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Related Party Transactions (Details) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
Management agreement renewal period | 1 year
Expense reimbursement period | 60 days
Termination fee percentage | 5.00%

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- Definition Number of days in which the Company will reimburse the Manager following the receipt of an expense invoice. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Number of years the Management Agreement will be automatically renewed for after the current term has lapsed. + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition Percentage used to calculated termination fee in the event of the termination of the Management Agreement, as described in the Management Agreement. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | earn_
Data Type: | num:percentItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Details
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