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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Narrative (Details) - Discount Rate	Dec. 31, 2018
CMBS | Minimum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Rate used to determine fair value	0.045
CMBS | Maximum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Rate used to determine fair value	0.095
Distressed and other residential mortgage loans | Minimum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Rate used to determine fair value	0.047
Distressed and other residential mortgage loans | Maximum
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Rate used to determine fair value	0.122

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Value of input used to measure 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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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