CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (Parenthetical) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Allowance for credit losses		$ 453,000	$ 213,000
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, par value (usd per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (shares)		100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, par value (usd per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (shares)		500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (shares)		237,044,792	236,951,266
Common stock, shares outstanding (shares)		237,044,792	236,951,266
Assets	[1]	$ 15,241,179,000	$ 15,407,403,000
Liabilities	[1]	11,904,451,000	11,671,212,000
Variable Interest Entities, Primary Beneficiary
Stockholders' Equity:
Assets		11,025,170,000	10,666,591,000
Liabilities		7,564,121,000	7,223,655,000
Non-Agency RMBS
Allowance for credit losses		453,000	213,000
Non-Agency RMBS | Variable Interest Entities, Primary Beneficiary
Allowance for credit losses			23,000
Repurchase Agreements
Liabilities:
Securities pledged as collateral		4,519,419,000	4,393,350,000
Repurchase Agreements | Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
Liabilities:
Securities pledged as collateral		4,500,000,000	4,400,000,000
Securitized Loans | Non-Agency RMBS
Liabilities:
Securities pledged as collateral		337,000,000	365,000,000
Securitized Loans | Loans Held for Investment at Fair Value
Liabilities:
Securities pledged as collateral		$ 11,400,000,000	$ 11,000,000,000.0
Series A Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, dividend rate (percent)		8.00%	8.00%
Preferred stock, shares issued (shares)		5,800,000	5,800,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (shares)		5,800,000	5,800,000
Preferred Stock, liquidation preference		$ 145,000	$ 145,000
Series B Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, dividend rate (percent)		8.00%	8.00%
Preferred stock, shares issued (shares)		13,000,000	13,000,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (shares)		13,000,000	13,000,000
Preferred Stock, liquidation preference		$ 325,000	$ 325,000
Series C Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, dividend rate (percent)		7.75%	7.75%
Preferred stock, shares issued (shares)		10,400,000	10,400,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (shares)		10,400,000	10,400,000
Preferred Stock, liquidation preference		$ 260,000	$ 260,000
Series D Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, dividend rate (percent)		8.00%	8.00%
Preferred stock, shares issued (shares)		8,000,000	8,000,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (shares)		8,000,000	8,000,000
Preferred Stock, liquidation preference		$ 200,000	$ 200,000

[1] The Company's consolidated statements of financial condition include assets of consolidated variable interest entities, or 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 March 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, total assets of consolidated VIEs were $11,025,170 and $10,666,591, respectively, and total liabilities of consolidated VIEs were $7,564,121 and $7,223,655, respectively. See Note 9 for further discussion.