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, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Other expenses
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		$ (6,000)	$ (11,800)	$ (23,400)
Successor Company
Revenues
Loan interest income		212,431	226,692	275,935
Securities interest income		32,016	19,308	52,502
Oil and gas revenue		57,616	10,131	15,677
Other		48,282	35,941	31,142
Total revenues		350,345	292,072	375,256
Investment costs and expenses
Interest expense		144,437	267,574	211,942
Interest expense to affiliates		0	10,339	0
Oil and gas production costs		15,229	811	734
Oil and gas depreciation, depletion and amortization		19,458	3,934	5,406
Other		2,012	7,832	5,575
Total investment costs and expenses		181,136	290,490	223,657
Other income (loss)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments		(349,372)	(23,390)	(427,709)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives and foreign exchange		(18,507)	7,597	2,158
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on debt		16,478	68,259	(19,659)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on debt to affiliates		0	(6,330)	0
Net gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt		0	29,846	0
Other income (loss)		7,019	10,624	12,567
Total other income (loss)		(344,382)	86,606	(432,643)
Other expenses
Related party management compensation		33,764	30,504	38,086
General, administrative and directors' expenses		6,498	30,945	11,614
Professional services		3,310	3,969	2,741
Total other expenses		43,572	65,418	52,441
Income (loss) before income taxes		(218,745)	22,770	(333,485)
Income tax expense (benefit)		484	1,389	1,190
Net income (loss)		(219,229)	21,381	(334,675)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(5,956)	(11,779)	(23,429)
Net income (loss) attributable to KKR Financial Holdings LLC and Subsidiaries		(213,273)	33,160	(311,246)
Preferred share distributions		20,673	27,564	27,564
Net income (loss) available to common shares		$ (233,946)	$ 5,596	$ (338,810)
Predecessor Company
Revenues
Loan interest income	$ 114,096
Securities interest income	13,081
Oil and gas revenue	61,782
Other	28,283
Total revenues	217,242
Investment costs and expenses
Interest expense	64,362
Interest expense to affiliates	0
Oil and gas production costs	14,772
Oil and gas depreciation, depletion and amortization	22,471
Other	220
Total investment costs and expenses	101,825
Other income (loss)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments	61,553
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives and foreign exchange	(9,783)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on debt	0
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on debt to affiliates	0
Net gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt	0
Other income (loss)	4,564
Total other income (loss)	56,334
Other expenses
Related party management compensation	29,841
General, administrative and directors' expenses	8,891
Professional services	26,877
Total other expenses	65,609
Income (loss) before income taxes	106,142
Income tax expense (benefit)	162
Net income (loss)	105,980
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0
Net income (loss) attributable to KKR Financial Holdings LLC and Subsidiaries	105,980
Preferred share distributions	6,891
Net income (loss) available to common shares	$ 99,089
Net income (loss) per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	204,276
Diluted (in shares)	204,276