Drive Shack Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE (Narrative) (Details)

EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions								1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 11, 2019	Oct. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2019	Jul. 30, 2019	May 07, 2019	Apr. 29, 2019	Mar. 13, 2019	Jul. 31, 2019	Nov. 30, 2018	Aug. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends paid			$ 1.4			$ 1.4
Stock options
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities (in shares)											333,170	0	481,639	0
Common stock equivalents
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)											1,915,008	3,004,777	2,328,494	2,804,451
Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share of preferred stock (in dollars per share)				$ 0.609375	$ 0.609375		$ 0.609375
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)				9.75%	9.75%		9.75%						9.75%		9.75%
Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share of preferred stock (in dollars per share)				$ 0.503125	$ 0.503125		$ 0.503125
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)				8.05%	8.05%		8.05%						8.05%		8.05%
Series D Cumulative Redemable Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share of preferred stock (in dollars per share)				$ 0.523438	$ 0.523438		$ 0.523438
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)				8.375%	8.375%		8.375%						8.375%		8.375%
Stock options
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense (amount less than for RSUs)								$ (1.2)			$ (0.1)	$ 0.5	$ 2.3	$ 1.3
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense											$ 9.0		$ 9.0
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, period for recognition													2 years 3 months 1 day
Vesting period									3 years
Dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)											0	0	0	0
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense (amount less than for RSUs)											$ 0.3	$ 0.1	$ 0.5	$ 0.1
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense											$ 2.1		$ 2.1
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, period for recognition													2 years 5 months 20 days
Shares issued upon vesting													17,452
Granted (in shares)													589,967
Dilutive common stock equivalents (in shares)											0	0	0	0
Subsequent event
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends paid		$ 1.4
Subsequent event \| Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share of preferred stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.609375
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)	9.75%
Subsequent event \| Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share of preferred stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.503125
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)	8.05%
Subsequent event \| Series D Cumulative Redemable Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share of preferred stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.523438
Preferred stock, dividend rate (as percent)	8.375%
Nonemployee \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Vesting period										1 year
Granted (in shares)													37,944
Employee \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)													552,023