Label	Element	Value
APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition	us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	$ 722,000
Dividends, Preferred Stock, Cash	us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStockCash	7,763,000	[1]
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash	us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash	56,023,000	[2]
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Sale of Parent Equity Interest	us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSaleOfParentEquityInterest	8,270,000
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders	us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	12,958,000
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Conversion of Units	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueConversionOfUnits	(2,437,000)
APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition	us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	711,000
Adjustments to non-controlling interests	efc_Adjustmentstononcontrollinginterests	(1,480,000)
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value	us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue	3,056,000
Parent [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Conversion of Units	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueConversionOfUnits	(2,437,000)
APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition	us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	711,000
Dividends, Preferred Stock, Cash	us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStockCash	7,763,000	[1]
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash	us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash	55,211,000	[2]
Adjustments to non-controlling interests	efc_Adjustmentstononcontrollinginterests	(1,480,000)
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value	us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue	$ 3,056,000
Common Stock [Member]
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares	us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares	290,050
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Units	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfUnits	(133,154)
Retained Earnings [Member]
Dividends, Preferred Stock, Cash	us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStockCash	$ 7,763,000	[1]
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash	us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash	55,211,000	[2]
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Conversion of Units	us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueConversionOfUnits	2,437,000
APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition	us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	11,000
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash	us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash	812,000	[2]
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Sale of Parent Equity Interest	us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSaleOfParentEquityInterest	8,270,000
Adjustments to non-controlling interests	efc_Adjustmentstononcontrollinginterests	1,480,000
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders	us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	$ 12,958,000
Common Stock [Member]
Shares Issued As Payment of Incentive Fee, Shares	efc_SharesIssuedAsPaymentofIncentiveFeeShares	637
Shares Issued As Payment of Incentive Fee	efc_SharesIssuedAsPaymentofIncentiveFee	$ 12,000
Common Stock [Member] | Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Shares Issued As Payment of Incentive Fee	efc_SharesIssuedAsPaymentofIncentiveFee	12,000
Common Stock [Member] | Parent [Member]
Shares Issued As Payment of Incentive Fee	efc_SharesIssuedAsPaymentofIncentiveFee	12,000
Common Stock [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Shares Issued As Payment of Incentive Fee	efc_SharesIssuedAsPaymentofIncentiveFee	0
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value	us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue	$ 0

[1] For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 dividends totaling $2.313365, $1.265625, and $0.45938, respectively, per share of preferred stock were declared.

[2] For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, dividends totaling $1.64, $1.26, and $1.81, respectively, per share of common stock and convertible unit outstanding, were declared.