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Debt Instrument, Notification Of Intention To Terminate, Expiration Period

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Secured Debt Arrangements, Net - Additional Information (Details)	1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) subsidiary	Nov. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 GBP (£)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings outstanding				$ 1,996,871,000		$ 1,330,847,000
Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing under facility				3,000,830,000		2,290,139,000
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, gross				2,013,617,000
Borrowings outstanding				1,996,871,000		1,330,847,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| JP Morgan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, gross				$ 1,000,185,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| DB Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extension option				1 year
Maximum borrowing under facility				$ 1,000,000,000
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, gross				543,620,000
Borrowings outstanding				543,600,000	£ 118,300,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Goldman Sachs Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extension option			1 year
Maximum borrowing under facility				300,000,000		331,130,000
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, gross				205,982,000
Borrowings outstanding				205,982,000		81,380,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Credit Suisse Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term after either party notifies the other party of intention to terminate		6 months
Line of Credit [Member] \| HSBC Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, gross				49,896,000
Line of credit, amount outstanding				49,900,000	38,300,000
JP Morgan Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| JP Morgan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of subsidiaries \| subsidiary		2
Amended and Restated JPMorgan Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| JP Morgan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extension option		1 year
Maximum borrowing under facility		$ 1,382,000
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, gross				1,000,000,000	38,000,000
Repurchase Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| JP Morgan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing under facility		1,250,000
Asset Specific Financing [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| JP Morgan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing under facility		$ 132,000,000
Asset Specific Financing [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| DB Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, amount outstanding				55,000,000
USD \| Line of Credit [Member] \| JP Morgan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing under facility				1,332,450,000		1,393,000,000
Borrowings outstanding				950,635,000		944,529,000
USD \| Line of Credit [Member] \| DB Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing under facility				900,905,000		472,090,000
Borrowings outstanding				389,525,000		$ 225,367,000
USD \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Credit Suisse Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing under facility				69,941,000
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, gross				69,941,000
Borrowings outstanding				69,941,000
Term after either party notifies the other party of intention to terminate	6 months
GBP \| Line of Credit [Member] \| JP Morgan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing under facility				49,550,000
Borrowings outstanding				49,550,000
GBP \| Line of Credit [Member] \| DB Repurchase Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing under facility \| £					154,095,000		£ 93,919,000
Borrowings outstanding \| £					154,095,000		£ 93,919,000
GBP \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Credit Suisse Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing under facility				143,993,000
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, gross				143,993,000
Borrowings outstanding				143,993,000	£ 110,500,000
GBP \| Line of Credit [Member] \| HSBC Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing under facility				49,896,000
Borrowings outstanding				$ 49,896,000