v3.20.1

Borrowings (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 13, 2019 | Aug. 18, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) counterparty | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) counterparty
Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total secured borrowings |  |  |  | $ 2,800,000 | $ 3,200,000
Number of Counterparties with Outstanding Reverse Repurchase Agreements | counterparty |  |  |  | 28 | 28
Financial Instruments transferred as collateral for repurchase agreements |  |  |  | $ 2,283,000 | $ 2,763,000
Financial Instruments transferred as collateral for repurchase agreements, Unsettled |  |  |  | $ 360,500 | 64,700
Repurchase Agreements amount at risk threshold |  |  |  | 10.00% |
Other secured borrowings | [1] |  |  | $ 177,855 | 150,334
Other secured borrowings, at fair value | [1] |  |  | $ 549,668 | $ 594,396
Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Reverse Repurchase Agreements Maturity |  |  |  | 30 days |
Repurchase agreements, remaining days to maturity |  |  |  | 1 day | 2 days
Repurchase Agreements Interest Rate |  |  |  | (0.15%) | 0.15%
Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Reverse Repurchase Agreements Maturity |  |  |  | 180 days |
Repurchase agreements, remaining days to maturity |  |  |  | 791 days | 882 days
Repurchase Agreements Interest Rate |  |  |  | 6.99% | 5.20%
Reverse repurchase agreements |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash collateral posted for securities sold under agreements to repurchase |  |  |  | $ 98,700 | $ 31,000
Security Owned and Pledged as Collateral, Fair Value |  |  |  | 33 | 200
Securitized residential mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Assets Transfered and Accounted for as Secured Borrowings |  |  |  | 581,800 | 629,100
Secured borrowing recourse facility collateralized by unsecured loan portfolio |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Other secured borrowings |  |  |  | $ 15,000 | $ 16,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Rate |  |  |  | 3.08% | 3.85%
Secured borrowing recourse facility collateralized by unsecured loan portfolio | Unsecured loans |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Assets Transfered and Accounted for as Secured Borrowings |  |  |  | $ 19,800 | $ 22,300
Non-QM loan securitization |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Other secured borrowings |  |  |  |  | $ 594,400
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Rate |  |  |  | 3.19% | 3.19%
Secured borrowing facility collateralized by unsecured loan portfolio |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Other secured borrowings |  |  |  | $ 116,500 | $ 102,500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Rate |  |  |  | 3.23% | 4.01%
Secured borrowing facility collateralized by unsecured loan portfolio | Unsecured loans |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Assets Transfered and Accounted for as Secured Borrowings |  |  |  | $ 157,400 | $ 144,100
Secured borrowing facility collateralized by ABS backed by consumer loans [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Other secured borrowings |  |  |  | $ 40,000 | $ 31,800
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Rate |  |  |  | 4.37% | 5.23%
Fair Value of Assets Transfered and Accounted for as Secured Borrowings |  |  |  | $ 54,000 | $ 47,900
Commercial mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Other secured borrowings |  |  |  | 6,300 |
Fair Value of Assets Transfered and Accounted for as Secured Borrowings |  |  |  | $ 16,800 |
Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Rate |  |  |  | 5.80% |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  | $ 86,000 |  |
Proceeds from Debt, Net of Issuance Costs |  |  | $ 84,700 |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  | 5.50% | 5.25% |  |
Redemption percentage |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date |  |  | Sep. 01, 2022 |  |
[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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