Represents percentage paid in shares management fee due for the fourth quarter of 2014 in a private transaction.

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Date the declared dividend will be paid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Date the holder must own the stock to be entitled to the dividend, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Cash received on stock transaction after deduction of issuance costs.

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Number of shares issued in lieu of cash for services contributed to the entity. Number of shares includes, but is not limited to, shares issued for services contributed by vendors and founders.

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Equity impact of the value of new stock issued during the period. Includes shares issued in an initial public offering or a secondary public offering.

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Subsequent events (Details Textuals) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 03, 2015	Jul. 02, 2015	Jul. 28, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock issued in lieu of management fee				31,530	59,365
Percent of management fee payment in shares					50.00%
Senior securities issued in private offerings to institutional investors					$ 51,529
Common Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Senior securities issued in private offerings to institutional investors					$ 40
Subsequent events
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Senior securities issued in private offerings to institutional investors		$ 87,200
Subordinated securities issued in private offerings to institutional investors		158,500
UPB of mortgage loans		$ 158,500
Subsequent events \| Common Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of shares issued in payment of half of their quarterly director fees			435
Subsequent events \| Common Stock \| Manager
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock issued in lieu of management fee			29,790
Percent of management fee payment in shares			50.00%
Subsequent events \| Dividend declared
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividend declared date	Aug. 03, 2015
Dividends payable, amount per share	$ 0.22
Dividend paid date	Aug. 28, 2015
Dividend record date	Aug. 14, 2015