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Note 13 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
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| Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block] |
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Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis at
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December 31, 2013
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December 31, 2012
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Total
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Total
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Assets carried at fair value
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Investment securities available for sale:
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Agency RMBS
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$
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—
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$
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876,874
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$
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—
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$
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876,874
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$
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—
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$
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1,001,239
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$
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—
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$
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1,001,239
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Non-Agency RMBS
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—
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2,361
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—
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2,361
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—
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2,687
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—
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2,687
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CLOs
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—
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33,208
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—
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33,208
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—
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30,785
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—
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30,785
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Investment securities available for sale held in securitization trusts:
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CMBS
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—
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—
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92,578
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92,578
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—
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—
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71,159
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71,159
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Multi-family loans held in securitization trusts
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—
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—
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8,111,022
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8,111,022
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—
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—
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5,442,906
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5,442,906
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Derivative Assets:
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—
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—
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—
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—
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TBA Securities
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—
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190,742
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—
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190,742
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—
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244,789
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—
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244,789
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Options on U.S. Treasury futures
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7
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—
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—
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7
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—
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59
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—
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59
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U.S. Treasury futures
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3,257
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—
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—
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3,257
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676
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—
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—
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676
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Interest rate swap futures
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238
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—
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—
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238
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8
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—
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—
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8
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Interest rate swaps
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—
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2,041
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—
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2,041
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Swaptions
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—
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1,305
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—
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1,305
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—
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597
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—
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597
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Total
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$
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3,502
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$
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1,106,531
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$
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8,203,600
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$
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9,313,633
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$
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684
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$
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1,280,156
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$
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5,514,065
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$
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6,794,905
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Liabilities carried at fair value
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Multi-family collateralized debt obligations
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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7,871,020
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$
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7,871,020
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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5,319,573
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$
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5,319,573
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Derivative liabilities:
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Interest rate swaps
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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1,744
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—
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1,744
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Eurodollar futures
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1,432
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—
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—
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1,432
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3,798
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—
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—
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3,798
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Total
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$
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1,432
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$
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—
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$
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7,871,020
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$
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7,872,452
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$
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3,798
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$
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1,744
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$
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5,319,573
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$
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5,325,115
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| Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
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Years Ended December 31,
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2013
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2012
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2011
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Balance at beginning of period
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$
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5,514,065
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$
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41,185
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$
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—
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Total gains (realized/unrealized)
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Included in earnings (1)
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(470,467
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)
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167,094
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—
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Included in other comprehensive income
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15,532
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3,768
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(1,036
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)
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Purchases
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3,218,301
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4,212,009
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42,221
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Paydowns
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(73,831
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)
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(28,034
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)
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—
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Transfers (2)
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—
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1,118,043
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—
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Balance at the end of period
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$
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8,203,600
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$
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5,514,065
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$
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41,185
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Years Ended December 31,
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2013
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2012
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2011
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Balance at beginning of period
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$
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5,319,573
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$
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—
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$
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—
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Total gains (realized/unrealized)
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Included in earnings (1)
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(521,416
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)
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152,440
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—
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Included in other comprehensive income
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—
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—
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—
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Purchases
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3,146,676
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4,077,276
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—
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Paydowns
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(73,813
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)
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(28,034
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)
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—
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Transfers (2)
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—
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1,117,891
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—
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Balance at the end of period
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$
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7,871,020
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$
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5,319,573
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$
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—
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| Schedule of Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Earnings for Level 3 Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
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Years Ended December 31,
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2013
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2012
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2011
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Change in unrealized gains (losses) – assets
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$
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(423,949
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)
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$
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194,363
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$
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—
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Change in unrealized gains (losses) – liabilities
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455,444
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(187,701
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)
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—
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Net change in unrealized gains included in earnings for assets and liabilities
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$
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31,495
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$
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6,662
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$
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—
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| Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring [Table Text Block] |
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Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis at
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December 31, 2013
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December 31, 2012
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Total
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Total
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Residential Mortgage loans held in securitization trusts – impaired loans (net)
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$
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$
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$
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6,591
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$
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6,591
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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5,059
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$
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5,059
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Real estate owned held in residential securitization trusts
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1,108
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1,108
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—
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—
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|
732
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|
732
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| Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Table Text Block] |
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Years Ended December 31,
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2013
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2012
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2011
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Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts – impaired loans (net)
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$
|
701
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$
|
707
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$
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1,380
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Real estate owned held in residential securitization trusts
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|
433
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45
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|
87
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| Investment [Table Text Block] |
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December 31, 2013
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December 31, 2012
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Fair Value
Hierarchy Level
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Carrying
Value
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Estimated
Fair Value
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Carrying
Value
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Estimated
Fair Value
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Financial Assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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Level 1
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$
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31,798
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$
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31,798
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$
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31,777
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$
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31,777
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Investment securities available for sale
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Level 2
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|
912,443
|
|
|
|
912,443
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|
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1,034,711
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|
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1,034,711
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Investment securities available for sale, at fair value held in securitization trusts
|
Level 3
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|
|
92,578
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|
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92,578
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|
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71,159
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|
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|
71,159
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Residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts (net)
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Level 3
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|
163,237
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152,104
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187,229
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|
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165,919
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|
|
Distressed residential mortgage loans (net) (1)
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Level 3
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|
264,434
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254,543
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|
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|
60,459
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|
|
|
60,459
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|
|
Multi-family loans held in securitization trusts
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Level 3
|
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|
8,111,022
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|
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|
8,111,022
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|
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5,442,906
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|
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5,442,906
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Derivative assets
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Level 1 or 2
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197,590
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|
|
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197,590
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|
|
|
246,129
|
|
|
|
246,129
|
|
|
Mortgage loans held for sale (net) (2)
|
Level 3
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|
|
2,496
|
|
|
|
2,595
|
|
|
|
2,837
|
|
|
|
2,837
|
|
|
First mortgage loans (2)
|
Level 3
|
|
|
8,249
|
|
|
|
8,318
|
|
|
|
1,755
|
|
|
|
1,775
|
|
|
Mezzanine loan and equity investments (2)
|
Level 3
|
|
|
21,568
|
|
|
|
21,812
|
|
|
|
3,522
|
|
|
|
3,522
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Financial Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing arrangements, portfolio investments
|
Level 2
|
|
$
|
791,125
|
|
|
$
|
791,125
|
|
|
$
|
889,134
|
|
|
$
|
889,134
|
|
|
Residential collateralized debt obligations
|
Level 3
|
|
|
158,410
|
|
|
|
151,910
|
|
|
|
180,979
|
|
|
|
160,506
|
|
|
Multi-family collateralized debt obligations
|
Level 3
|
|
|
7,871,020
|
|
|
|
7,871,020
|
|
|
|
5,319,573
|
|
|
|
5,319,573
|
|
|
Securitized debt
|
Level 3
|
|
|
304,964
|
|
|
|
311,535
|
|
|
|
117,591
|
|
|
|
118,402
|
|
|
Derivative liabilities
|
Level 1 or 2
|
|
|
1,432
|
|
|
|
1,432
|
|
|
|
5,542
|
|
|
|
5,542
|
|
|
Payable for securities purchased
|
Level 1
|
|
|
191,592
|
|
|
|
191,592
|
|
|
|
245,931
|
|
|
|
245,931
|
|
|
Subordinated debentures
|
Level 3
|
|
|
45,000
|
|
|
|
39,310
|
|
|
|
45,000
|
|
|
|
34,108
|
|
|