UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Total IMH Financial Corporation Stockholders’ Equity [Member]	Non-controlling 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 loss	(3,794)				(3,704)	(3,704)	(90)
Increase in non-controlling interest due to contributions	3,434			(51)		(51)	3,485
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(20)						(20)
Stock warrant and equity cost accretion	688					688
Cash dividends on Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock	(592)			(592)		(592)
Deemed dividend on Series B 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
Beginning Balances at Dec. 31, 2018	29,163	$ 186	$ (6,286)	708,523	(692,876)	9,547	19,616
Beginning Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018		18,596,774	1,870,164
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net loss	(5,013)				(5,136)	(5,136)	123
Contributions from Hotel Fund investors	3,520						3,520
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(266)						(266)
Hotel Fund syndication costs	(12)			(12)		(12)
Stock warrant and equity cost accretion	(70)			(70)		(70)
Cash dividends on Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock	(641)			(641)		(641)
Deemed dividend on Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock	(936)			(936)		(936)
Cash dividends on Series A redeemable preferred stock	(412)			(412)		(412)
Stock-based compensation	117	$ 1		116		117
Stock-based compensation (in shares)		112,304
Treasury stock repurchase	(1,000)	$ (1,000)				(1,000)
Treasury stock repurchase (in shares)			500,000
Ending Balances at Mar. 31, 2019	$ 24,450	$ 187	$ (7,286)	$ 706,568	$ (698,012)	$ 1,457	$ 22,993
Ending Balances (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019		18,709,078	2,370,164