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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details - Loan Loss Obligations) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 21, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 defendant	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) claim network_lender	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) loan
Loan Loss Obligations
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value			$ 61.0
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. Demand Letter
Loan Loss Obligations
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value				$ 40.2
Activity related to loss reserves on previously sold loans
Loss Contingencies, Number of Loans Sold with Losses \| loan				370
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. Demand Letter \| Pending litigation or appeal
Activity related to loss reserves on previously sold loans
Loss Contingency, Number of Defendants \| defendant		149
Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center \| Judicial Ruling
Loan Loss Obligations
Settlement offer	$ 68.5
Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center \| Judicial Ruling \| Damages
Loan Loss Obligations
Settlement offer	28.7
Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center \| Judicial Ruling \| Pre-Verdict Interest
Loan Loss Obligations
Settlement offer	14.1
Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center \| Judicial Ruling \| Attorney Fees
Loan Loss Obligations
Settlement offer	23.1
Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center \| Judicial Ruling \| Pre-Judgment Interest
Loan Loss Obligations
Settlement offer	$ 2.6
Residential Funding Company \| Pending litigation or appeal
Loan Loss Obligations
Loss Contingency, Number Of Loan Originators \| network_lender			80
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number \| claim			2