ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Additional Information (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Percentage of taxable income to be distributed	100.00%

Represents the percentage of taxable income to be distributed.

No definition available.

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Namespace Prefix:	cmo_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration