Cover - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Cover - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2025	Mar. 03, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2025
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-40495
Entity Registrant Name	Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MD
Entity Tax Identification Number	37-1892154
Entity Address, Address Line One	980 Hammond Drive
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 200
Entity Address, City or Town	Atlanta
Entity Address, State or Province	GA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	30328
City Area Code	404
Local Phone Number	953-4900
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	false
Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag]	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 123.7
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		24,914,647
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Regulation 14A within 120 days after the end of registrant’s fiscal year covered by this Annual Report are incorporated by reference into Part III.
Entity Central Index Key	0001766478
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2025
Common Stock at Par
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock, $0.01 par value
Trading Symbol	AOMR
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
9.500% Unsecured Senior Notes Due 2029
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	9.500% Senior Notes due 2029
Trading Symbol	AOMN
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
9.750% Unsecured Senior Notes Due 2030
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	9.750% Senior Notes due 2030
Trading Symbol	AOMD
Security Exchange Name	NYSE