Organization and Investment Objective (Details)			6 Months Ended
	May 29, 2023 $ / shares	Feb. 06, 2023 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) numberOfWarrants $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2022 $ / shares
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments | numberOfWarrants			2
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share			$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Senior Notes | 5.50% Senior Notes
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			5.50%
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Business Combination, Merger Stock Conversion Ratio	0.3619
Cash consideration from related party | $			$ 3,000,000
Cash consideration from related party per share | $			$ 0.09
Arlington Asset Investment Corp. | Senior Notes | 6.75% Senior Notes
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			6.75%
Arlington Asset Investment Corp. | Senior Notes | 6.00% Senior Notes
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			6.00%
Great Ajax Corp.
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Business Combination, Merger Stock Conversion Ratio			0.5308
Great Ajax Corp. | Senior Notes | 8.875% Senior Notes
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			8.875%
Great Ajax Corp. | Senior Notes | 7.25% Senior Notes
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			7.25%
Series B Preferred Stock
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage			6.25%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share			$ 0.001
Series B Preferred Stock | Arlington Asset Investment Corp.
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage	7.00%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01
Series A Preferred Stock
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage			6.75%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share			$ 0.001
Series D Preferred Stock | Arlington Asset Investment Corp.
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage	7.00%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.001
Series C Preferred Stock
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage		8.625%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share		$ 0.001
Series C Preferred Stock | Arlington Asset Investment Corp.
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage	8.25%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01
Series E Preferred Stock | Arlington Asset Investment Corp.
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage	8.25%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.001
Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLC [Member] | Total Stockholders' Equity
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage			99.10%