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Short-Term Debt - Collateral for Short-Term Debt Facilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Total real estate securities owned | $ 114,308 | $ 1,491,986
Other assets | 0 | 16,252
Total Collateral for Short-Term Debt Facilities | 319,836 | 2,698,366
Held-for-sale residential loans |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan pledged as collateral | 95,023 | 201,949
Business purpose residential loans |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Loan pledged as collateral | 110,505 | 988,179
On balance sheet |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Available-for-sale securities pledged as collateral | 24,670 | 618,881
Sequoia Choice | Sequoia securities | Short Term Borrowing Agreement |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Trading securities pledged as collateral | 63,088 | 111,341
Freddie Mac SLST | Sequoia securities | Short Term Borrowing Agreement |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Trading securities pledged as collateral | 0 | 381,640
Freddie Mac K-Series | Sequoia securities | Short Term Borrowing Agreement |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Trading securities pledged as collateral | 26,550 | 252,284
CAFL | Sequoia securities | Short Term Borrowing Agreement |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Trading securities pledged as collateral | $ 0 | $ 127,840

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