CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - 6 months ended Jun. 30, 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 Loss	(362)				(1,096)	(1,096)	734
Decrease in Noncontrolling Interest due to Profit Participation	(1,537)						(1,537)
Dividends Declared on Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock	(1,061)			(1,061)		(1,061)
Deemed Dividend on Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock	(1,331)			(1,331)		(1,331)
Stock-Based Compensation	429	$ 5		424		429
Stock-Based Compensation (in shares)		527,383
Treasury Stock (in shares)			196,278
Treasury Stock	(222)		$ (222)			(222)
Ending Balances at Jun. 30, 2017	$ 32,590	$ 181	$ (6,170)	$ 716,943	$ (679,874)	$ 31,080	$ 1,510
Ending Balances (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2017		18,079,522.000	1,826,096