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Residential Whole Loans and Bridge Loans (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) loan trust property	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) loan property director trust	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2020 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements		$ 617,189	$ 356,923
Principal amount of delinquent loans		107,019
Principal balance		$ 2,572,727
Residential REO properties \| property		4	3
Residential Whole Loans
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of Loans		2,361	2,497
Principal balance		$ 989,143	$ 984,555
Residential Whole Loans \| Non-Qualifying Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan		2,355
Residential Whole Loans \| Investor Fixed Rate Mortgage
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan		6
Residential Bridge Loans \| Non-Qualifying Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan		8	25
Fair Value		$ 5,200	$ 13,000
Residential Bridge Loans \| Investor Fixed Rate Mortgage
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Number of Loans \| loan		6	8
Residential Bridge Loans \| Investor Fixed Rate Mortgage \| Estimated Fair Value
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Fair Value		$ 1,700	$ 2,500
VIE \| Residential Whole Loans
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Principal amount of delinquent loans		$ 12,200	$ 15,300
Original LTV, collateral dependent		60.00%	60.40%
Mortgage loans on real estate, number of loans, nonperforming, percentage		1.20%	1.60%
Mortgage loans on real estate, number of loans \| loan		20	26
VIE \| Residential Whole Loans \| Estimated Fair Value
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Fair Value		$ 12,000	$ 14,700
VIE \| Residential Bridge Loans
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan		9	29
Principal amount of delinquent loans			$ 124
Mortgage loans on real estate, number of loans \| loan		9	1
Principal amount at fair value of delinquent loans		$ 4,800	$ 9,900
Principal balance		5,834	15,247
Foreclosed loans, carrying value		1,100	1,100
VIE \| Residential Bridge Loans \| Estimated Fair Value
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Fair Value		$ 4,400	$ 8,900
Mortgage loans on real estate, number of loans \| loan		6	20
Arroyo Mortgage Trust 2019-2 \| Arroyo Trust \| Non-Qualifying Adjustable Rate Mortgage
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Number of Loans \| loan		1,042	1,575
Arroyo Mortgage Trust 2019-2 \| Arroyo Trust \| Non-Qualifying Adjustable Rate Mortgage \| Estimated Fair Value
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Fair Value		$ 374,300	$ 632,300
Arroyo Mortgage Trust 2019-2 \| Residential Whole Loans
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements		$ 919,000
Arroyo Mortgage Trust 2019-2 \| Residential Whole Loans \| Arroyo Trust
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Transfer of residential mortgage-backed securitization	$ 945,500
Arroyo Mortgage Trust 2020 \| Arroyo Trust \| Non-Qualifying Adjustable Rate Mortgage
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Number of Loans \| loan		543	780
Arroyo Mortgage Trust 2020 \| Arroyo Trust \| Non-Qualifying Adjustable Rate Mortgage \| Estimated Fair Value
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Fair Value		$ 195,700	$ 306,900
Arroyo Mortgage Trust 2020 \| Residential Whole Loans
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Repurchase agreements				$ 341,700	$ 341,700
Arroyo Mortgage Trust 2020 \| Residential Whole Loans \| Arroyo Trust
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Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity						$ 355,800
RMI 2015 Trust \| Arroyo Trust \| Non-Qualifying Adjustable Rate Mortgage
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Number of Loans \| trust		770	134
RMI 2015 Trust \| Arroyo Trust \| Non-Qualifying Adjustable Rate Mortgage \| Estimated Fair Value
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Fair Value		$ 451,700	$ 67,100