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Debt Instrument, Covenant Requirement, Minimum Liquidity

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Debt Instrument, Cumulative Amount Repaid

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Debt instrument, term, option to extend.

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Line of Credit Facility, Increase Borrowing Capacity

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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Effective Commitment

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Percentage of voting equity interests owned.

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Percentage of Outstanding Notes Purchased

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Percentage of the class of senior notes acquired by parent.

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The dollar amount of the CDO transaction closed by the company to provide financing for commercial real estate loans and commercial mortgage-backed securities.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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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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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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

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

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The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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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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Weighted average interest rate of long-term debt outstanding.

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The cash outflow to acquire an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the entity (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date. Such amount may include accrued interest receivable in accordance with the terms of the note. The note also may contain provisions including a discount or premium, payable on demand, secured, or unsecured, interest bearing or noninterest bearing, among myriad other features and characteristics.

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The cash inflow from a debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer.

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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 (Details) RSO (USD $)	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Jan. 13, 2015	Oct. 21, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Feb. 24, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Sep. 18, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Requirement, Minimum Liquidity	$ 7,500,000
RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings						282,100,000
Percentage of senior notes acquired by the parent						100.00%
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.46%				2.09%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	1,924,598,000				1,716,871,000
Outstanding Borrowings	1,952,765,000				1,734,901,000
Convertible senior notes	99,000,000	0
RSO [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Cumulative Amount Repaid	0
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.47%				1.45%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	231,662,000				231,657,000
Outstanding Borrowings	235,344,000				235,344,000
RSO [Member] \| CMBS - Term Repurchase Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.37%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	29,391,000
Outstanding Borrowings	29,391,000
RSO [Member] \| CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.21%				2.43%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	92,151,000				205,682,000
Outstanding Borrowings	93,734,000				207,640,000
RSO [Member] \| RMBS - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.43%				1.16%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	104,422,000				22,212,000
Outstanding Borrowings	104,547,000				22,248,000
RSO [Member] \| Moselle CLO S.A. Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Cumulative Amount Repaid	167,200,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate					1.49%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense					63,321,000
Outstanding Borrowings					63,321,000
RSO [Member] \| Moselle CLO S.A. Securitized Borrowings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Cumulative Amount Repaid	5,000,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate					1.49%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	120,000				5,619,000
Outstanding Borrowings	120,000				5,619,000
RSO [Member] \| Convertible Debt [Member] \| Eight Percent Convertible Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings			100,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount				1,000,000
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense				2,100,000
Convertible senior notes			97,000,000
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issuable Upon Conversion				187.4414
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price					$ 5.34
RSO [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Cumulative Amount Repaid	0
Closing transaction amount									346,200,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.07%
Ownership interests in variable interest entity						100.00%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	278,011,000
Outstanding Borrowings	282,127,000
RSO [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2013 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Cumulative Amount Repaid	78,800,000
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.28%				2.11%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	179,547,000				224,157,000
Outstanding Borrowings	182,040,000				226,840,000
RSO [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2013 [Member] \| Senior Notes Class E [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings					20,800,000
Basis spread on variable rate					4.75%
RSO [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2013 [Member] \| Senior Notes Class F [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings					15,600,000
Basis spread on variable rate					5.50%
RSO [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2013 [Member] \| Senior Notes Class A [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings					193,900,000
Basis spread on variable rate					1.40%
RSO [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2013 [Member] \| Senior Notes Class A-S [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings					17,300,000
Basis spread on variable rate					1.65%
RSO [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2013 [Member] \| Senior Notes Class B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings					19,500,000
Basis spread on variable rate					2.40%
RSO [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2013 [Member] \| Senior Notes Class C [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings					20,800,000
Basis spread on variable rate					3.15%
RSO [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2013 [Member] \| Senior Notes Class D [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings					30,700,000
Basis spread on variable rate					4.00%
RCC Commercial [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments by parent to acquire notes issued by VIE						27,700,000
RCC Commercial [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2015 [Member] \| Senior Notes Class E [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments by parent to acquire notes issued by VIE						20,800,000
RCC Commercial [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2015 [Member] \| Senior Notes Class F [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments by parent to acquire notes issued by VIE						15,600,000
Moselle [Member] \| RSO [Member] \| Class 2 Subordinated Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of Outstanding Notes Purchased							67.90%
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| CMBS - Term Repurchase Facilities [Member] \| Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	1.37%				1.35%
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member] \| Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.21%				2.38%
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| RMBS - Term Repurchase Facility [Member] \| Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.43%				1.16%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Maximum	1.45%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity										110,000,000
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| Jumbo Loans - Term Repurchase Facility [Member] \| Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Maximum	3.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity										165,000,000.0
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
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| RCC Residential Portfolio Inc. and RCC Residential Portfolio TRS Inc. [Member] \| RMBS - Term Repurchase Facility [Member] \| Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term, Option to Extend								1 year
Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	368,397,000
Outstanding Borrowings					399,662,000
Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.75%				2.75%
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%
Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| New Century Bank [Member] \| Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, weighted average interest rate	2.80%				2.82%
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%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, increase in borrowing capacity	15,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Northport LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Effective Commitment	140,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Northport LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	225,000,000										110,000,000
Line of credit facility, increase in borrowing capacity	15,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Effective Commitment	$ 125,000,000