Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Aug. 10, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Registrant Name	Five Oaks Investment Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0001547546
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	OAKS
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		14,724,750