RSO INVESTMENT SECURITIES AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE (Estimated Maturities of Available-For-Sale Securities) (Details) (Resource Capital Corp [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Resource Capital Corp [Member]
Fair Value
Less than one year	$ 45,517	$ 42,618
Greater than one year and less than five years	146,889	122,509
Greater than five years and less than ten years	38,234	61,780
Greater than ten years	4,368	4,683
Fair Value	235,008	231,590
Amortized Cost
Less than one year	50,111	46,522
Greater than one year and less than five years	149,325	131,076
Greater than five years and less than ten years	38,031	60,801
Greater than ten years	4,943	4,675
Amortized Cost	$ 242,410	$ 243,074
Weighted Average Coupon
Less than one year	4.84%	4.09%
Greater than one year and less than five years	4.77%	4.55%
Greater than five years and less than ten years	2.49%	3.31%
Greater than ten years	4.03%	4.03%
Weighted Average Coupon	4.40%	4.12%