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Valuation (Schedule Of Financial Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jun. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- | [1] | $ 30,669 | $ 28,165
Fair value repurchase agreements | [1] | 214,411 | 155,949
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | (882,146) | (642,240)
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- | [1] | (25,675) | (36,273)
Other secured borrowings, at fair value |  | (101,100) | (125,105)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Total investments, financial derivatives–assets, and repurchase agreements, at fair value |  | 2,870,551 | 2,255,821
Total investments sold short, financial derivatives–liabilities, and other secured borrowings, at fair value |  | (1,008,921) | (803,618)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | (882,146) | (642,240)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | (618,665) | (460,189)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Government debt [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | (179,086) | (90,149)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Corporate Debt Sold Short [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | (50,711) | (55,211)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Common Stock Sold Short [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | (33,684) | (36,691)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | (25,675) | (36,273)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bond Indices [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | (7,234) | (12,367)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bonds [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | (10,461) | (15,930)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Indices [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | (963) | (980)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | (6,490) | (6,015)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Total Return Swaps [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | (314) |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | (155) | (508)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Forwards [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | (58) | (473)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Other secured borrowings [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Other secured borrowings, at fair value |  | (101,100) | (125,105)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash Equivalents |  | 6,833 | 26,500
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 2,625,471 | 2,071,707
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 1,265,558 | 995,514
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 70,468 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Label Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 276,103 | 259,666
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Label Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 33,236 | 40,745
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 104,951 | 108,301
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loans [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 293,472 | 182,472
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 210,321 | 210,816
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Consumer loans and asset-backed securities backed by consumer loans [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 199,254 | 135,258
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Corporate Debt [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 81,138 | 75,193
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Secured Notes [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 11,126 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Real Estate Owned [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 34,339 | 26,277
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Corporate Equity Investments [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 45,505 | 37,465
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 30,669 | 28,165
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 2,591 | 3,140
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bond Indices [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 816 | 1,429
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bonds [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 7,029 | 8,888
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Indices [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 3,720 | 5,393
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 15,770 | 9,266
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Options [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  |  | 4
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 674 | 45
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Forwards [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 69 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Repurchase Agreements [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value repurchase agreements |  | 214,411 | 155,949
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Total investments, financial derivatives–assets, and repurchase agreements, at fair value |  | 1,411 | 48
Total investments sold short, financial derivatives–liabilities, and other secured borrowings, at fair value |  | (33,839) | (37,199)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | (33,684) | (36,691)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Government debt [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Corporate Debt Sold Short [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Common Stock Sold Short [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | (33,684) | (36,691)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | (155) | (508)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bond Indices [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bonds [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Indices [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Total Return Swaps [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | 0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | (155) | (508)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Forwards [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Other secured borrowings [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Other secured borrowings, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash Equivalents |  | 6,833 | 26,500
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 737 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Label Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Label Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loans [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Consumer loans and asset-backed securities backed by consumer loans [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Corporate Debt [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Secured Notes [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Real Estate Owned [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Corporate Equity Investments [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 737 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 674 | 48
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bond Indices [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bonds [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Indices [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Options [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  |  | 3
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 674 | 45
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Forwards [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Repurchase Agreements [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value repurchase agreements |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Total investments, financial derivatives–assets, and repurchase agreements, at fair value |  | 2,052,634 | 1,594,185
Total investments sold short, financial derivatives–liabilities, and other secured borrowings, at fair value |  | (873,982) | (641,314)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | (848,462) | (605,549)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | (618,665) | (460,189)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Government debt [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | (179,086) | (90,149)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Corporate Debt Sold Short [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | (50,711) | (55,211)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Common Stock Sold Short [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | (25,520) | (35,765)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bond Indices [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | (7,234) | (12,367)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bonds [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | (10,461) | (15,930)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Indices [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | (963) | (980)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | (6,490) | (6,015)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Total Return Swaps [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | (314) |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Forwards [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | (58) | (473)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Other secured borrowings [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Other secured borrowings, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash Equivalents |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 1,810,819 | 1,413,259
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 1,259,669 | 989,341
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 70,468 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Label Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 179,707 | 158,369
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Label Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 24,475 | 28,398
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loans [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 204,212 | 185,905
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Consumer loans and asset-backed securities backed by consumer loans [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Corporate Debt [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 72,288 | 51,246
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Secured Notes [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Real Estate Owned [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Corporate Equity Investments [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 27,404 | 24,977
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bond Indices [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 816 | 1,429
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bonds [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 7,029 | 8,888
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Indices [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 3,720 | 5,393
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 15,770 | 9,266
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Options [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  |  | 1
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Forwards [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 69 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Repurchase Agreements [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value repurchase agreements |  | 214,411 | 155,949
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Total investments, financial derivatives–assets, and repurchase agreements, at fair value |  | 816,506 | 661,588
Total investments sold short, financial derivatives–liabilities, and other secured borrowings, at fair value |  | (101,100) | (125,105)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Government debt [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Corporate Debt Sold Short [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Common Stock Sold Short [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments sold short, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bond Indices [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bonds [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Indices [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Total Return Swaps [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | 0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Forwards [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Other secured borrowings [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Other secured borrowings, at fair value |  | (101,100) | (125,105)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash Equivalents |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 813,915 | 658,448
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 5,889 | 6,173
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Label Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 96,396 | 101,297
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Label Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 8,761 | 12,347
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 104,951 | 108,301
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loans [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 293,472 | 182,472
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 6,109 | 24,911
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Consumer loans and asset-backed securities backed by consumer loans [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 199,254 | 135,258
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Corporate Debt [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 8,850 | 23,947
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Secured Notes [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 11,126 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Real Estate Owned [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 34,339 | 26,277
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Corporate Equity Investments [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Investments, at fair value- |  | 44,768 | 37,465
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 2,591 | 3,140
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 2,591 | 3,140
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bond Indices [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bonds [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Indices [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Options [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  |  | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Forwards [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value- |  | 0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Repurchase Agreements [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value repurchase agreements |  | $ 0 | $ 0
[1] | In the Company's Consolidated Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Equity, all balances associated with repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase agreements, and financial derivatives are presented on a gross basis.

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