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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		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Total Realized Gains on Sales and Calls of AFS Securities, net	$ 6,389	$ 0	$ 16,991	$ 4,635
Sales
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross realized gains	0	0	1,507	8,779
Gross realized losses - sales	0	0	0	(4,144)
Calls
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross realized gains	$ 6,389	$ 0	$ 15,484	$ 0

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Amount of realized gain on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Amount of realized loss on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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