Restatements Statements of Operations (Details) (USD $) Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenues	$ 43,935,000	$ 39,374,000
General and administrative	2,228,000	2,896,000
Gain on sale of leases and loans		(37,000)
Provision for credit losses	5,152,000	2,250,000
Depreciation and amortization	492,000	2,061,000
Costs and Expenses	36,174,000	35,389,000
OPERATING INCOME	7,761,000	3,985,000
Gain on deconsolidation and sale of subsidiary		8,749,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(2,190,000)
Gain on sale of investment securities, net		58,000
Interest Expense	(522,000)	(2,974,000)
Other income (expense), net	13,871,000	(577,000)
Other income (expense)	13,349,000	3,697,000
Income from continuing operations before taxes	21,110,000	7,682,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations	13,727,000	(239,000)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(6,000)	(20,000)
Net (loss) income	13,721,000	(259,000)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders	(1,534,000)	(433,000)
Loss from continuing operations	(1,528,000)	(413,000)
Discontinued operations	(6,000)	(20,000)
Basic and Diluted loss per share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.02)
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.02)
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	20,077	19,641
Eliminations [Member]
Revenues	(4,811,000)	(4,501,000)
Costs and Expenses	(12,414,000)	(11,538,000)
OPERATING INCOME	7,603,000	7,037,000
Other income (expense)	(450,000)	(505,000)
Income from continuing operations before taxes	7,153,000	6,532,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(471,000)	(1,235,000)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0
Net (loss) income	(471,000)	(1,235,000)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders	(14,228,000)	(1,031,000)
Loss from continuing operations	(14,228,000)	(1,031,000)
Discontinued operations	0	0
RSO [Member]
Revenues	33,041,000	25,211,000
Costs and Expenses	31,722,000	24,798,000
OPERATING INCOME	1,319,000	413,000
Other income (expense)	13,733,000	0
Income from continuing operations before taxes	15,052,000	413,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations	15,052,000	413,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0
Net (loss) income	15,052,000	413,000
Net loss attributable to common shareholders	14,141,000	413,000
Loss from continuing operations	14,141,000	413,000
Discontinued operations	0	0
As Previously Reported [Member]
Revenues	15,705,000	18,664,000
Costs and Expenses	16,866,000	22,129,000
OPERATING INCOME	(1,161,000)	(3,465,000)
Other income (expense)	66,000	4,202,000
Income from continuing operations before taxes	(1,095,000)	737,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations	(854,000)	583,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(6,000)	(20,000)
Net (loss) income	(860,000)	563,000
Net loss attributable to common shareholders	(1,447,000)	185,000
Loss from continuing operations	(1,441,000)	205,000
Discontinued operations	(6,000)	(20,000)
Basic and Diluted loss per share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.07)	$ 0.01
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share)	$ (0.07)	$ 0.01
Weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	20,077	19,641
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE) [Member]
Real estate (includes revenues of $4,787 and $1,498 related to RSO)	13,154,000	8,666,000
Financial fund management (includes revenues of $(8) and $2,522 related to RSO)	2,675,000	6,579,000
Commercial finance	(124,000)	3,419,000
Revenues	15,705,000	18,664,000
Real estate	7,998,000	7,192,000
Financial fund management	1,017,000	5,804,000
Commercial finance	(49,000)	1,963,000
General and administrative	2,228,000	2,896,000
Gain on sale of leases and loans	0	(37,000)
Provision for credit losses	5,152,000	2,250,000
Depreciation and amortization	492,000	2,061,000
Costs and Expenses	16,838,000	22,129,000
Gain on deconsolidation and sale of subsidiary	0	8,749,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	(2,190,000)
Gain on sale of investment securities, net	0	58,000
Interest Expense	(522,000)	(2,974,000)
Other income (expense), net	106,000	(72,000)
Other income (expense)	(416,000)	3,571,000
Income tax provision - RSO	(241,000)	154,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(6,000)	(20,000)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(587,000)	193,000
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE) [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Real estate (includes revenues of $4,787 and $1,498 related to RSO)	0	0
Financial fund management (includes revenues of $(8) and $2,522 related to RSO)	0	0
Commercial finance	0	0
Revenues	0	0
Real estate	0	0
Financial fund management	0	0
Commercial finance	0	0
General and administrative	(28,000)	0
Gain on sale of leases and loans		0
Provision for credit losses	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Costs and Expenses	(28,000)	0
Gain on deconsolidation and sale of subsidiary		0
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0
Gain on sale of investment securities, net		0
Interest Expense	0	0
Other income (expense), net	(482,000)	(631,000)
Other income (expense)	(482,000)	(631,000)
Income tax provision - RSO	0	0
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	571,000
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE) [Member] | RSO [Member]
Real estate (includes revenues of $4,787 and $1,498 related to RSO)	0	0
Financial fund management (includes revenues of $(8) and $2,522 related to RSO)	0	0
Commercial finance	0	0
Revenues	0	0
Real estate	0	0
Financial fund management	0	0
Commercial finance	0	0
General and administrative	0	0
Gain on sale of leases and loans		0
Provision for credit losses	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Costs and Expenses	0	0
Gain on deconsolidation and sale of subsidiary		0
Loss on extinguishment of debt		0
Gain on sale of investment securities, net		0
Interest Expense	0	0
Other income (expense), net	0	0
Other income (expense)	0	0
Income tax provision - RSO	0	0
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Consolidated Entity Excluding Variable Interest Entities (VIE) [Member] | As Previously Reported [Member]
Real estate (includes revenues of $4,787 and $1,498 related to RSO)	13,154,000	8,666,000
Financial fund management (includes revenues of $(8) and $2,522 related to RSO)	2,675,000	6,579,000
Commercial finance	(124,000)	3,419,000
Revenues	15,705,000	18,664,000
Real estate	7,998,000	7,192,000
Financial fund management	1,017,000	5,804,000
Commercial finance	(49,000)	1,963,000
General and administrative	2,256,000	2,896,000
Gain on sale of leases and loans		(37,000)
Provision for credit losses	5,152,000	2,250,000
Depreciation and amortization	492,000	2,061,000
Costs and Expenses	16,866,000	22,129,000
Gain on deconsolidation and sale of subsidiary		8,749,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(2,190,000)
Gain on sale of investment securities, net		58,000
Interest Expense	(522,000)	(2,974,000)
Other income (expense), net	588,000	559,000
Other income (expense)	66,000	4,202,000
Income tax provision - RSO	(241,000)	154,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(6,000)	(20,000)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(587,000)	(378,000)
VIE-RSO [Member]
Real estate (includes revenues of $4,787 and $1,498 related to RSO)	4,787,000	1,498,000
Financial fund management (includes revenues of $(8) and $2,522 related to RSO)	(8,000)	2,522,000
Revenues	33,041,000	25,211,000
Costs and Expenses	24,098,000	17,031,000
Other income (expense)	13,733,000	0
Income tax provision - RSO	7,624,000	7,767,000
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(14,668,000)	(367,000)
VIE-RSO [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Revenues	0	0
Costs and Expenses	(7,624,000)	(7,767,000)
Other income (expense)	0
Income tax provision - RSO	7,624,000	7,767,000
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(13,757,000)	(367,000)
VIE-RSO [Member] | RSO [Member]
Revenues	33,041,000	25,211,000
Costs and Expenses	31,722,000	24,798,000
Other income (expense)	13,733,000
Income tax provision - RSO	0	0
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(911,000)	0
VIE-RSO [Member] | As Previously Reported [Member]
Revenues	0	0
Costs and Expenses	0	0
Other income (expense)	0
Income tax provision - RSO	0	0
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Intersegment Elimination [Member]
Revenues	(4,811,000)	(4,501,000)
Costs and Expenses	(4,762,000)	(3,771,000)
Other income (expense)	32,000	126,000
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Revenues	(4,811,000)	(4,501,000)
Costs and Expenses	(4,762,000)	(3,771,000)
Other income (expense)	32,000	126,000
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | RSO [Member]
Revenues	0	0
Costs and Expenses	0	0
Other income (expense)	0	0
Intersegment Elimination [Member] | As Previously Reported [Member]
Revenues	0	0
Costs and Expenses	0	0
Other income (expense)	$ 0	$ 0