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Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities - Narrative (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Mortgage-Backed Securities Sold:      
Mortgage-Backed securities sold, carrying value $ 20,600,000,000nly_MortgageBackedSecuritiesSoldCarryingValue $ 54,500,000,000nly_MortgageBackedSecuritiesSoldCarryingValue $ 30,400,000,000nly_MortgageBackedSecuritiesSoldCarryingValue
Mortgage-Backed securities sold, realized gain 179,700,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSalesOfMortgageBackedSecuritiesMBS 440,200,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSalesOfMortgageBackedSecuritiesMBS 438,500,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSalesOfMortgageBackedSecuritiesMBS
Interest-only securities      
Mortgage-Backed Securities Sold:      
Amortized cost 1,200,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
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1,000,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Interest-only securities      
Mortgage-Backed Securities Sold:      
Unrealized gains (Losses) $ (8,000,000)us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainLoss1
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$ 78,100,000us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGainLoss1
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