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Organization	3 Months Ended
Organization	Mar. 31, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	Organization New York Mortgage Trust, Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries (“NYMT,” “we,” “our,” or the “Company”), is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, in the business of acquiring, investing in, financing and managing primarily mortgage-related single-family and multi-family residential assets. Our objective is to deliver long-term stable distributions to our stockholders over changing economic conditions through a combination of net interest margin and capital gains from a diversified investment portfolio. Our investment portfolio includes credit sensitive single-family and multi-family assets. The Company conducts its business through the parent company, New York Mortgage Trust, Inc., and several subsidiaries, including taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”), qualified REIT subsidiaries (“QRSs”) and special purpose subsidiaries established for securitization purposes. The Company consolidates all of its subsidiaries under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Company is organized and conducts its operations to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As such, the Company will generally not be subject to federal income taxes on that portion of its income that is distributed to stockholders if it distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders by the due date of its federal income tax return and complies with various other requirements. COVID-19 Impact The novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic materially adversely impacted our business beginning in mid-March 2020, has contributed to significant volatility in global financial and credit markets and continues to adversely impact the U.S. and world economies. The major disruptions caused by COVID-19 significantly slowed many commercial activities in the U.S., resulting in a rapid rise in unemployment claims, reduced business revenues and sharp reductions in liquidity and the fair value of many assets, including those in which the Company invests. Although market conditions for our business have improved in quarters subsequent to March 2020, the pandemic continues to negatively weigh on markets and world economies. The ultimate duration and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and response thereto remains uncertain.