CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total Ready Capital Corporation Equity	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in-Capital	Retained Earnings (Deficit)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Noncontrolling Interests	Total
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 536,073	$ 3	$ 539,455	$ (3,385)		$ 19,394	$ 555,467
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017		31,996,440
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Dividend declared on common stock ($1.17, $1.20, $0.40 and $0.40 per share for nine month ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 and three month ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 respectively)	(37,702)			(37,702)			(37,702)
Dividend declared on OP units						(1,326)	(1,326)
Equity issuances	86		86				86
Equity issuances (shares)		5,000
Offering costs	(10)		(10)				(10)
Contributions, net						94	94
Equity component of 2017 convertible note issuance	(240)		(240)			(9)	(249)
Stock-based compensation	367		367				367
Stock-based compensation (shares)		8,617
Conversion of OP units into common stock	577		577			(577)
Conversion of OP units into common stock (in shares)		33,658
Manager incentive fee paid in stock	338		338				338
Manager incentive fee paid in stock (in shares)		21,397
Net Income	50,081			50,081		1,890	51,971
Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2018	549,570	$ 3	540,573	8,994		19,466	569,036
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018		32,065,112
Balance at beginning of period at Jun. 30, 2018	545,330	$ 3	540,365	4,962		19,228	564,558
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2018		32,051,989
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Dividend declared on common stock ($1.17, $1.20, $0.40 and $0.40 per share for nine month ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 and three month ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 respectively)	(12,899)			(12,899)			(12,899)
Dividend declared on OP units						(447)	(447)
Equity issuances	86		86				86
Equity issuances (shares)		5,000
Offering costs	(10)		(10)				(10)
Contributions, net						50	50
Equity component of 2017 convertible note issuance	(82)		(82)			(3)	(85)
Stock-based compensation	80		80				80
Manager incentive fee paid in stock	134		134				134
Manager incentive fee paid in stock (in shares)		8,123
Net Income	16,931			16,931		638	17,569
Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2018	549,570	$ 3	540,573	8,994		19,466	569,036
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018		32,065,112
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2018	544,831	$ 3	540,478	5,272	$ (922)	19,244	564,075
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018		32,105,112
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Dividend declared on common stock ($1.17, $1.20, $0.40 and $0.40 per share for nine month ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 and three month ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 respectively)	(48,639)			(48,639)			(48,639)
Dividend declared on OP units						(1,341)	(1,341)
Shares issued pursuant to ORM merger transaction	179,321	$ 1	179,320				$ 179,321
Shares issued pursuant to ORM merger transaction (in shares)		12,223,552					12,223,552
Offering costs	(73)		(73)			(2)	$ (75)
Contributions, net						70	70
Equity component of 2017 convertible note issuance	(261)		(261)			(7)	(268)
Stock-based compensation	1,126		1,126				1,126
Stock-based compensation (shares)		78,212
Manager incentive fee paid in stock	233		233				233
Manager incentive fee paid in stock (in shares)		14,939
Net Income	52,540			52,540		1,580	54,120
Other comprehensive loss	(9,331)				(9,331)	(280)	(9,611)
Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2019	719,747	$ 4	720,823	9,173	(10,253)	19,264	739,011
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019		44,421,815
Balance at beginning of period at Jun. 30, 2019	728,027	$ 4	720,812	14,914	(7,703)	19,379	747,406
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019		44,415,479
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Dividend declared on common stock ($1.17, $1.20, $0.40 and $0.40 per share for nine month ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 and three month ended September 30, 2018 and 2019 respectively)	(17,845)			(17,845)			(17,845)
Dividend declared on OP units						(447)	(447)
Contributions, net						75	75
Equity component of 2017 convertible note issuance	(89)		(89)			(2)	(91)
Stock-based compensation	100		100				100
Stock-based compensation (shares)		6,336
Net Income	12,104			12,104		323	12,427
Other comprehensive loss	(2,550)				(2,550)	(64)	(2,614)
Balance at end of period at Sep. 30, 2019	$ 719,747	$ 4	$ 720,823	$ 9,173	$ (10,253)	$ 19,264	$ 739,011
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019		44,421,815