Financial instrument fixed rate period.

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- Definition

Amortized cost of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 320
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82897076&loc=d3e27161-111563

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- Definition

Amount of unrealized gain (loss) on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (trading).

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 320
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 9
-Subparagraph (e)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82897076&loc=d3e27357-111563

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

+ References

No definition available.

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- Definition

Amount of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (trading) and investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.4)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

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Agency MBS and Non-Agency MBS, which are Carried at Fair Value (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Unrealized gain (loss) on trading investments	$ (2,700)	$ 4,100	$ (11,600)	$ 4,200
Agency MBS
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost	3,875,242		3,875,242		$ 4,273,331
Unrealized gain (loss) on trading investments	(2,677)	$ 4,101	(11,567)	$ 4,222
Agency MBS \| Trading Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Unrealized gain (loss) on trading investments			(22,600)		(11,000)
Non-Agency MBS
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost	750,616		750,616		730,624
15-Year Fixed-Rate \| Agency MBS
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost	1,167,834		$ 1,167,834		$ 1,277,570
15-Year Fixed-Rate \| Agency MBS \| Trading Securities
Schedule Of Available For Sale Securities [Line Items]
Fair value fixed rate period			15 years		15 years
Amortized cost	656,100		$ 656,100		$ 909,200
Unrealized gain (loss) on trading investments			(22,600)		11,000
Trading investments	$ 633,500		$ 633,500		$ 898,200