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Residential Loans (Tables) (Residential Loans) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Residential Loans |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |
Summary of Classifications and Carrying Value of Loans | The following table summarizes the classifications and carrying values of the residential loans owned at Redwood and at consolidated Sequoia entities at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.
March 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |
(In Thousands) |  | Redwood |  | Sequoia (1) |  | Total
Held-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value - conforming |  | $ | 200,869 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 200,869 |
Fair value - jumbo |  | 892,544 |  |  | — |  |  | 892,544 |
Lower of cost or fair value |  | 1,472 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,472 |
Held-for-investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value - Jumbo |  | 1,000,444 |  |  | 1,304,426 |  |  | 2,304,870 |
Total Residential Loans |  | $ | 2,095,329 |  |  | $ | 1,304,426 |  |  | $ | 3,399,755 |
December 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |
(In Thousands) |  | Redwood |  | Sequoia (1) |  | Total
Held-for-sale |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value - conforming |  | $ | 244,714 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 244,714 |
Fair value - jumbo |  | 1,096,317 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,096,317 |
Lower of cost or fair value |  | 1,488 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,488 |
Held-for-investment |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value - jumbo |  | 581,668 |  |  | — |  |  | 581,668 |
At amortized cost |  | — |  |  | 1,474,386 |  |  | 1,474,386 |
Total Residential Loans |  | $ | 1,924,187 |  |  | $ | 1,474,386 |  |  | $ | 3,398,573 |
(1) | Upon adoption of ASU 2014-13 on January 1, 2015, loans held-for-investment at consolidated Sequoia entities began to be recorded at fair value. See Note 3 for further discussion.
Carrying Value for Loans Held-for-Investment | The following table details the carrying value for residential loans held-for-investment at consolidated Sequoia entities at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.
(In Thousands) |  | March 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Principal balance |  | $ | 1,415,017 |  |  | $ | 1,483,213 |
Unamortized premium, net |  | — |  |  | 12,511 |
Allowance for loan losses |  | — |  |  | (21,338 | )
Valuation adjustment |  | (110,591 | ) |  | — |
Carrying value |  | $ | 1,304,426 |  |  | $ | 1,474,386 |

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