CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total Sutherland Asset Management Corporation Equity	Common Stock	Preferred stock	Additional Paid-in-Capital	Retained Earnings (Deficit)	Noncontrolling Interests	Total
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 441,321	$ 2	$ 125	$ 447,093	$ (5,899)	$ 38,892	$ 480,213
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015		25,739,847	125
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Dividend declared on common stock ($0.74 and $0.45 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively)	(11,719)				(11,719)		(11,719)
Dividend reinvestment in common stock	1,807	$ 1		1,806			1,807
Dividend reinvestment in common stock (shares)		103,440
Incentive shares issued	482			482			482
Incentive shares issued (in shares)		27,199
Dividend declared on preferred stock	(8)				(8)		(8)
Dividend declared on OP units						(1,031)	(1,031)
Dividend reinvestment in OP units						359	359
Net Income	16,321				16,321	1,440	17,761
Balance at end of period at Jun. 30, 2016	448,204	$ 3	$ 125	449,381	(1,305)	39,660	487,864
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2016		25,870,486	125
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2016	513,097	$ 3		513,295	(201)	39,005	552,102
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016		30,549,084
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Dividend declared on common stock ($0.74 and $0.45 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively)	(23,181)				(23,181)		(23,181)
Dividend declared on OP units						(1,285)	(1,285)
Shares issued in exchange of litigation settlement	4,000			4,000			4,000
Shares issued in exchange of litigation settlement (in shares)		275,862
Contributions						29	29
Stock-based compensation	436			436			436
Conversion of OP units into common stock	19,713	$ 1		19,712		(19,713)
Conversion of OP units into common stock (in shares)		1,171,494
Net Income	19,352				19,352	1,358	20,710
Balance at end of period at Jun. 30, 2017	$ 533,417	$ 4		$ 537,443	$ (4,030)	$ 19,394	$ 552,811
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2017		31,996,440