CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 1,229,407	$ 1,110,339	$ 2,490,025	$ 1,935,127
Expenses
Interest expense and warehouse line fees	465,944	324,235	875,771	628,450
General and administrative	207,123	181,918	404,317	349,397
Compensation and benefits	270,448	189,606	506,226	378,486
Total operating expenses	943,515	695,759	1,786,314	1,356,333
Other Income (Loss)
Realized and unrealized gains (losses), net	(14,769)	76,533	(59,615)	10,628
Other income (loss), net	19,042	(47,898)	26,968	(73,064)
Total other income (loss)	4,273	28,635	(32,647)	(62,436)
Income (loss) before income taxes	290,165	443,215	671,064	516,358
Income tax expense (benefit)	51,648	56,530	145,060	39,724
Net income (loss)	238,517	386,685	526,004	476,634
Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	2,961	6,889	6,413	5,589
Dividends on preferred stock	22,395	22,395	44,790	44,790
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic	213,161	357,401	474,801	426,255
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - diluted	$ 213,161	$ 357,401	$ 474,801	$ 426,255
Net Income (loss) per share of common stock
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.44	$ 0.74	$ 0.98	$ 0.89
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.43	$ 0.74	$ 0.97	$ 0.88
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding
Basic (in shares)	486,721,836	483,091,792	485,029,307	480,642,680
Diluted (in shares)	490,981,282	483,376,961	488,456,392	483,113,400
Dividends declared per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.50	$ 0.50
Servicing fee revenue, net and interest income from MSRs and MSR financing receivables
Revenues
Origination and Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable and Corporate	$ 498,978	$ 465,347	$ 968,869	$ 935,004
Change in fair value of MSRs and MSR financing receivables (includes realization of cash flows of $(165,138), $(139,410), $(281,977) and $(245,101), respectively)
Revenues
Origination and Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable and Corporate	(67,898)	22,032	16,277	(120,272)
Servicing revenue, net
Revenues
Origination and Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable and Corporate	431,080	487,379	985,146	814,732
Interest income
Revenues
Origination and Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable and Corporate	478,653	385,167	908,539	715,190
Gain on originated residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, net
Revenues
Origination and Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable and Corporate	153,741	178,584	296,199	287,852
Other revenues
Revenues
Origination and Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable and Corporate	56,500	59,209	114,848	117,353
Asset management revenues
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 109,433	$ 0	$ 185,293	$ 0