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 4)

EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE - Narrative (Details 4) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands							1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	May. 07, 2015 $ / shares shares	Nov. 06, 2014 $ / shares shares	Oct. 16, 2014	Aug. 06, 2014	Feb. 13, 2014 $ / shares	May. 15, 2013 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2007 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2005 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2003 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) shares	Apr. 16, 2015 shares	Nov. 07, 2014 $ / shares	Feb. 14, 2014 $ / shares	May. 16, 2013 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2010 shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio			0.5	0.3333333333							0.167
Antidilutive common stock equivalents											259,277	1,931,257	387,044
Common stock, shares issued							66,424,508				66,654,598	66,424,508
Authorized shares under 2014 Plan, shares														300,000
Options granted to managers as percentage of shares sold in public offerings											10.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period											1 year
Director awards granted on joining the board, per director											3,333
Share Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 23.53			$ 34.50	$ 73.98					$ 4.08				$ 4.00	$ 29.88	$ 34.74
Preferred stock liquidation preference, per share \| $ / shares							$ 25.00				$ 25.00	$ 25.00
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs \| $											$ 0	$ 595	$ 2,471
Series B Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, other										2,500,000
Issuance of preferred stock \| $										$ 62,500
Preferred stock, dividend rate										9.75%	9.75%	9.75%
Preferred stock liquidation preference, per share \| $ / shares										$ 25.00
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs \| $										$ 2,400
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
Preferred stock, dividend rate									8.05%		8.05%	8.05%
Increased dividend rate of preferred stock, if delisting occurs									9.05%
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs \| $									$ 1,500
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
Preferred stock, dividend rate								8.375%			8.375%	8.375%
Increased dividend rate of preferred stock, if delisting occurs								9.375%
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs \| $								$ 1,800
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							18,798
Manager
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Options, vested and expected to vest, exercisable, (in shares)											0.08
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, 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