FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value) (Details) RSO (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
Assets:
Investment securities available-for-sale	$ 5,211	$ 3,966
Resource Capital Corp [Member]
Assets:
Investment securities, trading	24,843	25,804
Investment securities available-for-sale	231,590	188,244
Resource Capital Corp [Member] \| Recurring Basis [Member]
Assets:
Investment securities, trading	24,843	25,804
Investment securities available-for-sale	231,590	204,381
CMBS - linked transactions	6,835	0
Total	263,268	230,185
Borrowings:
Derivatives (net)	14,687	16,195
Total	14,687	16,195
Resource Capital Corp [Member] \| Recurring Basis [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Assets:
Investment securities, trading	0	0
Investment securities available-for-sale	9,757	0
CMBS - linked transactions	0	0
Total	9,757	0
Borrowings:
Derivatives (net)	0	0
Total	0	0
Resource Capital Corp [Member] \| Recurring Basis [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Assets:
Investment securities, trading	0	0
Investment securities available-for-sale	132,561	178,631
CMBS - linked transactions	4,802	0
Total	137,363	178,631
Borrowings:
Derivatives (net)	610	669
Total	610	669
Resource Capital Corp [Member] \| Recurring Basis [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Assets:
Investment securities, trading	24,843	25,804
Investment securities available-for-sale	89,272	25,750
CMBS - linked transactions	2,033	0
Total	116,148	51,554
Borrowings:
Derivatives (net)	14,077	15,526
Total	$ 14,077	$ 15,526

This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents Available-for-sale Securities which consist of all investments in certain debt and equity securities neither classified as trading or held-to-maturity securities. A debt security represents a creditor relationship with an enterprise. Debt securities include, among other items, US Treasury securities, US government securities, municipal securities, corporate bonds, convertible debt, commercial paper, and all securitized debt instruments. An equity security represents an ownership interest in an enterprise or the right to acquire or dispose of an ownership interest in an enterprise at fixed or determinable prices. Equity securities include, among other things, common stock, certain preferred stock, warrant rights, call options, and put options, but do not include convertible debt. An entity may opt to provide the reader with additional narrative text to better understand the nature of investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized as Available-for-sale.

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Derivative instrument obligations meeting the definition of a liability which the Company is a party to as of the balance sheet date.

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This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents Trading Securities which consist of all investments in certain debt and equity securities that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term (thus held for only a short period of time) or for which an entity has elected the fair value option. Trading generally reflects active and frequent buying and selling, and trading securities are generally used with the objective of generating profits on short-term differences in price, but this category of investments may also include items which are not intended to be sold in the near term or for which the fair value option has been elected.

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