] RSO [Member]	Feb. 28, 2014 Class 1 Subordinated Notes [Member] Moselle CLO S.A. Senior Notes [Member] RSO [Member]	Feb. 28, 2014 Class 2 Subordinated Notes [Member] Moselle CLO [Member] RSO [Member]	Feb. 28, 2014 Class 2 Subordinated Notes [Member] Moselle CLO S.A. Senior Notes [Member] RSO [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents						$ 1,233,000
Loans held for sale						15,021,000
Loans held for investment						2,071,000
Wholesale and correspondent relationships		21,813,000		24,303,000	600,000	600,000
Other assets						5,828,000
Total assets						24,753,000
Borrowings						14,584,000
Other liabilities						2,165,000
Total liabilities						16,749,000
Gain on bargain purchase						391,000
Total cash purchase price						7,613,000	7,600,000
Restricted stock award, value	5,700,000	890,000	242,000				800,000
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense								185,000	545,000	52,000	0	156,000	0
Intangible asset, estimated useful life					2 years
Ownership percentage in VIE														50.20%
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments															$ 40,000,000
Percentage of Outstanding Notes Purchased																100.00%	100.00%	67.90%	67.90%