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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Schedule of TBA Contracts (Details)

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Schedule of TBA Contracts (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]        
Derivative, Notional Amount $ (33,709,043)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount $ (48,115,523)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount $ (43,576,146)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount $ (37,366,610)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Derivative, Notional Amount (26,795,748)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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= us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember
(36,315,523)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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= us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember
   
Derivative, Fair Value, Net 362,646us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
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= us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember
380,791us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
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Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Derivative, Notional Amount (16,905,295)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
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(16,200,000)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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= us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember
   
Derivative, Fair Value, Net (155,149)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
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= us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember
(90,233)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
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Forward Contracts [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Derivative, Notional Amount (2,496,000)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
(1,325,000)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
(1,022,000)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
(603,000)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
Derivative, Cost (2,635,765)two_DerivativeCost
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
(1,431,945)two_DerivativeCost
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= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
   
Derivative, Market Value (2,653,695)two_DerivativeMarketValue
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= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
(1,439,282)two_DerivativeMarketValue
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Forward Contracts [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Derivative, Notional Amount 0invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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= us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
(875,000)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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= us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
   
Derivative, Fair Value, Net 0us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
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/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
10,350us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
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/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
   
Forward Contracts [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Derivative, Notional Amount (2,496,000)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
(2,200,000)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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= us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
   
Derivative, Fair Value, Net (17,930)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
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/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
(17,687)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
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= us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
   
Forward Contracts [Member] | Long [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Derivative, Notional Amount 0invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= us-gaap_LongMember
(875,000)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= us-gaap_LongMember
   
Derivative, Cost 0two_DerivativeCost
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= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= us-gaap_LongMember
(862,868)two_DerivativeCost
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
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/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= us-gaap_LongMember
   
Derivative, Market Value 0two_DerivativeMarketValue
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= us-gaap_LongMember
(873,218)two_DerivativeMarketValue
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= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= us-gaap_LongMember
   
Forward Contracts [Member] | Long [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Derivative, Fair Value, Net 0us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
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/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= us-gaap_LongMember
10,350us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
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= us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= us-gaap_LongMember
   
Forward Contracts [Member] | Long [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Derivative, Fair Value, Net 0us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
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0us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
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/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
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/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= us-gaap_LongMember
   
Forward Contracts [Member] | Short [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Derivative, Notional Amount (2,496,000)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= us-gaap_ShortMember
(2,200,000)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= us-gaap_ShortMember
   
Derivative, Cost (2,635,765)two_DerivativeCost
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= us-gaap_ShortMember
(2,294,813)two_DerivativeCost
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= us-gaap_ShortMember
   
Derivative, Market Value (2,653,695)two_DerivativeMarketValue
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= us-gaap_ShortMember
(2,312,500)two_DerivativeMarketValue
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= us-gaap_ShortMember
   
Forward Contracts [Member] | Short [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Derivative, Fair Value, Net 0us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
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/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
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/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= us-gaap_ShortMember
   
Forward Contracts [Member] | Short [Member] | Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Derivative, Fair Value, Net (17,930)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
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= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
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= us-gaap_ShortMember
(17,687)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet
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/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
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/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
= us-gaap_ShortMember
   
Interest Rate Risk Associated with the Investment Portfolio [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Long [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Derivative, Notional Amount   (875,000)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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/ us-gaap_PositionAxis
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Interest Rate Risk Associated with the Investment Portfolio [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Short [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Derivative, Notional Amount $ (2,496,000)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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$ (2,200,000)invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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