BORROWINGS (Corporate and Real Estate Debt) (Details) (USD $)			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013 TD Bank, NA - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 TD Bank, NA - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Sep. 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]	Sep. 30, 2014 TD Bank, NA - secured revolving credit facility [Member] TBBK common stock	Sep. 30, 2014 TD Bank, NA - secured revolving credit facility [Member] RSO common stock	Sep. 30, 2014 TD Bank, NA - secured revolving credit facility [Member] Prime Rate [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 TD Bank, NA - secured revolving credit facility [Member] LIBOR [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 TD Bank, NA - secured revolving credit facility [Member] LIBOR [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 TD Bank, NA - secured revolving credit facility [Member] LIBOR [Member] Maximum [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Republic Bank - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Republic Bank - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Republic Bank - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Republic Bank - secured revolving credit facility [Member]	Sep. 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]	Sep. 30, 2014 Republic Bank - secured revolving credit facility [Member] RSO common stock	Sep. 30, 2014 Republic Bank - secured revolving credit facility [Member] Prime Rate [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	LIBOR											prime rate
Basis spread on variable rate										2.25%	3.00%											1.00%
LIBOR rate range												1 month	6 months
Required pledged securities				6,000,000
Number of consecutive days during each one-year period company may not have cash advances				30 days
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
Number of securities pledged (in shares)								18,972	2,160,671												700,000
Borrowings outstanding	20,451,000	20,619,000		0			0								0		0		0
Availability on the line of credit facility				11,000,000											3,000,000		3,000,000
Debt weighted average borrowing			$ 0	$ 0	$ 198,000										$ 0	$ 0		$ 0
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, Duration					2.40%
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%