CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Assets:
Cash	$ 26,428	$ 19,853
Loans and receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	32,637	30,923
Investments in real estate, net	17,091	17,696
Investment securities, at fair value	9,845	7,839
Investments in unconsolidated entities (see Note 8)	13,272	14,342
Assets of consolidated variable interest entity (VIE)-RSO (see Note 19):
Investment securities, at fair value	9,845	7,839
Total assets	2,763,102	2,318,451
Liabilities:
Payables to managed entities and related parties	3,695	3,110
Borrowings	20,451	20,619
Liabilities of consolidated VIE-RSO (see Note 19):
Borrowings	20,451	20,619
Total liabilities	1,689,256	1,421,125
Equity:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding	0	0
Common stock, $.01 par value, 49,000,000 shares authorized; 34,463,787 and 30,378,339 shares issued (including nonvested restricted stock of 883,830 and 400,194), respectively	334	299
Additional paid-in capital	307,412	288,555
Accumulated deficit	(24,040)	(26,025)
Treasury stock, at cost; 11,517,053 and 10,434,436 shares, respectively	(117,881)	(107,874)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,066)	(1,231)
Total stockholders’ equity	164,759	153,724
Total equity	1,073,846	897,326
Liabilities and equity	2,763,102	2,318,451
RAI [Member]
Assets:
Cash	26,428	19,853
Restricted cash	704	571
Receivables	1,051	541
Loans and receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	32,637	30,923
Investments in real estate, net	17,091	17,696
Investment securities, at fair value	9,845	7,839
Investments in unconsolidated loan manager (see Note 8)	39,048	37,821
Investments in unconsolidated entities (see Note 8)	13,272	14,342
Assets of consolidated variable interest entity (VIE)-RSO (see Note 19):
Investment securities, at fair value	9,845	7,839
Property and equipment, net	5,177	5,844
Deferred tax assets, net	22,808	27,769
Other assets	6,028	4,791
Liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	19,027	22,134
Payables to managed entities and related parties	3,695	3,110
Borrowings	20,451	20,619
Liabilities of consolidated VIE-RSO (see Note 19):
Borrowings	20,451	20,619
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding	0
Common stock, $.01 par value, 49,000,000 shares authorized; 34,463,787 and 30,378,339 shares issued (including nonvested restricted stock of 883,830 and 400,194), respectively	334
Additional paid-in capital	307,412
Accumulated deficit	(24,040)
Treasury stock, at cost; 11,517,053 and 10,434,436 shares, respectively	(117,881)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,066)
Total stockholders’ equity	164,759
Noncontrolling interests	254	238
RSO [Member]
Assets:
Investment securities, at fair value	290,205	226,764
Assets of consolidated variable interest entity (VIE)-RSO (see Note 19):
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash)	246,873	325,579
Investment securities, at fair value	290,205	226,764
Loans	1,839,895	1,397,458
Investments in real estate and unconsolidated entities	90,121	124,193
Other assets	121,919	76,467
Total assets of consolidated VIE-RSO	2,589,013	2,150,461
Total assets	2,589,013
Liabilities:
Borrowings	1,591,241	1,320,015
Liabilities of consolidated VIE-RSO (see Note 19):
Borrowings	1,591,241	1,320,015
Other liabilities	54,842	55,247
Total liabilities of consolidated VIE-RSO	1,646,083	1,375,262
Total liabilities	1,646,083
Equity:
Noncontrolling interests	$ 908,833	$ 743,364