ORGANIZATION	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
ORGANIZATION	ORGANIZATION KKR Financial Holdings LLC together with its subsidiaries (the “Company” or “KFN”) is a specialty finance company with expertise in a range of asset classes. The Company’s core business strategy is to leverage the proprietary resources of KKR Financial Advisors LLC (the “Manager”) with the objective of generating current income. The Company’s holdings primarily consist of below investment grade syndicated corporate loans, also known as leveraged loans, high yield debt securities, interests in joint ventures and partnerships, and royalty interests in oil and gas properties. The corporate loans that the Company holds are typically purchased via assignment or participation in the primary or secondary market. The majority of the Company’s holdings consist of corporate loans and high yield debt securities held in collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) transactions that are structured as on‑balance sheet securitizations and are used as long term financing for the Company’s investments in corporate debt. The senior secured debt issued by the CLO transactions is primarily owned by unaffiliated third party investors and the Company owns the majority of the subordinated notes in the CLO transactions. The Company executes its core business strategy through its majority‑owned subsidiaries, including CLOs. The Manager, a wholly‑owned subsidiary of KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC, manages the Company pursuant to an amended and restated management agreement (as amended the “Management Agreement”). KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC is a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (“KKR”), which is a subsidiary of KKR & Co. L.P. (“KKR & Co.”). On April 30, 2014, the Company became a subsidiary of KKR & Co., whereby KKR & Co. acquired all of the Company’s outstanding common shares through an exchange of equity through which the Company’s shareholders received 0.51 common units representing the limited partnership interests of KKR & Co. for each common share of KFN (the “Merger Transaction”). Following the Merger Transaction, KKR Fund Holdings L.P. (“KKR Fund Holdings”), a subsidiary of KKR & Co., became the sole holder of all of the outstanding common shares of the Company and is the parent of the Company (the “Parent”). As of the close of trading on April 30, 2014, the Company’s common shares were delisted on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The Company’s 7.375% Series A LLC Preferred Shares (“Series A LLC Preferred Shares”), senior notes and junior subordinated notes remain outstanding and the Company continues to file periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

ORGANIZATION

KKR Financial Holdings LLC together with its subsidiaries (the “Company” or “KFN”) is a specialty finance company with expertise in a range of asset classes. The Company’s core business strategy is to leverage the proprietary resources of KKR Financial Advisors LLC (the “Manager”) with the objective of generating current income. The Company’s holdings primarily consist of below investment grade syndicated corporate loans, also known as leveraged loans, high yield debt securities, interests in joint ventures and partnerships, and royalty interests in oil and gas properties. The corporate loans that the Company holds are typically purchased via assignment or participation in the primary or secondary market.

The majority of the Company’s holdings consist of corporate loans and high yield debt securities held in collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) transactions that are structured as on‑balance sheet securitizations and are used as long term financing for the Company’s investments in corporate debt. The senior secured debt issued by the CLO transactions is primarily owned by unaffiliated third party investors and the Company owns the majority of the subordinated notes in the CLO transactions. The Company executes its core business strategy through its majority‑owned subsidiaries, including CLOs.

The Manager, a wholly‑owned subsidiary of KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC, manages the Company pursuant to an amended and restated management agreement (as amended the “Management Agreement”). KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC is a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (“KKR”), which is a subsidiary of KKR & Co. L.P. (“KKR & Co.”).

On April 30, 2014, the Company became a subsidiary of KKR & Co., whereby KKR & Co. acquired all of the Company’s outstanding common shares through an exchange of equity through which the Company’s shareholders received 0.51 common units representing the limited partnership interests of KKR & Co. for each common share of KFN (the “Merger Transaction”). Following the Merger Transaction, KKR Fund Holdings L.P. (“KKR Fund Holdings”), a subsidiary of KKR & Co., became the sole holder of all of the outstanding common shares of the Company and is the parent of the Company (the “Parent”).

As of the close of trading on April 30, 2014, the Company’s common shares were delisted on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The Company’s 7.375% Series A LLC Preferred Shares (“Series A LLC Preferred Shares”), senior notes and junior subordinated notes remain outstanding and the Company continues to file periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.