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IOs And Mezzanine Securities Transferred to Avaliable for sale securities From Consolidated K-Series Due To De-Consolidation

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Amount of gain (loss) from deconsolidation of subsidiary and derecognition of group of assets constituting transfer of business or nonprofit activity, excluding conveyance of oil and gas mineral rights and transfer of good or service in contract with customer.

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Amount of investment in mortgage loan on real estate by entity with substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate or interest in real estate.

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Consolidated K-Series - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale and divestiture of securities	$ 0	$ 3,587
Realized loss on de-consolidation of multi-family loans held in securitization trusts and multi-family collateralized debt obligations, net	54,118	0
Reversal of unrealized gain	396,780	(2,708)
Consolidated K-Series \| VIE, Primary Beneficiary
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale and divestiture of securities	555,200
Reversal of unrealized gain	10,951	$ (9,410)
Financial Instruments, Owned, Multi-family Loans Held in Securitization Trusts, at Fair Value	17,400,000
Collateralized debt obligations			$ 16,724,451
Residential mortgage loans	237,300
K-Series, carrying value			1,100,000
Consolidated K-Series \| VIE, Primary Beneficiary \| Multi-family loans held in securitization trusts
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying Value			16,800,000
Consolidated K-Series \| VIE, Primary Beneficiary \| Multi-family collateralized debt obligations
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Collateralized debt obligations	16,600,000
Carrying Value			$ 16,800,000
Weighted average interest rate			3.85%
Consolidated K-Series \| Fist Loss POs And Mezzanine Securities \| VIE, Primary Beneficiary
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale and divestiture of securities	555,200
Realized loss on de-consolidation of multi-family loans held in securitization trusts and multi-family collateralized debt obligations, net	54,100
Reversal of unrealized gain	$ 168,500