Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (USD $)	Total	Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	(Accumulated Deficit) / Retained Earnings [Member]	Total ZAIS Financial Corp. Stockholders' Equity [Member]	Non-controlling Interests in Operating Partnership [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 65,140,795		$ 207	$ 39,759,770	$ 5,281,941	$ 45,041,918	$ 20,098,877
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2012		133	2,071,096
Reversal of common stock repurchase liability	5,440,175		25	5,440,150		5,440,175
Reversal of common stock repurchase liability, shares			249,790
Repurchase of stock	(133,000)			(133,000)		(133,000)
Repurchase of stock, shares		(133)
Net proceeds from offering of common stock	118,862,500		566	118,861,934		118,862,500
Net proceeds from offering of common stock, shares			5,650,000
Equity raise payments	(216,658)			(216,658)		(216,658)
Distributions on OP units	(1,965,060)						(1,965,060)
Dividends on common stock	(16,898,276)				(16,898,276)	(16,898,276)
Rebalancing of ownership percentage between the Company and operating partnership				495,421		495,421	(495,421)
Net income	7,538,086				6,657,728	6,657,728	880,358
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	177,768,562		798	164,207,617	(4,958,607)	159,249,808	18,518,754
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2013			7,970,886
Distributions on OP units	(370,766)						(370,766)
Dividends on common stock	(3,188,354)				(3,188,354)	(3,188,354)
Net income	2,482,859				2,224,205	2,224,205	258,654
Balance at Mar. 31, 2014	$ 176,692,301		$ 798	$ 164,207,617	$ (5,922,756)	$ 158,285,659	$ 18,406,642
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2014			7,970,886