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Investment in Loans (Schedule of Residential Mortgage Loans) (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | $ 1,026,983 |
Financing Receivable, Including Held-For-Sale [Abstract] |  |
Fair Value | 1,014,990 | [1]
Non-qualified mortgage loans that have been securitized and are held in consolidated securitization trusts | 296,400 |
Residential mortgage loans |  |
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance, Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment | 555,386 |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 577,880 |
Premium (Discount) | 4,470 |
Amortized Cost | 559,856 |
Gains | 4,368 |
Losses | (1,461) |
Fair Value | $ 562,763 |
Coupon | 6.49% |
Yield | 5.68% |
Life (Years) | 1 year 347 days |
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | $ 22,494 |
Premium (Discount) | (3,344) |
Amortized Cost | 19,150 |
Gains | 1,520 |
Losses | (181) |
Fair Value | $ 20,489 |
Coupon | 4.66% |
Yield | 6.37% |
Life (Years) | 5 years 175 days |
Financing Receivable, Including Held-For-Sale [Abstract] |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | $ 577,880 |
Premium (Discount) | 1,126 |
Amortized Cost | 579,006 |
Gains | 5,888 |
Losses | (1,642) |
Fair Value | $ 583,252 |
Coupon | 6.42% |
Yield | 5.70% |
Life (Years) | 2 years 26 days |
Residential mortgage loans | Re-performing |  |
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | $ 35,616 |
Fair Value | 31,816 |
Residential mortgage loans | Non-performing |  |
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance | 15,795 |
Fair Value | $ 13,678 |
[1] | Ellington Financial Inc.'s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet includes assets and liabilities of variable interest entities it has consolidated. See Note 9 for additional details on Ellington Financial Inc.'s consolidated variable interest entities.

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