Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets
RMBS, available-for-sale (including pledged assets of $1,728,564 and $608,560, respectively)	$ 1,840,912	$ 671,904
Investments in Servicing Related Assets at fair value (including pledged assets of $122,806 and $61,263, respectively)	122,806	61,263
Cash and cash equivalents	27,327	15,824
Restricted cash	29,168	22,469
Derivative assets	13,830	9,121
Receivables and other assets	16,642	12,297
Total Assets	2,050,685	792,878
Liabilities
Repurchase agreements	1,666,537	594,615
Derivative liabilities	344	694
Notes payable	39,025	22,886
Dividends payable	7,273	4,816
Due to affiliates	3,035	1,894
Payables for unsettled trades	0	6,202
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	12,014	5,762
Total Liabilities	1,728,228	636,869
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized and 12,721,464 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and 500,000,000 shares authorized and 7,525,348 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016	127	75
Additional paid-in capital	229,642	148,457
Retained earnings	35,238	12,093
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(2,942)	(6,393)
Total Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation Stockholders' Equity	319,982	154,232
Non-controlling interests in Operating Partnership	2,475	1,777
Total Stockholders' Equity	322,457	156,009
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	2,050,685	792,878
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity
Series A Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized and 2,400,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and 100,000,000 shares authorized and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016, liquidation preference of $60,000 as of December 31, 2017	$ 57,917	$ 0