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WAREHOUSE NOTES PAYABLE - Summary Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 04, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) item loan	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	May 18, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount		$ 2,263,671				$ 2,263,671
Uncommitted Amount		3,265,000				3,265,000
Total Facility Capacity		5,528,671				5,528,671
Outstanding Balance		3,328,327				3,328,327			$ 906,128
Debt issuance costs		(289)				(289)
Loans Held for Sale
Warehouse notes payable
Interest expense		7,780		$ 10,812		24,475	$ 37,549
Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount		2,000,000				2,000,000
Uncommitted Amount		3,265,000				3,265,000
Total Facility Capacity		5,265,000				5,265,000
Outstanding Balance		3,163,015				3,163,015
Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #1 \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount	$ 425,000	350,000				350,000
Uncommitted Amount		200,000				200,000
Total Facility Capacity		550,000				550,000
Outstanding Balance		191,477				$ 191,477
Maturity date	Oct. 25, 2021
Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #1 \| Agency Warehouse Facility \| 30-day LIBOR
Warehouse notes payable
Percentage added to reference rate	1.40%					1.15%
Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #1 COVID-19 Forbearance Advance Sublimit \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount			$ 100,000		$ 100,000
Outstanding Balance		0				$ 0
Advances made as a percentage of the loan balance			90.00%
Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #1 COVID-19 Forbearance Advance Sublimit \| Agency Warehouse Facility \| 30-day LIBOR
Warehouse notes payable
Percentage added to reference rate			1.75%
Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #1 COVID-19 Forbearance Advance Sublimit \| Agency Warehouse Facility \| 30-day LIBOR \| Minimum
Warehouse notes payable
Interest rate floor			0.25%
Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #2 \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount		700,000				700,000
Uncommitted Amount		300,000				300,000
Total Facility Capacity		1,000,000				1,000,000
Outstanding Balance		$ 1,074,049				$ 1,074,049
Maturity date		Sep. 07, 2021
Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #2 \| Agency Warehouse Facility \| 30-day LIBOR
Warehouse notes payable
Percentage added to reference rate		1.40%			1.15%	1.40%
Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #2, Temporary Increase \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Temporary increase in borrowing capacity		$ 500,000				$ 500,000
Expiration date of temporary facility increase	Jan. 25, 2021
Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #3 \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount		600,000	$ 265,000		$ 265,000	600,000
Uncommitted Amount		265,000				265,000
Total Facility Capacity		865,000				865,000
Outstanding Balance		467,211				$ 467,211
Maturity date			Apr. 30, 2021
Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #3 \| Agency Warehouse Facility \| 30-day LIBOR
Warehouse notes payable
Percentage added to reference rate						1.15%
Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #3 \| Agency Warehouse Facility \| 30-day LIBOR \| Minimum
Warehouse notes payable
Interest rate floor			0.50%
Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #4 \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount		350,000				$ 350,000
Total Facility Capacity		350,000				350,000
Outstanding Balance		412,984				$ 412,984
Maturity date	Oct. 07, 2021
Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #4 \| Agency Warehouse Facility \| 30-day LIBOR
Warehouse notes payable
Percentage added to reference rate						1.15%
Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #4 \| Agency Warehouse Facility \| 30-day LIBOR \| Minimum
Warehouse notes payable
Interest rate floor	0.25%
Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #4, Temporary Increase \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Temporary increase in borrowing capacity		$ 250,000				$ 250,000
Maturity date		Nov. 22, 2020
Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #4, Temporary Increase \| Agency Warehouse Facility \| 30-day LIBOR
Warehouse notes payable
Percentage added to reference rate		1.40%
Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #4, Defaulted FHA Sublimit \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Total Facility Capacity	$ 75,000
Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility #5 \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Uncommitted Amount		$ 1,000,000				1,000,000
Total Facility Capacity		1,000,000				1,000,000
Outstanding Balance		$ 784,695				$ 784,695
Maturity date		Aug. 23, 2021
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Warehouse notes payable
Percentage added to reference rate		1.45%			1.15%	1.45%
Loans Held for Investment
Warehouse notes payable
Interest expense		$ 1,326		$ 2,118		$ 5,304	$ 5,972
Loans Held for Investment \| Interim Warehouse Facility #1 \| Interim Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount		135,000				135,000
Total Facility Capacity		135,000				135,000
Outstanding Balance		102,930				$ 102,930
Maturity date			Apr. 30, 2021
Loans Held for Investment \| Interim Warehouse Facility #1 \| Interim Warehouse Facility \| 30-day LIBOR
Warehouse notes payable
Percentage added to reference rate						1.90%
Loans Held for Investment \| Interim Warehouse Facility #1 \| Interim Warehouse Facility \| 30-day LIBOR \| Minimum
Warehouse notes payable
Interest rate floor			0.50%
Loans Held for Investment \| Interim Warehouse Facility #2 \| Interim Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount		100,000				$ 100,000
Total Facility Capacity		100,000				100,000
Outstanding Balance		34,000				$ 34,000
Loans Held for Investment \| Interim Warehouse Facility #2 \| Interim Warehouse Facility \| 30-day LIBOR
Warehouse notes payable
Percentage added to reference rate						1.65%
Loans Held for Investment \| Interim Warehouse Facility #3 \| Interim Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount		8,861				$ 8,861		$ 75,000
Total Facility Capacity		8,861				8,861
Outstanding Balance		8,861				$ 8,861
Loans Held for Investment \| Interim Warehouse Facility #3 \| Interim Warehouse Facility \| 30-day LIBOR \| Minimum
Warehouse notes payable
Percentage added to reference rate						1.90%
Loans Held for Investment \| Interim Warehouse Facility #3 \| Interim Warehouse Facility \| 30-day LIBOR \| Maximum
Warehouse notes payable
Percentage added to reference rate						2.50%
Loans Held for Investment \| Interim Warehouse Facility #4 \| Interim Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount		19,810				$ 19,810
Total Facility Capacity		19,810				19,810
Outstanding Balance		19,810				$ 19,810
Number of loans funded \| loan						1
Number of financial covenants \| item						2
Loans Held for Investment \| Interim Warehouse Facility #4 \| Interim Warehouse Facility \| Minimum
Warehouse notes payable
Interest rate floor						4.50%
Loans Held for Investment \| Interim Warehouse Facility #4 \| Interim Warehouse Facility \| 30-day LIBOR
Warehouse notes payable
Percentage added to reference rate						3.00%
National Banks \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Total Facility Capacity		3,800,000				$ 3,800,000
National Banks \| Interim Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Total Facility Capacity		300,000				$ 300,000
Number of credit facilities \| item						3
National Banks \| Loans Held for Sale \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount		2,000,000				$ 2,000,000
Uncommitted Amount		1,765,000				1,765,000
Total Facility Capacity		3,765,000				3,765,000
Outstanding Balance		2,930,416				2,930,416
National Banks \| Loans Held for Investment \| Interim Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Committed Amount		263,671				263,671
Total Facility Capacity		263,671				263,671
Outstanding Balance		165,601				165,601
Fannie Mae \| Loans Held for Sale \| Uncommitted Agency Warehouse Facility \| Agency Warehouse Facility
Warehouse notes payable
Uncommitted Amount		1,500,000				1,500,000
Total Facility Capacity		1,500,000				1,500,000
Outstanding Balance		$ 232,599				$ 232,599