Drive Shack Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE (Narrative) (Details)

EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions								1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 07, 2018	Aug. 22, 2018	Aug. 02, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	May 02, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018	Mar. 06, 2018	Oct. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	May 25, 2018
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends paid				$ 1.4		$ 1.4
Stock options
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities (in shares)									0	566,894	0	269,311
Common stock equivalents
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)									3,004,777	1,180,858	2,804,451	1,556,898
Subsequent event
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends paid								$ 1.4
Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share of preferred stock (in dollars per share)			$ 0.609375		$ 0.609375		$ 0.609375
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)			9.75%		9.75%		9.75%				9.75%		9.75%
Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock \| Subsequent event
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share of preferred stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.609375
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)	9.75%
Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share of preferred stock (in dollars per share)			$ 0.503125		$ 0.503125		$ 0.503125
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)			8.05%		8.05%		8.05%				8.05%		8.05%
Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock \| Subsequent event
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share of preferred stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.503125
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)	8.05%
Series D Cumulative Redemable Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share of preferred stock (in dollars per share)			$ 0.523438		$ 0.523438		$ 0.523438
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)			8.375%		8.375%		8.375%				8.375%		8.375%
Series D Cumulative Redemable Preferred Stock \| Subsequent event
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share of preferred stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.523438
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)	8.375%
Stock options
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Period prior to expiration date to exercise options granted											1 year
Stock-based compensation expense (amount less than for RSUs)									$ 0.5		$ 1.3
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense									$ 6.5		$ 6.5
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, period for recognition											3 years 11 months
Dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)									0	0	0	0
Stock Compensation Plan \| 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)														6,697,710
Number of shares available for grant, annual limitation (in shares)														1,339,542
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense (amount less than for RSUs)									$ 0.1		$ 0.1
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense									$ 0.1		$ 0.1
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, period for recognition											11 months
Dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)									0	0	0	0
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Directors
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares granted (in shares)		26,178
Vesting period		1 year
Fair value at grant date (as USD per share)		$ 5.73