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	Preferred stock Series E 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, 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 | ASU 2016-13	$ (6,599)							$ (6,599)			$ (155)		$ (6,754)
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
Shares issued						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		72,968							72,968			2,088		75,056
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(5,254)								(5,254)		(181)		(5,435)
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
Shares issued						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		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
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Dividend declared on common stock		(117,440)							(117,440)					(117,440)
Dividend declared on OP units												(1,581)		(1,581)
Dividend declared - $1.088125 per Series B preferred share		(1,162)							(1,162)			(1)		(1,163)
Dividend declared - $1.562505 per Series C preferred share		(492)							(492)					(492)
Dividend declared - $0.953125 per Series D preferred share		(1,074)							(1,074)			(1)		(1,075)
Dividend declared - $1.03846 per Series E preferred share		(4,775)							(4,775)					(4,775)
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 issuances		166,687			$ 111,378	$ 1	55,308							166,687
Shares issued					4,600,000	3,527,935
Equity redemptions		(98,241)	$ (47,984)	$ (50,257)										(98,241)
Equity redemptions (shares)			(1,919,378)	(2,010,278)
Offering costs		(1,621)					(1,621)					(16)		(1,637)
Distributions, net												(226)		(226)
Equity component of 2017 convertible note issuance		(410)					(410)					(7)		(417)
Stock-based compensation		4,419					4,419							4,419
Stock-based compensation (shares)						288,436
Conversion of OP units into common stock		13,207					13,207					(13,207)		13,207
Conversion of OP units into common stock (shares)						882,202
Manager incentive fee paid in stock		1,386					1,386							1,386
Manager incentive fee paid in stock (shares)						84,758
Share repurchases		(1,293)					(1,293)							(1,293)
Share repurchases (shares)						(88,617)
Reallocation of noncontrolling interest		1,592					1,781			(189)		(1,592)
Net income		157,744							157,744			2,230		159,974
Other comprehensive income (loss)		4,403								4,403		83		4,486
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2021		$ 1,276,104			$ 111,378	$ 8	$ 1,161,853		$ 8,598	$ (5,733)		$ 4,494		$ 1,280,598
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021					4,600,000	75,838,050