CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	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)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Noncontrolling Interests	Total
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	(117,440)						(117,440)			(117,440)
Dividend declared on OP units									(1,581)	(1,581)
Dividend declared on Series B preferred shares	(1,162)						(1,162)		(1)	(1,163)
Dividend declared on Series C preferred shares	(492)						(492)			(492)
Dividend declared on Series D preferred shares	(1,074)						(1,074)		(1)	(1,075)
Dividend declared on Series E preferred shares	(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 (shares)				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)
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	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
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Dividend declared on common stock	(189,871)						(189,871)			(189,871)
Dividend declared on OP units									(2,794)	(2,794)
Dividend declared on Series C preferred shares	(524)						(524)			(524)
Dividend declared on Series E preferred shares	(7,472)						(7,472)			(7,472)
Shares issued pursuant to merger transactions	437,311				$ 3	437,308				437,311
Shares issued pursuant merger to merger transactions (shares)					30,252,764
OP units issued pursuant to merger transaction									20,745	20,745
Non-controlling interest acquired in merger transaction									82,524	82,524
Retirement of OP units									(2,000)	(2,000)
Equity issuances	124,515					124,515				124,515
Shares issued (shares)					8,100,926
Offering costs	(1,178)					(1,178)			(10)	(1,188)
Distributions, net									(14,317)	(14,317)
Equity component of 2017 convertible note issuance	(443)					(443)			(5)	(448)
Stock-based compensation	6,196					6,196				6,196
Stock-based compensation (shares)					409,642
Share repurchases	(42,622)					(42,622)				(42,622)
Share repurchases (shares)					(4,077,741)
Sale of subsidiary interest to non-controlling interest									167	167
Reallocation of noncontrolling interest	(1,427)					(1,555)		128	1,427
Net income	194,263						194,263		8,900	203,163
Other comprehensive income	(3,764)							(3,764)	15	(3,749)
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2022	1,791,088			$ 111,378	$ 11	1,684,074	4,994	(9,369)	99,146	1,890,234
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022				4,600,000	110,523,641
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Dividend declared on common stock	(212,035)						(212,035)			(212,035)
Dividend declared on OP units									(2,169)	(2,169)
Dividend declared on Series C preferred shares	(524)						(524)			(524)
Dividend declared on Series E preferred shares	(7,473)						(7,473)			(7,473)
Shares issued pursuant to merger transactions	637,229				$ 6	637,223				637,229
Shares issued pursuant merger to merger transactions (shares)					62,229,429
Equity issuances	125					125				125
Offering costs	(226)					(226)			(2)	(228)
Distributions, net	(6)					(6)			(187)	(193)
Distributions, net (in shares)					(503)
Equity component of 2017 convertible note issuance	(191)					(191)			(3)	(194)
Stock-based compensation	15,622					15,622				15,622
Stock-based compensation (shares)					1,266,615
Conversion of OP units into common stock	2,842					2,842			(2,842)
Conversion of OP units into common stock (shares)					263,401
Share repurchases	(21,845)					(21,845)				(21,845)
Share repurchases (shares)					(2,006,478)
Reallocation of noncontrolling interest	4,388					4,371		17	(4,388)
Net income	339,451						339,451		8,960	348,411
Other comprehensive income	(8,508)							(8,508)	(51)	(8,559)
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2023	$ 2,539,937			$ 111,378	$ 17	$ 2,321,989	$ 124,413	$ (17,860)	$ 98,464	$ 2,638,401
Balance at end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023				4,600,000	172,276,105