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Non-controlling Interests (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jan. 02, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |  | 6,389 us-gaap_MinorityInterest | $ 5,648 us-gaap_MinorityInterest |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |  | 6,389 us-gaap_MinorityInterest / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember | 5,648 us-gaap_MinorityInterest / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember | 0 us-gaap_MinorityInterest / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember | 0 us-gaap_MinorityInterest / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
Non-controlling interest in Operating Partnership [Member] | Noncontrolling Interest [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating Partnership Units Issued | 212,000 efc_OperatingPartnershipUnitsIssued / efc_NoncontrollinginterestAxis = efc_NoncontrollinginterestinOperatingPartnershipMember / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember |  |  |  |
Operating Partnership Units |  | 212,000 efc_OperatingPartnershipUnits / efc_NoncontrollinginterestAxis = efc_NoncontrollinginterestinOperatingPartnershipMember / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners |  | 0.60%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners / efc_NoncontrollinginterestAxis = efc_NoncontrollinginterestinOperatingPartnershipMember / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember |  |  |
Non-controlling interest of joint venture partner [Member] | Noncontrolling Interest [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners |  | 5.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners / efc_NoncontrollinginterestAxis = efc_NoncontrollinginterestofjointventurepartnerMember / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember |  |  |
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |  | 1,500 us-gaap_MinorityInterest / efc_NoncontrollinginterestAxis = efc_NoncontrollinginterestofjointventurepartnerMember / us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis = us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember |  |  |

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- Definition Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which is directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (that is, noncontrolling interest, previously referred to as minority interest). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.31) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 27 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 20 -Article 7 + Details
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