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	(30,794)			(30,794)			(30,794)
Dividend declared on OP units						(894)	(894)
Shares issued pursuant to merger transactions	179,321	$ 1	179,320				$ 179,321
Common stock issued in connection with merger transactions (shares)		12,223,552					12,223,552
Offering costs	(73)		(73)			(2)	$ (75)
Distributions, net						(5)	(5)
Equity component of 2017 convertible note issuance	(172)		(172)			(5)	(177)
Stock-based compensation	1,026		1,026				1,026
Stock-based compensation (shares)		71,876
Manager incentive fee paid in stock	233		233				233
Manager incentive fee paid in stock (shares)		14,939
Net income (loss)	40,436			40,436		1,257	41,693
Other comprehensive loss	(6,781)				(6,781)	(216)	(6,997)
Balance at end of period at Jun. 30, 2019	728,027	$ 4	720,812	14,914	(7,703)	19,379	747,406
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019		44,415,479
Balance at beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2019	741,146	$ 4	720,680	21,790	(1,328)	19,743	760,889
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019		44,395,713
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Dividend declared on common stock	(17,845)			(17,845)			(17,845)
Dividend declared on OP units						(447)	(447)
Offering costs	(73)		(73)			(2)	(75)
Contributions, net						15	15
Equity component of 2017 convertible note issuance	(88)		(88)			(2)	(90)
Stock-based compensation	293		293				293
Stock-based compensation (shares)		19,766
Net income (loss)	10,969			10,969		276	11,245
Other comprehensive loss	(6,375)				(6,375)	(204)	(6,579)
Balance at end of period at Jun. 30, 2019	728,027	$ 4	720,812	14,914	(7,703)	19,379	747,406
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019		44,415,479
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	(35,303)			(35,303)			(35,303)
Dividend declared on OP units						(741)	(741)
Stock issued in connection with stock dividend	17,033		17,033			362	17,395
Stock issued in connection with stock dividend (shares)		2,764,487
Equity issuances	13,410		13,410				13,410
Equity issuances (shares)		900,000
Offering costs	(45)		(45)			(1)	(46)
Distributions, net						(50)	(50)
Equity component of 2017 convertible note issuance	(187)		(187)			(4)	(191)
Stock-based compensation	1,121		1,121				1,121
Stock-based compensation (shares)		76,822
Manager incentive fee paid in stock	53		53				53
Manager incentive fee paid in stock (shares)		4,154
Net income (loss)	(16,599)			(16,599)		(254)	(16,853)
Other comprehensive loss	(3,700)				(3,700)	(79)	(3,779)
Balance at end of period at Jun. 30, 2020	794,596	$ 5	854,222	(49,755)	(9,876)	18,450	813,046
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020		54,872,789
Balance at beginning of period at Mar. 31, 2020	757,928	$ 5	837,064	(69,605)	(9,536)	17,631	775,559
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020		52,091,850
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Dividend declared on common stock	(14,003)			(14,003)			(14,003)
Dividend declared on OP units						(294)	(294)
Stock issued in connection with stock dividend	17,033		17,033			362	17,395
Stock issued in connection with stock dividend (shares)		2,764,487
Offering costs	(7)		(7)				(7)
Distributions, net						(50)	(50)
Equity component of 2017 convertible note issuance	(95)		(95)			(2)	(97)
Stock-based compensation	227		227				227
Stock-based compensation (shares)		16,452
Net income (loss)	33,853			33,853		810	34,663
Other comprehensive loss	(340)				(340)	(7)	(347)
Balance at end of period at Jun. 30, 2020	794,596	$ 5	$ 854,222	(49,755)	$ (9,876)	18,450	813,046
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020		54,872,789
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)