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Investment in Loans (Schedule of Commercial Mortgage Loans) (Details) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | $ 1,230,004 |
Unamortized Premium (Discount) |  | (106,592) |
Amortized Cost |  |  | $ 2,970,306
Loans, at fair value | [1] | $ 1,225,843 |
Weighted Average |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 4.25% |
Weighted Average Yield |  | 4.24% |
Weighted average life |  | 5 years 128 days |
Commercial mortgage loans |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | $ 285,252 |
Unamortized Premium (Discount) |  | (25,055) |
Amortized Cost |  | 260,197 |
Gains |  | 512 |
Losses |  | (83) |
Loans, at fair value |  | $ 260,626 |
Commercial mortgage loans | Weighted Average |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 8.48% |
Weighted Average Yield |  | 9.24% |
Weighted average life |  | 1 year 7 days |
Non-accrual status [Member] | Commercial mortgage loans |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans, at fair value |  | $ 10,700 |
[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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