CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands						3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 15, 2017	Mar. 14, 2017	Dec. 21, 2016	Oct. 11, 2016	Aug. 23, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Interest income
Loans, held-for-investment						$ 28,507	$ 30,777	$ 58,607	$ 63,109
Loans, held at fair value						2,204	2,660	3,829	6,022
Loans, held for sale, at fair value						1,638		3,072
Mortgage backed securities, at fair value						899	1,064	1,622	3,237
Total interest income						33,248	34,501	67,130	72,368
Interest expense
Securitized debt obligations of consolidated VIEs						(4,761)	(4,530)	(9,883)	(9,071)
Borrowings under repurchase agreements						(4,048)	(3,687)	(8,269)	(7,546)
Guaranteed loan financing						(3,520)	(3,414)	(6,784)	(7,363)
Borrowings under credit facilities						(3,058)	(2,078)	(6,035)	(4,030)
Senior secured note						(1,777)		(2,568)
Promissory note payable						(66)	(67)	(134)	(67)
Total interest expense						(17,230)	(13,776)	(33,673)	(28,077)
Net interest income before provision for loan losses						16,018	20,725	33,457	44,291
Provision for loan losses						(159)	(2,017)	(1,391)	(4,201)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses						15,859	18,708	32,066	40,090
Non-interest income (expense)
Residential mortgage banking activities, net						10,985		21,495
Other income (loss)						1,588	1,299	2,429	3,607
Servicing income, net of amortization and impairment of $1,511 and $4,276 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, and $2,252 and $4,229 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively						5,631	1,347	10,074	2,760
Employee compensation and benefits						(13,451)	(4,112)	(26,915)	(9,182)
Allocated employee compensation and benefits from related party						(1,008)	(900)	(2,020)	(1,800)
Professional fees						(2,023)	(3,677)	(4,182)	(5,453)
Management fees – related party						(2,007)	(1,833)	(3,984)	(3,671)
Loan servicing expense						(2,611)	(1,185)	(4,126)	(2,061)
Other operating expenses						(6,206)	(3,818)	(11,736)	(7,681)
Total non-interest income (expense)						(9,102)	(12,879)	(18,965)	(23,481)
Net realized gain on financial instruments						4,491	1,075	7,456	1,266
Net unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments						974	2,602	2,257	2,266
Income (loss) from continued operations before provision for income taxes						12,222	9,506	22,814	20,141
Provision for income taxes						(1,069)	(858)	(2,104)	(2,029)
Net income from continuing operations						11,153	8,648	20,710	18,112
Discontinued operations
Loss from discontinued operations (including gain on disposal of $267 in the six months ended June 30, 2016)									(576)
Income tax benefit									225
Loss from discontinued operations									(351)
Net income						11,153	8,648	20,710	17,761
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest						657	703	1,358	1,440
Net income attributable to Sutherland Asset Management Corporation						$ 10,496	$ 7,945	$ 19,352	$ 16,321
Earnings (loss) per basic common share
Continuing operations						$ 0.34	$ 0.31	$ 0.63	$ 0.64
Discontinued operations									(0.01)
Earnings (loss) per diluted common share
Continuing operations						$ 0.34	$ 0.31	$ 0.63	0.64
Discontinued operations									$ (0.01)
Weighted-average shares outstanding
Basic						30,768,900	25,870,420	30,659,958	25,870,453
Diluted						30,769,332	25,870,420	30,660,175	25,870,453
Dividends declared per share of common stock	$ 0.37	$ 0.37	$ 0.35	$ 0.36	$ 0.45	$ 0.37	$ 0.45	$ 0.74	$ 0.45