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Derivative Financial Instruments - Aggregate Fair Value and Notional Amount of Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | $ 56,746,000 | $ 37,166,000
Notional Amount | 12,693,885,000 | 11,346,407,000
TBAs |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional Amount | 5,210,000,000 | 6,630,000,000
Interest rate futures |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional Amount | 195,000,000 |
Derivative Liabilities |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | (73,178,000) | (16,072,000)
Notional Amount | 5,132,102,000 | 3,582,153,000
Derivative Liabilities | Interest rate swaps |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | 0 | 0
Notional Amount | 4,000,000 | 0
Derivative Liabilities | TBAs |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | (35,621,000) | (15,495,000)
Notional Amount | 1,860,000,000 | 3,105,000,000
Derivative Liabilities | Interest rate futures |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | (2,451,000) | 0
Notional Amount | 195,000,000 | 0
Derivative Liabilities | Residential loan purchase commitments, net |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | (35,106,000) | (577,000)
Notional Amount | 3,073,102,000 | 477,153,000
Derivative Assets |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | 129,924,000 | 53,238,000
Notional Amount | 7,561,783,000 | 7,764,254,000
Derivative Assets | Interest rate swaps |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | 4,350,000 | 224,000
Notional Amount | 163,000,000 | 42,000,000
Derivative Assets | TBAs |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | 40,800,000 | 18,260,000
Notional Amount | 3,350,000,000 | 3,520,000,000
Derivative Assets | Swaptions |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | 83,610,000 | 19,727,000
Notional Amount | 3,825,000,000 | 1,585,000,000
Derivative Assets | Residential loan purchase commitments, net |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Fair Value | 1,164,000 | 15,027,000
Notional Amount | $ 223,783,000 | $ 2,617,254,000

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