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

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Percent of REIT taxable income the entity intends to distribute	100.00%		100.00%
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	$ (18,164)	$ 2,407	$ (31,302)	$ (7,632)

Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.