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Common Share Capitalization (Summary Of Common Shares Outstanding) (Details)
 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 41 Months Ended
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     25,428,186efc_CommonSharesOutstanding 20,370,469efc_CommonSharesOutstanding 16,447,651efc_CommonSharesOutstanding  
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues 8,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues 5,000,000.0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues 8,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues 5,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues 4,025,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues  
Shares issued in connection with incentive fee payment     19,670efc_SharesIssuedInConnectionWithIncentiveFeePayment 55,935efc_SharesIssuedInConnectionWithIncentiveFeePayment 53,207efc_SharesIssuedInConnectionWithIncentiveFeePayment  
Shares repurchased     0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares 0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares (156,639)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares (217,619)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares
LTIP Units Exercised     1,822efc_LtipUnitsConverted 1,782efc_LtipUnitsConverted 1,250efc_LtipUnitsConverted  
Common Shares Outstanding, period end     33,449,678efc_CommonSharesOutstanding 25,428,186efc_CommonSharesOutstanding 20,370,469efc_CommonSharesOutstanding 33,449,678efc_CommonSharesOutstanding