CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
ASSETS
Loans held-for-investment		$ 3,927,095	$ 3,167,913
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value		12,830	12,606
Held-to-maturity securities		19,594	26,696
Cash and cash equivalents		137,355	91,700
Restricted cash		168,809	31,723
Accrued interest receivable		10,797	10,268
Deferred debt issuance costs		7,183	3,924
Prepaid expenses		1,313	1,055
Other assets		22,636	15,996
Total Assets	[1]	4,307,612	3,361,881
Liabilities
Repurchase agreements		1,724,912	1,500,543
Securitized debt obligations		1,124,820	654,263
Asset-specific financings		114,080	0
Revolving credit facilities		0	75,000
Convertible senior notes		269,241	268,138
Accrued interest payable		11,253	6,394
Unearned interest income		215	510
Dividends payable		23,063	18,346
Other liabilities		15,788	10,156
Total Liabilities	[1]	3,283,372	2,533,350
10% cumulative redeemable preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized and 1,000 and 1,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		1,000	1,000
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 450,000,000 shares authorized and 54,853,205 and 43,621,174 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		549	436
Additional paid-in capital		1,047,200	836,288
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		32	(192)
Cumulative earnings		144,400	91,875
Cumulative distributions to stockholders		168,941	100,876
Total Stockholders’ Equity		1,023,240	827,531
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity		$ 4,307,612	$ 3,361,881

[1] The condensed consolidated balance sheets include assets of consolidated variable interest entities, or VIEs, that can only be used to settle obligations of these VIEs, and liabilities of the consolidated VIEs for which creditors do not have recourse to Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, assets of the VIEs totaled $1,472,564 and $829,147, and liabilities of the VIEs totaled $1,125,992 and $654,952, respectively. See Note 3 - Variable Interest Entities for additional information.