Derivative Instruments - TBA Commitments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021
Notional Amount: Net Purchase Commitment	$ 155,000		$ 100,000
Fair Value, Asset	1,216	$ 250
Fair Value, Liability	(1,887)	(228)
TBA Commitments
Notional Amount: Net Purchase Commitment	155,000	0
Contractual Forward Price	(146,913)	(109)
Market Price	(146,576)	0
Fair Value, Asset	1,216	230
Fair Value, Liability	(879)	(121)
Net Fair Value	337	109
TBA Commitments \| Two Point Five Percent Thirty Year Mortgage Backed Securities Purchase Sale Commitments Purchase
Notional Amount: Net Purchase Commitment		225,000
Contractual Forward Price		229,043
Market Price		229,148
Fair Value, Asset		105
TBA Commitments \| Two Point Five Percent Thirty Year Mortgage Backed Securities Purchase Sale Commitments Sale
Notional Amount: Net Purchase Commitment	25,000	225,000
Contractual Forward Price	(22,649)	(229,152)
Market Price	(22,472)	(229,148)
Fair Value, Asset	177	$ 4
TBA Commitments \| Three Percent Thirty Year Mortgage Backed Securities Purchase Sale Commitments Sale
Notional Amount: Net Purchase Commitment	30,000
Contractual Forward Price	(27,970)
Market Price	(27,932)
Fair Value, Asset	38
TBA Commitments \| Three Point Five Percent Thirty Year Mortgage Backed Securities Purchase Sale Commitments Sale
Notional Amount: Net Purchase Commitment	100,000
Contractual Forward Price	(95,486)
Market Price	(96,172)
Fair Value, Liability	(686)
TBA Commitments \| Four Point Five Percent Thirty Year Mortgage Backed Securities Purchase Sale Commitments Purchase
Notional Amount: Net Purchase Commitment	50,000
Contractual Forward Price	50,121
Market Price	50,195
Fair Value, Asset	74
TBA Commitments \| Four Point Five Percent Thirty Year Mortgage Backed Securities Purchase Sale Commitments Sale
Notional Amount: Net Purchase Commitment	50,000
Contractual Forward Price	(50,929)
Market Price	(50,195)
Fair Value, Asset	$ 734

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Derivative market price purchase and (sales) commitment.

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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