CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Real estate and other securities at fair value	$ 9,757,664	$ 8,289,277
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, at fair value	2,461,865	3,297,271
Other assets at fair value	1,489,419	921,373
Secured notes and bonds payable, at fair value	554,800	632,404
Accrued expenses and other liabilities at fair value	$ 333,688	$ 18,064
Preferred stock, par values (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	100,000,000	100,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	51,964,122	51,964,122
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	51,964,122	51,964,122
Preferred stock, liquidation preference	$ 1,299,104	$ 1,299,104
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	483,226,239	473,715,100
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	483,226,239	473,715,100
Assets	$ 35,311,785	$ 32,479,336
Liabilities	28,210,747	25,469,268
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, at fair value	1,112,097	844,000
Assets	2,521,407	2,257,091
Liabilities	$ 2,058,044	$ 1,778,901