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Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Base

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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Additional Funding

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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Increase

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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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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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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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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The carrying amount as of the date of the latest financial statement presented of other securities classified as available for sale or held for investment which are owned but transferred to another party to serve as collateral to partially or fully secure a debt obligation, repurchase agreement or other current or potential obligation, and for which the transferee does not have the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge them to an unrelated party.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)																1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	May 25, 2017	May 24, 2017	May 04, 2017	May 03, 2017	Mar. 20, 2017	Feb. 14, 2017	Dec. 08, 2016	Aug. 19, 2016	Jun. 17, 2016	May 17, 2016	Apr. 28, 2016	Apr. 27, 2016	Oct. 07, 2015	Jun. 12, 2015	May 22, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Nov. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 13, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016	Nov. 29, 2016	Jun. 16, 2016	Feb. 26, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loans held for investment that are pledged as collateral																$ 886,400,000		$ 852,300,000	$ 886,400,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs																		3,806,000	4,538,000	$ 2,837,000
PORT Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit														$ 100,000,000
PORT Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest spread														2.25%
RAOD Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit															$ 50,000,000										$ 100,000,000
RAOD Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest spread															3.00%
RAOD Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| ODAC \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest spread		2.50%
Amended RAOD Agreement Due November 2018 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| ODAC \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest spread	3.00%
ODAC Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base				75.00%							75.00%	70.00%
ODAC Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| ODAC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit				$ 75,000,000							$ 75,000,000	$ 50,000,000
ODAC Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| ODAC \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest spread											9.25%	8.25%
ODAC Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| ODAC \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest spread				0.00%
ODAC Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| ODAC \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest spread				9.25%
Amended ODAC Agreement Due May 2019 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base			85.00%
Amended ODAC Agreement Due May 2019 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| ODAC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit			$ 100,000,000
Amended ODAC Agreement Due May 2019 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| ODAC \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest spread			0.75%
Amended ODAC Agreement Due May 2019 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| ODAC \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest spread			7.25%
ODAST II Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt repaid										$ 250,000,000
ODAST II Agreement - Class A \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt repaid										$ 211,500,000
Interest rate										4.21%
ODAST II Agreement - Class B \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt repaid										$ 38,500,000
Interest rate										7.63%
ODAST Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt repaid										$ 175,000,000
ODART Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit					$ 214,100,000				$ 162,400,000.0															$ 150,000,000
Borrowing base									92.00%
Increase in line of credit									$ 12,400,000
ODART Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Class A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit													$ 150,000,000
ODART Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Class B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest spread													7.00%
Borrowing base													95.00%
Line of credit before election													$ 17,600,000.0
Maximum capacity at election													$ 167,600,000.0
ODART Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest spread									8.00%
ODART Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Cost of funds \| Class A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest spread													2.25%
ODART Agreement - Class A \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base					85.00%
Increase in line of credit					$ 50,000,000
ODART Agreement - Class B \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing base					91.00%
Increase in line of credit					$ 1,800,000
ODAF Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit						$ 150,000,000															$ 100,000,000
Line of credit facility, extension in expiration period						6 months
ODAF Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit								$ 100,000,000
Borrowing base								80.00%
ODAF Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest spread								7.25%
PORT II Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit							$ 200,000,000
Borrowing base							83.00%
PORT II Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Class A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit							$ 125,000,000
Line of credit, additional funding							$ 75,000,000
PORT II Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Prime Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest spread							2.25%
Corporate debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt repaid																		$ 54,200,000	$ 0	$ 12,000,000
Corporate debt \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit																	$ 20,000,000					$ 30,000,000	$ 20,000,000
Interest rate floor																	4.50%
Corporate debt \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Prime Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest spread																	1.25%
Interest Expense \| PORT Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amortization of debt issuance costs																$ 200,000