MERGER - Financial Position (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 11, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Net assets acquired			$ 63,436,000		$ 11,143,000
Liabilities
Bargain purchase gain		$ (4,918,000)	(4,918,000)
Pro Forma Financial Information
Transaction costs			491,000		$ 107,000
Gain on settlement of a contractual obligation			1,166,000
PMC Commercial
Pro Forma Financial Information
Merger related costs			467,000	$ 3,670,000
PMC Commercial | CIM Urban Partners, L.P
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,185,000
Loans receivable	207,140,000
Accounts receivable and interest receivable	755,000
Other assets	5,396,000
Intangible assets	2,957,000
Net assets acquired	219,433,000
Liabilities
Debt	99,849,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	7,396,000
Special dividend liability and dividend payable	59,286,000
Other liabilities	3,374,000
Total liabilities assumed	169,905,000
Net identifiable assets acquired	49,528,000
Bargain purchase gain	(4,918,000)
Net purchase price	$ 44,610,000
Pro Forma Financial Information
Pro forma revenues			256,153,000	235,813,000
Pro forma net income			$ 19,083,000	$ 22,837,000
Pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share			$ 0.20	$ 0.23
Pro forma revenues included in discontinued operations			$ 278,398,000	$ 256,534,000
Transaction costs			3,046,000
Gain on settlement of a contractual obligation			$ 1,166,000