Drive Shack Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE - Narrative (Details)

EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE - Narrative (Details)							1 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	May 07, 2015 $ / shares shares	Nov. 06, 2014 shares	Oct. 22, 2014	Aug. 18, 2014	Feb. 13, 2014 $ / shares	May 15, 2013 shares	Jul. 31, 2016 shares	May 31, 2016 shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2007 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2005 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2003 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Dec. 07, 2016 right $ / shares shares	Apr. 07, 2016 shares	Apr. 16, 2015 shares	Mar. 31, 2010 shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)													2,078,515	2,168,594	1,630,314
Antidilutive common stock equivalents													309,024	259,277	1,931,257
Conversion ratio													0.167
Options granted to managers as percentage of shares sold in public offerings (as percent)													10.00%
Director awards granted on joining the board, per director													333
Share Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares													$ 3.76
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares									$ 0.01				0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock liquidation preference (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares									$ 25.00				$ 25.00	$ 25.00
Cost incurred with stock issuance \| $													$ 0	$ 0	$ 595,000
Equity method investment \| $									$ 20,600,000				19,300,000	$ 20,600,000
Real Estate Investment with a Non-Controlling Interest
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Equity method investment \| $													$ 0
Series B Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, other												2,500,000
Issuance of preferred stock \| $												$ 62,500,000
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)												9.75%	9.75%	9.75%
Preferred stock liquidation preference (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares												$ 25.00
Cost incurred with stock issuance \| $												$ 2,400,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)									1,347,321				1,347,321	1,347,321					1,347,321
Series C Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, other											1,600,000
Issuance of preferred stock \| $											$ 40,000,000
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)											8.05%		8.05%	8.05%
Increased dividend rate of preferred stock, if delisting occurs (as percent)											9.05%
Cost incurred with stock issuance \| $											$ 1,500,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)									496,000				496,000	496,000					496,000
Series D Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, other										2,000,000
Issuance of preferred stock \| $										$ 50,000,000
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)										8.375%			8.375%	8.375%
Increased dividend rate of preferred stock, if delisting occurs (as percent)										9.375%
Cost incurred with stock issuance \| $										$ 1,800,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)									620,000				620,000	620,000					620,000
Directors
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares of common stock issued for compensation (in shares)							21,798	57,740	18,798
Manager
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Vested options that become exercisable													0.0769
Maximum percent of shares sold in offering to be award to Manager (as percent)													10.00%
Expiration period													10 years
Exercisable period options granted to managers													30 months
Stock Option
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of stock options - equitable adjustment (in shares)	178,740
Share Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 1.00
New Residential Spin-Off
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock options converted in spin-off (in shares)						3,600,000
New Senior Spin-Off
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock options converted in spin-off (in shares)		5,500,000
Strike price adjustment for spin-off (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 5.34
Period used to determine average closing price					5 days
2014 Plan
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Conversion ratio			0.5	0.3333333333
2015 Plan
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Authorized shares under Plan (in share)																		300,000
Options granted to managers as percentage of shares sold in public offerings (as percent)													10.00%
Expiration period													1 year
2016 Plan
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Authorized shares under Plan (in share)																	300,000
Options granted to managers as percentage of shares sold in public offerings (as percent)													10.00%
Expiration period													1 year
Tax Benefits Preservation Plan \| Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of rights for each common stock outstanding \| right																1
Tax Benefits Preservation Plan \| Series E Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of securities for each right (as share)																0.0010
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares																$ 0.01
Purchase price per unit (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares																$ 27.00