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Valuation Schedule of Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair Value, Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, Amount |  | $ 0 | $ 0
Financial derivatives-assets, at fair value | [1] | 1,635,000 | 2,183,000
Reverse repurchase agreements | [1] | 69,575,000 | 78,632,000
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value | [1] | (18,284,000) | (4,725,000)
Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives-assets, at fair value |  | 1,000 | 18,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 1,173,593,000 | 1,242,266,000
Financial derivatives-assets, at fair value |  | 1,635,000 | 2,183,000
Total mortgage-backed securities and financial derivatives–assets, at fair value |  | 1,175,228,000 | 1,244,449,000
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value |  | (18,284,000) | (4,725,000)
Total U.S. Treasury securities and financial derivatives-liabilities, at fair value |  | (87,891,000) | (83,172,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives-assets, at fair value |  | 1,269,000 | 1,748,000
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value |  | (17,122,000) | (4,361,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives-assets, at fair value |  | 1,000 | 18,000
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value |  | (5,000) |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | TBA securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives-assets, at fair value |  | 365,000 | 417,000
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value |  | (1,157,000) | (364,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | 15-year fixed rate mortgages [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 152,536,000 | 170,261,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | 20-year fixed rate mortgages [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 19,488,000 | 19,830,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | 30-year fixed rate mortgages [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 852,326,000 | 900,794,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | Adjustable Rate Mortgages |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 37,133,000 | 38,530,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | Reverse mortgages [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 77,548,000 | 73,692,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | Interest-Only [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 6,931,000 | 7,758,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Non-Agency RMBS [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 27,631,000 | 31,401,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
U.S. Treasury securities sold short, at fair value |  | (69,607,000) | (78,447,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Financial derivatives-assets, at fair value |  | 1,000 | 18,000
Total mortgage-backed securities and financial derivatives–assets, at fair value |  | 1,000 | 18,000
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value |  | (5,000) | 0
Total U.S. Treasury securities and financial derivatives-liabilities, at fair value |  | (5,000) | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives-assets, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives-assets, at fair value |  | 1,000 | 18,000
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value |  | (5,000) |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | TBA securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives-assets, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | 15-year fixed rate mortgages [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | 20-year fixed rate mortgages [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | 30-year fixed rate mortgages [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | Adjustable Rate Mortgages |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | Reverse mortgages [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | Interest-Only [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Non-Agency RMBS [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
U.S. Treasury securities sold short, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 1,164,518,000 | 1,230,488,000
Financial derivatives-assets, at fair value |  | 1,634,000 | 2,165,000
Total mortgage-backed securities and financial derivatives–assets, at fair value |  | 1,166,152,000 | 1,232,653,000
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value |  | (18,279,000) | (4,725,000)
Total U.S. Treasury securities and financial derivatives-liabilities, at fair value |  | (87,886,000) | (83,172,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives-assets, at fair value |  | 1,269,000 | 1,748,000
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value |  | (17,122,000) | (4,361,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives-assets, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value |  | 0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | TBA securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives-assets, at fair value |  | 365,000 | 417,000
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value |  | (1,157,000) | (364,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | 15-year fixed rate mortgages [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 152,536,000 | 170,261,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | 20-year fixed rate mortgages [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 19,488,000 | 19,830,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | 30-year fixed rate mortgages [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 852,326,000 | 900,794,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | Adjustable Rate Mortgages |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 37,133,000 | 38,530,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | Reverse mortgages [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 77,548,000 | 73,692,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | Interest-Only [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Non-Agency RMBS [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 25,487,000 | 27,381,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
U.S. Treasury securities sold short, at fair value |  | (69,607,000) | (78,447,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 9,075,000 | 11,778,000
Financial derivatives-assets, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Total mortgage-backed securities and financial derivatives–assets, at fair value |  | 9,075,000 | 11,778,000
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Total U.S. Treasury securities and financial derivatives-liabilities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives-assets, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Futures [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives-assets, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value |  | 0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | TBA securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Financial derivatives-assets, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | 15-year fixed rate mortgages [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | 20-year fixed rate mortgages [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | 30-year fixed rate mortgages [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | Adjustable Rate Mortgages |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | Reverse mortgages [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | Interest-Only [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 6,931,000 | 7,758,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Non-Agency RMBS [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value |  | 2,144,000 | 4,020,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
U.S. Treasury securities sold short, at fair value |  | $ 0 | $ 0
[1] | In the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet, all balances associated with the repurchase agreements and financial derivatives are presented on a gross basis.

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