CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total Ready Capital Corporation Equity Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Total Ready Capital Corporation Equity	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in-Capital	Retained Earnings (Deficit) Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Retained Earnings (Deficit)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Noncontrolling Interests Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	Noncontrolling Interests	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment	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		(50,601)				(50,601)					(50,601)
Dividend declared on OP units									(1,766)		(1,766)
Equity issuances		86		86							86
Equity issuances (shares)			5,000
Offering costs		(103)		(103)							(103)
Contributions, net									38		38
Equity component of 2017 convertible note issuance		(322)		(322)					(12)		(334)
Stock-based compensation		447		447							447
Stock-based compensation (shares)			48,617
Conversion of OP units into common stock		577		577					(577)
Conversion of OP units into common stock (shares)			33,658
Manager incentive fee paid in stock		338		338							338
Manager incentive fee paid in stock (shares)			21,397
Net income (loss)		59,258				59,258			2,199		61,457
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(922)					$ (922)		(32)		(954)
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2018		544,831	$ 3	540,478		5,272	(922)		19,244		564,075
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018			32,105,112
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Dividend declared on common stock		(69,494)				(69,494)					(69,494)
Dividend declared on OP units									(1,788)		(1,788)
Shares issued pursuant to merger transactions		189,611	$ 1	189,610							189,611
Shares issued pursuant merger to merger transactions (shares)			12,882,323
Equity issuances		91,800	$ 1	91,799							91,800
Equity issuances (shares)			(6,000,000)
Offering costs		(408)		(408)					(2)		(410)
Contributions, net									20		20
Equity component of 2017 convertible note issuance		(351)		(351)					(9)		(360)
Stock-based compensation		1,476		1,476							1,476
Stock-based compensation (shares)			124,952
Manager incentive fee paid in stock		233		233							233
Manager incentive fee paid in stock (shares)			14,939
Net income (loss)		72,968				72,968			2,088		75,056
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(5,254)					(5,254)		(181)		(5,435)
Balance at end of period (ASU 2016-13) at Dec. 31, 2019	$ (6,599)				$ (6,599)			$ (155)		$ (6,754)
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2019		825,412	$ 5	822,837		8,746	(6,176)		19,372		844,784
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019			51,127,326
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Dividend declared on common stock		(71,220)				(71,220)					(71,220)
Dividend declared on OP units									(1,504)		(1,504)
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		(49)		(49)					(1)		(50)
Distributions, net									(250)		(250)
Equity component of 2017 convertible note issuance		(379)		(379)					(8)		(387)
Stock-based compensation		5,399		5,399							5,399
Stock-based compensation (shares)			357,945
Manager incentive fee paid in stock		1,806		1,806							1,806
Manager incentive fee paid in stock (shares)			212,844
Share repurchases		(10,516)		(10,516)							(10,516)
Share repurchases (shares)			(993,603)
Sale of subsidiary interest to non-controlling interest									(122)		(122)
Net income (loss)		44,870				44,870			1,199		46,069
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(3,771)					(3,771)		(81)		(3,852)
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2020		$ 815,396	$ 5	$ 849,541		$ (24,203)	$ (9,947)		$ 18,812		$ 834,208
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020			54,368,999