Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jul. 31, 2017
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Sutherland Asset Management Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0001527590
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		31,996,440
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer