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Common Share Capitalization (Summary Of Common Shares Outstanding) (Details) | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 41 Months Ended
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Sep. 08, 2014 | May 14, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2014
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Shares Outstanding, period begin |  |  | 25,428,186 efc_CommonSharesOutstanding | 20,370,469 efc_CommonSharesOutstanding | 16,447,651 efc_CommonSharesOutstanding |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues | 8,000,000 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues | 5,000,000.0 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues | 8,000,000 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues | 5,000,000 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues | 4,025,000 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues |
Shares issued in connection with incentive fee payment |  |  | 19,670 efc_SharesIssuedInConnectionWithIncentiveFeePayment | 55,935 efc_SharesIssuedInConnectionWithIncentiveFeePayment | 53,207 efc_SharesIssuedInConnectionWithIncentiveFeePayment |
Shares repurchased |  |  | 0 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares | 0 us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares | (156,639)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares | (217,619)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
LTIP Units Exercised |  |  | 1,822 efc_LtipUnitsConverted | 1,782 efc_LtipUnitsConverted | 1,250 efc_LtipUnitsConverted |
Common Shares Outstanding, period end |  |  | 33,449,678 efc_CommonSharesOutstanding | 25,428,186 efc_CommonSharesOutstanding | 20,370,469 efc_CommonSharesOutstanding | 33,449,678 efc_CommonSharesOutstanding

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