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, 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	(12,949)			(12,949)			(12,949)
Dividend declared on OP units						(447)	(447)
Shares issued pursuant to merger transactions	179,321	$ 1	179,320				179,321
Common stock issued in connection with merger transactions		12,223,552
Distributions, net						(20)	(20)
Equity component of 2017 convertible note issuance	(84)		(84)				(84)
Stock-based compensation	733		733				733
Stock-based compensation (shares)		52,110
Manager incentive fee paid in stock	233		233			(3)	230
Manager incentive fee paid in stock (in shares)		14,939
Net income (loss)	29,467			29,467		983	30,450
Other comprehensive loss	(406)				(406)	(14)	(420)
Balance at end of period at Mar. 31, 2019	741,146	$ 4	720,680	21,790	(1,328)	19,743	760,889
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019		44,395,713
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Cumulative-effect adjustment upon adoption of ASU 2016-13, net of taxes (note 4)	(6,599)			(6,599)		(155)	(6,754)
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2019	825,412	$ 5	822,837	8,746	(6,176)	19,372	844,784
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019		51,127,326
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Dividend declared on common stock	(21,300)			(21,300)			(21,300)
Dividend declared on OP units						(447)	(447)
Equity issuances	13,410		13,410				13,410
Equity issuances (shares)		900,000
Offering costs	(38)		(38)			(1)	(39)
Equity component of 2017 convertible note issuance	(92)		(92)			(2)	(94)
Stock-based compensation	894		894				894
Stock-based compensation (shares)		60,370
Manager incentive fee paid in stock	53		53				53
Manager incentive fee paid in stock (in shares)		4,154
Net income (loss)	(50,452)			(50,452)		(1,064)	(51,516)
Other comprehensive loss	(3,360)				(3,360)	(72)	(3,432)
Balance at end of period at Mar. 31, 2020	$ 757,928	$ 5	$ 837,064	$ (69,605)	$ (9,536)	$ 17,631	$ 775,559
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020		52,091,850