Drive Shack Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 13, 2019	Mar. 31, 2007	Oct. 31, 2005	Mar. 31, 2003	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2019
Disposed of by sale \| Golf Properties
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sale price					$ 86.2
Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)				9.75%	9.75%	9.75%
Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)			8.05%		8.05%	8.05%
Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)		8.375%			8.375%	8.375%
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends payable	$ 1.4
Subsequent Event \| Disposed of by sale \| California \| Golf Properties
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Sale price							$ 24.8
Subsequent Event \| Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.609375
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)	9.75%
Subsequent Event \| Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.503125
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)	8.05%
Subsequent Event \| Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.523438
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)	8.375%