CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets:
Cash	$ 18,102	$ 27,542
Loans and receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	25,138	30,303
Investments in real estate, net	16,191	17,097
Investments, at fair value	10,218	9,540
Investments in unconsolidated entities (see Note 8)	18,349	13,089
Assets of consolidated variable interest entity (VIE)-RSO (see Note 19):
Investments, at fair value	10,218	9,540
Total assets	2,943,994	2,900,382
Liabilities:
Payables to managed entities and related parties	4,417	3,015
Borrowings	20,896	20,412
Liabilities of consolidated VIE-RSO (see Note 19):
Borrowings	20,896	20,412
Total liabilities	1,976,433	1,819,939
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; 34,958,477 and 34,489,568 shares issued (including nonvested restricted stock of 1,143,242 and 833,082), respectively	338	335
Additional paid-in capital	310,663	308,134
Accumulated deficit	(28,676)	(23,663)
Treasury stock, at cost; 13,590,239 and 11,764,417 shares, respectively	(134,969)	(120,182)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,225)	(1,030)
Total stockholders’ equity	145,131	163,594
Total equity	967,561	1,080,443
Total liabilities and equity	2,943,994	2,900,382
RAI [Member]
Assets:
Cash	18,102	27,542
Restricted cash	941	725
Receivables	1,020	636
Loans and receivables from managed entities and related parties, net	25,138	30,303
Investments in real estate, net	16,191	17,097
Investments, at fair value	10,218	9,540
Investments in unconsolidated loan manager (see Note 8)	32,082	39,655
Investments in unconsolidated entities (see Note 8)	18,349	13,089
Assets of consolidated variable interest entity (VIE)-RSO (see Note 19):
Investments, at fair value	10,218	9,540
Property and equipment, net	5,533	5,063
Deferred tax assets, net	19,449	23,304
Other assets	10,929	5,416
Liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	20,429	22,279
Payables to managed entities and related parties	4,417	3,015
Borrowings	20,896	20,412
Liabilities of consolidated VIE-RSO (see Note 19):
Borrowings	$ 20,896	$ 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; 34,958,477 and 34,489,568 shares issued (including nonvested restricted stock of 1,143,242 and 833,082), respectively	338
Additional paid-in capital	310,663
Accumulated deficit	(28,676)
Treasury stock, at cost; 13,590,239 and 11,764,417 shares, respectively	(134,969)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,225)
Total stockholders’ equity	145,131
Noncontrolling interests	315	$ 306
RSO [Member]
Assets:
Cash	104,735	79,905
Restricted cash	24,110	122,138
Investments, at fair value	260,315	296,506
Assets of consolidated variable interest entity (VIE)-RSO (see Note 19):
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash)	128,845	202,043
Investments, at fair value	260,315	296,506
Loans	2,234,979	2,039,655
Investments in real estate and unconsolidated entities	56,038	60,007
Other assets	105,865	129,801
Total assets of consolidated VIE-RSO	1,709,383	1,536,811
Deferred tax assets, net	11,351	12,634
Total assets	2,786,042	2,728,012
Liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	9,531	9,287
Borrowings	1,881,240	1,717,132
Liabilities of consolidated VIE-RSO (see Note 19):
Borrowings	1,881,240	1,717,132
Other liabilities	49,451	57,101
Total liabilities of consolidated VIE-RSO	1,195,027	1,055,018
Total liabilities	1,930,691	1,774,233
Equity:
Noncontrolling interests	822,115	916,543
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Assets of consolidated variable interest entity (VIE)-RSO (see Note 19):
Total assets of consolidated VIE-RSO	2,786,042	2,728,012
Liabilities of consolidated VIE-RSO (see Note 19):
Total liabilities of consolidated VIE-RSO	$ 1,930,691	$ 1,774,233