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Commercial Loans - Summary of Classifications and Carrying Value of Commercial Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jun. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Commercial loans |  | $ 551,331 | $ 566,927
Commercial Loans Held For Sale |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Commercial loans | [1] | 165,853 | 166,234
Commercial Loans Held-for-Investment, at Fair Value |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Commercial loans |  | 69,763 | 71,262
Commercial Loans Held-for-Investment, at Amortized Cost |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Commercial loans |  | 315,715 | 329,431
Commercial loans financed through Commercial Securitization entity |  | $ 182,000 | $ 195,000
[1] | Our consolidated balance sheets include assets of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that can only be used to settle obligations of these VIEs and liabilities of consolidated VIEs for which creditors do not have recourse to the primary beneficiary (Redwood Trust, Inc.). At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, assets of consolidated VIEs totaled $1,622,636 and $1,900,208, respectively, and liabilities of consolidated VIEs totaled $1,263,249 and $1,546,490, respectively. See Note 4 for further discussion.

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