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Financial Highlights (Net Asset Value Based Total Return For A Shareholder) (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Financial Highlights [Abstract]    
Total Return 2.47%efc_NetAssetBasedTotalReturnAfterIncentiveFee [1] 3.56%efc_NetAssetBasedTotalReturnAfterIncentiveFee [1]
[1] Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of distributions at shareholders' equity per share during the period.