Two Harbors Investment Corp. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Accrued Interest Receivable (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Interest Receivable	$ 65,529us-gaap_InterestReceivable	$ 50,303us-gaap_InterestReceivable
Loans Held-for-sale, Mortgages [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Interest Receivable	1,997	4,136
Loans Held-for-investment, Mortgages [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Interest Receivable	10,197	4,506
US Treasury Securities [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Interest Receivable	8,084	2,361
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Certificates and Obligations (FHLMC) [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Interest Receivable	8,734	10,583
Federal National Mortgage Association Certificates and Obligations (FNMA) [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Interest Receivable	22,392	15,034
Government National Mortgage Association Certificates and Obligations (GNMA) [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Interest Receivable	10,290	10,007
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Interest Receivable	3,835	3,676
Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Interest Receivable	$ 45,251	$ 39,300