Mortgage-Backed Securities - By Type (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 2,501,497,000	$ 2,158,010,000
Total Pass Through Certificates [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value	2,383,719,000	2,055,837,000
Total Strucutured Certificates [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value	117,778,000	102,173,000
Hybrid Adjustable Rate Mortgages [Member] | Total Pass Through Certificates [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value	48,764,000	52,238,000
Adjustable-rate Mortgages [Member] | Total Pass Through Certificates [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value	2,076,000	2,976,000
Fixed-rate Mortgages [Member] | Total Pass Through Certificates [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value	2,332,879,000	2,000,623,000
Interest Only Securities [Member] | Total Strucutured Certificates [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value	51,174,000	61,574,000
Inverse Interest Only Securities [Member] | Total Strucutured Certificates [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 66,604,000	$ 40,599,000