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
	Apr. 07, 2016 shares	May 07, 2015 $ / shares shares	Apr. 16, 2015 shares	Nov. 06, 2014 shares	Oct. 22, 2014	Aug. 18, 2014	Feb. 13, 2014 $ / shares	May 15, 2013 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	Dec. 31, 2015 shares	Jun. 30, 2015 shares	Mar. 31, 2007 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2005 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2003 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 shares	Dec. 06, 2017 right $ / shares	Apr. 11, 2017 shares	Dec. 07, 2016 right $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2010 shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)																				0	2,078,515	2,168,594
Options granted to managers as percentage of shares sold in public offerings (as percent)									10.00%											10.00%
Director awards granted on joining the board, per director (in shares)																				333
Share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares									$ 5.53											$ 5.53
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											$ 21,135,000	$ 19,256,000
Real Estate Investment with a Non-Controlling Interest
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Other investments \| $									$ 0											$ 0
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
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	18,798	51,777
Held by the Manager
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Expiration period																				10 years
Exercisable period options granted to managers																				30 months
Exercisable periods for options granted to managers									0.0769											0.0769
Stock Option
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive common stock equivalents excluded from diluted EPS calculation due to loss																				1,749,596
Antidilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)																				201,430	309,024	259,277
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]
Stock split 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
2017 Plan
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Authorized shares under plan (in share)																								300,000
Tax Benefits Preservation Plan \| Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of rights for each common stock outstanding \| right																							1		1
Tax Benefits Preservation Plan \| Series E Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares																							$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Purchase price per unit (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares																							$ 36.00		$ 27.00