BORROWINGS (Terminated and/or Transferred Facilities and Loans) (Details) (LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc. [Member], USD $)	0 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		2 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2011 Securitization of Leases and Loans [Member] Note	Nov. 16, 2011 Securitization of Leases and Loans [Member]	Jan. 04, 2011 Guggenheim Revolving Warehouse Credit Facility [Member] Note	Nov. 16, 2011 Guggenheim Revolving Warehouse Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Guggenheim Revolving Warehouse Credit Facility [Member]	Jan. 04, 2011 Guggenheim Revolving Warehouse Credit Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Nov. 16, 2011 Series 2010 - 2 Term Securitization [Member]	May 31, 2010 Series 2010 - 2 Term Securitization [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Securitization of leases and loans amount	$ 105,000,000							$ 120,000,000
Number of classes of notes issued	8		6
Interest rates on loans, minimum	0.40%
Interest rates on loans, maximum	5.50%
Debt weighted average borrowing		42,700,000		68,800,000			70,100,000
Weighted average borrowing rate (in hundredths)		2.60%		4.20%			5.10%
Effective interest rate (in hundredths)		5.60%		5.10%			8.50%
Maximum borrowing capacity						110,000,000
Outstanding letters of credit			$ 150,000,000
Description of variable rate basis			LIBOR
Expiration date					Dec. 15, 2020