Debt Instrument, Variable Rate, Discount

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Line of Credit Facility, Lender Participation Interest

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the outstanding short-term borrowings under a revolving line of credit used by mortgage bankers to finance the origination or purchase of loans.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(13))
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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Rent expense			$ 2,015,000	$ 1,705,000	$ 5,859,000	$ 6,030,000
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount outstanding under Warehouse Agreement	$ 5,790,000	$ 2,016,000	5,790,000		5,790,000
Texas Capital Bank, Warehouse Agreement \| Mortgage Warehouse Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 10,000,000
Discount on variable interest rate		0.50%
Stated interest rate		3.00%
Lender participation interest		97.00%
Amount outstanding under Warehouse Agreement	5,791,000	$ 833,000	5,791,000		5,791,000
Western Alliance Bank \| Mortgage Warehouse Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 10,000,000		$ 10,000,000		$ 10,000,000
Stated interest rate	3.50%		3.50%		3.50%
Basis spread on variable interest rate	2.75%
Lender participation interest	98.00%
Amount outstanding under Warehouse Agreement	$ 0	$ 1,184,000	$ 0		$ 0
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Operating lease term					1 year
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Operating lease term					11 years