Mortgage-Backed Securities - By Type (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 3,022,174,000	$ 2,158,010,000
Total Pass Through Certificates [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value	2,874,215,000	2,055,837,000
Total Strucutured Certificates [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value	147,959,000	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	45,459,000	52,238,000
Adjustable-rate Mortgages [Member] | Total Pass Through Certificates [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value	2,062,000	2,976,000
Fixed-rate Mortgages [Member] | Total Pass Through Certificates [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value	2,826,694,000	2,000,623,000
Interest Only Securities [Member] | Total Strucutured Certificates [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value	69,726,000	61,574,000
Inverse Interest Only Securities [Member] | Total Strucutured Certificates [Member]
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 78,233,000	$ 40,599,000