10-K

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-K

þ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2013

OR

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____________ to ______________

Commission File Number: 001-08896

CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Maryland	75‑2027937
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
8401 North Central Expressway, Suite 800, Dallas, TX	75225-4404
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (214) 874-2323

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Name of Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock ($0.01 par value)	New York Stock Exchange
$7.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ($0.10 par value)	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  YES þNO o

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  YES oNO þ

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    YES þNO o

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that Registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES þ NO o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.

Large accelerated filer þ Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). YES o NO þ

At June 28, 2013 the aggregate market value of the common stock held by nonaffiliates was $1,139,155,262.

Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at February 28, 2014:   95,767,180

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Portions of the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement, to be issued in connection with the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Registrant, are incorporated by reference into Part III.

CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION

2013 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I
		Page
ITEM 1.	Business	2
ITEM 1A.	Risk Factors	4
ITEM 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	4
ITEM 2.	Properties	4
ITEM 3.	Legal Proceedings	4
ITEM 4.	Mining Safety Disclosures	4
PART II
ITEM 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	4
ITEM 6.	Selected Financial Data	6
ITEM 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	7
ITEM 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks	34
ITEM 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	34
ITEM 9.	Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	62
ITEM 9A.	Controls and Procedures	62
ITEM 9B.	Other Information	64
PART III
ITEM 10	Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance	64
ITEM 11.	Executive Compensation	64
ITEM 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	64
ITEM 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	64
ITEM 14.	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	64
PART IV
ITEM 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	65
SIGNATURES		67

PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Capstead Mortgage Corporation operates as a self-managed real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes (a “REIT”) and is based in Dallas, Texas.  Unless the context otherwise indicates, Capstead Mortgage Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as “Capstead” or the “Company.”  Capstead was incorporated in the state of Maryland in 1985 and its common and 7.50% Series E preferred shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “CMO” and “CMOPRE,” respectively.

Capstead’s investment strategy involves managing a leveraged portfolio of residential mortgage pass-through securities consisting almost exclusively of relatively short duration adjustable-rate mortgage (“ARM”) securities issued and guaranteed by government-sponsored enterprises, either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (together, the “GSEs”), or by an agency of the federal government, Ginnie Mae.  Residential mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by the GSEs or Ginnie Mae, referred to as “Agency Securities,” are considered to have limited, if any, credit risk because of federal government support for the GSEs.  Duration is a measure of market price sensitivity to changes in interest rates.  Declines in fair value caused by increases in interest rates are typically modest for investments in short duration ARM Agency Securities compared to investments in longer duration ARM or fixed-rate assets.  These declines are generally recoverable in a relatively short period of time as coupon interest rates on the underlying mortgage loans reset to rates more reflective of the then current interest rate environment.

For further discussion of the Company’s business and financial condition, see Item 7 of this report, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” which is incorporated herein by reference.

Competition

As a residential mortgage REIT that focuses on investing in ARM Agency Securities, Capstead competes for the acquisition of suitable investments with other mortgage REITs, commercial banks, savings banks, insurance companies, and institutional investors such as private equity funds, mutual funds, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds.  Many of these entities have lower yield requirements as well as greater financial resources and access to capital than the Company.  In addition, the federal government, through the Federal Reserve, the GSEs and the Federal Home Loan Banks, has substantial holdings of primarily fixed-rate Agency Securities and the Federal Reserve is currently acquiring additional fixed-rate Agency Securities as well as U.S. Treasury securities.  This expansion of the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet is often referred to as quantitative easing, or QE.  Increased competition for the acquisition of Agency Securities can result in higher pricing levels for such assets and lead to lower mortgage interest rates.  Although higher pricing levels generally correspond to a higher book value per common share for the Company, higher pricing levels also generally result in lower portfolio yields, which could adversely affect future profitability.  Lower mortgage interest rates can result in higher levels of mortgage prepayments, generally resulting in lower portfolio yields because of increases in investment premium amortization which can adversely affect current profitability.

The policy goals of the federal government may differ from the economic goals of other investors in Agency Securities.  In December 2013 the Federal Reserve began reducing, or “tapering”, the monthly amount of fixed-rate Agency Securities it has been acquiring.  Market expectations for the timing and extent of tapering led to higher mortgage interest rates and lower portfolio pricing levels the latter half of 2013.  By the fourth quarter of 2013, mortgage prepayment levels declined improving the Company’s profitability even as book value per common share was negatively affected.  Lower pricing levels also created opportunities to acquire assets at relatively attractive yields.  In the future, the Federal Reserve or the GSEs may determine it is appropriate to reduce holdings of Agency Securities which could also result in lower pricing levels.

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Regulation and Related Matters

Operating as a REIT that primarily invests in Agency Securities subjects Capstead to various federal tax and regulatory requirements.  For further discussion, see Item 7 of this report, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” on pages 28 through 32 under the captions “Risks Related to Capstead’s Status as a REIT and Other Tax Matters” and “Risk Factors Related to Capstead’s Corporate Structure,” which is incorporated herein by reference.

Employees

As of December 31, 2013, Capstead had 13 full-time employees and one part-time employee.

Website Access to Company Reports and Other Company Information

Capstead makes available on its website at www.capstead.com, free of charge, its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, investor presentations and press releases, including any amendments to such documents as soon as reasonably practicable after such materials are electronically filed or furnished to the SEC or otherwise publicly released.

Investors may also read and copy any materials filed with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549.  You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.  The SEC also maintains an Internet site (www.sec.gov) through which investors may view reports, proxy and information statements, and other information filed with the SEC.

The Company also makes available on its website charters for the committees of its board of directors, its Board of Directors’ Guidelines, its Amended and Restated Bylaws, its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, its Financial Code of Professional Conduct and other information, including amendments to such documents and waivers, if any, to the codes.  Such information will also be furnished, free of charge, upon written request to Capstead Mortgage Corporation, Attention: Stockholder Relations, 8401 North Central Expressway, Suite 800, Dallas, Texas 75225-4404.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “will be,” “will likely continue,” “will likely result,” or words or phrases of similar meaning.  Forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the following:

• changes in general economic conditions;

• fluctuations in interest rates and levels of mortgage prepayments;

• the effectiveness of risk management strategies;

• the impact of differing levels of leverage employed;

• liquidity of secondary markets and credit markets;

• the availability of financing at reasonable levels and terms to support investing at current leverage levels;

• the availability of new investment capital;

• the availability of suitable qualifying investments from both an investment return and regulatory perspective;

• changes in legislation or regulation affecting the GSEs, Ginnie Mae and similar federal government agencies and related guarantees;

• other changes in legislation or regulation affecting the mortgage and banking industries;

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• changes in market conditions as a result of Federal Reserve monetary policy or federal government fiscal challenges;

• deterioration in credit quality and ratings of existing or future issuances of GSE or Ginnie Mae securities;

• changes in legislation or regulation affecting exemptions for mortgage REITs from regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940; and

• increases in costs and other general competitive factors.

In addition to the above considerations, actual results and liquidity are affected by other risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to be significantly different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements included herein.  It is not possible to identify all of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect future results.  In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed herein may not occur and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statement is made and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.  Accordingly, readers of this document are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included herein.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Critical Accounting Policies” on pages 23 through 31 and 31 through 34, respectively, of Item 7 are discussions of risk factors and critical accounting policies affecting Capstead’s financial condition and results of operations that are an integral part of this report.  Readers are strongly urged to consider the potential impact of these factors and accounting policies on the Company while reading this document.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

Capstead’s headquarters are located in Dallas, Texas in office space leased by the Company.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None.

ITEM 4. MINING SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

The New York Stock Exchange trading symbol for Capstead’s common shares is CMO. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had 1,259 common stockholders of record and depository companies held common shares for 48,420 beneficial owners.  Under the caption “Common Share Repurchases” on page 8 of Item 7 are disclosures relative to a $100 million common share repurchase authorization announced in October 2012, which are incorporated herein by reference.

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The high and low sales prices and dividends declared on the common shares were as follows:

	Year ended December 31, 2013						Year ended December 31, 2012
	Sales Prices				Dividends		Sales Prices				Dividends
	High		Low		Declared		High		Low		Declared
First quarter	$	13.22	$	11.62	$	0.31	$	13.62	$	12.29	$	0.43
Second quarter		13.28		11.67		0.31		14.29		12.84		0.40
Third quarter		12.52		11.08		0.31		14.59		13.49		0.36
Fourth quarter		12.54		11.25		0.31		13.60		10.81		0.30

Set forth below is a graph comparing the yearly percentage change in the cumulative total return on Capstead common shares, with the cumulative total return of the Russell 2000 Index and the NAREIT Mortgage REIT Index for the five years ended December 31, 2013 assuming the investment of $100 on December 31, 2008 and the reinvestment of dividends.  The stock price and dividend performance reflected in the graph is not necessarily indicative of future performance.

	Year ended December 31
	2008		2009		2010		2011		2012		2013
Capstead Mortgage Corporation	$	100.00	$	150.24	$	157.17	$	178.25	$	184.06	$	214.34
Russell 2000 Index		100.00		127.17		161.32		154.59		179.86		249.69
NAREIT Mortgage REIT Index		100.00		124.63		152.79		149.10		178.75		175.25

See Item 11 of this report for information regarding equity compensation plans which is incorporated herein by reference.  Capstead did not issue any unregistered securities during the past three fiscal years.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

This table summarizes selected financial information, including key operating data (in thousands, except percentages, ratios and per share data).  For additional information, refer to the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included under Item 8 and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” included under Item 7 of this report.

	As of or for the year ended December 31
	2013			2012			2011			2010			2009
Selected statement of income data:
Interest income on residential mortgage investments (before investment premium amortization)	$	341,009		$	352,608		$	311,154		$	256,069		$	343,096
Investment premium amortization		(125,872	)		(96,677	)		(68,077	)		(57,581	)		(29,420	)
Related interest expense		(66,368	)		(69,101	)		(57,328	)		(47,502	)		(120,083	)
		148,769			186,830			185,749			150,986			193,593
Other interest income (expense) (a)		(8,165	)		(7,790	)		(8,192	)		(7,200	)		(7,569	)
		140,604			179,040			177,557			143,786			186,024
Other revenue (expense)(b)		(14,117	)		(15,414	)		(17,353	)		(16,890	)		(56,761	)
Net income	$	126,487		$	163,626		$	160,204		$	126,896		$	129,263
Net income per diluted common share (c)	$	0.93		$	1.50		$	1.75		$	1.52		$	1.66
Cash dividends per common share		1.24			1.49			1.76			1.51			2.24
Average diluted common shares outstanding		95,393			95,012			79,696			69,901			65,449
Selected balance sheet data:
Residential mortgage investments	$	13,475,874		$	13,860,158		$	12,264,906		$	8,515,691		$	8,081,050
Total assets		14,015,968			14,469,263			12,844,622			8,999,362			8,628,903
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings		12,482,900			12,784,238			11,352,444			7,792,743			7,435,256
Long-term investment capital (“LTIC”):
Unsecured borrowings (net of related investments in statutory trusts prior to dissolution in December 2013)		100,000			99,978			99,978			99,978			99,978
Preferred stockholders’ equity		165,756			188,992			184,514			179,323			179,333
Common stockholders’ equity		1,200,027			1,308,133			1,108,193			848,102			834,608
Book value per common share (unaudited)		12.47			13.58			12.52			12.02			11.99
Key operating data: (unaudited)
Portfolio acquisitions (principal amount)	$	3,187,534		$	4,206,459		$	5,673,803		$	3,299,600		$	1,969,113
Portfolio runoff (principal amount)		3,483,756			2,784,687			2,127,812			2,932,978			1,513,967
Common equity capital raised		–			142,036			231,673			10,423			81,441
Common share repurchases		7,292			35,062			–			–			–
Year-end portfolio leverage ratio (d)	8.52:1			8.00:1			8.15:1			6.91:1			6.67:1
Average financing spreads on residential mortgage investments (e)		1.07	%		1.38	%		1.68	%		1.93	%		2.42	%
Average total financing spreads (e)		0.96			1.26			1.56			1.74			2.23
Average mortgage prepayment rates, (expressed as constant prepayment rates, or CPRs)		21.45			17.60			16.58			29.47			16.84
Return on average LTIC		8.72			10.98			13.14			12.08			13.34
Return on average common equity capital		7.08			11.15			13.94			12.68			14.90

(a) Consists principally of interest on unsecured borrowings and is presented net of earnings of related statutory trusts prior to dissolution in December 2013.

(b) In 2009 Capstead recorded impairment charges totaling $40 million substantially reducing its exposure to investments in commercial real estate loans.

(c) Net income per diluted common share in 2013 includes charges totaling $0.23 related to Series A and B preferred share redemption preference premiums paid and dividends accruing on the Company’s Series A and B preferred shares from the May 2013 issue date of the Company’s Series E preferred shares through the June 2013 redemption of the Series A and B preferred shares.  See Item 7 pages 8 and 14 for further discussion.

(d) Year-end portfolio leverage ratios were calculated by dividing repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings by long-term investment capital.

(e) Financing spreads on residential mortgage investments is a non-GAAP financial measure based solely on yields on Capstead’s residential mortgage investments, net of borrowing rates on repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings, adjusted for currently-paying interest rate swap agreements held for hedging purposes.  This measure differs from total financing spreads, an all-inclusive GAAP measure that includes yields on all interest-earning assets, as well as rates paid on all interest-bearing liabilities, principally unsecured borrowings.  See Item 7 page 14 for reconciliations of these measures.

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

Capstead operates as a self-managed REIT and earns income from investing in a leveraged portfolio of residential mortgage pass-through securities consisting almost exclusively of relatively short duration ARM Agency Securities, which are considered to have limited, if any, credit risk.  This strategy of investing in ARM Agency Securities that reset to more current interest rates within a relatively short period of time positions the Company to benefit from potential recoveries in financing spreads diminished during periods of rising interest rates and can result in smaller fluctuations in portfolio values compared to portfolios containing a significant amount of longer duration ARM or fixed-rate mortgage securities (duration is a common measure of market price sensitivity to interest rate movements).

Capstead finances its investments with borrowings under repurchase arrangements with commercial banks and other financial institutions supported by its long-term investment capital, which as of December 31, 2013 totaled $1.47 billion and consisted of $1.20 billion of common and $166 million of perpetual preferred stockholders’ equity (recorded amounts) and $100 million of long-term unsecured borrowings.  Long-term investment capital decreased by $131 million during 2013 primarily as a result of portfolio runoff and lower portfolio pricing levels, net of higher pricing levels for interest rate swap agreements held for hedging purposes ($75 million), and the June 2013 redemption of the Company’s higher cost Series A and B preferred shares using proceeds from the May 2013 issuance of its 7.50% Series E perpetual preferred shares and cash on hand ($43 million).  Other contributing factors included early first quarter common share repurchases ($7 million) and dividend payments in excess of earnings ($10 million) partially offset by other operational factors and Series E preferred capital raised late in the year using an at-the-market continuous offering program.

Taking advantage of relatively sharp increases in longer-term interest rates that began in May 2013, Capstead replaced most of its portfolio runoff at relatively attractive levels and did not sell any mortgage assets during 2013.  The recorded value of Capstead’s holdings of ARM Agency Securities decreased by $384 million to $13.48 billion at December 31, 2013, $101 million of which is attributable to the elimination of unrealized gains on investments that paid off and a 56 basis point decline in portfolio pricing levels as the market adjusted to higher prevailing longer-term interest rates.  Borrowings under repurchase arrangements decreased by $301 million during 2013 to $12.48 billion.  Portfolio leverage (borrowings under repurchase arrangements divided by long-term investment capital) increased to 8.52 to one at December 31, 2013 from 8.00 to one at December 31, 2012 primarily reflecting the decline in long-term investment capital noted above.  Management believes borrowing at current levels represents an appropriate and prudent use of leverage under current market conditions for a portfolio consisting almost entirely of relatively short duration and well-seasoned ARM Agency Securities.

Capstead reported net income of $126 million or $0.93 per diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2013 compared to $164 million or $1.50 per diluted common share in 2012.  Net income per diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2013 includes $0.23 in redemption preference premiums paid and other one-time effects of the second quarter’s preferred capital transactions; excluding these items, core earnings were $1.16 per diluted common share.  See pages 8 and 14 for further information and a reconciliation of these GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures.

Financing spreads on residential mortgage investments averaged 107 basis points for 2013, compared to 138 basis points for 2012.  Financing spreads on residential mortgage investments is a non-GAAP financial measure based solely on yields on residential mortgage investments, net of borrowing rates on repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings, adjusted for currently-paying interest rate swap agreements held for hedging purposes.  This measure differs from total financing spreads, an all-inclusive GAAP measure that includes yields on all interest-earning assets, as well as rates paid on all interest-bearing liabilities, principally unsecured borrowings.  See page 14 for a reconciliation of these GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures.  Lower financing spreads reflect (a) lower cash yields on the portfolio because of the effects of ARM loan coupon interest rates resetting lower to more current rates as well as lower coupon interest rates on acquisitions, and (b) higher investment premium amortization primarily because of higher levels of mortgage prepayments during the first three quarters of 2013, as well as higher prices paid for portfolio acquisitions in recent years.  Borrowing rates were modestly lower as older, higher rate interest rate swap positions used for hedging purposes were replaced at lower rates.

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Incentive compensation, salaries and benefits and other general and administrative expense (referred to as “operating costs”) as a percentage of long-term investment capital averaged 89 basis points for 2013, compared to 97 basis points during 2012.  Operating costs were lower during 2013 primarily reflecting lower incentive compensation.

The size and composition of Capstead’s investment portfolio depends on investment strategies being implemented by management, as well as overall market conditions, including the availability of attractively priced investments and suitable financing to leverage the Company’s investment capital.  Market conditions are influenced by, among other things, current levels of, and expectations for future levels of, short-term interest rates, mortgage prepayments and market liquidity.

Risk Factors and Critical Accounting Policies

Under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Critical Accounting Policies” are discussions of risk factors and critical accounting policies affecting Capstead’s financial condition and earnings that are an integral part of this discussion and analysis.  Readers are strongly urged to consider the potential impact of these factors and accounting policies on the Company and its financial results.

Issuance of 7.50% Series E and Redemption of Series A and B Perpetual Preferred Shares

In May 2013 Capstead completed a public offering of 6.8 million shares ($170 million face amount) of its 7.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share.  Net proceeds of the offering, after underwriting fees and other costs, totaled $164 million and together with $43 million of cash on hand were used to fund the June 2013 redemption of 77,000 and 16.5 million of the Company’s Series A and B perpetual preferred shares, respectively.  Stockholders holding the remaining Series A and B shares outstanding prior to announcing the redemption exercised their conversion rights resulting in the issuance of 201,000 common shares.  The preferred shares that were redeemed had redemption preferences aggregating $207 million, a total of $20 million in excess of these shares’ recorded amounts on the Company’s balance sheet.  This redemption preference premium is reflected as a $0.21 per common share reduction in net income available to common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2013.  As a result of these transactions, net income available to common stockholders and net income per diluted common share have begun benefiting from an annualized $8 million in lower preferred dividend requirements (nearly $0.09 per diluted common share).

In late 2013 the Company issued an additional 61,000 Series E preferred shares through an at-the-market continuous offering program at an average price of $23.78, net of expenses, for net proceeds of over $1 million.  The Company may raise modest additional amounts of Series E preferred capital in the future under this program subject to compliance with federal securities laws, market conditions and blackout periods associated with the dissemination of earnings and dividend announcements and other important Company-specific news.

Common Share Repurchases

In late 2012 Capstead implemented a $100 million common share repurchase program and suspended its common share continuous offering program until further notice.  Purchases pursuant to the common share repurchase program can be made in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions from time to time as permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements.  The timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases are determined by the Company in its discretion and are subject to economic and market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other factors.

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Pursuant to this authorization, in late 2012 repurchases totaled 3 million common shares at an average cost of $11.80 per share for $35 million.  An additional 638,000 shares were repurchased in early January 2013 at an average cost of $11.43 per share for $7 million, leaving $58 million of the authorization available for future repurchases.  The authorization does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common shares and the program may be suspended or discontinued at the Company’s discretion without prior notice.  Upon suspension of the repurchase program, issuances of common shares under the continuous offering program or by other means may resume subject to the same restraints noted above.

Book Value per Common Share

Nearly all of Capstead’s residential mortgage investments and all of its interest rate swap agreements are reflected at fair value on the Company’s balance sheet and are therefore included in the calculation of book value per common share (total stockholders’ equity, less aggregate liquidation preferences for preferred shares, divided by common shares outstanding).  The fair value of these investments is impacted by market conditions, including changes in interest rates, and the availability of financing at reasonable rates and leverage levels, among other factors.  The Company’s investment strategy attempts to mitigate these risks by focusing on investments in Agency Securities, which are considered to have little, if any, credit risk and are collateralized by ARM loans with interest rates that reset periodically to more current levels.  Because of these characteristics, the fair value of Capstead’s portfolio is considerably less vulnerable to significant pricing declines caused by credit concerns or rising interest rates compared to portfolios containing a significant amount of non-agency and/or fixed-rate mortgage securities.  The following table illustrates the progression of the Company’s book value per common share for the indicated periods:

	As of and for the year ended December 31
	2013					2012					2011
Book value per common share, beginning of year	$	13.58				$	12.52				$	12.02
One-time effects of second quarter 2013 redemption of Series A and B preferred shares and issuance of Series E preferred shares		(0.28	)				–					–
Other capital transactions:
Dividend distributions in excess of core earnings		(0.08	)				(0.01	)				(0.06	)
Accretion from capital raises		–					0.12					0.22
Accretion from common share repurchases		0.01					0.02					–
Increase related to stock awards		0.02					–					–
		(0.33	)	(2.4	)%		0.13		1.1	%		0.16		1.4	%
Change in unrealized gains and losses on mortgage securities classified as available-for-sale		(1.05	)				0.95					0.61
Change in unrealized gains and losses on interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges of:
Borrowings under repurchase arrangements		0.08					(0.04	)				0.01
Unsecured borrowings		0.19					0.02					(0.28	)
		(0.78	)	(5.8	)%		0.93		7.4	%		0.34		2.8	%
Book value per common share, end of year	$	12.47				$	13.58				$	12.52
Change in book value per common share during the indicated year	$	(1.11	)	(8.2	)%	$	1.06		8.5	%	$	0.50		4.2	%

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Residential Mortgage Investments

Capstead’s investment strategy focuses on managing a large portfolio of residential mortgage investments consisting almost exclusively of ARM Agency Securities.  Agency Securities are considered to have limited, if any, credit risk because the timely payment of principal and interest is guaranteed by the GSEs, which are federally chartered corporations, or Ginnie Mae, which is an agency of the federal government.  Federal government support for the GSEs has largely alleviated market concerns regarding the ability of the GSEs to fulfill their guarantee obligations.  By focusing on investing in relatively short duration and well-seasoned ARM Agency Securities, declines in fair value caused by increases in interest rates are typically relatively modest compared to investments in longer duration ARM or fixed-rate assets.  These declines are generally recoverable in a relatively short period of time as coupon interest rates on the underlying mortgage loans reset to rates more reflective of the then current interest rate environment.  This investment strategy positions the Company to benefit from potential recoveries in financing spreads diminished during periods of rising short-term interest rates.  The following table illustrates the progression of the Company’s portfolio of residential mortgage investments for the indicated periods (dollars in thousands):

	As of and for the year ended December 31
	2013			2012			2011
Residential mortgage investments, beginning of year	$	13,860,158		$	12,264,906		$	8,515,691
(Decrease) increase in net unrealized gains on mortgage securities classified as available-for-sale		(101,001	)		91,750			54,325
Portfolio acquisitions (principal amount) at average lifetime purchased yields of 2.28%, 2.17% and 2.75%, respectively		3,187,534			4,206,459			5,673,803
Securities effectively sold in connection with the bankruptcy of a lending counterparty		–			–			(8,262	)
Investment premiums on acquisitions*		138,811			178,407			225,238
Portfolio runoff (principal amount)		(3,483,756	)		(2,784,687	)		(2,127,812	)
Investment premium amortization		(125,872	)		(96,677	)		(68,077	)
Residential mortgage investments, end of year	$	13,475,874		$	13,860,158		$	12,264,906

* Residential mortgage investments typically are acquired at a premium to the securities’ unpaid principal balances.  Investment premiums are recognized in earnings as portfolio yield adjustments using the interest method over the estimated lives of the related investments.  As such, the level of mortgage prepayments impacts how quickly investment premiums are amortized.

ARM securities are backed by residential mortgage loans that have coupon interest rates that adjust at least annually to more current interest rates or begin doing so after an initial fixed-rate period.  After the initial fixed-rate period, if applicable, mortgage loans underlying the Company’s ARM securities either (i) adjust annually based on specified margins over the one-year Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury Note Rate (“CMT”) or the one-year London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”), (ii) adjust semiannually based on specified margins over six-month LIBOR, or (iii) adjust monthly based on specified margins over indices such as one-month LIBOR, the Eleventh District Federal Reserve Bank Cost of Funds Index, or over a rolling twelve month average of the one-year CMT index, usually subject to periodic and lifetime limits, or caps, on the amount of such adjustments during any single interest rate adjustment period and over the contractual term of the underlying loans.

Capstead classifies its ARM securities based on the average length of time until the loans underlying each security reset to more current rates (“months-to-roll”) (less than 18 months for “current-reset” ARM securities, and 18 months or greater for “longer-to-reset” ARM securities).  After consideration of any applicable initial fixed-rate periods, at December 31, 2013 approximately 83%, 10% and 7% of the Company’s ARM securities were backed by mortgage loans that reset annually, semi-annually and monthly, respectively.  Approximately 87% of the Company’s current-reset ARM securities have reached an initial coupon reset date, while none of its longer-to-reset ARM securities have reached an initial coupon reset date.  Additionally, at December 31, 2013 approximately 16% of the Company’s ARM securities were backed by interest-only loans that have not reached an initial coupon reset date.  All percentages are approximate and based on averages of the characteristics of mortgage loans underlying each security and calculated using unpaid principal balances as of the indicated date.  The Company’s ARM holdings featured the following characteristics at December 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands):

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ARM Type (a)	Amortized Cost Basis (b)		Net WAC(c)			Fully Indexed WAC(c)			Average Net Margins (c)			Average Periodic Caps(c)			Average Lifetime Caps(c)			Months To Roll(a)
Current-reset ARMs:
Fannie Mae Agency Securities	$	4,658,862		2.33	%		2.16	%		1.71	%		3.29	%		10.09	%		5.4
Freddie Mac Agency Securities		1,637,500		2.44			2.25			1.83			2.13			10.58			6.4
Ginnie Mae Agency Securities		1,181,571		2.52			1.66			1.51			1.04			8.80			8.7
Residential mortgage loans		4,262		3.45			2.26			2.02			1.50			10.94			4.5
		7,482,195		2.39			2.10			1.70			2.69			9.99			6.1
Longer-to-reset ARMs:
Fannie Mae Agency Securities		2,972,662		2.86			2.33			1.75			4.89			7.87			40.3
Freddie Mac Agency Securities		1,750,047		2.93			2.40			1.82			4.83			7.96			40.7
Ginnie Mae Agency Securities		1,038,465		2.78			1.66			1.51			1.11			7.87			30.9
		5,761,174		2.86			2.23			1.73			4.19			7.90			38.7
	$	13,243,369		2.59			2.16			1.71			3.34			9.08			20.2
Gross WAC (rate paid by borrowers) (d)				3.20

(a) Capstead classifies its ARM securities based on the average length of time until the loans underlying each security reset to more current rates (“months-to-roll”) (less than 18 months for “current-reset” ARM securities, and 18 months or greater for “longer-to-reset” ARM securities).  Once an ARM loan reaches its initial reset date, it will reset at least once a year to a margin over a corresponding interest rate index, subject to periodic and lifetime limits or caps.

(b) Amortized cost basis represents the Company’s investment (unpaid principal balance plus unamortized investment premiums) before unrealized gains and losses.  As of December 31, 2013, the ratio of amortized cost basis to related unpaid principal balance for the Company’s ARM securities was 103.26.  This table excludes $2 million in fixed-rate Agency Securities, $3 million in fixed-rate residential mortgage loans and $2 million in private residential mortgage pass-through securities held as collateral for structured financings.

(c) Net WAC, or weighted average coupon, is the weighted average interest rate of the mortgage loans underlying the indicated investments, net of servicing and other fees as of the indicated date. Net WAC is expressed as a percentage calculated on an annualized basis on the unpaid principal balances of the mortgage loans underlying these investments.  Fully indexed WAC represents the weighted average coupon upon one or more resets using interest rate indexes and net margins as of the indicated date.  Average net margins represent the weighted average levels over the underlying indexes that the underlying loans can adjust to upon reset, usually subject to initial, periodic and/or lifetime limits, or caps, on the amount of such adjustments during any single interest rate adjustment period and over the contractual term of the underlying loans. ARM securities issued by the GSEs with initial fixed-rate periods of five years or longer typically have 500 basis point initial caps with 200 basis point periodic caps.  Additionally, certain ARM securities held by the Company are subject only to lifetime caps or were not subject to a cap.  For presentation purposes, average periodic caps in the table above reflect initial caps until after an ARM security has reached its initial reset date and lifetime caps, less related current net WAC, for ARM securities subject only to lifetime caps.  At year-end, 73% of current-reset ARMs were subject to periodic caps averaging 1.82%; 13% were subject to initial caps averaging 2.67%; 13% were subject to lifetime caps, less related current net WAC, averaging 7.63%; and 1% were not subject to a cap.  All longer-to-reset ARM securities at December 31, 2013 were subject to initial caps.

(d) Gross WAC is the weighted average interest rate of the mortgage loans underlying the indicated investments, which includes servicing and other fees paid by borrowers, as of the indicated balance sheet date.

Capstead generally pledges its residential mortgage investments as collateral under repurchase arrangements with commercial banks and other financial institutions, referred to as counterparties, the terms and conditions of which are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction basis when each borrowing is initiated or renewed.  None of the Company’s counterparties are obligated to renew or otherwise enter into new repurchase transactions at the conclusion of existing repurchase transactions.  Repurchase arrangements entered into by the Company involve the sale and a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the transferred assets at a future date, typically with terms of 30 to 90 days, and are accounted for as financings by the Company.  The Company maintains the beneficial interest in the specific securities pledged during the term of the repurchase arrangement and receives the related principal and interest payments.  The amount borrowed is generally equal to the fair value of the assets pledged, as determined by the lending counterparty, less an agreed-upon discount, referred to as a “haircut.”  Haircuts on outstanding borrowings averaged 4.5 percent and ranged from 3.0 to 5.0 percent of the fair value of pledged residential mortgage pass-through securities at December 31, 2013, little changed from the prior year.  After considering haircuts and related interest receivable on the collateral, as well as interest payable on these borrowings, the Company had $666 million of capital at risk with its lending counterparties as of December 31, 2013.

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Interest rates charged on repurchase arrangements are fixed based on prevailing rates corresponding to the terms of the borrowings, and interest is paid at the termination of the repurchase arrangement at which time the Company may enter into a new repurchase arrangement at prevailing market rates with the same counterparty or repay that counterparty and negotiate financing with a different counterparty.  When the fair value of pledged securities declines due to changes in market conditions or the publishing of monthly security pay down factors, lenders typically require the Company to post additional securities as collateral, pay down borrowings or fund cash margin accounts with the counterparties in order to re-establish the agreed-upon collateral requirements, referred to as margin calls.  Conversely, if collateral fair values increase, lenders are required to release collateral back to the Company pursuant to Company-issued margin calls.

The Company’s borrowings under repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings at December 31, 2013 consisted of $12.48 billion of primarily 30-day borrowings with 22 counterparties at average rates of 0.38%, before the effects of interest rate swap agreements held as cash flow hedges and 0.49% including the effects of these derivatives.

To help mitigate exposure to higher short-term interest rates, Capstead typically uses currently-paying and forward-starting, one-month LIBOR-indexed, pay-fixed, receive-variable, interest rate swap agreements that require interest payments for two-year terms.  Variable payments received by the Company under these swap agreements offset a significant portion of the interest accruing on a like amount of the Company’s 30- to 90-day borrowings.  As a result, the Company’s effective borrowing rate for these borrowings consists of fixed-rate payments made on the swap agreements adjusted for differences between variable rate payments received on the swap agreements and related actual borrowing rates, as well as the effects of measured hedge ineffectiveness.

At December 31, 2013, the Company held portfolio financing-related swap agreements totaling $6.70 billion notional amount with average contract expirations of 18 months.  These swap positions consisted of (a) $4.20 billion notional amount in currently-paying swap agreements requiring the payment of fixed rates of interest averaging 0.50% for average remaining interest-payment terms of 14 months and (b) $2.50 billion notional amount in forward-starting swap agreements that will begin requiring fixed rate interest payments averaging 0.50% for two-year periods that commence on various dates between January 2014 and April 2014, with average contract expirations of 25 months.  After consideration of all portfolio financing-related swap positions entered into as of year-end, the Company’s residential mortgage investments and related borrowings had estimated durations at December 31, 2013 of 11¾ months and 9¾ months, respectively, for a net duration gap of approximately 2 months – see pages 21 and 22 under the caption “Interest Rate Risk” for further information about the Company’s sensitivity to changes in market interest rates.  The Company intends to continue to manage interest rate risk associated with holding and financing its residential mortgage investments by utilizing suitable derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swap agreements as well as longer-dated repurchase arrangements if available at attractive terms.

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Components of quarterly financing spreads on residential mortgage investments, a non-GAAP financial measure, and mortgage prepayment rates, expressed as an annualized constant prepayment rate, or “CPR,” were as follows for the indicated periods:

	2013									2012
		Q4		Q3		Q2		Q1			Q4		Q3		Q2		Q1
Yields on residential mortgage investments:(a)
Cash yields		2.48	%	2.50	%	2.52	%	2.57	%		2.60	%	2.65	%	2.71	%	2.74	%
Investment premium amortization		(0.74	)	(1.14	)	(0.99	)	(0.84	)		(0.84	)	(0.79	)	(0.67	)	(0.60	)
Adjusted yields		1.74		1.36		1.53		1.73			1.76		1.86		2.04		2.14
Related borrowing rates:(b)
Unhedged borrowing rates		0.38		0.37		0.39		0.41			0.45		0.41		0.37		0.32
Fixed swap rates		0.52		0.59		0.65		0.71			0.75		0.78		0.80		0.85
Adjusted borrowing rates		0.49		0.49		0.53		0.58			0.63		0.56		0.54		0.49
Financing spreads on residential mortgage investments		1.25		0.87		1.00		1.15			1.13		1.30		1.50		1.65
CPR		17.14		25.49		23.12		20.05			19.99		19.14		16.31		14.97

(a) Cash yields are based on the cash component of interest income.  Investment premium amortization is determined using the interest method which incorporates actual and anticipated future mortgage prepayments.  Both are expressed as a percentage calculated on an annualized basis on average amortized cost basis for the indicated periods.

(b) Unhedged borrowing rates represent average rates on repurchase agreements and similar borrowings, before consideration of related currently-paying interest rate swap agreements.

Fixed swap rates represent the average fixed-rate payments made on currently-paying interest rate swap agreements used to hedge short-term borrowing rates and exclude differences between LIBOR-based variable-rate payments received on these swaps and unhedged borrowing rates, as well as the effects of any hedge ineffectiveness.  These differences averaged 19 and 14 basis points on average currently-paying swap notional amounts outstanding during 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Adjusted borrowing rates reflect unhedged borrowing rates, fixed swap rates and the above-mentioned differences, calculated on average related borrowings outstanding for the indicated periods.

Cash yields declined during 2013 reflecting lower coupon interest rates on mortgage loans underlying the Company’s holdings of ARM securities resulting from changes in portfolio composition due to acquisitions and portfolio runoff as well as ARM loan coupon resets.  Declines in coupon interest rates because of ARM coupon resets have moderated as an increasing number of these loans approach fully-indexed levels.  Investment premium amortization is primarily driven by changes in mortgage prepayment rates and investment premium levels.  Mortgage prepayment levels decreased significantly in September and October 2013 after peaking earlier in the third quarter, resulting in a corresponding decline in the yield adjustment necessary for investment premium amortization.  The availability of low mortgage rates and rising housing prices spurred mortgage refinancing activity contributing to higher levels of mortgage prepayments during the latter half of 2012 and through much of 2013.  With mortgage rates beginning to increase in May 2013, refinancing opportunities began receding leading to falling prepayment levels as committed loan closings were fulfilled by mortgage originators.  Because of higher prices paid in recent years for acquisitions as well as runoff of older, lower-basis securities, the Company’s cost basis in its portfolio (expressed as a ratio of amortized cost basis to unpaid principal balance) increased 17 basis points during 2013 to 103.26 at December 31, 2013.  A higher cost basis in the portfolio contributes over time to larger yield adjustments for investment premium amortization.

Unhedged borrowing rates receded modestly during 2013 from the higher levels experienced the latter half of 2012 in part reflecting lower market demands for borrowings under repurchase arrangements.  Fixed swap rates continued trending lower with the maturity of higher rate interest rate swap agreements.  During the year ended December 31, 2013, $2.90 billion notional amount of swap agreements with average fixed rates of 0.85% matured and were replaced with a like amount of two-year swap agreements with average fixed rates of 0.47%.  See NOTE 7 to the consolidated financial statements for further information regarding the Company’s currently-paying and forward-starting swap agreements.

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Reconciliation of Financing Spreads on Residential Mortgage Investments to Total Financing Spreads

Financing spreads on residential mortgage investments differs from total financing spreads, an all-inclusive GAAP measure, that is based on all interest-earning assets and all interest-paying liabilities.  The Company believes that presenting financing spreads on residential mortgage investments provides useful information for evaluating the performance of this portfolio.  The following tables reconciles these two measures for the indicated periods:

	2013												2012
	Q4			Q3			Q2			Q1			Q4			Q3			Q2			Q1
Financing spreads on residential mortgage investments		1.25	%		0.87	%		1.00	%		1.15	%		1.13	%		1.30	%		1.50	%		1.65	%
Impact of yields on other interest-earning assets*		(0.03	)		(0.02	)		(0.05	)		(0.05	)		(0.07	)		(0.05	)		(0.06	)		(0.06	)
Impact of borrowing rates on unsecured borrowings and interest-paying liabilities*		(0.07	)		(0.06	)		(0.06	)		(0.06	)		(0.06	)		(0.06	)		(0.07	)		(0.07	)
Total financing spreads		1.15			0.79			0.89			1.04			1.00			1.19			1.37			1.52

	2013			2012			2011			2010			2009
Financing spreads on residential mortgage investments		1.07	%		1.38	%		1.68	%		1.93	%		2.42	%
Impact of yields on other interest-earning assets*		(0.04	)		(0.06	)		(0.04	)		(0.07	)		(0.09	)
Impact of borrowing rates on unsecured borrowings and other interest-paying liabilities*		(0.07	)		(0.06	)		(0.08	)		(0.12	)		(0.10	)
Total financing spreads		0.96			1.26			1.56			1.74			2.23

* Other interest-earning assets consist of overnight investments and cash collateral receivable from interest rate swap counterparties. Other interest-paying liabilities consist of long-term unsecured borrowings (at an average borrowing rate of 8.49%) that the Company considers a component of its long-term investment capital and cash collateral payable to interest rate swap counterparties.

Reconciliation of Core Earnings to Net Income per Diluted Common Share

Core earnings per diluted common share is a non-GAAP financial measure that differs from the related GAAP measure of net income per diluted common share by excluding certain one-time effects of the second quarter 2013 preferred capital redemption and issuance transactions as detailed below.  Management believes presenting this metric on a core earnings basis provides useful, comparative information for evaluating the Company’s performance.  The following table reconciles this measure for the year ended December 31, 2013:

Net income available to common stockholders/net income per diluted common share	$	89,027	$	0.93
Series A and B redemption preference premiums paid		19,924		0.21
Series A and B preferred dividends accruing from the issue date of the Series E preferred shares to the Series A and B redemption date		1,741		0.02
Core earnings available to common stockholders/core earnings per diluted common share	$	110,692	$	1.16

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Utilization of Long-term Investment Capital and Potential Liquidity

Capstead’s investment strategy is to manage a conservatively leveraged portfolio of ARM Agency Securities that can produce attractive risk-adjusted returns over the long term, while reducing, but not eliminating, sensitivity to changes in interest rates.  Borrowings under repurchase arrangements generally can be increased or decreased on a daily basis to meet cash flow requirements and otherwise manage capital resources efficiently.  Consequently, potential liquidity inherent in the Company’s unencumbered residential mortgage investments is as important as the actual level of cash and cash equivalents carried on the balance sheet.  Potential liquidity is affected by, among other things, current portfolio leverage levels; changes in market value of assets pledged and interest rate swap agreements held for hedging purposes as determined by lending and swap counterparties; principal prepayments; collateral requirements of lenders and swap counterparties; and general conditions in the commercial banking and mortgage finance industries.  Future levels of portfolio leverage will be dependent upon many factors, including the size and composition of the Company’s investment portfolio (see “Liquidity and Capital Resources”).  The Company’s utilization of its long-term investment capital and its estimated potential liquidity were as follows as of December 31, 2013 in comparison with December 31, 2012 (in thousands):

	Investments (a)		Related Borrowings		Capital Employed		Potential Liquidity(b)		Portfolio Leverage(c)
Balances as of December 31, 2013:
Residential mortgage investment portfolio	$	13,475,874	$	12,482,900	$	992,974	$	357,283
Cash collateral receivable from swap counterparties, net (d)						19,203		–
Other assets, net of other liabilities						453,606		413,356
					$	1,465,783	$	770,639	8.52:1
Balances as of December 31, 2012	$	13,860,158	$	12,784,238	$	1,597,103	$	890,625	8.00:1

(a) Investments are stated at balance sheet carrying amounts, which generally reflect estimated fair value as of the indicated dates.

(b) Potential liquidity is based on maximum amounts of borrowings available under existing uncommitted repurchase arrangements considering management’s estimate of the fair value of related collateral as of the indicated dates adjusted for other sources of liquidity such as cash and cash equivalents.

(c) Portfolio leverage is expressed as the ratio of repurchase agreements and similar borrowings (Related Borrowings in the table above) to long-term investment capital (total Capital Employed in the table above).

(d) Cash collateral receivable from swap counterparties is presented net of cash collateral payable to swap counterparties, if applicable, and the fair value of interest rate swap positions as of the indicated date.

In order to prudently and efficiently manage its liquidity and capital resources, Capstead attempts to maintain sufficient liquidity reserves to fund borrowing and interest rate swap margin calls under stressed market conditions, including margin calls resulting from monthly principal payments (remitted to the Company 20 to 45 days after any given month-end), as well as reasonably possible declines in the market value of pledged assets and swap positions.  Should market conditions deteriorate, management may reduce portfolio leverage and therefore increase liquidity by raising new equity capital, selling mortgage securities and/or curtailing the replacement of portfolio runoff.  Additionally, the Company routinely does business with a large number of lending counterparties, which bolsters financial flexibility to address challenging market conditions and limits exposure to any individual counterparty.

Despite relatively sharp increases in longer-term interest rates that began during the second quarter of 2013, Capstead replaced most of its portfolio runoff and did not sell any mortgage assets during 2013.  Portfolio leverage increased to 8.52 to one at December 31, 2013 from 8.00 to one at December 31, 2012 and potential liquidity declined by $120 million during the year.  This reflects declines in long-term investment capital primarily resulting from portfolio runoff and lower portfolio pricing levels, net of higher pricing levels for interest rate swap agreements held for hedging purposes, and the June 2013 redemption of the Company’s Series A and B preferred shares using proceeds from the May issuance of its 7.50% Series E preferred shares and $43 million in cash on hand.  Management believes current portfolio leverage levels represent an appropriate and prudent use of leverage under current market conditions for a portfolio consisting almost entirely of short duration and well-seasoned ARM Agency Securities.

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Tax Considerations of Dividends Paid on Capstead Common and Preferred Shares

Capstead’s common and preferred dividend distributions are characterized as ordinary income or non-taxable return of capital based on the relative amounts of the Company’s earnings and profits (taxable income, with certain prescribed adjustments) compared to total distributions applicable to a given tax year.  Distributions in excess of earnings and profits, if any, are characterized as non-taxable return of capital, reducing the tax basis of the related shares.  If the Company were to realize gains on sales of assets, a portion of its dividends may be characterized as long term capital gains.  Except in limited circumstances, none of the Company’s dividends will be considered qualifying dividends eligible to be taxed at a reduced dividend tax rate.  All dividends taxable in 2013, 2012 and 2011 are characterized as ordinary income.  In accordance with the spillover distribution provisions of IRC 857(b)(9), $0.214753 of the fourth quarter 2013 common dividend of $0.31 paid in January 2014 was taxable in 2013 and the remaining $0.095247 is expected to be taxable in 2014.  Similarly, $0.286266 of the fourth quarter 2012 dividend of $0.30 paid in January 2013 was taxable in 2012 and $0.013734 is taxable in 2013.  Dividend characterization for all tax years is available in the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.capstead.com.  Due to the complex nature of applicable tax rules, it is recommended that stockholders consult their tax advisors to ensure proper tax treatment of dividends received.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

At December 31, 2013, Capstead did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.  The Company’s contractual obligations at December 31, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

	Payments Due by Period*
	Total		12 Months or Less		13 – 36 Months		37 – 60 Months		>Than 60 Months
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings	$	12,489,711	$	12,488,244	$	990	$	327	$	150
Unsecured borrowings		273,516		8,382		13,858		13,054		238,222
Interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges of:
Repurchase arrangements		15,712		12,454		3,258		–		–
Unsecured borrowings		3,671		–		1,793		1,878		–
Corporate office lease		1,872		273		559		588		452
	$	12,784,482	$	12,509,353	$	20,458	$	15,847	$	238,824

* Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings include an interest component based on contractual rates in effect at year-end.  Obligations under interest rate swap agreements are net of variable-rate payments owed to the Company under the agreements’ terms that are based on market interest rate expectations as of year-end.  Excluded from consideration are an estimated $11 million in variable-rate payments expected to be received beginning in 2019 in excess of related fixed-rate payment obligations.  This presentation excludes acquisitions of investments and any other contractual obligations committed to subsequent to year-end.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

	Year ended December 31
	2013			2012			2011
Income statement data:  (in thousands, except per share data)
Interest income on residential mortgage investments (before investment premium amortization)	$	341,009		$	352,608		$	311,154
Investment premium amortization		(125,872	)		(96,677	)		(68,077	)
Related interest expense		(66,368	)		(69,101	)		(57,328	)
		148,769			186,830			185,749
Other interest income (expense) (a)		(8,165	)		(7,790	)		(8,192	)
		140,604			179,040			177,557
Other revenue (expense):
Salaries and benefits		(5,776	)		(5,929	)		(5,741	)
Short-term incentive compensation		(3,565	)		(5,043	)		(6,657	)
Other general and administrative expense		(4,476	)		(4,271	)		(3,932	)
Miscellaneous other revenue (expense)		(300	)		(171	)		(1,023	)
		(14,117	)		(15,414	)		(17,353	)
Net income	$	126,487		$	163,626		$	160,204
Net income per diluted common share	$	0.93		$	1.50		$	1.75
Core earnings per diluted common share	$	1.16		$	1.50		$	1.75
Average diluted shares outstanding		95,393			95,012			79,696
Key operating statistics:  (dollars in millions)
Average yields:
Residential mortgage investments		1.59	%		1.94	%		2.24	%
Other interest-earning assets		0.10			0.16			0.12
Total average yields		1.55			1.88			2.20
Average borrowing rates:
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings:
Unhedged borrowing rates		0.39			0.39			0.28
As adjusted for interest rate hedging transactions		0.52			0.56			0.56
Unsecured borrowings		8.49			8.49			8.49
Other		0.08			0.07			0.14
Total average borrowing rates		0.59			0.62			0.64
Total average financing spreads		0.96			1.26			1.56
Average financing spreads on residential mortgage investments		1.07			1.38			1.68
Average net yield on total interest-earning assets		1.01			1.31			1.60
Average CPR		21.45			17.60			16.58
Average balance information:
Residential mortgage investments(cost basis)	$	13,551		$	13,190		$	10,840
Other interest-earning assets		336			446			241
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings		12,703			12,443			10,060
Currently-paying swap agreements (notional amounts)		3,999			3,794			3,728
Unsecured borrowings (included in long-term investment capital)		103			103			103
Other interest-bearing liabilities		–			–			3
Long-term investment capital (“LTIC”)		1,548			1,567			1,284
Portfolio leverage	8.21:1			7.94:1			7.83:1
Operating costs as a percentage of average LTIC		0.89	%		0.97	%		1.27	%
Return on average LTIC		8.72			10.98			13.14
Return on average common equity capital (b)		7.08			11.15			13.94

(a) Consists principally of interest on unsecured borrowings and is presented net of earnings of related statutory trusts.  These affiliates were dissolved in December 2013.

(b) The 2013 return on common equity capital excluding the effects on net income per diluted common share of the second quarter 2013 preferred capital redemptions was 8.80%.

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2013 Compared to 2012

Capstead’s net income totaled $126 million or $0.93 per diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2013, compared to $164 million or $1.50 per diluted common share for 2012.  Net income per diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2013 includes $0.23 in redemption preference premiums paid and other one-time effects of the second quarter’s preferred capital transactions; excluding these items, core earnings were $1.16 per diluted common share. See pages 8 and 14 for further information and a reconciliation of these GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures.

Financing spreads on residential mortgage investments averaged 1.07% during 2013, a 22% decline from 1.38% reported for 2012.  Financing spreads on residential mortgage investments is a non-GAAP financial measure based solely on yields on the Company’s residential mortgage investments, net of borrowing rates on repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings, adjusted for currently-paying interest rate swap agreements held for hedging purposes.  This measure differs from total financing spreads, an all-inclusive GAAP measure that includes yields on all interest-earning assets, as well as rates paid on all interest-bearing liabilities, principally unsecured borrowings.  See page 14 for a reconciliation of these GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures.  Lower financing spreads reflect (a) lower cash yields on the portfolio because of the effects of ARM loan coupon interest rates resetting lower to more current rates as well as lower coupon interest rates on acquisitions, and (b) higher investment premium amortization because of higher levels of mortgage prepayments as well as higher prices paid for portfolio acquisitions in recent years.  Borrowing rates were modestly lower as older, higher rate interest rate swap agreements used for hedging purposes were replaced at lower rates.  Although unchanged year over year at 39 basis points, unhedged borrowing rates declined from levels experienced the latter half of 2012 in response to improving market conditions for short-term borrowings.

Yields on residential mortgage securities averaged 1.59% during 2013, which was 35 basis points lower than yields reported for 2012.  Cash yields averaged 2.52% during 2013, which was 15 basis points lower than cash yields reported for 2012.  Investment premium amortization totaled $126 million for 2013, representing yield adjustments of 93 basis points, compared to amortization of $97 million or 73 basis points for 2012.  Approximately 83% of the increase in investment premium amortization is attributable to higher levels of mortgage prepayments due largely to relatively low mortgage interest rates available through early May of 2013.  The remaining increase primarily attributable to increases in the cost basis of the portfolio.  See page 13 for further discussion of the effects of mortgage prepayments on yields during 2013.

Borrowing rates on repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings, adjusted for interest rate hedging transactions, averaged 0.52% during 2013, a decrease of four basis points from 2012.  Before adjusting for the effects of interest rate swap agreements held as cash flow hedges, rates on these borrowings averaged 0.39% during 2013, unchanged from rates reported for 2012.  Market rates for borrowings under repurchase arrangements increased throughout 2012 while trending lower during 2013 due to changes in market conditions, including less competition for borrowings as a result of significant declines in portfolio holdings experienced by the Company’s mortgage REIT peers.  Rates on $4.00 billion of the Company’s average borrowings during 2013 were largely fixed through the use of interest rate swap agreements.  The corresponding amount was $3.79 billion for 2012.  Fixed-rate payment requirements on the Company’s currently-paying swap positions, before certain adjustments including changes in spreads between variable rates on the swap agreements and related actual borrowings and the effects of measured hedge ineffectiveness, averaged 0.62% for 2013, which was 17 basis points lower than rates reported for 2012, reflecting the expiration of older, higher-rate swaps that were replaced at lower rates.

Operating costs as a percentage of long-term investment capital averaged 0.89% during 2013, which was eight basis points lower than reported for 2012.  The decline is largely attributable to a 29% decline in short-term incentive compensation, reflecting lower accruals under the Company’s incentive compensation programs, which were substantially revised during 2013.  See NOTE 12 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding the Company’s compensation programs.

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2012 Compared to 2011

Capstead’s net income totaled $164 million or $1.50 per diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2012, compared to $160 million or $1.75 per diluted common share for 2011.  Net income per diluted common share declined 14% year over year, even as net income increased 2%, primarily reflecting a 19% increase in average common shares outstanding resulting from raising $374 million in new common equity capital during the past two years.

Financing spreads on residential mortgage investments averaged 1.38% during 2012, an 18% decline from 1.68% reported for 2011.  Lower financing spreads during 2012 reflect (a) lower cash yields on the portfolio because of the effects of ARM loan coupon interest rates underlying the portfolio resetting lower to more current rates as well as lower coupon interest rates on acquisitions, and (b) higher investment premium amortization primarily because of higher levels of mortgage prepayments as well as higher prices paid for portfolio acquisitions in recent years.  The effect on financing spreads of lower portfolio yields in 2012 was not offset by lower borrowing rates as the benefits of replacing expiring higher cost interest rate swap agreements with additional two-year term swap agreements at more favorable rates were offset by increases in unhedged borrowing rates.

Yields on residential mortgage securities averaged 1.94% during 2012, which was 30 basis points lower than yields reported for 2011.  Cash yields averaged 2.67% during 2012, which was 20 basis points lower than cash yields reported for the same period in 2011.  Investment premium amortization totaled $97 million in 2012, representing a yield adjustment of 73 basis points, compared to amortization of $68 million or 63 basis points for 2011.  Approximately 75% of the increase in investment premium amortization is attributable to higher levels of mortgage prepayments due largely to lower prevailing mortgage interest rates with the remaining increase attributable to increases in the cost basis of the portfolio.

Borrowing rates on repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings, adjusted for interest rate hedging transactions, averaged 0.56% during 2012, unchanged from rates reported for 2011.  Before adjustment for the effects of interest rate swap agreements held as cash flow hedges, rates on these borrowings averaged 0.39% during 2012, which was 11 basis points higher than rates reported for 2011 due to a variety of market factors, including competition for borrowings with the recent growth of the mortgage REIT industry.  Rates on approximately $3.79 billion of the Company’s average borrowings during 2012 were hedged through the use of interest rate swap agreements.  The corresponding amount was $3.73 billion for 2011.  Fixed-rate payment requirements on the Company’s currently-paying swap positions, before certain adjustments including the effects of measured hedge ineffectiveness and changes in spreads between variable rates on the swap agreements and related actual borrowings, averaged 0.79% for 2012, which was 21 basis points lower than rates reported for 2011.

Operating costs as a percentage of long-term investment capital averaged 0.97% during 2012, which was 30 basis points lower than reported for 2011.  This decline is attributable to a 22% increase in average long-term investment capital and a 24% decrease in short-term incentive compensation.  Miscellaneous other revenue (expense) for 2012 includes $44,000 of gains on sales, net of operating costs, related to the disposition of the last of the Company’s commercial real estate investments.  This activity lost $747,000 in 2011, which included a $470,000 impairment charge.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Capstead’s primary sources of funds are borrowings under repurchase arrangements and monthly principal and interest payments on its investments.  Other sources of funds may include proceeds from debt and equity offerings and asset sales.  The Company generally uses its liquidity to pay down borrowings under repurchase arrangements to reduce borrowing costs and otherwise efficiently manage its long-term investment capital.  Because the level of these borrowings can generally be adjusted on a daily basis, the Company’s potential liquidity inherent in its unencumbered residential mortgage investments is as important as the level of cash and cash equivalents carried on the balance sheet.  The table included under “Utilization of Long-term Investment Capital and Potential Liquidity” on page 15 illustrates management’s estimate of additional funds potentially available to the Company as of December 31, 2013 and the accompanying discussion provides insight into the Company’s perspective on the appropriate level of portfolio leverage to employ under current market conditions.  The Company currently believes that it has sufficient liquidity and capital resources available for the acquisition of additional investments when considered appropriate, any additional common share repurchases, repayments on borrowings and the payment of cash dividends as required for the Company’s continued qualification as a REIT.  It is the Company’s policy to remain strongly capitalized and conservatively leveraged.

Capstead generally pledges its residential mortgage investments as collateral under repurchase arrangements, the terms and conditions of which are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction basis with commercial banks and other financial institutions, referred to as counterparties, when each borrowing is initiated or renewed.  None of the Company’s counterparties are obligated to renew or otherwise enter into new repurchase transactions at the conclusion of existing repurchase transactions.  As of December 31, 2013, the Company had uncommitted repurchase facilities with a variety of lending counterparties to finance its portfolio, subject to certain conditions, and had borrowings outstanding with 22 of these counterparties.  Amounts available to be borrowed under these arrangements are dependent upon the willingness of lenders to participate in the financing of Agency Securities, lender collateral requirements and the lenders’ determination of the fair value of the securities pledged as collateral, which fluctuates with changes in interest rates and liquidity conditions within the commercial banking and mortgage finance industries.  Borrowings under repurchase arrangements totaled $12.48 billion at December 31, 2013, primarily with original maturities of 30 days.  Borrowings under repurchase arrangements began the year at $12.78 billion and averaged $12.70 billion during 2013.  Average borrowings during the year can differ from year-end balances for a number of reasons including portfolio growth or contraction as well as differences in the timing of portfolio acquisitions relative to portfolio runoff.

To help mitigate exposure to higher interest rates, Capstead typically uses currently-paying and forward-starting, one-month LIBOR-indexed, pay-fixed, receive-variable, interest rate swap agreements that require interest payments for two-year terms that are designated as cash flow hedges of a like amount of borrowings under repurchase arrangements.  At December 31, 2013, portfolio financing-related swap agreements totaling $6.70 billion notional amount with average contract expirations of 18 months, consisting of (a) $4.20 billion notional amount in currently-paying swap agreements requiring the payment of fixed rates of interest averaging 0.50% for average remaining interest-payment terms of 14 months and (b) $2.50 billion notional amount in forward-starting swap agreements that will begin requiring fixed rate interest payments averaging 0.50% for two-year periods that commence on various dates between January 2014 and April 2014, with average contract expirations of 25 months. Relative to the floating rate terms of the Company’s $100 million in unsecured borrowings that begin at various dates between October 2015 and September 2016, the Company entered into forward-starting swap agreements to effectively lock in fixed rates of interest averaging 7.56% for the final 20 years of these borrowings that mature in 2035 and 2036.  The Company intends to continue to utilize suitable derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swap agreements to manage interest rate risk.

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In late 2012 Capstead implemented a $100 million common share repurchase program and suspended its common share continuous offering program until further notice.  Purchases made pursuant to the common share repurchase program can be made in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions from time to time as permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements.  The timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases are determined by the Company in its discretion and are subject to economic and market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other factors.  Pursuant to this authorization, in late 2012 repurchases totaled 3.0 million common shares at an average cost of $11.80 per share for $35 million.  An additional 638,000 shares were repurchased in early January 2013 at an average cost of $11.43 per share for $7 million, leaving $58 million of the authorization available for future repurchases.  The authorization does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common shares and the program may be suspended or discontinued at the Company’s discretion without prior notice.  Upon suspension of the repurchase program, issuances of common shares under the continuous offering program or by other means may resume subject to compliance with federal securities laws, market conditions and blackout periods associated with the dissemination of earnings and dividend announcements and other important Company-specific news.

In May 2013 the Company raised $170 million (face amount) in a public offering of its 7.50% Series E perpetual preferred shares, the net proceeds from which along with $43 million in cash on hand were used to fund the redemption of the Company’s Series A and B perpetual preferred shares.  See page 8 for further discussion.  In late 2013 the Company raised over $1 million in additional perpetual preferred equity capital through the issuance of 61,000 Series E preferred shares at an average price of $23.78 per share after expenses.  The Company may raise modest additional amounts of Series E preferred capital in the future under this program subject to the same restraints noted above.

Interest Rate Risk

Because Capstead’s residential mortgage investments consist almost entirely of Agency Securities, which are considered to have limited, if any, credit risk, interest rate risk is the primary market risk faced by the Company.  Interest rate risk is highly sensitive to a number of factors, including economic conditions, government fiscal policy, central bank monetary policy and banking regulation.  By focusing on investing in relatively short duration ARM Agency Securities, declines in fair value caused by increases in interest rates are typically relatively modest compared to investments in longer-duration, fixed-rate assets.  These declines can be recovered in a relatively short period of time as coupon interest rates on the underlying mortgage loans reset to rates more reflective of the then current interest rate environment.  This strategy positions the Company to benefit from potential recoveries in financing spreads diminished during periods of rising interest rates.

To further mitigate Capstead’s exposure to higher short-term interest rates, the Company uses currently-paying and forward-starting interest rate swap agreements that typically require interest payments for two-year terms in order to lengthen the effective duration of its borrowings to more closely match the duration of its investments.  After consideration of all swap positions entered into as of quarter-end to hedge short-term borrowing rates, the Company’s residential mortgage investments and related borrowings under repurchase arrangements had estimated durations at December 31, 2013 of 11¾ months and 9¾ months, respectively, for a net duration gap of approximately 2 months.  The Company intends to continue to manage interest rate risk associated with holding and financing its residential mortgage investments by utilizing suitable derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swap agreements as well as longer-dated repurchase arrangements if available at attractive terms.

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Capstead performs sensitivity analyses using a model to estimate the effects that specific interest rate changes can reasonably be expected to have on net interest margins and portfolio values.  All investments, related borrowings and derivative financial instruments held are included in these analyses.  For net interest margin modeling purposes, the model incorporates management’s assumptions for mortgage prepayment levels for a given interest rate change using market-based estimates of prepayment speeds for the purpose of amortizing investment premiums and reinvesting portfolio runoff.  These assumptions are developed through a combination of historical analysis and expectations for future pricing behavior under normal market conditions unaffected by changes in market liquidity.  For portfolio valuation modeling purposes, a static portfolio is assumed.  This modeling is the primary tool used by management to assess the direction and magnitude of changes in net interest margins and portfolio values resulting solely from changes in interest rates.  Key modeling assumptions include mortgage prepayment speeds, adequate levels of market liquidity, current market conditions, and portfolio leverage levels.  Given the present low level of interest rates, a floor of 0.00% is assumed.  However, it is assumed that borrowing rates cannot decline beyond a certain level.  These assumptions are inherently uncertain and, as a result, modeling cannot precisely estimate the impact of higher or lower interest rates.  Actual results will differ from simulated results due to the timing, magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes, other changes in market conditions, changes in management strategies and other factors.

The table below reflects the estimated impact of instantaneous parallel shifts in the yield curve on net interest margins and the fair value of Capstead’s portfolio of residential mortgage investments and related derivatives at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, subject to the modeling parameters described above.

	Federal Funds Rate			10-year U.S. Treasury Rate			Down 0.50%			Up 0.50%			Up 1.00%
Projected 12-month percentage change in net interest margins: *
December 31, 2013		<0.25	%		3.03	%		(15.9	)%		(1.5	)%		(6.6	)%
December 31, 2012		<0.25			1.76			(1.7	)		(6.2	)		(13.7	)
Projected percentage change in portfolio and related derivative values: *
December 31, 2013		<0.25	%		3.03	%		–	%		(0.2	)%		(0.3	)%
December 31, 2012		<0.25			1.76			–			(0.2	)		(0.3	)

  * Sensitivity of net interest margins as well as portfolio and related derivative values to changes in interest rates is determined relative to the actual rates at the applicable date.  Note that the projected 12-month net interest margin change is predicated on acquisitions of similar assets sufficient to replace runoff.  There can be no assurance that suitable investments will be available for purchase at attractive prices, if investments made will behave in the same fashion as assets currently held or if management will choose to replace runoff with such assets.

Changes in the sensitivity of net interest margins to parallel shifts in the yield curve at December 31, 2013 compared to December 31, 2012 reflect current expectations for slower mortgage prepayments that are modeled to increase in a down 0.50% scenario and not decline significantly in the up 0.50% or up 1.00% scenarios.

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in securities issued by Capstead involves various risks. An investor should carefully consider the following risk factors in conjunction with the other information contained in this document before purchasing the Company’s securities.  The risks discussed herein can adversely affect the Company’s business, liquidity, operating results, financial condition and future prospects, causing the market price of the Company’s securities to decline, which could cause an investor to lose all or part of his/her investment.  The risk factors described below are not the only risks that may affect the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Company also may adversely affect its business, liquidity, operating results, prospects and financial condition.

Risks Related to Capstead’s Business

Monetary policy actions by the Federal Reserve could adversely affect Capstead’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings.  Over the last six years the Federal Reserve has employed a number of new policy initiatives, most notably the purchase of U.S. Treasury securities and Agency Securities.  This expansion of the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet is often referred to as quantitative easing or QE.  Under the current QE initiative that began in September 2012, referred to as QE3, the Federal Reserve had been purchasing $45 billion a month in long-term Treasury securities and $40 billion a month in fixed-rate Agency Securities, as well as replacing run off of existing holdings of Agency Securities.  The policy goals of the QE initiatives have been to support the GSEs and the housing markets, and otherwise improve economic and labor market conditions by exerting downward pressure on longer term interest rates, including mortgage interest rates.

In May 2013 the markets began interpreting comments by members of the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee to mean that purchases under QE3 would begin to be reduced sometime in 2013.  The Federal Reserve then articulated that the so-called “tapering” of purchases could begin in September 2013 and purchases could cease entirely by mid-2014, provided Federal Reserve economic forecasts were reasonably accurate.  Citing mixed economic reports and the potential for further fiscal discord in Washington, the Federal Reserve did not begin tapering in September; however in December 2013 it announced it was reducing purchases of Treasuries and Agency Securities by $5 billion each and in January 2014 followed up with the announcement of further tapering of $5 billion each.  The Federal Reserve has indicated that the pace of tapering can be expected to continue, contingent upon its outlook for the labor market and inflation as well as its assessment of the efficacy and costs of such purchases.

In general, QE has elevated pricing for Agency Securities resulting in declining yields on new purchases and lower mortgage interest rates, resulting in higher mortgage prepayment rates.  The Company’s net interest margins, and therefore earnings, have been adversely affected over time as its existing portfolio is replaced with higher cost, lower-yielding securities.  See discussion below regarding the negative effects of higher mortgage prepayment levels.

Because of expectations for near-term tapering of QE3, in May and June 2013 the markets experienced an abrupt transition to higher long-term interest rates, which has had a substantial negative effect on pricing for longer duration ARM and fixed-rate Agency Securities in particular, and to a lesser extent, on the Company’s portfolio of short duration, well-seasoned ARM Agency Securities.  This has had a negative effect on the Company’s liquidity and book value per common share, even as mortgage prepayment rates eventually receded as opportunities for mortgagors to refinance into lower rate mortgages dissipated.  The actual pace of tapering could result in additional negative effects.  In addition, should the Federal Reserve decide to eventually reduce its holdings of fixed-rate Agency Securities through asset sales, the pricing for all Agency Securities could decline, which could adversely affect the Company’s liquidity, earnings and book value per common share, as more fully described below.

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Potential changes in the relationship between the federal government and the GSEs could adversely affect Capstead’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings.Agency Securities are considered to have limited, if any, credit risk because the timely payment of principal and interest on these securities are guaranteed by the GSEs, or by Ginnie Mae, an agency of the federal government.  Only the guarantee by Ginnie Mae is explicitly backed by the full faith and credit of the federal government.  The high actual or perceived credit quality of Agency Securities allows the Company to finance its portfolio using repurchase arrangements with favorable interest rate terms and margin requirements that otherwise would not be available.  As a result of deteriorating housing market conditions that began in 2007, the GSEs have incurred substantial losses due to high levels of mortgagor defaults.  In 2008 the Federal Housing Finance Agency placed the GSEs into conservatorship, allowing it to operate the GSEs without forcing them to liquidate.  Additionally, the federal government, through the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve, undertook other actions to provide financial support to these entities and the housing market including the acquisition of large holdings of Agency Securities.  These and other steps taken by the federal government were designed to support market stability and mortgage availability at favorable rates in part by providing additional confidence to investors in Agency Securities.  There can be no assurance that the federal government’s support for the GSEs and the market for Agency Securities will continue to be adequate to achieve these goals.

It is anticipated that over the next several years U.S. policy makers will address what the long-term role of the federal government in general, and the GSEs in particular, will have in the housing markets.  The actual or perceived credit quality of Agency Securities could be adversely affected by market uncertainty over any legislative or regulatory initiatives that impact the relationship between the GSEs and the federal government.  A significantly reduced role by the federal government or other changes in the guarantees provided by Ginnie Mae, the GSEs or their successors could adversely affect the credit profile and pricing of existing holdings and/or future issuances of Agency Securities and whether the Company’s strategy of holding a leveraged portfolio of Agency Securities remains viable, which could adversely affect earnings and book value per common share.

Failure of the federal government to periodically increase the U.S. Treasury’s borrowing capacity while reducing future federal budget deficits could adversely impact Capstead’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings.  The increasing amount of outstanding federal debt relative to the size of the U.S. economy, particularly in light of projected growth in federal government spending and resulting federal budget deficits, have increased the possibility of further credit rating agency actions to downgrade the federal government’s credit rating.  This could eventually lead to a decline in the market’s perception of the creditworthiness of the federal government.  Because market participants rely on the federal government’s continued support of the GSEs, the perception of credit risk associated with Agency Securities and, therefore, the pricing of existing holdings of Agency Securities could be adversely affected.  In addition, these circumstances could create broader financial turmoil and uncertainty, which may weigh heavily on the global banking system and limit the availability and/or terms and conditions of borrowings under repurchase arrangements which could adversely impact the Company’s liquidity, earnings and book value per common share, as more fully described below.

Legislative and regulatory actions could adversely affect the availability and/or terms and conditions of borrowings under repurchase arrangements and consequently, the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings.In July 2010 the U.S. Congress enacted the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd Frank”) in order to restrict certain business practices of systemically significant participants in the financial markets, which include many of the Company’s lending counterparties.  Additionally, changes in regulatory capital requirements and other leverage constraints are being implemented worldwide.  It remains unclear how significant of an impact Dodd Frank and changes in regulatory capital requirements will have on the financial markets in general and on the Company’s strategy of holding an appropriately hedged, leveraged portfolio of Agency Securities.  However, it is possible that the availability and/or terms and conditions of borrowings under repurchase arrangements and related derivative financial instruments held for hedging purposes could be adversely affected which could adversely affect the Company’s liquidity, earnings and book value per common share, as more fully described below.

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Government-supported mortgagor relief programs could adversely affect Capstead’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings.U.S. policy makers have established programs designed to provide qualified homeowners with assistance in avoiding foreclosure or in qualifying for the refinancing of their existing mortgages, which typically entails the pay off of existing mortgages with any losses absorbed by the GSEs.  One of these programs, the Home Affordable Refinance Program (“HARP”), has been revised with the intent of increasing its availability to homeowners who are current on their mortgage payments but whose homes have lost significant value making it difficult to qualify for a new mortgage.  A significant expansion of these mortgagor relief programs, as well as any future legislative or regulatory actions, could significantly increase mortgage prepayments which could reduce the expected life of the Company’s residential mortgage investments; therefore, actual yields the Company realizes on these investments could be lower due to faster amortization of investment premiums which could adversely affect earnings.  A significant expansion of these programs also could adversely affect book value per common share because of the elimination of any unrealized gains on that portion of the portfolio that prepays.  Additionally, heightened prepayment exposure due to the real or perceived potential for government intervention could adversely affect pricing for Agency Securities in general and, as a result, liquidity and book value per common share could be adversely affected due to declines in the fair value of the Company’s remaining portfolio.

An increase in prepayments may adversely affect Capstead’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings.  When short- and long-term interest rates are at nearly the same levels (i.e., a “flat yield curve” environment), or when long-term interest rates decrease, the rate of principal prepayments on mortgage loans underlying mortgage securities generally increases.  Prolonged periods of high mortgage prepayments can significantly reduce the expected life of the Company’s portfolio of residential mortgage investments; therefore, actual yields the Company realizes can be lower due to faster amortization of investment premiums, which could adversely affect earnings.  High levels of mortgage prepayments can also lead to larger than anticipated demands on the Company’s liquidity from its lending counterparties, as more fully described below.  Additionally, periods of high prepayments can adversely affect pricing for Agency Securities in general and, as a result, book value per common share can be adversely affected due to declines in the fair value of the Company’s remaining portfolio and the elimination of any unrealized gains on that portion of the portfolio that prepays.

Changes in interest rates, whether increases or decreases, may adversely affect Capstead’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings.Capstead’s earnings depend primarily on the difference between the interest received on its residential mortgage investments and the interest paid on its related borrowings, net of the effect of derivatives held for hedging purposes.  The Company typically finances its investments at 30- to 90-day interest rates.  Coupon interest rates on only a portion of the ARM loans underlying the Company’s securities reset each month and the terms of these ARM loans generally limit the amount of any increases during any single interest rate adjustment period and over the life of a loan.  Consequently, interest rates on related borrowings not effectively fixed through the use of interest rate swap agreements can rise to levels that may exceed yields on these securities in a rising short-term interest rate environment.  This can contribute to lower, or in more extreme circumstances, negative financing spreads and, therefore, adversely affect earnings.  Because rising interest rates tend to put downward pressure on financial asset prices, Capstead may be presented with substantial margin calls during such periods adversely affecting the Company’s liquidity.  If the Company is unable or unwilling to pledge additional collateral, the Company’s lenders can liquidate the Company’s collateral, potentially under adverse market conditions, resulting in losses.  At such times the Company may determine that it is prudent to sell assets to improve its ability to pledge sufficient collateral to support its remaining borrowings, which could result in losses.  In addition, lower pricing levels for remaining holdings of residential mortgage investments will lead to declines in book value per common share.

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During periods of relatively low short-term interest rates, declines in the indices used to determine coupon interest rate resets for ARM loans may adversely affect yields on the Company's ARM securities as the underlying ARM loans reset at lower rates.  If declines in these indices exceed declines in the Company’s borrowing rates, earnings would be adversely affected.

Periods of illiquidity in the mortgage markets may reduce amounts available to be borrowed under Capstead’s repurchase arrangements due to declines in the perceived value of related collateral, which could adversely impact the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings.Capstead generally finances its residential mortgage investments by pledging them as collateral under uncommitted repurchase arrangements, the terms and conditions of which are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction basis.  The amount borrowed under a repurchase arrangement is limited to a percentage of the estimated market value of the pledged collateral and is specified at the inception of the transaction.  The portion of the pledged collateral held by the lender that is not advanced under the repurchase arrangement is referred to as margin collateral and the resulting margin percentage is required to be maintained throughout the term of the borrowing.  If the perceived market value of the pledged collateral as determined by the Company’s lenders declines, the Company may be subject to margin calls wherein the lender requires the Company to pledge additional collateral to reestablish the agreed-upon margin percentage.  Because market illiquidity tends to put downward pressure on asset prices, Capstead may be presented with substantial margin calls during such periods.  If the Company is unable or unwilling to pledge additional collateral, the Company’s lenders can liquidate the Company’s collateral, potentially under adverse market conditions, resulting in losses.  At such times the Company may determine that it is prudent to sell assets to improve its ability to pledge sufficient collateral to support its remaining borrowings, which could result in losses.  In addition, lower pricing levels for remaining holdings of residential mortgage investments will lead to declines in book value per common share.

Periods of illiquidity in the mortgage markets may reduce the number of counterparties willing to lend to the Company and/or the amounts individual counterparties are willing to lend via repurchase arrangements, which could adversely affect the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings.For instance, a contraction in market liquidity is possible should Europe’s sovereign debt problems deteriorate in a disorderly fashion, putting further financial pressures on large European and even domestic commercial banks, many of which are lending counterparties.  Capstead enters into repurchase arrangements with numerous commercial banks and other financial institutions, both foreign and domestic, routinely with maturities of 30 to 90 days.  The Company’s ability to achieve its investment objectives depends on its ability to re-establish or roll maturing borrowings on a continuous basis and none of the Company’s counterparties are obligated to enter into new repurchase transactions at the conclusion of existing transactions.  If a counterparty chooses not to roll a maturing borrowing, the Company must pay off the borrowing, generally with cash available from another repurchase arrangement entered into with another counterparty.  If the Company determines that it does not have sufficient borrowing capacity with its remaining counterparties, it could be forced to reduce its portfolio leverage by selling assets under potentially adverse market conditions, resulting in losses.  This risk is increased if Capstead relies significantly on any single counterparty for a significant portion of its repurchase arrangements.  An industry-wide reduction in the availability of borrowings under repurchase arrangements could adversely affect pricing levels for Agency Securities leading to further declines in the Company’s liquidity and book value per common share.  Under these conditions, the Company may determine that it is prudent to sell assets to improve its ability to pledge sufficient collateral to support its remaining borrowings, which could result in losses.  In addition, lower pricing levels for remaining holdings of residential mortgage investments will lead to declines in book value per common share.

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If Capstead is unable to negotiate favorable terms and conditions on future repurchase arrangements with one or more of the Company’s lending counterparties, the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings could be adversely impacted.The terms and conditions of each repurchase arrangement are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction basis, and these borrowings generally are re-established, or rolled, at maturity. Key terms and conditions of each transaction include interest rates, maturity dates, asset pricing procedures and margin requirements.  The Company cannot assure investors that it will be able to continue to negotiate favorable terms and conditions on its future repurchase arrangements.  For instance, during periods of market illiquidity or due to perceived credit deterioration of the collateral pledged or the Company itself, a lender may require that less favorable asset pricing procedures be employed, margin requirements be increased and/or may choose to limit or completely curtail lending to the Company.  Under these conditions, the Company may determine it is prudent to sell assets to improve its ability to pledge sufficient collateral to support its remaining borrowings, which could result in losses.

Capstead’s use of repurchase arrangements to finance its investments may expose the Company to losses if a lending counterparty seeks bankruptcy protection, or otherwise defaults on its obligation to deliver pledged collateral back to the Company.Repurchase arrangements involve the sale and transfer of pledged collateral to the lending counterparty and a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the transferred assets at a future date.  This may make it difficult for the Company to recover its pledged assets if a lender files for bankruptcy or otherwise fails to deliver pledged collateral back to the Company and subject the Company to losses to the extent of any margin amounts (pledged assets in excess of amounts borrowed) held by the lending counterparty.

Capstead’s use of repurchase arrangements to finance its investments may give the Company’s lending counterparties greater rights if the Company seeks bankruptcy protection, exposing the Company to losses. Borrowings made under repurchase arrangements may qualify for special treatment under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.  If the Company files for bankruptcy, its lending counterparties could avoid the automatic stay provisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and liquidate pledged collateral without delay, which could result in losses to the extent of any margin amounts held by the lending counterparties.

Capstead may sell assets for various reasons, including a change in the Company’s investment focus, which could increase earnings volatility.Capstead may periodically sell assets to enhance its liquidity during periods of market illiquidity or rising interest rates or the Company may change its investment focus requiring it to sell some portion of its existing investments.  Gains or losses resulting from any such asset sales, or from terminating any related longer-dated repurchase arrangements or interest rate swap agreements, could increase the Company’s earnings volatility.

Capstead may invest in derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swap agreements to mitigate or hedge the Company's interest rate risk, which may adversely affect the Company’s liquidity, financial condition or earnings.The Company may invest in such instruments from time to time with the goal of achieving more stable borrowing costs over an extended period.  However, these activities may not have the desired beneficial impact on the Company's liquidity, financial condition or earnings.  For instance, the pricing of residential mortgage investments and the pricing of related derivatives may deteriorate at the same time leading to margin calls by counterparties to both the borrowings supporting these investments and the derivatives, adversely impacting the Company's liquidity and financial condition.  In addition, counterparties could fail to honor their commitments under the terms of the derivatives or have their credit quality downgraded impairing the value of the derivatives.  In the event of any defaults by counterparties, the Company may have difficulty recovering its cash collateral receivable from its counterparties and may not receive payments provided for under the terms of the derivatives and as a result, the Company may incur losses.  No such hedging activity can completely insulate the Company from the risks associated with changes in interest rates and prepayment rates.

Derivative financial instruments held may fail to qualify for hedge accounting introducing potential volatility to Capstead’s earnings.The Company typically qualifies derivative financial instruments held as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes in order to record the effective portion of the change in fair value of derivatives as a component of stockholders’ equity rather than in earnings.  If the hedging relationship for any derivative held ceases to qualify for hedge accounting treatment for any reason, including failing to meet documentation and ongoing hedge effectiveness requirements, the Company would be required to record in earnings the total change in fair value of any such derivative.  In addition the Company could elect to no longer avail itself of cash flow hedge accounting for its derivative positions.  Such changes could introduce a potentially significant amount of volatility to earnings reported by the Company.

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The lack of availability of suitable investments at attractive pricing may adversely affect Capstead’s earnings.The pricing of investments is determined by a number of factors including interest rate levels and expectations, market liquidity conditions, and competition among investors for these investments, many of whom have greater financial resources and lower return requirements than Capstead.  Additionally, in recent years the federal government, primarily through the Federal Reserve, has been an active buyer of Agency Securities which has had the effect of supporting, if not increasing, pricing for these securities.  To the extent the proceeds from prepayments on Capstead’s mortgage investments are not reinvested or cannot be reinvested at rates of return at least equal to the rates previously earned on those investments, the Company's earnings may be adversely affected. Similarly, if proceeds from capital raising activities are not deployed or cannot be deployed at rates of return being earned on existing capital, earnings may be adversely affected.  Capstead cannot assure investors that the Company will be able to acquire suitable investments at attractive pricing and in a timely manner to replace portfolio runoff as it occurs or to deploy new capital as it is raised.  Neither can the Company assure investors that it will maintain the current composition of its investments, consisting primarily of ARM Agency Securities.

Capstead is dependent on its executives and employees and the loss of one or more of its executive officers could harm the Company's business and its prospects.As a self-managed REIT with 13 full-time employees and one part-time employee, Capstead is dependent on the efforts of its key officers and employees, most of whom have significant experience in the mortgage industry.  Although the Company's named executive officers and some of its other employees are parties to severance agreements, the Company's key officers and employees are not subject to employment agreements with non-compete clauses, nor has Capstead acquired key man life insurance policies on any of these individuals.  The loss of any of their services could have an adverse effect on the Company's operations.

Risks Related to Capstead’s Status as a REIT and Other Tax Matters

If Capstead does not qualify as a REIT, the Company will be subject to tax as a regular corporation and face substantial tax liability.Capstead has elected to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes and intends to continue to so qualify.  Qualification as a REIT involves the application of highly technical and complex Internal Revenue Code provisions for which only a limited number of judicial or administrative interpretations exist.  Even a technical or inadvertent mistake could jeopardize the Company's REIT status.  Furthermore, new tax legislation, administrative guidance or court decisions, in each instance potentially with retroactive effect, could make it more difficult or impossible for the Company to qualify as a REIT.

If Capstead fails to qualify as a REIT in any tax year, then:

• The Company would be taxed as a regular domestic corporation, which, among other things, means that the Company would be unable to deduct dividends paid to its stockholders in computing taxable income and would be subject to federal income tax on its taxable income at regular corporate rates;

• Any resulting tax liability could be substantial and would reduce the cash available for distribution to stockholders, and the Company would not be required to make income distributions; and

• Unless Capstead were entitled to relief under applicable statutory provisions, the Company would be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the subsequent four taxable years and, as a result, the Company’s cash available for distribution to stockholders would be reduced during these years.

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Even if Capstead remains qualified as a REIT, the Company may face other tax liabilities that reduce its earnings.Even if Capstead remains qualified for taxation as a REIT, the Company may be subject to certain federal, state and local taxes on its income and assets.  For example, the Company:

• will be required to pay tax on any undistributed REIT taxable income,

• may be subject to the “alternative minimum tax” on any tax preference items, and

• may operate taxable REIT subsidiaries subject to tax on any taxable income earned.

Complying with REIT requirements may limit Capstead’s ability to hedge effectively. The REIT provisions of the Code may limit Capstead’s ability to hedge mortgage securities and related borrowings by requiring it to limit its income in each year from unqualified hedges together with any other income not generated from qualified real estate assets, to no more than 25% of gross income.  In addition, the Company must limit its aggregate income from nonqualified hedging transactions, from providing certain services, and from other non-qualifying sources to not more than 5% of annual gross income. As a result, the Company may have to limit its use of advantageous hedging techniques.  This could result in greater risks associated with changes in interest rates than the Company would otherwise incur.  If the Company were to violate the 25% or 5% limitations, it may have to pay a penalty tax equal to the amount of gross income in excess of those limitations, multiplied by a fraction intended to reflect the profitability of these transactions or activities.  If the Company fails to satisfy the REIT gross income tests it could lose its REIT status for federal income tax purposes unless the failure was due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect.

Complying with REIT requirements may cause Capstead to forego otherwise attractive opportunities.To qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, Capstead must continually satisfy tests concerning, among other things, the sources of its income, the nature and diversification of its assets, the amounts that it distributes to its stockholders, and the ownership of its stock.  The Company may be required to make distributions to stockholders at disadvantageous times or when it does not have funds readily available for distribution.  As a result, compliance with the REIT requirements may hinder the Company's ability to operate solely on the basis of maximizing profits.

Complying with REIT requirements may force Capstead to liquidate otherwise attractive investments.To qualify as a REIT, Capstead must also ensure that at the end of each calendar quarter at least 75% of the value of its assets consists of cash, cash items, United States government securities and qualified REIT real estate assets.  The remainder of the Company's investments in securities (other than government securities and qualified real estate assets) generally cannot include more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer or more than 10% of the total value of the outstanding securities of any one issuer. In addition, in general, no more than 5% of the value of the Company's assets (other than government securities and qualified real estate assets) can consist of the securities of any one issuer, and no more than 25% of the value of its total securities can be represented by securities of one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries.  If the Company fails to comply with these requirements at the end of any calendar quarter, it must correct such failure within 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter to avoid losing its REIT status and suffering adverse tax consequences.  As a result, the Company may be required to liquidate otherwise attractive investments.

Complying with REIT requirements may force Capstead to borrow to make distributions to stockholders.As a REIT, Capstead must distribute at least 90% of its annual taxable income (subject to certain adjustments) to its stockholders.  To the extent that the Company satisfies the distribution requirement, but distributes less than 100% of its taxable income, the Company will be subject to federal corporate income tax on its undistributed taxable income.  In addition, the Company will be subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax if the actual amount that it pays out to its stockholders in a calendar year is less than a minimum amount specified under the federal tax laws.  From time to time, the Company may generate taxable income greater than its net income for financial reporting purposes or its taxable income may be greater than the Company's cash flow available for distribution to stockholders.  If the Company does not have other funds available in these situations, it could be required to borrow funds, sell investments at disadvantageous prices or find another alternative source of funds to make distributions sufficient to enable it to pay out enough of its taxable income to satisfy the distribution requirement and to avoid corporate income tax or the 4% excise tax in a particular year.  These alternatives could increase the Company's costs and reduce its long-term investment capital.

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Capstead may be subject to adverse legislative or regulatory tax changes that could reduce the market price of the Company’s securities.Federal income tax laws governing REITs or the administrative interpretations of those laws may change at any time.  Any such changes in laws or interpretations thereof may apply retroactively and could adversely affect Capstead or its stockholders.  Capstead cannot predict any impact on the value of its securities from adverse legislative or regulatory tax changes.

An investment in Capstead’s securities has various federal, state and local income tax risks that could affect the value of an investor’s investment.The Company strongly urges investors to consult their own tax advisor concerning the effects of federal, state and local income tax law on an investment in the Company's securities, because of the complex nature of the tax rules applicable to REITs and their stockholders.

Risk Factors Related to Capstead’s Corporate Structure

There are no assurances of Capstead’s ability to pay dividends in the future.Capstead intends to continue paying quarterly dividends and to make distributions to its stockholders in amounts such that all or substantially all of the Company's taxable income in each year, subject to certain adjustments, is distributed.  This, along with other factors, should enable the Company to qualify for the tax benefits accorded to a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code.  However, the Company's ability to pay dividends may be adversely affected by the risk factors described in this filing.  All distributions will be made at the discretion of the Company's board of directors and will depend upon the Company’s earnings, its financial condition, maintenance of its REIT status and such other factors as the board may deem relevant from time to time.  There are no assurances of the Company's ability to pay dividends in the future.

Failure to maintain an exemption from the Investment Company Act of 1940 would adversely affect Capstead’s results of operations.The Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “40 Act”) exempts from regulation as an investment company any entity that is primarily engaged in the business of purchasing or otherwise acquiring mortgages and other liens on, and interests in, real estate. Capstead believes that it conducts its business in a manner that allows the Company to avoid registration as an investment company under the 40 Act.  For over 30 years, the staff of the SEC has interpreted the provisions of the 40 Act to require, among other things, a REIT to maintain at least 55% of its assets directly in qualifying real estate interests and at least 80% of its assets in real estate-related assets in order to be exempt from regulation as an investment company.  Critical to Capstead’s exemption from regulation as an investment company is the long-standing SEC staff interpretation that so called whole loan mortgage securities, in which an investor holds all issued certificates with respect to an underlying pool of mortgage loans, constitutes a qualifying real estate interest for purposes of the staff’s 55% qualifying real estate interest requirement.  Conversely, so called partial pool mortgage securities presently do not qualify for purposes of meeting the 55% requirement, although they are considered by the staff to be real estate-related assets for purposes of meeting the staff’s 80% real estate-related asset requirement.

In August 2011, the SEC staff issued a request for information (Concept Release No. IC-29778) from industry participants and investors regarding, among other things, its past interpretations of the 40 Act real estate exemption, including the interpretations described above, raising concerns that the SEC may issue a proposal for rulemaking that could overturn some of the staff’s past interpretations regarding the real estate exemption.  If the SEC or its staff adopts contrary interpretations of the 40 Act and the Company and other similar REITs become subject to regulation as investment companies, the industry’s use of leverage would be substantially reduced.  Absent a restructuring of the Company’s business operations to avoid such regulation, this could require the sale of most of the Company’s portfolio of Agency Securities under potentially adverse market conditions resulting in losses and significantly reduce future net interest margins and earnings.

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Pursuant to Capstead’s charter, its board of directors has the ability to limit ownership of the Company's capital stock, to the extent necessary to preserve its REIT qualification.For the purpose of preserving Capstead’s REIT qualification, the Company’s charter gives the board the ability to repurchase outstanding shares of capital stock from existing stockholders if the directors determine in good faith that the concentration of ownership by such individuals, directly or indirectly, would cause the Company to fail to qualify or be disqualified as a REIT. Constructive ownership rules are complex and may cause the outstanding stock owned by a group of related individuals or entities to be deemed to be constructively owned by one individual or entity.  As a result, the acquisition of outstanding stock by an individual or entity could cause that individual or entity to own constructively a greater concentration of the Company's outstanding stock than is acceptable for REIT purposes, thereby giving the board the ability to repurchase any excess shares.

Because provisions contained in Maryland law and Capstead’s charter may have an anti-takeover effect, investors may be prevented from receiving a “control premium” for their shares. Provisions contained in Capstead’s charter and Maryland general corporation law can delay, defer or prevent a takeover attempt, which may prevent stockholders from receiving a “control premium” for their shares.  For example, these provisions may defer or prevent tender offers for the Company's common stock or purchases of large blocks of the Company's common stock, thereby limiting the opportunities for its stockholders to receive a premium over then-prevailing market prices.  These provisions include the following:

• Repurchase rights:  Repurchase rights granted to Capstead’s board in its charter limit related investors, including, among other things, any voting group, from owning common stock if the concentration owned would jeopardize the Company's REIT status.

• Classification of preferred stock:  Capstead’s charter authorizes the board to issue preferred stock and establish the preferences and rights of any class of preferred stock issued.  These actions can be taken without soliciting stockholder approval and could have the effect of delaying or preventing someone from taking control of the Company.

• Statutory provisions: Capstead is subject to provisions of Maryland statutory law that restrict business combinations with interested stockholders and restrict voting rights of certain shares acquired in control share acquisitions.  The board has not taken any action to exempt the Company from these provisions.

Maryland statutory law provides that an act of a director relating to or affecting an acquisition or a potential acquisition of control of a corporation may not be subject to a higher duty or greater scrutiny than is applied to any other act of a director.  Hence, directors of Maryland corporations may not be required to act in takeover situations under the same standards as apply in Delaware and certain other corporate jurisdictions

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There are risks associated with ownership of Capstead’s Series E Preferred Stock.Risks associated with ownership of the Company’s Series E preferred shares include:

• Redemption rights:  The Series E preferred shares are redeemable by the Company, in whole or in part, at any time on or after May 13, 2018, or pursuant to a Special Optional Redemption Right upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, as both terms are defined in the Series E Articles Supplementary, at a cash redemption price of $25.00 plus all accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the date of redemption, which may be less than the prevailing market price for the Series E preferred shares.

• Limited conversion rights:Holders of the Series E preferred shares may convert into common shares only upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, and only if the Company does not exercise its Special Optional Redemption Right.  Even if this were to occur, it may not be economically advantageous to convert based on then existing conversion ratios and trading levels of the Company’s common shares.

• Subordination:The Series E preferred shares are subordinate to all of the Company’s existing and future debt.  None of the provisions relating to the Series E preferred shares limit the Company’s ability to incur future debt.  Future debt may include restrictions on the Company’s ability to pay dividends on, redeem, or pay the liquidation preference on, the Series E preferred shares.

• Dilution through issuance of additional preferred shares:The Company’s charter currently authorizes the issuance of up to 100 million shares of preferred stock in one or more series. The issuance of additional preferred stock on parity with or senior to the Series E preferred shares would dilute the interests of Series E preferred stockholders, and could affect the Company’s ability to pay dividends on, redeem, or pay the liquidation preference on, the Series E preferred shares.  None of the provisions relating to Series E preferred shares limit the Company’s ability to issue additional preferred stock on parity with Series E preferred shares.

• Limited voting rights:  Voting rights as a holder of Series E preferred shares are limited.  The Company’s common stock is currently the only class of stock carrying full voting rights. Voting rights for holders of Series E preferred shares exist primarily with respect to (i) adverse changes in the terms of the Series E preferred shares, (ii) the creation of additional classes or series of preferred stock that are senior to the Series E preferred shares, and (iii) the non-payment of six quarterly dividends (whether or not consecutive) are in arrears.

Capstead may change its policies without stockholder approval.  Capstead’s board and management determine all of its policies, including its investment, financing and distribution policies and may amend or revise these policies at any time without a vote of the Company's stockholders.  Policy changes could adversely affect the Company's financial condition, results of operations, the market price of its common and preferred stock or the Company's ability to pay dividends or distributions

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon Capstead’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.  The preparation of these financial statements requires the use of estimates and judgments that can affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities (including contingencies), revenues and expenses, as well as related disclosures.  These estimates are based on available internal and market information and appropriate valuation methodologies believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the expected useful lives and carrying values of assets and liabilities which can materially affect the determination of net income and book value per common share.  Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

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Management believes the following are critical accounting policies in the preparation of Capstead’s consolidated financial statements that involve the use of estimates requiring considerable judgment:

· Amortization of investment premiums on residential mortgage investments – Investment premiums on residential mortgage investments are recognized in earnings as adjustments to interest income by the interest method over the estimated lives of the related assets.  For most of Capstead’s residential mortgage investments, estimates and judgments related to future levels of mortgage prepayments are critical to this determination.  Mortgage prepayment expectations can change based on how current and projected changes in interest rates impact the economic attractiveness of mortgage refinance opportunities, if available, and other factors such as portfolio composition.  In recent years, the ability of mortgagors to refinance has also been impacted by more stringent loan underwriting practices and lending industry capacity restraints, government-sponsored mortgagor relief programs, low housing prices and credit problems being experienced by many of these borrowers.  Management estimates mortgage prepayments based on past experiences with specific investments within the portfolio in addition to the factors mentioned above.  Should actual prepayment rates differ materially from these estimates, investment premiums would be expensed at a different pace.

· Fair value and impairment accounting for residential mortgage investments – Nearly all of Capstead’s residential mortgage investments are held in the form of mortgage securities that are classified as available-for-sale and recorded at fair value on the balance sheet with unrealized gains and losses recorded in Stockholders’ equity as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income.  As such, these unrealized gains and losses enter into the calculation of book value per common share, a key financial metric used by investors in evaluating the Company.  Fair values fluctuate with current and projected changes in interest rates, prepayment expectations and other factors such as market liquidity conditions.  Considerable judgment is required to interpret market data and develop estimated fair values, particularly in circumstances of deteriorating credit quality and market liquidity.  See NOTE 9 to the consolidated financial statements (included under Item 8 of this report) for discussion of how Capstead values its residential mortgage investments.  Generally, gains or losses are recognized in earnings only if sold; however, if a decline in fair value of a mortgage security below its amortized cost occurs that is determined to be other-than-temporary, the difference between amortized cost and fair value would be recognized in earnings as a component of Other revenue (expense) if the decline was credit-related or it was determined to be more likely than not that the Company will incur a loss via an asset sale.  Other-than-temporary impairment of a mortgage security due to other factors would be recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income.

· Accounting for derivative financial instruments – Capstead uses derivatives for risk management purposes.  Derivatives are recorded as assets or liabilities and carried at fair value and consequently, changes in value of these instruments enter into the calculation of book value per common share.  Fair values fluctuate with current and projected changes in interest rates and other factors such as the Company’s and its counterparties’ nonperformance risk.  Judgment is required to develop estimated fair values.

The accounting for changes in fair value of each derivative held depends on whether it has been designated as an accounting hedge, as well as the type of hedging relationship identified.  To qualify as a cash flow hedge for accounting purposes, at the inception of the hedge relationship the Company must anticipate and document that the hedge relationship will be highly effective and must monitor ongoing effectiveness on at least a quarterly basis.  As long as the hedge relationship remains effective, the effective portion of changes in fair value of the derivative is recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income and the ineffective portion is recorded in earnings as a component of Interest expense.  The effective portion of changes in fair value is reclassified from Accumulated comprehensive income to earnings over the term of the derivative primarily in the form of derivative cash flows that are either in excess of or lower than market rates.  Changes in fair value of derivatives not held as accounting hedges, or for which the hedge relationship is deemed to no longer be highly effective and as a result hedge accounting is terminated, are recorded in earnings as a component of Other revenue (expense).

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The Company currently uses interest rate swap agreements in hedge relationships accounted for as cash flow hedges in order to hedge variability in borrowing rates due to changes in the underlying benchmark interest rate related to a designated portion of its current and anticipated future 30- and 90-day borrowings and the 20-year floating-rate periods of the Company’s long-term unsecured borrowings.  Variable-rate payments to be received on the swap agreements and any measured hedge ineffectiveness are recorded in interest expense as an offset to interest owed on the hedged borrowings that reset to market rates generally on a monthly basis while fixed rate swap payments to be made are also recorded in interest expense resulting in an effectively fixed borrowing rate on these borrowings, subject to certain adjustments.  See NOTE 7 to the consolidated financial statements (included under Item 8 of this report) and “Financial Condition–Residential Mortgage Investments” for additional information regarding the Company’s current use of derivatives and its related risk management policies.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISKS

The information required by this item is included above in Item 7 of this report on pages 7 through 34 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Index to Financial Statements

	Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	35
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012	36
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011	37
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011	38
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011	39
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011	40
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements	41

All financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

Financial statements of subsidiaries have been omitted as such entities do not individually or in the aggregate exceed the 20% threshold under either the investment or income tests applicable under the appropriate regulations for inclusion.  The Company owned 100% of each of its subsidiaries.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Stockholders and Board of Directors

Capstead Mortgage Corporation

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Capstead Mortgage Corporation (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company at December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (1992 framework) and our report dated February 28, 2014 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

	/s/ ERNST & YOUNG, LLP
Dallas, Texas
February 28, 2014

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

	December 31
	2013			2012
Assets
Residential mortgage investments ($13.12 and $13.45 billion pledged under repurchase arrangements at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively)	$	13,475,874		$	13,860,158
Cash collateral receivable from interest rate swap counterparties		25,502			49,972
Interest rate swap agreements at fair value		5,005			169
Cash and cash equivalents		413,356			425,445
Receivables and other assets		96,231			130,402
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates		–			3,117
	$	14,015,968		$	14,469,263
Liabilities
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings	$	12,482,900		$	12,784,238
Interest rate swap agreements at fair value		11,304			32,868
Unsecured borrowings		100,000			103,095
Common stock dividend payable		30,872			29,512
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		25,109			22,425
		12,650,185			12,972,138
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock - $0.10 par value; 100,000 shares authorized:$1.60 Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A,-0- and 186 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively		–			2,604
$1.26 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B,-0- and 16,493 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively		–			186,388
7.50% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series E,6,861 and -0- shares issued and outstanding ($171,521 and $-0- aggregate liquidation preferences) at December 31, 2013and December 31, 2012, respectively		165,756			–
Common stock - $0.01 par value; 250,000 shares authorized:95,807 and 96,229 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively		958			962
Paid-in capital		1,329,792			1,367,199
Accumulated deficit		(349,866	)		(353,938	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		219,143			293,910
		1,365,783			1,497,125
	$	14,015,968		$	14,469,263

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

	Year ended December 31
	2013			2012			2011
Interest income:
Residential mortgage investments	$	215,137		$	255,931		$	243,077
Other		322			698			301
		215,459			256,629			243,378
Interest expense:
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings		(66,368	)		(69,101	)		(57,328	)
Unsecured borrowings		(8,736	)		(8,747	)		(8,747	)
Other		–			–			(5	)
		(75,104	)		(77,848	)		(66,080	)
		140,355			178,781			177,298
Other revenue (expense):
Salaries and benefits		(5,776	)		(5,929	)		(5,741	)
Short-term incentive compensation		(3,565	)		(5,043	)		(6,657	)
Other general and administrative expense		(4,476	)		(4,271	)		(3,932	)
Miscellaneous other revenue (expense)		(300	)		(171	)		(1,023	)
		(14,117	)		(15,414	)		(17,353	)
Income before equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates		126,238			163,367			159,945
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates		249			259			259
Net income	$	126,487		$	163,626		$	160,204
Net income available to common stockholders:
Net income	$	126,487		$	163,626		$	160,204
Less dividends on preferred shares		(17,536	)		(21,021	)		(20,369	)
Less redemption preference premiums paid		(19,924	)		–			–
	$	89,027		$	142,605		$	139,835
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	0.93		$	1.50		$	1.76
Diluted		0.93			1.50			1.75

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands)

	Year ended December 31
	2013			2012			2011
Net income	$	126,487		$	163,626		$	160,204
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Amounts related to available-for-sale securities:
Change in net unrealized gains		(101,001	)		91,750			54,263
Reclassification adjustment for amounts included in net income		–			–			62
Amounts related to cash flow hedges:
Change in net unrealized gains (losses)		9,320			(22,262	)		(51,751	)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts included in net income		16,914			19,882			28,066
		(74,767	)		89,370			30,640
Comprehensive income	$	51,720		$	252,996		$	190,844

 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

	Preferred Stock			Common Stock			Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income			Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance at December 31, 2010	$	179,323		$	703		$	1,028,382		$	(354,883	)	$	173,900		$	1,027,425
Net income		–			–			–			160,204			–			160,204
Change in unrealized gain on mortgage securities, net		–			–			–			–			54,325			54,325
Amounts related to cash flow hedges, net		–			–			–			–			(23,685	)		(23,685	)
Cash dividends:
Common – $1.76 per share		–			–			(5,407	)		(139,835	)		–			(145,242	)
Preferred		–			–			–			(20,369	)		–			(20,369	)
Conversion of preferred stock		(15	)		–			15			–			–			–
Additions to capital		5,206			180			234,663			–			–			240,049
Balance at December 31, 2011		184,514			883			1,257,653			(354,883	)		204,540			1,292,707
Net income		–			–			–			163,626			–			163,626
Change in unrealized gain on mortgage securities, net		–			–			–			–			91,750			91,750
Amounts related to cash flow hedges, net		–			–			–			–			(2,380	)		(2,380	)
Cash dividends:
Common – $1.49 per share		–			–			(1,785	)		(141,660	)		–			(143,445	)
Preferred		–			–			–			(21,021	)		–			(21,021	)
Conversion of preferred stock		(1	)		–			1			–			–			–
Additions to capital		4,479			109			146,362			–			–			150,950
Common share repurchases		–			(30	)		(35,032	)		–			–			(35,062	)
Balance at December 31, 2012		188,992			962			1,367,199			(353,938	)		293,910			1,497,125
Net income		–			–			–			126,487			–			126,487
Change in unrealized gain on mortgage securities, net		–			–			–			–			(101,001	)		(101,001	)
Amounts related to cash flow hedges, net		–			–			–			–			26,234			26,234
Cash dividends:
Common – $1.24 per share		–			–			(13,830	)		(104,932	)		–			(118,762	)
Preferred		–			–			–			(17,536	)		–			(17,536	)
Redemption of Series A and B preferred stock		(187,109	)		–			(19,924	)		–			–			(207,033	)
Conversion of preferred stock		(1,883	)		2			1,881			–			–			–
Issuance of Series E preferred stock		165,756			–			–			–			–			165,756
Other additions to capital		–			–			1,752			53			–			1,805
Common share repurchases		–			(6	)		(7,286	)		–			–			(7,292	)
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	165,756		$	958		$	1,329,792		$	(349,866	)	$	219,143		$	1,365,783

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

	Year ended December 31
	2013			2012			2011
Operating activities:
Net income	$	126,487		$	163,626		$	160,204
Noncash items:
Amortization of investment premiums		125,872			96,677			68,077
Depreciation and other amortization		162			195			206
Amortization of equity-based awards		2,201			2,236			1,821
Incentive compensation paid in common shares		–			2,799			1,446
Change in measureable hedge ineffectiveness related to interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges		(168	)		(411	)		306
Impairment related to real estate held for sale		–			–			470
Gain on sales of real estate held for sale		–			(273	)		(114	)
Net change in receivables, other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses		6,658			(919	)		5,297
Net cash provided by operating activities		261,212			263,930			237,713
Investing activities:
Purchases of residential mortgage investments		(3,326,345	)		(4,384,866	)		(5,899,041	)
Interest receivable acquired with the purchase of residential mortgage investments		(5,559	)		(7,180	)		(12,099	)
Proceeds from asset sales		–			2,010			10,786
Principal collections on residential mortgage investments,including changes in mortgage securities principal remittance receivable		3,516,634			2,756,772			2,110,334
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		184,730			(1,633,264	)		(3,790,020	)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings		136,909,245			127,808,676			88,814,514
Principal payments on repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings		(137,210,576	)		(126,376,876	)		(85,254,811	)
Decrease (increase) in cash collateral receivable from interest rate swap counterparties		24,470			(1,467	)		(13,216	)
Decrease in cash collateral payable to interest rate swap counterparties		–			–			(9,024	)
Cash paid to redeem Series A & B preferred shares		(207,033	)		–			–
Common share repurchases		(7,292	)		(35,062	)		–
Proceeds from capital raising activities:
Issuance of preferred shares		165,756			4,479			5,206
Issuance of common shares		–			142,035			231,674
Other capital stock transactions		(410	)		(585	)		(69	)
Dividends paid		(132,191	)		(173,138	)		(154,840	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(458,031	)		1,368,062			3,619,434
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(12,089	)		(1,272	)		67,127
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		425,445			426,717			359,590
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	413,356		$	425,445		$	426,717

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2013

NOTE 1 ¾ BUSINESS

Capstead Mortgage Corporation operates as a self-managed real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes (a “REIT”) and is based in Dallas, Texas.  Unless the context otherwise indicates, Capstead Mortgage Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as “Capstead” or the “Company.”  Capstead earns income from investing in a leveraged portfolio of residential mortgage pass-through securities consisting almost exclusively of adjustable-rate mortgage (“ARM”) securities issued and guaranteed by government-sponsored enterprises, either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (together, the “GSEs”), or by an agency of the federal government, Ginnie Mae.  Residential mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by the GSEs or Ginnie Mae, referred to as “Agency Securities,” are considered to have limited, if any, credit risk.

NOTE 2 ¾ ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Capstead Mortgage Corporation and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries over which it exercises control.  Capstead also consolidates, if appropriate, any variable interest entities in which it holds an interest.  Common securities held by the Company in statutory trusts organized to issue long-term unsecured borrowings (prior to the dissolution of these trusts in December 2013 – see NOTE 5) were not considered variable interests at risk pursuant to variable interest entity accounting principles and were accounted for as investments in unconsolidated affiliates.  Investments in any unconsolidated affiliates are initially recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted for the Company’s equity in earnings and losses and cash contributions and distributions.  Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.  Prior year amounts included in financing activities in the Statement of Cash Flows pertaining to capital stock transactions have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.  Additionally, prior year compensation costs related to dividend equivalent rights (see NOTE 12) have been reclassified from Salaries and benefits to Short-term incentive compensation in the Statement of Income.

Recent Accounting Developments

In December 2011 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.  In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-01, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.  The Company adopted the requirements of ASU No. 2011-11 as amended by ASU No. 2013-01 with its first quarterly filing in 2013.

In February 2013 the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220):  Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income that amended ASU No. 2011-12 and ASU No. 2011-05.  The Company adopted the requirements of ASU No. 2013-02 with its first quarterly filing in 2013.

The provisions of these ASUs are all disclosure-related and as such, their adoption by the Company had no effect on its results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.

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Use of Estimates

The use of estimates is inherent in the preparation of financial statements.  Amortization of investment premiums on financial assets is based on estimates of future mortgage prepayments, which are impacted by future changes in interest rates and other factors.  Actual results could differ from those estimates, which could adversely affect earnings.  Fair values of financial instruments are estimated using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies; however, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop these estimates.  Fair values fluctuate on a daily basis and are influenced by changes in, and market expectations for changes in, interest rates, market liquidity conditions and levels of mortgage prepayments, as well as other factors.  Accordingly, estimates of fair value are as of the balance sheet dates and are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current market exchange.  The use of different market assumptions and estimation methodologies may have a material effect on estimated fair values.  Considerable judgment is also exercised in making impairment conclusions and estimating impairment charges.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include unrestricted cash on hand and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased.

Financial Assets

Most of Capstead’s financial assets are mortgage securities classified as available-for-sale and carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported as a separate component of Accumulated other comprehensive income.  Loans classified as held for investment or mortgage securities classified as held-to-maturity are carried at amortized cost (unpaid principal balance, adjusted for unamortized investment premiums and discounts).  Interest is recorded as income when earned.  Investment premiums and discounts are recognized as adjustments to interest income by the interest method, generally over the expected life of the related financial assets. Realized gains and losses from sales are recorded as a component of Miscellaneous other revenue (expense).  The specific identification method is used to determine the cost of financial assets sold.  Financial assets are reviewed for potential impairment at each balance sheet date.  Other-than-temporary impairments of investments in mortgage securities can occur with adverse changes in the financial condition of the issuer and changes in the Company’s intent or ability to hold the security until any declines in fair value are recovered.  The amount of any such other-than-temporary impairment for an investment in a mortgage security is measured by comparing the recorded amount of the security to its fair value.  Impairment charges are recorded as a component of Miscellaneous other revenue (expense).

Borrowings

Borrowings are carried at amortized cost (unpaid principal balances, net of unamortized discounts and premiums, when present).  Discounts and premiums, as well as debt issue costs, which are recorded in Receivables and other assets, are recognized as adjustments to interest expense by the interest method over the term of the related borrowings.  Borrowings under repurchase arrangements create exposure to the potential for failure on the part of counterparties to honor their commitment to return pledged collateral.  In the event of a default by a counterparty, the Company may have difficulty recovering its collateral.  To mitigate this risk, the Company monitors the creditworthiness of its counterparties and manages its exposure to any single counterparty.

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Derivative Financial Instruments (“Derivatives”)

Derivatives used by Capstead for risk management purposes are carried at fair value as assets or liabilities.  The accounting for changes in fair value of each Derivative held depends on whether it has been designated as a hedge for accounting purposes, as well as the type of hedging relationship identified.  Capstead will typically designate any Derivatives held as cash flow hedges.  To qualify as a cash flow hedge, at the inception of the hedge relationship the Company must document that the hedge relationship is anticipated to be highly effective and monitor ongoing effectiveness on at least a quarterly basis.  As long as the hedge relationship remains effective, the effective portion of changes in fair value of the Derivative is recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income and the ineffective portion is recorded in interest expense.  The effective portion of changes in fair value is reclassified from Accumulated comprehensive income to earnings over the term of the Derivative primarily in the form of Derivative cash flows that are either in excess of or lower than market rates.  Changes in fair value of Derivatives not held as accounting hedges, if any, or for which the hedge relationship is no longer considered highly effective, are recorded in Miscellaneous other revenue (expense).

Holding Derivatives creates exposure to credit risk related to the potential for failure on the part of counterparties to honor their commitments.  In addition, the Company is required to post collateral based on any declines in the market value of the Derivatives.  In the event of default by a counterparty, the Company may have difficulty recovering its collateral and may not receive payments provided for under the terms of the Derivative.  To mitigate this risk, the Company uses only well-established commercial banks as counterparties.  The Company uses interest rate swap agreements in cash flow hedge relationships in order to hedge variability in borrowing rates due to changes in the underlying benchmark interest rate related to a designated portion of its current and anticipated future borrowings.  Variable-rate swap payments to be received and any measured hedge ineffectiveness are recorded in interest expense as an offset to interest owed on the hedged borrowings that reset to market rates generally every 30 to 90 days.  Fixed-rate swap payments to be made are also recorded in interest expense.  The combination of these cash flows results in a relatively fixed rate on these borrowings, subject to certain adjustments.  These adjustments include changes in spreads between variable rates on the swap agreements and actual borrowing rates as well as the effects of measured hedge ineffectiveness.

Cash collateral receivable from interest rate swap counterparties represents cash remitted to swap counterparties to meet initial and ongoing margin requirements that are based on the fair value of these Derivatives, including related interest receivable or payable under the terms of the agreements.  The Company may also remit mortgage securities to certain of its swap counterparties to meet ongoing margin requirements.  Such mortgage securities, if any, are included in Residential mortgage investments.  Similarly, Cash collateral payable to interest rate swap counterparties represents cash received from counterparties to meet margin call requirements.  For presentation purposes, the Company does not offset individual counterparty collateral receivables (or payables) with the recorded fair value of related interest rate swap agreements pursuant to master netting arrangements.  In addition, gross unrealized gains on Derivatives (recorded as assets) are stated separately from gross unrealized losses (recorded as liabilities) without regard to counterparty.

Equity-based Compensation

Equity-based compensation cost is measured at the fair value of the awards on the grant date and recognized as expense over the related requisite service or performance measurement periods.  Compensation cost for option awards is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each portion of an award that vests separately.  Compensation cost for stock awards subject only to service conditions is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the awards.  Compensation cost for stock awards and restricted stock units subject to performance conditions is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite measurement periods, subject to achieving the related performance conditions.

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Income Taxes

Capstead Mortgage Corporation and its qualified REIT subsidiaries (“Capstead REIT”) have elected to be taxed as a REIT.  As a result, Capstead REIT is not taxed on taxable income distributed to stockholders if certain REIT qualification tests are met.  Capstead’s policy is to distribute 100% of the taxable income of the REIT, after application of available tax attributes, within the time limits prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), which may extend into the subsequent taxable year.  The Company may find it advantageous from time to time to elect taxable REIT subsidiary status for certain of its subsidiaries in which case taxable income of any such subsidiary would be subject to federal and, where applicable, state or local income taxes.  Any such income taxes are accounted for using the liability method.  Related deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.  The Company has not recognized any liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits using a “more likely than not” threshold for the recognition and measurement of the financial statement effects of tax positions taken on a tax return filing.  Should any such liabilities be recognized in future periods, the Company will record related interest and penalties in Other general and administrative expense.

Dividend Classification

Capstead records common and preferred share dividends in the Accumulated deficit component of Stockholders’ equity only to the extent of available earnings for the related period.  Any dividends declared in excess of available earnings are considered a return of capital for financial reporting purposes and are recorded as reductions of Paid-in capital.  The tax and financial reporting classification of dividends can differ primarily as a result of differences between taxable income and Net income and how taxable income is allocated to dividends paid.

NOTE 3 ¾NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income, after deducting preferred share dividends and adjusting for the impact of unvested stock awards deemed to be participating securities, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, calculated excluding unvested stock awards.

Diluted net income per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders, after adding dividends on the Company’s Series A and B convertible preferred shares when such shares were dilutive, by the basic weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding, giving effect to equity awards and these convertible preferred shares when such awards and shares were dilutive.  Prior to their redemption on June 13, 2013, the Series A and B preferred shares were considered dilutive whenever basic net income per common share exceeded each Series’ dividend divided by the conversion rates applicable for that period.  Shares of the Company’s 7.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock issued in 2013 are contingently convertible into common shares only upon the occurrence of a change in control and are therefore not presently considered dilutive securities.  Unvested stock awards that are deemed participating securities are included in the calculation of diluted net income per common share, if dilutive, under either the two class method or the treasury stock method, depending upon which method produces the more dilutive result.

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Components of the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share were as follows for the indicated periods (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Year ended December 31
	2013			2012			2011
Basic net income per common share
Numerator for basic net income per common share:
Net income	$	126,487		$	163,626		$	160,204
Preferred share dividends		(17,536	)		(21,021	)		(20,369	)
Redemption preference premiums paid on Series A and Series B preferred shares*		(19,924	)		–			–
Unvested stock award participation in earnings		(139	)		(372	)		(579	)
	$	88,888		$	142,233		$	139,256
Denominator for basic net income per common share:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		95,679			95,115			79,784
Average unvested stock awards outstanding		(506	)		(522	)		(468	)
		95,173			94,593			79,316
	$	0.93		$	1.50		$	1.76
Diluted net income per common share
Numerator for diluted net income per common share:
Net income available to common stockholders	$	88,888		$	142,233		$	139,256
Dividends on dilutive convertible preferred shares		44			298			298
	$	88,932		$	142,531		$	139,554
Denominator for diluted net income per common share:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		95,173			94,593			79,316
Net effect of dilutive stock and option awards		145			111			71
Net effect of dilutive convertible preferred shares		75			308			309
		95,393			95,012			79,696
	$	0.93		$	1.50		$	1.75

* The Series A and Series B preferred shares were redeemed on June 13, 2013 (See NOTE 11).

Potentially dilutive securities excluded from the computation of net income per share because the effect of inclusion was antidilutive during the indicated periods were as follows (in thousands):

	Year ended December 31
	2013		2012		2011
Antidilutive convertible preferred shares*		16,539		16,493		16,184
Antidilutive equity awards excludable under the treasury stock method:
Shares issuable under option awards		30		10		40
Restricted stock units		243		–		–

* The Series A and Series B preferred shares were redeemed on June 13, 2013 (See NOTE 11).

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NOTE 4 ¾RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS

Residential mortgage investments classified by collateral type and interest rate characteristics were as follows as of the indicated dates (dollars in thousands):

	Unpaid Principal Balance		Investment Premiums		Amortized Cost Basis		Carrying Amount (a)		Net WAC (b)			Average Yield(b)
December 31, 2013
Agency Securities:
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac:
Fixed-rate	$	2,158	$	6	$	2,164	$	2,167		6.67	%		6.40	%
ARMs		10,675,620		343,452		11,019,072		11,231,057		2.58			1.59
Ginnie Mae ARMs		2,145,639		74,396		2,220,035		2,233,495		2.64			1.57
		12,823,417		417,854		13,241,271		13,466,719		2.59			1.59
Residential mortgage loans:
Fixed-rate		2,633		3		2,636		2,636		6.99			5.62
ARMs		4,244		18		4,262		4,262		3.81			3.46
		6,877		21		6,898		6,898		5.03			4.27
Collateral for structured financings		2,220		37		2,257		2,257		8.09			7.34
	$	12,832,514	$	417,912	$	13,250,426	$	13,475,874		2.59			1.59
December 31, 2012
Agency Securities:
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac:
Fixed-rate	$	3,194	$	9	$	3,203	$	3,208		6.70			6.52
ARMs		11,547,954		356,646		11,904,600		12,198,922		2.69			1.91
Ginnie Mae ARMs		1,566,749		48,248		1,614,997		1,647,119		2.77			2.11
		13,117,897		404,903		13,522,800		13,849,249		2.70			1.94
Residential mortgage loans:
Fixed-rate		3,007		5		3,012		3,012		7.01			6.54
ARMs		5,031		20		5,051		5,051		3.87			3.75
		8,038		25		8,063		8,063		5.04			4.78
Collateral for structured financings		2,799		47		2,846		2,846		8.12			7.47
	$	13,128,734	$	404,975	$	13,533,709	$	13,860,158		2.71			1.94

(a) Includes unrealized gains and losses for residential mortgage investments classified as available-for-sale (see NOTE 9).

(b) Net WAC, or weighted average coupon, is the weighted average interest rate of the mortgage loans underlying the indicated investments net of servicing and other fees as of the indicated balance sheet date.  Net WAC is expressed as a percentage calculated on an annualized basis on the unpaid principal balances of the mortgage loans underlying these investments.  Average yield is presented for the year then ended, and is based on the cash component of interest income expressed as a percentage calculated on an annualized basis on average amortized cost basis (the “cash yield”) less the effects of amortizing investment premiums.  Investment premium amortization is determined using the interest method and incorporates actual and anticipated future mortgage prepayments.

Because of federal government support for the GSEs, Agency Securities are considered to have limited, if any, credit risk.  Residential mortgage loans held by the Company were originated prior to 1995 when Capstead operated a mortgage conduit and the related credit risk is borne by the Company.  Collateral for structured financings consists of private residential mortgage securities that are backed by loans obtained through this mortgage conduit and are pledged to secure repayment of related structured financings.  Credit risk for these securities is borne by the related bondholders.  The maturity of Residential mortgage investments is directly affected by prepayments of principal on the underlying mortgage loans.  Consequently, actual maturities will be significantly shorter than the portfolio’s weighted average contractual maturity of 289 months.

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Fixed-rate investments consist of residential mortgage loans and Agency Securities backed by residential mortgage loans with fixed rates of interest.  Adjustable-rate investments generally are ARM Agency Securities backed by residential mortgage loans that have coupon interest rates that adjust at least annually to more current interest rates or begin doing so after an initial fixed-rate period.  After the initial fixed-rate period, if applicable, mortgage loans underlying ARM securities either (i) adjust annually based on specified margins over the one-year Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury Note Rate (“CMT”) or the one-year London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”), (ii) adjust semiannually based on specified margins over six-month LIBOR, or (iii) adjust monthly based on specified margins over indices such as one-month LIBOR, the Eleventh District Federal Reserve Bank Cost of Funds Index, or over a rolling twelve month average of the one-year CMT index, usually subject to periodic and lifetime limits, or caps, on the amount of such adjustments during any single interest rate adjustment period and over the contractual term of the underlying loans.

Capstead classifies its ARM securities based on each security’s average number of months until coupon reset (“months to roll”).  Months to roll is an indicator of asset duration which is a measure of market price sensitivity to interest rate movements.  Current-reset ARM securities have months to roll of less than 18 months while longer-to-reset ARM securities have months to roll of 18 months or greater.  As of December 31, 2013, the average months to roll for the Company’s $7.48 billion (amortized cost basis) in current-reset ARM securities was 6.1 months while the average months-to-roll for the Company’s $5.76 billion (amortized cost basis) in longer-to-reset ARM securities was 38.7 months.

Under variable interest entity accounting rules, the Company consolidated two townhome developments that were collateral for subordinated loans made by the Company prior to the 2012 sale of all of the remaining townhome units.  Included in Miscellaneous other revenue (expense) is $44,000 of gains on unit sales, net of operating costs, recorded in 2012.  Operating costs, net of gains on unit sales, totaled $277,000 during 2011, including impairment charges of $470,000.

NOTE 5 ¾INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES

To facilitate the issuance of Unsecured borrowings, in 2006 and 2005 Capstead formed and capitalized three Delaware statutory trusts through the issuance to the Company of the trusts’ common securities totaling $3.1 million (see NOTE 8).  In order to simplify the Company’s capital structure, on December 16, 2013 the trusts were dissolved after distributing the related junior subordinated notes (originally issued to the trusts by the Company) to the holders of the trusts’ common and preferred securities.  Prior to dissolution, the Company’s equity in the earnings of the trusts consisted solely of the common trust securities’ pro rata share in interest accruing on junior subordinated notes issued to the trusts.

NOTE 6 ¾REPURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS AND SIMILAR BORROWINGS

Capstead generally pledges its Residential mortgage investments as collateral under repurchase arrangements with commercial banks and other financial institutions, referred to as counterparties, the terms and conditions of which are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction basis when each borrowing is initiated or renewed.  Repurchase arrangements entered into by the Company involve the sale and a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the transferred assets at a future date, typically with terms of 30 to 90 days, and are accounted for as financings.  The Company maintains the beneficial interest in the specific securities pledged during the term of the repurchase arrangement and receives the related principal and interest payments.  The amount borrowed is generally equal to the fair value of the assets pledged, as determined by the lending counterparty, less an agreed-upon discount, referred to as a “haircut.”  Interest rates on these borrowings are fixed based on prevailing rates corresponding to the terms of the borrowings, and interest is paid at the termination of the repurchase arrangement at which time the Company may enter into a new repurchase arrangement at prevailing market rates with the same counterparty or repay that counterparty and negotiate financing with a different counterparty.  None of the Company’s counterparties are obligated to renew or otherwise enter into new repurchase arrangements at the conclusion of existing repurchase arrangements. In response to declines in fair value of pledgedsecurities due to changes in market conditions or the publishing of monthly security pay down factors, lenders typically require the Company to post additional securities as collateral, pay down borrowings or fund cash margin accounts with the counterparties in order to re-establish the agreed-upon collateral requirements, referred to as margin calls.

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Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings (and related pledged collateral, including accrued interest receivable), classified by collateral type and remaining maturities, and related weighted average borrowing rates as of the indicated dates were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Collateral Type	Collateral Carrying Amount		Accrued Interest Receivable		Borrowings Outstanding		Average Borrowing Rates
As of December 31, 2013:
Borrowings with maturities of 30 days or less:
Agency Securities	$	12,169,534	$	28,195	$	11,578,211		0.38	%
Borrowings with maturities greater than 30 days:
Agency Securities (31 to 90 days)		951,966		2,068		902,432		0.38
Similar borrowings:
Collateral for structured financings*		2,257		–		2,257		8.09
	$	13,123,757	$	30,263	$	12,482,900		0.38
Year-end borrowing rates adjusted for effects of related derivative financial instruments (“Derivatives”) held as cash flow hedges (see NOTE 7)								0.49
As of December 31, 2012:
Borrowings with maturities of 30 days or less:
Agency Securities	$	13,406,253	$	32,807	$	12,739,872		0.47
Borrowings with maturities greater than 30 days:
Agency Securities (31 to 90 days)		44,060		51		41,520		0.57
Similar borrowings:
Collateral for structured financings*		2,846		–		2,846		8.12
	$	13,453,159	$	32,858	$	12,784,238		0.47
Year-end borrowing rates adjusted for effects of related Derivatives held as cash flow hedges								0.65

* The maturity of structured financings is directly affected by prepayments on the related mortgage pass-through securities pledged as collateral and these financings are subject to redemption by the residual bondholders.

Average borrowings outstanding differed from respective year-end balances during the indicated periods primarily due to changes in portfolio levels and differences in the timing of portfolio acquisitions relative to portfolio runoff as illustrated below (dollars in thousands):

	Year ended December 31
	2013					2012
	Average Borrowings		Average Rate			Average Borrowings		Average Rate
Average borrowings and rates for the indicated years, adjusted for the effects of related Derivatives held as cash flow hedges	$	12,702,941		0.52	%	$	12,442,706		0.56	%

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In connection with the 2011 bankruptcy of a lending counterparty, the Company received cash in lieu of the return of $8.3 million of its pledged collateral resulting in a loss of $62,000 on the effective sale of these bonds, which is included in Miscellaneous other revenue (expense) on the Statement of Income and Gain on asset sales on the Statement of Cash Flows.  The basis in the bonds effectively sold is included in Proceeds from asset sales on the Statement of Cash Flows.

Interest paid on Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings, including related swap agreement cash flows, totaled $71.1 million, $69.5 million and $55.2 million during 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

NOTE 7 ¾ USE OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, OFFSETTING DISCLOSURES AND CHANGES IN OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME BY COMPONENT

To help mitigate exposure to higher interest rates, Capstead typically uses currently-paying and forward-starting, one-month LIBOR-indexed, pay-fixed, receive-variable, interest rate swap agreements that require interest payments for two-year terms.  These Derivatives are designated as cash flow hedges of the variability of the underlying benchmark interest rate of current and forecasted 30- to 90-day borrowings under repurchase arrangements.  This hedge relationship establishes a relatively stable fixed rate on related borrowings because the variable-rate payments received on the swap agreements offset a significant portion of the interest accruing on the related borrowings, leaving the fixed-rate payments to be paid on the swap agreements as the Company’s effective borrowing rate, subject to certain adjustments.  These adjustments include changes in spreads between variable rates on the swap agreements and actual borrowing rates as well as the effects of measured hedge ineffectiveness.  Additionally, changes in fair value of these Derivatives tend to partially offset opposing changes in fair value of the Company’s residential mortgage investments that can occur in response to changes in market interest rates.

During 2013 Capstead entered into new forward-starting swap agreements with notional amounts of $2.50 billion  requiring fixed rate interest payments averaging 0.50% for two-year periods that commence on various dates between January 2014 and April 2014.  Swap agreements with notional amounts totaling $2.90 billion requiring fixed rate interest payments averaging 0.85% expired during the year.  At December 31, 2013, the Company’s portfolio of financing-related swap positions had the following characteristics (dollars in thousands):

Period of Contract Expiration	Notional Amount		Average Fixed Rate Payment Requirement
Currently-paying contracts:
First quarter 2014	$	200,000		0.60	%
Second quarter 2014		400,000		0.51
Third quarter 2014		200,000		0.51
Fourth quarter 2014		500,000		0.58
First quarter 2015		1,100,000		0.50
Second quarter 2015		200,000		0.43
Third quarter 2015		400,000		0.47
Fourth quarter 2015		1,200,000		0.45
(average expiration:  14 months)		4,200,000		0.50
Forward-starting contracts:
First quarter 2016		1,700,000		0.51
Second quarter 2016		800,000		0.46
(average expiration:  25 months)		2,500,000		0.50
(average expiration:  18 months)	$	6,700,000

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In addition to portfolio financing-related swap positions, in 2010 the Company entered into three forward-starting, three-month LIBOR-indexed, pay-fixed, receive-variable, interest rate swap agreements with notional amounts totaling $100 million, average fixed rates of 4.09% that begin in 2015 and 2016, and 20-year payment terms coinciding with the floating-rate terms of the Company’s Unsecured borrowings.  These Derivatives are designated as cash flow hedges of the variability of the underlying benchmark interest rate associated with the floating-rate terms of these long-term borrowings (see NOTE 8).

Interest rate swap agreements are measured at fair value on a recurring basis primarily using Level Two Inputs in accordance with “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”).  In determining fair value estimates for these Derivatives, the Company utilizes the standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments and the discounted future variable cash receipts which are based on expected future interest rates derived from observable market interest rate curves.  The Company also incorporates both its own nonperformance risk and its counterparties’ nonperformance risk in determining the fair value of these Derivatives.  In considering the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company considered the impact of netting and credit enhancements, such as collateral postings and guarantees, and has concluded that counterparty risk is not significant to the overall valuation of these agreements.  The following tables include fair value and other related disclosures regarding all Derivatives held as of and for the indicated periods (in thousands):

	Balance Sheet	December 31
	Location	2013			2012
Balance sheet-related
Swap agreements in a gain position (an asset) related to:
Borrowings under repurchase arrangements	(a)	$	1,094		$	169
Unsecured borrowings	(a)		3,911			–
Swap agreements in a loss position (a liability) related to:
Borrowings under repurchase arrangements	(a)		(11,304	)		(18,671	)
Unsecured borrowings	(a)		–			(14,197	)
Related net interest payable	(b)		(5,493	)		(7,788	)
		$	(11,792	)	$	(40,487	)

(a) The fair value of Derivatives with realized and unrealized gains are aggregated and recorded as an asset on the face of the Balance Sheet separately from the fair value of Derivatives with realized and unrealized losses that are recorded as a liability.  The amount of unrealized losses at December 31, 2013 scheduled to be recognized in the Statement of Income over the next twelve months primarily in the form of fixed-rate swap payments in excess of current market rates totaled $14.5 million.

(b) Included in “Accounts payable and accrued expenses” on the face of the Balance Sheet.

	Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in			Year ended December 31
	Net Income			2013			2012			2011
Income statement-related
Components of effect on interest expense:
Amount of loss reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income related to the effective portion of active positions			$	(16,914	)	$	(19,882	)	$	(28,066	)
Amount of gain (loss) recognized (ineffective portion)				24			(542	)		(827	)
Increase in interest expense and decrease in Net income as a result of the use of Derivatives		*	$	(16,890	)	$	(20,424	)	$	(28,893	)
Other comprehensive income-related
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss) (effective portion)			$	9,320		$	(22,262	)	$	(51,751	)

* Included in “Interest expense:  Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings” on the face of the Statement of Income.

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The Company’s swap agreements and borrowings under repurchase arrangements are subject to master netting arrangements in the event of default on, or termination of, any one contract.  See NOTE 6 for more information on the Company’s use of repurchase arrangements.  The following tables provide disclosures concerning offsetting of financial liabilities and Derivatives as of the indicated dates (in thousands):

	Offsetting of Derivative Assets
	Gross		Gross Amounts		Net Amounts of Assets		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheet(a)
	Amounts of Recognized Assets		Offset in the Balance Sheet		Presented in the Balance Sheet		Financial Instruments			Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount
As of December 31, 2013:
Counterparty 1	$	4,324	$	–	$	4,324	$	(4,324	)	$	–	$	–
Counterparty 2		681		–		681		(681	)		–		–
	$	5,005	$	–	$	5,005	$	(5,005	)	$	–	$	–
As of December 31, 2012:
Counterparty 1	$	128	$	–	$	128	$	(128	)	$	–	$	–
Counterparty 2		41		–		41		(41	)		–		–
	$	169	$	–	$	169	$	(169	)	$	–	$	–

	Offsetting of Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities
	Gross		Gross Amounts		Net Amounts of Liabilities		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheet (c)
	Amounts of Recognized Liabilities(b)		Offset in the Balance Sheet		Presented in the Balance Sheet (a)		Financial Instruments			Cash Collateral Pledged			Net Amount
As of December 31, 2013:
Derivatives by counterparty:
Counterparty 1	$	7,628	$	–	$	7,628	$	(4,324	)	$	(3,304	)	$	–
Counterparty 2		7,588		–		7,588		(681	)		(6,907	)		–
Counterparty 3		1,581		–		1,581		–			(1,581	)		–
		16,797		–		16,797		(5,005	)		(11,792	)		–
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings		12,487,604		–		12,487,604		(12,487,604	)		–			–
	$	12,504,401	$	–	$	12,504,401	$	(12,492,609	)	$	(11,792	)	$	–
As of December 31, 2012:
Derivatives by counterparty:
Counterparty 1	$	26,904	$	–	$	26,904	$	(128	)	$	(26,776	)	$	–
Counterparty 2		12,357		–		12,357		(41	)		(11,500	)		816
Counterparty 3		1,395		–		1,395		–			(1,395	)		–
		40,656		–		40,656		(169	)		(39,671	)		816
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings		12,791,243		–		12,791,243		(12,791,243	)		–			–
	$	12,831,899	$	–	$	12,831,899	$	(12,791,412	)	$	(39,671	)	$	816

(a) Amounts presented are limited to recognized liabilities and cash collateral received associated with the indicated counterparty sufficient to reduce the related Net Amount to zero in accordance with ASU No. 2011-11, as amended by ASU No. 2013-01.

(b) Amounts include accrued interest of $5.5 million and $7.8 million on interest rate swap agreements and $4.7 million and $7.0 million on repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings, included in “Accounts payable and accrued expenses” on the face of the Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

(c) Amounts presented are limited to recognized assets and collateral pledged associated with the indicated counterparty sufficient to reduce the related Net Amount to zero in accordance with ASU No. 2011-11, as amended by ASU No. 2013-01.

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Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income by component for the three years ended December 31, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

	Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Securities			Total
Balance at December 31, 2010	$	(6,474	)	$	180,374		$	173,900
Activity for the year ended December 31, 2011:
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		(51,751	)		54,263			2,512
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		28,066			62			28,128
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(23,685	)		54,325			30,640
Balance at December 31, 2011		(30,159	)		234,699			204,540
Activity for the year ended December 31, 2012:
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		(22,262	)		91,750			69,488
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		19,882			–			19,882
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(2,380	)		91,750			89,370
Balance at December 31, 2012		(32,539	)		326,449			293,910
Activity for the year ended December 31, 2013:
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		9,320			(101,001	)		(91,681	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		16,914			–			16,914
Other comprehensive income (loss)		26,234			(101,001	)		(74,767	)
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	(6,305	)	$	225,448		$	219,143

NOTE 8 ¾UNSECURED BORROWINGS

Unsecured borrowings consist of 30-year junior subordinated notes originally issued in 2006 and 2005 to three special-purpose statutory trusts formed to issue $3.1 million of the trusts’ common securities to Capstead and to privately place $100 million of so-called trust preferred securities with unrelated third party investors.  On December 16, 2013 these trusts were dissolved after the subordinated notes were distributed to the holders of the trusts’ common and preferred securities.  Included in Receivables and other assets are $2.2 million in remaining issue costs at December 31, 2013 associated with the original issuance of these notes.

Note balances and related weighted average interest rates as of the indicated dates  (calculated including issue cost amortization) were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	December 31, 2013					December 31, 2012
	Borrowings Outstanding		Average Rate *			Borrowings Outstanding		Average Rate *
Junior subordinated notes associated with:
Capstead Mortgage Trust I	$	35,000		8.31	%	$	36,083		8.31	%
Capstead Mortgage Trust II		40,000		8.46			41,238		8.46
Capstead Mortgage Trust III		25,000		8.78			25,774		8.78
	$	100,000		8.49		$	103,095		8.49

* The indicated weighted average rates have been in effect since issuance.  After considering cash flow hedges that coincide with the floating rate terms of these borrowings that begin in October and December 2015 for the notes associated with Capstead Mortgage Trusts I and II and September 2016 for the notes associated with Capstead Mortgage Trust III, the effective borrowing rate during the final 20 years of these borrowings will average 7.56%, subject to certain adjustments for the effects of measured hedge ineffectiveness, if any.

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The notes associated with Capstead Mortgage Trust I mature in October 2035 and are currently redeemable, in whole or in part, without penalty, at the Company’s option.  The notes associated with Capstead Mortgage Trust II mature in December 2035 and are redeemable, in whole or in part, without penalty, at the Company’s option anytime on or after December 15, 2015.  The notes associated with Capstead Mortgage Trust III mature in September 2036 and are redeemable, in whole or in part, without penalty, at the Company’s option anytime on or after September 15, 2016.

Since issuance, the weighted average effective interest rate for Unsecured borrowings (calculated including issue cost amortization) was 8.49% and related interest paid each full year the borrowings have been outstanding was $8.6 million.

NOTE 9 ¾DISCLOSURES REGARDING FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

This note provides fair value disclosures as of the indicated balance sheet dates, all of which are determined using Level 2 Inputs in accordance with ASC 820, for Capstead’s financial assets and liabilities, most of which are influenced by changes in, and market expectations for changes in, interest rates and market liquidity conditions, as well as other factors beyond the control of management.

Residential mortgage investments, nearly all of which are mortgage securities classified as available-for-sale, are measured at fair value on a recurring basis.  In determining fair value estimates for mortgage securities, the Company considers recent trading activity for similar investments and pricing levels indicated by lenders in connection with designating collateral for repurchase arrangements, provided such pricing levels are considered indicative of actual market clearing transactions.  In determining fair value estimates for longer-term borrowings under repurchase arrangements the Company considers pricing levels indicated by lenders for entering into new transactions using similar pledged collateral with terms equal to the remaining terms of the longer-term borrowings.  In determining fair value estimates for unsecured borrowings, the Company considers current pricing for financial instruments with similar characteristics.  Excluded from these disclosures are financial instruments for which the Company’s cost basis is deemed to approximate fair value due primarily to the short duration of these instruments, which are valued using primarily Level 1 measurements, including Cash and cash equivalents, cash collateral receivable from, or payable to, interest rate swap counterparties, receivables, payables and borrowings under repurchase arrangements with initial terms of 120 days or less.  See NOTE 7 for information relative to the valuation of interest rate swap agreements.

Fair value disclosures for financial instruments other than debt securities were as follows as of the indicated dates (in thousands):

	December 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Financial assets:
Residential mortgage loans	$	6,898	$	7,000	$	8,063	$	8,200
Interest rate swap agreements		5,005		5,005		169		169
Financial liabilities:
Repurchase arrangements with initial terms of greater than 120 days		36,299		36,300		41,520		41,500
Unsecured borrowings		100,000		101,000		103,095		104,600
Interest rate swap agreements		11,304		11,304		32,868		32,868

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Fair value and related disclosures for debt securities were as follows as of the indicated dates (in thousands):

	Amortized		Gross Unrealized
	Cost Basis		Gains		Losses		Fair Value
As of December 31, 2013
Agency Securities classified as available-for-sale:
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac	$	11,019,116	$	224,456	$	12,468	$	11,231,104
Ginnie Mae		2,220,035		18,384		4,924		2,233,495
Residential mortgage securities classified as held-to-maturity		4,376		211		–		4,587
As of December 31, 2012
Agency Securities classified as available-for-sale:
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac		11,904,660		296,114		1,787		12,198,987
Ginnie Mae		1,614,997		32,298		176		1,647,119
Residential mortgage securities classified as held-to-maturity		5,989		309		–		6,298

	December 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Unrealized Loss
Securities in an unrealized loss position:
One year or greater	$	39,030	$	380	$	29,760	$	120
Less than one year		2,857,724		17,012		751,645		1,843
	$	2,896,754	$	17,392	$	781,405	$	1,963

Capstead’s investment strategy involves managing a leveraged portfolio of primarily relatively short duration ARM Agency Securities and management expects these securities will be held until payoff absent a major shift in strategy.  Declines in fair value caused by increases in interest rates are typically modest for investments in relatively short duration ARM Agency Securities compared to investments in longer-duration ARM or fixed-rate assets.  These declines are generally recoverable in a relatively short period of time as coupon interest rates on the underlying mortgage loans reset to rates more reflective of the then current interest rate environment.

From a credit risk perspective, federal government support for the GSEs helps ensure that fluctuations in value due to credit risk associated with these securities will be limited.  Given that (a) any existing unrealized losses on mortgage securities held by the Company are not attributable to credit risk, (b) the Company typically holds its investments to maturity, and (c) it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell any of its investments, none of these investments are considered other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2013.

NOTE 10 ¾INCOME TAXES

Capstead REIT and a subsidiary for which the Company has elected taxable REIT subsidiary status file separate tax returns in U.S. federal and state jurisdictions, where applicable.  Provided Capstead REIT remains qualified as a REIT and all its taxable income is distributed to stockholders within allowable time limits, no income taxes are due on this income.  Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes for Capstead REIT.  Taxable income, if any, of the Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary is fully taxable and provision is made for any resulting income taxes.  The Company is no longer subject to examination and the related assessment of tax by federal, state, or local tax authorities for years before 2010, with the possible exception of certain information reporting and disclosure penalties with respect to earlier years.  Management believes any such amounts would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition.

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Capstead’s effective tax rate differs substantially from statutory federal income tax rates primarily due to the benefit of Capstead REIT’s status as a REIT, along with other items affecting the Company’s effective tax rate as illustrated below for the indicated periods (in thousands):

	Year ended December 31
	2013			2012			2011
Income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate	$	44,270		$	57,269		$	37,171
Benefit of REIT status		(44,270	)		(57,268	)		(37,183	)
Income taxes computed on income of Capstead’s sole taxable REIT subsidiary		–			1			(12	)
Change in net deferred income tax assets		1			(1	)		22
Other		(1	)		–			(10	)
Income tax provision	$	–		$	–		$	–

No income taxes were paid during 2013, 2012 or 2011.  Significant components of the Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary’s deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows as of the indicated dates (in thousands):

	December 31
	2013		2012
Deferred income tax assets:
Alternative minimum tax credit (a)	$	1,942	$	1,940
Net operating loss carryforwards (b)		60		60
Other		21		22
		2,023		2,022
Deferred income tax liabilities		–		–
Net deferred tax assets	$	2,023	$	2,022
Valuation allowance (c)	$	2,023	$	2,022

(a) Alternative tax credit carryforwards can be utilized to offset payment of federal income taxes on future taxable income, if any, earned by this subsidiary, subject to certain limitations.

(b) Excludes $3.5 million in remaining net operating loss carryforwards which expire beginning after 2019.  To the extent these carryforwards are utilized in future periods, the benefit will reduce actual taxes payable.

(c) Because this subsidiary is not expected to earn significant amounts of taxable income, related net deferred tax assets are fully reserved at December 31, 2013.

NOTE 11 ¾STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

In May 2013 Capstead completed a public offering of 6.8 million shares ($170.0 million face amount) of its 7.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share.  The Series E preferred shares are redeemable at the Company’s option for $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends, on or after May 13, 2018.  The Company and Series E stockholders have special redemption and conversion rights upon the occurrence of a change in control.  Net proceeds of the offering, after underwriting fees and other costs, totaled $164.3 million and together with $42.7 million of cash on hand were used to fund the June 2013 redemption of 77,000 and 16.5 million of the Company’s Series A and B perpetual preferred shares, respectively.  Holders of the remaining 109,000 Series A and 32,000 Series B shares that were outstanding prior to the redemptions exercised conversion rights resulting in the issuance of 181,000 and 20,000 common shares, respectively.  Series A and B preferred shares that were redeemed had redemption preferences aggregating $207.0 million, a total of $19.9 million in excess of these shares’ recorded amounts on the Company’s balance sheet.  This redemption preference premium is reflected as a $0.21 per common share reduction in net income available to common stockholders on the face of the Company’s Statement of Income for the year ended December 31, 2013.

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In late 2013 the Company issued an additional 61,000 Series E preferred shares through an at-the-market continuous offering program for net proceeds of $1.4 million, net of expenses.  During 2012 and 2011, the Company raised $142.0 million and $231.7 million in new common equity capital, after underwriting discounts and offering expenses, by issuing 10.5 million and 17.8 million common shares, respectively, through a similar program.  Also during 2012 and 2011, the Company raised $4.5 million and $5.2 million, net of expenses, in preferred equity capital by issuing 309,000 and 365,000 Series B preferred shares, respectively, through a similar program.

In October 2012 the Company announced a common share repurchase program of up to $100 million of its outstanding common shares and suspended its common equity continuous offering program until further notice.  Pursuant to this authorization, repurchases totaled 3.0 million shares at an average cost of $11.80 per share for $35.1 million by December 31, 2012.  An additional 638,000 shares were repurchased in early January 2013 at an average cost of $11.43 per share for a total cost of $7.3 million.  The authorization does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common shares and the program may be suspended or discontinued at the Company’s discretion without prior notice.  Upon suspension of the repurchase program, issuances of common shares under the continuous offering program or by any other means may resume if conditions warrant, subject to compliance with federal securities laws, market conditions and blackout periods associated with the dissemination of earnings and dividend announcements and other important Company-specific news.

During 2013, 2012 and 2011, additions to common equity capital related to equity-based awards to directors and employees totaled $1.8 million, $4.4 million and $3.2 million, respectively, consisting primarily of amounts related to stock awards and also including net proceeds from the exercise of option awards.  See NOTE 12 for further information pertaining to long-term equity-based awards.

Capstead’s charter provides that if its board of directors determines in good faith that the direct or indirect ownership of the common shares has become concentrated to an extent which would cause Capstead REIT to fail to qualify as a REIT, the Company may redeem or repurchase, at fair market value, any number of common or preferred shares sufficient to maintain or bring such ownership into conformity with the Code.  In addition, the Company may refuse to transfer or issue common or preferred shares to any person whose ownership of the shares would result in Capstead REIT being unable to comply with the requirements of the Code.  Finally, the charter provides that the Company may redeem or refuse to transfer any of its shares to prevent the imposition of a penalty tax as a result of ownership of such shares by certain disqualified organizations, including governmental bodies and tax-exempt entities that are not subject to tax on unrelated business taxable income.

NOTE 12 ¾COMPENSATION PROGRAMS

The compensation committee of Capstead’s board of directors (the “Committee”) administers all compensation programs for employees including salaries, short-term incentive compensation and long-term incentive compensation, including equity-based awards, as well as other benefit programs.

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Short-Term Incentive Compensation Programs

To provide employees with an appropriate performance-based annual incentive compensation opportunity, each year the Committee approves an incentive formula for the award of annual incentive compensation that is directly linked with the performance of the Company.  The formula used in recent years accomplished this by establishing an incentive pool equal to a percentage participation in Capstead’s earnings in excess of a pre-established performance threshold, subject to a maximum amount, or cap.  The Committee determined (i) the amount actually awarded, (ii) its allocation among executives and with other employees and (iii) the form of payment (e.g., cash or equity awards).  In October 2013 the Committee terminated this absolute return program effective July 1, 2013 and adopted a new short-term incentive compensation program for key executives (the “2013 Program”).  The 2013 Program determined levels of annual cash incentive compensation based on relative performance metrics measured against the Company’s peers in the mortgage REIT industry and the attainment of individual goals and objectives for participating executives.  The relative performance metrics used are relative economic return (change in book value plus dividends) and relative operating efficiency (operating expenses divided by Unsecured borrowings and Stockholders’ equity), calculated for the full year and prorated for the six month period during which the program was effective in 2013.  The 2013 Program defined maximum payout percentages based on a multiple of salary for each program metric thereby limiting the amount payable to each participating executive.  Actual amounts to be awarded are based on separate calculations for each performance metric as well as the Committee’s evaluation of the participating executives’ attainment of individual goals and objectives.  In January 2014 the Committee adopted the 2014 short-term incentive program that has provisions similar to the 2013 Program with the addition of an absolute economic return performance metric which measures performance against established return levels.

Included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses at December 31, 2013 are short-term incentive compensation accruals totaling $2.8 million, $350,000 of which was paid in January 2014 to employees not participating in the 2013 Program.  Payouts for executives participating in the 2013 Program are expected to be made by March 15, 2014 after the Company’s performance relative to its peers is determined.  In 2012 and 2011 the Committee paid incentive compensation partially in cash and partially in fully vested common stock.  The fully vested stock awards totaled 156,251 and 189,283 shares (before the surrender of shares for the payment of tax withholding requirements) valued at $11.47 and $12.60 per share when issued in December and January 2012, respectively.

Since 2008 the Committee has utilized a performance-based cash incentive compensation program for key executives that provides for payments equal to per share dividends declared on Capstead’s common stock multiplied by a notional amount of non-vesting or “phantom” common shares (“Dividend Equivalent Rights” or “DERs”).  DERs are not attached to any stock or option awards and only represent the right to receive the same cash distributions that the Company’s common stockholders are entitled to receive during the term of the grants, subject to certain conditions, including continuous service.  All grants expire July 1, 2015.  No additional DERs were awarded in 2013.

DERs issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013 and related compensation costs for the indicated periods were as follows:

	Total DERs		Year Ended December 31
Grant Date	Granted		2013		2012		2011
July 2008		225,000	$	279,000	$	335,000	$	396,000
July 2009		225,000		279,000		335,000		396,000
July 2010		60,000		75,000		89,000		105,000
August 2011		72,000		89,000		107,000		63,000
July 2012		72,000		89,000		48,000		–
		654,000	$	811,000	$	914,000	$	960,000

Long-term Equity-based Awards

Capstead sponsors equity-based award plans to provide for the issuance of stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, option awards and other long-term equity-based awards to directors and employees.  As of December 31, 2013, the Company has issued awards reserving for potential future issuance nearly all available shares under its existing plans.  A new plan is being submitted for stockholder approval at this year’s annual meeting of stockholders scheduled for May 28, 2014 to allow for the granting of future long-term equity-based awards.

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In December 2013 the Committee adopted a new long-term incentive program, and granted key executives a total of 242,505 performance-based restricted stock units with a grant date fair value of $12.45 per unit, which are convertible into common shares following a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2016 depending upon whether, and to what extent, defined performance levels established for certain relative and absolute return performance metrics are met or exceeded.  The relative return metrics measure the Company’s performance against its peers in the mortgage REIT industry on the basis of relative economic return and relative total stockholder return (change in stock price plus reinvested dividends).  The absolute economic return metric measures performance against established return levels.  For conversion purposes, each performance metric is assigned a weighting and the Company’s performance relative to each metric is calculated separately.  The actual number of common shares, if any, the units can convert into for each of the metrics can range from one-half of a common share per unit if that metric’s minimum threshold of performance is met, to two common shares per unit if the related maximum performance threshold is met or exceeded, adjusted for the weighting assigned to the metric.  If a metric’s minimum performance threshold is not met, no shares are issuable under that metric.  Dividends accrue from the date of grant and will be paid in cash when the units convert into common shares based on the number of common shares ultimately issued, if any.

Under the prior absolute return performance-based stock award program, the Committee granted awards from 2008 through 2012 to all employees with staggered three-year vesting periods subject to Capstead generating annualized returns on investment capital, (defined for this purpose as Unsecured borrowings and Stockholders’ equity, less accumulated OCI and subject to certain other adjustments), equal to the greater of 8.0% or the average 10-year U.S. Treasury rate plus 200 basis points.  If the indicated returns are not generated during a three-year measurement period, vesting will be deferred and a new three-year measurement period will be established to include the subsequent year, up to and including the seventh calendar year after the year of grant.  Any remaining unvested awards issued under this program will expire if the indicated returns are not generated for the final three-year measurement period.

Information pertaining to absolute return performance-based stock awards issued to employees pursuant to this program is as follows:

Year of	Grant Date Fair Value		Total Original				Final Measurement Period Ends		Remaining Shares with Initial Measurement Periods Ending December 31
Grant	Per Share		Grants		Forfeited		December 31		2014		2015		2016
2008 (a)	$	10.18		140,658		5,464		n/a		–		–		–
2009 (b)		14.33		110,917		4,571		n/a		–		–		–
2010 (c)		12.44		128,766		5,759		2017		61,499		–		–
2011		12.72		132,490		5,050		2018		63,722		63,718		–
2012		11.67		145,399		5,697		2019		–		69,853		69,849

(a) The absolute return metrics for the three-year measurement periods ending December 31, 2012 and 2011 were met resulting in the vesting of 67,595 shares associated with the second 50% of this grant in January 2013 and 67,599 shares associated with the first 50% of this grant in February 2012.

(b) The absolute return metrics for the three-year measurement periods ending December 31, 2013 and 2012 were met resulting in the vesting of 52,915 shares associated with the second 50% of this grant in January 2014 and 53,431 shares associated with the first 50% of this grant in January 2013.

(c) The absolute return metric for the first three-year measurement period ending December 31, 2013 was met resulting in the vesting of 61,508 shares associated with the first 50% of this grant in January 2014.

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Information pertaining to service-based stock awards issued to directors and employees (subject to certain restrictions, principally continuous service), is as follows:

Year of	Grant Date Fair Value		Total Original		As of December 31, 2013				Remaining Shares Scheduled to Vest During:
Grant	Per Share		Grants		Vested		Forfeited		2014		2017
2007 (a)	$	12.93		156,000		121,004		12,832		22,164		–
2008 (b)		12.87		6,000		6,000		–		–		–
2009 (b)		11.39		6,000		6,000		–		–		–
2010 (b)		11.64		12,000		12,000		–		–		–
2011 (b)		13.23		24,000		24,000		–		–		–
2012 (b)		13.59		29,000		29,000		–		–		–
2013 (b)		13.02		28,000		–		–		28,000		–
2013 (c)		12.34		35,703		–		–		–		35,703

(a) The remaining 2007 grant shares vested in January 2014.

(b) Director stock awards have been granted annually upon election or reelection to the board of directors.  These awards vest one year after issuance.

(c) In December 2013 the Committee granted service-based awards to employees that were not awarded performance-based restricted stock units.  These awards vest on January 2, 2017.

Performance-based and service-based stock award activity for year ended December 31, 2013 is summarized below:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested stock awards outstanding at beginning year		657,720		$	12.48
Grants		63,703			12.64
Vestings		(172,523	)		12.41
Forfeitures		(19,969	)		12.65
Unvested stock awards outstanding at end of year		528,931			12.51

During 2013, 2012 and 2011 Capstead recognized in Salaries and benefits $1.8 million, $1.9 million and $1.6 million, respectively, related to amortization of the grant date fair value of employee performance-based and service-based stock awards.  The amounts amortized for these periods assumed that performance metrics, if applicable, would continue to be met for related initial measurement periods.  In addition, the Company recognized in Other general and administrative expense $387,000, $362,000 and $261,000 related to amortization of the grant date fair value of service-based director stock awards during 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense for unvested stock awards totaled $3.0 million as of December 31, 2013, to be expensed over a weighted average period of 1.6 years (assumes minimal employee and director attrition and, if applicable, absolute return performance metrics being met for related initial measurement periods).

Based on the initial fair value of restricted stock units granted in December 2013, $3.0 million can be expected to be expensed over the related three-year performance period under the assumption certain targeted performance levels will be achieved assuming no forfeitures.  This would result in the issuance of 242,505 common shares.  Actual expense assuming no forfeitures will range from a minimum of $625,000 (the grant date fair value of the total stockholder return performance metric and assuming no shares are ultimately issued under the terms of these grants because the Company’s performance for all performance metrics was less than the related minimum threshold performance levels) to approximately $5.4 million assuming maximum performance levels are met or exceeded for all performance metrics resulting in the issuance of 485,010 common shares.

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All service-based stock awards receive dividends on a current basis without risk of forfeiture if the related awards do not vest.  Restricted stock units granted in 2013 as well as performance-based stock awards granted in 2012, 2011 and 2010 defer the payment of dividends accruing between the grant dates and the end of related performance periods.  If the restricted stock units do not convert into any common shares or a stock award does not vest, the related accrued dividends will be forfeited.  Included in Common stock dividend payable at December 31, 2013 and 2012 are dividends payable pertaining to these awards totaling $1.3 million and $765,000, respectively.

Option awards currently outstanding have ten-year contractual terms from the grant date and were issued with strike prices equal to the quoted market prices of Capstead’s common shares on the date of grant.  The fair value of option awards was estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.  The Company estimated option exercises, expected holding periods and forfeitures based on past experience and expectations for option performance and employee or director attrition.  Risk-free rates were based on market rates for the expected life of the options.  Expected dividends were based on historical experience and expectations for future performance.  Expected volatility factors were based on historical experience.  No option awards have been granted since 2010.  Option award activity for the year ended December 31, 2013 is summarized below:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Option awards outstanding at beginning of year		97,500		$	11.63
Exercises		(15,000	)		10.61
Forfeitures		(5,000	)		12.87
Option awards outstanding at end of year		77,500			11.75

Exercisable option awards outstanding as of December 31, 2013 totaled 77,500 shares with a weighted average remaining contractual term of 3.6 years, an average exercise price of $11.75 and an aggregate intrinsic value of $65,000.  The total intrinsic value of option awards exercised was $26,000, $620,000 and $129,000 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  During 2011, the Company recognized in Salaries and benefits $3,000 related to employee option awards.

Other Benefit Programs

Capstead sponsors a qualified defined contribution retirement plan for all employees and a nonqualified deferred compensation plan for certain of its officers.  In general the Company matches up to 50% of a participant’s voluntary contribution up to a maximum of 6% of a participant’s salary and short-term incentive compensation and makes discretionary contributions of up to another 3% of such compensation regardless of participation in the plans.  Company contributions are subject to certain vesting requirements.  During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company recognized in Salaries and benefits $320,000 related to contributions to these plans.

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NOTE 13 ¾QUARTERLY RESULTS (UNAUDITED)

Summarized quarterly results of operations were as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts).

	First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
Year Ended December 31, 2013
Interest income on residential mortgage investments (before investment premium amortization)	$	86,867		$	85,214		$	85,674		$	83,254
Investment premium amortization		(28,399	)		(33,642	)		(39,031	)		(24,800	)
Related interest expense		(18,468	)		(16,749	)		(15,759	)		(15,392	)
		40,000			34,823			30,884			43,062
Other interest income (expense) (a)		(2,010	)		(2,015	)		(2,074	)		(2,066	)
Other revenue (expense)		(3,072	)		(2,914	)		(4,108	)		(4,023	)
Net income	$	34,918		$	29,894		$	24,702		$	36,973
Basic net income per common share (b)	$	0.31		$	0.04		$	0.23		$	0.35
Diluted net income per common share (b)		0.31			0.04			0.23			0.35
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Interest income on residential mortgage investments (before investment premium amortization)	$	84,229		$	87,486		$	90,614		$	90,279
Investment premium amortization		(18,496	)		(21,699	)		(27,151	)		(29,331	)
Related interest expense		(14,103	)		(16,451	)		(17,875	)		(20,672	)
		51,630			49,336			45,588			40,276
Other interest income (expense) (a)		(1,972	)		(1,946	)		(1,968	)		(1,904	)
Other revenue (expense)		(4,488	)		(4,055	)		(3,583	)		(3,288	)
Net income	$	45,170		$	43,335		$	40,037		$	35,084
Basic net income per common share	$	0.45		$	0.40		$	0.35		$	0.31
Diluted net income per common share		0.44			0.40			0.35			0.31

(a) Consists principally of interest on unsecured borrowings and is presented net of earnings of related statutory trusts.  These affiliates were dissolved in December 2013.

(b) Includes $0.23 associated with redemption preference premiums paid and other one-time effects of the second quarter’s preferred capital transactions.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Reports on Corporate Governance and

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Report of Management on Effectiveness of Internal Control

Over Financial Reporting

Management of Capstead is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a – 15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting based on the framework established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (1992 framework) (“COSO”).  Based on our evaluation under the COSO framework, it is management’s assessment that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013.

Capstead’s independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young, LLP, has issued a report on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, which is included in this Annual Report.

Report of Management on Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Capstead’s management, with participation of the CEO and CFO, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as of December 31, 2013.  Based on this evaluation, the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2013.

Related Certifications by Management

Certifications by the CEO and CFO pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 pertaining to the completeness and fairness of the information contained in Capstead’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and the Company’s system of internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures are included as exhibits to the annual report on Form 10-K.  This report, as well as the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are available free of charge on the Company’s website at www.capstead.com.

On May 6, 2013 Capstead’s CEO certified, pursuant to Section 303A.12(a) of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) Listed Company Manual, that he was not aware of any violation by the Company of NYSE corporate governance listing standards.  This certification is made annually with the NYSE within thirty days after the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on

Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Stockholders and Board of Directors

Capstead Mortgage Corporation

We have audited Capstead Mortgage Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (1992 framework) (the COSO criteria). Management of Capstead Mortgage Corporation (the “Company”) is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Report of Management on Effectiveness of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.  Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013 of the Company, and our report dated February 28, 2014 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

	/s/ ERNST & YOUNG, LLP
Dallas, Texas
February 28, 2014

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to Capstead’s 2014 definitive Proxy Statement under the captions “Proposal Number One – Election of Directors,” “Board of Directors and Committee Information,” “Stockholder Procedures for Director Candidate Recommendations,” “Executive Officers,” “Audit Committee” and “Audit Committee Report” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of December 31, 2013.

Capstead has adopted its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all directors, officers and employees, and its Financial Officer Code of Conduct that applies to its chief executive officer, chief financial officer and other officers with a role in the Company’s financial accounting and reporting process.  These codes and waivers thereto, if any, are available on the Company’s website at www.capstead.com.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to Capstead’s 2014 definitive Proxy Statement under the captions “Board of Directors and Committee Information” and “Executive Compensation,” to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of December 31, 2013.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to Capstead’s 2014 definitive Proxy Statement under the captions “Equity Compensation Plans” and “Security Ownership of Management and Certain Beneficial Owners,” to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of December 31, 2013.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to Capstead’s 2014 definitive Proxy Statement under the caption “Related Person Transactions,” to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of December 31, 2013.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to Capstead’s 2014 definitive Proxy Statement under the caption “Proposal Three – Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm,” to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of December 31, 2013.

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PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a) Documents filed as part of this report:

1. The consolidated financial statements of Capstead, together with the independent registered public accounting firm’s report thereon, are set forth on pages 34 through 61 of this report under Item 8 – “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

2. Financial Statement Schedules – All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission are either not required under the related instructions, are inapplicable or have been omitted because the required information has been disclosed elsewhere in the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto.

3. Exhibits:

Exhibit Number	DESCRIPTION
3.1	Charter, including Articles of Incorporation, Articles Supplementary for each series of preferred shares (except the 7.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock) and all other amendments to such Articles of Incorporation.(1)
3.2	Articles Supplementary classifying and designating the Registrant’s 7.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, par value $0.10 per share.(2)
3.3	Amended and Restated Bylaws.(3)
4.1	Specimen of Common Stock Certificate.(4)
4.2	Specimen of stock certificate evidencing the 7.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of the Registrant, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, par value $0.10 per share.(2)
4.3	Junior Subordinated Indenture dated September 26, 2005.(5)
4.4	Indenture dated December 15, 2005.(5)
4.5	Indenture dated September 11, 2006.(5)
10.01	Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan.(5)
10.02	Amended and Restated 2004 Flexible Long-Term Incentive Plan.*
10.03	Second Amended and Restated Incentive Bonus Plan.(6)
10.04	Form of nonqualified stock option and stock award agreements for non-employee directors.(5)
10.05	Form of nonqualified stock option and stock award agreements for employees with service conditions.(5)
10.06	Form of stock award agreements for employees with performance conditions.(7)
10.07	Form of stock award agreements for employees with performance conditions and deferral of dividends.(8)
10.08	2013 Annual Incentive Plan (short-term).(9)
10.09	2014 Annual Incentive Compensation Program (short-term).(3)
10.10	2014 Long-Term Award Criteria, as corrected.(3)
10.11	Form of Performance Unit Agreement, as corrected.(3)
10.12	Sales Agreement, dated November 12, 2013, by and between the Company and the Sales Manager.(10)
12	Computation of ratio of net income to fixed charges and ratio of net income to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends.*

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23	Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm*
31.1	Certification pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
31.2	Certification pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32	Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document***
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema***
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase***
101.DEF	XBRL Additional Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase***
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase***
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase***

(1)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2012.
(2)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration of Certain Classes of Securities on Form 8-A dated May 13, 2013.
(3)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 3, 2014, for the event dated January 29, 2014.
(4)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-63358) dated June 19, 2001.
(5)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.
(6)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 5, 2011, for the event dated May 4, 2011.
(7)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
(8)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
(9)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 23, 2013 for the event dated October 21, 2013.
(10)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 13, 2013, for the event dated November 12, 2013.

*	Filed herewith
**	Furnished herewith
***	Submitted electronically herewith

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Capstead has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION
	Registrant
Date:  February 28, 2014	By:	/s/ ANDREW F. JACOBS
		Andrew F. Jacobs
		President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:  February 28, 2014	By:	/s/ PHILLIP A. REINSCH
		Phillip A. Reinsch
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
		Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Company and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

/s/ JACK BIEGLER	Chairman and Director	February 18, 2014
(Jack Biegler)
/s/ JOHN L. BERNARD	Director	February 18, 2014
(John L. Bernard)
/s/ MICHELLE P. GOOLSBY	Director	February 18, 2014
(Michelle P. Goolsby)
/s/ ANDREW F. JACOBS	President, Chief Executive Officer	February 18, 2014
(Andrew F. Jacobs)	and Director
/s/ GARY KEISER	Director	February 18, 2014
(Gary Keiser)
/s/ CHRISTOPHER W. MAHOWALD	Director	February 24, 2014
(Christopher W. Mahowald)
/s/ MICHAEL G. O’NEIL	Director	February 18, 2014
(Michael G. O’Neil)
/s/ MARK S. WHITING	Director	February 18, 2014
(Mark S. Whiting)

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	DESCRIPTION
3.1	Charter, including Articles of Incorporation, Articles Supplementary for each series of preferred shares (except the 7.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock) and all other amendments to such Articles of Incorporation.(1)
3.2	Articles Supplementary classifying and designating the Registrant’s 7.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, par value $0.10 per share.(2)
3.3	Amended and Restated Bylaws.(3)
4.1	Specimen of Common Stock Certificate.(4)
4.2	Specimen of stock certificate evidencing the 7.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of the Registrant, liquidation preference $25.00 per share, par value $0.10 per share.(2)
4.3	Junior Subordinated Indenture dated September 26, 2005.(5)
4.4	Indenture dated December 15, 2005.(5)
4.5	Indenture dated September 11, 2006.(5)
10.01	Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan.(5)
10.02	Amended and Restated 2004 Flexible Long-Term Incentive Plan.*
10.03	Second Amended and Restated Incentive Bonus Plan.(6)
10.04	Form of nonqualified stock option and stock award agreements for non-employee directors.(5)
10.05	Form of nonqualified stock option and stock award agreements for employees with service conditions.(5)
10.06	Form of stock award agreements for employees with performance conditions.(7)
10.07	Form of stock award agreements for employees with performance conditions and deferral of dividends.(8)
10.08	2013 Annual Incentive Plan (short-term).(9)
10.09	2014 Annual Incentive Compensation Program (short-term).(3)
10.10	2014 Long-Term Award Criteria, as corrected.(3)
10.11	Form of Performance Unit Agreement, as corrected.(3)
10.12	Sales Agreement, dated November 12, 2013, by and between the Company and the Sales Manager.(10)
12	Computation of ratio of net income to fixed charges and ratio of net income to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends.*
23	Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm*
31.1	Certification pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
31.2	Certification pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32	Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document***
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema***
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase***
101.DEF	XBRL Additional Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase***
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase***
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase***

(1)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2012.
(2)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration of Certain Classes of Securities on Form 8-A dated May 13, 2013.
(3)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 3, 2014, for the event dated January 29, 2014.
(4)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-63358) dated June 19, 2001.
(5)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.
(6)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 5, 2011, for the event dated May 4, 2011.
(7)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
(8)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.
(9)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 23, 2013 for the event dated October 21, 2013.
(10)	Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 13, 2013, for the event dated November 12, 2013.

*     Filed herewith

**     Furnished herewith

***     Submitted electronically herewith

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EX-10.02

EXHIBIT 10.02

CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION

AMENDED AND RESTATED

2004 FLEXIBLE LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

MAY 3, 2007

SECTION 1. PURPOSES

The purposes of the Amended and Restated 2004 Flexible Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) dated as of May 3, 2007, are to promote the interests of the Company and its stockholders by enabling the Company to attract, motivate, reward and retain key officers, employees and directors and to encourage the holding of proprietary interests in the Company by persons who occupy key positions in the Company or its Affiliates by enabling the Company to offer such key officers, employees and directors performance-based stock incentives and other equity interests in the Company and other incentive awards that recognize the creation of value for the stockholders of the Company and promote the Company’s long-term growth and success.  To achieve this purpose, eligible persons may receive stock options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Performance Awards, performance stock, Dividend Equivalent Rights and any other awards, or any combination thereof.

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS

As used in this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below unless the context otherwise requires:

2.1“Affiliate” shall mean (i) any “parent corporation” of the Company (as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code), (ii) any “subsidiary corporation” of any such parent corporation (as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code) of the Company and (iii) any trades or businesses, whether or not incorporated, which are members of a controlled group or are under common control (as defined in Sections 414(b) or (c) of the Code) with the Company, substituting (for the purpose of determining whether stock options or Stock Appreciation Rights that may be subject to Section 409A of the Code are derived in respect of “stock of the service recipient” within the meaning of that term under regulatory guidance issued by the appropriate governmental authority under Section 409A of the Code) “50 percent” in place of “80 percent” in determining a controlled group under Section 414(b) of the Code and in determining trades or businesses that are under common control for purposes of Section 414(c) of the Code.

2.2“Award” shall mean a stock option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Performance Award, performance stock, Dividend Equivalent Right or any other award under the Plan.

2.3“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, as the same may be constituted from time to time.

2.4“Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred upon any of the following events after the Effective Date of this Plan:

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(i)any “person,” as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (other than the Company, any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any employee benefit plan of the Company, or any company owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company), is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities;

(ii)during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election by the Board or the nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the two-year period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved;

(iii)the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation that would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than eighty percent (80%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; provided, however, that a merger or consolidation effected to implement a reorganization or recapitalization of the Company, or a similar transaction (collectively, a “Reorganization”), in which no “person” acquires more than twenty percent (20%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities shall not constitute a Change in Control of the Company; or

(iv)the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

2.5“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

2.6“Committee” shall mean the compensation committee of the Board, which shall consist solely of not less than two (2) members of the Board who are appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Board and who are (i) “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 of the General Rules and Regulations of the Exchange Act; (ii) “outside directors,” as required under Section 162(m) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder; and (iii) “independent directors” as defined in Rule 303A.02 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual.  The Plan shall be administered and interpreted by the Committee.  The Board may amend the Plan to modify the definition of Committee within the limits of Rule 16b-3 to assure that the Plan is administered by “non-employee” directors.

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2.7“Common Stock” shall mean the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company.

2.8“Company” shall mean Capstead Mortgage Corporation, a Maryland corporation.

2.9“Covered Employees” shall mean the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the four highest paid officers of the Company other than the Chief Executive Officer as described in Section 162(m)(3) of the Code.

2.10“Disability” shall mean permanent and total inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Committee.

2.11“Dividend Equivalent Right” shall mean the right of the holder thereof to receive credits based on the cash or stock dividends or other distributions that would have been paid on the Shares specified in the Award if the Shares were held by the holder to whom the Award is made, or such other amounts as may be determined by the Committee.

2.12“Effective Date” shall mean the effective date of the Plan, which shall be April 22, 2004, the date the Plan was initially approved by stockholders.

2.13“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

2.14“Fair Market Value” shall mean with respect to the Shares, as of any date, (i) the last reported sales price regular way on the New York Stock Exchange or, if not reported for the New York Stock Exchange, on the Composite Tape, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the reported closing bid and asked quotations on the New York Stock Exchange; (ii) if the Shares are not listed on the New York Stock Exchange or no such quotations are available, the closing price of the Shares as reported by the National Market System, or similar organization, or, if no such quotations are available, the average of the high bid and low asked quotations in the over-the-counter market as reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated, or similar organization; or (iii) in the event that there shall be no public market for the Shares, the fair market value of the Shares as determined (which determination shall be conclusive) in good faith by the Committee, based upon the value of the Company as a going concern, as if such Shares were publicly owned stock, but without any discount with respect to minority ownership.

2.15“Incentive Stock Option” shall mean any stock option awarded under this Plan intended to be and designated as an “Incentive Stock Option” under Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision.

2.16“Modified Total Return” shall mean the change in modified common book value per share from the beginning of the year, together with common dividends per share, divided by the beginning modified common book value per share, expressed as a percentage, as may be further defined by the Committee.

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2.17“Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Right” shall mean any Stock Appreciation Right granted alone and not in connection with an Award which is a stock option.

2.18“Non-Qualified Stock Option” shall mean any stock option awarded under this Plan that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

2.19“Optionee” shall mean any person who has been granted a stock option under this Plan and who has executed a written stock option agreement with the Company reflecting the terms of such grant.

2.20“Performance Award” shall mean any Award, issued pursuant to Section 9 hereunder, of Shares, units or rights based upon, payable in, or otherwise related to, Shares (including Restricted Stock), or cash of an equivalent value, as the Committee may determine, at the end of a specified performance period established by the Committee.

2.21“Plan” shall mean this Amended and Restated 2004 Flexible Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Company.

2.22“Reload Option” shall mean a stock option as defined in subsection 6.6(b) herein.

2.23“Restricted Stock” shall mean any Award of Shares under this Plan that are subject to restrictions or risk of forfeiture.

2.24“Retirement” shall mean, with respect to an employee of the Company, termination of employment, other than discharge for cause, after age 65 or on or before age 65, with the consent of the Committee.  With respect to a director of the Company, “Retirement” shall mean the earlier of (a) the removal of such director from the Board for other than cause, and (b) the expiration of such director’s term on the Board.

2.25“Shares” shall mean shares of the Company’s Common Stock and any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company hereafter issued or issuable upon, in respect of or in substitution or exchange for such Shares.

2.26“Stock Appreciation Right” shall mean the right of the holder thereof to receive an amount in cash or Shares equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of the grant.

2.27“Tandem Stock Appreciation Right” shall mean a Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection with an Award that is a stock option.

SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

3.1Committee.  The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.

3.2Awards.  Subject to the provisions of the Plan and directions from the Board, the Committee is authorized to:

(a) determine the persons to whom Awards are to be granted;

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(b) determine the types and combinations of Awards to be granted, the number of Shares to be covered by the Award, the pricing of the Award, the time or times when the Award shall be granted and may be exercised, the terms, performance criteria or other conditions, vesting periods or any restrictions for an Award, any restrictions on Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Award and any other terms and conditions of an Award;

(c) conclusively interpret the Plan provisions;

(d) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan or make individual decisions as questions arise, or both;

(e) rely upon employees of the Company for such clerical and record-keeping duties as may be necessary in connection with the administration of the Plan; and

(f) make all other determinations and take all other actions necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

3.3Procedures.  A majority of the Committee members shall constitute a quorum.  All determinations of the Committee shall be made by a majority of its members.  All questions of interpretation and application of the Plan or pertaining to any question of fact or Award granted hereunder shall be decided by the Committee, whose decision shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the Company and each other affected party.

SECTION 4. SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN

4.1Limitations.  The maximum number of Shares that may be issued with respect to Awards under the Plan commencing on May 3, 2007, the date the stockholders approved the amendments to the Plan set forth herein, shall not exceed 2,080,207 Shares (unless such maximum shall be increased or decreased by reasons of changes in capitalization of the Company as hereinafter provided), which amount was determined as follows:

Initial Shares approved April 22, 2004	1,000,000
Shares granted pursuant to Plan	(819,793	)
Additional shares approved	1,900,000
Total shares available under Plan	2,080,207

Notwithstanding the above, however, in the event that at any time after the Effective Date the outstanding shares of Common Stock are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company by reason of a merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares or the like, the aggregate number and class of securities available under the Plan shall be ratably adjusted by the Committee as described in Section 14.  The Committee’s determinations shall be final and binding upon the Company and all other interested persons. The Shares issued pursuant to the Plan may be authorized but unissued Shares, or may be issued Shares that have been reacquired by the Company.

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4.2Changes.  To the extent that any Award under the Plan, or any stock option or performance award granted under any prior incentive plan of the Company, shall be forfeited, shall expire or shall be canceled, in whole or in part, then the number of Shares covered by the Award so forfeited, expired or canceled may again be awarded pursuant to the provisions of this Plan.  In the event that (i) Shares are delivered to the Company in full or partial payment of the exercise price for the exercise of a stock option granted under the Plan of the Company, or (ii) the number of Shares issued under any Award is reduced for any reason, the Shares available for future Awards under the Plan shall be reduced only by the net number of Shares issued.  Awards that may be satisfied either by the issuance of Shares or by cash or other consideration shall be counted against the maximum number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan, even though the Award is ultimately satisfied by the payment of consideration other than Shares, as, for example, a stock option granted in tandem with a Stock Appreciation Right that is settled by a cash payment of the stock appreciation.  However, Awards will not reduce the number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to the Plan if the settlement of the Award will not require the issuance of Shares, as, for example, a Stock Appreciation Right that can be satisfied only by the payment of cash.

SECTION 5. ELIGIBILITY

Except with respect to Awards that are to be qualified under Section 422, Section 423 or other relevant Section of the Code (“Qualified Awards”), eligibility for participation under the Plan shall be open to all officers, employees and directors of the Company and its Affiliates.  With respect to Qualified Awards, eligibility for participation in the Plan shall be confined to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, as such term is defined under Section 424 of the Code.

SECTION 6. STOCK OPTIONS

6.1Grants.  The Committee may grant stock options alone or in addition to other Awards granted under this Plan to any eligible officer, employee or director.  Each person so selected shall be offered an option to purchase the number of Shares determined by the Committee. The Committee shall specify whether such option is an Incentive Stock Option or Non-Qualified Stock Option and any other terms or conditions relating to such Award.  To the extent that any stock option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option (whether because of its provisions or the time or manner of its exercise or otherwise), such stock option, or the portion thereof, which does not qualify, shall constitute a separate Non-Qualified Stock Option.  Options shall be in such form as the Committee may from time to time approve, shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and may contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan as the Committee may deem desirable.  At any time and from time to time, the Optionee and the Company may agree to modify an option agreement in order that an Incentive Stock Option may be converted to a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

The Committee may require than an Optionee meet certain conditions before the option or a portion thereof may vest or be exercised, as, for example, that the Optionee remain in the employ of the Company or one of its Affiliates for a stated period or periods of time before the option, or stated portions thereof, may vest or be exercised; provided, however, that nothing in the Plan or in any option agreement shall confer upon any Optionee any right to remain in the employ of the Company or one of its Affiliates, and nothing herein shall be construed in any manner to interfere in any way with the right of the Company or its Affiliates to terminate such Optionee’s employment at any time.

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6.2Option Price.  The option exercise price of the Shares covered by each stock option shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that the option exercise price of an Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of Shares on the date of the grant of such Incentive Stock Option; provided, further, that effective as of January 1, 2005, the option exercise price of any stock option shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of Shares on the effective date of the grant.

6.3Incentive Stock Options Limitations.

(a) In no event shall any person be granted Incentive Stock Options so that the Shares covered by any Incentive Stock Options that may be exercised for the first time by such person in any calendar year have an aggregate Fair Market Value in excess of $100,000.  For this purpose, the Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the dates on which the Incentive Stock Options are granted.  It is intended that the limitation on Incentive Stock Options provided in this paragraph be the maximum limitation on options that may be considered Incentive Stock Options under the Code.

(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall any employee owning more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of the Company or any Affiliate corporation be granted an Incentive Stock Option hereunder unless: the option exercise price shall be at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Shares at the time that the option is granted and the term of the option shall not exceed five (5) years.

6.4Option Term.  The term of a stock option shall be for such period of months or years from the date of its grant as may be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that no stock option shall be exercisable later than ten (10) years from the date of its grant.  Each option shall be subject to earlier termination as hereinafter provided (unless the Committee has provided otherwise):

(a) If the Optionee ceases to be an officer, employee or director of the Company or any Affiliate by reason of the Optionee’s discharge for cause, all rights of the Optionee to exercise an option shall terminate, lapse and be forfeited immediately at the time of the Optionee’s discharge for cause.

(b) If the Optionee ceases to be an officer, employee or director of the Company or any Affiliate by reason of death, the personal representatives, heirs, legatees or distributees of the Optionee, as appropriate, shall have the right up to the earlier of (i) six (6) months from the Optionee’s death or (ii) the remaining term of the option to exercise any such option.

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(c) If the Optionee ceases to be an officer, employee or director of the Company or any Affiliate by reason of the Optionee’s resignation, Retirement, Disability or for any reason other than the Optionee’s death or discharge for cause, all rights of the Optionee to exercise an option shall terminate, lapse, and be forfeited upon the earlier of (i) six (6) months after the date of the Optionee’s termination of employment by reason of such Optionee’s resignation, Retirement, Disability or such other reason or (ii) the remaining term of the option, except that in case the Optionee shall die within six (6) months after the date of termination of employment by reason of such Optionee’s resignation, Retirement, Disability or such other reason, the personal representatives, heirs, legatees or distributees of the Optionee, as appropriate, shall have the right up to an additional three (3) months from the date of the Optionee’s death to exercise any such option.

(d) Despite the provisions of paragraphs (b), and (c) of this subsection, no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of the earlier of: (i) the ten (10) year period beginning on the date of its grant, (ii) the three (3) month period beginning on the date of the Optionee’s termination of employment for any reason other than death or Disability, or (iii) the one (1) year period beginning on the date of the Optionee’s termination of employment by reason of death or Disability.

6.5Vesting of Stock Options.

(a) Each stock option granted hereunder may only be exercised to the extent that the Optionee is vested in such option.  Each stock option shall vest separately in accordance with the option vesting schedule, if any, determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, which will be incorporated in the stock option agreement entered into between the Company and each Optionee.  The option vesting schedule will be accelerated in the event the provisions of paragraphs (b), (c), (d) or (e) of this subsection apply; or if, in the sole discretion of the Committee, the Committee determines that acceleration of the option vesting schedule would be desirable for the Company.

(b) If an Optionee ceases to be an officer, employee or director of the Company or any Affiliate by reason of death, the personal representatives, heirs, legatees or distributees of the Optionee, as appropriate, shall become fully vested in each stock option granted to the Optionee, effective on the date of the Optionee’s death and shall have the immediate right to exercise any such option to the extent not previously exercised.

(c) In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, each stock option granted under the Plan shall terminate as of a date to be fixed by the Board; provided, however, that not less than thirty (30) days’ written notice of the date so fixed shall be given to each Optionee and each such Optionee shall be fully vested in and shall have the right during such period to exercise the option, even though such option would not otherwise be exercisable under the option vesting schedule.  At the end of such period, any unexercised option shall terminate and be of no further effect.

(d) In the event of a Reorganization:

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(1) If there is no plan or agreement respecting the Reorganization, or if such plan or agreement does not specifically provide for the change, conversion or exchange of the Shares under outstanding and unexercised stock options for other securities then the provisions of the above paragraph (c) of this subsection shall apply as if the Company had dissolved or been liquidated on the effective date of the Reorganization; or

(2) If there is a plan or agreement respecting the Reorganization, and if such plan or agreement specifically provides for the change, conversion or exchange of the Shares under outstanding and unexercised stock options for securities of another corporation, then the Board shall adjust the Shares under such outstanding and unexercised stock options (and shall adjust the Shares remaining under the Plan which are then available to be awarded under the Plan, if such plan or agreement makes no specific provision therefore) in a manner not inconsistent with the provisions of such plan or agreement for the adjustment, change, conversion or exchange of such Shares and such options.

(e) In the event of a Change in Control of the Company, all stock options and any associated rights shall become fully vested and immediately exercisable and the vesting of all performance-based stock options shall be determined as if the performance period or cycle applicable to such stock options had ended immediately upon such Change in Control.

6.6Exercise of Stock Options.

(a) Stock options may be exercised as to Shares only in amounts and at intervals of time specified in the written option agreement between the Company and the Optionee.  Each exercise of a stock option, or any part thereof, shall be evidenced by a notice in writing to the Company.  The purchase price of the Shares as to which an option shall be exercised shall be paid in full at the time of exercise, and may be paid to the Company either:

(1) in cash (including check, bank draft or money order);

(2) by the delivery of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate option price; provided, however, that such Shares shall have been owned on a fully vested basis by the Optionee for more than six months prior to exercise;

(3) by a combination of cash and Shares as described above;

(4) by arrangement with a broker acceptable to the Committee in which payment of the exercise price is made pursuant to an irrevocable direction from the Optionee to the broker to deliver to the Company proceeds from the sale of the option Shares in an amount equal to the exercise price of the Shares; or

(5) at the Committee’s discretion, by authorizing the Company to retain the number of shares from the exercise of the Options, the Fair Market Value of which (as of the date of delivery of such notice) is equal to the portion of the exercise price and/or withholding with respect to which the Optionee intends to make payment.

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(b) If an Optionee delivers Shares (including Shares of Restricted Stock) already owned by the Optionee in full or partial payment of the exercise price for any stock option granted under the Plan or any prior incentive plan of the Company, or if the Optionee elects (with Committee consent) to have the Company retain that number of Shares out of the Shares being acquired through the exercise of the option having a Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price of the stock option being exercised, the Committee may authorize the automatic grant of a new option (a “Reload Option”) for that number of Shares as shall equal the number of already owned Shares surrendered (including Shares of Restricted Stock) or newly acquired Shares being retained in payment of the option exercise price of the underlying stock option being exercised.  The grant of a Reload Option will become effective upon the exercise of the underlying stock option.  The option exercise price of the Reload Option shall be the Fair Market Value of a Share on the effective date of the grant of the Reload Option.  Each Reload Option shall be exercisable no earlier than six (6) months from the date of its grant and no later than the time when the underlying stock option being exercised could be last exercised.  The Committee may also specify additional terms, conditions and restrictions for the Reload Option and the Shares to be acquired upon the exercise thereof.

(c) The amount, as determined by the Committee, of any federal, state or local tax required to be withheld by the Company due to the exercise of a stock option shall be satisfied either (a) by payment by the Optionee to the Company of the amount of such withholding obligation in cash (the “Cash Method”), (b) through either the retention by the Company of a number of Shares out of the Shares being acquired through the exercise of the option or the delivery of already owned Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of the withholding obligation (the “Share Retention Method”), or (c) by a combination of the Cash Method and the Share Retention Method.  If the Share Retention Method is used in full or partial satisfaction for any tax liability resulting from the exercise of a stock option, the Committee may authorize the grant of a Reload Option for that number of Shares as shall equal the number of Shares used to satisfy the tax liabilities of the stock option being exercised on the price and terms set forth in subsection (b) above.  The cash payment or the amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Shares so withheld, as the case may be, shall be remitted by the Company to the appropriate taxing authorities.  The Committee shall determine whether and to what extent, as well as the manner in which an Optionee may satisfy a withholding obligation by either the Cash Method or the Share Retention Method.

(d) An Optionee shall not have any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Shares covered by a stock option except to the extent that one or more certificates of such Shares shall have been delivered to the Optionee, or the Optionee has been determined to be a stockholder of record by the Company’s Transfer Agent, upon due exercise of the option.

6.7Date of a Stock Option Grant.  The granting of a stock option shall take place only when the Committee approves the granting of such option.  Neither any action taken by the Board nor anything contained in the Plan or in any resolution adopted or to be adopted by the Board or the stockholders of the Company shall constitute the granting of a stock option under the Plan.

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6.8No Option Repricing Without Stockholder Approval.  With stockholder approval only, the Committee, in its absolute discretion, may grant to holders of outstanding Non-Qualified Stock Options, in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of such Non-Qualified Stock Options, new Non-Qualified Stock Options having exercise prices lower (or higher with any required consent) than the exercise price provided in the Non-Qualified Stock Options so surrendered and canceled and containing such other terms and conditions as the Committee may deemed appropriate.

SECTION 7. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

7.1Grants.  The Committee may grant to any eligible officer, employee or director either Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights or Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights.  Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall impose. The grant of the Stock Appreciation Right may provide that the holder may be paid for the value of the Stock Appreciation Right either in cash or in Shares, or a combination thereof, at the discretion of the Committee.  In the event of the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right payable in Shares, the holder of the Stock Appreciation Right shall receive that number of whole Shares of stock of the Company having an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the value obtained by multiplying (i) either (a) in the case of a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right, the difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the per share exercise price of the related option, or (b) in the case of a Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Right, the difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the Fair Market Value on the date of the grant by (ii) the number of Shares as to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised.  However, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may place a ceiling on the amount payable upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, but any such limitation shall be specified at the time that the Stock Appreciation Right is granted.  With respect to all grants of Stock Appreciation Rights after December 31, 2004, the grant price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the effective date of the grant.

7.2Exercise and Transfer.  A Tandem Stock Appreciation Right may only be granted at the time of the grant of the related stock option.  A Tandem Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection with an Incentive Stock Option (i) generally may be exercised at, and only at, the times and to the extent the related stock option is exercisable, (ii) expires upon the termination of the related stock option, (iii) may not exceed 100% of the difference between the exercise price of the related stock option and the market price of the Shares subject to the related stock option at the time the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right is exercised and (iv) may be exercised at, and only at, such times as the market price of the Shares subject to the related stock option exceeds the exercise price of the related stock option.  The Tandem Stock Appreciation Right may be transferred at, and only at, the times and to the extent the related stock option is transferable.  If a Tandem Stock Appreciation Right is granted, there shall be surrendered and canceled from the option at the time of exercise of the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right, in lieu of exercise under the option, that number of Shares as shall equal the number of Shares as to which the Tandem Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised.

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7.3Certain Limitations on Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Rights.  A Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Right will be exercisable as provided by the Committee and will have such other terms and conditions as the Committee may determine.  A Non-Tandem Stock Appreciation Right is subject to acceleration of vesting or immediate termination in certain circumstances in the same manner as stock options pursuant to subsections 6.4 and 6.5 of this Plan.

SECTION 8. RESTRICTED STOCK

8.1Grants.  The Committee may grant Awards of Restricted Stock for no cash consideration, for such minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law, or for such other consideration as may be specified by the grant.  The terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock shall be specified by the grant agreement.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine what rights, if any, the person to whom an Award of Restricted Stock is made shall have in the Restricted Stock during the restriction period and the restrictions applicable to the particular Award, including, without limitation, whether the holder of the Restricted Stock shall have the right to vote the Shares and receive dividends and other distributions applicable to the Shares, the vesting schedule (which may be based on service, performance or other factors) and rights to acceleration of vesting (including, without limitation, whether non-vested Shares are forfeited or vested upon termination of employment).  The Committee shall also determine when the restrictions shall lapse or expire and the conditions, if any, under which the Restricted Stock will be forfeited; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a Change in Control, all restrictions applicable to Restricted Stock shall lapse and expire and Shares of Restricted Stock with vesting provisions shall become fully vested (except for Restricted Stock that is part of a Performance Award, which shall vest as determined pursuant to Section 9.2(h) of the Plan).  Each Award of Restricted Stock may have different restrictions and conditions.  The Committee, in its discretion, may prospectively change the restriction period and the restrictions applicable to any particular Award of Restricted Stock.  Unless otherwise set forth in the Plan, Restricted Stock may not be disposed of by the recipient until the restrictions specified in the Award expire.

8.2 Awards and Certificates.  Any Restricted Stock issued hereunder may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall deem appropriate including, without limitation, book-entry registration or issuance of a stock certificate or certificates.  In the event any stock certificate is issued in respect of Shares of Restricted Stock awarded hereunder, such certificate shall bear an appropriate legend with respect to the restrictions applicable to such Award.  The Company may retain, at its option, the physical custody of any stock certificate representing any awards of Restricted Stock during the restriction period or require that the Restricted Stock be placed in escrow or trust, along with a stock power endorsed in blank, until all restrictions are removed or expire.

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SECTION 9. PERFORMANCE AWARDS

9.1Grants.  A Performance Award may consist of either or both, as the Committee may determine, of (i) “Performance Shares” or the right to receive Shares, Restricted Stock or cash of an equivalent value, or any combination thereof as the Committee may determine, or (ii) “Performance Units,” or the right to receive a fixed dollar amount payable in cash, Common Stock, Restricted Stock or any combination thereof, as the Committee may determine.  The value of any cash-denominated Performance Award issued to any one Covered Employee in any one year shall not exceed $2,500,000.  No Covered Employee may be granted stock-denominated Performance Awards in any one year with respect to more than 250,000 Shares.

9.2Performance Goals.  The grant and/or settlement of a Performance Award shall be contingent upon terms set forth in this Section 9.2.

(a) Status of Performance Awards under Section 162(m) of the Code.  It is the intent of the Company that Performance Awards granted to persons who are designated by the Committee as likely to be Covered Employees within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder (including Treasury Regulations sec. 1.162-27 and successor regulations thereto) shall, if so designated by the Committee, constitute “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder.  Accordingly, the terms of this Section 9.2 shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder.  The foregoing notwithstanding, because the Committee cannot determine with certainty whether a given participant will be a Covered Employee with respect to a fiscal year that has not yet been completed, the term Covered Employee as used herein shall mean only a person designated by the Committee, at the time of grant of a Performance Award, who is likely to be a Covered Employee with respect to that fiscal year.  If any provision of the Plan as in effect on the date of adoption or any agreements relating to Performance Awards that are designated as intended to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code does not comply or is inconsistent with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code or regulations thereunder, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such requirements.

(b) General.  The performance goals for Performance Awards shall consist of one or more business criteria and a targeted level or levels of performance with respect to each of such criteria, as specified by the Committee.  In the case of any Award granted to a Covered Employee which is intended to meet the definition of performance-based pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code, the performance goals shall be designed to be objective and shall otherwise meet the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder (including Treasury Regulations sec. 1.162-27 and successor regulations thereto), including the requirement that the level or levels of performance targeted by the Committee are such that the achievement of performance goals is “substantially uncertain” at the time of grant.  The Committee may determine that such Performance Awards shall be granted and/or settled upon achievement of any one performance goal or that two or more of the performance goals must be achieved as a condition to the grant and/or settlement of such Performance Awards.  Performance goals may differ among Performance Awards granted to any one participant or for Performance Awards granted to different participants.

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(c) Business Criteria.  One or more of the following business criteria for the Company, an a consolidated basis, and/or for specified subsidiaries, divisions or business or geographical units of the Company (except with respect to the total stockholder return and earnings per share criteria), shall be used by the Committee in establishing performance goals for Performance Awards granted to a participant:  (A) earnings per share; (B) increase in revenues; (C) increase in cash flow; (D) increase in cash flow return; (E) return on net assets; (F) Modified Total Return (G) return on assets; (H) return on investment; (I) return on capital; (J) return on equity; (K) economic value added; (L) gross margin; (M) net income; (N) pretax earnings; (O) pretax earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization; (P) pretax operating earnings after interest expense and before incentives, service fees, and extraordinary or special items; (Q) operating income; (R) total stockholder return; (S) debt reduction; and (T) any of the above goals determined on the absolute or relative basis or as compared to the performance of a published or special index deemed applicable by the Committee including, but not limited to a market index or a group of comparable companies.

(d) Performance Period; Timing for Establishing Performance Goals.  Achievement of performance goals in respect of Performance Awards shall be measured over a performance period of not less than one year and not more than three years, as specified by the Committee.  Performance goals in the case of any Award granted to a participant shall be established not later than 90 days after the beginning of any performance period applicable to such Performance Awards, or at such other date as may be required or permitted for “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

(e) Settlement of Performance Awards; Other Terms.  After the end of each performance period, the Committee shall determine the amount, if any, of Performance Awards payable to each participant based upon achievement of business criteria over a performance period.  Except as may otherwise be required under Section 409A of the Code, payment described in the immediately preceding sentence shall be made by the later of (i) the date that is 2½ months after the end of the Participant’s first taxable year in which the Performance Award is earned under the Plan and (ii) the date that is 2½ months after the end of the Company’s first taxable year in which the Performance Award is earned under the Plan, and such payment shall not be subject to any election by the Participant to defer the payment to a later period.  The Committee may not exercise discretion to increase any such amount payable in respect of a Performance Award designed to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code.  The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which such Performance Awards shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination of employment by the participant prior to the end of a performance period or settlement of Performance Awards.

(f) Written Determinations.  All determinations by the Committee as to the establishment of performance goals, the amount of any Performance Award, and the achievement of performance goals relating to Performance Awards shall be made in writing in the case of any Award granted to a participant.  The Committee may not delegate any responsibility relating to such Performance Awards.

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(g) Amendment.  The Committee may amend or modify the terms of any Performance Award; provided, however, that with respect to any Award which is intended to qualify for the performance-based exception to the limitation on deductibility set forth in section 162(m) of the Code, no amendment to the Award shall be made (a) more than 90 days after the commencement of the performance period to which the performance goals relate; (b) after the lapse of 25% of the performance period to which the performance goals relate; or (c) when the outcome of the performance goals is not substantially uncertain.

(h) Change in Control.  In the event of a Change in Control, each share of Performance Stock and each Performance Unit previously granted which is not then immediately vested in full shall be immediately vested in full, all performance goals shall be deemed to have been met to the fullest extent under the terms of such grant and the performance periods shall immediately end, unless prior to such Change in Control, the Committee shall determine that such vesting shall not occur upon a Change in Control with respect to one or more outstanding Performance Awards.

SECTION 10. DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS

The Committee may grant a Dividend Equivalent Right, either as a component of another Award or as a separate Award, and, in general, each such holder of a Dividend Equivalent Right that is outstanding on a dividend record date for the Company’s Common Stock shall be credited with an amount equal to the cash or stock dividends or other distributions that would have been received had the Shares covered by the Award been issued and outstanding on the dividend record date, or such other amounts as the Committee may provide.  The terms and conditions of the Dividend Equivalent Right shall be specified by the grant.  Dividend equivalents credited to the holder of a Dividend Equivalent Right may be paid currently or may be deemed to be reinvested in additional Shares (which may thereafter accrue additional Dividend Equivalent Rights).  Any such reinvestment shall be at the Fair Market Value at the time thereof.  Dividend Equivalent Rights may be settled in cash or Shares, or a combination thereof, in a single Payment or in installments.  A Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of another Award may also contain terms and conditions different from such other Award.  Any Dividend Equivalent Rights shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

SECTION 11. OTHER AWARDS

The Committee may grant to any eligible officer, employee or director other forms of Awards based upon, payable in or otherwise related to, in whole or in part, Shares if the Committee, in its sole discretion determines that such other form of Award is consistent with the purposes and restrictions of the Plan.  The terms and conditions of such other form of Award shall be specified by the grant, including, but not limited to, the price, if any, and the vesting schedule, if any.  To the extent that any such Award includes a vesting schedule, except as may otherwise be required under Section 409A of the Code, payment of such Award shall be made by the later of (i) the date that is 2½ months after the end of the Participant’s first taxable year in which the Award is earned under the Plan and (ii) the date that is 2½ months after the end of the Company’s first taxable year in which the Award is earned under the Plan, and such payment shall not be subject to any election by the Participant to defer the payment to a later period. Such Awards may be granted for no cash consideration, for such minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law or for such other consideration as may be specified by the grant.  Any such Award shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

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SECTION 12. NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARDS.

A stock option shall not be transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and a stock option may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee; provided, however, that with the approval of the Committee, the agreement relating to any Award (including, without limitation, a stock option) may provide that such Award may be transferred to one or more members of the immediate family of the grantee of the Award or to a trust for the benefit of such person or as directed under a qualified domestic relations order.  Any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of a stock option or other Award contrary to the provisions hereof, or the levy of any execution, attachment or similar process upon a stock option or other Award shall be null and void and without effect.

SECTION 13. COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES AND OTHER LAWS

In no event shall the Company be required to sell or issue Shares under any Award if the sale or issuance thereof would constitute a violation of applicable federal or state securities laws or regulations or a violation of any other law or regulation of any governmental or regulatory agency or authority or any national securities exchange.  As a condition to any sale or issuance of Shares, the Company may place legends on Shares, issue stop transfer orders and require such agreements or undertakings as the Company may deem necessary or advisable to assure compliance with any such laws or regulations, including, if the Company or its counsel deems it appropriate, representations from the person to whom an Award is granted that he or she is acquiring the Shares solely for investment and not with a view to distribution and that no distribution of the Shares will be made unless registered pursuant to applicable federal and state securities laws, or in the opinion of counsel of the Company, such registration is unnecessary.

SECTION 14. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION OR REORGANIZATION

The value of an Award in Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:

(a) In the event that at any time after the issuance of an Award, the outstanding Shares are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company by reason of a merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, stock dividend, extraordinary dividend, combination of shares or the like, the aggregate number and class of securities available under the Plan and issued pursuant to any outstanding Awards shall be equitably adjusted by the Committee.  Upon the occurrence of any of the events described in the immediately preceding sentence, and subject to any required action of the Board and the stockholders, in order to ensure that after such event the Shares subject to the Plan and each Participant’s proportionate interest shall be maintained substantially as before the occurrence of such event, the Committee shall adjust (i) the number and type of Shares of common stock of the Company or any Affiliate with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan, (ii) the maximum number of Shares that may be covered by Awards granted under the Plan during any period, (iii) the maximum number of Shares that may be covered by Awards to any single individual during any calendar year, (iv) the number of Shares subject to outstanding Awards, and (v) the grant or exercise price with respect to an Award.  Such adjustment in an outstanding Option shall be made (i) without change in the total price applicable to the Option or any unexercised portion of the Option (except for any change in the aggregate price resulting from rounding-off of Share quantities or prices) and (ii) with any necessary corresponding adjustment in exercise price per Share; provided, however, the Committee shall not take any action otherwise authorized under this Section 14(a) to the extent that (i) such action would cause (A) the application of Section 162(m) or 409A of the Code to the Award or (B) create adverse tax consequences under Section 162(m) or 409A of the Code should either or both of those Code sections apply to the Award or (ii) materially reduce the benefit to the Participant without the consent of the Participant.  The Committee’s determinations shall be final, binding and conclusive with respect to the Company and all other interested persons.

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(b) Subject to any required action by stockholders, if the Company shall be the surviving corporation in any Reorganization, merger or consolidation, each outstanding Award shall pertain to and apply to the securities to which a holder of the number of Shares subject to the Award would have been entitled, and if a plan or agreement reflecting any such event is in effect that specifically provides for the change, conversion or exchange of Shares, then any adjustment to Shares relating to an Award hereunder shall not be inconsistent with the terms of any such plan or agreement.

(c) In the event of a change in the Shares of the Company as presently constituted, which is limited to a change of par value into the same number of Shares with a different par value or without par value, the Shares resulting from any such change shall be deemed to be the Shares within the meaning of the Plan.

To the extent that the foregoing adjustments relate to stock or securities of the Company, such adjustments shall be made by the Board, whose determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

Except as hereinbefore expressly provided in the Plan, any person to whom an Award is granted shall have no rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of stock of any class or the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or by reason of any dissolution, liquidation, reorganization, merger or consolidation or spinoff of assets or stock of another corporation, and any issue by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or exercise price of Shares subject to an Award.

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The grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, Reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge or to consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

SECTION 15. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

15.1Amendment of the Plan.  Notwithstanding anything contained in the Plan to the contrary, all provisions of the Plan may at any time or from time to time be modified or amended by the Board; provided, however, that no Award at any time outstanding under the Plan may be modified, impaired or canceled adversely to the holder of the Award without the consent of such holder; and provided, further, that the Plan may not be amended without approval by the holders of a majority of the Shares of the Company cast at a meeting of the stockholders (a) to increase the maximum number of Shares subject to the Plan, (b) to materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan, (c) to otherwise materially increase the benefits accruing to persons to whom Awards may be made under the Plan, as amended, or (d) if such approval is otherwise necessary, to comply with Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as amended, or to comply with any other applicable laws, regulations or listing requirements, or to qualify, for an exemption or characterization that is deemed desirable by the Board.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may amend any Award without the consent of the holder if the Board deems it necessary to avoid adverse tax consequences to the holder under Section 409A of the Code.

15.2Termination of the Plan.  Subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time, and such suspension or termination may be retroactive or prospective.  However, no Award may be granted on or after April 22, 2014, the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date of the Plan.  Termination of the Plan shall not impair or affect any Award previously granted hereunder and the rights of the holder of the Award shall remain in effect until the Award has been exercised in its entirety or has expired or otherwise has been terminated by the terms of such Award.

SECTION 16. AMENDMENTS AND ADJUSTMENTS TO AWARDS

Subject to Section 6.8, the Committee may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award with the participant’s consent at any time prior to payment or exercise in any manner not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, including, without limitation, (i) to change the date or dates as of which (A) an option becomes exercisable or (B) a performance-based Award is deemed earned or (ii) to cancel an Award and grant a new Award in substitution therefore under such different terms and conditions as it determines in its sole and complete discretion to be appropriate.  The Committee is also authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 14 hereof) affecting the Company, or the financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent reduction or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan.  Any provision of the Plan or any agreement regarding an Award to the contrary notwithstanding, the Committee may cause any Award granted to be canceled in consideration of a cash payment or alternative Award made to the holder of such canceled Award equal in value to the Fair Market Value of such canceled Award.  The determinations of value under this Section 16 shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion.  Any amendment or adjustment to an Award shall comply with Section 409A of the Code.

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SECTION 17. GENERAL PROVISIONS

17.1No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements.  Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company from adopting or continuing in effect other compensation arrangements, and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

17.2No Right to Employment.  The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving the recipient thereof the right to be retained in the employ of the Company.  Further, the Company may at any time dismiss a participant in the Plan from employment, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award agreement.  No officer, employee, director, participant or other person shall have any claim to be granted any Award, and there is no obligation for uniformity or treatment of officers, employees, directors, participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards.

17.3GOVERNING LAW.  THE VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF THE PLAN AND ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE PLAN SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND.

17.4Severability.  If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the sole determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

17.5No Fractional Shares.  No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash, other securities or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.

17.6Headings.  Headings are given to the subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference.  Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.

17.7Withholding.  The Company or any Affiliate is authorized to withhold at the minimum statutory rate from any Award, from any payment due or transfer made under any Award or under the Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant the amount (in any medium) of any applicable taxes payable in respect of an Award, its exercise, the lapse of restrictions thereon, or any payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes.

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17.8Code Section 409A.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, any Award granted after December 31, 2004 is intended to avoid application of Section 409A of the Code to the Award.

17.9No Guarantee of Tax Consequences.  None of the Board, the Company nor the Committee makes any commitment or guarantee that any federal, state or local tax treatment will (or will not) apply or be available to any person participating or eligible to participate hereunder.

17.10Specified Employee under 409A.  Subject to any other restrictions or limitations contained herein, in the event that a Specified Employee (as defined under Section 409A) becomes entitled to a payment under the Plan on account of a “Separation from Service” (as defined under Section 409A), such payment shall not occur until the date that is six months plus one day from the date of such Separation from Service.

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EXHIBIT 12

CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF NET INCOME TO FIXED CHARGES AND RATIO OF NET INCOME TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

(In thousands, except ratios)

(Unaudited)

Computation of ratio of net income to fixed charges:

	Year ended December 31
	2013		2012		2011		2010		2009
Fixed charges	$	75,104	$	77,848	$	66,080	$	56,251	$	128,830
Fixed charges	$	75,104	$	77,848	$	66,080	$	56,251	$	128,830
Net income		126,487		163,626		160,204		126,896		129,263
	$	201,591	$	241,474	$	226,284	$	183,147	$	258,093
Ratio of net income to fixed charges	2.68:1		3.10:1		3.42:1		3.26:1		2.00:1

Computation of ratio of net income to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends:

	Year ended December 31
	2013		2012		2011		2010		2009
Fixed charges	$	75,104	$	77,848	$	66,080	$	56,251	$	128,830
Preferred stock items:
Redemption preference premiums*		19,924		–		–		–		–
Dividends		17,536		21,021		20,369		20,233		20,239
Combined fixed charges and preferred stock items	$	112,564	$	98,869	$	86,449	$	76,484	$	149,069
Fixed charges	$	75,104	$	77,848	$	66,080	$	56,251	$	128,830
Net income		126,487		163,626		160,204		126,896		129,263
	$	201,591	$	241,474	$	226,284	$	183,147	$	258,093
Ratio of net income to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends	1.79:1		2.44:1		2.62:1		2.39:1		1.73:1

* Capstead’s Series A and B preferred shares were redeemed on June 13, 2013.  See NOTE 11 to the consolidated financial statements (included under Item 8 of this report).  The ratio of net income to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends excluding the redemption preference premiums was 2.18:1 for the year ended December 31, 2013.

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EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements and the related prospectuses:

· Form S-8 (No. 33-53555);

· Form S-8 (No. 333-12719);

· Form S-8 (No. 333-27215);

· Form S-8 (No. 333-116738);

· Form S-8 (No. 333-142861); and

· Form S-3ASR (No. 333-179607)

of our reports dated February 28, 2014 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Capstead Mortgage Corporation and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Capstead Mortgage Corporation included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Capstead Mortgage Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2013.

	/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Dallas, Texas
February 28, 2014

EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(a)

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Andrew F. Jacobs, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Capstead Mortgage Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 28, 2014	By:	/s/ ANDREW F. JACOBS
		Andrew F. Jacobs
		President and Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT 31.2

CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(a)

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Phillip A. Reinsch, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Capstead Mortgage Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 28, 2014	By:	/s/ PHILLIP A. REINSCH
		Phillip A. Reinsch
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT 32

CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

We, Andrew F. Jacobs, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Phillip A. Reinsch, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Capstead Mortgage Corporation (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 that:

1. The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the annual period ended December 31, 2013 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: February 28, 2014	By:	/s/ ANDREW F. JACOBS
		Andrew F. Jacobs
		President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 28, 2014	By:	/s/ PHILLIP A. REINSCH
		Phillip A. Reinsch
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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REPURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS AND SIMILAR BORROWINGS - Schedule Of Repurchase Arrangements And Similar Borrowings (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Repurchase Arrangements And Similar Borrowings, Including Interest Rate Hedging Activity [Line Items]
Collateral Carrying Amount	$ 13,123,757		$ 13,453,159
Agency Securities [Member]
Repurchase Arrangements And Similar Borrowings, Including Interest Rate Hedging Activity [Line Items]
Collateral Carrying Amount	13,123,757		13,453,159
Accrued Interest Receivable	30,263		32,858
Borrowings Outstanding	12,482,900		12,784,238
Average Borrowing Rates (in hundredths)	0.38%		0.47%
Year-End Borrowing Rates Adjusted For Effects Of Related Derivatives Held As Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Repurchase Arrangements And Similar Borrowings, Including Interest Rate Hedging Activity [Line Items]
Average Borrowing Rates (in hundredths)	0.49%		0.65%
Borrowings With Maturities Of 30 Days Or Less [Member] | Agency Securities [Member]
Repurchase Arrangements And Similar Borrowings, Including Interest Rate Hedging Activity [Line Items]
Collateral Carrying Amount	12,169,534		13,406,253
Accrued Interest Receivable	28,195		32,807
Borrowings Outstanding	11,578,211		12,739,872
Average Borrowing Rates (in hundredths)	0.38%		0.47%
Borrowings With Maturities Of 31 To 90 Days [Member] | Agency Securities [Member]
Repurchase Arrangements And Similar Borrowings, Including Interest Rate Hedging Activity [Line Items]
Collateral Carrying Amount	951,966		44,060
Accrued Interest Receivable	2,068		51
Borrowings Outstanding	902,432		41,520
Average Borrowing Rates (in hundredths)	0.38%		0.57%
Collateral For Structured Financings [Member] | Agency Securities [Member]
Repurchase Arrangements And Similar Borrowings, Including Interest Rate Hedging Activity [Line Items]
Collateral Carrying Amount	2,257	[1]	2,846	[1]
Accrued Interest Receivable	0	[1]	0	[1]
Borrowings Outstanding	$ 2,257	[1]	$ 2,846	[1]
Average Borrowing Rates (in hundredths)	8.09%	[1]	8.12%	[1]

[1] The maturity of structured financings is directly affected by prepayments on the related mortgage pass-through securities pledged as collateral and these financings are subject to redemption by the residual bondholders.

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended								12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Oct. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2013 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series E [Member]	May 31, 2013 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series E [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Series A And Series B Preferred Stock [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Series A Perpetual Preferred Shares [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Series B Perpetual Preferred Share [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Series B Perpetual Preferred Share [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Series B Perpetual Preferred Share [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Continuous Offering Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Continuous Offering Program [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Continuous Offering Program [Member] Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series E [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Directors And Employees [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Directors And Employees [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Directors And Employees [Member]
Stockholders' Equity [Line Items]
Redeemable preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)										6,800,000
Redeemable preferred stock, face value										$ 170,000,000
Preferred stock dividend rate (in hundredths)									7.50%
Redeemable preferred stock, liquidation preference per share (in dollars per share)										$ 25.00
Preferred stock, redemption price per share (in dollars per share)										$ 25.00
Proceeds from issuance of redeemable preferred stock									164,300,000									1,400,000
Cash on hand paid to redeem preferred stock									42,700,000
Preferred stock, redemption date											Jun. 13, 2013
Preferred stock, redemption shares (in shares)												77,000	16,500,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)												109,000	32,000
Common stock, shares, issued on conversion of preferred stock (in shares)												181,000	20,000
Cash used for redemption of preferred stock											207,000,000
Redemption preference premiums paid			19,924,000	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]			19,900,000
Reduction in income per share (in dollars per share)											$ 0.21
Proceeds from issuance of common stock			0		142,035,000		231,674,000									142,000,000	231,700,000
Additional shares issued (in shares)														309,000	365,000	10,500,000	17,800,000	61,000
Proceeds from issuance of preferred equity capital			165,756,000		4,479,000		5,206,000							4,500,000	5,200,000
Common stock repurchase program		100,000,000
Shares repurchased (in shares)	638,000				3,000,000
Average cost per share (in dollars per share)	$ 11.43				$ 11.80
Value of stock repurchased	7,300,000				35,100,000
Additions to common equity capital related to equity-based awards																			$ 1,800,000	$ 4,400,000	$ 3,200,000

[1] The Series A and Series B preferred shares were redeemed on June 13, 2013 (See NOTE 11).

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DISCLOSURES REGARDING FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Balance Sheet Location (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Financial assets [Abstract]
Interest rate swap agreements at fair value	$ 5,005	$ 169
Carrying Amount [Member]
Financial assets [Abstract]
Residential mortgage loans	6,898	8,063
Interest rate swap agreements at fair value	5,005	169
Financial liabilities [Abstract]
Repurchase arrangements with initial terms of greater than 120 days, Fair Value	36,299	41,520
Unsecured borrowings	100,000	103,095
Interest rate swap agreements	11,304	32,868
Fair Value [Member]
Financial assets [Abstract]
Residential mortgage loans	7,000	8,200
Interest rate swap agreements at fair value	5,005	169
Financial liabilities [Abstract]
Repurchase arrangements with initial terms of greater than 120 days, Fair Value	36,300	41,500
Unsecured borrowings	101,000	104,600
Interest rate swap agreements	$ 11,304	$ 32,868

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COMPENSATION PROGRAMS - Schedule of Dividend Equivalent Rights (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Dividend Equivalent Rights [Line Items]
Total DER's Granted	654,000
Related compensation costs	$ 811,000	$ 914,000	$ 960,000
July 2008 [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Dividend Equivalent Rights [Line Items]
Total DER's Granted	225,000
Related compensation costs	279,000	335,000	396,000
July 2009 [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Dividend Equivalent Rights [Line Items]
Total DER's Granted	225,000
Related compensation costs	279,000	335,000	396,000
July 2010 [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Dividend Equivalent Rights [Line Items]
Total DER's Granted	60,000
Related compensation costs	75,000	89,000	105,000
August 2011 [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Dividend Equivalent Rights [Line Items]
Total DER's Granted	72,000
Related compensation costs	89,000	107,000	63,000
July 2012 [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Dividend Equivalent Rights [Line Items]
Total DER's Granted	72,000
Related compensation costs	$ 89,000	$ 48,000	$ 0
July 2013 [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Dividend Equivalent Rights [Line Items]
Total DER's Granted	0

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UNSECURED BORROWINGS - Schedule of Subordinated Note Balances and Related Weighted Average Interest Rate (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings Outstanding	$ 100,000		$ 103,095
Junior subordinated notes, remaining maturity	20 years
For Final 20 Years [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective borrowing rate considering cash flow hedges	7.56%
Capstead Mortgage Trust I [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings Outstanding	35,000		36,083
Average Rate (in hundredths)	8.31%	[1]	8.31%	[1]
Capstead Mortgage Trust II [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings Outstanding	40,000		41,238
Average Rate (in hundredths)	8.46%	[1]	8.46%	[1]
Capstead Mortgage Trust III [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings Outstanding	25,000		25,774
Average Rate (in hundredths)	8.78%	[1]	8.78%	[1]
Junior Subordinated Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings Outstanding	$ 100,000		$ 103,095
Average Rate (in hundredths)	8.49%	[1]	8.49%	[1]

[1] The indicated weighted average rates have been in effect since issuance. After considering cash flow hedges that coincide with the floating rate terms of these borrowings that begin in October and December 2015 for the notes associated with Capstead Mortgage Trusts I and II and September 2016 for the notes associated with Capstead Mortgage Trust III, the effective borrowing rate during the final 20 years of these borrowings will average 7.56%, subject to certain adjustments for the effects of measured hedge ineffectiveness, if any.

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NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - Components of Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Common Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Sep. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2013		Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Numerator for basic net income per common share [Abstract]
Net income	$ 36,973		$ 24,702		$ 29,894		$ 34,918		$ 35,084	$ 40,037	$ 43,335	$ 45,170	$ 126,487		$ 163,626		$ 160,204
Preferred share dividends													(17,536)		(21,021)		(20,369)
Redemption preference premiums paid on Series A and Series B preferred shares													(19,924)	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Unvested stock award participation in earnings													(139)		(372)		(579)
Numerator for basic net income per common share													88,888		142,233		139,256
Denominator for basic net income per common share [Abstract]
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)													95,679		95,115		79,784
Average unvested stock awards outstanding (in shares)													(506)		(522)		(468)
Denominator for basic net income per common share (in shares)													95,173		94,593		79,316
Basic net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.35	[2]	$ 0.23	[2]	$ 0.04	[2]	$ 0.31	[2]	$ 0.31	$ 0.35	$ 0.40	$ 0.45	$ 0.93		$ 1.50		$ 1.76
Numerator for diluted net income per common share [Abstract]
Net income available to common stockholders													88,888		142,233		139,256
Dividends on dilutive convertible preferred shares													44		298		298
Numerator for diluted net income per common share													$ 88,932		$ 142,531		$ 139,554
Denominator for diluted net income per common share [Abstract]
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)													95,173		94,593		79,316
Net effect of dilutive stock and option awards (in shares)													145		111		71
Net effect of dilutive convertible preferred shares (in shares)													75		308		309
Denominator for diluted net income per common share (in shares)													95,393		95,012		79,696
Diluted net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.35	[2]	$ 0.23	[2]	$ 0.04	[2]	$ 0.31	[2]	$ 0.31	$ 0.35	$ 0.40	$ 0.44	$ 0.93		$ 1.50		$ 1.75

[1] The Series A and Series B preferred shares were redeemed on June 13, 2013 (See NOTE 11).

[2] Includes $0.23 associated with redemption preference premiums paid and other one-time effects of the second quarter’s preferred capital transactions.

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COMPENSATION PROGRAMS - Schedule of Restricted Stock Awards (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended																																																			1 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2007 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2007 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2014 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2007 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2017 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2008 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2008 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2014 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2008 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2017 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2009 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2009 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2014 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2009 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2017 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2010 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2010 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2014 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2010 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2017 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2011 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2011 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2014 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2011 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2017 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2012 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2012 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2014 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2012 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2017 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2013 One [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2013 One [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2014 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2013 One [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2017 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2013 Two [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2013 Two [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2014 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Year 2013 Two [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2017 [Member]		Jan. 31, 2013 Performance-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2008 [Member]	Feb. 29, 2012 Performance-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2008 [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Performance-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2009 [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Performance-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2009 [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Performance-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2010 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2008 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2008 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2014 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2008 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2015 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2008 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2016 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2009 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2009 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2014 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2009 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2015 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2009 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2016 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2010 [Member] December 31 2017 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2010 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2014 [Member] December 31 2017 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2010 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2015 [Member] December 31 2017 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2010 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2016 [Member] December 31 2017 [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2011 [Member] December 31 2018 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2011 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2014 [Member] December 31 2018 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2011 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2015 [Member] December 31 2018 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2011 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2016 [Member] December 31 2018 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2012 [Member] December 31 2019 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2012 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2014 [Member] December 31 2019 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2012 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2015 [Member] December 31 2019 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Service-Based Stock Awards [Member] Year 2012 [Member] Remaining Shares Vesting In: 2016 [Member] December 31 2019 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Stock Awards Activity [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Stock Awards Activity [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Stock Awards Activity [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Performance Based Stock Awards Vesting In Three Year [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Performance Based Stock Awards Vesting In Three Year [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Performance Based Stock Awards Vesting In Three Year [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Performance Based Stock Awards Vesting After Three Year [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Stock Options [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Long Term Equity Based Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant date fair value per share (in dollars per share)				$ 12.93	[1]					$ 12.87	[2]					$ 11.39	[2]					$ 11.64	[2]					$ 13.23	[2]					$ 13.59	[2]					$ 13.02	[2]					$ 12.34	[3]										$ 10.18	[4]							$ 14.33	[5]							$ 12.44	[6]							$ 12.72				$ 11.67												$ 12.45
Total original grants (in shares)				156,000	[1]					6,000	[2]					6,000	[2]					12,000	[2]					24,000	[2]					29,000	[2]					28,000	[2]					35,703	[3]										140,658	[4]							110,917	[5]							128,766	[6]							132,490				145,399												242,505
Vested (in shares)				121,004	[1]					6,000	[2]					6,000	[2]					12,000	[2]					24,000	[2]					29,000	[2]					0	[2]					0	[3]
Forfeited (in shares)				12,832	[1]					0	[2]					0	[2]					0	[2]					0	[2]					0	[2]					0	[2]					0	[3]										5,464	[4]							4,571	[5]							5,759	[6]							5,050				5,697
Remaining shares vesting in period (in shares)						22,164	[1]	0	[1]			0	[2]	0	[2]			0	[2]	0	[2]			0	[2]	0	[2]			0	[2]	0	[2]			0	[2]	0	[2]			28,000	[2]	0	[2]			0	[3]	35,703	[3]								0	[4]	0	[4]	0	[4]			0	[5]	0	[5]	0	[5]			61,499	[6]	0	[6]	0	[6]		63,722	63,718	0		0	69,853	69,849
Equity instruments other than options, nonvested, number of shares [Roll Forward]
Unvested stock awards outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)	657,720																																																																																													485,010
Grants (in shares)	63,703
Vesting's (in shares)	(172,523)
Forfeitures (in shares)	(19,969)
Unvested stock awards outstanding at end of period (in shares)	528,931	657,720																																																																																											242,505
Percentage of performance based awards granted, actual (in hundredths)																																																																																												50.00%			50.00%
Equity instruments other than options, nonvested, weighted average grant date fair value [Abstract]
Unvested stock awards outstanding at beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 12.48
Grants (in dollars per share)	$ 12.64
Vestings (in dollars per share)	$ 12.41
Forfeitures (in dollars per share)	$ 12.65
Unvested stock awards outstanding at end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 12.51	$ 12.48
Salaries and benefits	$ 5,776,000	$ 5,929,000	$ 5,741,000																																																																																						$ 1,800,000	$ 1,900,000	$ 1,600,000					$ 3,000
Other general and administrative expense																																																																																									387,000	362,000	261,000
Common stock dividend payable	30,872,000	29,512,000																																																																																							1,300,000	765,000
Total of unrecognized compensation expense for unvested stock award																																																																																									$ 3,000,000
Compensation cost not yet recognized, period for recognition																																																																																									1 year 7 months 6 days
Performance-based awards vested (in shares)																																																				67,595	67,599	52,915	53,431	61,508
Expected compensation expense related to stock based compensation awards																																																																																													625,000	5,400,000
Expected issuance of common stock for award program (in shares)	528,931	657,720																																																																																											242,505

[1] The remaining 2007 grant shares vested in January 2014.

[2] Director stock awards have been granted annually upon election or reelection to the board of directors. These awards vest one year after issuance.

[3] In December 2013 the Committee granted service-based awards to employees that were not awarded performance-based restricted stock units. These awards vest on January 2, 2017.

[4] The absolute return metrics for the three-year measurement periods ending December 31, 2012 and 2011 were met resulting in the vesting of 67,595 shares associated with the second 50% of this grant in January 2013 and 67,599 shares associated with the first 50% of this grant in February 2012.

[5] The absolute return metrics for the three-year measurement periods ending December 31, 2013 and 2012 were met resulting in the vesting of 52,915 shares associated with the second 50% of this grant in January 2014 and 53,431 shares associated with the first 50% of this grant in January 2013.

[6] The absolute return metric for the first three-year measurement period ending December 31, 2013 was met resulting in the vesting of 61,508 shares associated with the first 50% of this grant in January 2014.

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REPURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS AND SIMILAR BORROWINGS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

REPURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS AND SIMILAR BORROWINGS [Abstract]

Schedule Of Repurchase Arrangements And Similar Borrowings

Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings (and related pledged collateral, including accrued interest receivable), classified by collateral type and remaining maturities, and related weighted average borrowing rates as of the indicated dates were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Collateral Type	Collateral Carrying Amount		Accrued Interest Receivable		Borrowings Outstanding		Average Borrowing Rates
As of December 31, 2013:
Borrowings with maturities of 30 days or less:
Agency Securities	$	12,169,534	$	28,195	$	11,578,211		0.38	%
Borrowings with maturities greater than 30 days:
Agency Securities (31 to 90 days)		951,966		2,068		902,432		0.38
Similar borrowings:
Collateral for structured financings*		2,257		–		2,257		8.09
	$	13,123,757	$	30,263	$	12,482,900		0.38
Year-end borrowing rates adjusted for effects of related derivative financial instruments (“Derivatives”) held as cash flow hedges (see NOTE 7)								0.49
As of December 31, 2012:
Borrowings with maturities of 30 days or less:
Agency Securities	$	13,406,253	$	32,807	$	12,739,872		0.47
Borrowings with maturities greater than 30 days:
Agency Securities (31 to 90 days)		44,060		51		41,520		0.57
Similar borrowings:
Collateral for structured financings*		2,846		–		2,846		8.12
	$	13,453,159	$	32,858	$	12,784,238		0.47
Year-end borrowing rates adjusted for effects of related Derivatives held as cash flow hedges								0.65

* The maturity of structured financings is directly affected by prepayments on the related mortgage pass-through securities pledged as collateral and these financings are subject to redemption by the residual bondholders.

Schedule Of Average Borrowings Outstanding

Average borrowings outstanding differed from respective year-end balances during the indicated periods primarily due to changes in portfolio levels and differences in the timing of portfolio acquisitions relative to portfolio runoff as illustrated below (dollars in thousands):

	Year ended December 31
	2013					2012
	Average Borrowings		Average Rate			Average Borrowings		Average Rate
Average borrowings and rates for the indicated years, adjusted for the effects of related Derivatives held as cash flow hedges	$	12,702,941		0.52	%	$	12,442,706		0.56	%

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DISCLOSURES REGARDING FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Securities in Unrealized Loss Position (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Continuous unrealized loss position, fair value [Abstract]
One year or greater	$ 39,030	$ 29,760
Less than one year	2,857,724	751,645
Continuous unrealized loss position, Fair Value, Total	2,896,754	781,405
Continuous unrealized loss position, aggregate loss [Abstract]
One year or greater	380	120
Less than one year	17,012	1,843
Unrealized Losses, Total	$ 17,392	$ 1,963

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USE OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, OFFSETTING DISCLOSURES AND CHANGES IN OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME BY COMPONENT - Balance Sheet and Income Statement Location (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Balance sheet-related [Abstract]
Interest rate swap agreements at fair value, net assets (liability)	$ (11,792)		$ (40,487)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Other comprehensive income related [Abstract]
Amount of gain (loss recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss) (effective portion)	9,320		(22,262)		(51,751)
Interest Expense [Member]
Income statement-related [Abstract]
Amount of loss reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income related to the effective portion of active positions	(16,914)		(19,882)		(28,066)
Amount of gain (loss) recognized (ineffective portion)	24		(542)		(827)
Increase in interest expense and decrease in Net income as a result of the use of Derivatives	(16,890)	[1]	(20,424)	[1]	(28,893)	[1]
Other Assets [Member]
Balance sheet-related [Abstract]
Related net interest payable	(5,493)	[2]	(7,788)	[2]
Borrowings Under Repurchase Arrangements [Member] | Other Assets [Member]
Balance sheet-related [Abstract]
Interest rate swap agreements in a gain position (an asset)	1,094	[3]	169	[3]
Interest rate swap agreements in a loss position (a liability)	(11,304)	[3]	(18,671)	[3]
Unsecured Borrowings [Member] | Other Assets [Member]
Balance sheet-related [Abstract]
Interest rate swap agreements in a gain position (an asset)	3,911		0
Interest rate swap agreements in a loss position (a liability)	$ 0	[3]	$ (14,197)	[3]

[1] Included in "Interest expense: Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings" on the face of the Statement of Income.

[2] Included in "Accounts payable and accrued expenses" on the face of the Balance Sheet.

[3] The fair value of Derivatives with realized and unrealized gains are aggregated and recorded as an asset on the face of the Balance Sheet separately from the fair value of Derivatives with realized and unrealized losses that are recorded as a liability. The amount of unrealized losses at December 31, 2013 scheduled to be recognized in the Statement of Income over the next twelve months primarily in the form of fixed-rate swap payments in excess of current market rates totaled $14.5 million.

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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES [Abstract]
Issuance of common securities	$ 3.1

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INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]
Income taxes paid	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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DISCLOSURES REGARDING FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Narrative (Details) (Maximum [Member])	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Maximum [Member]
Fair value, balance sheet grouping [Line Items]
Repurchase arrangements with initial terms in days	120 days

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BUSINESS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

BUSINESS [Abstract]

BUSINESS

NOTE 1 ¾ BUSINESS

Capstead Mortgage Corporation operates as a self-managed real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes (a “REIT”) and is based in Dallas, Texas.  Unless the context otherwise indicates, Capstead Mortgage Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as “Capstead” or the “Company.”  Capstead earns income from investing in a leveraged portfolio of residential mortgage pass-through securities consisting almost exclusively of adjustable-rate mortgage (“ARM”) securities issued and guaranteed by government-sponsored enterprises, either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (together, the “GSEs”), or by an agency of the federal government, Ginnie Mae.  Residential mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by the GSEs or Ginnie Mae, referred to as “Agency Securities,” are considered to have limited, if any, credit risk.

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USE OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, OFFSETTING DISCLOSURES AND CHANGES IN OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME BY COMPONENT - Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Offsetting of derivative assets [Abstract]
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets	$ 5,005		$ 169
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheet	(11,792)		(40,487)
Cash Collateral Received	25,502		49,972
Offsetting of financial liabilities and derivative liabilities [Abstract]
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	11,304		32,868
Offsetting Derivatives Assets [Member] | Counterparty 1 [Member]
Offsetting of derivative assets [Abstract]
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets	4,324		128
Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet	0		0
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheet	4,324		128
Financial Instruments	(4,324)	[1]	(128)	[1]
Cash Collateral Received	0	[1]	0	[1]
Net Amount	0		0
Offsetting Derivatives Assets [Member] | Counterparty 2 [Member]
Offsetting of derivative assets [Abstract]
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets	681		41
Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet	0		0
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheet	681		41
Financial Instruments	(681)	[1]	(41)	[1]
Cash Collateral Received	0	[1]	0	[1]
Net Amount	0		0
Offsetting Derivatives Assets [Member] | Derivative Counterparties [Member]
Offsetting of derivative assets [Abstract]
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets	5,005		169
Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet	0		0
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheet	5,005		169
Financial Instruments	(5,005)	[1]	(169)	[1]
Cash Collateral Received	0	[1]	0	[1]
Net Amount	0		0
Offsetting Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities [Member]
Offsetting of financial liabilities and derivative liabilities [Abstract]
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	12,504,401	[2]	12,831,899	[2]
Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet	0		0
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheet	12,504,401	[1],[2]	12,831,899	[1],[2]
Financial Instruments	(12,492,609)	[3]	(12,791,412)	[3]
Cash Collateral Pledged	(11,792)	[3]	(39,671)	[3]
Net Amount	0		816
Offsetting Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Repurchase Arrangements and Similar Borrowings [Member]
Offsetting of financial liabilities and derivative liabilities [Abstract]
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	12,487,604	[2]	12,791,243	[2]
Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet	0		0
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheet	12,487,604	[1],[2]	12,791,243	[1],[2]
Financial Instruments	(12,487,604)	[3]	(12,791,243)	[3]
Cash Collateral Pledged	0	[3]	0	[3]
Net Amount	0		0
Offsetting Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Counterparty 1 [Member]
Offsetting of financial liabilities and derivative liabilities [Abstract]
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	7,628	[2]	26,904	[2]
Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet	0		0
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheet	7,628	[1],[2]	26,904	[1],[2]
Financial Instruments	(4,324)	[3]	(128)	[3]
Cash Collateral Pledged	(3,304)	[3]	(26,776)	[3]
Net Amount	0		0
Offsetting Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Counterparty 2 [Member]
Offsetting of financial liabilities and derivative liabilities [Abstract]
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	7,588	[2]	12,357	[2]
Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet	0		0
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheet	7,588	[1],[2]	12,357	[1],[2]
Financial Instruments	(681)	[3]	(41)	[3]
Cash Collateral Pledged	(6,907)	[3]	(11,500)	[3]
Net Amount	0		816
Offsetting Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Counterparty 3 [Member]
Offsetting of financial liabilities and derivative liabilities [Abstract]
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	1,581	[2]	1,395	[2]
Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet	0		0
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheet	1,581	[1],[2]	1,395	[1],[2]
Financial Instruments	0	[3]	0	[3]
Cash Collateral Pledged	(1,581)	[3]	(1,395)	[3]
Net Amount	0		0
Offsetting Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities [Member] | Derivative Counterparties [Member]
Offsetting of financial liabilities and derivative liabilities [Abstract]
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	16,797	[2]	40,656	[2]
Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet	0		0
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheet	16,797	[1],[2]	40,656	[1],[2]
Financial Instruments	(5,005)	[3]	(169)	[3]
Cash Collateral Pledged	(11,792)	[3]	(39,671)	[3]
Net Amount	$ 0		$ 816

[1] Amounts presented are limited to recognized liabilities and cash collateral received associated with the indicated counterparty sufficient to reduce the related Net Amount to zero in accordance with ASU No. 2011-11, as amended by ASU No. 2013-01.

[2] Amounts include accrued interest of $5.5 million and $7.8 million on interest rate swap agreements and $4.7 million and $7.0 million on repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings, included in “Accounts payable and accrued expenses” on the face of the Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

[3] Amounts presented are limited to recognized assets and collateral pledged associated with the indicated counterparty sufficient to reduce the related Net Amount to zero in accordance with ASU No. 2011-11, as amended by ASU No. 2013-01.

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

INCOME TAXES [Abstract]

Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

Capstead’s effective tax rate differs substantially from statutory federal income tax rates primarily due to the benefit of Capstead REIT’s status as a REIT, along with other items affecting the Company’s effective tax rate as illustrated below for the indicated periods (in thousands):

	Year ended December 31
	2013			2012			2011
Income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate	$	44,270		$	57,269		$	37,171
Benefit of REIT status		(44,270	)		(57,268	)		(37,183	)
Income taxes computed on income of Capstead’s sole taxable REIT subsidiary		–			1			(12	)
Change in net deferred income tax assets		1			(1	)		22
Other		(1	)		–			(10	)
Income tax provision	$	–		$	–		$	–

Components Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

No income taxes were paid during 2013, 2012 or 2011.  Significant components of the Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary’s deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows as of the indicated dates (in thousands):

	December 31
	2013		2012
Deferred income tax assets:
Alternative minimum tax credit (a)	$	1,942	$	1,940
Net operating loss carryforwards (b)		60		60
Other		21		22
		2,023		2,022
Deferred income tax liabilities		–		–
Net deferred tax assets	$	2,023	$	2,022
Valuation allowance (c)	$	2,023	$	2,022

(a) Alternative tax credit carryforwards can be utilized to offset payment of federal income taxes on future taxable income, if any, earned by this subsidiary, subject to certain limitations.

(b) Excludes $3.5 million in remaining net operating loss carryforwards which expire beginning after 2019.  To the extent these carryforwards are utilized in future periods, the benefit will reduce actual taxes payable.

(c) Because this subsidiary is not expected to earn significant amounts of taxable income, related net deferred tax assets are fully reserved at December 31, 2013.

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DISCLOSURES REGARDING FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

DISCLOSURES REGARDING FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS [Abstract]

Financial Instruments Other Than Debt Securities

Fair value disclosures for financial instruments other than debt securities were as follows as of the indicated dates (in thousands):

	December 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Financial assets:
Residential mortgage loans	$	6,898	$	7,000	$	8,063	$	8,200
Interest rate swap agreements		5,005		5,005		169		169
Financial liabilities:
Repurchase arrangements with initial terms of greater than 120 days		36,299		36,300		41,520		41,500
Unsecured borrowings		100,000		101,000		103,095		104,600
Interest rate swap agreements		11,304		11,304		32,868		32,868

Fair Value And Related Disclosures For Debt Securities

Fair value and related disclosures for debt securities were as follows as of the indicated dates (in thousands):

	Amortized		Gross Unrealized
	Cost Basis		Gains		Losses		Fair Value
As of December 31, 2013
Agency Securities classified as available-for-sale:
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac	$	11,019,116	$	224,456	$	12,468	$	11,231,104
Ginnie Mae		2,220,035		18,384		4,924		2,233,495
Residential mortgage securities classified as held-to-maturity		4,376		211		–		4,587
As of December 31, 2012
Agency Securities classified as available-for-sale:
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac		11,904,660		296,114		1,787		12,198,987
Ginnie Mae		1,614,997		32,298		176		1,647,119
Residential mortgage securities classified as held-to-maturity		5,989		309		–		6,298

Securities In Unrealized Loss Position

	December 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Unrealized Loss
Securities in an unrealized loss position:
One year or greater	$	39,030	$	380	$	29,760	$	120
Less than one year		2,857,724		17,012		751,645		1,843
	$	2,896,754	$	17,392	$	781,405	$	1,963

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COMPENSATION PROGRAMS - Other Compensation Programs (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Share Based Compensation Programs [Line Items]
Expiration date of grant	Jul. 01, 2015
Incentive compensation award per share value (in dollars per share)	$ 12.64
Annual Incentive Compensation [Member]
Share Based Compensation Programs [Line Items]
Short term incentive compensation accruals in Accounts payable	$ 2,800,000
Short term incentive compensation accruals in Accrued expenses for non-participating employees	350,000
Annual Incentive Compensation [Member] | Executive Officer [Member]
Share Based Compensation Programs [Line Items]
Incentive compensation award to executive officers (in shares)		156,251	189,283
Incentive compensation award per share value (in dollars per share)		$ 11.47	$ 12.60
Stock Options [Member]
Share Based Compensation Programs [Line Items]
Share awards contractual term	10 years
Exercisable option awards outstanding (in shares)	77,500
Options exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual term	3 years 7 months 6 days
Options exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 11.75
Options exercisable, intrinsic value	65,000
Intrinsic value of option awards exercised	$ 26,000	$ 620,000	$ 129,000
Long-Term Equity-Based Awards [Member]
Share Based Compensation Programs [Line Items]
Percentage of investment capital, maximum (in hundredths)	8.00%
Spread over ten year Us treasury rate (in hundredths)	2.00%
Share awards vesting period	3 years

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USE OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, OFFSETTING DISCLOSURES AND CHANGES IN OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME BY COMPONENT - Changes in AOCI (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ 293,910	$ 204,540	$ 173,900
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(91,681)	69,488	2,512
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	16,914	19,882	28,128
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	(74,767)	89,370	30,640
Ending Balance	219,143	293,910	204,540
Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(32,539)	(30,159)	(6,474)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	9,320	(22,262)	(51,751)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	16,914	19,882	28,066
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	26,234	(2,380)	(23,685)
Ending Balance	(6,305)	(32,539)	(30,159)
Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	326,449	234,699	180,374
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(101,001)	91,750	54,263
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	0	0	62
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	(101,001)	91,750	54,325
Ending Balance	$ 225,448	$ 326,449	$ 234,699

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COMPENSATION PROGRAMS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

COMPENSATION PROGRAMS [Abstract]

Schedule Of Dividend Equivalent Rights

DERs issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013 and related compensation costs for the indicated periods were as follows:

	Total DERs		Year ended December 31
Grant Date	Granted		2013		2012		2011
July 2008		225,000	$	279,000	$	335,000	$	396,000
July 2009		225,000		279,000		335,000		396,000
July 2010		60,000		75,000		89,000		105,000
August 2011		72,000		89,000		107,000		63,000
July 2012		72,000		89,000		48,000		–
		654,000	$	811,000	$	914,000	$	960,000

Schedule Of Performance-Based Stock Awards

Information pertaining to absolute return performance-based stock awards issued to employees pursuant to this program is as follows:

Year of	Grant Date Fair Value		Total Original				Final Measurement Period Ends		Remaining Shares with Initial Measurement Periods Ending December 31
Grant	Per Share		Grants		Forfeited		December 31		2014		2015		2016
2008 (a)	$	10.18		140,658		5,464		n/a		–		–		–
2009 (b)		14.33		110,917		4,571		n/a		–		–		–
2010 (c)		12.44		128,766		5,759		2017		61,499		–		–
2011		12.72		132,490		5,050		2018		63,722		63,718		–
2012		11.67		145,399		5,697		2019		–		69,853		69,849

(a) The absolute return metrics for the three-year measurement periods ending December 31, 2012 and 2011 were met resulting in the vesting of 67,595 shares associated with the second 50% of this grant in January 2013 and 67,599 shares associated with the first 50% of this grant in February 2012.

(b) The absolute return metrics for the three-year measurement periods ending December 31, 2013 and 2012 were met resulting in the vesting of 52,915 shares associated with the second 50% of this grant in January 2014 and 53,431 shares associated with the first 50% of this grant in January 2013.

(c) The absolute return metric for the first three-year measurement period ending December 31, 2013 was met resulting in the vesting of 61,508 shares associated with the first 50% of this grant in January 2014.

Schedule Of Service-Based Stock Awards

Information pertaining to service-based stock awards issued to directors and employees (subject to certain restrictions, principally continuous service), is as follows:

Year of	Grant Date Fair Value		Total Original		As of December 31, 2013				Remaining Shares Scheduled to Vest During:
Grant	Per Share		Grants		Vested		Forfeited		2014		2017
2007 (a)	$	12.93		156,000		121,004		12,832		22,164		–
2008 (b)		12.87		6,000		6,000		–		–		–
2009 (b)		11.39		6,000		6,000		–		–		–
2010 (b)		11.64		12,000		12,000		–		–		–
2011 (b)		13.23		24,000		24,000		–		–		–
2012 (b)		13.59		29,000		29,000		–		–		–
2013 (b)		13.02		28,000		–		–		28,000		–
2013 (c)		12.34		35,703		–		–		–		35,703

(a) The remaining 2007 grant shares vested in January 2014.

(b) Director stock awards have been granted annually upon election or reelection to the board of directors.  These awards vest one year after issuance.

(c) In December 2013 the Committee granted service-based awards to employees that were not awarded performance-based restricted stock units.  These awards vest on January 2, 2017.

Schedule Of Performance- And Service- Based Stock Award Activity

Performance-based and service-based stock award activity for year ended December 31, 2013 is summarized below:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested stock awards outstanding at beginning year		657,720		$	12.48
Grants		63,703			12.64
Vestings		(172,523	)		12.41
Forfeitures		(19,969	)		12.65
Unvested stock awards outstanding at end of year		528,931			12.51

Schedule Of Option Award Activity

Option awards currently outstanding have ten-year contractual terms from the grant date and were issued with strike prices equal to the quoted market prices of Capstead’s common shares on the date of grant.  The fair value of option awards was estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.  The Company estimated option exercises, expected holding periods and forfeitures based on past experience and expectations for option performance and employee or director attrition.  Risk-free rates were based on market rates for the expected life of the options.  Expected dividends were based on historical experience and expectations for future performance.  Expected volatility factors were based on historical experience.  No option awards have been granted since 2010.  Option award activity for the year ended December 31, 2013 is summarized below:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Option awards outstanding at beginning of year		97,500		$	11.63
Exercises		(15,000	)		10.61
Forfeitures		(5,000	)		12.87
Option awards outstanding at end of year		77,500			11.75

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QUARTERLY RESULTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

QUARTERLY RESULTS (UNAUDITED) [Abstract]

Summarized Quarterly Results Of Operations

Summarized quarterly results of operations were as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts).

	First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
Year Ended December 31, 2013
Interest income on residential mortgage investments (before investment premium amortization)	$	86,867		$	85,214		$	85,674		$	83,254
Investment premium amortization		(28,399	)		(33,642	)		(39,031	)		(24,800	)
Related interest expense		(18,468	)		(16,749	)		(15,759	)		(15,392	)
		40,000			34,823			30,884			43,062
Other interest income (expense) (a)		(2,010	)		(2,015	)		(2,074	)		(2,066	)
Other revenue (expense)		(3,072	)		(2,914	)		(4,108	)		(4,023	)
Net income	$	34,918		$	29,894		$	24,702		$	36,973
Basic net income per common share (b)	$	0.31		$	0.04		$	0.23		$	0.35
Diluted net income per common share (b)		0.31			0.04			0.23			0.35
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Interest income on residential mortgage investments (before investment premium amortization)	$	84,229		$	87,486		$	90,614		$	90,279
Investment premium amortization		(18,496	)		(21,699	)		(27,151	)		(29,331	)
Related interest expense		(14,103	)		(16,451	)		(17,875	)		(20,672	)
		51,630			49,336			45,588			40,276
Other interest income (expense) (a)		(1,972	)		(1,946	)		(1,968	)		(1,904	)
Other revenue (expense)		(4,488	)		(4,055	)		(3,583	)		(3,288	)
Net income	$	45,170		$	43,335		$	40,037		$	35,084
Basic net income per common share	$	0.45		$	0.40		$	0.35		$	0.31
Diluted net income per common share		0.44			0.40			0.35			0.31

(a) Consists principally of interest on unsecured borrowings and is presented net of earnings of related statutory trusts.  These affiliates were dissolved in December 2013.

(b) Includes $0.23 associated with redemption preference premiums paid and other one-time effects of the second quarter’s preferred capital transactions.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 126,487	$ 163,626	$ 160,204
Noncash items:
Amortization of investment premiums	125,872	96,677	68,077
Depreciation and other amortization	162	195	206
Amortization of equity-based awards	2,201	2,236	1,821
Incentive compensation paid in common shares	0	2,799	1,446
Change in measureable hedge ineffectiveness related to interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges	(168)	(411)	306
Impairment related to real estate held for sale	0	0	470
Gain on sales of real estate held for sale	0	(273)	(114)
Net change in receivables, other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses	6,658	(919)	5,297
Net cash provided by operating activities	261,212	263,930	237,713
Investing activities:
Purchases of residential mortgage investments	(3,326,345)	(4,384,866)	(5,899,041)
Interest receivable acquired with the purchase of residential mortgage investments	(5,559)	(7,180)	(12,099)
Proceeds from asset sales	0	2,010	10,786
Principal collections on residential mortgage investments, including changes in mortgage securities principal remittance receivable	3,516,634	2,756,772	2,110,334
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	184,730	(1,633,264)	(3,790,020)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings	136,909,245	127,808,676	88,814,514
Principal payments on repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings	(137,210,576)	(126,376,876)	(85,254,811)
Decrease (increase) in cash collateral receivable from interest rate swap counterparties	24,470	(1,467)	(13,216)
Decrease in cash collateral payable to interest rate swap counterparties	0	0	(9,024)
Cash paid to redeem Series A & B preferred shares	(207,033)	0	0
Common share repurchases	(7,292)	(35,062)	0
Proceeds from capital raising activities:
Issuance of preferred shares	165,756	4,479	5,206
Issuance of common shares	0	142,035	231,674
Other capital stock transactions	(410)	(585)	(69)
Dividends paid	(132,191)	(173,138)	(154,840)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(458,031)	1,368,062	3,619,434
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(12,089)	(1,272)	67,127
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	425,445	426,717	359,590
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$ 413,356	$ 425,445	$ 426,717

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ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Percentage of taxable income to be distributed (in hundredths)	100.00%
Minimum [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest owed on hedged borrowings rest to market rates (in days)	30 days
Maximum [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Interest owed on hedged borrowings rest to market rates (in days)	90 days

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REPURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS AND SIMILAR BORROWINGS - Schedule of Average Borrowings Outstanding (Details) (Average Borrowings And Rates For The Indicated Years, Adjusted For The Effects Of Related Derivatives Held As Cash Flow Hedges [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Average Borrowings And Rates For The Indicated Years, Adjusted For The Effects Of Related Derivatives Held As Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Repurchase Arrangements And Similar Borrowings, Including Interest Rate Hedging Activity [Line Items]
Average Borrowings	$ 12,702,941	$ 12,442,706
Average Rate (in hundredths)	0.52%	0.56%

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INCOME TAXES - Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]
Alternative minimum tax credit	$ 1,942,000	[1]	$ 1,940,000	[1]
Net operating loss carryforwards	60,000	[2]	60,000	[2]
Other	21,000		22,000
Deferred tax assets, gross, Total	2,023,000		2,022,000
Deferred income tax liabilities	0		0
Net deferred tax assets	2,023,000		2,022,000
Valuation allowance	2,023,000	[3]	2,022,000	[3]
Operating loss carryforwards subject to expiration amount	$ 3,500,000
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration date	Dec. 31, 2019

[1] Alternative tax credit carryforwards can be utilized to offset payment of federal income taxes on future taxable income, if any, earned by this subsidiary, subject to certain limitations.

[2] Excludes $3.5 million in remaining net operating loss carryforwards which expire beginning after 2019. To the extent these carryforwards are utilized in future periods, the benefit will reduce actual taxes payable.

[3] Because this subsidiary is not expected to earn significant amounts of taxable income, related net deferred tax assets are fully reserved at December 31, 2013.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2013 Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series E [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series E [Member]
Assets:
Residential mortgage investments($13.12 and $13.45 billion pledged under repurchase arrangements at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively)	$ 13,475,874	[1]	$ 13,860,158	[1]
Cash collateral receivable from interest rate swap counterparties	25,502		49,972
Interest rate swap agreements at fair value	5,005		169
Cash and cash equivalents	413,356		425,445
Receivables and other assets	96,231		130,402
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	0		3,117
Total Assets	14,015,968		14,469,263
Liabilities:
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings	12,482,900		12,784,238
Interest rate swap agreements at fair value	11,304		32,868
Unsecured borrowings	100,000		103,095
Common stock dividend payable	30,872		29,512
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	25,109		22,425
Total Liabilities	12,650,185		12,972,138
Stockholders' equity:
Cumulative Preferred Stock					0	2,604	0	186,388	165,756	0
Common stock - $0.01 par value; 250,000 shares authorized: 95,807 and 96,229 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively	958		962
Paid-in capital	1,329,792		1,367,199
Accumulated deficit	(349,866)		(353,938)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	219,143		293,910
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent	1,365,783		1,497,125
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 14,015,968		$ 14,469,263

[1] Includes unrealized gains and losses for residential mortgage investments classified as available-for-sale (see NOTE 9).

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UNSECURED BORROWINGS - Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Junior subordinated notes maturity term	30 years
Issuance of common securities	$ 3.1
Remaining issue costs	2.2
Capstead Mortgage Trust I [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Junior subordinated notes, maturity period	Oct. 31, 2035
Capstead Mortgage Trust II [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Junior subordinated notes, maturity period	Dec. 31, 2035
Junior subordinated notes, earliest redemption option exercise date	Dec. 15, 2015
Capstead Mortgage Trust III [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Junior subordinated notes, maturity period	Sep. 30, 2036
Junior subordinated notes, earliest redemption option exercise date	Sep. 15, 2016
Interest paid on outstanding borrowings	8.6
Special-Purpose Statutory Trusts [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of common securities	3.1
Proceeds from private placement of preferred securities	$ 100

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	Total
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	$ 179,323	$ 703	$ 1,028,382	$ (354,883)	$ 173,900	$ 1,027,425
Net income	0	0	0	160,204	0	160,204
Change in unrealized gain on mortgage securities, net	0	0	0	0	54,325	54,325
Amounts related to cash flow hedges, net	0	0	0	0	(23,685)	(23,685)
Cash dividends:
Common	0	0	(5,407)	(139,835)	0	(145,242)
Preferred	0	0	0	(20,369)	0	(20,369)
Redemption of Series A and B preferred stock						0
Conversion of preferred stock	(15)	0	15	0	0	0
Additions to capital	5,206	180	234,663	0	0	240,049
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	184,514	883	1,257,653	(354,883)	204,540	1,292,707
Net income	0	0	0	163,626	0	163,626
Change in unrealized gain on mortgage securities, net	0	0	0	0	91,750	91,750
Amounts related to cash flow hedges, net	0	0	0	0	(2,380)	(2,380)
Cash dividends:
Common	0	0	(1,785)	(141,660)	0	(143,445)
Preferred	0	0	0	(21,021)	0	(21,021)
Redemption of Series A and B preferred stock						0
Conversion of preferred stock	(1)	0	1	0	0	0
Additions to capital	4,479	109	146,362	0	0	150,950
Common share repurchases	0	(30)	(35,032)	0	0	(35,062)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	188,992	962	1,367,199	(353,938)	293,910	1,497,125
Net income	0	0	0	126,487	0	126,487
Change in unrealized gain on mortgage securities, net	0	0	0	0	(101,001)	(101,001)
Amounts related to cash flow hedges, net	0	0	0	0	26,234	26,234
Cash dividends:
Common	0	0	(13,830)	(104,932)	0	(118,762)
Preferred	0	0	0	(17,536)	0	(17,536)
Redemption of Series A and B preferred stock	(187,109)	0	(19,924)	0	0	(207,033)
Conversion of preferred stock	(1,883)	2	1,881	0	0	0
Issuance of Series E preferred stock	165,756	0	0	0	0	165,756
Other capital stock transactions	0	0	1,752	53	0	1,805
Common share repurchases	0	(6)	(7,286)	0	0	(7,292)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 165,756	$ 958	$ 1,329,792	$ (349,866)	$ 219,143	$ 1,365,783

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COMPENSATION PROGRAMS - Defined Contribution Plans (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Abstract]
Defined contribution plan voluntary contribution based on compensation (in hundredths)	50.00%
Defined contribution plan, maximum annual contributions per employee (in hundredths)	6.00%
Defined contribution plan, employer matching contribution (in hundredths)	3.00%
Defined contribution plan, cost recognized	$ 320,000

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RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS - Schedule of Residential Mortgage Investments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule Of Residential Mortgage Investments [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 12,832,514		$ 13,128,734
Investment Premiums	417,912		404,975
Amortized Cost Basis	13,250,426		13,533,709
Carrying Amount	13,475,874	[1]	13,860,158	[1]
Net WAC (in hundredths)	2.59%	[2]	2.71%	[2]
Average Yield (in hundredths)	1.59%	[2]	1.94%	[2]
Agency Securities [Member]
Schedule Of Residential Mortgage Investments [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	12,823,417		13,117,897
Investment Premiums	417,854		404,903
Amortized Cost Basis	13,241,271		13,522,800
Carrying Amount	13,466,719	[1]	13,849,249	[1]
Net WAC (in hundredths)	2.59%	[2]	2.70%	[2]
Average Yield (in hundredths)	1.59%	[2]	1.94%	[2]
Agency Securities [Member] | Fixed-Rate [Member]
Schedule Of Residential Mortgage Investments [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	2,158		3,194
Investment Premiums	6		9
Amortized Cost Basis	2,164		3,203
Carrying Amount	2,167	[1]	3,208	[1]
Net WAC (in hundredths)	6.67%	[2]	6.70%	[2]
Average Yield (in hundredths)	6.40%	[2]	6.52%	[2]
Agency Securities [Member] | ARMs [Member]
Schedule Of Residential Mortgage Investments [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	10,675,620		11,547,954
Investment Premiums	343,452		356,646
Amortized Cost Basis	11,019,072		11,904,600
Carrying Amount	11,231,057	[1]	12,198,922	[1]
Net WAC (in hundredths)	2.58%	[2]	2.69%	[2]
Average Yield (in hundredths)	1.59%	[2]	1.91%	[2]
Agency Securities [Member] | Ginnie Mae ARMs [Member]
Schedule Of Residential Mortgage Investments [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	2,145,639		1,566,749
Investment Premiums	74,396		48,248
Amortized Cost Basis	2,220,035		1,614,997
Carrying Amount	2,233,495	[1]	1,647,119	[1]
Net WAC (in hundredths)	2.64%	[2]	2.77%	[2]
Average Yield (in hundredths)	1.57%	[2]	2.11%	[2]
Residential Mortgage Loans [Member]
Schedule Of Residential Mortgage Investments [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	6,877		8,038
Investment Premiums	21		25
Amortized Cost Basis	6,898		8,063
Carrying Amount	6,898	[1]	8,063	[1]
Net WAC (in hundredths)	5.03%	[2]	5.04%	[2]
Average Yield (in hundredths)	4.27%	[2]	4.78%	[2]
Residential Mortgage Loans [Member] | Fixed-Rate [Member]
Schedule Of Residential Mortgage Investments [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	2,633		3,007
Investment Premiums	3		5
Amortized Cost Basis	2,636		3,012
Carrying Amount	2,636	[1]	3,012	[1]
Net WAC (in hundredths)	6.99%	[2]	7.01%	[2]
Average Yield (in hundredths)	5.62%	[2]	6.54%	[2]
Residential Mortgage Loans [Member] | ARMs [Member]
Schedule Of Residential Mortgage Investments [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	4,244		5,031
Investment Premiums	18		20
Amortized Cost Basis	4,262		5,051
Carrying Amount	4,262	[1]	5,051	[1]
Net WAC (in hundredths)	3.81%	[2]	3.87%	[2]
Average Yield (in hundredths)	3.46%	[2]	3.75%	[2]
Collateral For Structured Financings [Member]
Schedule Of Residential Mortgage Investments [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	2,220		2,799
Investment Premiums	37		47
Amortized Cost Basis	2,257		2,846
Carrying Amount	$ 2,257	[1]	$ 2,846	[1]
Net WAC (in hundredths)	8.09%	[2]	8.12%	[2]
Average Yield (in hundredths)	7.34%	[2]	7.47%	[2]

[1] Includes unrealized gains and losses for residential mortgage investments classified as available-for-sale (see NOTE 9).

[2] Net WAC, or weighted average coupon, is the weighted average interest rate of the mortgage loans underlying the indicated investments net of servicing and other fees as of the indicated balance sheet date. Net WAC is expressed as a percentage calculated on an annualized basis on the unpaid principal balances of the mortgage loans underlying these investments. Average yield is presented for the year then ended, and is based on the cash component of interest income expressed as a percentage calculated on an annualized basis on average amortized cost basis (the “cash yield”) less the effects of amortizing investment premiums. Investment premium amortization is determined using the interest method and incorporates actual and anticipated future mortgage prepayments.

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ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Capstead Mortgage Corporation and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries over which it exercises control.  Capstead also consolidates, if appropriate, any variable interest entities in which it holds an interest.  Common securities held by the Company in statutory trusts organized to issue long-term unsecured borrowings (prior to the dissolution of these trusts in December 2013 – see NOTE 5) were not considered variable interests at risk pursuant to variable interest entity accounting principles and were accounted for as investments in unconsolidated affiliates.  Investments in any unconsolidated affiliates are initially recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted for the Company’s equity in earnings and losses and cash contributions and distributions.  Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.  Prior year amounts included in financing activities in the Statement of Cash Flows pertaining to capital stock transactions have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.  Additionally, prior year compensation costs related to dividend equivalent rights (see NOTE 12) have been reclassified from Salaries and benefits to Short-term incentive compensation in the Statement of Income.

Recent Accounting Developments

Recent Accounting Developments

In December 2011 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.  In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-01, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.  The Company adopted the requirements of ASU No. 2011-11 as amended by ASU No. 2013-01 with its first quarterly filing in 2013.

In February 2013 the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220):  Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income that amended ASU No. 2011-12 and ASU No. 2011-05.  The Company adopted the requirements of ASU No. 2013-02 with its first quarterly filing in 2013.

The provisions of these ASUs are all disclosure-related and as such, their adoption by the Company had no effect on its results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The use of estimates is inherent in the preparation of financial statements.  Amortization of investment premiums on financial assets is based on estimates of future mortgage prepayments, which are impacted by future changes in interest rates and other factors.  Actual results could differ from those estimates, which could adversely affect earnings.  Fair values of financial instruments are estimated using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies; however, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop these estimates.  Fair values fluctuate on a daily basis and are influenced by changes in, and market expectations for changes in, interest rates, market liquidity conditions and levels of mortgage prepayments, as well as other factors.  Accordingly, estimates of fair value are as of the balance sheet dates and are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current market exchange.  The use of different market assumptions and estimation methodologies may have a material effect on estimated fair values.  Considerable judgment is also exercised in making impairment conclusions and estimating impairment charges.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include unrestricted cash on hand and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased.

Financial Assets

Financial Assets

Most of Capstead’s financial assets are mortgage securities classified as available-for-sale and carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported as a separate component of Accumulated other comprehensive income.  Loans classified as held for investment or mortgage securities classified as held-to-maturity are carried at amortized cost (unpaid principal balance, adjusted for unamortized investment premiums and discounts).  Interest is recorded as income when earned.  Investment premiums and discounts are recognized as adjustments to interest income by the interest method, generally over the expected life of the related financial assets. Realized gains and losses from sales are recorded as a component of Miscellaneous other revenue (expense).  The specific identification method is used to determine the cost of financial assets sold.  Financial assets are reviewed for potential impairment at each balance sheet date.  Other-than-temporary impairments of investments in mortgage securities can occur with adverse changes in the financial condition of the issuer and changes in the Company’s intent or ability to hold the security until any declines in fair value are recovered.  The amount of any such other-than-temporary impairment for an investment in a mortgage security is measured by comparing the recorded amount of the security to its fair value.  Impairment charges are recorded as a component of Miscellaneous other revenue (expense).

Borrowings

Borrowings

Borrowings are carried at amortized cost (unpaid principal balances, net of unamortized discounts and premiums, when present).  Discounts and premiums, as well as debt issue costs, which are recorded in Receivables and other assets, are recognized as adjustments to interest expense by the interest method over the term of the related borrowings.  Borrowings under repurchase arrangements create exposure to the potential for failure on the part of counterparties to honor their commitment to return pledged collateral.  In the event of a default by a counterparty, the Company may have difficulty recovering its collateral.  To mitigate this risk, the Company monitors the creditworthiness of its counterparties and manages its exposure to any single counterparty.

Derivative Financial Instruments ("Derivatives")

Derivative Financial Instruments (“Derivatives”)

Derivatives used by Capstead for risk management purposes are carried at fair value as assets or liabilities.  The accounting for changes in fair value of each Derivative held depends on whether it has been designated as a hedge for accounting purposes, as well as the type of hedging relationship identified.  Capstead will typically designate any Derivatives held as cash flow hedges.  To qualify as a cash flow hedge, at the inception of the hedge relationship the Company must document that the hedge relationship is anticipated to be highly effective and monitor ongoing effectiveness on at least a quarterly basis.  As long as the hedge relationship remains effective, the effective portion of changes in fair value of the Derivative is recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income and the ineffective portion is recorded in interest expense.  The effective portion of changes in fair value is reclassified from Accumulated comprehensive income to earnings over the term of the Derivative primarily in the form of Derivative cash flows that are either in excess of or lower than market rates.  Changes in fair value of Derivatives not held as accounting hedges, if any, or for which the hedge relationship is no longer considered highly effective, are recorded in Miscellaneous other revenue (expense).

Holding Derivatives creates exposure to credit risk related to the potential for failure on the part of counterparties to honor their commitments.  In addition, the Company is required to post collateral based on any declines in the market value of the Derivatives.  In the event of default by a counterparty, the Company may have difficulty recovering its collateral and may not receive payments provided for under the terms of the Derivative.  To mitigate this risk, the Company uses only well-established commercial banks as counterparties.  The Company uses interest rate swap agreements in cash flow hedge relationships in order to hedge variability in borrowing rates due to changes in the underlying benchmark interest rate related to a designated portion of its current and anticipated future borrowings.  Variable-rate swap payments to be received and any measured hedge ineffectiveness are recorded in interest expense as an offset to interest owed on the hedged borrowings that reset to market rates generally every 30 to 90 days.  Fixed-rate swap payments to be made are also recorded in interest expense.  The combination of these cash flows results in a relatively fixed rate on these borrowings, subject to certain adjustments.  These adjustments include changes in spreads between variable rates on the swap agreements and actual borrowing rates as well as the effects of measured hedge ineffectiveness.

Cash collateral receivable from interest rate swap counterparties represents cash remitted to swap counterparties to meet initial and ongoing margin requirements that are based on the fair value of these Derivatives, including related interest receivable or payable under the terms of the agreements.  The Company may also remit mortgage securities to certain of its swap counterparties to meet ongoing margin requirements.  Such mortgage securities, if any, are included in Residential mortgage investments.  Similarly, Cash collateral payable to interest rate swap counterparties represents cash received from counterparties to meet margin call requirements.  For presentation purposes, the Company does not offset individual counterparty collateral receivables (or payables) with the recorded fair value of related interest rate swap agreements pursuant to master netting arrangements.  In addition, gross unrealized gains on Derivatives (recorded as assets) are stated separately from gross unrealized losses (recorded as liabilities) without regard to counterparty.

Equity-based Compensation

Equity-based Compensation

Equity-based compensation cost is measured at the fair value of the awards on the grant date and recognized as expense over the related requisite service or performance measurement periods.  Compensation cost for option awards is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each portion of an award that vests separately.  Compensation cost for stock awards subject only to service conditions is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the awards.  Compensation cost for stock awards and restricted stock units subject to performance conditions is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite measurement periods, subject to achieving the related performance conditions.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Capstead Mortgage Corporation and its qualified REIT subsidiaries (“Capstead REIT”) have elected to be taxed as a REIT.  As a result, Capstead REIT is not taxed on taxable income distributed to stockholders if certain REIT qualification tests are met.  Capstead’s policy is to distribute 100% of the taxable income of the REIT, after application of available tax attributes, within the time limits prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), which may extend into the subsequent taxable year.  The Company may find it advantageous from time to time to elect taxable REIT subsidiary status for certain of its subsidiaries in which case taxable income of any such subsidiary would be subject to federal and, where applicable, state or local income taxes.  Any such income taxes are accounted for using the liability method.  Related deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.  The Company has not recognized any liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits using a “more likely than not” threshold for the recognition and measurement of the financial statement effects of tax positions taken on a tax return filing.  Should any such liabilities be recognized in future periods, the Company will record related interest and penalties in Other general and administrative expense.

Dividend Classification

Dividend Classification

Capstead records common and preferred share dividends in the Accumulated deficit component of Stockholders’ equity only to the extent of available earnings for the related period.  Any dividends declared in excess of available earnings are considered a return of capital for financial reporting purposes and are recorded as reductions of Paid-in capital.  The tax and financial reporting classification of dividends can differ primarily as a result of differences between taxable income and Net income and how taxable income is allocated to dividends paid.

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RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule Of Residential Mortgage Investments [Line Items]
Mortgage securities weighted average contractual maturity, months	289 months
Gains on unit sales		$ 44,000
Operating costs, net of gains on unit sales			277,000
Impairment charge			470,000
Current-Reset ARMs [Member]
Schedule Of Residential Mortgage Investments [Line Items]
Investments held, basis amount	7,480,000,000
Agency securities average months to roll, months	6 months 3 days
Current-Reset ARMs [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Schedule Of Residential Mortgage Investments [Line Items]
Agency securities months to roll	18 months
Longer-To-Reset ARMs [Member]
Schedule Of Residential Mortgage Investments [Line Items]
Investments held, basis amount	$ 5,760,000,000
Agency securities average months to roll, months	38 months 21 days
Longer-To-Reset ARMs [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Schedule Of Residential Mortgage Investments [Line Items]
Agency securities months to roll	18 months

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RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS [Abstract]

Schedule Of Residential Mortgage Investments

Residential mortgage investments classified by collateral type and interest rate characteristics were as follows as of the indicated dates (dollars in thousands):

	Unpaid Principal Balance		Investment Premiums		Amortized Cost Basis		Carrying Amount (a)		Net WAC (b)			Average Yield(b)
December 31, 2013
Agency Securities:
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac:
Fixed-rate	$	2,158	$	6	$	2,164	$	2,167		6.67	%		6.40	%
ARMs		10,675,620		343,452		11,019,072		11,231,057		2.58			1.59
Ginnie Mae ARMs		2,145,639		74,396		2,220,035		2,233,495		2.64			1.57
		12,823,417		417,854		13,241,271		13,466,719		2.59			1.59
Residential mortgage loans:
Fixed-rate		2,633		3		2,636		2,636		6.99			5.62
ARMs		4,244		18		4,262		4,262		3.81			3.46
		6,877		21		6,898		6,898		5.03			4.27
Collateral for structured financings		2,220		37		2,257		2,257		8.09			7.34
	$	12,832,514	$	417,912	$	13,250,426	$	13,475,874		2.59			1.59
December 31, 2012
Agency Securities:
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac:
Fixed-rate	$	3,194	$	9	$	3,203	$	3,208		6.70			6.52
ARMs		11,547,954		356,646		11,904,600		12,198,922		2.69			1.91
Ginnie Mae ARMs		1,566,749		48,248		1,614,997		1,647,119		2.77			2.11
		13,117,897		404,903		13,522,800		13,849,249		2.70			1.94
Residential mortgage loans:
Fixed-rate		3,007		5		3,012		3,012		7.01			6.54
ARMs		5,031		20		5,051		5,051		3.87			3.75
		8,038		25		8,063		8,063		5.04			4.78
Collateral for structured financings		2,799		47		2,846		2,846		8.12			7.47
	$	13,128,734	$	404,975	$	13,533,709	$	13,860,158		2.71			1.94

(a) Includes unrealized gains and losses for residential mortgage investments classified as available-for-sale (see NOTE 9).

(b) Net WAC, or weighted average coupon, is the weighted average interest rate of the mortgage loans underlying the indicated investments net of servicing and other fees as of the indicated balance sheet date.  Net WAC is expressed as a percentage calculated on an annualized basis on the unpaid principal balances of the mortgage loans underlying these investments.  Average yield is presented for the year then ended, and is based on the cash component of interest income expressed as a percentage calculated on an annualized basis on average amortized cost basis (the “cash yield”) less the effects of amortizing investment premiums.  Investment premium amortization is determined using the interest method and incorporates actual and anticipated future mortgage prepayments.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Parenthetical) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY [Abstract]
Common per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.24	$ 1.49	$ 1.76

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series E [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series E [Member]
Residential mortgage investments	$ 13,123,757	$ 13,453,159
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	100,000	100,000
Preferred stock, dividend rate (in dollars per share)			$ 1.60	$ 1.60	$ 1.26	$ 1.26
Preferred stock, dividend rate (in hundredths)							7.50%
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)			0	186	0	16,493	6,861	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)			0	186	0	16,493	6,861	0
Preferred stock, aggregate liquidation preference							$ 171,521	$ 0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	250,000	250,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	95,807	96,229
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	95,807	96,229

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DISCLOSURES REGARDING FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

DISCLOSURES REGARDING FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS [Abstract]

DISCLOSURES REGARDING FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

NOTE 9 ¾DISCLOSURES REGARDING FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

This note provides fair value disclosures as of the indicated balance sheet dates, all of which are determined using Level 2 Inputs in accordance with ASC 820, for Capstead’s financial assets and liabilities, most of which are influenced by changes in, and market expectations for changes in, interest rates and market liquidity conditions, as well as other factors beyond the control of management.

Residential mortgage investments, nearly all of which are mortgage securities classified as available-for-sale, are measured at fair value on a recurring basis.  In determining fair value estimates for mortgage securities, the Company considers recent trading activity for similar investments and pricing levels indicated by lenders in connection with designating collateral for repurchase arrangements, provided such pricing levels are considered indicative of actual market clearing transactions.  In determining fair value estimates for longer-term borrowings under repurchase arrangements the Company considers pricing levels indicated by lenders for entering into new transactions using similar pledged collateral with terms equal to the remaining terms of the longer-term borrowings.  In determining fair value estimates for unsecured borrowings, the Company considers current pricing for financial instruments with similar characteristics.  Excluded from these disclosures are financial instruments for which the Company’s cost basis is deemed to approximate fair value due primarily to the short duration of these instruments, which are valued using primarily Level 1 measurements, including Cash and cash equivalents, cash collateral receivable from, or payable to, interest rate swap counterparties, receivables, payables and borrowings under repurchase arrangements with initial terms of 120 days or less.  See NOTE 7 for information relative to the valuation of interest rate swap agreements.

Fair value disclosures for financial instruments other than debt securities were as follows as of the indicated dates (in thousands):

	December 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Financial assets:
Residential mortgage loans	$	6,898	$	7,000	$	8,063	$	8,200
Interest rate swap agreements		5,005		5,005		169		169
Financial liabilities:
Repurchase arrangements with initial terms of greater than 120 days		36,299		36,300		41,520		41,500
Unsecured borrowings		100,000		101,000		103,095		104,600
Interest rate swap agreements		11,304		11,304		32,868		32,868

Fair value and related disclosures for debt securities were as follows as of the indicated dates (in thousands):

	Amortized		Gross Unrealized
	Cost Basis		Gains		Losses		Fair Value
As of December 31, 2013
Agency Securities classified as available-for-sale:
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac	$	11,019,116	$	224,456	$	12,468	$	11,231,104
Ginnie Mae		2,220,035		18,384		4,924		2,233,495
Residential mortgage securities classified as held-to-maturity		4,376		211		–		4,587
As of December 31, 2012
Agency Securities classified as available-for-sale:
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac		11,904,660		296,114		1,787		12,198,987
Ginnie Mae		1,614,997		32,298		176		1,647,119
Residential mortgage securities classified as held-to-maturity		5,989		309		–		6,298

	December 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
	Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Unrealized Loss
Securities in an unrealized loss position:
One year or greater	$	39,030	$	380	$	29,760	$	120
Less than one year		2,857,724		17,012		751,645		1,843
	$	2,896,754	$	17,392	$	781,405	$	1,963

Capstead’s investment strategy involves managing a leveraged portfolio of primarily relatively short duration ARM Agency Securities and management expects these securities will be held until payoff absent a major shift in strategy.  Declines in fair value caused by increases in interest rates are typically modest for investments in relatively short duration ARM Agency Securities compared to investments in longer-duration ARM or fixed-rate assets.  These declines are generally recoverable in a relatively short period of time as coupon interest rates on the underlying mortgage loans reset to rates more reflective of the then current interest rate environment.

From a credit risk perspective, federal government support for the GSEs helps ensure that fluctuations in value due to credit risk associated with these securities will be limited.  Given that (a) any existing unrealized losses on mortgage securities held by the Company are not attributable to credit risk, (b) the Company typically holds its investments to maturity, and (c) it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell any of its investments, none of these investments are considered other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2013.

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Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 28, 2014	Jun. 28, 2013
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000766701
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 1,139,155,262
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		95,767,180
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013

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INCOME TAXES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

INCOME TAXES [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

NOTE 10 ¾INCOME TAXES

Capstead REIT and a subsidiary for which the Company has elected taxable REIT subsidiary status file separate tax returns in U.S. federal and state jurisdictions, where applicable.  Provided Capstead REIT remains qualified as a REIT and all its taxable income is distributed to stockholders within allowable time limits, no income taxes are due on this income.  Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes for Capstead REIT.  Taxable income, if any, of the Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary is fully taxable and provision is made for any resulting income taxes.  The Company is no longer subject to examination and the related assessment of tax by federal, state, or local tax authorities for years before 2010, with the possible exception of certain information reporting and disclosure penalties with respect to earlier years.  Management believes any such amounts would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition.

Capstead’s effective tax rate differs substantially from statutory federal income tax rates primarily due to the benefit of Capstead REIT’s status as a REIT, along with other items affecting the Company’s effective tax rate as illustrated below for the indicated periods (in thousands):

	Year ended December 31
	2013			2012			2011
Income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate	$	44,270		$	57,269		$	37,171
Benefit of REIT status		(44,270	)		(57,268	)		(37,183	)
Income taxes computed on income of Capstead’s sole taxable REIT subsidiary		–			1			(12	)
Change in net deferred income tax assets		1			(1	)		22
Other		(1	)		–			(10	)
Income tax provision	$	–		$	–		$	–

No income taxes were paid during 2013, 2012 or 2011.  Significant components of the Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary’s deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows as of the indicated dates (in thousands):

	December 31
	2013		2012
Deferred income tax assets:
Alternative minimum tax credit (a)	$	1,942	$	1,940
Net operating loss carryforwards (b)		60		60
Other		21		22
		2,023		2,022
Deferred income tax liabilities		–		–
Net deferred tax assets	$	2,023	$	2,022
Valuation allowance (c)	$	2,023	$	2,022

(a) Alternative tax credit carryforwards can be utilized to offset payment of federal income taxes on future taxable income, if any, earned by this subsidiary, subject to certain limitations.

(b) Excludes $3.5 million in remaining net operating loss carryforwards which expire beginning after 2019.  To the extent these carryforwards are utilized in future periods, the benefit will reduce actual taxes payable.

(c) Because this subsidiary is not expected to earn significant amounts of taxable income, related net deferred tax assets are fully reserved at December 31, 2013.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Interest income:
Residential mortgage investments	$ 215,137		$ 255,931		$ 243,077
Other	322		698		301
Interest Income	215,459		256,629		243,378
Interest expense:
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings	(66,368)		(69,101)		(57,328)
Unsecured borrowings	(8,736)		(8,747)		(8,747)
Other	0		0		(5)
Interest expense	(75,104)		(77,848)		(66,080)
Net interest income (expense)	140,355		178,781		177,298
Other revenue (expense):
Salaries and benefits	(5,776)		(5,929)		(5,741)
Short-term incentive compensation	(3,565)		(5,043)		(6,657)
Other general and administrative expense	(4,476)		(4,271)		(3,932)
Miscellaneous other revenue (expense)	(300)		(171)		(1,023)
Operating expenses	(14,117)		(15,414)		(17,353)
Income before equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	126,238		163,367		159,945
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	249		259		259
Net income	126,487		163,626		160,204
Net income available to common stockholders:
Net income	126,487		163,626		160,204
Less dividends paid on preferred shares	(17,536)		(21,021)		(20,369)
Less redemption preference premiums paid	(19,924)	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders, basic, total	$ 89,027		$ 142,605		$ 139,835
Net income per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.93		$ 1.50		$ 1.76
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.93		$ 1.50		$ 1.75

[1] The Series A and Series B preferred shares were redeemed on June 13, 2013 (See NOTE 11).

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RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS [Abstract]

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS

NOTE 4 ¾RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS

Residential mortgage investments classified by collateral type and interest rate characteristics were as follows as of the indicated dates (dollars in thousands):

	Unpaid Principal Balance		Investment Premiums		Amortized Cost Basis		Carrying Amount (a)		Net WAC (b)			Average Yield(b)
December 31, 2013
Agency Securities:
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac:
Fixed-rate	$	2,158	$	6	$	2,164	$	2,167		6.67	%		6.40	%
ARMs		10,675,620		343,452		11,019,072		11,231,057		2.58			1.59
Ginnie Mae ARMs		2,145,639		74,396		2,220,035		2,233,495		2.64			1.57
		12,823,417		417,854		13,241,271		13,466,719		2.59			1.59
Residential mortgage loans:
Fixed-rate		2,633		3		2,636		2,636		6.99			5.62
ARMs		4,244		18		4,262		4,262		3.81			3.46
		6,877		21		6,898		6,898		5.03			4.27
Collateral for structured financings		2,220		37		2,257		2,257		8.09			7.34
	$	12,832,514	$	417,912	$	13,250,426	$	13,475,874		2.59			1.59
December 31, 2012
Agency Securities:
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac:
Fixed-rate	$	3,194	$	9	$	3,203	$	3,208		6.70			6.52
ARMs		11,547,954		356,646		11,904,600		12,198,922		2.69			1.91
Ginnie Mae ARMs		1,566,749		48,248		1,614,997		1,647,119		2.77			2.11
		13,117,897		404,903		13,522,800		13,849,249		2.70			1.94
Residential mortgage loans:
Fixed-rate		3,007		5		3,012		3,012		7.01			6.54
ARMs		5,031		20		5,051		5,051		3.87			3.75
		8,038		25		8,063		8,063		5.04			4.78
Collateral for structured financings		2,799		47		2,846		2,846		8.12			7.47
	$	13,128,734	$	404,975	$	13,533,709	$	13,860,158		2.71			1.94

(a) Includes unrealized gains and losses for residential mortgage investments classified as available-for-sale (see NOTE 9).

(b) Net WAC, or weighted average coupon, is the weighted average interest rate of the mortgage loans underlying the indicated investments net of servicing and other fees as of the indicated balance sheet date.  Net WAC is expressed as a percentage calculated on an annualized basis on the unpaid principal balances of the mortgage loans underlying these investments.  Average yield is presented for the year then ended, and is based on the cash component of interest income expressed as a percentage calculated on an annualized basis on average amortized cost basis (the “cash yield”) less the effects of amortizing investment premiums.  Investment premium amortization is determined using the interest method and incorporates actual and anticipated future mortgage prepayments.

Because of federal government support for the GSEs, Agency Securities are considered to have limited, if any, credit risk.  Residential mortgage loans held by the Company were originated prior to 1995 when Capstead operated a mortgage conduit and the related credit risk is borne by the Company.  Collateral for structured financings consists of private residential mortgage securities that are backed by loans obtained through this mortgage conduit and are pledged to secure repayment of related structured financings.  Credit risk for these securities is borne by the related bondholders.  The maturity of Residential mortgage investments is directly affected by prepayments of principal on the underlying mortgage loans.  Consequently, actual maturities will be significantly shorter than the portfolio’s weighted average contractual maturity of 289 months.

Fixed-rate investments consist of residential mortgage loans and Agency Securities backed by residential mortgage loans with fixed rates of interest.  Adjustable-rate investments generally are ARM Agency Securities backed by residential mortgage loans that have coupon interest rates that adjust at least annually to more current interest rates or begin doing so after an initial fixed-rate period.  After the initial fixed-rate period, if applicable, mortgage loans underlying ARM securities either (i) adjust annually based on specified margins over the one-year Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury Note Rate (“CMT”) or the one-year London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”), (ii) adjust semiannually based on specified margins over six-month LIBOR, or (iii) adjust monthly based on specified margins over indices such as one-month LIBOR, the Eleventh District Federal Reserve Bank Cost of Funds Index, or over a rolling twelve month average of the one-year CMT index, usually subject to periodic and lifetime limits, or caps, on the amount of such adjustments during any single interest rate adjustment period and over the contractual term of the underlying loans.

Capstead classifies its ARM securities based on each security’s average number of months until coupon reset (“months to roll”).  Months to roll is an indicator of asset duration which is a measure of market price sensitivity to interest rate movements.  Current-reset ARM securities have months to roll of less than 18 months while longer-to-reset ARM securities have months to roll of 18 months or greater.  As of December 31, 2013, the average months to roll for the Company’s $7.48 billion (amortized cost basis) in current-reset ARM securities was 6.1 months while the average months-to-roll for the Company’s $5.76 billion (amortized cost basis) in longer-to-reset ARM securities was 38.7 months.

Under variable interest entity accounting rules, the Company consolidated two townhome developments that were collateral for subordinated loans made by the Company prior to the 2012 sale of all of the remaining townhome units.  Included in Miscellaneous other revenue (expense) is $44,000 of gains on unit sales, net of operating costs, recorded in 2012.  Operating costs, net of gains on unit sales, totaled $277,000 during 2011, including impairment charges of $470,000.

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NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE [Abstract]

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

NOTE 3 ¾NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income, after deducting preferred share dividends and adjusting for the impact of unvested stock awards deemed to be participating securities, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, calculated excluding unvested stock awards.

Diluted net income per common share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders, after adding dividends on the Company’s Series A and B convertible preferred shares when such shares were dilutive, by the basic weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding, giving effect to equity awards and these convertible preferred shares when such awards and shares were dilutive.  Prior to their redemption on June 13, 2013, the Series A and B preferred shares were considered dilutive whenever basic net income per common share exceeded each Series’ dividend divided by the conversion rates applicable for that period.  Shares of the Company’s 7.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock issued in 2013 are contingently convertible into common shares only upon the occurrence of a change in control and are therefore not presently considered dilutive securities.  Unvested stock awards that are deemed participating securities are included in the calculation of diluted net income per common share, if dilutive, under either the two class method or the treasury stock method, depending upon which method produces the more dilutive result.

Components of the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share were as follows for the indicated periods (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Year ended December 31
	2013			2012			2011
Basic net income per common share
Numerator for basic net income per common share:
Net income	$	126,487		$	163,626		$	160,204
Preferred share dividends		(17,536	)		(21,021	)		(20,369	)
Redemption preference premiums paid on Series A and Series B preferred shares*		(19,924	)		–			–
Unvested stock award participation in earnings		(139	)		(372	)		(579	)
	$	88,888		$	142,233		$	139,256
Denominator for basic net income per common share:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		95,679			95,115			79,784
Average unvested stock awards outstanding		(506	)		(522	)		(468	)
		95,173			94,593			79,316
	$	0.93		$	1.50		$	1.76
Diluted net income per common share
Numerator for diluted net income per common share:
Net income available to common stockholders	$	88,888		$	142,233		$	139,256
Dividends on dilutive convertible preferred shares		44			298			298
	$	88,932		$	142,531		$	139,554
Denominator for diluted net income per common share:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		95,173			94,593			79,316
Net effect of dilutive stock and option awards		145			111			71
Net effect of dilutive convertible preferred shares		75			308			309
		95,393			95,012			79,696
	$	0.93		$	1.50		$	1.75

* The Series A and Series B preferred shares were redeemed on June 13, 2013 (See NOTE 11).

Potentially dilutive securities excluded from the computation of net income per share because the effect of inclusion was antidilutive during the indicated periods were as follows (in thousands):

	Year ended December 31
	2013		2012		2011
Antidilutive convertible preferred shares*		16,539		16,493		16,184
Antidilutive equity awards excludable under the treasury stock method:
Shares issuable under option awards		30		10		40
Restricted stock units		243		–		–

* The Series A and Series B preferred shares were redeemed on June 13, 2013 (See NOTE 11).

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NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE [Abstract]

Components Of Computation Of Basic And Diluted Net Income Per Common Share

Components of the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share were as follows for the indicated periods (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Year ended December 31
	2013			2012			2011
Basic net income per common share
Numerator for basic net income per common share:
Net income	$	126,487		$	163,626		$	160,204
Preferred share dividends		(17,536	)		(21,021	)		(20,369	)
Redemption preference premiums paid on Series A and Series B preferred shares*		(19,924	)		–			–
Unvested stock award participation in earnings		(139	)		(372	)		(579	)
	$	88,888		$	142,233		$	139,256
Denominator for basic net income per common share:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		95,679			95,115			79,784
Average unvested stock awards outstanding		(506	)		(522	)		(468	)
		95,173			94,593			79,316
	$	0.93		$	1.50		$	1.76
Diluted net income per common share
Numerator for diluted net income per common share:
Net income available to common stockholders	$	88,888		$	142,233		$	139,256
Dividends on dilutive convertible preferred shares		44			298			298
	$	88,932		$	142,531		$	139,554
Denominator for diluted net income per common share:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding		95,173			94,593			79,316
Net effect of dilutive stock and option awards		145			111			71
Net effect of dilutive convertible preferred shares		75			308			309
		95,393			95,012			79,696
	$	0.93		$	1.50		$	1.75

* The Series A and Series B preferred shares were redeemed on June 13, 2013 (See NOTE 11).

Potentially Dilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Net Income Per Common Share

Potentially dilutive securities excluded from the computation of net income per share because the effect of inclusion was antidilutive during the indicated periods were as follows (in thousands):

	Year ended December 31
	2013		2012		2011
Antidilutive convertible preferred shares*		16,539		16,493		16,184
Antidilutive equity awards excludable under the treasury stock method:
Shares issuable under option awards		30		10		40
Restricted stock units		243		–		–

* The Series A and Series B preferred shares were redeemed on June 13, 2013 (See NOTE 11).

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY [Abstract]

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

NOTE 11 ¾STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

In May 2013 Capstead completed a public offering of 6.8 million shares ($170.0 million face amount) of its 7.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $25.00 per share.  The Series E preferred shares are redeemable at the Company’s option for $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends, on or after May 13, 2018.  The Company and Series E stockholders have special redemption and conversion rights upon the occurrence of a change in control.  Net proceeds of the offering, after underwriting fees and other costs, totaled $164.3 million and together with $42.7 million of cash on hand were used to fund the June 2013 redemption of 77,000 and 16.5 million of the Company’s Series A and B perpetual preferred shares, respectively.  Holders of the remaining 109,000 Series A and 32,000 Series B shares that were outstanding prior to the redemptions exercised conversion rights resulting in the issuance of 181,000 and 20,000 common shares, respectively.  Series A and B preferred shares that were redeemed had redemption preferences aggregating $207.0 million, a total of $19.9 million in excess of these shares’ recorded amounts on the Company’s balance sheet.  This redemption preference premium is reflected as a $0.21 per common share reduction in net income available to common stockholders on the face of the Company’s Statement of Income for the year ended December 31, 2013.

In late 2013 the Company issued an additional 61,000 Series E preferred shares through an at-the-market continuous offering program for net proceeds of $1.4 million, net of expenses.  During 2012 and 2011, the Company raised $142.0 million and $231.7 million in new common equity capital, after underwriting discounts and offering expenses, by issuing 10.5 million and 17.8 million common shares, respectively, through a similar program.  Also during 2012 and 2011, the Company raised $4.5 million and $5.2 million, net of expenses, in preferred equity capital by issuing 309,000 and 365,000 Series B preferred shares, respectively, through a similar program.

In October 2012 the Company announced a common share repurchase program of up to $100 million of its outstanding common shares and suspended its common equity continuous offering program until further notice.  Pursuant to this authorization, repurchases totaled 3.0 million shares at an average cost of $11.80 per share for $35.1 million by December 31, 2012.  An additional 638,000 shares were repurchased in early January 2013 at an average cost of $11.43 per share for a total cost of $7.3 million.  The authorization does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common shares and the program may be suspended or discontinued at the Company’s discretion without prior notice.  Upon suspension of the repurchase program, issuances of common shares under the continuous offering program or by any other means may resume if conditions warrant, subject to compliance with federal securities laws, market conditions and blackout periods associated with the dissemination of earnings and dividend announcements and other important Company-specific news.

During 2013, 2012 and 2011, additions to common equity capital related to equity-based awards to directors and employees totaled $1.8 million, $4.4 million and $3.2 million, respectively, consisting primarily of amounts related to stock awards and also including net proceeds from the exercise of option awards.  See NOTE 12 for further information pertaining to long-term equity-based awards.

Capstead’s charter provides that if its board of directors determines in good faith that the direct or indirect ownership of the common shares has become concentrated to an extent which would cause Capstead REIT to fail to qualify as a REIT, the Company may redeem or repurchase, at fair market value, any number of common or preferred shares sufficient to maintain or bring such ownership into conformity with the Code.  In addition, the Company may refuse to transfer or issue common or preferred shares to any person whose ownership of the shares would result in Capstead REIT being unable to comply with the requirements of the Code.  Finally, the charter provides that the Company may redeem or refuse to transfer any of its shares to prevent the imposition of a penalty tax as a result of ownership of such shares by certain disqualified organizations, including governmental bodies and tax-exempt entities that are not subject to tax on unrelated business taxable income.

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USE OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, OFFSETTING DISCLOSURES AND CHANGES IN OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME BY COMPONENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

USE OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, OFFSETTING DISCLOSURES AND CHANGES IN OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME BY COMPONENT [Abstract]

USE OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, OFFSETTING DISCLOSURES AND CHANGES IN OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME BY COMPONENT

NOTE 7 ¾ USE OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, OFFSETTING DISCLOSURES AND CHANGES IN OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME BY COMPONENT

To help mitigate exposure to higher interest rates, Capstead typically uses currently-paying and forward-starting, one-month LIBOR-indexed, pay-fixed, receive-variable, interest rate swap agreements that require interest payments for two-year terms.  These Derivatives are designated as cash flow hedges of the variability of the underlying benchmark interest rate of current and forecasted 30- to 90-day borrowings under repurchase arrangements.  This hedge relationship establishes a relatively stable fixed rate on related borrowings because the variable-rate payments received on the swap agreements offset a significant portion of the interest accruing on the related borrowings, leaving the fixed-rate payments to be paid on the swap agreements as the Company’s effective borrowing rate, subject to certain adjustments.  These adjustments include changes in spreads between variable rates on the swap agreements and actual borrowing rates as well as the effects of measured hedge ineffectiveness.  Additionally, changes in fair value of these Derivatives tend to partially offset opposing changes in fair value of the Company’s residential mortgage investments that can occur in response to changes in market interest rates.

During 2013 Capstead entered into new forward-starting swap agreements with notional amounts of $2.50 billion  requiring fixed rate interest payments averaging 0.50% for two-year periods that commence on various dates between January 2014 and April 2014.  Swap agreements with notional amounts totaling $2.90 billion requiring fixed rate interest payments averaging 0.85% expired during the year.  At December 31, 2013, the Company’s portfolio of financing-related swap positions had the following characteristics (dollars in thousands):

Period of Contract Expiration	Notional Amount		Average Fixed Rate Payment Requirement
Currently-paying contracts:
First quarter 2014	$	200,000		0.60	%
Second quarter 2014		400,000		0.51
Third quarter 2014		200,000		0.51
Fourth quarter 2014		500,000		0.58
First quarter 2015		1,100,000		0.50
Second quarter 2015		200,000		0.43
Third quarter 2015		400,000		0.47
Fourth quarter 2015		1,200,000		0.45
(average expiration:  14 months)		4,200,000		0.50
Forward-starting contracts:
First quarter 2016		1,700,000		0.51
Second quarter 2016		800,000		0.46
(average expiration:  25 months)		2,500,000		0.50
(average expiration:  18 months)	$	6,700,000

In addition to portfolio financing-related swap positions, in 2010 the Company entered into three forward-starting, three-month LIBOR-indexed, pay-fixed, receive-variable, interest rate swap agreements with notional amounts totaling $100 million, average fixed rates of 4.09% that begin in 2015 and 2016, and 20-year payment terms coinciding with the floating-rate terms of the Company’s Unsecured borrowings.  These Derivatives are designated as cash flow hedges of the variability of the underlying benchmark interest rate associated with the floating-rate terms of these long-term borrowings (see NOTE 8).

Interest rate swap agreements are measured at fair value on a recurring basis primarily using Level Two Inputs in accordance with “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”).  In determining fair value estimates for these Derivatives, the Company utilizes the standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments and the discounted future variable cash receipts which are based on expected future interest rates derived from observable market interest rate curves.  The Company also incorporates both its own nonperformance risk and its counterparties’ nonperformance risk in determining the fair value of these Derivatives.  In considering the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company considered the impact of netting and credit enhancements, such as collateral postings and guarantees, and has concluded that counterparty risk is not significant to the overall valuation of these agreements.  The following tables include fair value and other related disclosures regarding all Derivatives held as of and for the indicated periods (in thousands):

	Balance Sheet	December 31
	Location	2013			2012
Balance sheet-related
Swap agreements in a gain position (an asset) related to:
Borrowings under repurchase arrangements	(a)	$	1,094		$	169
Unsecured borrowings	(a)		3,911			–
Swap agreements in a loss position (a liability) related to:
Borrowings under repurchase arrangements	(a)		(11,304	)		(18,671	)
Unsecured borrowings	(a)		–			(14,197	)
Related net interest payable	(b)		(5,493	)		(7,788	)
		$	(11,792	)	$	(40,487	)

(a) The fair value of Derivatives with realized and unrealized gains are aggregated and recorded as an asset on the face of the Balance Sheet separately from the fair value of Derivatives with realized and unrealized losses that are recorded as a liability.  The amount of unrealized losses at December 31, 2013 scheduled to be recognized in the Statement of Income over the next twelve months primarily in the form of fixed-rate swap payments in excess of current market rates totaled $14.5 million.

(b) Included in “Accounts payable and accrued expenses” on the face of the Balance Sheet.

	Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in			Year ended December 31
	Net Income			2013			2012			2011
Income statement-related
Components of effect on interest expense:
Amount of loss reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income related to the effective portion of active positions			$	(16,914	)	$	(19,882	)	$	(28,066	)
Amount of gain (loss) recognized (ineffective portion)				24			(542	)		(827	)
Increase in interest expense and decrease in Net income as a result of the use of Derivatives		*	$	(16,890	)	$	(20,424	)	$	(28,893	)
Other comprehensive income-related
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss) (effective portion)			$	9,320		$	(22,262	)	$	(51,751	)

* Included in “Interest expense:  Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings” on the face of the Statement of Income.

The Company’s swap agreements and borrowings under repurchase arrangements are subject to master netting arrangements in the event of default on, or termination of, any one contract.  See NOTE 6 for more information on the Company’s use of repurchase arrangements.  The following tables provide disclosures concerning offsetting of financial liabilities and Derivatives as of the indicated dates (in thousands):

	Offsetting of Derivative Assets
	Gross		Gross Amounts		Net Amounts of Assets		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheet(a)
	Amounts of Recognized Assets		Offset in the Balance Sheet		Presented in the Balance Sheet		Financial Instruments			Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount
As of December 31, 2013:
Counterparty 1	$	4,324	$	–	$	4,324	$	(4,324	)	$	–	$	–
Counterparty 2		681		–		681		(681	)		–		–
	$	5,005	$	–	$	5,005	$	(5,005	)	$	–	$	–
As of December 31, 2012:
Counterparty 1	$	128	$	–	$	128	$	(128	)	$	–	$	–
Counterparty 2		41		–		41		(41	)		–		–
	$	169	$	–	$	169	$	(169	)	$	–	$	–

	Offsetting of Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities
	Gross		Gross Amounts		Net Amounts of Liabilities		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheet (c)
	Amounts of Recognized Liabilities(b)		Offset in the Balance Sheet		Presented in the Balance Sheet (a)		Financial Instruments			Cash Collateral Pledged			Net Amount
As of December 31, 2013:
Derivatives by counterparty:
Counterparty 1	$	7,628	$	–	$	7,628	$	(4,324	)	$	(3,304	)	$	–
Counterparty 2		7,588		–		7,588		(681	)		(6,907	)		–
Counterparty 3		1,581		–		1,581		–			(1,581	)		–
		16,797		–		16,797		(5,005	)		(11,792	)		–
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings		12,487,604		–		12,487,604		(12,487,604	)		–			–
	$	12,504,401	$	–	$	12,504,401	$	(12,492,609	)	$	(11,792	)	$	–
As of December 31, 2012:
Derivatives by counterparty:
Counterparty 1	$	26,904	$	–	$	26,904	$	(128	)	$	(26,776	)	$	–
Counterparty 2		12,357		–		12,357		(41	)		(11,500	)		816
Counterparty 3		1,395		–		1,395		–			(1,395	)		–
		40,656		–		40,656		(169	)		(39,671	)		816
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings		12,791,243		–		12,791,243		(12,791,243	)		–			–
	$	12,831,899	$	–	$	12,831,899	$	(12,791,412	)	$	(39,671	)	$	816

(a) Amounts presented are limited to recognized liabilities and cash collateral received associated with the indicated counterparty sufficient to reduce the related Net Amount to zero in accordance with ASU No. 2011-11, as amended by ASU No. 2013-01.

(b) Amounts include accrued interest of $5.5 million and $7.8 million on interest rate swap agreements and $4.7 million and $7.0 million on repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings, included in “Accounts payable and accrued expenses” on the face of the Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

(c) Amounts presented are limited to recognized assets and collateral pledged associated with the indicated counterparty sufficient to reduce the related Net Amount to zero in accordance with ASU No. 2011-11, as amended by ASU No. 2013-01.

Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income by component for the three years ended December 31, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

	Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Securities			Total
Balance at December 31, 2010	$	(6,474	)	$	180,374		$	173,900
Activity for the year ended December 31, 2011:
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		(51,751	)		54,263			2,512
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		28,066			62			28,128
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(23,685	)		54,325			30,640
Balance at December 31, 2011		(30,159	)		234,699			204,540
Activity for the year ended December 31, 2012:
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		(22,262	)		91,750			69,488
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		19,882			–			19,882
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(2,380	)		91,750			89,370
Balance at December 31, 2012		(32,539	)		326,449			293,910
Activity for the year ended December 31, 2013:
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		9,320			(101,001	)		(91,681	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		16,914			–			16,914
Other comprehensive income (loss)		26,234			(101,001	)		(74,767	)
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	(6,305	)	$	225,448		$	219,143

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QUARTERLY RESULTS (UNAUDITED) - Summarized Quarterly Results of Operations (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Sep. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2013		Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Sep. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2012		Mar. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
QUARTERLY RESULTS (UNAUDITED) [Abstract]
Interest income on residential mortgage investments (before investment premium amortization)	$ 83,254		$ 85,674		$ 85,214		$ 86,867		$ 90,279		$ 90,614		$ 87,486		$ 84,229
Investment premium amortization	(24,800)		(39,031)		(33,642)		(28,399)		(29,331)		(27,151)		(21,699)		(18,496)		(125,872)	(96,677)	(68,077)
Related interest expense	(15,392)		(15,759)		(16,749)		(18,468)		(20,672)		(17,875)		(16,451)		(14,103)		(66,368)	(69,101)	(57,328)
Net interest income (expense)	43,062		30,884		34,823		40,000		40,276		45,588		49,336		51,630		140,355	178,781	177,298
Other interest income (expense)	(2,066)	[1]	(2,074)	[1]	(2,015)	[1]	(2,010)	[1]	(1,904)	[1]	(1,968)	[1]	(1,946)	[1]	(1,972)	[1]
Other revenue (expense)	(4,023)		(4,108)		(2,914)		(3,072)		(3,288)		(3,583)		(4,055)		(4,488)		(14,117)	(15,414)	(17,353)
Net income	$ 36,973		$ 24,702		$ 29,894		$ 34,918		$ 35,084		$ 40,037		$ 43,335		$ 45,170		$ 126,487	$ 163,626	$ 160,204
Basic net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.35	[2]	$ 0.23	[2]	$ 0.04	[2]	$ 0.31	[2]	$ 0.31		$ 0.35		$ 0.40		$ 0.45		$ 0.93	$ 1.50	$ 1.76
Diluted net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.35	[2]	$ 0.23	[2]	$ 0.04	[2]	$ 0.31	[2]	$ 0.31		$ 0.35		$ 0.40		$ 0.44		$ 0.93	$ 1.50	$ 1.75
Redemption preference premiums paid and other one-time effects of the preferred capital transactions (in dollars per share)					$ 0.23

[1] Consists principally of interest on unsecured borrowings and is presented net of earnings of related statutory trusts. These affiliates were dissolved in December 2013.

[2] Includes $0.23 associated with redemption preference premiums paid and other one-time effects of the second quarter’s preferred capital transactions.

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INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES [Abstract]

INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES

NOTE 5 ¾INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES

To facilitate the issuance of Unsecured borrowings, in 2006 and 2005 Capstead formed and capitalized three Delaware statutory trusts through the issuance to the Company of the trusts’ common securities totaling $3.1 million (see NOTE 8).  In order to simplify the Company’s capital structure, on December 16, 2013 the trusts were dissolved after distributing the related junior subordinated notes (originally issued to the trusts by the Company) to the holders of the trusts’ common and preferred securities.  Prior to dissolution, the Company’s equity in the earnings of the trusts consisted solely of the common trust securities’ pro rata share in interest accruing on junior subordinated notes issued to the trusts.

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REPURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS AND SIMILAR BORROWINGS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

REPURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS AND SIMILAR BORROWINGS [Abstract]

REPURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS AND SIMILAR BORROWINGS

NOTE 6 ¾REPURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS AND SIMILAR BORROWINGS

Capstead generally pledges its Residential mortgage investments as collateral under repurchase arrangements with commercial banks and other financial institutions, referred to as counterparties, the terms and conditions of which are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction basis when each borrowing is initiated or renewed.  Repurchase arrangements entered into by the Company involve the sale and a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the transferred assets at a future date, typically with terms of 30 to 90 days, and are accounted for as financings.  The Company maintains the beneficial interest in the specific securities pledged during the term of the repurchase arrangement and receives the related principal and interest payments.  The amount borrowed is generally equal to the fair value of the assets pledged, as determined by the lending counterparty, less an agreed-upon discount, referred to as a “haircut.”  Interest rates on these borrowings are fixed based on prevailing rates corresponding to the terms of the borrowings, and interest is paid at the termination of the repurchase arrangement at which time the Company may enter into a new repurchase arrangement at prevailing market rates with the same counterparty or repay that counterparty and negotiate financing with a different counterparty.  None of the Company’s counterparties are obligated to renew or otherwise enter into new repurchase arrangements at the conclusion of existing repurchase arrangements. In response to declines in fair value of pledgedsecurities due to changes in market conditions or the publishing of monthly security pay down factors, lenders typically require the Company to post additional securities as collateral, pay down borrowings or fund cash margin accounts with the counterparties in order to re-establish the agreed-upon collateral requirements, referred to as margin calls.

Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings (and related pledged collateral, including accrued interest receivable), classified by collateral type and remaining maturities, and related weighted average borrowing rates as of the indicated dates were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Collateral Type	Collateral Carrying Amount		Accrued Interest Receivable		Borrowings Outstanding		Average Borrowing Rates
As of December 31, 2013:
Borrowings with maturities of 30 days or less:
Agency Securities	$	12,169,534	$	28,195	$	11,578,211		0.38	%
Borrowings with maturities greater than 30 days:
Agency Securities (31 to 90 days)		951,966		2,068		902,432		0.38
Similar borrowings:
Collateral for structured financings*		2,257		–		2,257		8.09
	$	13,123,757	$	30,263	$	12,482,900		0.38
Year-end borrowing rates adjusted for effects of related derivative financial instruments (“Derivatives”) held as cash flow hedges (see NOTE 7)								0.49
As of December 31, 2012:
Borrowings with maturities of 30 days or less:
Agency Securities	$	13,406,253	$	32,807	$	12,739,872		0.47
Borrowings with maturities greater than 30 days:
Agency Securities (31 to 90 days)		44,060		51		41,520		0.57
Similar borrowings:
Collateral for structured financings*		2,846		–		2,846		8.12
	$	13,453,159	$	32,858	$	12,784,238		0.47
Year-end borrowing rates adjusted for effects of related Derivatives held as cash flow hedges								0.65

* The maturity of structured financings is directly affected by prepayments on the related mortgage pass-through securities pledged as collateral and these financings are subject to redemption by the residual bondholders.

Average borrowings outstanding differed from respective year-end balances during the indicated periods primarily due to changes in portfolio levels and differences in the timing of portfolio acquisitions relative to portfolio runoff as illustrated below (dollars in thousands):

	Year ended December 31
	2013					2012
	Average Borrowings		Average Rate			Average Borrowings		Average Rate
Average borrowings and rates for the indicated years, adjusted for the effects of related Derivatives held as cash flow hedges	$	12,702,941		0.52	%	$	12,442,706		0.56	%

In connection with the 2011 bankruptcy of a lending counterparty, the Company received cash in lieu of the return of $8.3 million of its pledged collateral resulting in a loss of $62,000 on the effective sale of these bonds, which is included in Miscellaneous other revenue (expense) on the Statement of Income and Gain on asset sales on the Statement of Cash Flows.  The basis in the bonds effectively sold is included in Proceeds from asset sales on the Statement of Cash Flows.

Interest paid on Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings, including related swap agreement cash flows, totaled $71.1 million, $69.5 million and $55.2 million during 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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UNSECURED BORROWINGS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

UNSECURED BORROWINGS [Abstract]

UNSECURED BORROWINGS

NOTE 8 ¾UNSECURED BORROWINGS

Unsecured borrowings consist of 30-year junior subordinated notes originally issued in 2006 and 2005 to three special-purpose statutory trusts formed to issue $3.1 million of the trusts’ common securities to Capstead and to privately place $100 million of so-called trust preferred securities with unrelated third party investors.  On December 16, 2013 these trusts were dissolved after the subordinated notes were distributed to the holders of the trusts’ common and preferred securities.  Included in Receivables and other assets are $2.2 million in remaining issue costs at December 31, 2013 associated with the original issuance of these notes.

Note balances and related weighted average interest rates as of the indicated dates  (calculated including issue cost amortization) were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	December 31, 2013					December 31, 2012
	Borrowings Outstanding		Average Rate *			Borrowings Outstanding		Average Rate *
Junior subordinated notes associated with:
Capstead Mortgage Trust I	$	35,000		8.31	%	$	36,083		8.31	%
Capstead Mortgage Trust II		40,000		8.46			41,238		8.46
Capstead Mortgage Trust III		25,000		8.78			25,774		8.78
	$	100,000		8.49		$	103,095		8.49

* The indicated weighted average rates have been in effect since issuance.  After considering cash flow hedges that coincide with the floating rate terms of these borrowings that begin in October and December 2015 for the notes associated with Capstead Mortgage Trusts I and II and September 2016 for the notes associated with Capstead Mortgage Trust III, the effective borrowing rate during the final 20 years of these borrowings will average 7.56%, subject to certain adjustments for the effects of measured hedge ineffectiveness, if any.

The notes associated with Capstead Mortgage Trust I mature in October 2035 and are currently redeemable, in whole or in part, without penalty, at the Company’s option.  The notes associated with Capstead Mortgage Trust II mature in December 2035 and are redeemable, in whole or in part, without penalty, at the Company’s option anytime on or after December 15, 2015.  The notes associated with Capstead Mortgage Trust III mature in September 2036 and are redeemable, in whole or in part, without penalty, at the Company’s option anytime on or after September 15, 2016.

Since issuance, the weighted average effective interest rate for Unsecured borrowings (calculated including issue cost amortization) was 8.49% and related interest paid each full year the borrowings have been outstanding was $8.6 million.

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NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - Potentially Dilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Net Income Per Common Share (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule of Earning Per Share, Basic, by Common Class [Line Items]
Antidilutive convertible preferred shares (in shares)	16,539	[1]	16,493	[1]	16,184	[1]
Shares issuable under option awards (in shares)	30		10		40
Restricted stock units (in shares)	243		0		0
7.50% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series E [Member]
Schedule of Earning Per Share, Basic, by Common Class [Line Items]
Preferred stock dividend rate (in hundredths)	7.50%
Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] | 7.50% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series E [Member]
Schedule of Earning Per Share, Basic, by Common Class [Line Items]
Preferred stock dividend rate (in hundredths)	7.50%

[1] The Series A and Series B preferred shares were redeemed on June 13, 2013 (See NOTE 11).

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INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]
Income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate	$ 44,270	$ 57,269	$ 37,171
Benefit of REIT status	(44,270)	(57,268)	(37,183)
Income taxes computed on income of Capstead's sole taxable REIT subsidiary	0	1	(12)
Change in net deferred income tax assets	1	(1)	22
Other	(1)	0	(10)
Income tax provision	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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QUARTERLY RESULTS (UNAUDITED)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

QUARTERLY RESULTS (UNAUDITED) [Abstract]

QUARTERLY RESULTS

NOTE 13 ¾QUARTERLY RESULTS (UNAUDITED)

Summarized quarterly results of operations were as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts).

	First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter			Fourth Quarter
Year Ended December 31, 2013
Interest income on residential mortgage investments (before investment premium amortization)	$	86,867		$	85,214		$	85,674		$	83,254
Investment premium amortization		(28,399	)		(33,642	)		(39,031	)		(24,800	)
Related interest expense		(18,468	)		(16,749	)		(15,759	)		(15,392	)
		40,000			34,823			30,884			43,062
Other interest income (expense) (a)		(2,010	)		(2,015	)		(2,074	)		(2,066	)
Other revenue (expense)		(3,072	)		(2,914	)		(4,108	)		(4,023	)
Net income	$	34,918		$	29,894		$	24,702		$	36,973
Basic net income per common share (b)	$	0.31		$	0.04		$	0.23		$	0.35
Diluted net income per common share (b)		0.31			0.04			0.23			0.35
Year Ended December 31, 2012
Interest income on residential mortgage investments (before investment premium amortization)	$	84,229		$	87,486		$	90,614		$	90,279
Investment premium amortization		(18,496	)		(21,699	)		(27,151	)		(29,331	)
Related interest expense		(14,103	)		(16,451	)		(17,875	)		(20,672	)
		51,630			49,336			45,588			40,276
Other interest income (expense) (a)		(1,972	)		(1,946	)		(1,968	)		(1,904	)
Other revenue (expense)		(4,488	)		(4,055	)		(3,583	)		(3,288	)
Net income	$	45,170		$	43,335		$	40,037		$	35,084
Basic net income per common share	$	0.45		$	0.40		$	0.35		$	0.31
Diluted net income per common share		0.44			0.40			0.35			0.31

(a) Consists principally of interest on unsecured borrowings and is presented net of earnings of related statutory trusts.  These affiliates were dissolved in December 2013.

(b) Includes $0.23 associated with redemption preference premiums paid and other one-time effects of the second quarter’s preferred capital transactions.

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USE OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, OFFSETTING DISCLOSURES AND CHANGES IN OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME BY COMPONENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

USE OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, OFFSETTING DISCLOSURES AND CHANGES IN OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME BY COMPONENT [Abstract]

Schedule of Swap Agreements Expiration Period and Characteristics

During 2013 Capstead entered into new forward-starting swap agreements with notional amounts of $2.50 billion  requiring fixed rate interest payments averaging 0.50% for two-year periods that commence on various dates between January 2014 and April 2014.  Swap agreements with notional amounts totaling $2.90 billion requiring fixed rate interest payments averaging 0.85% expired during the year.  At December 31, 2013, the Company’s portfolio of financing-related swap positions had the following characteristics (dollars in thousands):

Period of Contract Expiration	Notional Amount		Average Fixed Rate Payment Requirement
Currently-paying contracts:
First quarter 2014	$	200,000		0.60	%
Second quarter 2014		400,000		0.51
Third quarter 2014		200,000		0.51
Fourth quarter 2014		500,000		0.58
First quarter 2015		1,100,000		0.50
Second quarter 2015		200,000		0.43
Third quarter 2015		400,000		0.47
Fourth quarter 2015		1,200,000		0.45
(average expiration:  14 months)		4,200,000		0.50
Forward-starting contracts:
First quarter 2016		1,700,000		0.51
Second quarter 2016		800,000		0.46
(average expiration:  25 months)		2,500,000		0.50
(average expiration:  18 months)	$	6,700,000

Impact of Derivative Instruments on Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position

Interest rate swap agreements are measured at fair value on a recurring basis primarily using Level Two Inputs in accordance with “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”).  In determining fair value estimates for these Derivatives, the Company utilizes the standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments and the discounted future variable cash receipts which are based on expected future interest rates derived from observable market interest rate curves.  The Company also incorporates both its own nonperformance risk and its counterparties’ nonperformance risk in determining the fair value of these Derivatives.  In considering the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company considered the impact of netting and credit enhancements, such as collateral postings and guarantees, and has concluded that counterparty risk is not significant to the overall valuation of these agreements.  The following tables include fair value and other related disclosures regarding all Derivatives held as of and for the indicated periods (in thousands):

	Balance Sheet	December 31
	Location	2013			2012
Balance sheet-related
Swap agreements in a gain position (an asset) related to:
Borrowings under repurchase arrangements	(a)	$	1,094		$	169
Unsecured borrowings	(a)		3,911			–
Swap agreements in a loss position (a liability) related to:
Borrowings under repurchase arrangements	(a)		(11,304	)		(18,671	)
Unsecured borrowings	(a)		–			(14,197	)
Related net interest payable	(b)		(5,493	)		(7,788	)
		$	(11,792	)	$	(40,487	)

(a) The fair value of Derivatives with realized and unrealized gains are aggregated and recorded as an asset on the face of the Balance Sheet separately from the fair value of Derivatives with realized and unrealized losses that are recorded as a liability.  The amount of unrealized losses at December 31, 2013 scheduled to be recognized in the Statement of Income over the next twelve months primarily in the form of fixed-rate swap payments in excess of current market rates totaled $14.5 million.

(b) Included in “Accounts payable and accrued expenses” on the face of the Balance Sheet.

	Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in			Year ended December 31
	Net Income			2013			2012			2011
Income statement-related
Components of effect on interest expense:
Amount of loss reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income related to the effective portion of active positions			$	(16,914	)	$	(19,882	)	$	(28,066	)
Amount of gain (loss) recognized (ineffective portion)				24			(542	)		(827	)
Increase in interest expense and decrease in Net income as a result of the use of Derivatives		*	$	(16,890	)	$	(20,424	)	$	(28,893	)
Other comprehensive income-related
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss) (effective portion)			$	9,320		$	(22,262	)	$	(51,751	)

* Included in “Interest expense:  Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings” on the face of the Statement of Income.

Schedule Of Offsetting Disclosures For All Derivatives Held And Repurchase Arrangements And Similar Borrowings Outstanding

The Company’s swap agreements and borrowings under repurchase arrangements are subject to master netting arrangements in the event of default on, or termination of, any one contract.  See NOTE 6 for more information on the Company’s use of repurchase arrangements.  The following tables provide disclosures concerning offsetting of financial liabilities and Derivatives as of the indicated dates (in thousands):

	Offsetting of Derivative Assets
	Gross		Gross Amounts		Net Amounts of Assets		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheet(a)
	Amounts of Recognized Assets		Offset in the Balance Sheet		Presented in the Balance Sheet		Financial Instruments			Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount
As of December 31, 2013:
Counterparty 1	$	4,324	$	–	$	4,324	$	(4,324	)	$	–	$	–
Counterparty 2		681		–		681		(681	)		–		–
	$	5,005	$	–	$	5,005	$	(5,005	)	$	–	$	–
As of December 31, 2012:
Counterparty 1	$	128	$	–	$	128	$	(128	)	$	–	$	–
Counterparty 2		41		–		41		(41	)		–		–
	$	169	$	–	$	169	$	(169	)	$	–	$	–

	Offsetting of Financial Liabilities and Derivative Liabilities
	Gross		Gross Amounts		Net Amounts of Liabilities		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheet (c)
	Amounts of Recognized Liabilities(b)		Offset in the Balance Sheet		Presented in the Balance Sheet (a)		Financial Instruments			Cash Collateral Pledged			Net Amount
As of December 31, 2013:
Derivatives by counterparty:
Counterparty 1	$	7,628	$	–	$	7,628	$	(4,324	)	$	(3,304	)	$	–
Counterparty 2		7,588		–		7,588		(681	)		(6,907	)		–
Counterparty 3		1,581		–		1,581		–			(1,581	)		–
		16,797		–		16,797		(5,005	)		(11,792	)		–
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings		12,487,604		–		12,487,604		(12,487,604	)		–			–
	$	12,504,401	$	–	$	12,504,401	$	(12,492,609	)	$	(11,792	)	$	–
As of December 31, 2012:
Derivatives by counterparty:
Counterparty 1	$	26,904	$	–	$	26,904	$	(128	)	$	(26,776	)	$	–
Counterparty 2		12,357		–		12,357		(41	)		(11,500	)		816
Counterparty 3		1,395		–		1,395		–			(1,395	)		–
		40,656		–		40,656		(169	)		(39,671	)		816
Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings		12,791,243		–		12,791,243		(12,791,243	)		–			–
	$	12,831,899	$	–	$	12,831,899	$	(12,791,412	)	$	(39,671	)	$	816

(a) Amounts presented are limited to recognized liabilities and cash collateral received associated with the indicated counterparty sufficient to reduce the related Net Amount to zero in accordance with ASU No. 2011-11, as amended by ASU No. 2013-01.

(b) Amounts include accrued interest of $5.5 million and $7.8 million on interest rate swap agreements and $4.7 million and $7.0 million on repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings, included in “Accounts payable and accrued expenses” on the face of the Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

(c) Amounts presented are limited to recognized assets and collateral pledged associated with the indicated counterparty sufficient to reduce the related Net Amount to zero in accordance with ASU No. 2011-11, as amended by ASU No. 2013-01.

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income by component for the three years ended December 31, 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

	Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges			Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Securities			Total
Balance at December 31, 2010	$	(6,474	)	$	180,374		$	173,900
Activity for the year ended December 31, 2011:
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		(51,751	)		54,263			2,512
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		28,066			62			28,128
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(23,685	)		54,325			30,640
Balance at December 31, 2011		(30,159	)		234,699			204,540
Activity for the year ended December 31, 2012:
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		(22,262	)		91,750			69,488
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		19,882			–			19,882
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(2,380	)		91,750			89,370
Balance at December 31, 2012		(32,539	)		326,449			293,910
Activity for the year ended December 31, 2013:
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		9,320			(101,001	)		(91,681	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		16,914			–			16,914
Other comprehensive income (loss)		26,234			(101,001	)		(74,767	)
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	(6,305	)	$	225,448		$	219,143

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DISCLOSURES REGARDING FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Fair Value and Related Disclosures for Debt Securities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Residential Mortgage Securities Classified as held-to-Maturity [Member]
Held-to-maturity securities disclosure [Abstract]
Held-to-maturities, Amortized Cost Basis	$ 4,376	$ 5,989
Held-to-maturities, Gains	211	309
Held-to-maturities, Losses	0	0
Held-to-maturities, Fair Value	4,587	6,298
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac [Member] | Agency Securities Classified as Available-for-sale [Member]
Available-for-sale securities disclosure Items [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities, Amortized Cost Basis	11,019,116	11,904,660
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	224,456	296,114
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	12,468	1,787
Available-for-sale securities, Fair Value	11,231,104	12,198,987
Ginnie Mae [Member] | Agency Securities Classified as Available-for-sale [Member]
Available-for-sale securities disclosure Items [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities, Amortized Cost Basis	2,220,035	1,614,997
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	18,384	32,298
Available-for-sale securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	4,924	176
Available-for-sale securities, Fair Value	$ 2,233,495	$ 1,647,119

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USE OF DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, OFFSETTING DISCLOSURES AND CHANGES IN OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME BY COMPONENT - Schedule of Swap Agreements (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Derivative, average remaining maturity	18 months
Notional Amount	$ 6,700,000,000
Derivative Instruments Unrealized Losses To Be Recognized	14,500,000
Interest Rate SWAP Currently-Paying Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Derivative, average remaining maturity	14 months
Notional Amount	4,200,000,000
Average Fixed Rate Payment Requirement (in hundredths)	0.50%
Interest Rate SWAP Currently-Paying Contracts [Member] | First Quarter 2014 [Member]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Notional Amount	200,000,000
Average Fixed Rate Payment Requirement (in hundredths)	0.60%
Interest Rate SWAP Currently-Paying Contracts [Member] | Second Quarter 2014 [Member]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Notional Amount	400,000,000
Average Fixed Rate Payment Requirement (in hundredths)	0.51%
Interest Rate SWAP Currently-Paying Contracts [Member] | Third Quarter 2014 [Member]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Notional Amount	200,000,000
Average Fixed Rate Payment Requirement (in hundredths)	0.51%
Interest Rate SWAP Currently-Paying Contracts [Member] | Fourth Quarter 2014 [Member]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Notional Amount	500,000,000
Average Fixed Rate Payment Requirement (in hundredths)	0.58%
Interest Rate SWAP Currently-Paying Contracts [Member] | First Quarter 2015 [Member]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Notional Amount	1,100,000,000
Average Fixed Rate Payment Requirement (in hundredths)	0.50%
Interest Rate SWAP Currently-Paying Contracts [Member] | Second Quarter 2015 [Member]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Notional Amount	200,000,000
Average Fixed Rate Payment Requirement (in hundredths)	0.43%
Interest Rate SWAP Currently-Paying Contracts [Member] | Third Quarter 2015 [Member]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Notional Amount	400,000,000
Average Fixed Rate Payment Requirement (in hundredths)	0.47%
Interest Rate SWAP Currently-Paying Contracts [Member] | Fourth Quarter 2015 [Member]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Notional Amount	1,200,000,000
Average Fixed Rate Payment Requirement (in hundredths)	0.45%
Interest Rate SWAP Forward-Starting Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Derivative, average remaining maturity	25 months
Notional Amount	2,500,000,000
Average Fixed Rate Payment Requirement (in hundredths)	0.50%
Interest Rate SWAP Forward-Starting Contracts [Member] | First Quarter 2016 [Member]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Notional Amount	1,700,000,000
Average Fixed Rate Payment Requirement (in hundredths)	0.51%
Interest Rate SWAP Forward-Starting Contracts [Member] | Second quarter 2016 [Member]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Notional Amount	800,000,000
Average Fixed Rate Payment Requirement (in hundredths)	0.46%
Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
SWAP agreement notional amount during period	2,500,000,000	100,000,000
SWAP agreement average interest rate during period (in hundredths)	0.50%	4.09%
Swap agreement notional amount expiring during period	2,900,000,000
SWAP agreement average interest rate expiring during period (in hundredths)	0.85%
Payment term of LIBOR interest rate agreement	2 years	20 years
Accrued Interest	5,500,000		7,800,000
Interest Rate Swap Expired One [Member]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Payment term of LIBOR interest rate agreement	2 years
Repurchase Arrangements And Similar Borrowings [Member]
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities [Line Items]
Accrued Interest	$ 4,700,000		$ 7,000,000

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Net income	$ 126,487	$ 163,626	$ 160,204
Amounts related to available-for-sale securities:
Change in net unrealized gains	(101,001)	91,750	54,263
Reclassification adjustment for amounts included in net income	0	0	62
Amounts related to cash flow hedges:
Change in net unrealized gains (losses)	9,320	(22,262)	(51,751)
Reclassification adjustment for amounts included in net income	16,914	19,882	28,066
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(74,767)	89,370	30,640
Comprehensive income	$ 51,720	$ 252,996	$ 190,844

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ACCOUNTING POLICIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 2 ¾ ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Capstead Mortgage Corporation and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries over which it exercises control.  Capstead also consolidates, if appropriate, any variable interest entities in which it holds an interest.  Common securities held by the Company in statutory trusts organized to issue long-term unsecured borrowings (prior to the dissolution of these trusts in December 2013 – see NOTE 5) were not considered variable interests at risk pursuant to variable interest entity accounting principles and were accounted for as investments in unconsolidated affiliates.  Investments in any unconsolidated affiliates are initially recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted for the Company’s equity in earnings and losses and cash contributions and distributions.  Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.  Prior year amounts included in financing activities in the Statement of Cash Flows pertaining to capital stock transactions have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.  Additionally, prior year compensation costs related to dividend equivalent rights (see NOTE 12) have been reclassified from Salaries and benefits to Short-term incentive compensation in the Statement of Income.

Recent Accounting Developments

In December 2011 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.  In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-01, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.  The Company adopted the requirements of ASU No. 2011-11 as amended by ASU No. 2013-01 with its first quarterly filing in 2013.

In February 2013 the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220):  Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income that amended ASU No. 2011-12 and ASU No. 2011-05.  The Company adopted the requirements of ASU No. 2013-02 with its first quarterly filing in 2013.

The provisions of these ASUs are all disclosure-related and as such, their adoption by the Company had no effect on its results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.

Use of Estimates

The use of estimates is inherent in the preparation of financial statements.  Amortization of investment premiums on financial assets is based on estimates of future mortgage prepayments, which are impacted by future changes in interest rates and other factors.  Actual results could differ from those estimates, which could adversely affect earnings.  Fair values of financial instruments are estimated using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies; however, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop these estimates.  Fair values fluctuate on a daily basis and are influenced by changes in, and market expectations for changes in, interest rates, market liquidity conditions and levels of mortgage prepayments, as well as other factors.  Accordingly, estimates of fair value are as of the balance sheet dates and are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current market exchange.  The use of different market assumptions and estimation methodologies may have a material effect on estimated fair values.  Considerable judgment is also exercised in making impairment conclusions and estimating impairment charges.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include unrestricted cash on hand and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased.

Financial Assets

Most of Capstead’s financial assets are mortgage securities classified as available-for-sale and carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported as a separate component of Accumulated other comprehensive income.  Loans classified as held for investment or mortgage securities classified as held-to-maturity are carried at amortized cost (unpaid principal balance, adjusted for unamortized investment premiums and discounts).  Interest is recorded as income when earned.  Investment premiums and discounts are recognized as adjustments to interest income by the interest method, generally over the expected life of the related financial assets. Realized gains and losses from sales are recorded as a component of Miscellaneous other revenue (expense).  The specific identification method is used to determine the cost of financial assets sold.  Financial assets are reviewed for potential impairment at each balance sheet date.  Other-than-temporary impairments of investments in mortgage securities can occur with adverse changes in the financial condition of the issuer and changes in the Company’s intent or ability to hold the security until any declines in fair value are recovered.  The amount of any such other-than-temporary impairment for an investment in a mortgage security is measured by comparing the recorded amount of the security to its fair value.  Impairment charges are recorded as a component of Miscellaneous other revenue (expense).

Borrowings

Borrowings are carried at amortized cost (unpaid principal balances, net of unamortized discounts and premiums, when present).  Discounts and premiums, as well as debt issue costs, which are recorded in Receivables and other assets, are recognized as adjustments to interest expense by the interest method over the term of the related borrowings.  Borrowings under repurchase arrangements create exposure to the potential for failure on the part of counterparties to honor their commitment to return pledged collateral.  In the event of a default by a counterparty, the Company may have difficulty recovering its collateral.  To mitigate this risk, the Company monitors the creditworthiness of its counterparties and manages its exposure to any single counterparty.

Derivative Financial Instruments (“Derivatives”)

Derivatives used by Capstead for risk management purposes are carried at fair value as assets or liabilities.  The accounting for changes in fair value of each Derivative held depends on whether it has been designated as a hedge for accounting purposes, as well as the type of hedging relationship identified.  Capstead will typically designate any Derivatives held as cash flow hedges.  To qualify as a cash flow hedge, at the inception of the hedge relationship the Company must document that the hedge relationship is anticipated to be highly effective and monitor ongoing effectiveness on at least a quarterly basis.  As long as the hedge relationship remains effective, the effective portion of changes in fair value of the Derivative is recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income and the ineffective portion is recorded in interest expense.  The effective portion of changes in fair value is reclassified from Accumulated comprehensive income to earnings over the term of the Derivative primarily in the form of Derivative cash flows that are either in excess of or lower than market rates.  Changes in fair value of Derivatives not held as accounting hedges, if any, or for which the hedge relationship is no longer considered highly effective, are recorded in Miscellaneous other revenue (expense).

Holding Derivatives creates exposure to credit risk related to the potential for failure on the part of counterparties to honor their commitments.  In addition, the Company is required to post collateral based on any declines in the market value of the Derivatives.  In the event of default by a counterparty, the Company may have difficulty recovering its collateral and may not receive payments provided for under the terms of the Derivative.  To mitigate this risk, the Company uses only well-established commercial banks as counterparties.  The Company uses interest rate swap agreements in cash flow hedge relationships in order to hedge variability in borrowing rates due to changes in the underlying benchmark interest rate related to a designated portion of its current and anticipated future borrowings.  Variable-rate swap payments to be received and any measured hedge ineffectiveness are recorded in interest expense as an offset to interest owed on the hedged borrowings that reset to market rates generally every 30 to 90 days.  Fixed-rate swap payments to be made are also recorded in interest expense.  The combination of these cash flows results in a relatively fixed rate on these borrowings, subject to certain adjustments.  These adjustments include changes in spreads between variable rates on the swap agreements and actual borrowing rates as well as the effects of measured hedge ineffectiveness.

Cash collateral receivable from interest rate swap counterparties represents cash remitted to swap counterparties to meet initial and ongoing margin requirements that are based on the fair value of these Derivatives, including related interest receivable or payable under the terms of the agreements.  The Company may also remit mortgage securities to certain of its swap counterparties to meet ongoing margin requirements.  Such mortgage securities, if any, are included in Residential mortgage investments.  Similarly, Cash collateral payable to interest rate swap counterparties represents cash received from counterparties to meet margin call requirements.  For presentation purposes, the Company does not offset individual counterparty collateral receivables (or payables) with the recorded fair value of related interest rate swap agreements pursuant to master netting arrangements.  In addition, gross unrealized gains on Derivatives (recorded as assets) are stated separately from gross unrealized losses (recorded as liabilities) without regard to counterparty.

Equity-based Compensation

Equity-based compensation cost is measured at the fair value of the awards on the grant date and recognized as expense over the related requisite service or performance measurement periods.  Compensation cost for option awards is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each portion of an award that vests separately.  Compensation cost for stock awards subject only to service conditions is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the awards.  Compensation cost for stock awards and restricted stock units subject to performance conditions is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite measurement periods, subject to achieving the related performance conditions.

Income Taxes

Capstead Mortgage Corporation and its qualified REIT subsidiaries (“Capstead REIT”) have elected to be taxed as a REIT.  As a result, Capstead REIT is not taxed on taxable income distributed to stockholders if certain REIT qualification tests are met.  Capstead’s policy is to distribute 100% of the taxable income of the REIT, after application of available tax attributes, within the time limits prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), which may extend into the subsequent taxable year.  The Company may find it advantageous from time to time to elect taxable REIT subsidiary status for certain of its subsidiaries in which case taxable income of any such subsidiary would be subject to federal and, where applicable, state or local income taxes.  Any such income taxes are accounted for using the liability method.  Related deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.  The Company has not recognized any liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits using a “more likely than not” threshold for the recognition and measurement of the financial statement effects of tax positions taken on a tax return filing.  Should any such liabilities be recognized in future periods, the Company will record related interest and penalties in Other general and administrative expense.

Dividend Classification

Capstead records common and preferred share dividends in the Accumulated deficit component of Stockholders’ equity only to the extent of available earnings for the related period.  Any dividends declared in excess of available earnings are considered a return of capital for financial reporting purposes and are recorded as reductions of Paid-in capital.  The tax and financial reporting classification of dividends can differ primarily as a result of differences between taxable income and Net income and how taxable income is allocated to dividends paid.

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COMPENSATION PROGRAMS - Schedule of Stock Option Award Activity (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
COMPENSATION PROGRAMS [Abstract]
Option awards outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)	97,500
Exercises (in shares)	(15,000)
Forfeitures (in shares)	(5,000)
Option awards outstanding at end of period (in shares)	77,500
Weighted Average Exercise Price, option awards outstanding at beginning of year (in dollars per share)	$ 11.63
Weighted Average Exercise Price, exercises (in dollars per share)	$ 10.61
Weighted Average Exercise Price, forfeitures (in dollars per share)	$ 12.87
Weighted Average Exercise Price, option awards outstanding at end of year (in dollars per share)	$ 11.75

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UNSECURED BORROWINGS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

UNSECURED BORROWINGS [Abstract]

Schedule Of Subordinated Note Balances And Related Weighted Average Interest Rates

Note balances and related weighted average interest rates as of the indicated dates  (calculated including issue cost amortization) were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	December 31, 2013					December 31, 2012
	Borrowings Outstanding		Average Rate *			Borrowings Outstanding		Average Rate *
Junior subordinated notes associated with:
Capstead Mortgage Trust I	$	35,000		8.31	%	$	36,083		8.31	%
Capstead Mortgage Trust II		40,000		8.46			41,238		8.46
Capstead Mortgage Trust III		25,000		8.78			25,774		8.78
	$	100,000		8.49		$	103,095		8.49

* The indicated weighted average rates have been in effect since issuance.  After considering cash flow hedges that coincide with the floating rate terms of these borrowings that begin in October and December 2015 for the notes associated with Capstead Mortgage Trusts I and II and September 2016 for the notes associated with Capstead Mortgage Trust III, the effective borrowing rate during the final 20 years of these borrowings will average 7.56%, subject to certain adjustments for the effects of measured hedge ineffectiveness, if any.

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REPURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS AND SIMILAR BORROWINGS - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Repurchase Arrangements And Similar Borrowings, Including Interest Rate Hedging Activity [Line Items]
Cash received in lieu of return of pledged collateral			$ 8,300,000
Loss on sale of securities			62,000
Repurchase Arrangements And Similar Borrowings [Member]
Repurchase Arrangements And Similar Borrowings, Including Interest Rate Hedging Activity [Line Items]
Interest paid on Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings	$ 71,100,000	$ 69,500,000	$ 55,200,000
Minimum [Member]
Repurchase Arrangements And Similar Borrowings, Including Interest Rate Hedging Activity [Line Items]
Maturity period of repurchase arrangements	P30D
Maximum [Member]
Repurchase Arrangements And Similar Borrowings, Including Interest Rate Hedging Activity [Line Items]
Maturity period of repurchase arrangements	P90D

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COMPENSATION PROGRAMS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

COMPENSATION PROGRAMS [Abstract]

COMPENSATION PROGRAMS

NOTE 12 ¾COMPENSATION PROGRAMS

The compensation committee of Capstead’s board of directors (the “Committee”) administers all compensation programs for employees including salaries, short-term incentive compensation and long-term incentive compensation, including equity-based awards, as well as other benefit programs.

Short-Term Incentive Compensation Programs

To provide employees with an appropriate performance-based annual incentive compensation opportunity, each year the Committee approves an incentive formula for the award of annual incentive compensation that is directly linked with the performance of the Company.  The formula used in recent years accomplished this by establishing an incentive pool equal to a percentage participation in Capstead’s earnings in excess of a pre-established performance threshold, subject to a maximum amount, or cap.  The Committee determined (i) the amount actually awarded, (ii) its allocation among executives and with other employees and (iii) the form of payment (e.g., cash or equity awards).  In October 2013 the Committee terminated this absolute return program effective July 1, 2013 and adopted a new short-term incentive compensation program for key executives (the “2013 Program”).  The 2013 Program determined levels of annual cash incentive compensation based on relative performance metrics measured against the Company’s peers in the mortgage REIT industry and the attainment of individual goals and objectives for participating executives.  The relative performance metrics used are relative economic return (change in book value plus dividends) and relative operating efficiency (operating expenses divided by Unsecured borrowings and Stockholders’ equity), calculated for the full year and prorated for the six month period during which the program was effective in 2013.  The 2013 Program defined maximum payout percentages based on a multiple of salary for each program metric thereby limiting the amount payable to each participating executive.  Actual amounts to be awarded are based on separate calculations for each performance metric as well as the Committee’s evaluation of the participating executives’ attainment of individual goals and objectives.  In January 2014 the Committee adopted the 2014 short-term incentive program that has provisions similar to the 2013 Program with the addition of an absolute economic return performance metric which measures performance against established return levels.

Included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses at December 31, 2013 are short-term incentive compensation accruals totaling $2.8 million, $350,000 of which was paid in January 2014 to employees not participating in the 2013 Program.  Payouts for executives participating in the 2013 Program are expected to be made by March 15, 2014 after the Company’s performance relative to its peers is determined.  In 2012 and 2011 the Committee paid incentive compensation partially in cash and partially in fully vested common stock.  The fully vested stock awards totaled 156,251 and 189,283 shares (before the surrender of shares for the payment of tax withholding requirements) valued at $11.47 and $12.60 per share when issued in December and January 2012, respectively.

Since 2008 the Committee has utilized a performance-based cash incentive compensation program for key executives that provides for payments equal to per share dividends declared on Capstead’s common stock multiplied by a notional amount of non-vesting or “phantom” common shares (“Dividend Equivalent Rights” or “DERs”).  DERs are not attached to any stock or option awards and only represent the right to receive the same cash distributions that the Company’s common stockholders are entitled to receive during the term of the grants, subject to certain conditions, including continuous service.  All grants expire July 1, 2015.  No additional DERs were awarded in 2013.

DERs issued and outstanding at December 31, 2013 and related compensation costs for the indicated periods were as follows:

	Total DERs		Year ended December 31
Grant Date	Granted		2013		2012		2011
July 2008		225,000	$	279,000	$	335,000	$	396,000
July 2009		225,000		279,000		335,000		396,000
July 2010		60,000		75,000		89,000		105,000
August 2011		72,000		89,000		107,000		63,000
July 2012		72,000		89,000		48,000		–
		654,000	$	811,000	$	914,000	$	960,000

Long-term Equity-based Awards

Capstead sponsors equity-based award plans to provide for the issuance of stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, option awards and other long-term equity-based awards to directors and employees.  As of December 31, 2013, the Company has issued awards reserving for potential future issuance nearly all available shares under its existing plans.  A new plan is being submitted for stockholder approval at this year’s annual meeting of stockholders scheduled for May 28, 2014 to allow for the granting of future long-term equity-based awards.

In December 2013 the Committee adopted a new long-term incentive program, and granted key executives a total of 242,505 performance-based restricted stock units with a grant date fair value of $12.45 per unit, which are convertible into common shares following a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2016 depending upon whether, and to what extent, defined performance levels established for certain relative and absolute return performance metrics are met or exceeded.  The relative return metrics measure the Company’s performance against its peers in the mortgage REIT industry on the basis of relative economic return and relative total stockholder return (change in stock price plus reinvested dividends).  The absolute economic return metric measures performance against established return levels.  For conversion purposes, each performance metric is assigned a weighting and the Company’s performance relative to each metric is calculated separately.  The actual number of common shares, if any, the units can convert into for each of the metrics can range from one-half of a common share per unit if that metric’s minimum threshold of performance is met, to two common shares per unit if the related maximum performance threshold is met or exceeded, adjusted for the weighting assigned to the metric.  If a metric’s minimum performance threshold is not met, no shares are issuable under that metric.  Dividends accrue from the date of grant and will be paid in cash when the units convert into common shares based on the number of common shares ultimately issued, if any.

Under the prior absolute return performance-based stock award program, the Committee granted awards from 2008 through 2012 to all employees with staggered three-year vesting periods subject to Capstead generating annualized returns on investment capital, (defined for this purpose as Unsecured borrowings and Stockholders’ equity, less accumulated OCI and subject to certain other adjustments), equal to the greater of 8.0% or the average 10-year U.S. Treasury rate plus 200 basis points.  If the indicated returns are not generated during a three-year measurement period, vesting will be deferred and a new three-year measurement period will be established to include the subsequent year, up to and including the seventh calendar year after the year of grant.  Any remaining unvested awards issued under this program will expire if the indicated returns are not generated for the final three-year measurement period.

Information pertaining to absolute return performance-based stock awards issued to employees pursuant to this program is as follows:

Year of	Grant Date Fair Value		Total Original				Final Measurement Period Ends		Remaining Shares with Initial Measurement Periods Ending December 31
Grant	Per Share		Grants		Forfeited		December 31		2014		2015		2016
2008 (a)	$	10.18		140,658		5,464		n/a		–		–		–
2009 (b)		14.33		110,917		4,571		n/a		–		–		–
2010 (c)		12.44		128,766		5,759		2017		61,499		–		–
2011		12.72		132,490		5,050		2018		63,722		63,718		–
2012		11.67		145,399		5,697		2019		–		69,853		69,849

(a) The absolute return metrics for the three-year measurement periods ending December 31, 2012 and 2011 were met resulting in the vesting of 67,595 shares associated with the second 50% of this grant in January 2013 and 67,599 shares associated with the first 50% of this grant in February 2012.

(b) The absolute return metrics for the three-year measurement periods ending December 31, 2013 and 2012 were met resulting in the vesting of 52,915 shares associated with the second 50% of this grant in January 2014 and 53,431 shares associated with the first 50% of this grant in January 2013.

(c) The absolute return metric for the first three-year measurement period ending December 31, 2013 was met resulting in the vesting of 61,508 shares associated with the first 50% of this grant in January 2014.

Information pertaining to service-based stock awards issued to directors and employees (subject to certain restrictions, principally continuous service), is as follows:

Year of	Grant Date Fair Value		Total Original		As of December 31, 2013				Remaining Shares Scheduled to Vest During:
Grant	Per Share		Grants		Vested		Forfeited		2014		2017
2007 (a)	$	12.93		156,000		121,004		12,832		22,164		–
2008 (b)		12.87		6,000		6,000		–		–		–
2009 (b)		11.39		6,000		6,000		–		–		–
2010 (b)		11.64		12,000		12,000		–		–		–
2011 (b)		13.23		24,000		24,000		–		–		–
2012 (b)		13.59		29,000		29,000		–		–		–
2013 (b)		13.02		28,000		–		–		28,000		–
2013 (c)		12.34		35,703		–		–		–		35,703

(a) The remaining 2007 grant shares vested in January 2014.

(b) Director stock awards have been granted annually upon election or reelection to the board of directors.  These awards vest one year after issuance.

(c) In December 2013 the Committee granted service-based awards to employees that were not awarded performance-based restricted stock units.  These awards vest on January 2, 2017.

Performance-based and service-based stock award activity for year ended December 31, 2013 is summarized below:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested stock awards outstanding at beginning year		657,720		$	12.48
Grants		63,703			12.64
Vestings		(172,523	)		12.41
Forfeitures		(19,969	)		12.65
Unvested stock awards outstanding at end of year		528,931			12.51

During 2013, 2012 and 2011 Capstead recognized in Salaries and benefits $1.8 million, $1.9 million and $1.6 million, respectively, related to amortization of the grant date fair value of employee performance-based and service-based stock awards.  The amounts amortized for these periods assumed that performance metrics, if applicable, would continue to be met for related initial measurement periods.  In addition, the Company recognized in Other general and administrative expense $387,000, $362,000 and $261,000 related to amortization of the grant date fair value of service-based director stock awards during 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense for unvested stock awards totaled $3.0 million as of December 31, 2013, to be expensed over a weighted average period of 1.6 years (assumes minimal employee and director attrition and, if applicable, absolute return performance metrics being met for related initial measurement periods).

Based on the initial fair value of restricted stock units granted in December 2013, $3.0 million can be expected to be expensed over the related three-year performance period under the assumption certain targeted performance levels will be achieved assuming no forfeitures.  This would result in the issuance of 242,505 common shares.  Actual expense assuming no forfeitures will range from a minimum of $625,000 (the grant date fair value of the total stockholder return performance metric and assuming no shares are ultimately issued under the terms of these grants because the Company’s performance for all performance metrics was less than the related minimum threshold performance levels) to approximately $5.4 million assuming maximum performance levels are met or exceeded for all performance metrics resulting in the issuance of 485,010 common shares.

All service-based stock awards receive dividends on a current basis without risk of forfeiture if the related awards do not vest.  Restricted stock units granted in 2013 as well as performance-based stock awards granted in 2012, 2011 and 2010 defer the payment of dividends accruing between the grant dates and the end of related performance periods.  If the restricted stock units do not convert into any common shares or a stock award does not vest, the related accrued dividends will be forfeited.  Included in Common stock dividend payable at December 31, 2013 and 2012 are dividends payable pertaining to these awards totaling $1.3 million and $765,000, respectively.

Option awards currently outstanding have ten-year contractual terms from the grant date and were issued with strike prices equal to the quoted market prices of Capstead’s common shares on the date of grant.  The fair value of option awards was estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model.  The Company estimated option exercises, expected holding periods and forfeitures based on past experience and expectations for option performance and employee or director attrition.  Risk-free rates were based on market rates for the expected life of the options.  Expected dividends were based on historical experience and expectations for future performance.  Expected volatility factors were based on historical experience.  No option awards have been granted since 2010.  Option award activity for the year ended December 31, 2013 is summarized below:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Option awards outstanding at beginning of year		97,500		$	11.63
Exercises		(15,000	)		10.61
Forfeitures		(5,000	)		12.87
Option awards outstanding at end of year		77,500			11.75

Exercisable option awards outstanding as of December 31, 2013 totaled 77,500 shares with a weighted average remaining contractual term of 3.6 years, an average exercise price of $11.75 and an aggregate intrinsic value of $65,000.  The total intrinsic value of option awards exercised was $26,000, $620,000 and $129,000 in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  During 2011, the Company recognized in Salaries and benefits $3,000 related to employee option awards.

Other Benefit Programs

Capstead sponsors a qualified defined contribution retirement plan for all employees and a nonqualified deferred compensation plan for certain of its officers.  In general the Company matches up to 50% of a participant’s voluntary contribution up to a maximum of 6% of a participant’s salary and short-term incentive compensation and makes discretionary contributions of up to another 3% of such compensation regardless of participation in the plans.  Company contributions are subject to certain vesting requirements.  During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company recognized in Salaries and benefits $320,000 related to contributions to these plans.