Percentage of the class of senior notes acquired by parent.

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- Definition

The dollar amount of the CDO transaction closed by the company to provide financing for commercial real estate loans and commercial mortgage-backed securities.

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- Definition

Weighted average interest rate on all notes issued to outside investors and net of repurchased notes

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- Definition

The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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- Definition

The stated principal amount of the debt instrument at time of issuance, which may vary from the carrying amount because of unamortized premium or discount.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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- Definition

The cash outflow to acquire an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the entity (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date. Such amount may include accrued interest receivable in accordance with the terms of the note. The note also may contain provisions including a discount or premium, payable on demand, secured, or unsecured, interest bearing or noninterest bearing, among myriad other features and characteristics.

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BORROWINGS (Apidos Cinco CDO) (Details) RSO (USD $)							5 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
BORROWINGS (Apidos Cinco CDO) (Details) RSO (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2007 Senior Notes Class B [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	Jun. 30, 2007 Senior Notes Class C [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	Jun. 30, 2007 Senior Notes Class D [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	May 31, 2007 Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	May 31, 2007 Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member] RCC Commercial [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class A-1 [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	May 31, 2007 Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class A-1 [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class A-2a [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	May 31, 2007 Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class A-2a [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class A-2b [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	May 31, 2007 Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class A-2b [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class A-3 [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	May 31, 2007 Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class A-3 [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class B [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	May 31, 2007 Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class B [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class C [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	May 31, 2007 Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class C [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class D [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	May 31, 2007 Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes Class D [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]	May 31, 2007 Apidos Cinco CDO Ltd [Member] Apidos Cinco CDO Senior Notes [Member] Resource Capital Corp [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Closing transaction amount						$ 350,000,000.0
Face amount of debt issued	22,500,000.0	7,000,000.0	26,800,000.0						37,500,000.0		200,000,000.0		22,500,000.0		19,000,000.0		18,000,000.0		14,000,000.0		11,000,000.0	322,000,000.0
Payments by parent to acquire notes issued by VIE							$ 28,000,000.0
Percentage of senior notes acquired by the parent						100.00%
Description of variable rate basis								LIBOR		LIBOR		LIBOR		LIBOR		LIBOR		LIBOR		LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate (in hundredths)								0.24%		0.23%		0.32%		0.42%		0.80%		2.25%		4.25%
Weighted average interest rate on all notes issued to outside investors and net of repurchased notes (in hundredths)				0.82%	0.94%