RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN SECURITIZATION TRUSTS (Details) - USD ($)		Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts	[1]	$ 1,433,612,858	$ 1,449,774,383
Total assets	[1]	2,353,833,022	2,498,366,661
Liabilities and Equity
Residential securitized debt obligations	[1]	1,346,254,828	1,364,077,012
Liabilities	[1]	2,198,164,390	2,320,872,133
Equity	[1]	155,668,632	177,494,528
Total liabilities and equity	[1]	2,353,833,022	2,498,366,661
Residential Mortgage [Member]
Assets
Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts		396,542,860	411,881,097
Receivables		1,360,176	1,446,120
Total assets		397,903,036	413,327,217
Liabilities and Equity
Residential securitized debt obligations		367,958,982	380,638,423
Payables		1,084,025	1,153,053
Liabilities		369,043,007	381,791,476
Equity		28,860,029	31,535,741
Total liabilities and equity		$ 397,903,036	$ 413,327,217

[1] Our consolidated balance sheets include assets and liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities ("VIE's) as the Company is the primary beneficiary of these VIEs. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, assets of consolidated VIEs totaled $1,836,767,480 and $1,868,482,556, respectively, and the liabilities of consolidated VIEs totaled $1,720,340,585 and $1,750,916,265, respectively