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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Schedule of Quantitative Information Regarding Significant and Unobservable Inputs Used in the Valuation of Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Details) | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage servicing rights | $ 20,297,000 | $ 21,003,000 | $ 0
90 Days or greater past due |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value | 0 | 0 |
Consolidated SLST |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Multi-family CDOs, at fair value | 2,429,141,000 | 2,135,680,000 |
Consolidated SLST | VIE, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Multi-family CDOs, at fair value | 2,429,141,000 | 842,764,000 |
Level 3 |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, at fair value | 3,913,268,000 |  |
Level 3 | Mortgage servicing rights |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage servicing rights | 20,297,000 |  |
Level 3 | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Equity investments |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity investments | 53,251,000 |  |
Level 3 | Valuation Technique, Capitalization Rate | Equity investments |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity investments | $ 1,111,000 |  |
Level 3 | Lifetime CDR | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Weighted Average | Mortgage servicing rights |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Servicing asset, measurement input | 0.022 |  |
Level 3 | Lifetime CDR | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Minimum | Mortgage servicing rights |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Servicing asset, measurement input | 0 |  |
Level 3 | Lifetime CDR | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Maximum | Mortgage servicing rights |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Servicing asset, measurement input | 0.411 |  |
Level 3 | Loss severity | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Weighted Average | Equity investments |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity method investment, measurement input | 0 |  |
Level 3 | Yield | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Weighted Average | Mortgage servicing rights |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Servicing asset, measurement input | 0.126 |  |
Level 3 | Yield | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Minimum | Mortgage servicing rights |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Servicing asset, measurement input | 0.120 |  |
Level 3 | Yield | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Maximum | Mortgage servicing rights |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Servicing asset, measurement input | 0.140 |  |
Level 3 | Lifetime voluntary prepayment rate | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Weighted Average | Mortgage servicing rights |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Servicing asset, measurement input | 0.105 |  |
Level 3 | Lifetime voluntary prepayment rate | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Minimum | Mortgage servicing rights |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Servicing asset, measurement input | 0.010 |  |
Level 3 | Lifetime voluntary prepayment rate | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Maximum | Mortgage servicing rights |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Servicing asset, measurement input | 0.266 |  |
Level 3 | Discount rate | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Weighted Average | Equity investments |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity method investment, measurement input | 0.160 |  |
Level 3 | Discount rate | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Minimum | Equity investments |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity method investment, measurement input | 0.150 |  |
Level 3 | Discount rate | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Maximum | Equity investments |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity method investment, measurement input | 0.175 |  |
Level 3 | Months to assumed redemption | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Weighted Average | Equity investments |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial instruments owned, assumed redemption period (in months) | 18 months |  |
Level 3 | Months to assumed redemption | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Minimum | Equity investments |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial instruments owned, assumed redemption period (in months) | 3 months |  |
Level 3 | Months to assumed redemption | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Maximum | Equity investments |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial instruments owned, assumed redemption period (in months) | 47 months |  |
Level 3 | Direct Capitalization | Valuation Technique, Capitalization Rate | Weighted Average | Equity investments |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity method investment, measurement input | 0.060 |  |
Level 3 | Direct Capitalization | Valuation Technique, Capitalization Rate | Minimum | Equity investments |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity method investment, measurement input | 0.060 |  |
Level 3 | Direct Capitalization | Valuation Technique, Capitalization Rate | Maximum | Equity investments |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity method investment, measurement input | 0.060 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, at fair value | $ 2,779,673,000 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Valuation Technique, Liquidation Model |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, at fair value | $ 174,345,000 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Lifetime CPR | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Weighted Average |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 0.086 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Lifetime CPR | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Minimum |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 0 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Lifetime CPR | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Maximum |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 0.498 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Lifetime CDR | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Weighted Average |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 0.006 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Lifetime CDR | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Minimum |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 0 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Lifetime CDR | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Maximum |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 0.302 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Loss severity | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Weighted Average |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 0.116 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Loss severity | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Minimum |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 0 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Loss severity | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Maximum |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 0.968 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Yield | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Weighted Average |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 0.074 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Yield | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Minimum |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 0.050 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Yield | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Maximum |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 0.329 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Yield | Valuation Technique, Liquidation Model | Weighted Average |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 0.076 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Yield | Valuation Technique, Liquidation Model | Minimum |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 0.075 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Yield | Valuation Technique, Liquidation Model | Maximum |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 0.268 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Annual home price appreciation/(depreciation) | Valuation Technique, Liquidation Model | Weighted Average |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 0.005 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Annual home price appreciation/(depreciation) | Valuation Technique, Liquidation Model | Minimum |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 0 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Annual home price appreciation/(depreciation) | Valuation Technique, Liquidation Model | Maximum |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 0.097 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Liquidation timeline (months) | Valuation Technique, Liquidation Model | Weighted Average |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 18 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Liquidation timeline (months) | Valuation Technique, Liquidation Model | Minimum |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 1 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Liquidation timeline (months) | Valuation Technique, Liquidation Model | Maximum |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 54 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Property value | Valuation Technique, Liquidation Model | Weighted Average |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 2,106,041 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Property value | Valuation Technique, Liquidation Model | Minimum |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 6,000 |  |
Level 3 | Residential loans and residential loans held in securitization trusts | Property value | Valuation Technique, Liquidation Model | Maximum |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, measurement input | 12,750,000 |  |
Level 3 | Multi-family loans |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, at fair value | $ 87,222,000 |  |
Level 3 | Multi-family loans | Loss severity | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Weighted Average |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | 0 |  |
Level 3 | Multi-family loans | Discount rate | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Weighted Average |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | 0.125 |  |
Level 3 | Multi-family loans | Discount rate | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Minimum |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | 0.110 |  |
Level 3 | Multi-family loans | Discount rate | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Maximum |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial instruments owned, measurement input | 0.140 |  |
Level 3 | Multi-family loans | Months to assumed redemption | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial instruments owned, measurement input, less than | 1 month |  |
Level 3 | Multi-family loans | Months to assumed redemption | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Weighted Average |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial instruments owned, assumed redemption period (in months) | 24 months |  |
Level 3 | Multi-family loans | Months to assumed redemption | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Maximum |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial instruments owned, assumed redemption period (in months) | 48 months |  |
Level 3 | Consolidated SLST | VIE, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans receivable, at fair value | $ 959,250,000 |  |
Variable interest entity, primary beneficiary, maximum loss exposure, amount | 148,100,000 | $ 148,500,000 |
Level 3 | Consolidated SLST | Consolidated SLST | VIE, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Multi-family CDOs, at fair value | $ 805,273,000 |  |
Level 3 | Consolidated SLST | Loss severity | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Weighted Average | Consolidated SLST | VIE, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt, measurement input | 0.203 |  |
Level 3 | Consolidated SLST | Loss severity | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Minimum | Consolidated SLST | VIE, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt, measurement input | 0.100 |  |
Level 3 | Consolidated SLST | Loss severity | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Maximum | Consolidated SLST | VIE, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt, measurement input | 0.782 |  |
Level 3 | Consolidated SLST | Yield | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Weighted Average | Consolidated SLST | VIE, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt, measurement input | 0.055 |  |
Level 3 | Consolidated SLST | Yield | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Minimum | Consolidated SLST | VIE, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt, measurement input | 0.045 |  |
Level 3 | Consolidated SLST | Yield | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Maximum | Consolidated SLST | VIE, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt, measurement input | 0.128 |  |
Level 3 | Consolidated SLST | Collateral prepayment rate | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Weighted Average | Consolidated SLST | VIE, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt, measurement input | 0.062 |  |
Level 3 | Consolidated SLST | Collateral prepayment rate | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Minimum | Consolidated SLST | VIE, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt, measurement input | 0.027 |  |
Level 3 | Consolidated SLST | Collateral prepayment rate | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Maximum | Consolidated SLST | VIE, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt, measurement input | 0.072 |  |
Level 3 | Consolidated SLST | Collateral default rate | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Weighted Average | Consolidated SLST | VIE, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt, measurement input | 0.013 |  |
Level 3 | Consolidated SLST | Collateral default rate | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Minimum | Consolidated SLST | VIE, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt, measurement input | 0 |  |
Level 3 | Consolidated SLST | Collateral default rate | Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow | Maximum | Consolidated SLST | VIE, Primary Beneficiary |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt, measurement input | 0.074 |  |

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