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Financial Highlights (Expense Ratios To Average Equity) (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Financial Highlights [Abstract]    
Operating expenses, before interest expense and other investment related expenses (2.63%)efc_RatioOfOperatingExpensesBeforeIncentiveFeeAndInterestExpenseToAverageEquity [1],[2] (2.81%)efc_RatioOfOperatingExpensesBeforeIncentiveFeeAndInterestExpenseToAverageEquity [1],[2]
Interest expense and other investment related expenses (2.14%)efc_RatioOfInterestandotherinvestmentrelatedExpensesToAverageEquity [1],[2] (1.97%)efc_RatioOfInterestandotherinvestmentrelatedExpensesToAverageEquity [1],[2]
Total Expenses (4.77%)efc_RatioOfTotalExpenseToAverageEquity [1],[2] (4.78%)efc_RatioOfTotalExpenseToAverageEquity [1],[2]
[1] Includes all items of income and expense on an annualized basis.
[2] Average equity is calculated using month end values.