CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (Parenthetical) - USD ($)		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Allowance for credit losses		$ 4,890,000	$ 213,000
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, par value (usd per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (shares)		100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, par value (usd per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (shares)		500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (shares)		231,748,414	236,951,266
Common stock, shares outstanding (shares)		231,748,414	236,951,266
Assets	[1]	$ 14,032,754,000	$ 15,407,403,000
Liabilities	[1]	11,059,755,000	11,671,212,000
Variable Interest Entities, Primary Beneficiary
Stockholders' Equity:
Assets		10,783,461,000	10,666,591,000
Liabilities		$ 7,293,599,000	$ 7,223,655,000
Series A Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, dividend rate (percent)		8.00%	8.00%
Preferred stock, shares issued (shares)		5,800,000	5,800,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (shares)		5,800,000	5,800,000
Preferred Stock, liquidation preference		$ 145,000	$ 145,000
Series B Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, dividend rate (percent)		8.00%	8.00%
Preferred stock, shares issued (shares)		13,000,000	13,000,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (shares)		13,000,000	13,000,000
Preferred Stock, liquidation preference		$ 325,000	$ 325,000
Series C Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, dividend rate (percent)		7.75%	7.75%
Preferred stock, shares issued (shares)		10,400,000	10,400,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (shares)		10,400,000	10,400,000
Preferred Stock, liquidation preference		$ 260,000	$ 260,000
Series D Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, dividend rate (percent)		8.00%	8.00%
Preferred stock, shares issued (shares)		8,000,000	8,000,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (shares)		8,000,000	8,000,000
Preferred Stock, liquidation preference		$ 200,000	$ 200,000
Non-Agency RMBS
Allowance for credit losses		5,000,000	213,000
Non-Agency RMBS | Variable Interest Entities, Primary Beneficiary
Allowance for credit losses		3,000,000
Non-Agency RMBS | Asset Pledged as Collateral | Securitized Loans
Liabilities:
MBS pledged as collateral at fair value on Secured financing agreements		309,000,000	365,000,000
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities | Asset Pledged as Collateral
Liabilities:
MBS pledged as collateral at fair value on Secured financing agreements		4,000,000,000	4,400,000,000
Loans Held for Investment at Fair Value | Asset Pledged as Collateral | Securitized Loans
Liabilities:
MBS pledged as collateral at fair value on Secured financing agreements		$ 11,100,000,000	$ 11,000,000,000.0

[1] The Company's consolidated statements of financial condition include assets of consolidated variable interest entities, or 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 June 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, total assets of consolidated VIEs were $10,783,461 and $10,666,591, respectively, and total liabilities of consolidated VIEs were $7,293,599 and $7,223,655, respectively. See Note 9 for further discussion.