FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Past Due Financing Receivables) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014 Entity	Dec. 31, 2013
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
Current	$ 10,305,000	$ 4,394,000
30-89 Days Past Due	1,199,000	875,000
90-180 Days Past Due	2,339,000	1,257,000
Greater than 181 Days	33,538,000	60,717,000
Total Past Due	37,076,000	62,849,000
Total	47,381,000	67,243,000
Number of commercial finance investment entities that are not expected to be collectible	1
Commercial finance investment entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
Current	9,000	48,000
30-89 Days Past Due	342,000	0
90-180 Days Past Due	1,124,000	0
Greater than 181 Days	18,398,000	44,355,000
Total Past Due	19,864,000	44,355,000
Total	19,873,000	44,403,000
Allowance for credit losses, commercial finance	17,000,000	36,200,000
Number of commercial finance investment entities that are not expected to be collectible	1
Real estate investment entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
Current	6,613,000	3,142,000
30-89 Days Past Due	772,000	793,000
90-180 Days Past Due	1,214,000	1,229,000
Greater than 181 Days	15,134,000	16,323,000
Total Past Due	17,120,000	18,345,000
Total	23,733,000	21,487,000
Financial fund management entities [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
Current	583,000	1,071,000
30-89 Days Past Due	74,000	35,000
90-180 Days Past Due	0	3,000
Greater than 181 Days	6,000	29,000
Total Past Due	80,000	67,000
Total	663,000	1,138,000
Other [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
Current	3,024,000	70,000
30-89 Days Past Due	0	33,000
90-180 Days Past Due	0	21,000
Greater than 181 Days	0	0
Total Past Due	0	54,000
Total	3,024,000	124,000
Receivables from Managed Entities and Related Parties [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
Current	10,229,000	4,331,000
30-89 Days Past Due	1,188,000	861,000
90-180 Days Past Due	2,338,000	1,253,000
Greater than 181 Days	33,538,000	60,707,000
Total Past Due	37,064,000	62,821,000
Total	47,293,000	67,152,000
Rent receivables - real estate [Member]
Aging of the Company's past due financing receivables, gross of allowances for credit losses
Current	76,000	63,000
30-89 Days Past Due	11,000	14,000
90-180 Days Past Due	1,000	4,000
Greater than 181 Days	0	10,000
Total Past Due	12,000	28,000
Total	$ 88,000	$ 91,000