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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Derivative Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

Derivative Assets (Liabilities), at Fair Value

The table below summarizes fair value information about our derivative assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.

(in thousands)
Derivative Instruments and Related Accounts	Balance Sheet Location	2017		2016
Assets
Interest rate swaps	Derivative assets, at fair value	$	13,745	$	10,302
Payer swaptions	Derivative assets, at fair value		3,405		-
TBA securities	Derivative assets, at fair value		10		63
Total derivative assets, at fair value		$	17,160	$	10,365

Liabilities
Interest rate swaps	Derivative liabilities, at fair value	$	215	$	802
TBA securities	Derivative liabilities, at fair value		1,823		1,180
Total derivative liabilities, at fair value		$	2,038	$	1,982

Margin Balances Posted to (from) Counterparties
Futures contracts	Restricted cash	$	5,545	$	9,419
TBA securities	Restricted cash		1,508		446
TBA securities	Other liabilities		(59)		-
Interest rate swaption contracts	Other liabilities		(3,505)		-
Total margin balances on derivative contracts		$	3,489	$	9,865

Schedule of Eurodollar and T-Note futures positions

Eurodollar and T-Note futures are cash settled futures contracts on an interest rate, with gains and losses credited or charged to the Company’s cash accounts on a daily basis. A minimum balance, or “margin”, is required to be maintained in the account on a daily basis. The tables below present information related to the Company’s Eurodollar and T-Note futures positions at December 31, 2017 and 2016.

($ in thousands)
			December 31, 2017
			Average	Weighted	Weighted
			Contract	Average	Average
			Notional	Entry	Effective		Open
Expiration Year			Amount	Rate	Rate		Equity⁽¹⁾
Eurodollar Futures Contracts (Short Positions)
2018		$	1,212,500	1.86%	1.98%	$	1,418
2019			1,350,000	2.11%	2.27%		2,152
2020			987,500	2.59%	2.36%		(2,360)
Total / Weighted Average		$	1,183,333	2.16%	2.20%	$	1,210

Treasury Note Futures Contracts (Short Position)⁽²⁾
March 2018 10-year T-Note futures
	(Mar 2018 - Mar 2028 Hedge Period)	$	140,000	2.23%	2.33%	$	755

($ in thousands)
			December 31, 2016
			Average	Weighted	Weighted
			Contract	Average	Average
			Notional	Entry	Effective		Open
Expiration Year			Amount	Rate	Rate		Equity⁽¹⁾
Eurodollar Futures Contracts (Short Positions)
2017		$	600,000	1.48%	1.28%	$	(1,206)
2018			600,000	1.81%	1.82%		76
2019			675,000	2.00%	2.21%		1,429
2020			700,000	2.65%	2.45%		(1,394)
Total / Weighted Average		$	643,750	2.01%	1.97%	$	(1,095)

Treasury Note Futures Contracts (Short Position)⁽²⁾
March 2017 10 year T-Note futures
	(Mar 2017 - Mar 2027 Hedge Period)	$	465,000	2.27%	2.24%	$	(3,134)

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Schedule of Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Table Text Block]

Under our interest rate swap agreements, we typically pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) ("payer swaps"). The floating rate we receive under our swap agreements has the effect of offsetting the repricing characteristics of our repurchase agreements and cash flows on such liabilities. We are typically required to post collateral on our interest rate swap agreements. The table below presents information related to the Company’s interest rate swap positions at December 31, 2017 and 2016.

($ in thousands)
			Average			Net
			Fixed	Average		Estimated	Average
		Notional	Pay	Receive		Fair	Maturity
		Amount	Rate	Rate		Value	(Years)
December 31, 2017
Expiration > 1 to ≤ 3 years	$	650,000	1.09%	1.41%	$	11,828	2.1
Expiration > 3 to ≤ 5 years		360,000	2.05%	1.53%		1,702	4.3
	$	1,010,000	1.43%	1.45%	$	13,530	2.8
December 31, 2016
Expiration > 3 to ≤ 5 years	$	700,000	1.20%	0.91%	$	9,500	3.4

Schedule Of Interest Rate Swaption Agreements [Table Text Block]

The table below presents information related to the Company’s interest rate swaption positions at December 31, 2017.

($ in thousands)

Option

Underlying Swap

Weighted

Average

Fixed

Receive

Average

Fair

Months to

Notional

Pay

Rate

Term

Expiration

Cost

Value

Expiration

Amount

Rate

(LIBOR)

(Years)

Payer Swaptions

≤ 1 year

2,367

3,405

8.0

200,000

2.16%

3 Month

6.0

Schedule of To Be Announced Securities [TableTextBlock]

The following table summarizes our contracts to purchase and sell TBA securities as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.

($ in thousands)
			Notional						Net
			Amount		Cost		Market		Carrying
			Long (Short)⁽¹⁾		Basis⁽²⁾		Value⁽³⁾		Value⁽⁴⁾
December 31, 2017
30-Year TBA securities:
	3.0%	$	(300,000)	$	(299,371)	$	(300,153)	$	(782)
	4.0%		(357,000)		(373,403)		(373,477)		(74)
	4.5%		356,556		380,371		379,414		(957)
Total		$	(300,444)	$	(292,403)	$	(294,216)	$	(1,813)
December 31, 2016
30-Year TBA securities:
	3.0%	$	(100,000)	$	(99,406)	$	(99,344)	$	62
	4.0%		(100,000)		(103,898)		(105,078)		(1,180)
Total		$	(200,000)	$	(203,304)	$	(204,422)	$	(1,118)

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Schedule of the effect of the Company's deriviative financial instruments on the consolidated statement of operations

Gain (Loss) From Derivative Instruments, Net

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015.

(in thousands)
		2017		2016		2015
Eurodollar futures contracts (short positions)	$	1,257	$	(12,808)	$	(17,741)
T-Note futures contracts (short position)		(14,922)		(3,600)		(3,887)
Interest rate swaps		3,216		9,503		-
Receiver swaptions		-		36		(431)
Payer swaptions		1,038		-		(1,217)
Net TBA securities		(5,938)		(2,518)		386
Total	$	(15,349)	$	(9,387)	$	(22,890)

[1]	Open equity represents the cumulative gains (losses) recorded on open futures positions from inception
[2]	T -Note f utures c ontracts were valued at a price of $ 124.05 at December 31, 2017 and $12 4.28 at December 31, 201 6 . The no tional contract values of the short positions were $ 173.7 million and $ 577.9 million at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
[3]	Market value represents the current market value of the TBA securities (or of the underlying Agency RMBS ) as of period-end
[4]	Market value represents the current market value of the TBA securities (or of the underlying Agency RMBS ) as of period-end
[5]	Net carrying value represents the difference between the market value and the cost basis of the TBA securities as of period-end and is reported in derivative assets (liabilities) at fair valu e in our consolidated balance sheets
[6]	Notional amount represents the par value (or principal balance) of the underlying Agency RMBS