VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES RSO Income Statement Detail (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Interest income:
Interest expense	$ 450	$ 467	$ 1,326	$ 1,447
Rental income	1,400	1,300	4,400	3,800
Total revenues	40,677	41,504	128,862	126,455
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
General and administrative - Corporate	4,053	2,426	11,531	8,309
Depreciation and amortization	504	453	1,476	1,369
Total operating expenses	15,994
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated entities	827	620	5,149	2,298
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	4,562	3,423	26,475	16,811
Other income, net, from consolidated VIE - RSO	4,562	3,423	26,475	16,811
Income tax (expense) benefit - RSO	441	(1,504)	(6,425)	(4,324)
NET INCOME (LOSS)	(1,100)	1,516	(2,417)	5,224
RSO [Member]
Interest income:
Loans	33,502	27,026	95,924	73,474
Securities	4,866	5,168	14,418	12,563
Leases	(8)	0	250	0
Interest income − other	968	1,647	2,919	5,481
Total interest income	39,328	33,841	113,511	91,518
Interest expense	16,906	11,508	47,611	31,746
Net interest income	22,422	22,333	65,900	59,772
Rental income	0	1,118	0	7,777
Dividend income	17	16	50	169
Fee income	1,266	2,344	6,317	7,166
Total revenues	23,705	25,811	72,267	74,884
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Management fees − related party	3,252	3,606	10,312	10,000
Equity compensation − related party	(225)	798	1,561	4,497
Rental operating expense	0	695	6	5,168
Lease operating	(33)	0	14	0
General and administrative - Corporate	4,372	3,716	13,222	11,305
General and administrative - PCM	6,966	4,631	20,767	12,196
Depreciation and amortization	628	562	1,814	2,158
Impairment losses	0	0	59	0
Provision (recovery) for loan losses	1,034	1,439	43,834	(1,739)
Total operating expenses	15,994	15,447	91,589	43,585
Adjusted operating income	7,711	10,364	(19,322)	31,299
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated entities	334	887	1,702	4,663
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on sales of investment securities available-for-sale and loans and derivatives	5,812	4,226	29,980	7,962
Net realized and unrealized gains (loss) on investment securities, trading	(580)	376	1,773	(1,834)
Unrealized gain (loss) and net interest income on linked transactions, net	0	177	235	7,494
(Loss) on reissuance/gain on extinguishment of debt	(332)	(1,867)	(1,403)	(2,469)
(Loss) gain on sale of real estate	(19)	(69)	(19)	2,973
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)	0	0	0	(1,262)
Other income, net, from consolidated VIE - RSO	5,215	3,730	32,268	17,527
Income from continuing operations	12,926	14,094	12,946	48,826
Income tax (expense) benefit - RSO	1,796	237	(2,969)	667
NET INCOME (LOSS)	14,722	14,331	9,977	49,493
Net (loss) income allocated to preferred shares	(6,115)	(5,545)	(18,322)	(11,303)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	1,829	1,458	6,486	1,069
NET INCOME (LOSS) ALLOCABLE TO RSO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$ 6,778	$ 7,328	$ (14,831)	$ 37,121