CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 138,532	$ 147,399
Restricted cash	30,063	48,146
Loans, net (including $9,348 and $9,786 held at fair value)	4,020,160	3,571,799
Loans, held-for-sale, at fair value	81,599	123,735
Paycheck Protection Program loans (including $165 and $576 held at fair value)	34,597	186,985
Mortgage-backed securities	27,436	32,041
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures (including $7,360 and $8,094 held at fair value)	133,321	118,641
Derivative instruments	2,404	12,532
Servicing rights	102,837	87,117
Real estate owned, held for sale	252,949	117,098
Other assets	265,578	183,533
Assets held for sale (refer to Note 9)	454,596	439,191
Total Assets	12,441,217	11,620,977
Liabilities
Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility (PPPLF) borrowings	36,036	201,011
Convertible notes, net		114,397
Senior secured notes, net	345,127	343,355
Corporate debt, net	764,908	662,665
Guaranteed loan financing	844,540	264,889
Contingent consideration	7,628	28,500
Derivative instruments	212	1,319
Dividends payable	54,289	47,177
Loan participations sold	62,944	54,641
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	171,445	153,614
Liabilities held for sale	333,157	271,924
Total Liabilities	9,794,455	9,722,382
Preferred stock Series C liquidation preference, $25.00 per share (refer to Note 20)	8,361	8,361
Commitments and contingencies (refer to Note 24)
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock Series E, liquidation preference $25.00 per share (refer to Note 20)	111,378	111,378
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 172,276,105 and 110,523,641 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	17	11
Additional paid-in capital	2,321,989	1,684,074
Retained earnings	124,413	4,994
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(17,860)	(9,369)
Total Ready Capital Corporation equity	2,539,937	1,791,088
Non-controlling interests	98,464	99,146
Total Stockholders' Equity	2,638,401	1,890,234
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Preferred Stock, and Stockholders' Equity	12,441,217	11,620,977
Consolidated Excluding VIEs
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	138,532	147,399
Restricted cash	30,063	48,146
Loans, net (including $9,348 and $9,786 held at fair value)	4,020,160	3,571,799
Other assets	265,578	183,533
Liabilities
Secured borrowings	2,102,075	2,663,735
Due to third parties	3,641	11,805
Consolidated VIEs
Assets
Assets of consolidated VIEs	6,897,145	6,552,760
Liabilities
Secured borrowings	$ 5,068,453	$ 4,903,350