FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Past Due Financing Receivables) (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	$ 796,000		$ 4,704,000
Greater than 90 days	2,695,000		2,141,000
Greater than 181 Days	54,092,000		54,980,000
Total Past Due	57,583,000		61,825,000
Current	11,093,000		195,937,000
Total	68,676,000		257,762,000
Allowance for credit losses, commercial finance	25,100,000		8,300,000
Allowance for credit losses, real estate	2,500,000		2,200,000
Commercial Finance Investment Entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater than 90 days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater than 181 Days	38,834,000	[1]	37,547,000	[2]
Total Past Due	38,834,000	[1]	37,547,000	[2]
Current	148,000	[1]	490,000	[2]
Total	38,982,000	[1]	38,037,000	[2]
Allowance for credit losses, commercial finance	25,100,000
Real Estate Investment Entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	784,000	[1]	1,324,000	[2]
Greater than 90 days	2,694,000	[1]	1,511,000	[2]
Greater than 181 Days	15,180,000	[1]	17,405,000	[2]
Total Past Due	18,658,000	[1]	20,240,000	[2]
Current	2,091,000	[1]	1,734,000	[2]
Total	20,749,000	[1]	21,974,000	[2]
Allowance for credit losses, real estate	2,500,000
Financial Fund Management Entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	6,000	[1]	2,395,000	[2]
Greater than 90 days	0	[1]	93,000	[2]
Greater than 181 Days	46,000	[1]	28,000	[2]
Total Past Due	52,000	[1]	2,516,000	[2]
Current	2,141,000	[1]	136,000	[2]
Total	2,193,000	[1]	2,652,000	[2]
RSO [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater than 90 days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater than 181 Days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Total Past Due	0	[1]	0	[2]
Current	6,555,000	[1]	2,539,000	[2]
Total	6,555,000	[1]	2,539,000	[2]
Other [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater than 90 days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Greater than 181 Days	0	[1]	0	[2]
Total Past Due	0	[1]	0	[2]
Current	152,000	[1]	103,000	[2]
Total	152,000	[1]	103,000	[2]
Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	790,000	[1]	3,719,000	[2]
Greater than 90 days	2,694,000	[1]	1,604,000	[2]
Greater than 181 Days	54,060,000	[1]	54,980,000	[2]
Total Past Due	57,544,000	[1]	60,303,000	[2]
Current	11,087,000	[1]	5,002,000	[2]
Total	68,631,000	[1]	65,305,000	[2]
Investments in Commercial Finance [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due			984,000
Greater than 90 days			526,000
Greater than 181 Days			0
Total Past Due			1,510,000
Current			190,932,000
Total			192,442,000
Rent Receivables - Real Estate [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
30-89 Days Past Due	6,000		1,000
Greater than 90 days	1,000		11,000
Greater than 181 Days	32,000		0
Total Past Due	39,000		12,000
Current	6,000		3,000
Total	$ 45,000		$ 15,000

[1] Receivables are presented gross of an allowance for credit losses of $25.1 million and $2.5 million related to the Company’s commercial finance and real estate investment entities, respectively. The remaining receivables from managed entities and related parties have no related allowance for credit losses.

[2] Receivables are presented gross of an allowance for credit losses of $8.3 million and $2.2 million related to the Company’s commercial finance and real estate investment entities, respectively. The remaining receivables from managed entities and related parties have no related allowance for credit losses.