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Organization - Acquisitions (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Oct. 25, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2020
Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc.
Organization
Common share fixed exchange ratio		1.441
Number of common shares issued in acquisition \| shares		12,223,830
Total purchase price		$ 179,324
Closing share price \| $ / shares		$ 14.67
Knight Capital
Organization
Common stock consideration	$ 10,290
Total purchase price	27,790
Cash consideration	$ 17,500
Ready Capital Shareholders \| Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc.
Organization
Percentage of equity interests held after closing		72.00%
Owens Realty Shareholders \| Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc.
Organization
Percentage of equity interests held after closing		28.00%
Minimum
Organization
Percentage of taxable income distributed in the form of qualifying distributions			90.00%