Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($)	Total	Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	(Accumulated Deficit)/Retained Earnings [Member]	ZAIS Financial Corp. Stockholders' Equity [Member]	Non-Controlling Interests [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 193,383,812	$ 0	$ 798	$ 164,207,617	$ 9,029,947	$ 173,238,362	$ 20,145,450
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2014		0	7,970,886
Distributions on OP units	(741,532)	$ 0	$ 0	0	0	0	(741,532)
Dividends on common stock	(6,376,708)	0	0	0	(6,376,708)	(6,376,708)	0
Contributions	50,000	0	0	0	0	0	50,000
Net (loss) income	7,126,762	0	0	0	6,427,591	6,427,591	699,171
Balance at Jun. 30, 2015	193,442,334	$ 0	$ 798	164,207,617	9,080,830	173,289,245	20,153,089
Balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2015		0	7,970,886
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	177,778,055	$ 0	$ 798	164,207,617	(4,984,178)	159,224,237	18,553,818
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2015		0	7,970,886
Distributions on OP units	(741,532)	$ 0	$ 0	0	0	0	(741,532)
Dividends on common stock	(6,376,708)	0	0	0	(6,376,708)	(6,376,708)	0
Net (loss) income	(4,496,947)	0	0	0	(4,076,753)	(4,076,753)	(420,194)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2016	$ 166,162,868	$ 0	$ 798	$ 164,207,617	$ (15,437,639)	$ 148,770,776	$ 17,392,092
Balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2016		0	7,970,886