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Securitization Transactions Schedule of CLO Securitization Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Securitization Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Investments Fair Value |  | $ 2,625,471 |  | $ 2,071,707 |
CLO I Securitization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Securitization Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Securitization pricing date | [1] | 2017-05 |  |  |
Securitization closing date | [1] | 2017-06 |  |  |
Notes issued by CLO securitization | [1] | $ 373,550 |  |  |
Principal amount of notes purchased from related party CLO securitization | [1],[2] | 36,606 |  |  |
Cost of notes purchased from related party CLO securitization | [1] | $ 35,926 |  |  |
CLO III Securitization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Securitization Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Securitization pricing date |  | 2018-06 |  |  |
Securitization closing date |  | 2018-07 |  |  |
Notes issued by CLO securitization |  | $ 407,100 |  |  |
Principal amount of notes purchased from related party CLO securitization | [3] | 35,480 |  |  |
Cost of notes purchased from related party CLO securitization |  | $ 32,394 |  |  |
CLO II Securitization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Securitization Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Securitization pricing date |  | 2017-12 |  |  |
Securitization closing date |  | 2018-01 |  |  |
Notes issued by CLO securitization |  | $ 452,800 |  |  |
Principal amount of notes purchased from related party CLO securitization | [3] | 18,223 |  |  |
Cost of notes purchased from related party CLO securitization |  | 16,621 |  |  |
Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Securitization Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Investments Fair Value |  | 210,321 | [4],[5] | 210,816 | [6],[7]
Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member] | CLO I Securitization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Securitization Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Investments Fair Value | [1],[8] | 18,215 | [9] | 24,299 | [10]
Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member] | CLO III Securitization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Securitization Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Investments Fair Value | [8] | 22,505 | [11] | 0 |
Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member] | CLO II Securitization [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Securitization Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Investments Fair Value | [8],[10] | $ 16,806 |  | $ 13,395 |
[1] | Excludes the Company's equity investment in the CLO I Risk Retention Vehicle, as discussed above.
[2] | The Company purchased secured and unsecured subordinated notes.
[3] | The Company purchased secured senior and secured and unsecured subordinated notes.
[4] | See Note 2 and Note 3 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
[5] | The table below shows the Company's long investment ratings from Moody's, Standard and Poor's, or Fitch, as well as the Company's long investments that were unrated but guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or the Government National Mortgage Association. Ratings tend to be a lagging credit indicator; as a result, the credit quality of the Company's long investment holdings may be lower than the credit quality implied based on the ratings listed below. In situations where an investment has a split rating, the lowest provided rating is used. The ratings descriptions include ratings qualified with a "+," "-," "1," "2," or "3."Rating Description Percent of EquityUnrated but Agency-Guaranteed 206.36%Aaa/AAA/AAA 11.52%Aa/AA/AA 0.85%A/A/A 1.04%Baa/BBB/BBB 4.71%Ba/BB/BB or below 67.62%Unrated 136.01%
[6] | See Note 2 and Note 3 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
[7] | The table below shows the ratings on the Company's long investments from Moody's, Standard and Poor's, or Fitch, as well as the Company's long investments that were unrated but guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or the Government National Mortgage Association. Ratings tend to be a lagging credit indicator; as a result, the credit quality of the Company's long investment holdings may be lower than the credit quality implied based on the ratings listed below. In situations where an investment has a split rating, the lowest provided rating is used. The ratings descriptions include ratings qualified with a "+," "-," "1," "2," or "3."Rating Description Percent of EquityUnrated but Agency-Guaranteed 160.32%A/A/A 0.81%Baa/BBB/BBB 2.62%Ba/BB/BB or below 68.03%Unrated 101.85%
[8] | Included on the Company's Consolidated Condensed Schedule of Investments in Collateralized Loan Obligations.
[9] | Includes unsecured subordinated notes.
[10] | Includes secured and unsecured subordinated notes.
[11] | Includes secured senior and secured and unsecured subordinated notes.

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