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Chimera Investment Corporation
(NYSE:CIM) 

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Chimera Investment Corporation operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. The company, through its subsidiaries, invests in a portfolio of mortgage assets, including residential mortgage loans, agency and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities, agency mortgage...

Founded: 2007
Full Time Employees: 39
Sector: Real Estate
Industry: REIT-Mortgage

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      net interest income:
                                                               
      interest income
    219,295,000 220,329,000 209,100,000 201,297,000 190,616,000 192,364,000 195,295,000 186,717,000 186,574,000 191,204,000 195,591,000 196,859,000 189,250,000 187,286,000 188,303,000 195,357,000 202,175,000 221,162,000 220,579,000 252,677,000 243,127,000 236,156,000 247,905,000 245,922,000 300,266,000 340,662,000 330,144,000 339,914,000 350,389,000 348,034,000 321,715,000 306,436,000 297,132,000 296,813,000 288,644,000 251,344,000 260,822,000 250,953,000 221,096,000 201,194,000 215,804,000 243,145,000 86,613,000 49,056,000 35,456,000 38,818,000 33,629,000 29,067,000 36,576,000 52,031,000 51,319,000 177,640,000 194,235,000 206,574,000 140,405,000 133,522,000 128,984,000 104,690,000 65,077,000 
      interest expense
    144,293,000 154,151,000 144,089,000 135,287,000 121,397,000 126,541,000 128,844,000 119,422,000 121,468,000 126,553,000 132,193,000 131,181,000 119,615,000 106,890,000 83,464,000 78,467,000 64,473,000 66,599,000 71,353,000 80,610,000 108,066,000 120,284,000 124,557,000 129,256,000 142,083,000 169,203,000 188,551,000 198,110,000 202,950,000 193,919,000 174,671,000 161,266,000 149,251,000 140,358,000 137,955,000 110,231,000 106,737,000 94,911,000 83,227,000 62,981,000 66,044,000 60,456,000 -9,902,000 -3,504,000 -1,726,000 -1,580,000 -1,629,000 -1,833,000 -2,281,000 -2,473,000 -2,326,000 7,217,000 7,481,000 10,849,000 10,527,000 7,198,000 7,374,000 9,197,000 8,313,000 
      net interest income
    75,002,000 66,178,000 65,011,000 66,010,000 69,219,000 65,823,000 66,451,000 67,295,000 65,106,000 64,651,000 63,398,000 65,678,000 69,635,000 80,396,000 104,839,000 116,890,000 137,702,000 154,563,000 149,226,000 172,067,000 135,061,000 115,872,000 123,348,000 116,666,000 158,183,000 171,459,000 141,593,000 141,804,000 147,439,000 154,115,000 147,044,000 145,170,000 147,881,000 156,455,000 150,689,000 141,113,000 154,085,000 156,042,000 137,869,000 138,213,000 149,760,000 182,689,000 151,469,000 113,638,000 98,242,000 105,287,000 100,954,000 96,966,000 110,340,000 139,571,000 113,293,000 179,878,000 186,870,000 189,309,000 155,731,000 154,732,000 138,641,000 95,493,000 56,764,000 
      increase in provision for credit losses
    2,824,000 5,322,000 2,587,000 4,409,000 3,387,000 4,449,000 358,000 3,684,000 1,347,000 2,330,000 3,217,000 2,762,000                                                
      other income
                                           95,000,000   -23,783,000                 
      net unrealized gains on derivatives
    18,150,000 27,303,000 -7,907,000 -2,554,000 -6,469,000 276,000 -14,457,000 11,955,000 5,189,000 -15,871,000 17,000 17,994,000 -8,551,000 -10,171,000 10,307,000 -1,618,000         201,000,000 83,656,000 31,620,000 -132,171,000 -89,315,000 -319,673,000 71,197,000 25,895,000 81,419,000 9,204,000 5,802,000 4,896,000 101,475,000 27,628,000 22,100,000 -101,110,000 88,028,000 4,055,000 12,975,000 -22,497,000 -2,198,000 27,000              
      realized gains on derivatives
    2,870,000 -3,964,250 2,015,000 -17,954,000 82,000 641,000 -4,864,000 -17,317,000    -6,822,000 -34,134,000                                               
      periodic interest on derivatives
    1,834,000 5,422,000 5,751,000 5,067,000 4,135,000                                                       
      net gains on derivatives
    22,854,000 15,230,000 -141,000 -15,441,000 -2,252,000 5,460,000 -12,532,000 1,609,000 10,665,000 -10,575,000 4,911,000 15,331,000 -39,866,000 -12,362,000 10,185,000          -304,052,000 78,030,000 -136,672,000 -237,079,000 -204,638,000 -315,877,000 74,078,000 24,502,000 94,504,000 1,363,000 -21,822,000 -4,462,000 115,523,000 13,360,000 -47,755,000 -136,537,000 40,127,000 -106,610,000 -10,177,000 -42,289,000 -7,946,000 -3,364,000              
      investment management and advisory fees
    7,165,000 9,128,000 8,509,000 8,810,000 8,936,000                                                       
      interest income from investment in msr financing receivables
    2,311,000 20,000 500,000                                                         
      net unrealized gains on financial instruments at fair value
    -37,536,000 -17,137,000 -36,995,000 6,971,000 128,895,000 -181,197,000 104,012,000 11,231,000 76,765,000 6,815,000 -43,988,000 6,954,000 64,592,000 112,026,000 -239,513,000 -239,246,000 -370,167,000 -108,286,000 239,524,000 36,108,000 270,012,000 61,378,000 260,766,000 -171,921,000 -260,887,000 -112,752,000 130,825,000 190,748,000 200,812,000 84,836,000 -34,306,000 -18,364,000 14,466,000 19,042,000 67,762,000 72,243,000 -20,665,000 32,999,000 30,347,000 16,871,000 -37,260,000 -10,425,000 162,921,000                 
      net realized losses on sales of investments
    -40,428,000                                                           
      gains on extinguishment of debt
    -38,858,000 20,000   2,122,000     -2,473,000  4,039,000 2,309,000   -2,897,000  979,000 -25,622,000 -21,777,000 -237,137,000 920,000 -55,794,000 459,000  9,926,000  -608,000  7,056,000 9,263,000 387,000 9,670,000 -1,000 -48,014,000  1,334,000 -45,000  -1,766,000 5,079,000                   
      other investment losses
    -910,000                                                           
      gain on origination and sale of loans
    21,385,000                                                           
      total other income
    -64,017,000 5,835,000 -24,191,000 1,378,000 137,284,000                                   95,000,000                    
      other expenses:
                                                               
      compensation and benefits
    26,706,000 18,201,000 13,756,000 11,660,000 13,085,000 17,937,000 7,203,000 7,011,000 9,213,000 5,278,000 7,124,000 7,677,000 10,491,000 19,167,000 10,000,000 8,859,000 11,353,000 11,460,000 12,694,000 9,230,000 13,439,000 11,335,000 10,287,000 10,255,000 12,934,000 10,205,000 12,191,000 12,114,000 14,370,000 9,373,000 8,642,000 8,689,000 8,411,000 7,533,000 7,671,000 7,556,000 7,814,000 6,911,000 6,954,000 5,222,000                    
      general and administrative expenses
    12,161,000 9,337,000 6,936,000 6,815,000 6,907,000 5,596,000 5,610,000 6,276,000 5,720,000 7,443,000 5,427,000 6,471,000 5,778,000 6,158,000 4,836,000 5,944,000 5,711,000 5,574,000 5,300,000 6,173,000 5,198,000 6,296,000 6,811,000 6,562,000 5,678,000 7,986,000 6,528,000 7,030,000 5,883,000 6,972,000 5,615,000 5,860,000 5,489,000 4,537,000 4,585,000 4,040,000 4,443,000 4,332,000 4,238,000 4,503,000 18,559,000 11,149,000 5,772,000 6,210,000 3,736,000 3,624,000 5,197,000 4,847,000 4,658,000 2,541,000 1,989,000 1,830,000 1,820,000 1,487,000 1,798,000 1,409,000 1,160,000 1,057,000 861,000 
      servicing and asset manager fees
    5,522,000 6,011,000 6,991,000 7,306,000 7,431,000 7,325,000 7,334,000 7,470,000 7,663,000 7,659,000 8,139,000 8,408,000 8,417,000 8,883,000 8,516,000 9,315,000 9,291,000 8,896,000 9,297,000 9,081,000 9,281,000                                       
      depreciation, amortization, and impairment expense
    9,649,000                                                           
      transaction expenses
    98,000 625,000 9,931,000 390,000 5,688,000 4,707,000 2,317,000  67,000 424,000 90,000 8,456,000 6,409,000 3,274,000 2,341,000 6,727,000 3,804,000 4,242,000 3,432,000 5,745,000 16,437,000 3,829,000 1,624,000 4,710,000 4,906,000 6,639,000 3,415,000                                 
      total other expenses
    54,136,000 38,507,000 38,562,000 27,120,000 34,062,000 35,886,000 22,464,000 20,757,000 22,663,000 20,804,000 20,780,000 31,012,000                28,424,000     26,322,000                           
      income before income taxes
    -45,974,000 28,184,000 -329,000 35,859,000 169,052,000 -146,518,000 136,475,000 56,695,000 129,462,000 30,546,000 2,245,000 36,049,000 57,366,000 96,919,000 -186,141,000 -161,233,000 -262,864,000 16,993,000 332,791,000 163,233,000 161,503,000 147,263,000 367,391,000 -54,919,000 -370,723,000 130,355,000 106,327,000 58,915,000 118,147,000 -102,783,000 157,328,000 118,144,000 239,041,000 139,250,000 115,156,000 162,823,000 221,919,000 172,830,000 74,150,000 83,127,000 116,187,000 67,042,000 377,580,000 104,769,000 100,370,000 67,367,000 143,207,000 79,803,000 128,068,000 40,781,000 80,235,000 65,713,000 117,961,000 164,060,000 127,187,000 124,580,000 125,610,000 158,002,000 51,644,000 
      income tax expense
    -2,064,000 -148,000 251,000 409,000 1,755,000 -6,000 16,000 31,000 8,000 2,000 75,000 25,000                                                
      net income
    -43,910,000 28,332,000 -580,000 35,450,000 167,297,000 -146,512,000 136,459,000 56,664,000 129,454,000 30,544,000 2,170,000 36,024,000 57,366,000 97,200,000 -186,145,000 -161,327,000 -262,794,000 17,734,000 331,468,000 163,321,000 157,591,000 147,235,000 367,329,000 -54,955,000 -370,755,000 130,318,000 106,326,000 58,760,000 118,147,000 -102,798,000 157,321,000 118,108,000 239,007,000 139,232,000 115,017,000 162,807,000 221,901,000 172,817,000 74,127,000 83,098,000 116,187,000 67,041,000 377,580,000 104,769,000 100,368,000 67,367,000 143,207,000 79,801,000 128,068,000 40,781,000 80,233,000 65,884,000 117,843,000 163,362,000 126,435,000 124,579,000 125,610,000 158,002,000 51,644,000 
      yoy
    -126.25% -119.34% -100.43% -37.44% 29.23% -579.68% 6188.43% 57.30% 125.66% -68.58% -101.17% -122.33% -121.83% 448.10% -156.16% -198.78% -266.76% -87.96% -9.76% -397.19% -142.51% 12.98% 245.47% -193.52% -413.81% -226.77% -32.41% -50.25% -50.57% -173.83% 36.78% -27.46% 7.71% -19.43% 55.16% 95.92% 90.99% 157.78% -80.37% -20.68% 15.76% -0.48% 163.66% 31.29% -21.63% 65.19% 78.49% 21.12% 8.68% -75.04% -36.54% -47.11% -6.18% 3.39% 144.82%     
      qoq
    -254.98% -4984.83% -101.64% -78.81% -214.19% -207.37% 140.82% -56.23% 323.83% 1307.56% -93.98% -37.20% -40.98% -152.22% 15.38% -38.61% -1581.87% -94.65% 102.95% 3.64% 7.03% -59.92% -768.42% -85.18% -384.50% 22.56% 80.95% -50.27% -214.93% -165.34% 33.20% -50.58% 71.66% 21.05% -29.35% -26.63% 28.40% 133.14% -10.80% -28.48% 73.31% -82.24% 260.39% 4.38% 48.99% -52.96% 79.46% -37.69% 214.04% -49.17% 21.78% -44.09% -27.86% 29.21% 1.49% -0.82% -20.50% 205.94%  
      dividends on preferred stock
    21,097,000 21,831,000 21,417,000 21,426,000 21,357,000 21,761,000 22,787,000 22,751,000 18,438,000 18,437,000 18,438,000 18,438,000 18,438,000 18,482,000 18,438,000 18,438,000 18,408,000 18,451,000 18,438,000 18,438,000 18,438,000 18,437,000 18,438,000 18,438,000 18,438,000 18,437,000 18,438,000 18,438,000 17,392,000                               
      net income available to common shareholders
    -65,007,000 6,501,000 -21,997,000 14,024,000 145,940,000 -168,273,000 113,672,000 33,913,000 111,016,000 12,106,000 -16,268,000 17,586,000 38,928,000 78,718,000 -204,583,000 -179,765,000 -281,202,000 -717,000 313,030,000 144,883,000 139,153,000 128,798,000 348,891,000 -73,393,000 -389,193,000 111,881,000 87,888,000 40,322,000 100,755,000 -117,235,000 147,361,000 108,708,000 229,607,000 129,832,000 105,617,000 157,524,000                        
      net income per share
                                                       0.06 0.11 0.16 0.14 0.16 0.19 0.24 0.1 
      basic
    -0.78 0.07 -0.27 0.17 1.79 -2.08 1.41 0.42 0.46 0.06 -0.07 0.08 0.17 0.33 -0.88 -0.76 -1.19 -0.02 1.33 0.63 0.6 0.62 1.5 -0.37 -2.08 0.6 0.47 0.22 0.54 -0.62 0.79 0.58 1.22 0.69 0.56 0.84 1.17 0.92 0.39 0.44 0.57 0.33 0.37 0.1 0.1 0.07 0.14 0.08 0.12 0.04 0.08         
      diluted
    -0.78 0.05 -0.27 0.17 1.77 -2.06 1.39 0.41 0.45 0.06 -0.07 0.08 0.17 0.33 -0.88 -0.76 -1.19 0.02 1.3 0.6 0.54 0.62 1.32 -0.37 -2.08 0.59 0.47 0.21 0.54 -0.63 0.79 0.58 1.22 0.69 0.56 0.84 1.16 0.92 0.39 0.44 0.57 0.33 0.37 0.1 0.1 0.07 0.14 0.08 0.12 0.04 0.08         
      weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
                                                               
      basic
    83,661,145 82,175,111 81,507,492 81,408,087 81,350,497 80,976,745 80,810,861 81,334,509 243,718,142 230,057,356 226,734,643 231,628,141 231,994,620 233,938,745 231,750,422 235,310,440 237,012,702 233,770,474 235,887,296 231,638,042 230,567,231 212,995,533 232,127,224 199,282,790 187,018,602 187,156,990 187,158,167 187,153,007 187,112,454 187,146,170 187,006,777 186,994,743 187,553,281 187,779,794 187,779,406 187,761,748 187,728,634 187,729,765 187,729,765 187,723,472 205,492,089 205,527,476 1,027,183,380 1,027,208,949 1,027,262,613 1,027,121,439 1,027,066,041 1,027,009,515 1,026,841,087 1,026,809,700 1,026,762,092         
      diluted
    83,661,145 83,942,704 81,507,492 82,600,108 82,394,218 82,157,622 81,855,872 82,281,890 245,154,643 232,617,866 226,734,643 233,867,501 235,201,614 233,938,745 231,750,422 235,310,440 237,012,702 245,496,926 240,362,602 241,739,536 261,435,081 226,438,341 265,346,359 199,282,790 187,018,602 188,406,444 188,440,171 188,271,483 188,199,711 187,748,862 187,584,958 187,422,145 188,176,753 188,192,111 188,142,551 188,195,061 188,024,838 187,919,792 187,925,046 187,840,182 205,579,639 205,566,956 1,027,508,880 1,027,534,449 1,027,588,763 1,027,559,189 1,027,593,441 1,027,595,515 1,027,505,030 1,027,505,247 1,027,489,586         
      net realized gains on sales of investments
     19,000 1,991,000 -1,915,000  -1,469,000   -3,750,000 -3,752,000 -460,000 -21,758,000 -5,264,000 -39,442,000 -37,031,000     7,517,000 37,796,000 -329,000 65,041,000 26,380,000 75,854,000 17,687,000 1,596,000 -7,526,000 8,603,000 1,213,000 -6,123,000 2,167,000  1,000 4,541,000 5,167,000 11,120,000 3,079,000 6,631,000 -2,674,000 9,685,000 29,565,000 64,107,000 -4,339,000 8,377,000 18,816,000 54,117,000 6,000 69,155,000  16,010,000         
      other investment gains
     1,252,000 1,945,000 2,953,000 -417,000 2,490,000 1,366,000 1,001,000 4,686,000 -986,000 2,381,000 -421,000 117,000 -2,383,000 -462,000 980,000                                            
      amortization of intangibles and depreciation expenses
     4,333,000 948,000 949,000 951,000                                                       
      other investment gains:
                                                               
      periodic interest cost of swaps
         4,543,000 6,789,000 6,971,000 5,476,000 5,296,000 4,894,000 4,159,000 2,819,000 -1,630,000 -122,000                                             
      total other gains
         48,763,500 92,846,000 13,841,000 88,366,000 -10,971,000 -37,156,000 4,145,000 21,888,000 57,839,000 -266,821,000 -242,781,000 -370,167,000 -107,307,000 213,902,000 21,848,000 70,671,000 61,969,000 270,013,000 -145,082,000 -489,085,000 -7,109,000 -4,251,000 -54,465,000 4,777,000 -222,772,000 42,912,000 8,692,000 118,640,000 20,405,000 2,467,000 72,948,000 107,312,000 49,393,000 -10,777,000 -124,106,000 17,631,000 -87,470,000 216,851,000 7,009,000 13,257,000 -12,422,000 48,930,000 -1,135,000 44,037,000 -18,718,000 30,371,000 -57,907,000 -52,893,000 -6,945,000 -14,068,000 -11,563,000 -607,000 74,447,000 9,321,000 
      increase/(decrease) in benefit from credit losses
                3,062,000 3,834,000 -1,534,000 4,497,000 240,000 91,000 -386,000 453,000 -126,000 13,000 -1,650,000 -4,497,000                                    
      other incomes:
                                                               
      total other incomes
                31,095,000 37,482,000 25,693,000 30,845,000 30,159,000 30,172,000 30,723,000 30,229,000 44,355,000 30,565,000 27,620,000 31,000,000 33,507,000 22,164,500 31,015,000  29,216,000 29,857,000 25,395,000 26,587,000  26,142,000 24,491,000 32,537,000 24,698,000 21,031,000 31,987,000 15,302,000 24,103,000 20,362,000  10,531,000 9,595,000 9,043,000 6,677,000 9,865,000 16,295,000 14,385,000 15,065,000 15,082,000 14,972,000 15,679,000 13,598,000 11,696,000 9,880,000 9,753,000 7,946,000 
      income tax benefit
                 -281,000 4,000 94,000 -70,000 -741,000 1,323,000 -88,000                                        
      realized gains on terminations of interest rate swaps
                            -463,966,000 -8,354,000 -148,114,000 -95,211,000 -108,046,000      -16,143,000    -60,158,000 -458,000 -31,124,000 -68,579,000                  
      net realized gains on derivatives
                            -41,086,000 2,728,000 -20,178,000 -9,697,000 -7,277,000 3,796,000 2,881,000 -1,393,000 13,085,000 -7,841,000 -11,481,000 -9,358,000 14,048,000 -14,268,000 -9,697,000 -34,969,000 -16,777,000 -42,086,000 -23,152,000 -19,792,000 -5,748,000 -3,391,000              
      income taxes
                        3,912,000 28,000 62,000 36,000 32,000 37,000 1,000 155,000  15,000 7,000 36,000 34,000 18,000 139,000 16,000 18,000 13,000 23,000 29,000  1,000   2,000   2,000   2,000 -171,000 118,000 698,000 752,000 1,000    
      net other-than-temporary credit impairment losses
                                -4,853,000 -4,269,000 -7,233,000 -9,131,000 -1,158,000 -11,468,000 -13,509,000 -18,701,000 -14,780,000 -11,574,000 -20,955,000 -10,678,000 -27,101,000 -7,815,000 -1,990,000 -5,347,000 -1,534,000 -16,455,000  -6,163,000 -10,014,000 -65,687,000 -48,364,000 -41,176,000 -1,044,000 -2,625,000 -878,000 -6,893,000 -2,544,000   
      servicing fees
                         9,105,000 8,898,000 9,473,000 9,989,000 9,165,000 8,881,000 9,280,000 8,963,000 9,729,000 9,766,000 9,943,000 11,334,000 10,715,000 10,890,000                         
      benefit from credit losses
                            -6,314,000                                   
      other-than-temporary impairments:
                                                               
      total other-than-temporary impairment losses
                                -801,000 -685,000 -772,000 -805,000 -294,000 -784,000 -749,000 -2,713,000 -1,034,000 -993,000 -3,139,000 -4,423,000 -2,208,000 -1,052,000 -726,000 -3,813,000 -400,000 -2,209,000   -2,713,000 -12,474,000 -56,961,000 -249,257,000 -1,926,000 -4,205,000 -1,314,000 -24,746,000 -22,687,000   
      portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income
                                -4,052,000 -3,584,000 -6,461,000 -8,326,000 -864,000 -10,684,000 -12,760,000 -15,988,000 -13,746,000 -10,581,000 -17,816,000 -6,255,000 -24,893,000 -6,763,000 -1,264,000 -1,534,000 -1,134,000 -14,246,000  -6,163,000 -7,301,000 -53,213,000          
      deal expenses
                                 3,783,000 1,372,000 2,095,000 1,088,000 3,357,000 1,345,000 11,353,000 4,402,000  13,022,000                     
      dividend on preferred stock
                                 7,190,000 9,960,000 9,400,000 9,400,000 9,400,000 9,400,000 5,283,000                        
      dividends declared per share of common stock
                                 0.375 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.48 0.48    0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.11         
      other income:
                                                               
      servicing fees of consolidated vies
                                       9,588,000 8,039,000 9,788,000 7,773,000 5,577,000                    
      management fees
                                            10,196,000 10,326,000 9,381,000 6,271,000 6,221,000 6,570,000 6,498,000 6,449,000 13,051,000 12,903,000 12,909,000         
      expense recoveries from manager
                                            -4,652,000 -1,113,000 -1,975,000 -2,164,000 -681,000 -1,082,000 -3,315,000 -1,855,000 -1,910,000           
      net management fees
                                            5,544,000 9,213,000 7,406,000 4,107,000 5,540,000 5,488,000 3,183,000 4,594,000 11,141,000           
      comprehensive income:
                                                               
      other comprehensive income:
                                                           -144,305 244,732 166,707  
      unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities
                                        23,514.75 -18,364 53,015 59,408 -117,742 -19,912 -74,155 100,647 37,503 -33,176 -22,582 117,594 260,891 -4,021 170,186 -58,429 -112,067 -180,153 20,408 -151,524 241,581   
      reclassification adjustment for net incomees included in net income for other-than-temporary credit impairment losses
                                        10,801.75 11,574 20,955 10,678 27,101 7,815      6,163 10,014   41,176 1,044 2,625 878 6,893 2,544   
      reclassification adjustment for net realized losses (gains) included in net income
                                        -3,338.5 -2,680 -9,062 -1,612 -10,059 -29,076 -62,477 37 -8,377 -18,816 -54,117 -6 -69,155  -446 -28 22,420       
      other comprehensive income
                                        30,978 -9,470 64,908 68,474 -100,700 -41,173 -134,642 58,185 30,660 -35,537 -76,699 123,751 201,750 61,666 155,488 -17,281 -88,603 -160,752 21,771     
      comprehensive income
                                        113,488.5 163,347 139,035 151,572 15,487 25,868 242,938 162,954 131,028 31,830 66,508 203,552 329,818 102,447 235,721 48,603 29,240 2,610 148,206 -19,726 370,342 324,709  
      includes interest income of consolidated vies of 131,980 and 150,618 for the quarters ended march 31, 2016 and 2015 respectively. see note 8 for further discussion.
                                                               
      includes interest expense of consolidated vies of 39,250 and 46,753 for the quarters ended march 31, 2016 and 2015 respectively. see note 8 for further discussion.
                                                               
      see accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                                               
      gain on deconsolidation
                                               47,846,000                
      reclassification adjustment for gain on deconsolidation included in net income
                                               -47,846                
      loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                -2,184,000               
      includes interest income of consolidated vies of 150,618 and 85,211 for the quarters ended march 31, 2015 and 2014 respectively. see note 8 for further discussion.
                                                               
      includes interest expense of consolidated vies of 46,753 and 20,699 for the quarters ended march 31, 2015 and 2014 respectively. see note 8 for further discussion.
                                                               
      interest income, assets of consolidated vies
                                              103,742,000 85,262,000 85,211,000 91,543,000 93,936,000 96,728,000 108,120,000           
      interest expense, non-recourse liabilities of consolidated vies
                                              -28,984,000 -17,176,000 -20,699,000 -23,494,000 -24,982,000 -26,996,000 -32,075,000           
      other gains
                                                               
      net investment income
                                              366,330,000 115,300,000 109,965,000 76,410,000 149,884,000 89,668,000 144,363,000 55,166,000 95,300,000 80,795,000 132,933,000 179,739,000 140,785,000 136,276,000 135,490,000 167,755,000 59,590,000 
      other (income) and expenses:
                                                               
      (income)/expense for change in loan loss provision
                                              -645,000                 
      total other income and expenses
                                              -11,250,000                 
      reclassification adjustment for net incomees included in net income for other-than- temporary credit impairment losses
                                              1,990 5,347 1,534 16,455    65,687 -14,252         
      net unrealized gains on interest-only rmbs
                                               5,791,000 15,010,000 -27,874,000 -12,974,000 -1,013,000 -15,393,000 -2,532,000 17,947,000         
      benefit from loan losses
                                               214,000 319,000 -69,000 -1,703,000 424,000 496,000 -1,059,000 167,000   1,442,000 482,000 1,024,000 606,000 47,000 1,130,000 
      net unrealized gains on interest rate swaps
                                                  13,178,000 5,402,000 -4,427,000 -10,992,000 812,000         
      net realized gains on interest rate swaps
                                                  -5,391,000 -5,530,000 -5,298,000 -5,194,000 -4,398,000         
      net gains on interest rate swaps
                                                  7,787,000 -128,000 -9,725,000 -16,186,000 -3,586,000         
      interest income, non-agency rmbs and securitized loans transferred to consolidated vies
                                                     109,493,000 98,349,000         
      interest expense, non-agency rmbs and securitized loans transferred to consolidated vies
                                                     -19,480,000 -34,049,000         
      non-credit portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income
                                                      8,597,000 208,081,000 882,000 1,580,000 436,000 17,853,000 20,143,000 4,024,000 2,080,000 
      interest income, non-retained
                                                       35,030,000 28,428,000 21,159,000 58,090,000 49,829,000 50,861,000   
      interest expense, non-retained
                                                       25,575,000 28,312,000 27,575,000 32,237,000 21,421,000 33,830,000   
      unrealized gains on interest rate swaps
                                                       -25,312,000 -19,500,000 9,831,000 -13,583,000 -11,237,000    
      realized gains on interest rate swaps
                                                       -4,500,000 -4,297,000       
      gains on interest rate swaps
                                                       -29,812,000 -23,797,000       
      net gains on interest-only rmbs
                                                       52,000 -4,442,000       
      net gains on embedded derivatives in interest-only rmbs
                                                       -28,175,000 -2,234,000       
      realized gains on sales of investments
                                                       28,000 -380,000 2,744,000 2,032,000  342,000 74,508,000 9,321,000 
      management fee
                                                       13,252,000 13,152,000 12,750,000 11,318,000 9,263,000 8,114,000 8,649,000 5,955,000 
      net income per share
                                                       0.06 0.11 0.16 0.14 0.16 0.19 0.24 0.1 
      weighted-average number of shares outstanding-basic and diluted
                                                       1,027,195,404 1,027,130,496 1,027,063,055 883,147,726 765,475,340 670,371,022 670,324,864  
      see notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                                               
      realized losses on principal write-downs of non-agency rmbs
                                                        -22,040,000 -19,520,000 -2,517,000 -326,000 -949,000   
      reclassification adjustment for realized losses (gains) included in net income
                                                         16,776 485 326 607   
      other gains:
                                                               
      total other-than-temporary credit impairment losses
                                                             -6,209,000 -8,575,000 
      net other-than-temporary impairment losses
                                                             -2,185,000  
      realized losses on principal write-downs
                                                             -61,000  
      realized losses on terminations of interest rate swaps
                                                               
      unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities
                                                             238,969  
      reclassification adjustment for net incomees included in net income for other-than-temporary impairments
                                                             2,185  
      reclassification adjustment for realized (gains) losses included in net income
                                                             -74,447  
      net other-than-temporary impairment losses included in income
                                                              -6,495,000 
      income tax
                                                               
      weighted-average number of shares outstanding – basic and diluted
                                                              503,110,132 
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        assets:
                                                             
        cash and cash equivalents
      476,218,000 278,582,000 491,475,000 250,223,000 253,349,000 83,998,000 97,326,000 162,304,000 168,958,000 221,684,000 138,591,000 200,940,000 232,392,000 264,600,000 86,234,000 158,455,000 165,728,000 385,741,000 328,455,000 346,951,000 317,489,000 269,090,000 325,717,000 302,553,000 261,491,000 109,878,000 160,894,000 54,034,000 122,850,000 47,486,000 121,046,000 90,671,000 100,752,000 38,055,000 168,743,000 82,556,000 177,714,000 156,608,000 67,421,000 190,453,000 49,548,000 119,517,000 73,871,000 40,602,000 125,491,000 168,153,000 131,273,000 9,824,000 16,080,000 16,295,000 7,173,000 11,949,000 44,200,000 21,023,000 13,121,000 
        non-agency rmbs, at fair value
      756,055,000 817,280,000 868,838,000 1,010,995,000 1,059,840,000 1,064,169,000 1,121,836,000 1,051,971,000 1,059,863,000 1,043,806,000 1,024,609,000 1,092,205,000 1,140,776,000 1,147,481,000 1,191,298,000 1,321,775,000 1,458,887,000 1,810,208,000 1,890,030,000 1,919,668,000 2,013,478,000 2,150,714,000 2,218,289,000 2,184,170,000 2,174,400,000 2,614,408,000 2,649,834,000 2,699,367,000 2,538,043,000 2,486,130,000 2,507,707,000 2,593,422,000 2,760,711,000 2,950,348,000 3,111,827,000 3,228,391,000 3,330,063,000 3,437,235,000 3,491,480,000 3,580,250,000 3,937,112,000 3,707,439,000              
        agency mbs, at fair value
      5,228,464,000 3,463,485,000 2,924,476,000 2,675,280,000 656,335,000 519,218,000 1,018,918,000 503,295,000 65,999,000 102,484,000 127,706,000 136,326,000 263,743,000              11,615,323,000 12,154,575,000 12,238,044,000 12,188,950,000 9,406,092,000 6,989,329,000 4,557,799,000 4,354,872,000 3,994,670,000 4,101,851,000 4,167,754,000 4,362,550,000 4,481,503,000 6,661,289,000                
        loans held for investment, at fair value
      8,227,800,000 9,803,615,000 10,317,799,000 10,640,298,000 10,983,840,000 11,196,678,000 11,283,775,000 11,232,975,000 11,074,519,000 11,397,046,000 11,426,932,000 11,929,537,000 12,382,047,000 11,359,236,000 11,707,299,000 11,894,421,000 12,905,280,000 12,261,926,000 12,533,864,000 12,150,868,000 12,808,012,000 13,112,129,000 13,533,252,000 13,036,833,000 13,306,818,000 14,292,815,000 13,101,728,000 12,301,263,000 12,400,203,000 12,572,581,000 12,729,559,000 13,246,521,000 13,619,995,000 13,538,052,000 13,261,360,000                     
        loans held-for-sale, at fair value
      700,597,000 896,117,000                                                      
        accrued interest receivable
      76,362,000 78,691,000 72,232,000 74,611,000 84,082,000 81,386,000 76,952,000 70,254,000 81,147,000 76,960,000 72,815,000 71,281,000 73,022,000 61,768,000 69,330,000 70,201,000 72,418,000 69,513,000 74,011,000 75,314,000 77,562,000 81,158,000 86,727,000 89,387,000 93,343,000 116,423,000 125,601,000 121,393,000 122,746,000 123,442,000 114,798,000 106,877,000 98,669,000 99,421,000 98,079,000 99,669,000 79,697,000 84,328,000 109,644,000 65,053,000 71,584,000 74,596,000 31,105,000 15,325,000 18,661,000 17,399,000 25,144,000 55,539,000 57,946,000 58,570,000 49,088,000 47,767,000 39,637,000 29,444,000 27,055,000 
        other assets
      438,624,000 408,291,000 213,444,000 211,822,000 167,880,000 170,924,000 103,472,000 106,210,000 96,086,000 87,018,000 96,764,000 73,026,000 97,582,000 133,866,000 130,198,000 58,811,000 61,531,000 58,320,000 49,844,000 53,931,000 41,078,000 78,822,000 75,155,000 115,601,000 467,451,000 194,301,000 973,681,000 231,828,000 500,593,000 252,582,000 145,655,000 106,594,000 99,631,000 172,876,000 168,883,000 190,021,000 166,350,000 216,790,000 225,155,000 190,855,000 164,534,000 171,152,000 82,182,000 11,910,000 9,378,000 9,453,000 12,596,000 422,000 847,000 1,270,000 1,212,000 360,000 1,451,000 330,000 798,000 
        interests in msr financing receivables
      39,773,000 37,294,000 35,528,000                                                     
        derivatives, at fair value
      35,486,000 25,187,000 2,112,000   117,000 97,000 4,872,000    6,328,000 14,199,000 4,096,000 4,389,000           3,611,000 5,228,000 211,000 946,000 37,468,000 155,069,000 129,341,000 93,171,000 22,525,000 14,907,000 10,889,000 9,677,000 2,153,000 2,832,000 5,565,000 21,430,000 9,788,000 25,325,000 3,620,000 37,607,000           
        total assets
      15,979,379,000 15,808,542,000 15,115,495,000 14,863,229,000 13,205,326,000 13,116,490,000 13,702,376,000 13,131,881,000 12,546,572,000 12,928,998,000 12,887,417,000 13,509,643,000 14,203,761,000 13,401,991,000 13,669,320,000 14,032,754,000 15,241,179,000 15,407,403,000 16,004,224,000 15,860,059,000 16,699,262,000 17,523,019,000 18,093,868,000 18,448,151,000 19,241,863,000 27,118,671,000 28,632,289,000 27,637,730,000 29,337,903,000 27,708,639,000 25,179,926,000 23,262,755,000 21,330,728,000 21,187,384,000 20,818,469,000 20,426,650,000 16,684,908,000 17,168,701,000 17,590,239,000 15,306,957,000 15,751,639,000 17,340,659,000 12,565,917,000 6,707,030,000 7,028,255,000 7,183,638,000 8,254,562,000 9,714,205,000 10,089,109,000 10,258,434,000 8,073,700,000 7,233,452,000 6,156,195,000 4,369,480,000 4,207,705,000 
        liabilities:
                                                             
        secured financing agreements
      6,987,171,000 6,031,182,000 4,876,986,000 4,563,063,000 2,994,191,000 2,824,371,000 3,228,748,000 2,699,299,000 2,384,678,000 2,432,115,000 2,603,911,000 2,686,522,000 3,195,322,000 3,434,765,000 2,820,931,000 3,148,832,000 3,424,405,000 3,261,613,000 3,788,336,000 3,554,428,000 4,045,912,000 4,636,847,000 4,700,037,000 5,944,201,000                                
        securitized debt, collateralized by non-agency rmbs
      65,035,000 66,579,000 67,558,000 68,278,000 69,990,000 71,247,000 72,174,000 72,121,000 73,162,000 75,012,000 75,819,000 77,195,000 77,742,000 78,542,000 79,967,000 81,732,000 84,188,000 87,999,000 92,204,000 99,559,000 107,367,000 113,433,000 117,904,000 124,414,000 128,683,000 133,557,000 139,163,000 145,130,000 153,179,000 159,955,000 167,718,000 179,742,000 194,967,000 233,113,000 264,866,000 303,389,000 334,124,000 380,715,000 424,596,000 492,107,000 625,270,000 671,604,000 787,162,000 828,663,000 1,006,666,000 1,128,752,000          
        securitized debt at fair value, collateralized by loans held for investment
      5,430,192,000 6,721,302,000 7,022,941,000 6,970,800,000 7,198,089,000 6,984,495,000 7,314,411,000 7,078,991,000 7,336,345,000 7,601,881,000 7,598,721,000 8,041,276,000 7,507,228,000 7,100,742,000 7,354,311,000 7,682,291,000 8,010,170,000 7,726,043,000 7,947,644,000 8,371,511,000 8,734,372,000 8,711,677,000 8,757,449,000 8,530,111,000 7,864,196,000 8,179,608,000 7,800,786,000 7,881,087,000 8,124,760,000 8,455,376,000 8,826,879,000 9,340,368,000 9,321,154,000 9,683,062,000 9,511,229,000 10,111,293,000 6,941,097,000 7,191,462,000 7,534,277,000 3,617,294,000 4,265,219,000 4,198,192,000              
        long term debt
      252,040,000 251,528,000 251,017,000 135,211,000 134,928,000 134,646,000 134,437,000 62,424,000            20,550,000 51,772,000 51,623,000 70,641,000 71,600,000                                
        payable for investments purchased
      611,501,000 3,267,000 193,366,000 387,909,000 38,477,000 454,730,000 123,902,000 464,038,000 6,135,000 158,892,000 6,237,000 7,071,000 660,047,000 9,282,000 644,120,000 11,555,000 259,796,000 477,415,000 192,552,000 58,467,000 76,534,000 106,169,000 614,583,000 246,770,000 699,164,000 1,256,337,000 1,484,572,000 921,507,000 1,513,657,000 1,136,157,000 903,424,000 784,425,000 766,250,000 733,142,000 1,046,720,000 473,269,000 520,532,000 578,499,000 642,169,000 582,875,000 457,484,000 489,784,000 2,030,128,000 176,152,000 4,810,000     311,610,000 127,693,000 279,649,000 41,822,000 73,460,000 270,735,000 
        accrued interest payable
      36,618,000 43,032,000 38,029,000 40,777,000 38,164,000 41,472,000 39,797,000 39,039,000 35,481,000 38,272,000 35,670,000 37,425,000 31,487,000 30,696,000 25,773,000 22,733,000 21,422,000 20,416,000 20,388,000 23,128,000 24,855,000 40,950,000 36,451,000 41,336,000 45,709,000 63,600,000 81,232,000 84,234,000 124,759,000 110,402,000 110,228,000 71,405,000 69,929,000 64,280,000 54,853,000 67,596,000 48,670,000 49,743,000 60,171,000 45,873,000 27,858,000 39,371,000 9,018,000 1,867,000 1,343,000 1,297,000 2,928,000 11,538,000 11,529,000 12,543,000 11,641,000 11,164,000 9,691,000 3,199,000 2,801,000 
        dividends payable
      40,974,000 34,891,000 35,395,000 34,650,000 34,153,000 34,265,000 33,961,000 61,256,000 54,849,000 54,552,000 49,881,000 52,344,000 63,880,000 64,545,000 63,860,000 85,675,000 86,560,000 86,152,000 85,255,000 87,050,000 77,355,000 77,213,000 76,362,000 75,554,000 98,434,000 98,568,000 98,006,000 97,091,000 99,050,000 95,986,000 96,809,000 95,807,000 95,335,000 95,000,000 94,809,000 97,008,000 97,005,000 90,645,000 90,504,000 90,367,000 98,677,000 98,679,000 92,455,000 92,454,000 92,440,000 92,436,000 112,946,000 133,443,000 133,425,000 143,676,000 174,445,000 158,811,000 113,793,000 80,311,000 37,705,000 
        accounts payable and other liabilities
      92,089,000 82,308,000 53,605,000 37,709,000 53,030,000 45,075,000 17,634,000 13,445,000 10,336,000 9,355,000 22,721,000 28,407,000 18,668,000 16,616,000 26,654,000 26,937,000 17,910,000 11,574,000 29,297,000 17,935,000 14,597,000 5,721,000 23,899,000 18,286,000 14,827,000 6,163,000 31,380,000 25,012,000 45,447,000 16,469,000 18,585,000 13,818,000 9,426,000 21,331,000 13,445,000 9,176,000 16,694,000 15,309,000 10,257,000 5,594,000 873,000 715,000 1,094,000 1,625,000 3,249,000 2,299,000 1,572,000 1,583,000 1,355,000 1,234,000 393,000 810,000 489,000 752,000 487,000 
        total liabilities
      13,515,620,000 13,235,848,000 12,544,257,000 12,238,698,000 10,561,262,000 10,590,301,000 10,965,064,000 10,490,613,000 9,900,986,000 10,370,079,000 10,392,960,000 10,930,240,000 11,554,374,000 10,735,188,000 11,015,616,000 11,059,755,000 11,904,451,000 11,671,212,000 12,155,676,000 12,232,628,000 13,132,764,000 13,743,633,000 14,397,326,000 15,052,272,000 15,998,009,000 23,165,378,000 24,637,245,000 23,668,780,000 25,384,726,000 24,004,810,000 21,266,745,000 19,612,613,000 17,659,985,000 17,540,953,000 17,241,782,000 16,914,562,000 13,561,375,000 14,131,901,000 14,627,159,000 12,393,322,000 12,311,574,000 13,817,464,000 9,125,216,000 3,336,880,000 3,460,956,000 3,555,805,000 5,083,970,000 6,360,136,000 6,650,570,000 6,716,044,000 4,390,694,000 4,331,105,000 3,861,248,000  2,261,096,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                             
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                             
        preferred stock, par value of 0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized:
                                                             
        8.00% series a cumulative redeemable: 5,800,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
      58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000 58,000                    
        8.00% series b cumulative redeemable: 13,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
      130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000                       
        7.75% series c cumulative redeemable: 10,400,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
      104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000 104,000                           
        8.00% series d cumulative redeemable: 8,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
      80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000                               
        common stock: par value 0.01 per share...
      836,000 834,000 811,000 810,000 810,000 809,000 809,000 805,000 2,415,000 2,414,000 2,268,000 2,263,000 2,321,000 2,318,000 2,318,000 2,317,000 2,370,000 2,370,000 2,369,000 2,356,000 2,306,000 2,306,000 2,322,000 2,320,000 1,860,000 1,873,000 1,872,000 1,872,000 1,871,000 1,871,000 1,870,000 1,870,000 1,870,000 1,878,000 1,878,000 1,878,000 1,877,000 1,877,000 1,877,000 1,877,000 10,277,000 10,277,000 10,273,000 10,273,000 10,271,000 10,271,000 10,268,000 10,264,000 10,263,000 10,262,000 10,261,000 8,822,000 6,694,000   
        additional paid-in-capital
      4,432,076,000 4,429,009,000 4,399,548,000 4,397,084,000 4,394,600,000 4,390,516,000 4,378,750,000 4,375,538,000 4,371,502,000 4,368,520,000 4,291,775,000 4,289,449,000 4,320,803,000 4,318,388,000 4,314,942,000 4,312,604,000 4,360,340,000 4,359,045,000 4,357,526,000 4,352,986,000 4,320,419,000 4,538,029,000 4,517,819,000 4,515,043,000 4,255,054,000 4,275,963,000 4,274,721,000 4,272,001,000 4,268,063,000 4,072,093,000 4,069,868,000 3,816,631,000 3,814,391,000 3,825,832,000 3,824,680,000 3,824,197,000 3,508,779,000 3,367,943,000 3,367,322,000 3,366,670,000 3,606,685,000 3,606,642,000 3,605,358,000 3,605,306,000 3,604,790,000 3,604,714,000 3,603,936,000 3,603,040,000 3,602,671,000 3,602,339,000 3,601,890,000 3,056,659,000 2,290,636,000 2,290,328,000  
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      137,737,000 146,295,000 149,432,000 152,435,000 157,770,000 159,449,000 183,646,000 174,102,000 185,447,000 185,668,000 181,227,000 210,674,000 224,755,000 229,345,000 244,204,000 305,730,000 364,099,000 405,054,000 438,915,000 456,113,000 493,651,000 558,096,000 554,981,000 537,510,000 502,491,000 708,336,000 769,070,000 739,090,000 672,988,000 626,832,000 627,936,000 671,651,000 709,244,000 813,118,000 780,283,000 727,711,000 718,106,000 897,703,000 907,173,000 842,265,000 904,807,000 1,005,507,000 1,079,648,000 1,021,463,000 1,001,451,000 1,036,988,000 588,941,000 29,972,000 25,297,000 113,899,000 274,651,000 22,444,000 144,978,000   
        cumulative earnings
      4,527,700,000 4,571,610,000 4,543,278,000 4,543,858,000 4,508,408,000 4,341,111,000 4,487,623,000 4,351,164,000 4,294,500,000 4,165,046,000 4,134,502,000 4,132,332,000 4,096,308,000 4,038,942,000 3,941,742,000 4,127,887,000 4,289,214,000 4,552,008,000 4,534,274,000 4,202,806,000 4,039,485,000 3,881,894,000 3,734,659,000 3,367,330,000 3,422,285,000 3,793,040,000 3,662,722,000 3,556,396,000 3,497,636,000 3,379,489,000 3,482,287,000 3,324,968,000 3,206,859,000 2,860,244,000 2,721,008,000 2,605,991,000 2,443,184,000                   
        cumulative distributions to stockholders
      -6,634,962,000 -6,575,426,000 -6,522,203,000 -6,470,028,000 -6,417,896,000 -6,366,068,000 -6,313,888,000 -6,260,713,000 -6,208,650,000 -6,163,101,000 -6,115,687,000 -6,055,687,000 -5,995,172,000 -5,922,562,000 -5,849,874,000 -5,775,911,000 -5,679,667,000 -5,582,658,000 -5,484,908,000 -5,387,202,000 -5,289,735,000 -5,201,311,000 -5,113,611,000 -5,026,696,000 -4,938,208,000 -4,826,291,000 -4,713,713,000 -4,600,781,000 -4,487,753,000 -4,376,748,000 -4,269,072,000 -4,165,166,000 -4,061,809,000 -3,854,829,000 -3,751,350,000 -3,647,877,000 -3,548,471,000                   
        total stockholders’ equity
      2,463,759,000                                                      1,946,609,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      15,979,379,000                                                      4,207,705,000 
        stockholders' equity:
                                                             
        total stockholders' equity
       2,572,694,000 2,571,238,000 2,624,531,000 2,644,064,000 2,526,189,000 2,737,312,000 2,641,268,000 2,645,586,000 2,558,919,000 2,494,457,000 2,579,403,000 2,649,387,000 2,666,803,000 2,653,704,000 2,972,999,000 3,336,728,000 3,736,191,000 3,848,548,000 3,627,431,000 3,566,498,000 3,779,386,000 3,696,542,000 3,395,879,000 3,243,854,000 3,953,293,000 3,995,044,000 3,968,950,000 3,953,177,000 3,703,829,000 3,913,181,000 3,650,142,000 3,670,743,000 3,646,431,000 3,576,687,000 3,512,088,000 3,123,533,000 3,036,800,000 2,963,080,000 2,913,635,000 3,440,065,000 3,523,195,000 3,440,701,000 3,370,150,000 3,567,299,000 3,627,833,000 3,170,592,000 3,354,069,000 3,438,539,000 3,542,390,000 3,683,006,000 2,902,347,000 2,294,947,000 2,191,029,000  
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
       15,808,542,000 15,115,495,000 14,863,229,000 13,205,326,000 13,116,490,000 13,702,376,000 13,131,881,000 12,546,572,000 12,928,998,000 12,887,417,000 13,509,643,000 14,203,761,000 13,401,991,000 13,669,320,000 14,032,754,000 15,241,179,000 15,407,403,000 16,004,224,000 15,860,059,000 16,699,262,000 17,523,019,000 18,093,868,000 18,448,151,000 19,241,863,000 27,118,671,000 28,632,289,000 27,637,730,000 29,337,903,000 27,708,639,000 25,179,926,000 23,262,755,000 21,330,728,000 21,187,384,000 20,818,469,000 20,426,650,000 16,684,908,000 17,168,701,000 17,590,239,000 15,306,957,000 15,751,639,000 17,340,659,000 12,565,917,000 6,707,030,000 7,028,255,000 7,183,638,000 8,254,562,000 9,714,205,000 10,089,109,000 10,258,434,000 8,073,700,000 7,233,452,000 6,156,195,000 4,369,480,000  
        receivable for investments sold
        189,591,000            14,118,000           446,225,000  75,059,000              962,121,000  88,536,000 197,554,000     6,192,000   47,185,000   
        agency rmbs, at fair value
                   15,148,000 38,470,000 73,454,000 74,104,000 60,487,000 65,889,000 76,820,000 86,354,000 90,738,000 99,988,000 107,263,000 105,644,000 6,490,293,000               6,298,875,000 7,163,144,000   2,052,476,000 2,074,811,000 2,949,803,000 4,952,721,000 5,013,760,000       
        agency cmbs, at fair value
                   415,796,000 427,984,000 455,637,000 503,231,000 761,208,000 1,062,131,000 1,236,507,000 1,355,289,000 1,740,368,000 1,754,740,000 2,612,344,000 2,832,716,000 2,850,717,000                              
        repurchase agreements
                              7,146,996,000 13,427,545,000 15,002,106,000 14,514,719,000 15,323,874,000 14,030,465,000 11,143,102,000 9,127,048,000 7,202,924,000 6,709,821,000 6,254,153,000 5,851,204,000               1,808,797,000 1,568,223,000 1,538,820,000 1,444,243,000 1,377,148,000 
        8.00% series d cumulative redeemable: 8,000,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                               80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000                           
        receivable for investment sold
                                  1,414,478,000     11,235,000                      
        7.75% series c cumulative redeemable: 10,400,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                   104,000 104,000                         
        8.00% series b cumulative redeemable: 13,000,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                       130,000 130,000 130,000                    
        securitized loans held for investment, at fair value
                                         12,713,273,000 8,753,653,000 8,909,037,000 9,212,204,000 4,613,492,000 5,208,556,000 5,132,902,000              
        repurchase agreements, mbs
                                          5,600,903,000 5,817,519,000 5,856,263,000 7,545,631,000                
        preferred stock: par value 0.01 per share...
                                          58,000                   
        accumulated deficit
                                           -1,230,723,000 -1,313,292,000 -1,297,177,000 -1,081,704,000 -1,099,231,000           -147,361,000 -52,670,000 -130,361,000 
        the company's consolidated statements of financial condition include assets of consolidated variable interest entities ("vies") that can only be used to settle obligations and liabilities of the vie for which creditors do not have recourse to the primary beneficiary (chimera investment corp.). as of march 31, 2016 and december 31, 2015, total assets of consolidated vies were 6,795,923 and 7,031,278, respectively, and total liabilities of consolidated vies were 4,121,346 and 4,262,017, respectively. see note 8 for further discussion.
                                                             
        see accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                                             
        securitized loans held for investment, net of allowance for loan losses of 0 million and 7 million, respectively
                                                             
        repurchase agreements, rmbs
                                              6,813,831,000 8,296,224,000 5,564,554,000             
        securitized debt, collateralized by loans held for investment
                                                604,655,000 637,190,000 712,902,000 805,229,000          
        investment management fees and expenses payable to affiliate
                                              10,282,000 10,368,000 6,280,000 5,364,000 6,857,000 5,798,000 12,963,000         
        the company's consolidated statements of financial condition include assets of consolidated variable interest entities ("vies") that can only be used to settle obligations and liabilities of the vie for which creditors do not have recourse to the primary beneficiary (chimera investment corp.). as of june 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014, total assets of consolidated vies were 7,676,471 and 7,924,232, respectively, and total liabilities of consolidated vies were 4,905,804 and 5,111,348, respectively. see note 8 for further discussion.
                                                             
        the company's consolidated statements of financial condition include assets of consolidated variable interest entities ("vies") that can only be used to settle obligations and liabilities of the vie for which creditors do not have recourse to the primary beneficiary (chimera investment corp.). as of march 31, 2015 and december 31, 2014, total assets of consolidated vies were 7,676,037 and 7,924,232, respectively, and total liabilities of consolidated vies were 4,885,312 and 5,111,348, respectively. see note 8 for further discussion.
                                                             
        senior
                                                230,465,000 187,095,000 70,000 73,000 822,000 321,483,000 347,900,000 329,782,000 987,685,000 1,065,145,000 1,429,530,000   
        senior interest-only
                                                220,131,000 258,803,000 266,651,000 264,723,000 200,941,000         
        subordinated
                                                485,544,000 474,786,000 438,575,000 470,586,000 635,627,000 2,074,409,000 2,173,005,000 2,266,560,000 2,210,858,000 1,866,911,000 947,963,000   
        subordinated interest-only
                                                15,609,000 16,018,000 14,549,000 14,047,000 22,405,000         
        pass-through
                                                7,976,923,000 1,868,413,000            
        interest-only
                                                38,627,000 42,936,000            
        subtotal
                                                9,154,457,000 3,008,044,000 3,123,405,000 3,019,245,000 3,978,611,000         
        assets of consolidated vies:
                                                             
        non-agency rmbs transferred to consolidated variable interest entities ("vies"), at fair value
                                                2,682,308,000 2,935,051,000 3,058,060,000 3,219,691,000 3,267,779,000         
        securitized loans held for investment, net of allowance for loan losses of 9 million, respectively
                                                714,471,000 748,138,000            
        non-recourse liabilities of consolidated vies
                                                             
        retained earnings
                                                -1,254,578,000 -1,266,892,000 -1,049,213,000 -1,024,140,000 -1,032,553,000 -289,207,000 -199,692,000 -184,110,000 -203,796,000 -185,578,000    
        repurchase agreements, agency rmbs
                                                 1,561,920,000 1,589,325,000 1,478,141,000 2,502,870,000 4,171,190,000 4,320,487,000 3,870,407,000      
        derived from the audited consolidated financial statements.
                                                             
        securitized loans held for investment, net of allowance for loan losses of 9.5 million and 11.6 million, respectively
                                                  828,265,000           
        securitized loans held for investment, net of allowance for loan losses of 9.6 million and 11.6 million, respectively
                                                   924,566,000          
        interest rate swaps, at fair value
                                                   35,359,000 43,655,000 44,970,000 19,658,000 5,876,000 9,988,000 24,820,000    
        securitized loans held for investment, net of allowance for loan losses of 13.8 million and 13.9 million, respectively
                                                    983,587,000         
        securitized debt, non-agency rmbs transferred to consolidated vies
                                                    1,507,268,000         
        securitized debt, loans held for investment
                                                    890,374,000         
        senior, non-retained
                                                     2,013,798,000 2,176,692,000 2,368,212,000 2,330,568,000 1,967,812,000 1,646,087,000   
        securitized loans held for investment (held in consolidated vies), net of allowance for loan losses of 7.0 million and 6.6 million, respectively
                                                     286,009,000        
        repurchase agreements, non-agency rmbs
                                                             
        securitized debt, loans held for investment, issued by consolidated vies
                                                     230,767,000 245,984,000       
        securitized debt, non-agency rmbs, issued by consolidated vies, non-retained
                                                     1,753,228,000 1,904,936,000       
        investment management fees payable to affiliate
                                                     13,417,000 13,196,000 12,807,000 12,422,000 11,411,000 8,114,000 9,071,000 5,955,000 
        see notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                                             
        securitized loans held for investment (held in consolidated vies), net of allowance for loan losses of 7.5 million and 6.6 million, respectively
                                                      302,879,000       
        derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at december 31, 2010.
                                                             
        non-agency mortgage-backed securities, at fair value
                                                           1,996,460,000 1,746,543,000 
        agency mortgage-backed securities, at fair value
                                                       4,879,382,000 2,133,584,000 1,884,193,000 1,558,795,000 1,823,308,000 1,889,550,000 
        securitized loans held for investment (held in consolidated vies), net of allowance for loan losses of 8.0 million and 6.6 million, respectively
                                                       326,295,000      
        securitized debt issued by consolidated vies,
                                                       266,363,000      
        securitized debt issued by consolidated vies, non-retained
                                                       2,091,371,000      
        securitized loans held for investment, net of allowance for loan losses of 6.6 million and 4.6 million, respectively
                                                        353,532,000     
        repurchase agreements with affiliates
                                                          147,417,000 153,076,000 123,483,000 
        securitized debt
                                                        289,236,000 320,552,000 364,665,000 414,339,000 442,782,000 
        securitized debt, non-retained
                                                        1,956,079,000 1,955,665,000 1,636,437,000   
        securitized loans held for investment, net of allowance for loan losses of 6.0 million and 4.6 million, respectively
                                                         389,315,000    
        derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at december 31, 2009.
                                                             
        securitized loans held for investment, net of allowance for loan losses of 4.6 million and 4.6 million, respectively
                                                          441,347,000   
        securitized loans held for investment, net of allowance for loan
                                                             
        losses of 3.0 million and 1.6 million, respectively
                                                           498,915,000  
        total liabilites
                                                           2,178,451,000  
        authorized, 670,324,854 and 177,198,212 shares issued and
                                                             
        outstanding, respectively
                                                           6,693,000  
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
                                                           -53,322,000 -220,030,000 
        derived from the audited consolidated statements of financial condition at december 31, 2008.
                                                             
        securitized loans held for investment, net of allowance for loan losses of 3.0 million and 1.6 million, respectively
                                                            530,638,000 
        common stock: par value .01 per share; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 670,325,786 and 177,198,212 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
                                                            6,692,000 
        additional paid-in capital
                                                            2,290,308,000 
        derived from the audited consolidated statement of financial condition at december 31, 2008.
                                                             
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-09-30 2015-09-30 2014-09-30 2013-09-30 2012-09-30 2009-09-30 
                                    
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                    
          net income
        -43,910,000 28,332,000 -580,000 35,450,000 167,297,000 -146,512,000 136,459,000 56,664,000 129,454,000 30,544,000 2,170,000 97,200,000 -186,145,000 17,734,000 331,468,000 147,235,000 367,329,000 130,318,000 106,326,000 157,319,000 118,109,000 239,007,000 139,236,000 -48,259,000 377,580,000 67,367,000 128,068,000 158,002,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                    
          amortization of investment discounts/premiums
        -9,171,000 -13,588,000 -11,605,000 3,506,000 -2,984,000 -5,732,000 -6,311,000 11,152,000 5,753,000 -638,000 4,692,000 -7,144,000 14,843,000 9,426,000 22,612,000 9,199,000 32,391,000 6,790,000 22,555,000 11,120,000 8,780,000 2,521,000 -8,872,000 6,601,000 -11,359,000 -15,608,000 -16,405,000  
          accretion of deferred financing costs, debt issuance costs, and securitized debt discounts/premiums
        4,377,000                            
          net unrealized losses on derivatives
        -18,150,000 -27,303,000 7,908,000 2,555,000 6,469,000 -276,000 14,457,000 -11,955,000 -5,189,000 15,871,000 -17,000           -81,419,000       
          proceeds for derivative settlements
        111,000     17,317,000 -2,800,000                  
          margin received on derivatives
        36,901,000 -8,916,000 18,862,000 -84,600,000 4,711,000 8,264,000 -574,000 -24,561,000 6,622,000 -7,833,000 9,672,000           43,891,000       
          net unrealized losses on financial instruments at fair value
        37,536,000 17,139,000 36,994,000 -6,971,000 -128,895,000 181,197,000 -104,013,000 -11,230,000 -76,765,000 -6,815,000 43,988,000           -14,466,000       
          net realized losses on sales of investments
        40,428,000 23,268,000 -1,991,000   1,469,000 3,750,000 3,752,000 460,000                  
          other investment losses
        910,000 -1,252,000 -1,945,000 -2,953,000 417,000 -2,490,000 -1,366,000 -1,001,000 -4,686,000 986,000 -2,380,000                  
          net increase in provision for credit losses
        2,824,000 5,322,000 2,587,000 4,409,000 3,387,000 4,480,000 357,000 3,685,000 1,347,000 2,330,000 3,217,000                  
          depreciation, amortization, and impairment expense
        9,649,000                            
          gain on origination sale
        -1,569,000                            
          loss on extinguishment of debt
        38,858,000 -20,000 -2,122,000     2,473,000           -9,670,000       
          equity-based compensation expense
        2,726,000 1,685,000 2,123,000 2,143,000 3,743,000 1,470,000 3,217,000 2,426,000 2,982,000 3,113,000 2,331,000 3,446,000 2,339,000 1,520,000 -974,000 905,000 1,578,000 1,243,000 2,720,000 1,805,000 2,240,000 2,526,000 1,152,000 450,000 51,000 76,000 73,000  
          non-cash imputed compensation related to business acquisition
        341,000 341,000 341,000 341,000 341,000                        
          originations and purchases of mortgage loans held-for-sale
        -883,530,000                            
          sales, settlements and proceeds from sale of loans held-for-sale
        1,070,654,000                            
          fair value adjustment on mortgage loans held-for-sale
        8,284,000                            
          changes in operating assets:
                                    
          decrease in accrued interest receivable
        2,328,000 -2,541,000 2,379,000 9,471,000 -2,696,000 -4,436,000 -6,699,000 10,891,000 -4,185,000 -4,145,000 -1,534,000           2,120,000       
          decrease in other assets
        -67,199,000 194,224,000 -209,326,000 34,389,000 -7,528,000 -16,707,000 -3,420,000 6,754,000 -1,143,000 -2,114,000 -26,768,000           12,501,000       
          changes in operating liabilities:
                                    
          increase in accounts payable and other liabilities
        17,117,000 -9,941,000 13,632,000 -15,532,000 6,231,000 1,265,000 4,189,000 3,108,000 984,000 -13,390,000 1,211,000 -10,038,000 4,500,000 -17,723,000 11,970,000 -18,058,000 5,613,000 -25,218,000 12,266,000 9,842,000 4,392,000 -7,766,000 7,884,000 10,643,000 -430,000 950,000 -319,000 -2,318,000 
          decrease in accrued interest payable
        -6,197,000                            
          net cash from operating activities
        243,318,000 -152,772,000 -137,477,000 -7,429,000 48,799,000 37,951,000 41,416,000 69,032,000 57,274,000 31,327,000 44,682,000 26,435,000 40,631,000 109,094,000 150,599,000 77,275,000 162,521,000 209,803,000 2,287,000 183,727,000 107,538,000 198,478,000 125,945,000 61,611,000 121,149,000 83,203,000 82,291,000 64,079,000 
          capital expenditures
          free cash flows
        243,318,000 -152,772,000 -137,477,000 -7,429,000 48,799,000 37,951,000 41,416,000 69,032,000 57,274,000 31,327,000 44,682,000 26,435,000 40,631,000 109,094,000 150,599,000 77,275,000 162,521,000 209,803,000 2,287,000 183,727,000 107,538,000 198,478,000 125,945,000 61,611,000 121,149,000 83,203,000 82,291,000 64,079,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                    
          agency mbs portfolio:
                                    
          purchases
        -1,299,085,000 -909,674,000 -1,394,443,000 -1,771,742,000 -150,215,000 -84,468,000 -543,250,000   -79,000 -90,000 -458,000 -1,511,000 -34,913,000 -13,063,000 -47,808,000 -92,635,000 -330,693,000 -224,491,000 -2,555,173,000 -2,547,206,000 -217,579,000 -739,818,000 -254,434,000 -3,122,685,000 -487,832,000 -17,665,000 -1,302,682,000 
          sales
         110,770,000 917,880,000   534,719,000 34,672,000 27,385,000 4,861,000 38,316,000  734,323,000 896,164,000 16,012,000   552,016,000 127,213,000 1,331,541,000 197,803,000 864,291,000 994,969,000 
          principal payments
        110,043,000 91,163,000 58,575,000 29,235,000 13,624,000 40,599,000 31,937,000 4,624,000 118,000 224,000 174,000 684,000 641,000 263,688,000 140,902,000 10,659,000 108,708,000 964,974,000 667,282,000 141,383,000 95,448,000 109,645,000 111,258,000 206,807,000 146,709,000 127,328,000 186,853,000 191,023,000 
          non-agency rmbs portfolio:
                                    
          loans held for investment:
                                    
          net cash from investing activities
        355,727,000 -337,038,000 58,144,000 -1,202,834,000 -175,325,000 689,651,000 -646,222,000 -113,544,000 248,336,000 376,787,000 367,865,000 -145,680,000 486,295,000 707,396,000 174,914,000 193,331,000 1,108,075,000 1,025,599,000 -250,829,000 -1,831,335,000 -1,955,594,000 63,226,000 -712,380,000 209,976,000 -2,137,231,000 74,011,000 1,348,123,000 -85,352,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                    
          proceeds from secured financing agreements
        15,721,751,000 16,259,630,000 16,559,135,000 11,949,120,000 9,731,442,000 8,557,229,000 7,991,044,000 7,313,384,000 6,149,125,000 6,800,683,000 6,273,368,000 9,277,066,000 8,694,833,000 9,387,432,000 11,735,783,000 13,285,167,000 16,459,998,000            
          payments on secured financing agreements
        -14,764,508,000 -15,570,123,000 -16,246,642,000 -10,383,650,000 -9,567,170,000 -8,950,140,000 -7,475,657,000 -6,997,378,000 -6,189,537,000 -6,990,756,000 -6,354,525,000 -8,655,850,000 -9,022,735,000 -9,914,155,000 -11,501,875,000 -13,348,011,000 -17,755,526,000            
          proceeds from securitized debt borrowings, collateralized by loans held for investment
         231,078,000 780,166,000 1,000    139,438,000 93,932,000 273,847,000 461,897,000 382,633,000 981,362,000 599,395,000 1,112,686,000  264,756,000 660,943,000 509,066,000 626,155,000 579,677,000     
          payments on securitized debt borrowings, collateralized by loans held for investment
        -1,304,275,000 -352,977,000 -287,049,000 -306,695,000 -596,609,000 -296,143,000 -306,994,000 -294,770,000 -272,668,000 -305,418,000 -324,379,000 -345,411,000 -444,435,000 -594,268,000 -817,721,000 -1,155,916,000 -459,783,000 -707,247,000 -389,076,000 -739,700,000 -629,237,000 -558,917,000 -490,462,000 -830,005,000 -78,638,000 -92,782,000   
          payments on securitized debt borrowings, collateralized by non-agency rmbs
        -1,000 -1,000 -1,000 -1,000 -14,000 -1,000 -4,000 -88,000 -5,000 -1,000 -5,000 -123,000 -96,000 -3,257,000 -6,435,000 -2,987,000 -5,407,000 -5,281,000 -5,267,000 -11,536,000 -14,744,000 -10,353,000 -32,326,000 -56,426,000 -46,836,000 -125,842,000   
          common dividends paid
        -32,354,000 -31,897,000 -30,013,000 -30,210,000 -30,582,000 -30,113,000 -34,934,000 -27,220,000 -26,813,000 -42,743,000 -44,025,000 -53,521,000 -77,340,000 -78,402,000 -81,064,000 -68,411,000 -67,671,000 -93,579,000 -93,579,000 -93,503,000 -93,485,000 -93,905,000 -93,889,000 -98,662,000 -92,455,000 -92,436,000 -92,413,000  
          preferred dividends paid
        -21,097,000 -21,831,000 -21,417,000 -21,426,000 -21,357,000 -21,761,000 -45,538,000 -18,437,000 -18,438,000 -18,438,000 -18,482,000 -18,438,000 -18,451,000 -18,438,000 -18,437,000 -18,438,000 -18,437,000 -18,438,000 -9,400,000 -9,400,000 -9,400,000 -9,400,000      
          net cash from financing activities
        -400,484,000 282,801,000 320,585,000 1,207,138,000 295,876,000 -740,930,000 539,828,000 37,858,000 -358,336,000 -325,021,000 -474,896,000 297,611,000 -599,147,000 -759,204,000 -344,009,000 -327,233,000 -1,247,432,000 -1,286,418,000 355,402,000 1,677,983,000 1,837,975,000 -224,521,000 455,747,000 -281,038,000 2,183,854,000 -199,876,000 -1,088,534,000 29,175,000 
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        198,561,000                            
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
        284,465,000                            
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
        483,026,000                            
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
                                    
          interest received
        212,452,000 200,282,000 199,874,000 214,274,000 184,937,000 182,198,000 182,285,000 208,762,000 188,140,000 186,422,000 198,748,000 187,704,000 204,015,000 235,085,000 244,495,000 250,924,000 282,957,000 356,631,000 348,490,000    286,598,000 220,287,000 151,558,000 115,102,000 134,498,000  
          interest paid
        146,330,000 143,179,000 141,602,000 128,254,000 121,753,000 121,556,000 123,729,000 113,639,000 120,317,000 119,360,000 124,554,000 99,426,000 80,966,000 67,213,000 76,004,000 114,330,000 135,394,000 194,051,000 199,433,000    132,716,000 64,791,000 6,911,000 20,189,000 31,116,000  
          income taxes paid
        3,530,000                            
          change in fair value of contingent earn-out liability
        -5,200,000    1,100,000                        
          non-cash investing activities:
                                    
          payable for investments purchased
        611,501,000 -190,099,000 -194,543,000 349,432,000 38,477,000 330,828,000 -340,136,000 457,903,000 6,135,000 152,655,000 -834,000 -634,838,000 632,565,000 284,863,000 134,085,000 -508,414,000 367,813,000 -228,235,000 563,065,000    -313,578,000 258,028,000 -1,181,997,000    
          net change in unrealized gain on available-for sale securities
        -8,558,000 -3,136,000 -3,004,000 -5,335,000 -1,679,000 -24,197,000 9,544,000 -11,345,000 -221,000 4,441,000 -29,447,000 -14,859,000 -61,526,000 -33,861,000 -17,198,000 3,115,000 17,471,000 -60,734,000 29,980,000    32,835,000 30,441,000 -134,642,000 -35,537,000 201,750,000  
          non-cash financing activities:
                                    
          dividends declared, not yet paid
        40,974,000 -504,000 745,000 497,000 34,153,000 304,000 -27,295,000 6,407,000 54,849,000 4,671,000 -2,463,000 685,000 -21,815,000 897,000 -1,795,000 851,000 808,000 562,000 915,000          
          amortization of intangibles and depreciation expenses
         4,333,000 948,000 951,000 951,000                        
          origination of mortgage loans held-for-sale
                                    
          increase in accrued interest payable
         2,717,000 -3,038,000 3,076,000 -3,474,000 2,035,000 763,000 3,556,000 -2,792,000 2,603,000 -1,755,000 3,194,000 4,767,000 458,000 -2,741,000 2,694,000 -3,077,000 -15,132,000 -3,016,000 38,908,000 1,477,000 8,041,000 9,445,000 11,984,000 28,761,000 -691,000 -1,123,000 398,000 
          purchase of homexpress
                                    
          purchase of palisades
                                    
          msr:
                                    
          payments on purchases of investment in msr financing receivables
                                   
          payments on repurchase of common stock
                 -6,892,000 -4,783,000   -14,834,000       
          proceeds on issuance of common stock
                                    
          net proceeds from issuance of unsecured debt
            -2,000 71,814,000                      
          non-cash consideration paid for homexpress
                                    
          accretion (amortization) of deferred financing costs, debt issuance costs, and securitized debt discounts/premiums
          5,234,000 4,421,000 2,951,000 3,309,000 4,356,000 2,226,000 3,942,000 4,590,000 9,395,000 2,541,000 -542,000 -643,000 -1,911,000 1,455,000 -5,954,000            
          receipt of distributions on investment in msr financing receivables
                                    
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
          241,252,000 -3,125,000 169,350,000 -13,328,000 -64,978,000 -6,654,000 -52,726,000 83,093,000 -62,349,000 178,366,000 -72,221,000 57,286,000 -18,496,000 -56,627,000 23,164,000 -51,016,000 106,860,000 30,375,000 -10,081,000 37,183,000 -130,688,000 -9,451,000 167,772,000 -42,662,000 341,880,000 7,902,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
          83,998,000 221,684,000   63,569,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
          241,252,000 -3,125,000 253,348,000 -13,328,000 -64,978,000 -6,654,000 168,958,000 83,093,000 -62,349,000 178,366,000 -72,221,000 57,286,000 -18,496,000 -56,627,000 23,164,000 -51,016,000 106,860,000   100,752,000 -130,688,000 -9,451,000 167,772,000 -42,662,000 341,880,000 7,902,000 
          receivable for investments sold
                                    
          purchase of palisades assets
                                    
          contingent earn-out liability
                                    
          transfer of investments due to consolidation
                                    
          loans held for investment, at fair value
                                  
          securitized debt at fair value, collateralized by loans held for investment
                   4,000                
          non-agency rmbs, at fair value
                                  
          payments on convertible debt purchases
                                   
          settlement of warrants
                                  
          retained beneficial interests
                       17,334,000 49,811,000          
          conversion of convertible debt
                     -1,000 5,527,000 19,289,000 1,200,000            
          net unrealized losses (gains) on derivatives
                   10,171,000 -10,307,000     -71,197,000   -9,204,000 71,540,000 -12,975,000    
          proceeds (payments) for derivative settlements
                                  
          margin (paid) received on derivatives
                   -37,933,000 -8,291,000     8,482,000   -6,109,000 -76,551,000 -12,087,000    
          net unrealized losses (gains) on financial instruments at fair value
                   -112,026,000 239,513,000 108,286,000 -239,523,000 -61,378,000 -260,767,000   34,306,000   -19,042,000 40,955,000     
          net realized losses (gains) on sales of investments
                   39,442,000  329,000 -65,041,000   6,123,000   -1,000 -3,539,000 -64,107,000 -18,816,000 -69,155,000  
          other investment (gains) losses
                   2,383,000 463,000                
          net increase in benefit from credit losses
                   3,834,000 -1,534,000 91,000 -385,000 13,000 -1,650,000            
          (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt
                   -979,000 25,621,000 -920,000 55,797,000   -9,263,000   2,000 19,915,000     
          decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable
                   7,581,000 851,000 4,498,000 1,302,000 5,569,000 2,663,000   -7,921,000   -1,356,000 1,810,000 -29,522,000 349,000 6,184,000  
          decrease (increase) in other assets
                   23,784,000 -56,857,000 -13,574,000 3,160,000 -9,768,000 33,639,000   857,000   2,045,000 6,151,000 -7,501,000 -1,292,000 505,000  
          net proceeds from issuance of convertible debt
                                  
          purchase of capped call
                                  
          net proceeds from preferred stock offerings
                                 
          amortization of swaption premium
                         112,000 76,000 159,000 430,000 727,000 1,083,000      
          net other-than-temporary credit impairment losses
                         7,233,000 9,131,000 1,158,000 11,466,000 17,832,000 1,990,000 16,455,000 10,014,000  
          accretion (amortization) of deferred financing costs and securitized debt discounts/premiums
                         -7,216,000 -7,880,000 -4,046,000 -5,218,000 -693,000 -1,784,000      
          net benefit from credit losses
                                    
          proceeds from repurchase agreements
                         40,368,661,000 36,165,427,000 18,195,718,000 17,452,612,000 13,951,070,000 12,085,438,000 8,056,926,000 8,990,381,000 1,956,468,000 1,196,444,000 8,518,963,000 
          payments on repurchase agreements
                         -41,943,221,000 -35,678,265,000 -16,179,888,000 -15,528,714,000 -13,997,248,000 -11,629,769,000 -7,719,936,000 -6,716,771,000 -1,845,284,000 -1,899,626,000 -8,422,275,000 
          acquisition of investments in consolidated vies
                                    
          acquisition of securities in consolidated vies
                                    
          securitized loans held for investment, at fair value
                                    
          securitized debt at fair value
                                    
          common dividends declared, not yet paid
                              191,000 -7,294,000 6,000 4,000 3,000  
          securitized loans held for investment:
                                    
          net realized losses (gains) on option contracts settled
                                   
          proceeds (payments) for derivative sales and settlements
                               -496,000 -6,553,000    
          (gains) loss on deconsolidation
                                    
          benefit from loan losses
                                -645,000 -69,000 496,000 47,000 
          increase in investment management fees and expenses payable to affiliate
                               -6,290,000 2,260,000 1,059,000 -1,434,000  
          disposition of investments in consolidated vies
                                    
          net proceeds from common stock offerings
                                   -90,167,000 
          repurchase of securitized debt borrowings, collateralized by non-agency rmbs
                                   
          management fees and expenses paid
                                    
          accretion (amortization) of deferred financing costs and
                                    
          securitized debt discounts/premiums
                               8,865,000     
          see accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                    
          gain on deconsolidation
                                   
          agency rmbs portfolio:
                                    
          payment of deferred financing costs
                                   
          other assets
                                    
          management fees and expenses paid to affiliate
                                7,121,000 5,511,000 14,485,000  
          accretion (amortization) of securitized debt discounts/premiums
                                2,718,000 4,211,000   
          amortization of deferred financing costs
                                496,000 1,365,000 1,215,000  
          loss on extinguishment of securitized debt
                                   
          decrease (increase) in other assets of consolidated vies
                                    
          non-agency rmbs transferred to consolidated vies:
                                    
          transfer out of non-agency rmbs transferred to consolidated vies
                                    
          transfer into non-agency rmbs
                                    
          other assets of consolidated vies
                                    
          net unrealized losses (gains) on interest-only rmbs
                                 27,874,000 15,393,000  
          rmbs portfolio:
                                    
          net proceeds from direct purchase and dividend reinvestment
                                   
          net unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps
                                  4,427,000  
          proceeds from securitized, collateralized by loans held for investment
                                    
          proceeds from securitized debt borrowings, collateralized by non-agency rmbs
                                    
          taxes paid
                                    
          amortization of debt issue costs of securitized debt
                                    
          rmbs transferred to consolidated vies:
                                    
          securitized loans:
                                    
          proceeds from securitized debt borrowings, loans held for investment
                                    
          payments on securitized debt borrowings, loans held for investment
                                    
          proceeds from securitized debt borrowings, rmbs transferred to consolidated vies
                                    
          payments on securitized debt borrowings, rmbs transferred to consolidated vies
                                    
          unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps
                                    
          realized losses (gains) on sales of investments
                                    
          management fees and expenses paid to affiliates
                                    
          amortization of debt issue costs of securitized debt, non-retained
                                    
          net incomees (gains) on interest-only rmbs
                                    
          unrealized losses (gains) on embedded derivatives in interest-only rmbs
                                    
          restricted stock grants
                                   110,000 
          increase in investment management fees payable to affiliate
                                    
          mortgage-backed securities portfolio:
                                    
          mortgage-backed securities portfolio, non-retained:
                                    
          proceeds from securitized debt borrowings, non-retained
                                    
          payments on securitized debt borrowings, non-retained
                                    
          see notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                    
          realized losses on principal write-downs of non-agency rmbs
                                    
          payments on securitized debt borrowings
                                    
          realized gain on termination of interest rate swaps
                                    
          loans held for investment portfolio:
                                    
          reverse repurchase agreements
                                    
          restricted cash
                                    
          net proceeds from common stock offerings to affiliates
                                    
          proceeds from securitized debt borrowings
                                    
          net payments on termination of interest rate swaps
                                    
          accretion of investment discounts
                                   -23,676,000 
          cash flows from operating activites:
                                    
          realized gain on sale of investments
                                    
          increase in accrued interest receivable
                                   -2,389,000 
          net expenses from common stock offerings
                                    
          non cash investing activities:
                                    
          non cash financing activities:
                                    
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activites:
                                    
          unrealized gain on interest rate swaps
                                    
          realized (gain) loss on sale of investments
                                   -74,508,000 
          realized losses on principal write-downs
                                    
          other-than-temporary credit impairments
                                   2,185,000 
          increase in investment management fee payable to affiliate
                                   5,699,000 
          proceeds from collateralized mortgage debt borrowings
                                    
          payments on collateralized mortgage debt borrowings
                                   -29,720,000 
          dividends paid
                                   -37,705,000 
          unrealized (gain) loss on interest rate swaps
                                    
          net change in unrealized gain on available–for-sale securities