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Warehouse Borrowings - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Oct. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings	$ 1,541,726	$ 1,541,726		$ 1,085,198
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Weighted-average stated interest rate	5.86%	5.86%		5.47%
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings [Member] \| Borrowings to Fund Purchase or Origination of Residential Loans [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Interest rate spread	2.25%
Aggregate borrowing capacity	$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000
Days to transfer loans		20 days
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings [Member] \| Borrowings to Fund Purchase or Origination of Residential Loans [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Repayment terms		90 days
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings [Member] \| Borrowings to Fund Purchase or Origination of Residential Loans [Member] \| Residential Loans [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Warehouse borrowings associated with amount pledged as collateral	689,700	$ 689,700
Collateral securing borrowings	$ 759,300	759,300
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings [Member] \| Borrowings to Fund Repurchase of HECMs and Real Estate Owned [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Interest rate spread	3.25%
Aggregate borrowing capacity	$ 800,000	800,000
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings [Member] \| Borrowings to Fund Repurchase of HECMs and Real Estate Owned [Member] \| Repurchased HECMs and Real Estate Owned [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Warehouse borrowings associated with amount pledged as collateral	626,600	626,600
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings [Member] \| Borrowings to Fund Repurchase of HECMs and Real Estate Owned [Member] \| Repurchased HECMs [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Collateral securing borrowings	957,200	957,200
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings [Member] \| Borrowings to Fund Repurchase of HECMs and Real Estate Owned [Member] \| Real Estate Owned [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Collateral securing borrowings	$ 24,500	24,500
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings [Member] \| Exit Warehouse Facility [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Variable interest rate basis	lender's applicable index
Aggregate borrowing capacity	$ 1,900,000	1,900,000
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings [Member] \| Additional Borrowings To Fund Repurchase Certain HECMs And Real Estate Owned [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Variable interest rate basis	applicable index rate
Interest rate spread	3.25%
Aggregate borrowing capacity	$ 412,000	412,000
Minimum committed borrowing capacity	$ 400,000	$ 400,000
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings [Member] \| Variable Funding Notes [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate borrowing capacity			$ 230,000
Monthly interest rate	6.00%	6.00%
Maturity/expiration date	Oct. 31, 2025
Outstanding borrowings	$ 225,400	$ 225,400
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings [Member] \| Borrowings To Fund Repurchase Of Performing HECMs [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Repayment terms		180 days
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings [Member] \| Borrowings To Fund Repurchase Of Performing HECMs [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Repayment terms		365 days