OTHER INCOME, ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - Schedule of Gain (Loss) on Settlement of Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Other Income Assets And Liabilities
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate securities, net		$ 24,454	$ 3,668	$ 31,230	$ 65,444
Gain (loss) on sale of residential mortgage loans, net		226	0	32,851	0
Gain (loss) on settlement of derivatives		(39,406)	(2,403)	(48,227)	(6,186)
Gain (loss) on liquidated residential mortgage loans		123	782	246	782
Gain (loss) on sale of REO	[1]	(1,914)	(159)	(9,751)	(801)
Other gains (losses)		108	(950)	(6,790)	(1,405)
Gain on settlement of investments		$ (16,409)	$ 938	$ (441)	$ 57,834

[1] Includes approximately $3.2 million loss on REO sold as a part of the residential mortgage loan sales described in Note 8 during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.