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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis | The following table presents the Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets (dollar amounts in thousands):
| Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis at
| December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Assets carried at fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agency RMBS | $ | — |  |  | $ | 922,877 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 922,877 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,037,730 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,037,730 |
Agency CMBS | — |  |  | 50,958 |  |  | — |  |  | 50,958 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Non-Agency RMBS | — |  |  | 715,314 |  |  | — |  |  | 715,314 |  |  | — |  |  | 214,037 |  |  | — |  |  | 214,037 |
CMBS | — |  |  | 267,777 |  |  | — |  |  | 267,777 |  |  | — |  |  | 207,785 |  |  | 52,700 |  |  | 260,485 |
ABS | — |  |  | 49,214 |  |  | — |  |  | 49,214 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Multi-family loans held in securitization trusts, at fair value | — |  |  | — |  |  | 17,816,746 |  |  | 17,816,746 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11,679,847 |  |  | 11,679,847 |
Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trust, at fair value | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,328,886 |  |  | 1,328,886 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Distressed and other residential mortgage loans, at fair value | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,429,754 |  |  | 1,429,754 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 737,523 |  |  | 737,523 |
Derivative Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps (1) | — |  |  | 15,878 |  |  | — |  |  | 15,878 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,263 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,263 |
Investments in unconsolidated entities | — |  |  | — |  |  | 83,882 |  |  | 83,882 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 32,994 |  |  | 32,994 |
| $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,022,018 |  |  | $ | 20,659,268 |  |  | $ | 22,681,286 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,469,815 |  |  | $ | 12,503,064 |  |  | $ | 13,972,879 |
Liabilities carried at fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Multi-family collateralized debt obligations, at fair value | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16,724,451 |  |  | $ | 16,724,451 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 11,022,248 |  |  | $ | 11,022,248 |
Residential collateralized debt obligations, at fair value | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,052,829 |  |  | 1,052,829 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 17,777,280 |  |  | $ | 17,777,280 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 11,022,248 |  |  | $ | 11,022,248 |
(1) All of the Company’s interest rate swaps outstanding are cleared through a central clearing house. The Company exchanges variation margin for swaps based upon daily changes in fair value. Includes derivative liabilities of $29.0 million netted against a variation margin of $44.8 million at December 31, 2019. Includes derivative assets of $1.8 million and variation margin of $8.5 million at December 31, 2018.
Changes in Level 3 Assets | The following tables detail changes in valuation for the Level 3 assets for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively (dollar amounts in thousands): Level 3 Assets:
| Year Ended December 31, 2019
| Multi-family loans held in securitization trusts |  | Distressed and other residential mortgage loans |  | Investments in unconsolidated entities |  | CMBS held in re-securitization trusts |  | Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trust |  | Total
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 11,679,847 |  |  | $ | 737,523 |  |  | $ | 32,994 |  |  | $ | 52,700 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 12,503,064 |
Total gains/(losses) (realized/unrealized) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Included in earnings | 533,094 |  |  | 55,459 |  |  | 15,100 |  |  | 17,734 |  |  | (445 | ) |  | 620,942 |
Included in other comprehensive income (loss) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (13,665 | ) |  | — |  |  | (13,665 | )
Transfers out (1) | — |  |  | (913 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (913 | )
Contributions | — |  |  | — |  |  | 50,000 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 50,000 |
Paydowns/Distributions | (992,912 | ) |  | (171,909 | ) |  | (14,212 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,729 | ) |  | (1,182,762 | )
Charge-off | (3,257 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3,257 | )
Sales | — |  |  | (19,814 | ) |  | — |  |  | (56,769 | ) |  | — |  |  | (76,583 | )
Purchases (2) | 6,599,974 |  |  | 829,408 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,333,060 |  |  | 8,762,442 |
Balance at the end of period | $ | 17,816,746 |  |  | $ | 1,429,754 |  |  | $ | 83,882 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,328,886 |  |  | $ | 20,659,268 |
(1) | Transfers out of Level 3 assets include the transfer of residential mortgage loans to real estate owned during the year ended December 31, 2019.
(2) | During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company purchased first loss PO securities, and certain IOs and senior or mezzanine CMBS securities issued from securitizations that it determined to consolidate and include in the Consolidated K-Series. Also during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company purchased first loss subordinated securities, IOs and senior RMBS securities issued from a securitization that it determined to consolidate as Consolidated SLST. As a result, the Company consolidated assets of the respective securitizations (see Notes 2 and 6).
| Year Ended December 31, 2018
| Multi-family loans held in securitization trusts |  | Distressed and other residential mortgage loans |  | Investments in unconsolidated entities |  | CMBS held in re-securitization trusts |  | Total
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 9,657,421 |  |  | $ | 87,153 |  |  | $ | 42,823 |  |  | $ | 47,922 |  |  | $ | 9,835,319 |
Total (losses)/gains (realized/unrealized) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Included in earnings | (134,298 | ) |  | 3,913 |  |  | 9,075 |  |  | 3,980 |  |  | (117,330 | )
Included in other comprehensive income (loss) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 798 |  |  | 798 |
Transfers out (1) | — |  |  | (56 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (56 | )
Paydowns/Distributions | (137,820 | ) |  | (24,064 | ) |  | (18,904 | ) |  | — |  |  | (180,788 | )
Sales | — |  |  | (18,173 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (18,173 | )
Purchases (2) | 2,294,544 |  |  | 688,750 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,983,294 |
Balance at the end of period | $ | 11,679,847 |  |  | $ | 737,523 |  |  | $ | 32,994 |  |  | $ | 52,700 |  |  | $ | 12,503,064 |
(1) | Transfers out of Level 3 assets include the transfer of residential loans to real estate owned during the year ended December 31, 2018.
(2) | During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company purchased first loss PO securities and certain IOs and mezzanine CMBS securities issued from securitizations that it determined to consolidate and included in the Consolidated K-Series. As a result, the Company consolidated assets of these securitizations (see Notes 2 and 6).
| Year Ended December 31, 2017
| Multi-family loans held in securitization trusts |  | Distressed and other residential mortgage loans |  | Investments in unconsolidated entities |  | CMBS held in re-securitization trusts |  | Total
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 6,939,844 |  |  | $ | 17,769 |  |  | $ | 60,332 |  |  | $ | 43,897 |  |  | $ | 7,061,842 |
Total (losses)/gains (realized/unrealized) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Included in earnings | (31,784 | ) |  | 135 |  |  | 10,385 |  |  | 3,423 |  |  | (17,841 | )
Included in other comprehensive income (loss) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 602 |  |  | 602 |
Contributions | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,500 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,500 |
Paydowns/Distributions | (137,164 | ) |  | (8,479 | ) |  | (30,394 | ) |  | — |  |  | (176,037 | )
Sales | — |  |  | (7,224 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7,224 | )
Purchases (1) | 2,886,525 |  |  | 84,952 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,971,477 |
Balance at the end of period | $ | 9,657,421 |  |  | $ | 87,153 |  |  | $ | 42,823 |  |  | $ | 47,922 |  |  | $ | 9,835,319 |
(1) During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company purchased first loss PO securities and certain IOs and mezzanine CMBS securities issued from securitizations that it determined to consolidate and included in the Consolidated K-Series. As a result, the Company consolidated assets of these securitizations (see Notes 2 and 6).
Changes in Level 3 Liabilities | The following tables detail changes in valuation for the Level 3 liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively (dollar amounts in thousands): Level 3 Liabilities:
| Year Ended December 31, 2019
| Multi-Family CDOs |  | SLST CDOs |  | Total
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 11,022,248 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 11,022,248 |
Total losses (realized/unrealized) |  |  |  |  |
Included in earnings | 443,796 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 443,823 |
Purchases (1) | 6,253,739 |  |  | 1,055,720 |  |  | 7,309,459 |
Paydowns | (992,075 | ) |  | (2,918 | ) |  | (994,993 | )
Charge-off | (3,257 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,257 | )
Balance at the end of period | $ | 16,724,451 |  |  | $ | 1,052,829 |  |  | $ | 17,777,280 |
(1) | During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company purchased first loss PO securities and certain IOs and senior or mezzanine CMBS securities issued from securitizations that it determined to consolidate and include in the Consolidated K-Series. Also during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company purchased first loss subordinated securities, IOs and senior RMBS securities issued from a securitization that it determined to consolidate as Consolidated SLST. As a result, the Company consolidated liabilities of the respective securitizations (see Notes 2 and 6).
| Year Ended December 31, 2018
| Multi-Family CDOs
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 9,189,459 |
Total losses (realized/unrealized) |
Included in earnings | (211,738 | )
Purchases (1) | 2,182,330 |
Paydowns | (137,803 | )
Balance at the end of period | $ | 11,022,248 |
(1) | During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company purchased first loss PO securities and certain IOs and mezzanine CMBS securities issued from securitizations that it determined to consolidate and include in the Consolidated K-Series. As a result, the Company consolidated liabilities of these securitizations (see Notes 2 and 6).
| Year Ended December 31, 2017
| Multi-Family CDOs
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 6,624,896 |
Total losses (realized/unrealized) |
Included in earnings | (82,650 | )
Purchases (1) | 2,784,377 |
Paydowns | (137,164 | )
Balance at the end of period | $ | 9,189,459 |
(1) During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company purchased first loss PO securities and certain IOs and mezzanine CMBS securities issued from securitizations that it determined to consolidate and include in the Consolidated K-Series. As a result, the Company consolidated liabilities of these securitizations (see Notes 2 and 6).
Fair Value, Measured on Recurring Basis, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings | The following table details the changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, for our Level 3 assets and liabilities held as of December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively (dollar amounts in thousands):
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Assets |  |  |  |  |
Multi-family loans held in securitization trusts, at fair value (1) | $ | 586,993 |  |  | $ | (85,115 | ) |  | $ | 10,021 |
Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trust, at fair value (1) | 300 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Distressed and other residential mortgage loans, at fair value (1) | 44,470 |  |  | 4,333 |  |  | — |
Investments in unconsolidated entities (2) | 5,374 |  |  | 6,091 |  |  | 3,686 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Multi-family collateralized debt obligations, at fair value (1) | $ | (563,031 | ) |  | $ | 122,696 |  |  | $ | 8,851 |
Residential collateralized debt obligations, at fair value (1) | (383 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
(1) | Presented in unrealized gains (losses), net on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
(2) Presented in other income on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring | The following table presents assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets (dollar amounts in thousands):
| Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis at
| December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts – impaired loans, net | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,256 |  |  | $ | 5,256 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,921 |  |  | $ | 5,921 |
Fair Value, Losses for Assets Measured on Nonrecurring Basis | The following table presents gains (losses) incurred for assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations (dollar amounts in thousands):
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts – impaired loans, net | $ | (24 | ) |  | $ | (165 | ) |  | $ | (472 | )
Real estate owned held in residential securitization trusts | — |  |  | — |  |  | (6 | )
Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping | The following table presents a summary of the assets and liabilities of the Company’s residential mortgage loan securitizations, the Consolidated K-Series, Consolidated SLST, and KRVI of as of December 31, 2019 (dollar amounts in thousands). Intercompany balances have been eliminated for purposes of this presentation.
| Financing VIE |  | Other VIEs |  |
| Residential Mortgage Loan Securitizations |  | Consolidated K-Series |  | Consolidated SLST |  | Other |  | Total
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 107 |  |  | $ | 107 |
Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts, net | 44,030 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 44,030 |
Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trust, at fair value | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,328,886 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,328,886 |
Multi-family loans held in securitization trusts, at fair value | — |  |  | 17,816,746 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 17,816,746 |
Receivables and other assets | 1,328 |  |  | 59,417 |  |  | 5,244 |  |  | 14,626 |  |  | 80,615 |
Total assets | $ | 45,358 |  |  | $ | 17,876,163 |  |  | $ | 1,334,130 |  |  | $ | 14,733 |  |  | $ | 19,270,384 |
Residential collateralized debt obligations | $ | 40,429 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 40,429 |
Residential collateralized debt obligations, at fair value | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,052,829 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,052,829 |
Multi-family collateralized debt obligations, at fair value | — |  |  | 16,724,451 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16,724,451 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 14 |  |  | 57,873 |  |  | 2,643 |  |  | 75 |  |  | 60,605 |
Total liabilities | $ | 40,443 |  |  | $ | 16,782,324 |  |  | $ | 1,055,472 |  |  | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 17,878,314 |
The following table presents a summary of the assets and liabilities of the Financing VIEs, the Consolidated K-Series, KRVI, and The Clusters as of December 31, 2018 (dollar amounts in thousands):
| Financing VIEs |  | Other VIEs |  |
| Multi-family CMBS re-securitization(1) |  | Distressed Residential Mortgage Loan Securitization(2) |  | Residential Mortgage Loan Securitizations |  | Consolidated K-Series(3) |  | Other |  | Total
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 708 |  |  | $ | 708 |
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value held in securitization trusts | 52,700 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 52,700 |
Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | 56,795 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 56,795 |
Distressed residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts, net | — |  |  | 88,096 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 88,096 |
Multi-family loans held in securitization trusts, at fair value | 1,107,071 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10,572,776 |  |  | — |  |  | 11,679,847 |
Real estate held for sale in consolidated variable interest entities | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 29,704 |  |  | 29,704 |
Receivables and other assets | 4,243 |  |  | 10,287 |  |  | 1,061 |  |  | 37,679 |  |  | 23,254 |  |  | 76,524 |
Total assets | $ | 1,164,014 |  |  | $ | 98,383 |  |  | $ | 57,856 |  |  | $ | 10,610,455 |  |  | $ | 53,666 |  |  | $ | 11,984,374 |
Residential collateralized debt obligations | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 53,040 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 53,040 |
Multi-family collateralized debt obligations, at fair value | 1,036,604 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9,985,644 |  |  | — |  |  | 11,022,248 |
Securitized debt | 30,121 |  |  | 12,214 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 42,335 |
Mortgages and notes payable in consolidated variable interest entities | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 31,227 |  |  | 31,227 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 4,228 |  |  | 444 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 37,022 |  |  | 1,166 |  |  | 42,886 |
Total liabilities | $ | 1,070,953 |  |  | $ | 12,658 |  |  | $ | 53,066 |  |  | $ | 10,022,666 |  |  | $ | 32,393 |  |  | $ | 11,191,736 |
(1) | The Company classified the multi-family CMBS issued by two securitizations and held by this Financing VIE as available for sale securities. The Financing VIE consolidated one securitization trust included in the Consolidated K-Series that issued certain of the multi-family CMBS owned by the Company, including its assets, liabilities, income and expenses, in its financial statements, as based on a number of factors, the Company determined that it was the primary beneficiary and has a controlling financial interest in this particular K-Series securitization (see Note 6).
(2) | The Company engaged in this transaction for the purpose of financing certain distressed residential mortgage loans acquired by the Company. The distressed residential mortgage loans serving as collateral for the financing are comprised of re-performing and, to a lesser extent, non-performing and other delinquent mortgage loans secured by first liens on one- to four- family properties. Balances as of December 31, 2018 are related to a securitization transaction that closed in April 2016 that involved the issuance of $177.5 million of Class A Notes representing the beneficial ownership in a pool of re-performing seasoned mortgage loans. The Company held 5% of the Class A Notes issued as part of the securitization transaction, which were eliminated in consolidation.
(3) Eight of the securitizations included in the Consolidated K-Series were not held in a Financing VIE as of December 31, 2018. The following table presents the carrying value and estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively (dollar amounts in thousands):
|  |  | December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
| Fair Value Hierarchy Level |  | Carrying Value |  | Estimated Fair Value |  | Carrying Value |  | Estimated Fair Value
Financial Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | Level 1 |  | $ | 118,763 |  |  | $ | 118,763 |  |  | $ | 103,724 |  |  | $ | 103,724 |
Investment securities, available for sale | Level 2 or 3 |  | 2,006,140 |  |  | 2,006,140 |  |  | 1,512,252 |  |  | 1,512,252 |
Distressed and other residential mortgage loans, at fair value | Level 3 |  | 1,429,754 |  |  | 1,429,754 |  |  | 737,523 |  |  | 737,523 |
Distressed and other residential mortgage loans, net | Level 3 |  | 202,756 |  |  | 208,471 |  |  | 285,261 |  |  | 289,376 |
Investments in unconsolidated entities | Level 3 |  | 189,965 |  |  | 191,359 |  |  | 73,466 |  |  | 73,833 |
Preferred equity and mezzanine loan investments | Level 3 |  | 180,045 |  |  | 182,465 |  |  | 165,555 |  |  | 167,739 |
Multi-family loans held in securitization trusts, at fair value | Level 3 |  | 17,816,746 |  |  | 17,816,746 |  |  | 11,679,847 |  |  | 11,679,847 |
Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trust, at fair value | Level 3 |  | 1,328,886 |  |  | 1,328,886 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Derivative assets | Level 2 |  | 15,878 |  |  | 15,878 |  |  | 10,263 |  |  | 10,263 |
Mortgage loans held for sale, net (1) | Level 3 |  | 2,406 |  |  | 2,482 |  |  | 3,414 |  |  | 3,584 |
Mortgage loans held for investment (1) | Level 3 |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,580 |  |  | 1,580 |
Financial Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase agreements | Level 2 |  | 3,105,416 |  |  | 3,105,416 |  |  | 2,131,505 |  |  | 2,131,505 |
Residential collateralized debt obligations | Level 3 |  | 40,429 |  |  | 38,888 |  |  | 53,040 |  |  | 50,031 |
Multi-family collateralized debt obligations, at fair value | Level 3 |  | 16,724,451 |  |  | 16,724,451 |  |  | 11,022,248 |  |  | 11,022,248 |
Residential collateralized debt obligations, at fair value | Level 3 |  | 1,052,829 |  |  | 1,052,829 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Securitized debt | Level 3 |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 42,335 |  |  | 45,030 |
Subordinated debentures | Level 3 |  | 45,000 |  |  | 41,592 |  |  | 45,000 |  |  | 44,897 |
Convertible notes | Level 2 |  | 132,955 |  |  | 140,865 |  |  | 130,762 |  |  | 135,689 |
(1) | Included in receivables and other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

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