Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	4 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2013
Successor Company
Revenues
Loan interest income		$ 212,431	$ 275,935
Securities interest income		32,016	52,502
Oil and gas revenue		57,616	15,677
Other		48,282	31,142
Total revenues		350,345	375,256
Investment costs and expenses
Interest expense		144,437	211,942
Interest expense to affiliates		0	0
Provision for loan losses		0	0
Oil and gas production costs		15,229	734
Oil and gas depreciation, depletion and amortization		19,458	5,406
Other		2,012	5,575
Total investment costs and expenses		181,136	223,657
Other income (loss)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(349,372)	(427,709)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives and foreign exchange		(18,507)	2,158
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on debt		16,478	(19,659)
Net gain (loss) on restructuring and extinguishment of debt		0	0
Other income (loss)		7,019	12,567
Total other income (loss)		(344,382)	(432,643)
Other expenses
Related party management compensation		33,764	38,086
General, administrative and directors' expenses		6,498	11,614
Professional services		3,310	2,741
Total other expenses		43,572	52,441
Income (loss) before income taxes		(218,745)	(333,485)
Income tax expense (benefit)		484	1,190
Net income (loss)		(219,229)	(334,675)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(5,956)	(23,429)
Net income (loss) attributable to KKR Financial Holdings LLC and Subsidiaries		(213,273)	(311,246)
Preferred share distributions		20,673	27,564
Net income (loss) available to common shares		$ (233,946)	$ (338,810)
Predecessor Company
Revenues
Loan interest income	$ 114,096			$ 360,287
Securities interest income	13,081			49,518
Oil and gas revenue	61,782			119,178
Other	28,283			16,923
Total revenues	217,242			545,906
Investment costs and expenses
Interest expense	64,362			163,216
Interest expense to affiliates	0			26,943
Provision for loan losses	0			32,812
Oil and gas production costs	14,772			35,814
Oil and gas depreciation, depletion and amortization	22,471			44,061
Other	220			2,859
Total investment costs and expenses	101,825			305,705
Other income (loss)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments	61,553			157,074
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives and foreign exchange	(9,783)			(6,838)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on debt	0			0
Net gain (loss) on restructuring and extinguishment of debt	0			(20,015)
Other income (loss)	4,564			20,704
Total other income (loss)	56,334			150,925
Other expenses
Related party management compensation	29,841			68,576
General, administrative and directors' expenses	8,891			19,524
Professional services	26,877			9,329
Total other expenses	65,609			97,429
Income (loss) before income taxes	106,142			293,697
Income tax expense (benefit)	162			467
Net income (loss)	105,980			293,230
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0			0
Net income (loss) attributable to KKR Financial Holdings LLC and Subsidiaries	105,980			293,230
Preferred share distributions	6,891			27,411
Net income (loss) available to common shares	$ 99,089			$ 265,819
Net income (loss) per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48			$ 1.31
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48			$ 1.31
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	204,276			202,411
Diluted (in shares)	204,276			202,411