CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($)		Total		Preferred stock	Common stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Accumulated Deficit		Total Stockholders’ Equity	Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2017				$ 1,720,381,000	$ 11,596,000	$ 17,221,265,000	$ (1,126,020,000)	$ (2,961,749,000)			$ 6,100,000
Issuance				411,335,000	1,103,000	1,116,409,000
Buyback of common stock					0	0
Acquisition of subsidiary				55,000,000	330,000	455,613,000
Redemption of preferred stock				(408,548,000)		(3,952,000)
Direct purchase and dividend reinvestment		$ 2,584,000			2,000	2,582,000
Stock compensation expense						1,789,000
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		(3,104,218,000)					(3,104,218,000)
Reclassification adjustment for net (gains) losses included in net income (loss)		407,282,000					407,282,000
Net income (loss) attributable to Annaly		2,309,297,000						2,309,297,000
Dividends declared on preferred stock	[1]							(96,818,000)
Dividends and dividend equivalents declared on common stock and share-based awards		(1,062,685,000)						(1,062,685,000)	[1]
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		277,000									(277,000)
Equity contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interest											39,000
End of period at Sep. 30, 2018		14,955,856,000		1,778,168,000	13,031,000	18,793,706,000	(3,822,956,000)	(1,811,955,000)		$ 14,949,994,000	5,862,000
Beginning of period at Jun. 30, 2018				1,723,168,000	11,643,000	17,268,596,000	(3,434,447,000)	(1,800,370,000)			5,266,000
Issuance				0	1,057,000	1,068,292,000
Buyback of common stock					0	0
Acquisition of subsidiary				55,000,000	330,000	455,613,000
Redemption of preferred stock				0		0
Direct purchase and dividend reinvestment					1,000	1,037,000
Stock compensation expense						168,000
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		(719,609,000)					(719,609,000)
Reclassification adjustment for net (gains) losses included in net income (loss)		331,100,000					331,100,000
Net income (loss) attributable to Annaly		385,578,000						385,578,000
Dividends declared on preferred stock	[1]							(31,675,000)
Dividends and dividend equivalents declared on common stock and share-based awards		(365,488,000)						(365,488,000)	[1]
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		149,000									(149,000)
Equity contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interest											745,000
End of period at Sep. 30, 2018		14,955,856,000		1,778,168,000	13,031,000	18,793,706,000	(3,822,956,000)	(1,811,955,000)		14,949,994,000	5,862,000
Beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2018		14,117,801,000	[2]	1,778,168,000	13,138,000	18,794,331,000	(1,979,865,000)	(4,493,660,000)			5,689,000
Issuance				428,324,000	1,422,000	1,397,484,000
Buyback of common stock					(182,000)	(155,122,000)
Acquisition of subsidiary				0	0	0
Redemption of preferred stock				(224,466,000)		(5,534,000)
Direct purchase and dividend reinvestment		1,795,000			2,000	1,793,000
Stock compensation expense						2,018,000
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		4,289,054,000					4,289,054,000
Reclassification adjustment for net (gains) losses included in net income (loss)		4,626,000					4,626,000
Net income (loss) attributable to Annaly		(3,372,539,000)						(3,372,539,000)
Dividends declared on preferred stock	[1]							(101,067,000)
Dividends and dividend equivalents declared on common stock and share-based awards		(1,158,629,000)						(1,158,629,000)	[1]
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		294,000									(294,000)
Equity contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interest											(987,000)
End of period at Sep. 30, 2019		15,223,704,000		1,982,026,000	14,380,000	20,034,970,000	2,313,815,000	(9,125,895,000)		15,219,296,000	4,408,000
Beginning of period at Jun. 30, 2019				2,110,346,000	14,562,000	20,195,419,000	1,365,003,000	(7,982,649,000)			4,726,000
Issuance				41,146,000	0	0
Buyback of common stock					(182,000)	(155,122,000)
Acquisition of subsidiary				0	0	0
Redemption of preferred stock				(169,466,000)		(5,534,000)
Direct purchase and dividend reinvestment					0	0
Stock compensation expense						207,000
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		1,034,873,000					1,034,873,000
Reclassification adjustment for net (gains) losses included in net income (loss)		(86,061,000)					(86,061,000)
Net income (loss) attributable to Annaly		(747,059,000)						(747,059,000)
Dividends declared on preferred stock	[1]							(36,451,000)
Dividends and dividend equivalents declared on common stock and share-based awards		(359,736,000)						(359,736,000)	[1]
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		110,000									(110,000)
Equity contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interest											(208,000)
End of period at Sep. 30, 2019		$ 15,223,704,000		$ 1,982,026,000	$ 14,380,000	$ 20,034,970,000	$ 2,313,815,000	$ (9,125,895,000)		$ 15,219,296,000	$ 4,408,000

[1] (1) See Note titled “Capital Stock” for dividends per share for each class of shares.

[2] ⁽¹⁾  Derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2018.