CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Interest income
Mortgage-backed and credit risk transfer securities		$ 167,056	$ 277,400	$ 772,657
Commercial and other loans		2,146	2,766	5,710
Total interest income		169,202	280,166	778,367
Interest expense
Repurchase agreements	[1]	(11,290)	73,607	430,697
Secured loans		0	8,655	41,623
Total interest expense		(11,290)	82,262	472,320
Net interest income		180,492	197,904	306,047
Other income (loss)
Gain (loss) on investments, net		(366,509)	(961,938)	624,466
(Increase) decrease in provision for credit losses		1,768	(1,768)	0
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures		870	1,163	2,224
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net		122,611	(851,050)	(534,755)
Realized and unrealized credit derivative income (loss), net		0	(35,312)	8,343
Net gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt		0	14,742	0
Other investment income (loss), net		1	2,137	3,950
Total other income (loss)		(241,259)	(1,832,026)	104,228
Expenses
Management fee — related party		21,080	29,367	38,173
General and administrative		8,153	10,863	8,001
Total expenses		29,233	40,230	46,174
Net income (loss) attributable to Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.		(90,000)	(1,674,352)	364,101
Dividends to preferred stockholders		37,795	44,426	44,426
Issuance and redemption costs of redeemed preferred stock		4,682	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders		$ (132,477)	$ (1,718,778)	$ 319,675
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
Basic (in usd per share)		$ (0.48)	$ (9.89)	$ 2.42
Diluted (in usd per share)		$ (0.48)	$ (9.89)	$ 2.42
Weighted average number of shares of common stock:
Basic (in shares)		275,132,233	173,730,389	132,305,568
Diluted (in shares)		275,132,233	173,730,389	132,317,853

[1] Negative interest expense on repurchase agreements in 2021 is due to amortization of net deferred gains on de-designated interest rate swaps that exceeds current period interest expense on repurchase agreements. For further information on amortization of amounts classified in accumulated other comprehensive income before we discontinued hedge accounting, see Note 8 - “Derivatives and Hedging Activities” and Note 12 - “Stockholders' Equity”