Cover Page - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 12, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
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Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	HUNT COMPANIES FINANCE TRUST, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001547546
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		24,938,883
City Area Code	212
Local Phone Number	521-6323
Entity Address, Address Line One	230 Park Avenue
Entity Address, Address Line Two	19th Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	New York
Entity Address, State or Province	NY
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	10169
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MD
Entity Tax Identification Number	45-4966519
Entity File Number	001-35845
Document Transition Report	false
Document Annual Report	true
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Trading Symbol	HCFT
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Entity Public Float			$ 60.4
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Part III of this annual report on Form 10-K incorporates information by reference from the registrant's definitive proxy statement with respect to its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the close of the registrant's fiscal year.