RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS - Schedule of Aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance and Aggregate Carrying Value (Details) - 90+ - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing receivable	$ 0	$ 0
Notes receivable	0	0
Fair Value Over (Under) Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Residential Mortgage
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing receivable	672,891	779,178
Notes receivable	609,875	740,043
Fair Value Over (Under) Unpaid Principal Balance	$ (63,016)	$ (39,135)

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Fair value portion of an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the holder a definite sum of money at a future date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (b)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section 45
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