| Schedule of Intangibles from Continuing Operations | 
        
 
      The following table summarizes Newcastle’s intangibles from continuing
      operations related to its senior housing real estate and golf business:
     
    
      
        | 
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          December 31, 2013
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          December 31, 2012
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Gross
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Gross
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Carrying
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Accumulated
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Net Carrying
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Carrying
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Accumulated
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Net Carrying
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Amount
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Amortization
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Value
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Amount
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Amortization
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Value
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Amortizable intangible assets:
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          In-place resident lease intangibles
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          112,267
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          (21,902
         | 
        
          )
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          90,365
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          22,711
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          (4,205
         | 
        
          )
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          18,506
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Non-compete intangibles
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          1,600
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          (223
         | 
        
          )
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          1,377
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          600
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          (20
         | 
        
          )
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          580
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Land lease intangibles
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          3,498
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          (1
         | 
        
          )
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          3,497
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          PILOT intangible
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          3,700
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          (124
         | 
        
          )
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          3,576
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Other intangibles
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          2,046
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          (2
         | 
        
          )
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          2,044
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Total Senior Housing
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          123,111
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          (22,252
         | 
        
          )
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          100,859
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          23,311
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          (4,225
         | 
        
          )
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          19,086
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Trade name
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          700
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          700
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Leasehold intangibles
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          52,066
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          52,066
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Management contracts
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          39,000
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          39,000
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Internally-developed software
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          800
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          800
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Membership base
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          5,400
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          5,400
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Total Golf
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          97,966
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          97,966
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Total
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          221,077
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          (22,252
         | 
        
          )
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          198,825
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          23,311
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          (4,225
         | 
        
          )
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          19,086
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Nonamortizable intangible assets:
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Liquor license-Golf
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          900
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          900
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Total
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          221,977
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          (22,252
         | 
        
          )
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          199,725
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
     
 | 
      
      
        | Schedule of Intangible Assets from Continuing Operations | 
        
 
      The unamortized balance of intangible assets from continuing operations at
      December 31, 2013 are expected to be charged to amortization expense as
      follows:
     
    
      
        | 
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          2014
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          55,143
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          2015
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          42,830
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          2016
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          26,970
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          2017
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          10,012
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          2018
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          9,251
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Thereafter
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          54,619
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          198,825
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
     
 | 
      
      
        | Schedule of Goodwill and Intangibles from Discontinued Operations | 
        
 
      The following table summarizes Newcastle’s goodwill and intangibles from
      discontinued operations related to its media business:
     
    
       
     
    
      
        | 
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          December 31, 2013
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          December 31, 2012
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Gross
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Gross
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Carrying
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Accumulated
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Net Carrying
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Carrying
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Accumulated
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Net Carrying
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Amount
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Amortization
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Value
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Amount
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Amortization
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          Value
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Amortizable intangible assets:
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Advertiser relationships
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          58,269
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          (359
         | 
        
          )
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          57,910
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Customer relationships
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          5,666
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          (35
         | 
        
          )
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          5,631
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Subscriber relationships
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          35,966
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          (221
         | 
        
          )
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          35,745
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Trade name
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          268
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          (3
         | 
        
          )
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          265
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Total
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          100,169
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          (618
         | 
        
          )
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          99,551
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Nonamortizable intangible assets:
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Mastheads-Media
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          45,849
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          45,849
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Goodwill
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          126,686
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          126,686
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Total Media
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          272,704
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          (618
         | 
        
          )
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          272,086
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
     
 | 
      
      
        | Schedule of change in carrying amount of goodwill | 
        
 
      The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, included in discontinued
      operations, for the year ended December 31, 2013 are as follows:
     
    
       
     
    
      
        | 
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Gross balance at January 1, 2013
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          —
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Business combination
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          126,686
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
      
        | 
          Net balance at December 31, 2013
         | 
        
           
         | 
        
          $
         | 
        
          126,686
         | 
        
           
         | 
       
     
 |