Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative asset	$ 342	$ 6,563
Derivative liabilities	207	1,218
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Mortgage-backed securities	5,713,788	3,749,464
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	5,714,130	3,756,027
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure	207	1,218
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Mortgage-backed securities	0	0
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure	0	1,218
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Mortgage-backed securities	5,711,894	3,747,190
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	5,712,236	3,753,753
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure	207	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Mortgage-backed securities	1,894	2,274
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	1,894	2,274
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Interest rate swaps
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative asset	0	324
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Interest rate swaps | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative asset	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Interest rate swaps | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative asset	0	324
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Interest rate swaps | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative asset	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Eurodollar futures
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	102	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Eurodollar futures | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Eurodollar futures | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	102	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Eurodollar futures | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | TBA securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative asset	342	6,239
Derivative liabilities	105	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | TBA securities | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative asset	0	0
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | TBA securities | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative asset	342	6,239
Derivative liabilities	105	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | TBA securities | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative asset	0	0
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. Treasury futures
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	0	1,218
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. Treasury futures | Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	0	1,218
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. Treasury futures | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. Treasury futures | Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities	$ 0	$ 0