CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - 3 months ended Mar. 31, 2018 - 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, 2017	$ 35,811	$ 181	$ (6,286)	$ 714,889	$ (679,535)	$ 29,249	$ 6,562
Beginning Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017		18,079,522	1,826,096
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	(3,794)				(3,704)	(3,704)	(90)
Increase in noncontrolling interest due to contributions	3,434			(51)		(51)	3,485
Decrease in noncontrolling interest due to distributions	(20)						(20)
Issuance of common stock warrants	688			688		688
Cash dividends on redeemable convertible preferred stock	(592)			(592)		(592)
Deemed dividend on redeemable convertible preferred stock	(817)			(817)		(817)
Stock-Based Compensation	100	$ 4		96		100
Stock-Based Compensation (in shares)		438,161
Ending Balances at Mar. 31, 2018	$ 34,810	$ 185	$ (6,286)	$ 714,213	$ (683,239)	$ 24,873	$ 9,937
Ending Balances (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2018		18,517,683	1,826,096