Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended											1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 18, 2014	Mar. 20, 2014	Dec. 19, 2013		Sep. 18, 2013	Jun. 25, 2013	May 14, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Dec. 19, 2013 Regular Cash Dividend [Member]	Dec. 19, 2013 Special Cash Dividend [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 ZAIS Financial Partners, L.P. [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 ZAIS Financial Partners, L.P. [Member]	Feb. 13, 2013 ZAIS REIT Management, LLC [Member]	Feb. 13, 2013 Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Common Stock [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Common Stock [Member]	Feb. 15, 2013 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]	Jan. 18, 2012 Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares of stock issued																		5,650,000	36,581	195,458		133
Common stock issued, price per share																		$ 21.25
Gross proceeds from issuance initial public offering																		$ 120,100,000
Value of stock issued				118,862,500														118,900,000				115,499
Value of OP units and common stock issued	25,151,174
Offering fees	763,000		216,658														6,300,000	1,200,000				17,501
Common stock repurchase liability, common shares	515,035											265,245
Other liabilities	5,800,000
Payment of common stock repurchase liability			5,750,512
Common stock, shares outstanding		7,970,886		7,970,886
Number of shares repurchased																					133
Payments for Repurchase of Preferred Stock and Preference Stock			$ 148,379																		$ 148,379
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Issuance of OP units															904,422	22,492
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividend declared, amount per share					$ 0.40	$ 0.40	$ 0.95	[1]	$ 0.50	$ 0.45	$ 0.22		$ 0.40	$ 0.55

[1] Regular cash dividend of $0.40 per share of common stock and OP unit for the quarter ending December 31, 2013, and an additional special cash dividend of $0.55 per share of its common stock and OP unit. The Company declared the special cash dividend to distribute taxable income from 2013 attributable to the termination of interest rate swap contracts.