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Debt Instrument Revolving Repurchase Facilities Margin Call Description

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Secured Debt Agreements, Net - Summary of Key Terms of Credit Facilities (Detail) € in Thousands, £ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2017 GBP (£)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 4,068,249
Potential Borrowings	$ 4,664,097
Rate	1.90%
Advance Rate	78.70%
Credit Facilities [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 4,068,249	$ 3,572,837
Potential Borrowings	$ 4,664,097	$ 4,114,580
Advance Rate	78.70%	79.10%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| 1-Month USD LIBOR [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 3,798,619
Potential Borrowings	$ 4,275,789
Rate	1.87%
Advance Rate	78.60%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| 3-Month EURIBOR [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings \| €			€ 66,144
Potential Borrowings \| €			€ 87,744
Rate	2.24%
Advance Rate	80.00%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| 3-Month GBP LIBOR [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Outstanding Borrowings \| £				£ 140,771
Potential Borrowings \| £				£ 209,406
Rate	2.24%
Advance Rate	78.60%
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Wells Fargo [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Term matched
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 1,170,801	$ 1,107,733
Potential Borrowings	$ 1,289,135	1,339,942
Credit Facilities [Member] \| MetLife [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	50.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Apr. 21, 2023
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 807,164	862,454
Potential Borrowings	$ 807,164	862,454
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Bank of America [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	50.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	May 21, 2021
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 573,542	617,694
Potential Borrowings	$ 573,542	617,694
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Societe Generale [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Term matched
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 300,871	207,178
Potential Borrowings	$ 300,871	207,178
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Deutsche Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	35.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Term matched
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 295,743
Potential Borrowings	$ 295,743
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Citibank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Term matched
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 240,881	229,629
Potential Borrowings	$ 354,354	394,677
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Morgan Stanley [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Mar. 03, 2020
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 216,044	231,930
Potential Borrowings	$ 456,344	272,221
Credit Facilities [Member] \| JP Morgan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	50.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Jan. 07, 2020
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 319,755	316,219
Potential Borrowings	$ 443,496	$ 420,414
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Bank of America - Multi. JV [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	43.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Jul. 19, 2021
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 85,560
Potential Borrowings	$ 85,560
Credit Facilities [Member] \| Goldman Sachs - Multi. JV [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantee	25.00%
Margin Call	Collateral marks only
Term/Maturity	Jul. 12, 2020
Outstanding Borrowings	$ 57,888
Potential Borrowings	$ 57,888