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Number of Secured Corporate Credit Facilities

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The increase (decrease) resulting in a gain from the difference between the fair value and the carrying value, or in the comparative fair values, of trading securities held at each balance sheet date, and interest that was included in earnings for the period.

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Interest rate used to find the present value of an amount to be paid or received in the future as an input to measure fair value. For example, but not limited to, weighted average cost of capital (WACC), cost of capital, cost of equity and cost of debt.

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Balance held at close of period in number of shares.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of all investments (debt, security, other) during the period.

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) Facility Issuer shares	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Issuer
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Discount rates	15.00%
Impairment	$ 98		$ 331
Purchase of investment	732	$ 819
Unrealized (gain) loss on trading securities	0	776
Trading securities	1,442		$ 1,451
RAI
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
(Gain) loss on trading securities	(22)	(5)
Unrealized (gain) loss on trading securities	$ 22	20
CLO securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number of CDO issuers that represent the retained equity interest \| Issuer	14		15
Discount rates	15.00%
Equity securities \| RSO
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number of shares held (in shares) \| shares	715,396
Equity securities \| TBBK
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number of shares held (in shares) \| shares	18,972
Number of secured corporate credit facilities \| Facility	1
Equity securities \| RREDX
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number of shares held (in shares) \| shares	10,808
Purchase of investment		104
Equity securities \| Resource Credit Income Fund
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Purchase of investment	$ 1,700
Pelium
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
(Gain) loss on trading securities	(405)	(683)
Unrealized (gain) loss on trading securities	326	$ 474
Trading securities	$ 25,610		$ 24,712