Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Schedule of Repurchase Agreements by Collateral Type (Details)

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Schedule of Repurchase Agreements by Collateral Type (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]    
Repurchase agreements $ 12,932,463us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseRepurchaseLiability $ 12,250,450us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseRepurchaseLiability
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Interest Rate 0.64%us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseInterestRate 0.69%us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseInterestRate
US Treasury Securities [Member]    
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]    
Repurchase agreements 1,996,250us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseRepurchaseLiability
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasurySecuritiesMember
997,500us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseRepurchaseLiability
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasurySecuritiesMember
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Interest Rate 0.23%us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasurySecuritiesMember
0.03%us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= us-gaap_USTreasurySecuritiesMember
US Government Agencies Debt Securities [Member]    
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]    
Repurchase agreements 8,458,572us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseRepurchaseLiability
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember
9,109,510us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseRepurchaseLiability
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Interest Rate 0.42%us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember
0.46%us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises [Member]    
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]    
Repurchase agreements 2,324,395us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseRepurchaseLiability
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByPrivateEnterprisesMember
1,829,709us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseRepurchaseLiability
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByPrivateEnterprisesMember
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Interest Rate 1.79%us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByPrivateEnterprisesMember
2.01%us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesIssuedByPrivateEnterprisesMember
Inverse Interest-Only Securities [Member]    
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]    
Repurchase agreements 138,133us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseRepurchaseLiability
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= two_InverseInterestOnlySecuritiesMember
166,438us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseRepurchaseLiability
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= two_InverseInterestOnlySecuritiesMember
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Interest Rate 0.99%us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= two_InverseInterestOnlySecuritiesMember
1.05%us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= two_InverseInterestOnlySecuritiesMember
Loans Held-for-sale, Mortgages [Member]    
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items]    
Repurchase agreements $ 15,113us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseRepurchaseLiability
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= two_LoansHeldForSaleMortgagesMember
$ 147,293us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseRepurchaseLiability
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= two_LoansHeldForSaleMortgagesMember
Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Interest Rate 3.03%us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= two_LoansHeldForSaleMortgagesMember
2.85%us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAxis
= two_LoansHeldForSaleMortgagesMember