Debt Instrument, Amount, Reissuance

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Gain (Loss) on Rissuance of Debt Instrument

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Percentage of the class of senior notes acquired by parent.

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Reissuance Price to par

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The dollar amount of the CDO transaction closed by the company to provide financing for commercial real estate loans and commercial mortgage-backed securities.

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Weighted average price of par related to debt.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 55

-Paragraph 8

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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-Topic 835

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

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- Definition

Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Amount of gain (loss) from the difference between the repurchase price of a debt instrument initially issued by the entity and the net carrying amount of the debt at the time of its repurchase.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The cash outflow to acquire an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the entity (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date. Such amount may include accrued interest receivable in accordance with the terms of the note. The note also may contain provisions including a discount or premium, payable on demand, secured, or unsecured, interest bearing or noninterest bearing, among myriad other features and characteristics.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 13

-Subparagraph (a)

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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - BORROWINGS (Resource Real Estate Funding CDO 2007-1) (Details) RSO (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2007	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
RSO [Member] \| RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Closing transaction amount	$ 500,000,000
RSO [Member] \| RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Class A-1 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt issued	180,000,000
Basis spread on variable rate	0.28%
Debt reinsurance amount		25,000,000
Reissuance Price to par		92.53%
RSO [Member] \| RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Class A-1R [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt issued	50,000,000
Basis spread on variable rate	0.32%
Commitment fee percentage, unused capacity balance		0.18%
Repurchase amount of debt			50,000,000	50,000,000
RSO [Member] \| RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Class A-2 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt issued	57,500,000
Basis spread on variable rate	0.46%
RSO [Member] \| RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Class B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt issued	22,500,000
Basis spread on variable rate	0.80%
RSO [Member] \| RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Class C [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt issued	7,000,000
Interest rate at period end (in hundredths)	6.423%
RSO [Member] \| RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Class D [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt issued	26,800,000
Basis spread on variable rate	0.95%
Repurchase amount of debt			26,800,000	26,800,000
Weighted average price to par paid to repurchase debt		86.85%
Debt reinsurance amount		15,000,000
RSO [Member] \| RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Class E [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt issued	11,900,000
Basis spread on variable rate	1.15%
RSO [Member] \| RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Class F [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt issued	11,900,000
Basis spread on variable rate	1.30%
RSO [Member] \| RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Class G [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt issued	11,300,000
Basis spread on variable rate	1.55%
RSO [Member] \| RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Class H [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt issued	11,300,000
Basis spread on variable rate	2.30%
RSO [Member] \| RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Class J [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt issued	11,300,000
Basis spread on variable rate	2.95%
RSO [Member] \| RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Class K [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt issued	10,000,000
Basis spread on variable rate	3.25%
RSO [Member] \| RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Class L [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt issued	18,800,000
Interest rate at period end (in hundredths)	7.50%
RSO [Member] \| RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Class M [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt issued	28,800,000
Interest rate at period end (in hundredths)	8.50%
RSO [Member] \| RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Class A-1R and Class D [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average price to par paid to repurchase debt			78.85%
Gain on repurchase of debt instrument			14,900,000
RSO [Member] \| RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes Class A1 and D [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on reinsurance		(3,800,000)
RCC Real Estate [Member] \| RREF CDO 2007-1 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of senior notes acquired by the parent	100.00%
Payments by parent to acquire notes issued by VIE	68,000,000
Resource Real Estate Funding 2007-1 CDO Investor LLC [Member] \| RSO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt issued	265,600,000
Percentage of senior notes acquired by the parent	100.00%
Payments by parent to acquire notes issued by VIE	$ 41,300,000
Description of variable rate basis				one-month LIBOR