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Real Estate Securities - Gross Realized Gains and Losses on Sales and Calls of Available for Sale Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Total Realized Gains on Sales and Calls of AFS Securities, net	$ 4,714	$ 2,124	$ 14,077	$ 7,827
Sales
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross realized gains	4,674	2,555	14,037	7,647
Gross realized losses	(3)	0	(3)	0
Calls
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross realized gains	43	66	43	677
Gross realized losses	$ 0	$ (497)	$ 0	$ (497)

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