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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring - Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts – impaired loans, net - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts – impaired loans, net | $ 5,256 | $ 5,921
Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts – impaired loans, net | 0 | 0
Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts – impaired loans, net | 0 | 0
Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts – impaired loans, net | $ 5,256 | $ 5,921

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