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Fair Value by Balance Sheet Grouping (Details)

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Fair Value by Balance Sheet Grouping (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]        
Available-for-sale Securities $ 14,342,845us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities $ 14,341,102us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities    
Trading Securities 2,010,000us-gaap_TradingSecurities 1,997,656us-gaap_TradingSecurities    
Residential mortgage loans held-for-sale, at fair value 568,582us-gaap_TradeAndLoansReceivablesHeldForSaleNetNotPartOfDisposalGroup 535,712us-gaap_TradeAndLoansReceivablesHeldForSaleNetNotPartOfDisposalGroup 161,021us-gaap_TradeAndLoansReceivablesHeldForSaleNetNotPartOfDisposalGroup 544,581us-gaap_TradeAndLoansReceivablesHeldForSaleNetNotPartOfDisposalGroup
Residential mortgage loans held-for-investment in securitization trusts 2,170,206us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount 1,744,746us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount    
Commercial real estate loans held-for-investment 45,556us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCommercialAndConsumerNet 0us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCommercialAndConsumerNet    
Mortgage servicing rights 410,229us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount 452,006us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount 476,663us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount 514,402us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAmount
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value 1,020,338us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 1,005,792us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 1,540,431us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 1,025,487us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents 441,158us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents 336,771us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents    
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset 362,646us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset 380,791us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset    
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 110,250us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankStock 100,010us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankStock    
Cost Method Investments 3,000us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments 3,000us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments    
Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase 13,094,878us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchase 12,932,463us-gaap_SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchase    
Collateralized borrowings in securitization trust, at fair value 1,400,571us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue 1,209,663us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue    
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 2,625,000us-gaap_AdvancesFromFederalHomeLoanBanks 2,500,000us-gaap_AdvancesFromFederalHomeLoanBanks    
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability 155,149us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability 90,233us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability    
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines [Member]        
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]        
Federal Home Loan Bank stock 110,250us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankStock
/ us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesBranchOfFHLBBankAxis
= us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankOfDesMoinesMember
103,010us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankStock
/ us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesBranchOfFHLBBankAxis
= us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankOfDesMoinesMember
   
Federal Home Loan Bank advances $ 2,625,000us-gaap_AdvancesFromFederalHomeLoanBanks
/ us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesBranchOfFHLBBankAxis
= us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankOfDesMoinesMember
$ 2,500,000us-gaap_AdvancesFromFederalHomeLoanBanks
/ us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankAdvancesBranchOfFHLBBankAxis
= us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanBankOfDesMoinesMember