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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Maximum contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The amount at risk under repurchase agreements is defined as the excess of carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount or if there is no carrying amount) of the securities or other assets sold under agreement to repurchase, including accrued interest plus any cash or other assets on deposit to secure the repurchase obligation, over the amount of the repurchase liability (adjusted for accrued interest).

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The carrying amount (fair value) as of the balance sheet date of securities held that had been pledged by counterparties under financing and lending arrangements, pursuant to which the entity has the right by agreement or custom to sell or re-pledge such securities.

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES BORROWINGS (Repurchase and Credit Facilities) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015
RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	$ 1,924,598,000	$ 1,716,871,000
Outstanding Borrowings			282,100,000
Remaining balance	1,952,765,000	1,734,901,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.46%	2.09%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Free Form	10 years 9 months	10 years 0 months
RSO [Member] \| CMBS - Term Repurchase Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	29,391,000
Remaining balance	29,391,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.37%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Free Form	18 days
RSO [Member] \| RMBS - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	104,422,000	22,212,000
Remaining balance	104,547,000	22,248,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.43%	1.16%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Free Form	25 days	1 day
RSO [Member] \| CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	92,151,000	205,682,000
Remaining balance	93,734,000	207,640,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.21%	2.43%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Free Form	18 days	20 days
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| RCC Real Estate [Member] \| CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	1,400,000	1,700,000
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc [Member] \| RCC Real Estate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	145,000	268,000
Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	368,397,000
Remaining balance		399,662,000
Securities Held as Collateral, at Fair Value		565,554,000
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	483,736,000
Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	28,229,000	61,189,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.75%	2.75%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	41,790,000	95,511,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	78	104
Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	14,536,000	10,442,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.59%	1.66%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	23,929,000	17,695,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	1	1
Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	53,249,000	33,783,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.62%	1.62%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	70,928,000	44,751,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	8	8
Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| New Century Bank [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	46,419,000	41,387,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.80%	2.82%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	53,689,000	51,961,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	231	158
Linked Transactions [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings		33,397,000
Linked Transactions [Member] \| Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| JP Morgan Securities, LLC [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings		0
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate		0.00%
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral		0
Linked Transactions [Member] \| Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings		4,108,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate		1.37%
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral		2
Linked Transactions [Member] \| Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings		24,348,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate		1.57%
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral		10
CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member] \| Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	92,296,000	179,762,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.21%	2.38%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	135,951,000	258,223,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	5	15
CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member] \| Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	(145,000)	25,920,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	0.00%	2.78%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	0	39,348,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	0	2
CMBS - Term Repurchase Facilities [Member] \| Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	29,391,000	24,967,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.37%	1.35%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	35,977,000	30,180,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	34	33
CMBS - Term Repurchase Facilities [Member] \| Linked Transactions [Member] \| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings		4,941,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate		1.67%
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral		7
RMBS - Term Repurchase Facility [Member] \| Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	125,000	36,000
Outstanding Borrowings	104,422,000	22,212,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.43%	1.16%
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	121,472,000	27,885,000
Debt Instrument, Number of Positions as Collateral	146	6
Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member] \| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| Jumbo Loans - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				165,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Maximum	3.00%
Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member] \| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| CMBS - Term Repurchase Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.37%	1.35%
Repurchase Agreement Counterparty, Amount at Risk	6,176,000	6,486,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Free Form	18 days	20 days
Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member] \| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| RMBS - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				110,000,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.43%	1.16%
Repurchase Agreement Counterparty, Amount at Risk	16,804,000	5,017,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Free Form	25 days	1 day
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Maximum	1.45%
Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member] \| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.21%	2.38%
Repurchase Agreement Counterparty, Amount at Risk	42,763,000	76,148,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Free Form	18 days	20 days
Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member] \| Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc [Member] \| CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate		2.78%
Repurchase Agreement Counterparty, Amount at Risk		13,017,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Free Form		19 days
Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member] \| Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.75%	2.75%
Repurchase Agreement Counterparty, Amount at Risk	13,561,000	6,902,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Free Form	93 days	183 days
Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member] \| Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.59%	1.66%
Repurchase Agreement Counterparty, Amount at Risk	8,964,000	2,127,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Free Form	6 days	9 days
Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member] \| Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.62%	1.62%
Repurchase Agreement Counterparty, Amount at Risk	17,452,000	11,810,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Free Form	21 days	20 days
Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member] \| Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| New Century Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.80%	2.82%
Repurchase Agreement Counterparty, Amount at Risk	$ 7,270,000	$ 853,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Free Form	152 days	242 days