CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 166,004
Restricted cash	24,915
Loans, net (including $0 and $9,348 held at fair value)	3,400,481	$ 4,020,160
Mortgage-backed securities	29,546	27,436
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures (including $7,169 and $7,360 held at fair value)	132,730	133,321
Derivative instruments	15,448	2,404
Servicing rights	103,555	102,837
Real estate owned, held for sale	239,874	252,949
Other assets	315,772	300,175
Assets held for sale (refer to Note 9)	439,301	454,596
Total Assets	12,043,532	12,441,217
Liabilities
Secured borrowings	2,198,272	2,102,075
Senior secured notes, net	345,570	345,127
Corporate debt, net	766,084	764,908
Guaranteed loan financing	814,784	844,540
Contingent consideration		7,628
Derivative instruments	593	212
Dividends payable	53,908	54,289
Loan participations sold	73,749	62,944
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	193,896	207,481
Liabilities held for sale (refer to Note 9)	315,975	333,157
Total Liabilities	9,535,289	9,794,455
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, 170,445,333 and 172,276,105 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	17	17
Additional paid-in capital	2,307,303	2,321,989
Retained earnings (deficit)	(3,546)	124,413
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(12,335)	(17,860)
Total Ready Capital Corporation equity	2,402,817	2,539,937
Non-controlling interests	97,065	98,464
Total Stockholders' Equity	2,499,882	2,638,401
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Preferred Stock, and Stockholders' Equity	12,043,532	12,441,217
Consolidated Excluding VIEs
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	166,004	138,532
Restricted cash	24,915	30,063
Loans, net (including $0 and $9,348 held at fair value)	3,400,481	4,020,160
Loans, held for sale (net of valuation allowance of $146,180 and $0)	584,072	81,599
Other assets	315,772	300,175
Liabilities
Secured borrowings	2,198,272	2,102,075
Due to third parties	3,401	3,641
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	193,896	207,481
Consolidated VIEs
Assets
Assets of consolidated VIEs	6,591,834	6,897,145
Liabilities
Secured borrowings	$ 4,769,057	$ 5,068,453