CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 160,894	$ 47,486
Non-Agency RMBS, at fair value		2,649,834	2,486,130
Agency MBS, at fair value		11,615,323	12,188,950
Loans held for investment, at fair value		13,101,728	12,572,581
Accrued interest receivable		125,601	123,442
Other assets		973,681	252,582
Derivatives, at fair value, net		5,228	37,468
Total assets	[1]	28,632,289	27,708,639
Liabilities:
Repurchase agreements ($17.0 billion and $15.8 billion pledged as collateral, respectively)		15,002,106	14,030,465
Securitized debt, collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS ($612 million and $1.0 billion pledged as collateral, respectively)		139,163	159,955
Securitized debt at fair value, collateralized by loans held for investment ($11.5 billion and $12.3 billion pledged as collateral, respectively)		7,800,786	8,455,376
Payable for investments purchased		1,484,572	1,136,157
Accrued interest payable		81,232	110,402
Dividends payable		98,006	95,986
Accounts payable and other liabilities		31,380	16,469
Total liabilities	[1]	24,637,245	24,004,810
Commitments and Contingencies (See Note 15)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock: par value $0.01 per share; 500,000,000 and 300,000,000 shares authorized, 187,158,540 and 187,052,398 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		1,872	1,871
Additional paid-in-capital		4,274,721	4,072,093
Accumulated other comprehensive income		769,070	626,832
Cumulative earnings		3,662,722	3,379,489
Cumulative distributions to stockholders		(4,713,713)	(4,376,748)
Total stockholders' equity		3,995,044	3,703,829
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		28,632,289	27,708,639
Series A Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred Stock, par value of $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized:		58	58
Series B Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred Stock, par value of $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized:		130	130
Series C Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred Stock, par value of $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized:		104	104
Series D Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred Stock, par value of $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized:		$ 80	$ 0

[1] The Company's consolidated statements of financial condition include assets of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that can only be used to settle obligations and liabilities of the VIE for which creditors do not have recourse to the primary beneficiary (Chimera Investment Corporation). As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, total assets of consolidated VIEs were $12,356,439 and $13,392,951, respectively, and total liabilities of consolidated VIEs were $7,972,942 and $8,652,158, respectively. See Note 8 for further discussion.