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			13 Months Ended
	Nov. 12, 2018	Apr. 11, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018 shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 31, 2017 shares	May 31, 2017 shares	Jan. 31, 2017 shares	Jul. 31, 2016 shares	May 31, 2016 shares	Mar. 31, 2007 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2005 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2003 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 shares	Sep. 30, 2018 shares	Dec. 05, 2018 right $ / shares	May 25, 2018 shares	Mar. 31, 2010 shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)															2,078,515
Share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares													$ 3.92
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
Other investments \| $				$ 21,135,000									$ 22,613,000	$ 21,135,000
Real Estate Investment with a Non-Controlling Interest
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Other investments \| $													$ 0
Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of rights for each common stock outstanding \| right																	1
Series E Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares																	$ 0.01
Purchase price per unit (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares																	$ 28.00
Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of preferred stock (in shares)												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 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of preferred stock (in shares)											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 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of preferred stock (in shares)										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
Stock Option
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)													0	0	2,078,515
Vesting period	3 years
Stock-based compensation expense \| $													$ 2,200,000
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, stock options \| $													$ 13,100,000
Weighted average period of recognition for stock-based compensation expense													2 years 4 months
RSUs
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)													0	0	0
Vesting period													1 year
Stock-based compensation expense \| $													$ 100,000
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, stock options \| $													$ 200,000
Weighted average period of recognition for stock-based compensation expense													8 months 15 days
Omnibus Incentive Plan 2018 \| Stock Compensation Plan
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares available for grants (in shares)													1,146,422					6,697,710
Shares available for grant, annual limitation (in shares)																		1,339,542
Director Stock Program
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of fully vested shares available for grant (as percent)		20.00%
Issued to the independent directors
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares of common stock issued for compensation (in shares)				13,538	30,822	90,366	18,074	21,798	57,740
Issuance of common stock (in shares)			50,000
Non-Employee Director \| RSUs
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Instruments other than options, granted (in shares)													54,641
Instruments other than options, granted, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares													$ 5.02
Non-Employee Director \| Director Stock Program
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares of common stock issued for compensation (in shares)																8,333
Service period		30 days
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction			41,667
Stock Option
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive common stock equivalents excluded from diluted EPS calculation due to loss													2,718,704	1,749,596
Antidilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)													88,023	201,430	309,024