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Repurchase Agreements (Repricing Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Repurchase agreements | $ 9,139,821 | $ 7,879,087
Repurchase agreements |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Repurchase agreements | 9,140,944 | 7,879,114
Less debt issuance costs | 1,123 | 27
Total repurchase agreements less debt issuance costs | $ 9,139,821 | $ 7,879,087
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 2.99% | 3.42%
Within 30 days | Repurchase agreements |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Repurchase agreements | $ 4,472,120 | $ 6,747,166
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 2.55% | 3.35%
Over 30 days to 3 months | Repurchase agreements |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Repurchase agreements | $ 2,746,384 | $ 368,857
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 3.43% | 3.10%
Over 3 months to 12 months | Repurchase agreements |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Repurchase agreements | $ 1,014,441 | $ 763,091
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 3.36% | 4.18%
Over 12 months | Repurchase agreements |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |
Repurchase agreements | $ 907,999 | $ 0
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 3.44% | 0.00%

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- Definition Interest rate on the amount to be repaid to the counterparty to the repurchase agreement when the carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount) of securities or other assets sold under the repurchase agreement exceeds 10 percent of total assets. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(m)(1)(i)(A)(ii)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690 + Details
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- Definition Amount, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of funds outstanding borrowed in the form of a security repurchase agreement between the entity and another party for the sale and repurchase of identical or substantially the same securities at a date certain for a specified price. Includes liabilities not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 20 -Section 55 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99393222&loc=SL20226008-175313 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51824906&loc=SL20225862-175312 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 11 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49176635&loc=d3e9760-107771 Reference 4: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.13(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 5: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(m)(1)(a)(i)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690 + Details
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