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Investment in Loans (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) loan | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | $ 1,441,017 |  | $ 1,387,733
Loans, at fair value | [1] | 1,443,589 |  | 1,412,426
Residential mortgage loans |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment Losses, Recognized in Earnings |  |  | $ 100 |
Mortgage Loans in Process of Foreclosure, Amount |  | 10,100 |  | 10,900
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 940,480 |  | 911,705
Loans, at fair value |  | 939,372 |  | 932,203
Residential mortgage loans | Non-performing |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 17,052 |  | 17,757
Loans, at fair value |  | 14,839 |  | 15,580
Commercial mortgage loans |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Losses |  | (582) |  | (62)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss |  | 500 |  |
Mortgage Loans in Process of Foreclosure, Amount |  | $ 10,700 |  | $ 16,000
Number of mortgage loans in process of foreclosure |  | 1 |  | 2
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | $ 303,718 |  | $ 277,870
Loans, at fair value |  | $ 303,300 |  | $ 274,759
Commercial mortgage loans | Non-performing |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of loans | loan |  | 1 |  | 3
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | $ 10,700 |  | $ 28,900
Loans, at fair value |  | 10,700 |  | 26,500
Consumer loans |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Losses |  | (4,523) |  | (377)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss |  | 4,700 |  |
Delinquent loans, charged off |  | 4,900 | 4,400 |
Fair value of charged-off loans |  | 600 |  | 600
Impairment Losses, Recognized in Earnings |  |  | $ 2,100 |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 190,705 |  | 179,743
Loans, at fair value |  | 194,803 |  | 186,954
Corporate loan [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 6,114 |  | 18,415
Loans, at fair value |  | 6,114 |  | 18,510
Loans held-for-investment [Member] | Residential mortgage loans |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Losses |  | (23,391) |  | (1,938)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss |  | 5,500 |  |
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 940,480 |  | 911,705
Loans, at fair value |  | $ 939,372 |  | $ 932,203
[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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