Consolidation (Deconsolidation) Of Multifamily Asset Backed Securities

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Consolidation (Deconsolidation) Of Multifamily Loans Held In Securitizations Trusts

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Number Of Partnerships Consolidated

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Amount of gain (loss) from deconsolidation of subsidiary and derecognition of group of assets constituting transfer of business or nonprofit activity, excluding conveyance of oil and gas mineral rights and transfer of good or service in contract with customer.

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-Topic 810
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-Section 50
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage of the Variable Interest Entity's (VIE) voting interest owned by (or beneficial interest in) the reporting entity (directly or indirectly).

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Basis of Presentation - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 partnership
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Consolidation of multifamily loans held in securitization trusts		$ 3,849,779	$ (1,481,554)
Consolidation of multifamily ABS		$ 3,706,789	$ (1,408,002)
Deconsolidation, realized market valuation gain (loss)	$ (72,000)
Number of partnerships consolidated \| partnership				2
VIE, ownership interest rate		80.00%
Multifamily loans
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Consolidation of multifamily loans held in securitization trusts	3,860,000
Consolidation of multifamily ABS	$ 3,720,000