Valuation (Schedule Of Financial Instruments) (Details) - USD ($)		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-	[1]	$ 64,817,000		$ 162,905,000
Fair value repurchase agreements	[1]	165,048,000		105,700,000
Investments sold short, at fair value-		(679,021,000)		(728,747,000)
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-	[1]	(39,816,000)		(60,472,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total investments and financial derivatives–assets, at fair value and repurchase agreements		1,729,580,000		1,929,723,000
Total investments sold short, financial derivatives–liabilities, and guarantees, at fair value		(718,987,000)		(790,047,000)
Fair Value, Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		(679,021,000)		(728,747,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		(511,754,000)		(612,777,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Government debt sold short [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		(98,604,000)		(114,051,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Corporate Debt Sold Short [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		(39,187,000)		(448,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Common Stock Sold Short [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		(29,476,000)		(1,471,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(39,816,000)		(60,472,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(262,000)		(221,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bond Indices [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(9,594,000)		(47,298,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(6,896,000)		(683,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Indices [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(3,085,000)		(365,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(18,299,000)		(4,934,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Total Return Swaps [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(1,307,000)		(4,662,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Options [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(3,000)		(1,760,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Forwards [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(277,000)		(13,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Futures [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(93,000)		(528,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Mortgage Loan Purchase Commitments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-				(8,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Guarantees [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure		(150,000)	[2]	(828,000)	[3]
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash Equivalents		50,000,000		160,000,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		1,499,715,000		1,661,118,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		978,017,000		1,060,580,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		5,373,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Label Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		155,415,000		254,917,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Label Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		36,945,000		34,145,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		56,969,000		66,399,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loans [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		44,075,000		22,089,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		28,403,000		45,974,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Consumer loans and asset-backed securities backed by consumer loans [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		119,099,000		115,376,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Corporate Debt [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		56,317,000		27,028,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Real Estate Owned [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		3,584,000		12,522,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Corporate Equity Investments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		15,518,000		22,088,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		64,817,000		162,905,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		5,857,000		6,332,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bond Indices [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		15,849,000		137,643,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		2,759,000		10,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Indices [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		20,972,000		5,410,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		11,581,000		9,943,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Total Return Swaps [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		197,000		85,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Options [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		2,000		2,162,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Forwards [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-				1,138,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Futures [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		14,000		32,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Warrant [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		7,586,000		150,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value repurchase agreements		165,048,000		105,700,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total investments and financial derivatives–assets, at fair value and repurchase agreements		14,000		144,000
Total investments sold short, financial derivatives–liabilities, and guarantees, at fair value		(29,569,000)		(1,999,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		(29,476,000)		(1,471,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Government debt sold short [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Corporate Debt Sold Short [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Common Stock Sold Short [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		(29,476,000)		(1,471,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(93,000)		(528,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bond Indices [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Indices [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Total Return Swaps [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Options [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Forwards [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Futures [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(93,000)		(528,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Mortgage Loan Purchase Commitments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-				0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Guarantees [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure		0	[2]	0	[3]
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash Equivalents		50,000,000		160,000,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Label Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Label Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loans [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Consumer loans and asset-backed securities backed by consumer loans [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Corporate Debt [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Real Estate Owned [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Corporate Equity Investments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		14,000		144,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bond Indices [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Indices [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Total Return Swaps [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Options [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		0		112,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Forwards [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-				0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Futures [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		14,000		32,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Warrant [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 1 [Member] | Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value repurchase agreements		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total investments and financial derivatives–assets, at fair value and repurchase agreements		1,253,248,000		1,436,038,000
Total investments sold short, financial derivatives–liabilities, and guarantees, at fair value		(648,596,000)		(781,889,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		(610,358,000)		(726,828,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		(511,754,000)		(612,777,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Government debt sold short [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		(98,604,000)		(114,051,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Corporate Debt Sold Short [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Common Stock Sold Short [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(38,238,000)		(55,061,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bond Indices [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(9,594,000)		(47,298,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(6,896,000)		(683,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Indices [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(3,085,000)		(365,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(18,299,000)		(4,934,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Total Return Swaps [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(84,000)		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Options [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(3,000)		(1,760,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Forwards [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(277,000)		(13,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Futures [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Mortgage Loan Purchase Commitments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-				(8,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Guarantees [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure		0	[2]	0	[3]
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash Equivalents		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		1,037,036,000		1,174,144,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		958,193,000		1,035,662,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		5,373,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Label Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		73,470,000		138,482,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Label Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loans [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Consumer loans and asset-backed securities backed by consumer loans [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Corporate Debt [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Real Estate Owned [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Corporate Equity Investments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		51,164,000		156,194,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bond Indices [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		15,849,000		137,643,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		2,759,000		10,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Indices [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		20,972,000		5,410,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		11,581,000		9,943,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Total Return Swaps [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		1,000		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Options [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		2,000		2,050,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Forwards [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-				1,138,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Futures [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Warrant [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value repurchase agreements		165,048,000		105,700,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total investments and financial derivatives–assets, at fair value and repurchase agreements		476,318,000		493,541,000
Total investments sold short, financial derivatives–liabilities, and guarantees, at fair value		(40,822,000)		(6,159,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		(39,187,000)		(448,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Government debt sold short [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Corporate Debt Sold Short [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		(39,187,000)		(448,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments Sold Short [Member] | Common Stock Sold Short [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments sold short, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(1,485,000)		(4,883,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(262,000)		(221,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bond Indices [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Indices [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Total Return Swaps [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		(1,223,000)		(4,662,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Options [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Forwards [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Futures [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Liabilities [Member] | Mortgage Loan Purchase Commitments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–liabilities, at fair value-				0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Guarantees [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure		(150,000)	[2]	(828,000)	[3]
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Cash Equivalents [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash Equivalents		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		462,679,000		486,974,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Agency residential mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		19,824,000		24,918,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Label Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		81,945,000		116,435,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Label Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		36,945,000		34,145,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		56,969,000		66,399,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loans [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		44,075,000		22,089,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		28,403,000		45,974,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Consumer loans and asset-backed securities backed by consumer loans [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		119,099,000		115,376,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Corporate Debt [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		56,317,000		27,028,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Real Estate Owned [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		3,584,000		12,522,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Investments [Member] | Private Corporate Equity Investments [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, at fair value-		15,518,000		22,088,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		13,639,000		6,567,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		5,857,000		6,332,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bond Indices [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Corporate Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Credit Default Swaps On Asset Backed Indices [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Interest Rate Swaps [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Total Return Swaps [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		196,000		85,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Options [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Forwards [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-				0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Futures [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Financial Derivatives - Assets [Member] | Warrant [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial derivatives–assets, at fair value-		7,586,000		150,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value repurchase agreements		$ 0		$ 0

[1] In the Company's Consolidated Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Equity, all balances associated with repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase agreements, and financial derivatives are presented on a gross basis.

[2] Included in Other liabilities on the Consolidated Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Equity.

[3] Included in Other liabilities on the Consolidated Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Equity.