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DEBT OBLIGATIONS - Schedule of Uncommitted Securities Repurchase Facilities (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 period	Dec. 31, 2013 period	Oct. 30, 2014	Apr. 29, 2014	Apr. 28, 2014
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Outstanding Amount	$ 1,431,665,681	$ 609,834,793
Carrying Amount of Collateral	0	0
Borrowings under credit agreement	11,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCredit	0us-gaap_LineOfCredit
Committed master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Committed amount on master repurchase agreement	1,150,000,000	1,300,000,000	450,000,000	450,000,000	300,000,000
Outstanding Amount	509,023,747	159,312,343
Committed but Unfunded	640,976,253	1,140,687,657
Carrying Amount of Collateral	801,960,696	285,023,726
Fair Value of collateral	806,014,472	286,488,100
Term master repurchase agreement
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Committed amount on master repurchase agreement	300,000,000	600,000,000
Outstanding Amount	174,852,934	88,921,450
Committed but Unfunded	125,147,066	511,078,550
Carrying Amount of Collateral	214,616,911	110,400,378
Fair Value of collateral	214,616,911	110,400,378
Master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Committed amount on master repurchase agreement	1,450,000,000	1,900,000,000
Outstanding Amount	1,431,665,681	609,834,793
Committed but Unfunded	766,123,319	1,651,766,207
Carrying Amount of Collateral	1,878,034,022	836,145,796
Fair Value of collateral	1,882,087,798	837,610,170
10/30/2016 \| Committed master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Committed amount on master repurchase agreement	450,000,000
Outstanding Amount	147,796,694
Committed but Unfunded	302,203,306
Number of remaining periods of extension options	2
Length of extension options	12 months
Carrying Amount of Collateral	278,530,141
Fair Value of collateral	279,921,708
4/10/2016 \| Committed master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Committed amount on master repurchase agreement	250,000,000
Outstanding Amount	138,711,146
Committed but Unfunded	111,288,854
Number of remaining periods of extension options	1
Length of extension options	364 days
Carrying Amount of Collateral	144,857,341
Fair Value of collateral	145,748,847
5/18/2015 \| Committed master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Committed amount on master repurchase agreement		300,000,000
Outstanding Amount		22,749,015
Committed but Unfunded		277,250,985
Number of remaining periods of extension options		2
Length of extension options		12 months
Carrying Amount of Collateral		46,084,620
Fair Value of collateral		46,483,618
4/10/2014 \| Committed master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Committed amount on master repurchase agreement		250,000,000
Outstanding Amount		28,407,500
Committed but Unfunded		221,592,500
Number of remaining periods of extension options		2
Length of extension options		364 days
Carrying Amount of Collateral		41,428,429
Fair Value of collateral		41,518,063
5/26/2015 \| Committed master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Committed amount on master repurchase agreement	450,000,000	450,000,000
Outstanding Amount	222,515,907	60,423,328
Committed but Unfunded	227,484,093	389,576,672
Number of remaining periods of extension options		2
Length of extension options		12 months
Carrying Amount of Collateral	378,573,214	132,160,677
Fair Value of collateral	380,343,917	132,673,364
Maturing on Various Date
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Outstanding Amount	747,789,000
Carrying Amount of Collateral	861,456,415
Fair Value of collateral	861,456,415
1/24/2014 \| Committed master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Committed amount on master repurchase agreement		300,000,000
Outstanding Amount		47,732,500
Committed but Unfunded		252,267,500
Carrying Amount of Collateral		65,350,000
Fair Value of collateral		65,813,055
1/17/2014
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Outstanding Amount		361,601,000
Carrying Amount of Collateral		440,721,692
Fair Value of collateral		$ 440,721,692
Minimum \| Term master repurchase agreement
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Interest Rate(s) (as a percent)		1.26%
Minimum \| 10/30/2016 \| Committed master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Interest Rate(s) (as a percent)	2.42%
Minimum \| 4/10/2016 \| Committed master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Interest Rate(s) (as a percent)	2.41%
Minimum \| 5/18/2015 \| Committed master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Interest Rate(s) (as a percent)		2.42%
Minimum \| 4/10/2014 \| Committed master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Interest Rate(s) (as a percent)		2.42%
Minimum \| 5/26/2015 \| Committed master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Interest Rate(s) (as a percent)	2.42%	2.41%
Minimum \| Maturing on Various Date
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Interest Rate(s) (as a percent)	0.50%
Minimum \| 1/24/2014 \| Committed master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Interest Rate(s) (as a percent)		2.66%
Minimum \| 1/17/2014
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Interest Rate(s) (as a percent)		0.42%
Maximum \| Term master repurchase agreement
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Interest Rate(s) (as a percent)		1.27%
Maximum \| 10/30/2016 \| Committed master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Interest Rate(s) (as a percent)	2.66%
Maximum \| 4/10/2016 \| Committed master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Interest Rate(s) (as a percent)	3.04%
Maximum \| 5/18/2015 \| Committed master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Interest Rate(s) (as a percent)		2.67%
Maximum \| 4/10/2014 \| Committed master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Interest Rate(s) (as a percent)		3.04%
Maximum \| 5/26/2015 \| Committed master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Interest Rate(s) (as a percent)	3.16%	3.18%
Maximum \| Maturing on Various Date
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Interest Rate(s) (as a percent)	1.66%
Maximum \| 1/24/2014 \| Committed master repurchase agreements
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Interest Rate(s) (as a percent)		2.67%
Maximum \| 1/17/2014
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]
Interest Rate(s) (as a percent)		1.67%