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Investment in Loans (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) loan | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) loan | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) loan
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans, at fair value | [1],[2] | $ 1,996,529 |  | $ 1,996,529 |  | $ 1,453,480
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 1,940,279 |  | 1,940,279 |  | 1,417,054
Commercial mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans, at fair value |  | 267,591 |  | 267,591 |  | 213,031
Losses |  | (173) |  | (173) |  | (454)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss |  | 400 |  | 400 |  | 400
Mortgage Loans in Process of Foreclosure, Amount |  |  |  |  |  | 10,500
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 267,388 |  | 267,388 |  | $ 212,716
Number of mortgage loans in process of foreclosure |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Consumer loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans, at fair value |  | 55,676 |  | 55,676 |  | $ 47,525
Losses |  | (1,154) |  | (1,154) |  | (1,887)
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 53,515 |  | 53,515 |  | 48,180
Delinquent loans, charged off |  | 500 | $ 3,900 | 2,900 | $ 13,900 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss |  |  |  | 1,000 |  | 2,900
Fair value of charged-off loans |  | 300 |  | 300 |  | 600
Residential mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans, at fair value |  | 1,656,701 |  | 1,656,701 |  | 1,187,069
Mortgage Loans in Process of Foreclosure, Amount |  | 12,900 |  | 12,900 |  | 14,900
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 1,602,548 |  | 1,602,548 |  | 1,150,303
Non-performing | Commercial mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans, at fair value |  | $ 40,000 |  | $ 40,000 |  | $ 31,500
Number of loans | loan |  | 6 |  | 6 |  | 3
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | $ 39,800 |  | $ 39,800 |  | $ 31,800
Non-performing | Residential mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans, at fair value |  | 32,107 |  | 32,107 |  | 58,169
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 34,904 |  | 34,904 |  | 62,009
Loans held-for-investment [Member] | Consumer loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized Losses, Write offs on loans |  |  |  | (1,400) |  |
Loans held-for-investment [Member] | Residential mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans, at fair value |  | 1,656,701 |  | 1,656,701 |  | 1,187,069
Losses |  | (5,403) |  | (5,403) |  | (5,389)
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss |  | 1,500 |  | 1,500 |  | 2,200
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | $ 1,602,548 |  | 1,602,548 |  | 1,150,303
Realized Losses, Write offs on loans |  |  | $ (51) | (33) | $ (500) |
Financing Receivable, Purchased with Credit Deterioration, Allowance for Credit Loss at Acquisition Date |  |  |  | $ 200 |  | $ 200
[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.
[2] | Includes assets pledged as collateral to counterparties. See Note 11 for additional details on the Company's borrowings and related collateral.

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