Represents the number of loans sold with losses by the entity.

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Amount awarded to other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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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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Amount of cash outflow reducing loss contingency liability.

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The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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Number of defendants named in a legal action.

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Number of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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Amount of receivable related to a loss contingency accrual that is expected to be collected within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. For example, an insurance recovery receivable.

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details - Litigation Related to Discontinued Operations) $ in Millions					1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 17, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 11, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 04, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 21, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 defendant	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) claim network_lender	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 loan
Loan Loss Obligations
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value								$ 61.0
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
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 Co. v Home Loan Center \| Settled \| ResCap \| Damages
Loan Loss Obligations
Settlement offer	$ 58.5
Loss contingency settlement payment						$ 26.5
Loss contingency, receivable									$ 1.1
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. Demand Letter
Loan Loss Obligations
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value			$ 44.7							$ 40.2
Settlement offer									0.5
Loss Contingencies, Number of Loans Sold with Losses \| loan											370
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. Demand Letter \| Pending litigation or appeal
Loan Loss Obligations
Loss Contingency, Number of Defendants \| defendant							149
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. v. LendingTree, LLC
Loan Loss Obligations
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value		$ 13.3
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale [Member] \| Obligation to Repurchase Receivables Sold \| Lending Tree Loans
Loan Loss Obligations
Loss contingency settlement payment						$ 36.0
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale [Member] \| Pending litigation or appeal \| Obligation to Repurchase Receivables Sold \| Lending Tree Loans \| Discontinued Operations
Loan Loss Obligations
Settlement offer									$ 36.0
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center \| Settled \| ResCap \| Damages
Loan Loss Obligations
Loss contingency settlement payment					$ 6.4
Loss contingency, receivable					$ 7.5