Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jul. 29, 2016
Entity Registrant Name	Ladder Capital Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0001577670
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Class A common stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		63,790,084
Class B common stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		45,798,430