CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 226,286
Restricted cash	29,971
Loans, net (including $0 and $9,348 held at fair value)	3,444,879	$ 4,020,160
Loans, held for sale (including $89,380 and $81,599 held at fair value and net of valuation allowance of $217,719 and $0)	532,511	81,599
Mortgage-backed securities	30,174	27,436
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures (including $6,974 and $7,360 held at fair value)	134,602	133,321
Derivative instruments	14,382	2,404
Servicing rights	119,768	102,837
Real estate owned, held for sale	187,883	252,949
Other assets	379,413	300,175
Assets held for sale (refer to Note 9)	423,894	454,596
Total Assets	11,774,333	12,441,217
Liabilities
Secured borrowings	2,311,969	2,102,075
Senior secured notes, net	417,040	345,127
Corporate debt, net	767,271	764,908
Guaranteed loan financing	782,345	844,540
Contingent consideration	3,926	7,628
Derivative instruments	2,638	212
Dividends payable	53,119	54,289
Loan participations sold	89,532	62,944
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	204,766	207,481
Liabilities held for sale (refer to Note 9)	332,265	333,157
Total Liabilities	9,374,107	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, 168,167,272 and 172,276,105 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	17	17
Additional paid-in capital	2,287,684	2,321,989
Retained earnings (deficit)	(92,319)	124,413
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(13,880)	(17,860)
Total Ready Capital Corporation equity	2,292,880	2,539,937
Non-controlling interests	98,985	98,464
Total Stockholders' Equity	2,391,865	2,638,401
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Preferred Stock, and Stockholders' Equity	11,774,333	12,441,217
Consolidated Excluding VIEs
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	226,286	138,532
Restricted cash	29,971	30,063
Loans, net (including $0 and $9,348 held at fair value)	3,444,879	4,020,160
Loans, held for sale (including $89,380 and $81,599 held at fair value and net of valuation allowance of $217,719 and $0)	532,511	81,599
Other assets	379,413	300,175
Liabilities
Secured borrowings	2,311,969	2,102,075
Due to third parties	1,995	3,641
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	204,766	207,481
Consolidated VIEs
Assets
Assets of consolidated VIEs (net of valuation allowance of $9,448 and $0)	6,250,570	6,897,145
Liabilities
Secured borrowings	$ 4,407,241	$ 5,068,453