Investment In Securities, Fair Value, Asset, Credit Loss Expense

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Proceeds from Sale of Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Net of Unsettled Sales

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity), and investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (trading).

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Amount of expense for credit loss on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), for which no credit loss was previously recorded.

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Amount of realized gain (loss) on investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Fair values as of the balance sheet date of the net amount of all assets and liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (trading).

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Investments in Securities - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt securities	$ 8,288,311,000			$ 8,288,311,000		$ 4,605,354,000
Trading securities	8,051,766,000			8,051,766,000		3,217,509,000
Credit loss expense	4,183,000	$ 0		4,183,000	$ 0
Realized gain (loss) on sale of available for sale Agency Securities	0	3,724,000		(7,501,000)	11,078,000
TBA Agency Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Derivative assets (liabilities), net	(4,546,000)			(4,546,000)		7,697,000
TBA Agency Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Trading securities	(928,125,000)			(928,125,000)		4,575,060,000
Agency Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Trading securities	7,777,594,000			7,777,594,000		$ 3,018,676,000
Credit loss expense	$ (4,183,000)			(4,183,000)
Proceeds from sales of agency securities, net		82,100,000	$ 87,875,000	943,314,000
Realized gain (loss) on sale of available for sale Agency Securities		$ 3,724,000		$ (7,501,000)	$ 11,078,000