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CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 18, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 defendant	Dec. 31, 2013 claim network_lender	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) loan
Contingencies
Accrued litigation liability					$ 0.1	$ 0.2
Damages sought				61.0
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. Demand Letter
Contingencies
Damages sought						40.2
Loss Contingencies, Number of Loans Sold with Losses \| loan						370
Pending litigation or appeal \| Residential Funding Company
Contingencies
Accrued litigation liability					7.0
Number of loan originators \| network_lender				80
Number of asserted claims \| claim				2
Pending litigation or appeal \| Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. Demand Letter
Contingencies
Accrued litigation liability					1.0
Number of defendants \| defendant			149
Judicial Ruling [Member] \| Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center [Member]
Contingencies
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party		$ 28.7
Minimum \| Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center [Member]
Contingencies
Range of possible loss, minimum					0.0
Maximum \| Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center [Member]
Contingencies
Range of possible loss, minimum					74.8
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Contingencies
Accrued litigation liability					8.0	$ 8.0
Attorney Fees [Member] \| Judicial Ruling [Member] \| Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center [Member]
Contingencies
Damages sought		$ 28.7
Attorney Fees [Member] \| Settled Litigation \| Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center [Member]
Contingencies
Litigation settlement interest	$ 15.2
Pre-Verdict Interest \| Settled Litigation \| Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center [Member]
Contingencies
Litigation settlement interest	$ 14.1
Pre-Judgment Interest [Member] \| Settled Litigation \| Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center [Member]
Contingencies
Litigation settlement interest					$ 3.3	$ 1.4