CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 38,055	$ 177,714
Non-Agency RMBS, at fair value		2,950,348	3,330,063
Agency MBS, at fair value		4,354,872	4,167,754
Loans held for investment, at fair value		13,538,052	8,753,653
Receivable for investment sold		11,235	0
Accrued interest receivable		99,421	79,697
Other assets		172,876	166,350
Derivatives, at fair value, net		22,525	9,677
Total assets	[1]	21,187,384	16,684,908
Liabilities:
Repurchase agreements ($8.2 billion and $7.0 billion, pledged as collateral, respectively)		6,709,821	5,600,903
Securitized debt, collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS ($1.6 billion and $1.8 billion pledged as collateral, respectively)		233,113	334,124
Securitized debt at fair value, collateralized by loans held for investment ($13.0 billion and $8.8 billion pledged as collateral, respectively)		9,683,062	6,941,097
Payable for investments purchased		733,142	520,532
Accrued interest payable		64,280	48,670
Dividends payable		95,000	97,005
Accounts payable and other liabilities		21,331	16,694
Derivatives, at fair value		1,204	2,350
Total liabilities	[1]	17,540,953	13,561,375
Commitments and Contingencies (See Note 15)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock: par value $0.01 per share; 300,000,000 shares authorized, 187,781,000 and 187,739,634 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		1,878	1,877
Additional paid-in-capital		3,825,832	3,508,779
Accumulated other comprehensive income		813,118	718,106
Cumulative earnings		2,860,244	2,443,184
Cumulative distributions to stockholders		(3,854,829)	(3,548,471)
Total stockholders' equity		3,646,431	3,123,533
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		21,187,384	16,684,908
Preferred Class A
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred Stock, par value of $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized:		58	58
Preferred Class B
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred Stock, par value of $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized:		$ 130	$ 0

[1] The Company's consolidated statements of financial condition include assets of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that can only be used to settle obligations and liabilities of the VIE for which creditors do not have recourse to the primary beneficiary (Chimera Investment Corporation). As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, total assets of consolidated VIEs were $14,846,980 and $10,761,954, respectively, and total liabilities of consolidated VIEs were $9,954,437 and $7,302,905, respectively. See Note 8 for further discussion.