CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets:
Cash	$ 24,909	$ 27,542
Loans and receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	26,787	30,303
Investments in real estate, net	16,833	17,097
Investment securities, at fair value	9,785	9,540
Investments in unconsolidated entities (see Note 8)	13,105	13,089
Assets of consolidated variable interest entity (VIE)-RSO (see Note 19):
Investment securities, at fair value	9,785	9,540
Total assets	3,102,307	2,900,842
Liabilities:
Payables to managed entities and related parties	2,165	3,015
Borrowings	21,174	20,412
Liabilities of consolidated VIE-RSO (see Note 19):
Borrowings	21,174	20,412
Total liabilities	2,027,109	1,820,399
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; 34,975,726 and 34,489,568 shares issued (including nonvested restricted stock of 1,165,119 and 833,082), respectively	338	335
Additional paid-in capital	308,877	308,134
Accumulated deficit	(24,632)	(23,663)
Treasury stock, at cost; 12,001,772 and 11,764,417 shares, respectively	(122,305)	(120,182)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,139)	(1,030)
Total stockholders’ equity	161,139	163,594
Total equity	1,075,198	1,080,443
Total liabilities and equity	3,102,307	2,900,842
RAI [Member]
Assets:
Cash	24,909	27,542
Restricted cash	798	725
Receivables	714	636
Loans and receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	26,787	30,303
Investments in real estate, net	16,833	17,097
Investment securities, at fair value	9,785	9,540
Investments in unconsolidated loan manager (see Note 8)	40,292	39,655
Investments in unconsolidated entities (see Note 8)	13,105	13,089
Assets of consolidated variable interest entity (VIE)-RSO (see Note 19):
Investment securities, at fair value	9,785	9,540
Property and equipment, net	5,739	5,063
Deferred tax assets, net	22,015	23,304
Other assets	8,684	5,416
Liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	21,631	22,279
Payables to managed entities and related parties	2,165	3,015
Borrowings	21,174	20,412
Liabilities of consolidated VIE-RSO (see Note 19):
Borrowings	21,174	20,412
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; 34,975,726 and 34,489,568 shares issued (including nonvested restricted stock of 1,165,119 and 833,082), respectively	338
Additional paid-in capital	308,877
Accumulated deficit	(24,632)
Treasury stock, at cost; 12,001,772 and 11,764,417 shares, respectively	(122,305)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,139)
Total stockholders’ equity	161,139
Noncontrolling interests	313	306
RSO [Member]
Assets:
Investment securities, at fair value	313,840	296,506
Assets of consolidated variable interest entity (VIE)-RSO (see Note 19):
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash)	244,129	202,043
Investment securities, at fair value	313,840	296,506
Loans	2,209,175	2,038,435
Investments in real estate and unconsolidated entities	55,668	60,007
Other assets	109,834	131,481
Total assets of consolidated VIE-RSO	2,932,646	2,728,472
Total assets	2,932,646
Liabilities:
Borrowings	1,924,932	1,717,132
Liabilities of consolidated VIE-RSO (see Note 19):
Borrowings	1,924,932	1,717,132
Other liabilities	57,207	57,561
Total liabilities of consolidated VIE-RSO	1,982,139	1,774,693
Total liabilities	1,982,139
Equity:
Noncontrolling interests	$ 913,746	$ 916,543