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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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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES BORROWINGS (Details) RSO					1 Months Ended				2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		4 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	25 Months Ended
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES BORROWINGS (Details) RSO	Sep. 20, 2015	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2015	Jan. 13, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015	Feb. 18, 2015	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 24, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 18, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Oct. 21, 2013 USD ($)
RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio		0.25
Outstanding Borrowings		$ 223,700,000				$ 223,700,000	$ 282,100,000							$ 223,700,000
Percentage of senior notes acquired by the parent		100.00%				100.00%								100.00%
Weighted Average Interest Rate					2.61%				2.61%	2.61%					2.61%		2.09%	2.61%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense					$ 1,880,891,000				$ 1,880,891,000	$ 1,880,891,000					$ 1,880,891,000		$ 1,716,871,000	$ 1,880,891,000
Principal Outstanding					1,909,030,000				1,909,030,000	1,909,030,000					1,909,030,000		$ 1,734,901,000	1,909,030,000
Convertible senior notes															16,597,000	$ 39,635,000
Interest income − other										968,000	$ 1,647,000				2,919,000	5,481,000
RSO [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Cumulative Amount Repaid					$ 0				$ 0	$ 0					$ 0			$ 0
Closing transaction amount																						$ 353,900,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate					1.50%				1.50%	1.50%					1.50%		1.45%	1.50%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense					$ 232,030,000				$ 232,030,000	$ 232,030,000					$ 232,030,000		$ 231,657,000	$ 232,030,000
Principal Outstanding					$ 235,344,000				$ 235,344,000	$ 235,344,000					$ 235,344,000		$ 235,344,000	$ 235,344,000
RSO [Member] \| CMBS - Term Repurchase Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate					1.41%				1.41%	1.41%					1.41%			1.41%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense					$ 26,326,000				$ 26,326,000	$ 26,326,000					$ 26,326,000			$ 26,326,000
Principal Outstanding					$ 26,328,000				$ 26,328,000	$ 26,328,000					$ 26,328,000			$ 26,328,000
RSO [Member] \| CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate					2.27%				2.27%	2.27%					2.27%		2.43%	2.27%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense					$ 85,294,000				$ 85,294,000	$ 85,294,000					$ 85,294,000		$ 205,682,000	$ 85,294,000
Principal Outstanding					88,050,000				88,050,000	88,050,000					88,050,000		$ 207,640,000	88,050,000
RSO [Member] \| RMBS - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate																	1.16%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense																	$ 22,212,000
Principal Outstanding																	$ 22,248,000
RSO [Member] \| Moselle CLO S.A. Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Cumulative Amount Repaid					167,200,000				167,200,000	167,200,000					167,200,000			167,200,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate																	1.49%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense																	$ 63,321,000
Principal Outstanding																	$ 63,321,000
RSO [Member] \| Moselle CLO S.A. Securitized Borrowings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Cumulative Amount Repaid					5,000,000				5,000,000	5,000,000					5,000,000			5,000,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate																	1.49%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense					57,000				57,000	57,000					57,000		$ 5,619,000	57,000
Principal Outstanding					$ 57,000				$ 57,000	$ 57,000					$ 57,000		$ 5,619,000	$ 57,000
RSO [Member] \| Convertible Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				8.00%
RSO [Member] \| Convertible Debt [Member] \| 6% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate					6.00%				6.00%	6.00%					6.00%			6.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio														150.1502				37.53755
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price \| $ / shares		$ 26.64				$ 26.64								$ 26.64			$ 6.66
RSO [Member] \| Convertible Debt [Member] \| Eight Percent Convertible Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings				$ 100,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount																								$ 1,000,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio								187.4414		46.86035
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense																								$ 2,100,000
Convertible senior notes				$ 97,000,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price \| $ / shares				$ 21.36													$ 5.34
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Discount Adjustment, Fair Value Without Conversion Feature				$ 2,500,000
RSO [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Cumulative Amount Repaid					$ 0				$ 0	$ 0					$ 0			$ 0
Closing transaction amount																				$ 346,200,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate					2.10%				2.10%	2.10%					2.10%			2.10%
Ownership interests in variable interest entity							100.00%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense					$ 278,444,000				$ 278,444,000	$ 278,444,000					$ 278,444,000			$ 278,444,000
Principal Outstanding					282,127,000				282,127,000	282,127,000					282,127,000			282,127,000
RSO [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2013 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Cumulative Amount Repaid					$ 133,600,000				$ 133,600,000	$ 133,600,000					$ 133,600,000			$ 133,600,000
Closing transaction amount																							$ 307,800,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate					2.66%				2.66%	2.66%					2.66%		2.11%	2.66%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense					$ 125,833,000				$ 125,833,000	$ 125,833,000					$ 125,833,000		$ 224,157,000	$ 125,833,000
Principal Outstanding					127,215,000				127,215,000	127,215,000					127,215,000		226,840,000	127,215,000
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%
RSO [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2015-CRE4 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Cumulative Amount Repaid					$ 0				$ 0	$ 0					$ 0			$ 0
Closing transaction amount		$ 312,900,000				$ 312,900,000								$ 312,900,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate					1.92%				1.92%	1.92%					1.92%			1.92%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense					$ 220,403,000				$ 220,403,000	$ 220,403,000					$ 220,403,000			$ 220,403,000
Principal Outstanding					223,735,000				223,735,000	223,735,000					223,735,000			223,735,000
RSO [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2015-CRE4 [Member] \| Senior Notes Class A [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings					179,900,000				$ 179,900,000	179,900,000					179,900,000			179,900,000
Basis spread on variable rate									1.40%
RSO [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2015-CRE4 [Member] \| Senior Notes Class A-S [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings					43,800,000				$ 43,800,000	43,800,000					43,800,000			43,800,000
Basis spread on variable rate									3.00%
RSO [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2015-CRE4 [Member] \| Senior Notes Class B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings					$ 26,600,000				$ 26,600,000	$ 26,600,000					$ 26,600,000			$ 26,600,000
RSO [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2015-CRE4 [Member] \| Senior Notes Class C [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate									4.75%
RSO [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate					3.03%				3.03%	3.03%					3.03%		2.66%	3.03%
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense					$ 158,742,000				$ 158,742,000	$ 158,742,000					$ 158,742,000		$ 111,137,000	$ 158,742,000
Principal Outstanding																	$ 113,500,000
RCC Commercial [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of senior notes acquired by the parent		100.00%				100.00%								100.00%
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
RCC Commercial [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2015-CRE4 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments by parent to acquire notes issued by VIE						$ 62,600,000
Ownership interests in variable interest entity		100.00%				100.00%								100.00%
RCC Commercial [Member] \| RCC CRE Notes 2015-CRE4 [Member] \| Senior Notes Class E [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments by parent to acquire notes issued by VIE						$ 26,600,000
RCC Real Estate SPE 6 [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Origination fee with establishment of line of credit facility (in hundredths)	0.65%
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| RSO [Member] \| CMBS - Term Repurchase Facilities [Member] \| Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate					1.41%				1.41%	1.41%					1.41%		1.35%	1.41%
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| RSO [Member] \| CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member] \| Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate					2.21%				2.21%	2.21%					2.21%		2.38%	2.21%
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| RSO [Member] \| RMBS - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate															25.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 30,000,000				$ 30,000,000	$ 30,000,000					$ 30,000,000		$ 285,000,000	$ 30,000,000
Maximum Borrowing Threshold, Percent					40.00%
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| RSO [Member] \| RMBS - Term Repurchase Facility [Member] \| Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate																	1.16%
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| RCC Real Estate [Member] \| CRE - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense					$ 927,000				927,000	927,000					927,000		$ 1,700,000	927,000
Morgan Stanley Bank [Member] \| RCC Real Estate SPE 6 [Member] \| RSO [Member] \| RMBS - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					250,000,000				250,000,000	250,000,000					250,000,000			250,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term	3 years
Debt Instrument, Term, Option to Extend	1 year
Debt Instrument, Covenant Requirement, Maximum Judgment Allowed Against Subsidiary					250,000				250,000	250,000					250,000			250,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant Requirement, Maximum Judgment Allowed Against Company					15,000,000				15,000,000	15,000,000					15,000,000			15,000,000
Minimum [Member] \| Morgan Stanley Bank [Member] \| RCC Real Estate SPE 6 [Member] \| RSO [Member] \| RMBS - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.25%
Debt Instrument, Unused Fee, Percent	0.25%
Debt Instrument, Unused Fee, Outstanding Borrowing Threshold, Percent	50.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Morgan Stanley Bank [Member] \| RCC Real Estate SPE 6 [Member] \| RSO [Member] \| RMBS - Term Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.75%
Debt Instrument, Unused Fee, Percent	0.50%
Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Outstanding					276,921,000				276,921,000	276,921,000					276,921,000		399,662,000	276,921,000
Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings					$ 55,149,000				$ 55,149,000	$ 55,149,000					$ 55,149,000		$ 61,189,000	$ 55,149,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate					2.75%				2.75%	2.75%					2.75%		2.75%	2.75%
Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [Member] \| RSO [Member] \| Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate					2.75%				2.75%	2.75%					2.75%		2.75%	2.75%
Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| New Century Bank [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings					$ 41,975,000				$ 41,975,000	$ 41,975,000					$ 41,975,000		$ 41,387,000	$ 41,975,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate					2.82%				2.82%	2.82%					2.82%		2.82%	2.82%
Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| New Century Bank [Member] \| RSO [Member] \| Linked and Non-linked Transactions [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate					2.82%				2.82%	2.82%					2.82%		2.82%	2.82%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Northport LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			25.00%
Availability on the line of credit facility					$ 63,000,000				$ 63,000,000	$ 63,000,000					$ 63,000,000			$ 63,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Northport LLC [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																					$ 110,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Northport LLC [Member] \| RSO [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Outstanding					162,000,000				162,000,000	162,000,000					162,000,000			162,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					225,000,000				225,000,000	225,000,000					225,000,000			225,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Effective Commitment											$ 125,000,000					$ 125,000,000			$ 140,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Increase Borrowing Capacity					$ 85,000,000				$ 85,000,000	$ 85,000,000					$ 85,000,000			$ 85,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Northport LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage, Ramp Up Period													0.375%
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage, Ramp Up Period													35.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage												35.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Northport LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage, Ramp Up Period													0.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage, Ramp Up Period													35.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage												35.00%
Origination fee with establishment of line of credit facility (in hundredths)												1.00%
Prime Rate [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Northport LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			3.25%
Base Rate [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Northport LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.75%