CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 302,553	$ 109,878
Non-Agency RMBS, at fair value (net of allowance for credit losses of $2 million and $0 million, respectively)		2,184,170	2,614,408
Agency RMBS, at fair value		107,263	6,490,293
Agency CMBS, at fair value		2,612,344	2,850,717
Loans held for investment, at fair value		13,036,833	14,292,815
Receivable for investments sold		0	446,225
Accrued interest receivable		89,387	116,423
Other assets		115,601	194,301
Derivatives, at fair value, net		0	3,611
Total assets	[1]	18,448,151	27,118,671
Liabilities:
Secured financing agreements ($7.8 billion and $15.4 billion pledged as collateral, respectively)		5,944,201	13,427,545
Securitized debt, collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS ($524 million and $598 million pledged as collateral, respectively)		124,414	133,557
Securitized debt at fair value, collateralized by loans held for investment ($12.2 billion and $12.1 billion pledged as collateral, respectively)		8,530,111	8,179,608
Long Term Debt		71,600	0
Payable for investments purchased		246,770	1,256,337
Accrued interest payable		41,336	63,600
Dividends payable		75,554	98,568
Accounts payable and other liabilities		18,286	6,163
Total liabilities	[1]	15,052,272	23,165,378
Commitments and Contingencies (See Note 16)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock: par value $0.01 per share; 500,000,000 shares authorized, 232,003,526 and 187,226,081 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		2,320	1,873
Additional paid-in-capital		4,515,043	4,275,963
Accumulated other comprehensive income		537,510	708,336
Cumulative earnings		3,367,330	3,793,040
Cumulative distributions to stockholders		(5,026,696)	(4,826,291)
Total stockholders' equity		3,395,879	3,953,293
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		18,448,151	27,118,671
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	$ 80

[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 June 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, total assets of consolidated VIEs were $12,578,835 and $12,544,744, respectively, and total liabilities of consolidated VIEs were $8,431,077 and $8,064,235, respectively. See Note 8 for further discussion.