Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Available-for-Sale Securities, at Fair Value (Details)

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Available-for-Sale Securities, at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value $ 17,318,697 $ 13,128,857
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral 17,149,824 13,117,329
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Certificates and Obligations (FHLMC) [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value 10,880,230 2,742,630
Federal National Mortgage Association Certificates and Obligations (FNMA) [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value 4,023,228 8,274,507
Government National Mortgage Association Certificates and Obligations (GNMA) [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value 216,427 209,337
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value $ 2,198,812 $ 1,902,383