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Schedule of Repurchase Agreements by Term, Short or Long (Details) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items] | ||
| Repurchase agreements | $ 12,932,463us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseRepurchaseLiability | $ 12,250,450us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseRepurchaseLiability |
| Maturity up to One Year [Member] | ||
| Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items] | ||
| Repurchase agreements |
12,839,242us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseRepurchaseLiability / us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMaturityPeriodsAxis = two_MaturityuptoOneYearMember |
12,050,450us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseRepurchaseLiability / us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMaturityPeriodsAxis = two_MaturityuptoOneYearMember |
| Maturity Over One Year [Member] | ||
| Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase [Line Items] | ||
| Repurchase agreements |
$ 93,221us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseRepurchaseLiability / us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMaturityPeriodsAxis = two_MaturityOverOneYearMember |
$ 200,000us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseRepurchaseLiability / us-gaap_AssetsSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseMaturityPeriodsAxis = two_MaturityOverOneYearMember |
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Amount to be repaid to the counterparty to the repurchase agreement when the carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount) of securities or other assets sold under the repurchase agreement exceeds 10 percent of total assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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