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CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 21, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 defendant	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) claim network_lender	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) loan	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Contingencies
Accrued litigation liability				$ 0.2	$ 0.1
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 \| Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center
Contingencies
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party	$ 68.5
Minimum \| Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center
Contingencies
Range of possible loss, minimum					0.0
Maximum \| Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center
Contingencies
Range of possible loss, minimum					68.5
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Contingencies
Accrued litigation liability				$ 8.0	$ 8.0
Damages \| Judicial Ruling \| Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center
Contingencies
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party	28.7
Pre-Verdict Interest \| Judicial Ruling \| Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center
Contingencies
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party	14.1
Attorney Fees \| Judicial Ruling \| Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center
Contingencies
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party	23.1
Pre-Judgment Interest \| Judicial Ruling \| Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center
Contingencies
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party	$ 2.6