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, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value $ 21,059,377 $ 21,220,819
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value, pledged as collateral for borrowings 20,858,710 20,990,890
Federal National Mortgage Association Certificates and Obligations (FNMA) [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value 14,074,434 13,920,721
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 3,287,343 3,616,967
Government National Mortgage Association Certificates and Obligations (GNMA) [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value 680,387 701,037
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises [Member]    
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]    
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value $ 3,017,213 $ 2,982,094