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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Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation (Details)

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Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning of period level 3 fair value	$ 217,210	$ 105,157
Realized (losses) gains	(3,448)	(15,490)
Unrealized (losses) gains	0	0
Total gains (losses) included in net income	(3,448)	(15,490)
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(617)	2,702
Purchases	0	7,468
Sales	0	0
Settlements	0	0
Gross transfers into level 3	93,541	366,466
Gross transfers out of level 3	(160,449)	(320,066)
End of period level 3 fair value	146,237	146,237
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for assets held at the end of the reporting period	0	0
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive (loss) income for assets held at the end of the reporting period	(617)	2,608
Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning of period level 3 fair value	1,800,826	1,993,440
Realized (losses) gains	(92,699)	(200,466)
Unrealized (losses) gains	(141,815)	(475,454)
Total gains (losses) included in net income	(234,514)	(675,920)
Other comprehensive (loss) income	0	0
Purchases	76,588	341,110
Sales	819	530
Settlements	7,837	7,604
Gross transfers into level 3	0	0
Gross transfers out of level 3	0	0
End of period level 3 fair value	1,651,556	1,651,556
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for assets held at the end of the reporting period	(136,922)	(448,075)
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive (loss) income for assets held at the end of the reporting period	$ 0	$ 0

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Amount of unrealized gain (loss) recognized in income from asset (liability) measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3) and still held.

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