CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - 3 months ended Mar. 31, 2017 - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Total IMH Financial Corporation Stockholders’ Equity [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Beginning Balances at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 36,674	$ 176	$ (5,948)	$ 718,911	$ (678,778)	$ 34,361	$ 2,313
Beginning Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016		17,552,139	1,629,818
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net Income (Loss)	2,003				2,024	2,024	(21)
Decrease in Noncontrolling Interest due to Profit Participation	(65)						(65)
Dividends Declared on Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock	(528)			(528)		(528)
Deemed Dividend on Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock	(659)			(659)		(659)
Stock-Based Compensation	152	$ 3		149		152
Stock-Based Compensation (in shares)		388,332
Treasury Stock (in shares)			196,278
Treasury Stock	(222)		$ (222)			(222)
Ending Balances at Mar. 31, 2017	$ 37,355	$ 179	$ (6,170)	$ 717,873	$ (676,754)	$ 35,128	$ 2,227
Ending Balances (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2017		17,940,471.000	1,826,096