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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Fair Value Hierarchy) (Details) - USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Assets: |  |  |
Residential whole loans, at fair value | [1] | $ 1,243,792,000 | $ 1,381,583,000
Available-for-sale securities |  | 1,927,454,000 | 3,983,519,000
Total assets carried at fair value |  | 3,877,854,000 | 6,522,565,000
Residential whole loans, at fair value |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Residential whole loans, at fair value |  | 1,243,792,000 | 1,381,583,000
Non-Agency MBS |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  | 1,119,940,000 | 2,063,529,000
Agency MBS |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  | 553,413,000 | 1,664,582,000
CRT securities |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  | 254,101,000 | 255,408,000
Term notes backed by MSR-related collateral |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Term notes backed by MSR related collateral |  | 706,608,000 | 1,157,463,000
Level 1 |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Total assets carried at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Residential whole loans, at fair value |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Residential whole loans, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Non-Agency MBS |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Agency MBS |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 | CRT securities |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Term notes backed by MSR-related collateral |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Term notes backed by MSR related collateral |  | 0 | 0
Level 2 |  |  |
Components of financial instruments carried at fair value |  |  |
Credit valuation adjustment to derivative liabilities |  | 0 |
Credit valuation adjustment to derivative assets |  | 0 |
Assets: |  |  |
Total assets carried at fair value |  | 2,634,062,000 | 5,140,982,000
Level 2 | Residential whole loans, at fair value |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Residential whole loans, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Level 2 | Non-Agency MBS |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  | 1,119,940,000 | 2,063,529,000
Level 2 | Agency MBS |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  | 553,413,000 | 1,664,582,000
Level 2 | CRT securities |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  | 254,101,000 | 255,408,000
Level 2 | Term notes backed by MSR-related collateral |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Term notes backed by MSR related collateral |  | 706,608,000 | 1,157,463,000
Level 3 |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Total assets carried at fair value |  | 1,243,792,000 | 1,381,583,000
Level 3 | Residential whole loans, at fair value |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Residential whole loans, at fair value |  | 1,243,792,000 | 1,381,583,000
Level 3 | Non-Agency MBS |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  | 0 | 0
Level 3 | Agency MBS |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  | 0 | 0
Level 3 | CRT securities |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities |  | 0 | 0
Level 3 | Term notes backed by MSR-related collateral |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |
Term notes backed by MSR related collateral |  | $ 0 | $ 0
[1] | Includes approximately $185.9 million and $186.4 million of Residential whole loans, at carrying value and $516.4 million and $567.4 million of Residential whole loans, at fair value transferred to consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Such assets can be used only to settle the obligations of each respective VIE

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