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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Schedule of Interest Rate Swap Payers (Details)

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Schedule of Interest Rate Swap Payers (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional	$ 16,988,116,000	$ 18,802,500,000	$ 15,935,535,000	$ 26,141,370,000	$ 26,390,596,000	$ 21,998,381,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional	$ 11,853,000,000	$ 15,307,063,000
Weighted Average Fixed Interest Rate	1.322%	1.441%
Weighted Average Variable Interest Rate	1.224%	0.943%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	2 years 8 months 18 days	3 years 2 months 26 days
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Derivative Maturity Within One Year From Balance Sheet Date [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional	$ 1,525,000,000	$ 2,375,000,000
Weighted Average Fixed Interest Rate	0.771%	0.765%
Weighted Average Variable Interest Rate	1.22%	0.934%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	3 months 13 days	7 months 3 days
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Derivative Maturity Over One And Within Two Years From Balance Sheet Date [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional	$ 4,320,000,000	$ 5,340,000,000
Weighted Average Fixed Interest Rate	1.155%	1.232%
Weighted Average Variable Interest Rate	1.223%	0.945%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	1 year 1 day	1 year 7 months 2 days
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Derivative Maturity Over Two And Within Three Years From Balance Sheet Date [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional	$ 350,000,000	$ 350,000,000
Weighted Average Fixed Interest Rate	1.283%	1.283%
Weighted Average Variable Interest Rate	1.165%	0.895%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	1 year 11 months 9 days	2 years 5 months 9 days
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Derivative Maturity Over Three And Within Four Years From Balance Sheet Date [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional	$ 1,150,000,000	$ 1,460,000,000
Weighted Average Fixed Interest Rate	1.463%	1.481%
Weighted Average Variable Interest Rate	1.209%	0.92%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	3 years 3 months 9 days	3 years 8 months 26 days
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Derivative Maturity Over Four Years From Balance Sheet Date [Member] \| Long [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional	$ 4,508,000,000	$ 5,782,063,000
Weighted Average Fixed Interest Rate	1.699%	1.984%
Weighted Average Variable Interest Rate	1.235%	0.955%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity	5 years 7 months 4 days	6 years 2 months
Forward Starting Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional	$ 778,000,000	$ 777,063,000
Weighted Average Fixed Interest Rate	2.40%	2.00%