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Debt Obligations (Details) (USD $)			9 Months Ended					1 Months Ended				9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended					1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS)	Sep. 30, 2014 Residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) Minimum	Sep. 30, 2014 Residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) Maximum	Sep. 30, 2014 Repurchase agreements and credit facilities item	Dec. 31, 2013 Repurchase agreements and credit facilities item	Aug. 31, 2014 $100 million warehousing credit facility	Apr. 30, 2014 $100 million warehousing credit facility	Mar. 31, 2014 $100 million warehousing credit facility	Jul. 31, 2011 $100 million warehousing credit facility	Sep. 30, 2014 $100 million warehousing credit facility	Dec. 31, 2013 $100 million warehousing credit facility	Sep. 30, 2014 $100 million warehousing credit facility Minimum	Sep. 30, 2014 $100 million warehousing credit facility Maximum	Apr. 30, 2014 $75 million warehousing credit facility	Feb. 28, 2013 $75 million warehousing credit facility	Sep. 30, 2014 $75 million warehousing credit facility	Dec. 31, 2013 $75 million warehousing credit facility	Sep. 30, 2014 $75 million warehousing credit facility Minimum	Sep. 30, 2014 $75 million warehousing credit facility Maximum	Apr. 30, 2014 $60 million warehousing credit facility	Jun. 30, 2013 $60 million warehousing credit facility	Sep. 30, 2014 $60 million warehousing credit facility	Feb. 28, 2014 $60 million warehousing credit facility	Dec. 31, 2013 $60 million warehousing credit facility	Sep. 30, 2014 $60 million warehousing credit facility Minimum	Sep. 30, 2014 $60 million warehousing credit facility Maximum	Feb. 28, 2014 $33 million warehousing credit facility	Dec. 31, 2013 $33 million warehousing credit facility	Sep. 30, 2014 $33 million warehousing credit facility	Feb. 28, 2014 $33 million warehousing credit facility Maximum	May 31, 2013 Revolving credit facility	Jan. 31, 2013 Revolving credit facility	May 31, 2012 Revolving credit facility	Dec. 31, 2013 Revolving credit facility	May 31, 2013 Revolving credit facility First 5.0 million	May 31, 2013 Revolving credit facility Excess of 5.0 million	Sep. 30, 2014 $15 million term credit facility	Aug. 31, 2014 $15 million term credit facility	Dec. 31, 2013 Repurchase agreement, one	Mar. 31, 2014 Repurchase agreement, one Residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS)	Mar. 31, 2014 Repurchase agreement, one Residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) Minimum	Mar. 31, 2014 Repurchase agreement, one Residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) Maximum	Dec. 31, 2013 Repurchase agreement, two	Mar. 31, 2014 Repurchase agreement, two Residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS)	Mar. 31, 2014 Repurchase agreement, two Residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) Minimum	Mar. 31, 2014 Repurchase agreement, two Residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) Maximum
Debt Obligations
Debt Carrying Value, Total credit facilities and repurchase agreements	$ 71,306,110	$ 159,125,023				$ 71,306,110	$ 159,125,023					$ 41,789,610	$ 33,300,540					$ 3,225,000	$ 30,838,180					$ 11,291,500		$ 15,063,750				$ 33,000,000						$ 20,000,000			$ 15,000,000		$ 12,497,000				$ 14,425,553
Collateral Carrying Value, Total credit facilities and repurchase agreements						80,522,236	203,760,597					58,500,000	45,705,813					5,000,000	46,774,000					17,022,236		21,800,000				55,000,000											15,536,049				18,944,735
Variable interest rate, description			LIBOR								LIBOR		LIBOR			LIBOR	LIBOR					LIBOR							LIBOR	LIBOR												LIBOR				LIBOR
Weighted Average Note Rate (as a percent)						3.49%	3.16%					2.44%	2.46%					2.44%	2.70%					2.19%		2.20%				2.45%						8.50%			7.50%		1.75%				2.00%
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)																																		8.50%	8.00%					7.50%
Non-use fee (as a percent)																																		1.00%	1.00%		8.50%	1.00%
Threshold for non-use fee																																	5,000,000
Committed line										110,000,000	50,000,000		75,000,000			75,000,000	50,000,000					60,000,000	40,000,000		45,000,000					33,000,000				20,000,000	15,000,000					15,000,000
Number of interest rate swaps						0	0
Weighted average note rate including certain fees and costs (as a percent)						4.31%	3.57%
Purchase amount of securities financed by financial institution			55,400,000
Payment of debt			4,200,000						10,000,000																																	12,500,000				14,400,000
Percentage of finance to individual investment by financial institution				80.00%	90.00%																																						60.00%	90.00%			75.00%	80.00%
Variable rate, spread (as a percent)				1.25%	1.75%						2.75%		2.25%			2.25%	2.50%					2.00%							2.50%	2.25%													1.25%	2.00%			1.80%	1.85%
Maturity period (in years)											2 years						1 year						1 year												1 year
Amount of the facility used to finance retail and office properties																							10,000,000
Commitment fee (as a percent)								0.35%		0.13%						0.35%	0.125%															0.45%		1.00%	1.00%
Extension of maturity date (in years)																															1 year		1 year
Advance rate (as a percent)															75.00%						75.00%						70.00%	75.00%
Period by which loans become past due requiring full payment of an advance (in days)												60 days						90 days						60 days
Liquidity requirement														20,000,000						20,000,000							20,000,000
Tangible net worth including junior subordinated notes as equity														150,000,000						150,000,000							150,000,000
Total liabilities less subordinated debt															2,000,000,000						2,000,000,000
Collateral Cash, Restricted Cash	143,848,917	54,962,316										50,000,000
Outstanding balance of facility												$ 41,800,000
Warehousing period																					24 months							24 months
Extension fee (as a percent)																																	1.00%

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Carrying value, as of the balance sheet date, of securities sold under agreements to repurchase and the carrying value, as of the balance sheet date, of the outstanding borrowings under warehouse and revolving lines of credit.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of derivative instruments of a particular group held by the entity.

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