Number of CDO issuers that represent the retained equity interest.

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Purchase of Investment, Number of Units

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The increase (decrease) resulting in a gain from the difference between the fair value and the carrying value, or in the comparative fair values, of trading securities held at each balance sheet date, and interest that was included in earnings for the period.

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The net realized gain (loss) on investments sold during the period, not including gains (losses) on securities separately or otherwise categorized as trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity, which, for cash flow reporting, is a component of proceeds from investing activities.

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Balance held at close of period in number of shares.

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The amount of other than temporary impairment losses on investments in debt and equity securities categorized as Available-for-sale which have been recognized in earnings during the period. Such impairment losses consist of other than temporary impairments (OTTI) on equity securities, credit losses on investments in debt securities, and when the entity intends to sell an impaired debt security or it is more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the impaired debt security before recovery of its amortized cost basis.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of all investments (debt, security, other) during the period.

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of investments	$ 1,850,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments
Unrealized gains (losses)	(210,000)
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings		214,000	74,000
RAI [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Purchase of investment	8,222,000	3,213,000	2,597,000
Gain (loss) on sale of investments	1,850,000	6,293,000	1,221,000
Unrealized gains (losses)	(210,000)	1,054,000	1,272,000
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings	0	214,000	74,000
CLO securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number of CLO issuers that represent the retained equity interest	12	10
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings	0	214,000	74,000
Equity securities [Member] \| TBBK [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number of shares held (in shares)	18,972
Equity securities [Member] \| RREDX [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number of shares held (in shares)	10,000
Purchase of investment				100,000
Equity securities [Member] \| RRE Global Opportunity Fund [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Purchase of investment	$ 677,400
Purchase of Investment, Number of Units	749,976