CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Class C Common Stock	Class B Common Stock	Common Stock	Treasury Stock	Treasury Stock Class C Common Stock	Treasury Stock Class B Common Stock	Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Total IMH Financial Corporation Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)	Non-controlling Interest
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)	(12,197)								(13,341)	(13,341)	1,144
Contributions from Hotel Fund investors	14,257										14,257
Distributions to Hotel Fund investors	(408)										(408)
Hotel Fund syndication costs	(90)							(90)		(90)
Profit participation distribution to non-controlling interests (Note 6)	(1,939)										(1,939)
Warrant and preferred equity cost accretion	(532)							(532)		(532)
Cash dividends on Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock	(2,548)							(2,548)		(2,548)
Deemed dividend on Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock	(3,493)							(3,493)		(3,493)
Cash dividends on Series A redeemable preferred stock	(1,188)							(1,188)		(1,188)
Stock-based compensation	426			$ 5				421		426
Stock-based compensation (in shares)				517,252
Relinquishment of common stock to treasury		$ 0
Relinquishment of common stock to treasury (in shares)						44,068
Ending Balances at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 29,163			$ 186	$ (6,286)			708,523	(692,876)	9,547	19,616
Ending Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018	27,301,551			18,596,774	1,870,164
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	$ (24,294)								(25,914)	(25,914)	1,620
Contributions from Hotel Fund investors	7,518										7,518
Distributions to Hotel Fund investors	(1,397)										(1,397)
Acquisition of non-controlling interests	(1,607)							1,146		1,146	(2,753)
Reclassification of profit participation to liability	(463)										(463)
Hotel Fund syndication costs	(48)							(48)		(48)
Warrant and preferred equity cost accretion	(206)							(206)		(206)
Cash dividends on Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock	(4,010)							(4,010)		(4,010)
Deemed dividend on Series B redeemable convertible preferred stock	(2,545)							(2,545)		(2,545)
Cash dividends on Series A redeemable preferred stock	(2,017)							(2,017)		(2,017)
Stock-based compensation	539			$ 3				536		539
Stock-based compensation (in shares)				332,722
Relinquishment of common stock to treasury	(1,000)		$ 0		$ (1,000)					(1,000)
Relinquishment of common stock to treasury (in shares)					500,000		573
Ending Balances at Dec. 31, 2019	$ (367)			$ 189	$ (7,286)			$ 701,379	$ (718,790)	$ (24,508)	$ 24,141
Ending Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019	29,008,700			18,929,496	2,370,737