Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Document and Entity Information

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Document and Entity Information
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Nov. 05, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]    
Entity Registrant Name TWO HARBORS INVESTMENT CORP.  
Entity Central Index Key 0001465740  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer  
Document Type 10-Q  
Document Period End Date Sep. 30, 2014  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2014  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q3  
Amendment Flag false  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   366,117,954