CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenues
Servicing fee revenue, net and interest income from MSRs and MSR financing receivables	$ 1,831,964	$ 1,559,554	$ 1,642,272
Change in fair value of MSRs and MSR financing receivables (includes realization of cash flows of $(631,120), $(1,192,646) and $(1,583,628), respectively)	732,750	(575,353)	(2,168,909)
Servicing revenue, net	2,564,714	984,201	(526,637)
Interest income	1,075,981	810,896	794,965
Gain on originated residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, net	1,086,232	1,826,909	1,399,092
Total revenues	4,726,927	3,622,006	1,667,420
Expenses
Interest expense and warehouse line fees	791,001	497,308	584,469
General and administrative	875,428	864,028	548,441
Compensation and benefits	1,231,446	1,159,810	571,646
Management fee to affiliate	46,174	95,926	89,134
Termination fee to affiliate	400,000	0	0
Total operating expenses	3,344,049	2,617,072	1,793,690
Other income (loss)
Change in fair value of investments, net	1,108,290	11,723	(148,758)
Gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net	(1,359,679)	(234,561)	(930,131)
Other income (loss), net	131,312	181,712	(135,609)
Total other income (loss)	(120,077)	(41,126)	(1,214,498)
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,262,801	963,808	(1,340,768)
Income tax expense	279,516	158,226	16,916
Net income (loss)	983,285	805,582	(1,357,684)
Noncontrolling interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries	28,766	33,356	52,674
Dividends on preferred stock	89,726	66,744	54,295
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic	864,793	705,482	(1,464,653)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - diluted	$ 864,793	$ 705,482	$ (1,464,653)
Net income (loss) per share of common stock
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.84	$ 1.56	$ (3.52)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.80	$ 1.51	$ (3.52)
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding
Basic (in shares)	468,836,718	451,276,742	415,513,187
Diluted (in shares)	481,636,125	467,665,006	415,513,187
Dividends declared per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 1.00	$ 0.90	$ 0.50