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

Serviced Mortgage Assets (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) loan
Assets that Continue to be Recognized, Securitized or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement Assets and any Other Financial Assets Managed Together [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	901,922	797,075
Unpaid Principal Balance \| $	$ 227,474,154	$ 194,289,876
Mortgage servicing rights
Assets that Continue to be Recognized, Securitized or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement Assets and any Other Financial Assets Managed Together [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	901,244	796,205
Unpaid Principal Balance \| $	$ 227,074,413	$ 193,770,566
Residential mortgage loans
Assets that Continue to be Recognized, Securitized or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement Assets and any Other Financial Assets Managed Together [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	677	868
Unpaid Principal Balance \| $	$ 399,718	$ 519,270
Other assets
Assets that Continue to be Recognized, Securitized or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement Assets and any Other Financial Assets Managed Together [Line Items]
Number of Loans \| loan	1	2
Unpaid Principal Balance \| $	$ 23	$ 40