Compensation (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 08, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 17, 2015 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense		$ 343,000	$ 332,000	[1]
Share-based Compensation, Total		$ 343,000	261,000
Employee Retention Notification Period		60 days
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated	22
Severance Costs		$ 642,000	$ 0
Share Based Compensation Estimated Forfeiture Percentage Due To Reduction In Work Force		17.20%
Share Based Compensation Estimated Forfeiture Percentage Due To Change In Management Estimation	4.40%
Retention Bonus [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Distributions Paid		$ 900,000
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Based Compensation Estimated Forfeiture Percentage		8.00%
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Based Compensation Estimated Forfeiture Percentage		29.60%
Retention Payment Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Retention Payment Plan Description		The Retention Payment Plan applies to approximately 60 employees of ZAIS Group who have an annual base salary of less than $300,000.
Payments to Employees		$ 4,500,000
Severance Costs		707,000
Increase In Estimated Forfeiture Of Share Based Compensation Due To Reduction In Compensation And Benefits Amount		$ (983,000)
Class B-O Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized | shares						1,600,000
Share Based Compensation Estimated Forfeiture Percentage		29.60%
Stock or Unit Option Plan Expense		$ 5,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		11 months 16 days
Share-based Compensation, Total		$ 269,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense		$ 74,000
Share Based Compensation Estimated Forfeiture Percentage		0.00%
Restricted Stock or Unit Expense		$ 24,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Terms		29 days
ZAIS Group, LLC [Member] | Income Unit Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage					85.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period					30 days
Bonus Agreement [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Bonus Award Percentage		30.00%

[1] Subsequent to the filing of the 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company elected to early adopt ASU 2015-02 with an effective date of January 1, 2015. As a result of this adoption, all of the ZAIS Managed Entities which were consolidated in the 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were deconsolidated. The March 31, 2015 figures above reflect the consolidated results of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2015, subsequent to the adoption of ASU 2015-02.