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Consolidated Condensed Schedule Of Investments (Financial Derivatives) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014
contracts
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Dec. 31, 2013
contracts
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Derivative Asset |
$ 80,029,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets |
[1] |
$ 59,664,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets |
[1] |
| Derivative Liabilities |
(66,116,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities |
[1] |
(44,791,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities |
[1] |
| Net cost |
61,560,000efc_DerivativesCost |
|
50,533,000efc_DerivativesCost |
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| Net proceeds |
(33,555,000)efc_DerivativesProceeds |
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(29,746,000)efc_DerivativesProceeds |
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| Eurodollar Future [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Future contract notional |
1,000,000efc_FutureContractNotional / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_EurodollarFutureMember |
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1,000,000efc_FutureContractNotional / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_EurodollarFutureMember |
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| Future contract |
1efc_FutureContract / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_EurodollarFutureMember |
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1efc_FutureContract / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_EurodollarFutureMember |
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| Long US Treasury Note Futures [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Number of contracts |
1,346efc_Numberofcontracts / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongUSTreasuryNoteFuturesMember |
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1,847efc_Numberofcontracts / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongUSTreasuryNoteFuturesMember |
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| Purchased Options on U.S. Treasury Futures [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Number of contracts |
110efc_Numberofcontracts / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_PurchasedOptionsonFuturesMember |
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| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
1,401,261,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
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|
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| Derivative Asset |
80,029,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3] |
59,664,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[4] |
| Investment owned as a percentage of equity |
10.15%us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3],[5] |
9.53%us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[4],[5] |
| Net cost |
61,560,000efc_DerivativesCost / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3] |
50,533,000efc_DerivativesCost / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Long Credit Default Swap On Asset Backed Indices [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Primary risk exposure |
Credit |
[2],[3],[6] |
Credit |
[2],[4],[7] |
| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
3,734,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3],[6] |
1,990,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[4],[7] |
| Range of expiration dates |
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|
2037-12 |
[2],[4],[7] |
| Derivative Asset |
61,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3],[6] |
61,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[4],[7] |
| Net proceeds |
(249,000)efc_DerivativesProceeds / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3],[6] |
(217,000)efc_DerivativesProceeds / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[4],[7] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Long Credit Default Swap On Asset Backed Indices [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Range of expiration dates |
2037-12 |
[2],[3],[6] |
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| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Long Credit Default Swap On Asset Backed Indices [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Range of expiration dates |
2063-05 |
[2],[3],[6] |
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| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Long Credit Default Swap On Corporate Bond Indices [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Primary risk exposure |
Credit |
[2],[3],[6] |
Credit |
[2],[4],[8] |
| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
311,983,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnCorporateBondIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3],[6] |
70,425,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnCorporateBondIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[4],[8] |
| Range of expiration dates |
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|
2018-12 |
[2],[4],[8] |
| Derivative Asset |
35,865,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnCorporateBondIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3],[6] |
14,273,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnCorporateBondIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[4],[8] |
| Net cost |
37,428,000efc_DerivativesCost / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnCorporateBondIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3],[6] |
13,248,000efc_DerivativesCost / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnCorporateBondIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[4],[8] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Long Credit Default Swap On Corporate Bond Indices [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Range of expiration dates |
2017-12 |
[2],[3],[6] |
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| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Long Credit Default Swap On Corporate Bond Indices [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Range of expiration dates |
2019-12 |
[2],[3],[6] |
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| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Long Interest Rate Swaps [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Primary risk exposure |
Interest Rates |
[2],[3],[9] |
Interest Rates |
[2],[4],[9] |
| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
1,017,067,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongInterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3],[9] |
153,100,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongInterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[4],[9] |
| Derivative Asset |
23,243,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongInterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3],[9] |
1,978,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongInterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[4],[9] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Long Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Range of expiration dates |
2016-07 |
[2],[3],[9] |
2018-07 |
[2],[4],[9] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Long Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Range of expiration dates |
2044-12 |
[2],[3],[9] |
2023-09 |
[2],[4],[9] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Long Total Return Swaps [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Primary risk exposure |
Equity Market |
[10],[2],[3] |
Equity Market |
[10],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
875,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongTotalReturnSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[10],[2],[3] |
3,044,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongTotalReturnSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[10],[2],[4] |
| Range of expiration dates |
2015-06 |
[10],[2],[3] |
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| Derivative Asset |
8,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongTotalReturnSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[10],[2],[3] |
4,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongTotalReturnSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[10],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Long Total Return Swaps [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Range of expiration dates |
|
|
2014-06 |
[10],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Long Total Return Swaps [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Range of expiration dates |
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|
2015-06 |
[10],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Short Credit Default Swap On Asset Backed Securities [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Primary risk exposure |
Credit |
[11],[2],[3] |
Credit |
[12],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
(17,691,000)us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[11],[2],[3] |
(23,426,000)us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[12],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Asset |
11,387,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[11],[2],[3] |
16,646,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[12],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Short Credit Default Swap On Asset Backed Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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|
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| Range of expiration dates |
2034-09 |
[11],[2],[3] |
2034-09 |
[12],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Short Credit Default Swap On Asset Backed Securities [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
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| Range of expiration dates |
2036-05 |
[11],[2],[3] |
2036-05 |
[12],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Short Credit Default Swap On Asset Backed Indices [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
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|
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| Primary risk exposure |
Credit |
[11],[2],[3] |
Credit |
[13],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
(50,981,000)us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[11],[2],[3] |
(72,422,000)us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[13],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Asset |
1,820,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[11],[2],[3] |
4,876,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[13],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Short Credit Default Swap On Asset Backed Indices [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
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|
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
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|
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| Range of expiration dates |
2046-05 |
[11],[2],[3] |
2046-05 |
[13],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Short Credit Default Swap On Asset Backed Indices [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
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|
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
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| Range of expiration dates |
2052-10 |
[11],[2],[3] |
2063-05 |
[13],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Short Interest Rate Swaps [Member] |
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|
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Interest Rates |
[14],[2],[3] |
Interest Rates |
[14],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
(627,931,000)us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortInterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[14],[2],[3] |
(840,600,000)us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortInterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[14],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Asset |
5,411,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortInterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[14],[2],[3] |
21,575,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortInterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[14],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Short Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
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|
|
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
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| Range of expiration dates |
2016-10 |
[14],[2],[3] |
2016-11 |
[14],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Short Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2044-12 |
[14],[2],[3] |
2043-08 |
[14],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Short Total Return Swaps [Member] |
|
|
|
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
|
|
Equity Market |
[10],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
|
|
(23,000)us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortTotalReturnSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[10],[2],[4] |
| Range of expiration dates |
|
|
2015-09 |
[10],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Asset |
|
|
0us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortTotalReturnSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[10],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Swap [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Derivative Asset |
77,795,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_SwapMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3] |
59,413,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_SwapMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[4] |
| Investment owned as a percentage of equity |
9.87%us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_SwapMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3],[5] |
9.49%us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_SwapMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[4],[5] |
| Net cost |
59,299,000efc_DerivativesCost / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_SwapMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3] |
50,039,000efc_DerivativesCost / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_SwapMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Long US Treasury Note Futures [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Interest Rates |
[15],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
109,300,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongUSTreasuryNoteFuturesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[15],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2015-03 |
[15],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Asset |
162,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongUSTreasuryNoteFuturesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[15],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Long Eurodollar Future [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Interest Rates |
[16],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
11,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongEurodollarFutureMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[16],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2017-06 |
[16],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Asset |
7,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongEurodollarFutureMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[16],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Short Eurodollar Future [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Interest Rates |
[16],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
(520,000,000)us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortEurodollarFutureMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[16],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Asset |
92,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortEurodollarFutureMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[16],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Short Eurodollar Future [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2015-09 |
[16],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Short Eurodollar Future [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2017-09 |
[16],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Futures [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Derivative Asset |
261,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FutureMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3] |
|
|
| Investment owned as a percentage of equity |
0.03%us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FutureMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3],[5] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Purchased Payer Swaption [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Interest Rates |
[17],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
822,800,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_PurchasedPayerSwaptionMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[17],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Asset |
344,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_PurchasedPayerSwaptionMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[17],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Purchased Payer Swaption [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2015-01 |
[17],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Purchased Payer Swaption [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2015-06 |
[17],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Option on CDS on Corporate Bond Indices [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Credit |
[18],[2],[3] |
Credit |
[18],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
364,400,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CreditDefaultSwaptionMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[18],[2],[3] |
22,588,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CreditDefaultSwaptionMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[18],[2],[4] |
| Range of expiration dates |
|
|
2014-06 |
[18],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Asset |
625,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CreditDefaultSwaptionMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[18],[2],[3] |
190,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CreditDefaultSwaptionMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[18],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Option on CDS on Corporate Bond Indices [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2015-01 |
[18],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Option on CDS on Corporate Bond Indices [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2015-03 |
[18],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Purchased Options on U.S. Treasury Futures [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Interest Rates |
[19],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
11,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_PurchasedOptionsonFuturesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[19],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Asset |
20,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_PurchasedOptionsonFuturesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[19],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Purchased Options on U.S. Treasury Futures [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2015-02 |
[19],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Purchased Options on U.S. Treasury Futures [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2015-03 |
[19],[2],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Options [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Derivative Asset |
989,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_OptionsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3] |
251,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_OptionsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[4] |
| Investment owned as a percentage of equity |
0.13%us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_OptionsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3],[5] |
0.04%us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_OptionsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[4],[5] |
| Net cost |
2,161,000efc_DerivativesCost / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_OptionsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3] |
494,000efc_DerivativesCost / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_OptionsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Short Currency Forward [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Currency |
[2],[20],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
(35,849,000)us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCurrencyForwardMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[20],[3] |
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2015-03 |
[2],[20],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Asset |
884,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCurrencyForwardMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[20],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Forwards [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Derivative Asset |
884,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3] |
|
|
| Investment owned as a percentage of equity |
0.11%us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3],[5] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Interest Rate Swaption [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
|
|
Interest Rates |
[17],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
|
|
15,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwaptionMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[17],[2],[4] |
| Range of expiration dates |
|
|
2014-04 |
[17],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Asset |
|
|
61,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwaptionMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[17],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Warrant [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Equity Market |
[2],[20],[21] |
|
|
| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
1,554,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_WarrantMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[21],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Asset |
100,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_WarrantMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[21],[3] |
|
|
| Investment owned as a percentage of equity |
0.01%us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_WarrantMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3],[5] |
|
|
| Net cost |
100,000efc_DerivativesCost / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_WarrantMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
[2],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
(973,998,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
|
|
|
| Derivative Liabilities |
(66,116,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3] |
(44,791,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4] |
| Investment owned as a percentage of equity |
(8.39%)us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3],[5] |
(7.16%)us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4],[5] |
| Net proceeds |
(33,555,000)efc_DerivativesProceeds / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3] |
(29,746,000)efc_DerivativesProceeds / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Long Credit Default Swap On Asset Backed Indices [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Credit |
[2],[22],[3],[6] |
Credit |
[2],[4],[7] |
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
17,113,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3],[6] |
44,082,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4],[7] |
| Derivative Liabilities |
(4,248,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3],[6] |
(11,866,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4],[7] |
| Net proceeds |
(5,160,000)efc_DerivativesProceeds / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3],[6] |
(14,331,000)efc_DerivativesProceeds / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4],[7] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Long Credit Default Swap On Asset Backed Indices [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2049-03 |
[2],[22],[3],[6] |
2049-12 |
[2],[4],[7] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Long Credit Default Swap On Asset Backed Indices [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2052-10 |
[2],[22],[3],[6] |
2052-10 |
[2],[4],[7] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Long Credit Default Swap On Corporate Bond Indices [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Credit |
[2],[22],[3],[6] |
Credit |
[2],[4],[8] |
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
3,756,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnCorporateBondIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3],[6] |
4,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnCorporateBondIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4],[8] |
| Range of expiration dates |
2017-12 |
[2],[22],[3],[6] |
2017-12 |
[2],[4],[8] |
| Derivative Liabilities |
(1,231,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnCorporateBondIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3],[6] |
(1,047,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnCorporateBondIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4],[8] |
| Net proceeds |
(1,200,000)efc_DerivativesProceeds / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnCorporateBondIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3],[6] |
(1,200,000)efc_DerivativesProceeds / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnCorporateBondIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4],[8] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Long Credit Default Swap On Corporate Bonds [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Credit |
[2],[22],[3],[6] |
|
|
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
4,428,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnCorporateBondsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3],[6] |
|
|
| Derivative Liabilities |
(2,706,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnCorporateBondsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3],[6] |
|
|
| Net proceeds |
(1,951,000)efc_DerivativesProceeds / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCreditDefaultSwapOnCorporateBondsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3],[6] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Long Credit Default Swap On Corporate Bonds [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2019-06 |
[2],[22],[3],[6] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Long Credit Default Swap On Corporate Bonds [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2019-12 |
[2],[22],[3],[6] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Long Interest Rate Swaps [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Interest Rates |
[2],[22],[3],[9] |
Interest Rates |
[2],[4],[9] |
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
230,410,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongInterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3],[9] |
234,600,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongInterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4],[9] |
| Derivative Liabilities |
(678,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongInterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3],[9] |
(2,857,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongInterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4],[9] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Long Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2016-10 |
[2],[22],[3],[9] |
2017-10 |
[2],[4],[9] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Long Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2044-12 |
[2],[22],[3],[9] |
2043-07 |
[2],[4],[9] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Long Total Return Swaps [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Equity Market |
[10],[2],[22],[3] |
Equity Market |
[10],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
72,075,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongTotalReturnSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[10],[2],[22],[3] |
47,974,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongTotalReturnSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[10],[2],[4] |
| Range of expiration dates |
|
|
2015-06 |
[10],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Liabilities |
(21,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongTotalReturnSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[10],[2],[22],[3] |
0us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongTotalReturnSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[10],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Long Total Return Swaps [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2015-01 |
[10],[2],[22],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Long Total Return Swaps [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2016-11 |
[10],[2],[22],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Short Credit Default Swap On Asset Backed Securities [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Credit |
[11],[2],[22],[3] |
Credit |
[12],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
(3,000,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[11],[2],[22],[3] |
(3,000,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[12],[2],[4] |
| Range of expiration dates |
2035-03 |
[11],[2],[22],[3] |
2035-03 |
[12],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Liabilities |
(239,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[11],[2],[22],[3] |
(350,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[12],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Short Credit Default Swap On Asset Backed Indices [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Credit |
[11],[2],[22],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
(20,050,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[11],[2],[22],[3] |
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2063-05 |
[11],[2],[22],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Liabilities |
(162,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapOnAssetBackedIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[11],[2],[22],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Short Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bond Indices [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Credit |
[11],[2],[22],[3] |
Credit |
[2],[23],[4] |
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
(352,945,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapsOnCorporateBondIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[11],[2],[22],[3] |
(337,815,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapsOnCorporateBondIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[23],[4] |
| Derivative Liabilities |
(27,357,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapsOnCorporateBondIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[11],[2],[22],[3] |
(23,902,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapsOnCorporateBondIndicesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[23],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Short Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bond Indices [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2016-12 |
[11],[2],[22],[3] |
2016-12 |
[2],[23],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Short Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bond Indices [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2019-12 |
[11],[2],[22],[3] |
2018-12 |
[2],[23],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Short Interest Rate Swaps [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Interest Rates |
[14],[2],[22],[3] |
Interest Rates |
[14],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
(1,024,716,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortInterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[14],[2],[22],[3] |
(323,800,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortInterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[14],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Liabilities |
(28,727,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortInterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[14],[2],[22],[3] |
(2,207,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortInterestRateSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[14],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Short Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2015-03 |
[14],[2],[22],[3] |
2015-03 |
[14],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Short Interest Rate Swaps [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2044-11 |
[14],[2],[22],[3] |
2043-09 |
[14],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Short Total Return Swaps [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
|
|
Equity Market |
[10],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
|
|
(10,374,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortTotalReturnSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[10],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Liabilities |
|
|
(67,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortTotalReturnSwapsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[10],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Short Total Return Swaps [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
|
|
2014-09 |
[10],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Short Total Return Swaps [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
|
|
2015-09 |
[10],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Short Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Bonds [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Credit |
[11],[2],[22],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
(5,970,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapsonCorporateBondsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[11],[2],[22],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Liabilities |
(247,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCreditDefaultSwapsonCorporateBondsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[11],[2],[22],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Short Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Bonds [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2019-09 |
[11],[2],[22],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Short Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Bonds [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2019-12 |
[11],[2],[22],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Swap [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Derivative Liabilities |
(65,616,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_SwapMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3] |
(42,296,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_SwapMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4] |
| Investment owned as a percentage of equity |
(8.32%)us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_SwapMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3],[5] |
(6.76%)us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_SwapMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4],[5] |
| Net proceeds |
(33,400,000)efc_DerivativesProceeds / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_SwapMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3] |
(29,746,000)efc_DerivativesProceeds / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_SwapMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Long US Treasury Note Futures [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Interest Rates |
[15],[2],[22],[3] |
Interest Rates |
[2],[24],[4] |
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
50,600,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongUSTreasuryNoteFuturesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[15],[2],[22],[3] |
227,200,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongUSTreasuryNoteFuturesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[24],[4] |
| Range of expiration dates |
2015-03 |
[15],[2],[22],[3] |
2014-03 |
[2],[24],[4] |
| Derivative Liabilities |
(13,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongUSTreasuryNoteFuturesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[15],[2],[22],[3] |
(2,370,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongUSTreasuryNoteFuturesMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[24],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Short Eurodollar Future [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Interest Rates |
[16],[2],[22],[3] |
Interest Rates |
[16],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
(179,000,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortEurodollarFutureMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[16],[2],[22],[3] |
(14,000,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortEurodollarFutureMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[16],[2],[4] |
| Derivative Liabilities |
(68,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortEurodollarFutureMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[16],[2],[22],[3] |
(3,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortEurodollarFutureMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[16],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Short Eurodollar Future [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2015-03 |
[16],[2],[22],[3] |
2014-03 |
[16],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Short Eurodollar Future [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2015-06 |
[16],[2],[22],[3] |
2015-09 |
[16],[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Futures [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Derivative Liabilities |
(81,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FutureMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3] |
(2,373,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FutureMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4] |
| Investment owned as a percentage of equity |
(0.01%)us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FutureMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3],[5] |
(0.38%)us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_FutureMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4],[5] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Purchased Payer Swaption [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Interest Rates |
[17],[2],[22],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
260,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_PurchasedPayerSwaptionMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[17],[2],[22],[3] |
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2015-03 |
[17],[2],[22],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Liabilities |
(137,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_PurchasedPayerSwaptionMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[17],[2],[22],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Option on CDS on Corporate Bond Indices [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Credit |
[2],[22],[25],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
(25,900,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CreditDefaultSwaptionMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[25],[3] |
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2018-03 |
[2],[22],[25],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Liabilities |
(146,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_CreditDefaultSwaptionMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[25],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Written Payer Swaption [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Interest Rates |
[2],[22],[26],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
(10,200,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_WrittenPayerSwaptionMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[26],[3] |
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2015-01 |
[2],[22],[26],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Liabilities |
0us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_WrittenPayerSwaptionMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[26],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Options [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Derivative Liabilities |
(283,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_OptionsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3] |
(84,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_OptionsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4] |
| Investment owned as a percentage of equity |
(0.04%)us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_OptionsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3],[5] |
(0.01%)us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_OptionsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4],[5] |
| Net proceeds |
(155,000)efc_DerivativesProceeds / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_OptionsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3] |
|
|
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Short Currency Forward [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Currency |
[2],[20],[22],[3] |
Currency |
[2],[4] |
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
(117,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCurrencyForwardMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[20],[22],[3] |
(6,575,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCurrencyForwardMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4] |
| Range of expiration dates |
2015-03 |
[2],[20],[22],[3] |
2014-03 |
[2],[4] |
| Derivative Liabilities |
0us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCurrencyForwardMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[20],[22],[3] |
(38,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_ShortCurrencyForwardMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Forwards [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Derivative Liabilities |
(136,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3] |
(38,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4] |
| Investment owned as a percentage of equity |
(0.02%)us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[3],[5] |
(0.01%)us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[4],[5] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Interest Rate Swaption [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
|
|
Interest Rates |
[2],[26],[4] |
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
|
|
(4,000,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwaptionMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[26],[4] |
| Range of expiration dates |
|
|
2014-04 |
[2],[26],[4] |
| Derivative Liabilities |
|
|
(84,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwaptionMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[26],[4] |
| Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Long Currency Forward [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Primary risk exposure |
Currency |
[2],[22],[27],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
9,518,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCurrencyForwardMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[27],[3] |
|
|
| Range of expiration dates |
2015-03 |
[2],[22],[27],[3] |
|
|
| Derivative Liabilities |
(136,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis = efc_LongCurrencyForwardMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
[2],[22],[27],[3] |
|
|
| North America [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
1,401,261,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
|
|
|
| Derivative Asset |
80,029,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
|
|
|
| Investment owned as a percentage of equity |
10.15%us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
|
|
|
| Net cost |
61,560,000efc_DerivativesCost / invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
|
|
|
| North America [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] |
|
|
|
|
| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
(936,799,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
|
|
|
| Derivative Liabilities |
(63,084,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
|
|
|
| Investment owned as a percentage of equity |
(8.00%)us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
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| Net proceeds |
(30,598,000)efc_DerivativesProceeds / invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis = us-gaap_NorthAmericaMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
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| Europe [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Derivative Asset, Notional Amount |
0us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
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| Derivative Asset |
0us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
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| Investment owned as a percentage of equity |
0.00%us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
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| Net cost |
0efc_DerivativesCost / invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember |
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| Europe [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Derivative Liability, Notional Amount |
(37,199,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityNotionalAmount / invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
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| Derivative Liabilities |
(3,032,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
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| Investment owned as a percentage of equity |
(0.39%)us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
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| Net proceeds |
$ (2,957,000)efc_DerivativesProceeds / invest_InvestmentGeographicRegionAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
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| Affiliates of JP Morgan [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] |
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| Investment Holdings, Other than Securities [Line Items] |
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| Investment owned as a percentage of equity |
(5.18%)us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = efc_AffiliatesofJPMorganMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember |
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