Mortgage-Backed and Credit Risk Transfer Securities - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Allowance for credit losses	$ 0	$ 1,768,000	$ 0
Additional increases or decreases in the allowance for credit losses on securities that had an allowance recorded in a previous period	$ (1,768,000)	0
Impairment of non-agency securities		94,100,000
Non-Agency CMBS
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Allowance for credit losses		$ 1,768,000

Amount of allowance 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).

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