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Investment in Loans (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans, at fair value | [1],[2] | $ 3,822,895 |  |  | $ 3,822,895 |  | $ 2,415,321
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 4,073,065 |  |  | 4,073,065 |  | 2,366,724
Residential mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans, at fair value |  | 3,348,810 |  |  | 3,348,810 |  | 2,016,228
Losses |  | (297,767) |  |  | (297,767) |  | (13,184)
Mortgage Loans in Process of Foreclosure, Amount |  | 22,100 |  |  | 22,100 |  | 8,100
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 3,597,404 |  |  | 3,597,404 |  | 1,969,874
Consumer loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans, at fair value |  | 6,038 |  |  | 6,038 |  | 62,365
Losses |  | (556) |  |  | (556) |  | (1,537)
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 6,203 |  |  | 6,203 |  | 59,881
Delinquent loans, charged off |  | 300 | $ 500 |  | 2,900 | $ 2,900 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss |  |  |  | $ 1,300 | 500 |  |
Fair value of charged-off loans |  | 200 |  |  | 200 |  | 300
Non-performing | Residential mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans, at fair value |  | 33,969 |  |  | 33,969 |  | 30,806
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 36,738 |  |  | 36,738 |  | 33,949
Performing Financial Instruments [Member] | Residential mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans, at fair value |  | 8,597 |  |  | 8,597 |  | 20,611
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 9,751 |  |  | 9,751 |  | 20,712
Performing Financial Instruments [Member] | Participation in Multi-Seller Consumer Loan Securitization [Member] | Consumer loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate unpaid principal balance of loans sold |  |  |  |  | 47,700 |  |
Loans held-for-investment [Member] | Residential mortgage loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans, at fair value |  | 3,052,188 |  |  | 3,052,188 |  | 2,004,888
Losses |  | (274,648) |  |  | (274,648) |  | (13,173)
Unpaid Principal Balance |  | 3,281,521 |  |  | 3,281,521 |  | 1,958,807
Realized Losses, Write offs on loans |  |  |  |  |  | (33) |
Financing Receivable, Purchased with Credit Deterioration, Allowance for Credit Loss at Acquisition Date |  |  |  |  | 36 | 100 |
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss |  | 24,200 |  |  | 24,200 |  | $ 3,000
Loans held-for-investment [Member] | Consumer loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized Losses, Write offs on loans |  | $ (1,300) | $ (100) |  | $ (1,800) | $ (1,400) |
[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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