Repurchase Agreements - Borrowings Under Financing Arrangements and Associated Assets Pledged as Collateral (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Outstanding Repurchase Agreements	$ 129,331
Fair Value of Loans Pledged	4,329,192	$ 3,575,601
Repurchase agreements
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Outstanding Repurchase Agreements	129,331
Carrying Value of Repurchase Agreements	1,693,876	554,259
Fair Value of Loans Pledged	$ 263,503
Weighted Average Months to Maturity	11 days
Residential loans
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Maximum Aggregate Uncommitted Principal Amount	$ 2,140,048	1,252,352
Outstanding Repurchase Agreements	1,566,926	554,784
Net Deferred Finance Costs	(2,381)	(525)
Fair Value of Loans Pledged	$ 1,887,742	$ 729,649
Weighted Average Rate	3.81%	2.79%
Weighted Average Months to Maturity	14 years 6 months 3 days	4 years 4 months 17 days
Residential loans \| Repurchase agreements
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Carrying Value of Repurchase Agreements	$ 1,564,545	$ 554,259
Residential loans \| Repurchase Agreement, Non Mark-to Market
Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Line Items]
Outstanding Repurchase Agreements	$ 755,600	$ 15,600
Weighted Average Rate	4.01%	4.00%
Weighted Average Months to Maturity	20 years 2 months 23 days	2 years 10 days

Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Deferred Finance Costs, Net

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The total amount of repossession that is available under the repurchase agreement.

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Carrying amount of assets sold under agreements to repurchase when the carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount) of securities or other assets sold under repurchase agreements exceeds 10 percent of total assets.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
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-Section S99
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Interest rate on the amount to be repaid to the counterparty to the repurchase agreement when the carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount) of securities or other assets sold under the repurchase agreement exceeds 10 percent of total assets.

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Amount to be repaid to the counterparty to the repurchase agreement when the carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount) of securities or other assets sold under the repurchase agreement exceeds 10 percent of total assets.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08(m)(1)(ii)(A)(ii))
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120395691&loc=d3e23780-122690

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-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08(m)(1)(i))
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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 948
-SubTopic 310
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-29(Column G))
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Weighted average maturity (weighted by amount of the agreement) of repurchase agreements with the counterparty, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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