Debt Instrument, Floor Rate of Basis Spread On Variable Rate

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Debt Instrument, Optional Extension Term

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

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 26, 2019	Jul. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 50,000,000
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings \| Texas Capital Bank, N.A.
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 20,000,000
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings \| Texas Capital Bank, N.A. \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 24,500,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Loan Agreement \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term	18 months
Debt instrument, optional extension term	6 months
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 100,000,000
Secured Debt [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Loan Agreement \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Floor Rate of Basis Spread On Variable Rate	0.50%
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.65%