Schedule of Repurchase Agreements by Collateral Type (Details) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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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 |
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Interest rate on the amount to be repaid to the counterparty to the repurchase agreement when the carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount) of securities or other assets sold under the repurchase agreement exceeds 10 percent of total assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount to be repaid to the counterparty to the repurchase agreement when the carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount) of securities or other assets sold under the repurchase agreement exceeds 10 percent of total assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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