Note N - Legal Matters Involving The Company (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2007	Feb. 07, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Payments for Legal Settlements (in Dollars)	$ 145,000.00
Real Estate Acquired Through Deed In Lieu (in Dollars)		900,000	900,000
Rightstar Trusts [Member] | Vestin [Member]
Shares Purchased Settlement (in Shares)	447,226
Share Purchase Price Settlement (in Dollars per share)	$ 1.40
VRMI I, VRMI II, and Fund III [Member]
Real Estate Acquired Through Deed In Lieu (in Dollars)		$ 11,800,000	$ 11,800,000
VRMI II [Member] | 1701 Commerce LLC [Member]
Percentage of Ownership VRTB			90.00%
Fund III [Member] | 1701 Commerce LLC [Member]
Percentage of Ownership VF III		2.00%	2.00%
1701 Commerce LLC [Member]
PercentageOfOwnershipVRTA			8.00%