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	Preferred stock Series B Preferred Stock	Preferred stock Series D Preferred Stock	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, 2019	$ (6,599)	$ 825,412			$ 5	$ 822,837	$ (6,599)	$ 8,746	$ (6,176)	$ (155)	$ 19,372	$ (6,754)	$ 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 (shares)					4,154
Net income (loss)		(50,452)						(50,452)			(1,064)		(51,516)
Other comprehensive income (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
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2020		815,396			$ 5	849,541		(24,203)	(9,947)		18,812		834,208
Balance at beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020					54,368,999
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Dividend declared on common stock		(23,833)						(23,833)					(23,833)
Dividend declared on OP units											(470)		(470)
Dividend declared - $0.5390625 per Series B preferred share		(126)						(126)			(1)		(127)
Dividend declared - $0.390625 per Series C preferred share		(37)						(37)					(37)
Dividend declared - $0.4765625 per Series D preferred share		(116)						(116)			(1)		(117)
Shares issued pursuant to merger transactions		337,778	$ 47,984	$ 50,257	$ 2	239,535							337,778
Shares issued pursuant merger to merger transactions (shares)			1,919,378	2,010,278	16,774,337
Equity component of 2017 convertible note issuance		(99)				(99)					(2)		(101)
Stock-based compensation		522				522							522
Stock-based compensation (shares)					115,604
Share repurchases		(987)				(987)							(987)
Share repurchases (shares)					(37,241)
Net income (loss)		28,288						28,288			659		28,947
Other comprehensive income (loss)		2,905							2,905		64		2,969
Balance at end of period at Mar. 31, 2021		$ 1,159,691	$ 47,984	$ 50,257	$ 7	$ 1,088,512		$ (20,027)	$ (7,042)		$ 19,061		$ 1,178,752
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2021			1,919,378	2,010,278	71,221,699