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Real Estate Securities - Summary of Significant Valuation Assumptions for Available for Sale Securities (Details) - Prime | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Minimum |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |
Prepayment rates | 15.00%
Projected losses | 1.00%
Maximum |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |
Prepayment rates | 15.00%
Projected losses | 1.00%

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- Definition This item represents a significant valuation assumption on prepayment rates, represented as a percentage, which was considered as one of the potential factors in reaching a conclusion that the available-for-sale investments are not other-than-temporarily impaired. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition This item represents the default rate of the underlying assets in the security that were considered as one of the potential factors in reaching a conclusion that the available-for-sale investments are not other-than-temporarily impaired. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118939692&loc=d3e27290-111563 + Details
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