Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets
RMBS, available-for-sale (including pledged assets of $1,698,688 and $1,728,564, respectively)	$ 1,770,110	$ 1,840,912
Investments in Servicing Related Assets at fair value (including pledged assets of $294,907 and $122,806, respectively)	294,907	122,806
Cash and cash equivalents	31,834	27,327
Restricted cash	8,185	29,168
Derivative assets	24,258	13,830
Receivables and other assets	23,983	16,642
Total Assets	2,153,277	2,050,685
Liabilities
Repurchase agreements	1,598,592	1,666,537
Derivative liabilities	3,816	344
Notes payable	157,543	39,025
Dividends payable	11,847	7,273
Due to affiliates	2,003	3,035
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	15,545	12,014
Total Liabilities	1,789,346	1,728,228
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized and 16,652,170 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 500,000,000 shares authorized and 12,721,464 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017	167	127
Additional paid-in capital	298,614	229,642
Retained earnings	34,653	35,238
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(38,400)	(2,942)
Total Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation Stockholders' Equity	360,673	319,982
Non-controlling interests in Operating Partnership	3,258	2,475
Total Stockholders' Equity	363,931	322,457
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	2,153,277	2,050,685
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity
Series A Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized and 2,718,206 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 100,000,000 shares authorized and 2,400,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017, liquidation preference of $67,955 as of December 31, 2018 and liquidation preference of $60,000 as of December 31, 2017	$ 65,639	$ 57,917