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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
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Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Gross realized gains | $ 1,000 | $ 3,000 | $ 5,000 | $ 9,000
Total Realized Gains on Sales and Calls of AFS Securities, net | 783 | 2,827 | 4,635 | 13,513
Sales |  |  |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Gross realized gains | 1,074 | 2,827 | 8,779 | 9,487
Gross realized losses - sales | (291) | 0 | (4,144) | 0
Calls |  |  |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Gross realized gains | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 4,026

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