XML 75 R63.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.20.2

Stock-based Payments and Director Fees - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Aug. 01, 2019 | Apr. 01, 2019 | Jul. 31, 2018 | Jul. 24, 2017 | Aug. 17, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Management fees |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,100,000 |  |  | $ 3,900,000 |  |  |  |
Annual retainer amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 75,000 |  |  |  |  |
Related party expense – management fee |  |  |  |  |  | 2,143,000 | $ 1,652,000 |  | 3,942,000 | $ 3,340,000 |  |  |
Thetis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party expense – management fee |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,600,000 |  |  | 3,200,000 |  |  |
Thetis | Management fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related party expense – management fee |  |  |  |  |  | 2,143,000 | 1,652,000 |  | $ 3,942,000 | 3,340,000 |  |  |
Restricted stock | Employees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of restricted stock awards issued to independent directors (in shares) | 79,000 |  | 36,500 | 39,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
2014 Director Equity Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual Retainer Received In Shares |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Annual Retainer Received In Cash |  | 60.00% |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |
2014 Director Equity Plan | Restricted stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual Retainer Received In Shares And Cash Amount |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 75,000 |  |  |  |  |
Long term incentive plan | Restricted stock | Employees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares forfeited (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 333 |  |
Long term incentive plan | Initial public offering | Restricted stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of restricted stock awards issued to independent directors (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000 |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |
Management fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of expense recognized |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 800,000 |  |  | $ 1,600,000 |  |  |
Employee And Service Provider Grants | Restricted stock | Employees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of restricted stock awards issued to independent directors (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 153,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee And Service Provider Grants | Long term incentive plan | Restricted stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares forfeited (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,667 |  | 2,666 | 4,000
Employee And Service Provider Grants Third Option | Long term incentive plan | Restricted stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares forfeited (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,500 |  |

X
- Definition Annual Retainer Received In Cash + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ajx_AnnualRetainerReceivedInCash
Namespace Prefix: | ajx_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Annual Retainer Received In Shares + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ajx_AnnualRetainerReceivedInShares
Namespace Prefix: | ajx_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Represents amount of annual retainer paid in shares of common stock and in cash. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ajx_AnnualRetainerReceivedInSharesAndCashAmount
Namespace Prefix: | ajx_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Represents amount of base management fees paid during the period. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ajx_BaseManagementFees
Namespace Prefix: | ajx_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Represents the amount related to management fee expense as related party expense. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ajx_RelatedPartyManagementFeeExpense
Namespace Prefix: | ajx_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Represents share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award annual retaining amount. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | ajx_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAnnualRetainingAmount
Namespace Prefix: | ajx_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116856206&loc=d3e5047-113901 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 14.F) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=115993241&loc=d3e301413-122809 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (h)(1)(i) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116856206&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116856206&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPeriod1
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that were forfeited during the reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(1)(iv)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116856206&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Total number of shares issued during the period, including shares forfeited, as a result of Restricted Stock Awards. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109259400&loc=d3e21463-112644 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardGross
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:sharesItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | srt_CounterpartyNameAxis=ajx_ThetisAssetManagementLlcMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis=ajx_ManagementFeeMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis=us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis=ajx_EmployeesMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_PlanNameAxis=ajx_DirectorEquityPlan2014Member
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_PlanNameAxis=ajx_LongTermIncentivePlanMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ajx_SaleOfStockAxis=us-gaap_IPOMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | ajx_TypeOfFeesAxis=ajx_ManagementFeeMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_AwardDateAxis=ajx_EmployeeAndServiceProviderGrantsMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_AwardDateAxis=ajx_EmployeeAndServiceProviderGrantsThirdOptionMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |