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Common Share Capitalization (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 41 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Sep. 08, 2014
May 14, 2013
Aug. 04, 2011
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Aug. 20, 2012
Sep. 12, 2012
Common Stock Capitalization [Line Items]                  
Dividends (in usd per share)       $ 3.08efc_DividendPerShare $ 3.83efc_DividendPerShare $ 2.50efc_DividendPerShare      
Payments of Dividends       $ (86,449,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends $ (92,067,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends $ (47,412,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividends      
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues 8,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues 5,000,000.0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues   8,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues 5,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues 4,025,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues      
Net proceeds from share issuance 188,200,000efc_Netproceedsfromshareissuance 125,300,000efc_Netproceedsfromshareissuance              
Overallotment Option Percentage By Underwriters                 15.00%efc_OverallotmentOptionPercentageByUnderwriters
Aggregate cost of shares repurchase     10,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount            
Shares repurchased       0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares 0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares (156,639)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares (217,619)us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodShares    
Aggregate cost of shares repurchased       0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue 0us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue 3,430,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue 4,500,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue    
Average price per share repurchased (in usd per share)             $ 20.59efc_StockRepurchasesAveragePricePerShare    
Common Shares Issued And Outstanding Upon Conversion of All Convertible Securities       34,090,992efc_CommonSharesIssuedAndOutstandingUponConversionOfAllConvertibleSecurities 26,051,238efc_CommonSharesIssuedAndOutstandingUponConversionOfAllConvertibleSecurities   34,090,992efc_CommonSharesIssuedAndOutstandingUponConversionOfAllConvertibleSecurities    
Common Shares Issued And Outstanding Upon Conversion Of All LTIP Units           20,767,565efc_CommonSharesIssuedAndOutstandingUponConversionOfAllLtipUnits      
Secondary public offering [Member]                  
Common Stock Capitalization [Line Items]                  
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues               3,500,000.0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Net proceeds from share issuance               76,700,000efc_Netproceedsfromshareissuance
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Secondary public offering overallotment option [Member]                  
Common Stock Capitalization [Line Items]                  
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues                 525,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Net proceeds from share issuance                 $ 11,100,000efc_Netproceedsfromshareissuance
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