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Investments Fair Value Changes, Net (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Investments Fair Value Changes, Net | The following table presents the components of Investment fair value changes, net, recorded in our consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. Table 19.1 – Investment Activities
|  | Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands) |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Investment fair value changes, net |  |  |  |
Changes in fair value of: |  |  |  |
Residential loans held-for-investment, at Redwood |  | $ | 23,463 |  |  | $ | 1,980 |
Trading securities |  | (5,601 | ) |  | 270 |
Net investments in consolidated Sequoia entities |  | (1,580 | ) |  | (1,093 | )
Risk sharing investments |  | (10 | ) |  | (928 | )
Risk management derivatives |  | (35,810 | ) |  | (1,374 | )
Investment Fair Value Changes, Net |  | $ | (19,538 | ) |  | $ | (1,145 | )

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