I have the same problem using alfresco share 5.0.a with IE11 browser. The documents never shown when the default view of the folder is "detailed view". They show up fine if I change the default view to something other than "detailed view" using the options button.
The problem does not show up if I use firefox or IE10 browser.
Don't know if it is the same issue you are facing.
Ive noticed the same thing with Alfresco 5 (Alfresco Community v5.0.0 (r75118-b23) in Google Chrome 45.0.2454.37 and IE9, but it works as expected in Chromium 43.0.2357.130.