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Residential Mortgage Securities and MSR-Related Assets (Credit Losses Rollforward) (Details) - Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by US Government Sponsored Enterprises - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Allowance for Credit Loss [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Allowance for credit losses at beginning of period | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0
Securities with no prior loss allowance | 0 | 0 | 344,269,000 | 0
Securities with a prior loss allowance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Write-offs, including allowance related to securities the Company intends to sell | 0 | 0 | (344,269,000) | 0
Allowance for credit losses at end of period | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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