Two Harbors Investment Corp. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Variable Interest Entities (Details)

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Variable Interest Entities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets	$ 3,040,394	$ 1,754,943
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Liabilities	2,005,849	1,219,821
Loans Held-for-investment, Mortgages [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets	2,978,586	1,744,746
Loans Held-for-investment, Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets	45,651	0
Accrued Income Receivable [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets	16,157	10,197
Assets, Total [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets	3,040,394	1,754,943
Borrowings [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Liabilities	1,990,769	1,209,663
Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Liabilities	5,874	3,678
Accounts Payable [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Liabilities	9,206	6,480
Liabilities, Total [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Liabilities	$ 2,005,849	$ 1,219,821

- Definition

The carrying amount of the consolidated Variable Interest Entity's assets included in the reporting entity's statement of financial position.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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