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Weighted Average Maturities and Interest Rates of Borrowings (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Balance	$ 225,158	$ 542,027
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	1 year 1 month 6 days	1 year 3 months 18 days
Weighted Average Rate	1.80%	2.30%
Wells Facility borrowings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Balance	225,155	221,980
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	1 year 1 month 6 days	1 year 7 months 6 days
Weighted Average Rate	1.80%	1.50%
JPMorgan Facility borrowings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Balance	3	68,720
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	5 days	10 months 24 days
Weighted Average Rate	2.70%	3.30%
TALF borrowings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Balance		$ 251,327
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity		1 year 3 months 18 days
Weighted Average Rate		2.80%

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Repurchase agreements maturity.

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- Definition

Reflects the calculation as of the balance sheet date of the average interest rate weighted by the amount of debt outstanding by type or by instrument at that time.

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- Definition

Carrying value, as of the balance sheet date, of securities sold under agreements to repurchase where the transferor maintains effective control over the assets, accounting for them as secured debt.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(m)(1)(i))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e23780-122690



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 860

-SubTopic 10

-Section 55

-Paragraph 51

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7580763&loc=d3e101761-111710



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 140

-Paragraph 48, 100

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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