VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES RSO - Summarized Cash Flow Parenthetical (Details) (Resource Capital Corp [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Offering costs	$ 0	$ 19
Common Stock [Member]
Offering costs	4,265	0
Redeemable Preferred Stock Series A [Member]
Offering costs	486	0
Preferred stock, coupon authorized (in hundredths)	8.50%	8.50%
Redeemable Preferred Stock Series B [Member]
Offering costs	$ 707	$ 0
Preferred stock, coupon authorized (in hundredths)	8.25%	8.25%