VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES INVESTMENT SECURITIES AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE (Details) RSO	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Security	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) Security	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Security	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) Security	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Security
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0
Fair Value	1,193,000		1,193,000		2,643,000
Unrealized Losses	(34,000)		(34,000)		(176,000)
Available-for-sale securities	10,589,000		10,589,000		9,065,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	8,795,000		8,795,000		7,850,000
Unrealized Losses	34,000		34,000		176,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	0		0		0
RSO [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair Value, Total	56,663,000		56,663,000		64,848,000
Fair Value	21,115,000		21,115,000		26,541,000
Fair Value	35,548,000		35,548,000		38,307,000
Less than one year	108,353,000		108,353,000		78,095,000
Unrealized Losses	(1,837,000)		(1,837,000)		(3,556,000)
Available-for-sale securities	253,428,000		253,428,000		275,720,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	241,279,000		241,279,000		256,515,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	13,986,000		13,986,000		22,761,000
Investment securities available-for-sale, pledged as collateral, at fair value	170,935,000		170,935,000		197,800,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Next Twelve Months, Amortized Cost Basis	$ 107,588,000		$ 107,588,000		$ 79,649,000
Less than one year	6.72%		6.72%		4.13%
Greater than one year and less than five years	$ 95,677,000		$ 95,677,000		$ 115,302,000
Greater than one year and less than five years	$ 88,814,000		$ 88,814,000		$ 100,909,000
Greater than one year and less than five years	6.94%		6.94%		4.64%
Greater than five years and less than ten years	$ 17,522,000		$ 17,522,000		$ 20,177,000
Greater than five years and less than ten years	$ 16,245,000		$ 16,245,000		$ 17,516,000
Greater than five years	13.43%		13.43%		16.45%
Greater than ten years	$ 31,876,000		$ 31,876,000		$ 62,146,000
Greater than ten years	$ 28,632,000		$ 28,632,000		$ 58,441,000
Weighted average coupon rate, greater than ten years	9.05%		9.05%		7.86%
Available for sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Total, Fair Value	$ 253,428,000		$ 253,428,000		$ 275,720,000
Available-for-sale Debt Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	$ 241,279,000		$ 241,279,000		$ 256,515,000
Total	7.56%		7.56%		6.08%
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	$ 1,837,000		$ 1,837,000		$ 3,556,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Number of Securities | Security	50		50		47
Unrealized Losses	$ 830,000		$ 830,000		$ 851,000
Number of Securities, Less than 12 Months | Security	37		37		31
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	$ 1,007,000		$ 1,007,000		$ 2,705,000
Number of Securities, More than 12 Months | Security	13		13		16
RSO [Member] | CMBS [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair Value, Total	$ 50,147,000		$ 50,147,000		$ 61,443,000
Fair Value	18,989,000		18,989,000		25,583,000
Fair Value	31,158,000		31,158,000		35,860,000
Unrealized Losses	(1,191,000)		(1,191,000)		(3,202,000)
Available-for-sale securities	185,322,000		185,322,000		170,405,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	181,399,000		181,399,000		168,669,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	5,114,000		5,114,000		4,938,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	$ 1,191,000		$ 1,191,000		$ 3,202,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Number of Securities | Security	34		34		35
Unrealized Losses	$ 246,000		$ 246,000		$ 555,000
Number of Securities, Less than 12 Months | Security	24		24		22
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	$ 945,000		$ 945,000		$ 2,647,000
Number of Securities, More than 12 Months | Security	10		10		13
RSO [Member] | ABS [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair Value, Total	$ 3,949,000		$ 3,949,000		$ 1,958,000
Fair Value	691,000		691,000		958,000
Fair Value	3,258,000		3,258,000		1,000,000
Unrealized Losses	(553,000)		(553,000)		(336,000)
Available-for-sale securities	63,241,000		63,241,000		72,157,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	55,039,000		55,039,000		55,617,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	$ 8,755,000		$ 8,755,000		16,876,000
Number of securities redeemed | Security	1	1	1	1
Par value of securities redeemed	$ 400,000	$ 2,500,000	$ 400,000	$ 2,500,000.0
Realized gains on redemption	0		0	$ 25,500
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Losses on Redemption		$ 0
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	$ 553,000		$ 553,000		$ 336,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Number of Securities | Security	13		13		11
Unrealized Losses	$ 524,000		$ 524,000		$ 278,000
Number of Securities, Less than 12 Months | Security	11		11		8
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	$ 29,000		$ 29,000		$ 58,000
Number of Securities, More than 12 Months | Security	2		2		3
RSO [Member] | Corporate bonds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair Value, Total	$ 1,435,000		$ 1,435,000		$ 1,447,000
Fair Value	1,435,000		1,435,000		0
Fair Value	0		0		1,447,000
Unrealized Losses	(33,000)		(33,000)		(18,000)
Available-for-sale securities	2,391,000		2,391,000		2,407,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	2,419,000		2,419,000		2,415,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	$ 5,000		$ 5,000		10,000
Number of securities redeemed | Security	0	1	0	1
Par value of securities redeemed	$ 0	$ 630,000	$ 0	$ 630,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Losses on Redemption	0	$ 1,000	0	$ (1,000)
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	$ 33,000		$ 33,000		$ 18,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Number of Securities | Security	1		1		1
Unrealized Losses	$ 0		$ 0		$ 18,000
Number of Securities, Less than 12 Months | Security	0		0		1
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	$ 33,000		$ 33,000		$ 0
Number of Securities, More than 12 Months | Security	1		1		0
RSO [Member] | RMBS [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair Value, Total	$ 1,132,000		$ 1,132,000
Fair Value	0		0
Fair Value	1,132,000		1,132,000
Unrealized Losses	(60,000)		(60,000)		$ 0
Available-for-sale securities	2,474,000		2,474,000		30,751,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	2,422,000		2,422,000		29,814,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax	112,000		112,000		$ 937,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Accumulated Loss	$ 60,000		$ 60,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Number of Securities | Security	2		2
Unrealized Losses	$ 60,000		$ 60,000
Number of Securities, Less than 12 Months | Security	2		2
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, 12 Months or Longer, Accumulated Loss	$ 0		$ 0
Number of Securities, More than 12 Months | Security	0		0