Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 23, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Entity Registrant Name	Ladder Capital Corp
Entity Public Float			$ 469,299,779
Entity Central Index Key	0001577670
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Class A common stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		72,291,533
Class B common stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		38,434,658