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Investment in Securities (Maturities of Securities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) | [1],[2] | $ 1,522,772 | $ 2,087,360
Amortized Cost |  | $ 1,510,819 | $ 1,975,520
Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 1.66% | 3.52%
Long |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 1,522,772 | $ 2,087,360
Amortized Cost |  | $ 1,725,791 | $ 2,095,765
Long | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 1.67% | 3.37%
Long | Agency RMBS |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 1,115,790 | $ 1,663,328
Amortized Cost |  | $ 1,270,007 | $ 1,671,020
Long | Agency RMBS | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 3.22% | 2.95%
Long | Agency RMBS | Less than three years [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 21,155 | $ 45,956
Amortized Cost |  | $ 22,926 | $ 45,678
Long | Agency RMBS | Less than three years [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 3.60% | 3.99%
Long | Agency RMBS | Greater than three years less than seven years [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 220,121 | $ 950,723
Amortized Cost |  | $ 246,931 | $ 955,157
Long | Agency RMBS | Greater than three years less than seven years [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 3.13% | 3.24%
Long | Agency RMBS | Greater than seven years less than eleven [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 869,360 | $ 665,617
Amortized Cost |  | $ 993,984 | $ 669,147
Long | Agency RMBS | Greater than seven years less than eleven [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 3.23% | 2.46%
Long | Agency RMBS | Greater than eleven year [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 5,154 | $ 1,032
Amortized Cost |  | $ 6,166 | $ 1,038
Long | Agency RMBS | Greater than eleven year [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 2.69% | 1.99%
Long | Agency RMBS | Interest only securities |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 19,525 | $ 33,288
Amortized Cost |  | $ 20,101 | $ 32,607
Long | Agency RMBS | Interest only securities | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 1.53% | 3.46%
Long | Agency RMBS | Interest only securities | Less than three years [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 2,456 | $ 8,981
Amortized Cost |  | $ 2,906 | $ 8,466
Long | Agency RMBS | Interest only securities | Less than three years [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 0.98% | 3.10%
Long | Agency RMBS | Interest only securities | Greater than three years less than seven years [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 11,713 | $ 22,497
Amortized Cost |  | $ 12,321 | $ 22,379
Long | Agency RMBS | Interest only securities | Greater than three years less than seven years [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 1.72% | 3.76%
Long | Agency RMBS | Interest only securities | Greater than seven years less than eleven [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 5,073 | $ 1,810
Amortized Cost |  | $ 4,555 | $ 1,762
Long | Agency RMBS | Interest only securities | Greater than seven years less than eleven [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 2.51% | 1.46%
Long | Agency RMBS | Interest only securities | Greater than eleven year [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 283 | $ 0
Amortized Cost |  | $ 319 | $ 0
Long | Agency RMBS | Interest only securities | Greater than eleven year [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 0.68% | 0.00%
Long | Non-Agency RMBS and CMBS |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 208,976 | $ 224,485
Amortized Cost |  | $ 234,673 | $ 220,050
Long | Non-Agency RMBS and CMBS | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 3.72% | 4.03%
Long | Non-Agency RMBS and CMBS | Less than three years [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 67,934 | $ 96,277
Amortized Cost |  | $ 72,559 | $ 92,396
Long | Non-Agency RMBS and CMBS | Less than three years [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 3.57% | 4.31%
Long | Non-Agency RMBS and CMBS | Greater than three years less than seven years [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 55,935 | $ 93,787
Amortized Cost |  | $ 58,953 | $ 90,822
Long | Non-Agency RMBS and CMBS | Greater than three years less than seven years [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 4.17% | 4.79%
Long | Non-Agency RMBS and CMBS | Greater than seven years less than eleven [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 57,705 | $ 26,639
Amortized Cost |  | $ 69,132 | $ 28,293
Long | Non-Agency RMBS and CMBS | Greater than seven years less than eleven [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 3.98% | 1.80%
Long | Non-Agency RMBS and CMBS | Greater than eleven year [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 27,402 | $ 7,782
Amortized Cost |  | $ 34,029 | $ 8,539
Long | Non-Agency RMBS and CMBS | Greater than eleven year [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 3.02% | 0.34%
Long | Non-Agency RMBS |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 193,299 | $ 201,605
Amortized Cost |  | $ 213,597 | $ 196,747
Long | Non-Agency RMBS | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 3.85% | 4.17%
Long | Non-Agency RMBS | Interest only securities |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 27,124 | $ 17,712
Amortized Cost |  | $ 23,450 | $ 16,701
Long | Non-Agency RMBS | Interest only securities | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 0.20% | 0.64%
Long | Non-Agency RMBS | Interest only securities | Less than three years [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 1,615 | $ 6,360
Amortized Cost |  | $ 1,107 | $ 5,504
Long | Non-Agency RMBS | Interest only securities | Less than three years [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 1.64% | 0.85%
Long | Non-Agency RMBS | Interest only securities | Greater than three years less than seven years [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 3,913 | $ 2,187
Amortized Cost |  | $ 4,366 | $ 2,141
Long | Non-Agency RMBS | Interest only securities | Greater than three years less than seven years [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 1.47% | 0.12%
Long | Non-Agency RMBS | Interest only securities | Greater than seven years less than eleven [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 21,596 | $ 9,165
Amortized Cost |  | $ 17,977 | $ 9,056
Long | Non-Agency RMBS | Interest only securities | Greater than seven years less than eleven [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 0.17% | 0.63%
Long | Non-Agency RMBS | Interest only securities | Greater than eleven year [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 0 | $ 0
Amortized Cost |  | $ 0 | $ 0
Long | Non-Agency RMBS | Interest only securities | Greater than eleven year [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 0.00% | 0.00%
Long | CLOs And Other Securities [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 140,188 | $ 140,991
Amortized Cost |  | $ 166,982 | $ 149,599
Long | CLOs And Other Securities [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 4.95% | 7.55%
Long | CLOs And Other Securities [Member] | Less than three years [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 94,901 | $ 110,953
Amortized Cost |  | $ 109,256 | $ 114,392
Long | CLOs And Other Securities [Member] | Less than three years [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 6.24% | 8.82%
Long | CLOs And Other Securities [Member] | Greater than three years less than seven years [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 45,287 | $ 30,038
Amortized Cost |  | $ 57,726 | $ 35,207
Long | CLOs And Other Securities [Member] | Greater than three years less than seven years [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 2.20% | 3.42%
Long | CLOs And Other Securities [Member] | Greater than seven years less than eleven [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 0 | $ 0
Amortized Cost |  | $ 0 | $ 0
Long | CLOs And Other Securities [Member] | Greater than seven years less than eleven [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 0.00% | 0.00%
Long | CLOs And Other Securities [Member] | Greater than eleven year [Member] |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Securities, at fair value(1)(2) |  | $ 0 | $ 0
Amortized Cost |  | $ 0 | $ 0
Long | CLOs And Other Securities [Member] | Greater than eleven year [Member] | Weighted Average |  |  |
Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Weighted Average Coupon |  | 0.00% | 0.00%
[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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