Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Assets
RMBS, available-for-sale, at fair value (including pledged assets of $1,164,416 and $2,419,539, respectively)	$ 1,228,251	$ 2,508,360
Investments in Servicing Related Assets at fair value (including pledged assets of $174,414 and $291,111, respectively)	174,414	291,111
Cash and cash equivalents	83,892	24,671
Restricted cash	46,326	67,037
Derivative assets	15,970	18,289
Receivables and other assets	44,635	35,097
Total Assets	1,593,488	2,944,565
Liabilities
Repurchase agreements	1,149,978	2,337,638
Derivative liabilities	5,878	12,337
Notes payable	111,379	166,989
Dividends payable	6,725	8,768
Due to manager	3,217	3,589
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	3,745	15,869
Total Liabilities	1,280,922	2,545,190
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 500,000,000 shares authorized and 17,076,858 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 500,000,000 shares authorized and 16,660,655 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019	175	170
Additional paid-in capital	300,997	299,180
Accumulated Deficit	(141,980)	(59,451)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	35,594	41,414
Total Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation Stockholders' Equity	310,165	396,594
Non-controlling interests in Operating Partnership	2,401	2,781
Total Stockholders' Equity	312,566	399,375
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	1,593,488	2,944,565
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock value	67,311	67,213
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock value	$ 48,068	$ 48,068