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DRF holdings ownership percentage

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Number of directors assigned to Company's Board of Directors my specific designee.

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Number of funds invested in by related parties.

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Number of related Party investments in CIFC CLOs.

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The percentage of ownership including all common shares held and assuming full dilution of equity awards.

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Percentage of CIFC Common Shares Outstanding

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Represents the number of shares of common stock owned by related party.

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Number of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all investments.

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The aggregate amount of expenditures for salaries, wages, profit sharing and incentive compensation, and other employee benefits, including equity-based compensation, and pension and other postretirement benefit expense.

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Amount of asset related to consideration paid in advance for other costs that provide economic benefits within a future period of one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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A fee charged for services from professionals such as doctors, lawyers and accountants. The term is often expanded to include other professions, for example, pharmacists charging to maintain a medicinal profile of a client or customer.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) item shares	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) item shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) item shares
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Professional Fees	$ 2,072	$ 1,926
Number of related Party investments in CIFC CLOs					1
Related Party investments	77,347			$ 70,696
CIFC FUNDING 2013-II - Board Member Investment
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, face amount	1,000			1,000
DFR Holdings Board of Directors [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Base Compensation	$ 200	200		$ 700	$ 800
DFR Holdings LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of shares owned (shares) \| shares	18,800,000		10,090,909	18,800,000	18,800,000
Other Prepaid Expense, Current	$ 2,000	2,000
Professional Fees	$ 500	$ 500		$ 2,000	$ 2,000
Directors designated by DFR Holdings			6
DFR Holdings LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of CIFC Common Shares Outstanding	74.00%			74.00%
Percentage of CIFC Common Shares Diluted	70.00%			70.00%
CIFC FUNDING 2013-II - Board Member Investment
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, face amount					$ 1,000
Number of related Party investments in CIFC CLOs	1			1
Board Member ownership %	50.00%			50.00%	50.00%
CIFC Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party investments	$ 4,700			$ 4,700	$ 4,700
Aggregate related party investment in funds \| item	4			4	4
Warrants \| DFR Holdings LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Class of warrant, outstanding \| shares	2,000,000		2,000,000	2,000,000	2,000,000
Minimum [Member] \| DFR Holdings LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
DRF holdings ownership percentage	5.00%			5.00%