Cover	12 Months Ended
Cover	Dec. 31, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION
Entity Central Index Key	0001529377
Document Type	DEF 14A
Amendment Flag	false

Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Dec. 31, 2022

Dec. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2020

Pay vs Performance Disclosure

Named Executive Officers, Footnote

The dollar amounts reported in this column are the amounts of total compensation reported for our Chief Executive Officer (the “PEO”) for each corresponding year, as reported in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table. The name of the PEO of the Company reflected in these columns for each of the applicable fiscal years is Bryan P. Donohoe. The dollar amounts reported in this column represent the average of the total amounts reported for our non-PEO named executive officers (the“Other NEOs”) for each corresponding year in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table. For each of the applicable fiscal years, our Other NEOs were Tae-Sik Yoon and Anton Feingold.

Peer Group Issuers, Footnote

Total shareholder return for our peer group is the Bloomberg REIT Mortgage Index (the “Peer Group”), which we also use for purposes of the stock performance graph required by Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. The information disclosed for the years 2022, 2021 and 2020 reflects the correction of a misinterpretation of the methodology required to calculate total shareholder return under Item 402 of Regulation S-K that was applied to the information we previously disclosed in our definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 6, 2023.

PEO Total Compensation Amount

$ 637,200

$ 686,080

$ 760,200

$ 629,625

PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount

$ 795,446

425,295

996,739

880,553

Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote

“Compensation Actually Paid” has been calculated in accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v)(2)(iii) of Regulation S-K and does not reflect compensation actually earned, realized or received. The following adjustments in the table below were made to the amounts reported for Mr. Donohoe in the Summary Compensation Table. In calculating “Compensation Actually Paid”, the fair value or change in fair value, as applicable, of the equity award adjustments included in each calculation was computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Importantly, the dollar amounts do not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to Mr. Donohoe during the applicable year.

Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount

$ 507,232

527,606

521,349

619,994

Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount

$ 575,017

429,903

661,164

485,604

Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote

“Compensation Actually Paid” has been calculated in accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v)(2)(iii) of Regulation S-K and does not reflect compensation actually earned, realized or received. When calculating the “average compensation actually paid for the Other NEOs, the following adjustments in the table below were made to the amounts reported in the Summary Compensation Table. In calculating “Compensation Actually Paid”, the fair value or change in fair value, as applicable, of the equity award adjustments included in such calculations was computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Importantly, the dollar amounts do not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to our Other NEOs as a group during the applicable year.


	2020	2021	2022	2023
Description	($)	($)	($)	($)
Average Reported Summary Compensation Total for Other NEOs	619,994	521,349	527,606	507,232
Average Change in Pension Value Deduction for Other NEOs(a)	—	—	—	—
Average Pension Service Cost Addition for Other NEOs(a)	—	—	—	—
Average Prior Pension Service Cost Addition for Other NEOs(a)	—	—	—	—
Average Reported Stock Awards Deduction for Other NEOs(b)	(274,938)	(314,940)	(318,920)	(329,400)
Average Equity Award Adjustments for Other NEOs(c)	140,548	454,755	221,217	397,185
Average Compensation Actually Paid to Other NEOs	485,604	661,164	429,903	575,017

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(a) The Company has no pension plans.

(b) Average total grant date fair value of equity awards reported in the “Stock Awards” column in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year. The Other NEOs did not receive option awards in the years shown.

Total Shareholder Return Amount

$ 107.35

92.97

116.63

86.85

Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount

79.21

69.20

91.50

77.80

Net Income (Loss)

$ (38,867,000)

29,785,000

60,460,000

21,840,000

Additional 402(v) Disclosure

The total shareholder return as calculated based on a fixed investment of one hundred ($100) dollars measured from the market close on December 31, 2019 (the last trading day of 2019) through and including the end of the fiscal year for each year reported in the table. The information disclosed for the years 2022, 2021 and 2020 reflects the correction of a misinterpretation of the methodology required to calculate total shareholder return under Item 402 of Regulation S-K that was applied to the information we previously disclosed in our definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 6, 2023.

PEO | Adjustment, Change In Pension Value Deduction [Member]

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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

$ 0

PEO | Adjustment, Pension Service Cost Addition [Member]

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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

PEO | Adjustment, Prior Pension Service Cost Addition [Member]

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Adjustment to Compensation, Amount

PEO | Reported Stock Awards Deduction [Member]

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