NATURE OF OPERATIONS (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014 company Tenant_in_Common	Apr. 17, 2012	Nov. 16, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Gain on deconsolidation and sale of subsidiaries	$ 54,542,000
Resource Capital Partners, Inc. [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Number of tenant-in-common programs		6
Number of Limited Liability Corporation		1
Resource Capital Partners, Inc. [Member] | Real Estate Limited Partnership [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Number of partnerships in which the company serves as general partner		8
Resource Financial Institutions Group, Inc. (“RFIG”) [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Number of partnerships in which the company serves as general partner		7
LEAF Financial Corporation [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Number of entities managed by related parties		4
Resource America, Inc. [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Number of common shares in LEAF retained by the entity (in shares)				18,414
Fully diluted potential percentage of interest in LEAF from warrants (in hundredths)		13.20%		15.70%
Proceeds from sale of CLO management subsidiary			25,000,000
Valuation of company's investment in Apidos					34,800,000
Resource America, Inc. [Member] | General Partner [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Preferred equity interest retained as a percentage of incentive management fees		75.00%	75.00%
Resource America, Inc. [Member] | CVC Credit Partners, L.P. [Member] | Limited Partner [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Percentage interest in limited partnership formed			33.00%
Resource America, Inc. [Member] | CVC Credit Partners, L.P. [Member] | General Partner [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Company's general partnership interest in newly formed limited partnership (in hundredths)			33.00%
LEAF Senior Management [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Fully diluted potential percentage of interest in LEAF from warrants (in hundredths)		8.30%		10.00%
Apidos Capital Partners [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Gain on deconsolidation and sale of subsidiaries					$ 54,500,000