Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Deferred Tax Assets, Net [Abstract]
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 99,106,000	$ 94,440,000
Tax Hedges	591,000	0
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. Common Stock	3,787,000	0
Deferred Tax Assets Accrued Expenses	528,000	1,077,000
Management agreement	1,267,000	1,251,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Other	377,000	145,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross	105,656,000	96,913,000
Valuation Allowance	40,824,000	95,013,000
Deferred tax assets, net	$ 64,832,242	$ 1,900,064