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Equity Securities, at Fair Value Equity Securities (Tables)
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Equity Securities [Table Text Block] |
Equity securities consists of shares of Silver Bay common stock carried at fair value as a result of a fair value option election. In exchange for the contribution of the Company's equity interests in its wholly owned subsidiary, Two Harbors Property Investment LLC, to Silver Bay on December 19, 2012, the Company received 17,824,647 shares of common stock, or 47.7%, of Silver Bay at the initial public offering price of $18.50. The following table presents the carrying value of the Company's equity securities as of December 31, 2012:
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- Definition
Tabular disclosure of equity securities which includes, but is not limited to, changes in the cost basis and fair value, fair value and gross unrealized gain (loss), fair values by type of security, contractual maturity and classification, amortized cost basis, contracts to acquire equity securities, transfers to trading, change in net unrealized holding gain (loss) net of tax, continuous unrealized loss position fair value, aggregate losses qualitative disclosures, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses or other disclosures related to equity securities. No definition available.
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