CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Receivables and Payables from Related Party) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012 Entity	Sep. 30, 2012
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties	$ 30,618,000	$ 34,418,000
Payables to managed entities and related parties	3,536,000	4,349,000
Number of investment entities that are not expected to be collectible	3
Number of real estate investment entities receivables that are not expected to be collectible	2
Real Estate Investment Entities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payable to real estate investment entities, self insurance	3,200,000	2,900,000
Commercial Finance Investment Entities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties	10,644,000	13,904,000
Real Estate Investment Entities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties	18,060,000	18,169,000
Payables to managed entities and related parties	3,300,000	3,900,000
Financial Fund Management Investment Entities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties	1,736,000	2,193,000
Other [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Receivables from managed entities and related parties	178,000	152,000
Payables to managed entities and related parties	236,000	449,000
Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance [Member] | Receivables from Managed Entities - Commercial Finance [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Specific Allowance	29,586,000	25,078,000
Financing receivables with a specific valuation allowance [Member] | Real Estate Investment Entities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Specific Allowance	$ 2,517,000	$ 2,502,000