COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Partnership	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Number of Investments Sponsored and Managed | Partnership	1
Management Fee Expense	$ 1,100,000
Loans Held For Investment, Unfunded Loan Commitments	$ 5,400,000
Unfunded Capital Commitments, Number	5
Unfunded Capital Commitments, Period	2 years
Other Commitment	$ 183,000
Resource Credit Opportunity Fund, LLC [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Equity Raised in Fund	1,300,000
Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT Inc [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Equity Raised in Fund	100,000,000
Maximum investment commitment	1,000,000.0
Cost method investment	2,500,000
Apartment REIT III [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cumulative Funded Equity in Fund	$ 200,000
Investment commitment	1.00%
Equity Raised in Fund	$ 100,000,000
Maximum investment commitment	1,000,000
Pearlmark Real Estate Partners [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Equity Raised in Fund	8,000,000
Maximum investment commitment	6,000,000.0
Cost method investment	$ 4,000,000
Internal Rate of Return	10.00%
Resource Securities [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Minimum net capital required	$ 117,000			$ 100,000
Net capital	819,000			1,400,000
Minimum requirement of net capital exceeded by	$ 702,000			$ 1,300,000
Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Clawback Liability, Percentage	75.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] | Pearlmark Real Estate Partners [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cost method investment		$ 1,000,000	$ 5,000,000