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	Apr. 10, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 24, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 19, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 21, 2014 USD ($)	May 31, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)	May 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) loan	Sep. 15, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 23, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 18, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 22, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 21, 2015 USD ($)
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Outstanding amount, mortgage loans held for sale														$ 27,465,000
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Initial Senior Notes [Member]
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Discount rate													99.239%
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Initial Exchange Notes [Member]
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Interest rate												6.875%
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Notes outstanding														$ 378,900,000
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Interest rate											6.875%
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Maturity year											2022
October 2015 Exchange Notes [Member]
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Principal amount										$ 60,000,000
Interest rate										6.875%
Maturity year										2022
Insurance Premium Note [Member]
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Number of notes payable \| loan														4
Insurance premium notes, outstanding														$ 2,300,000				$ 6,000,000
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Interest rate														3.88%
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Interest rate														3.98%
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Interest rate														6.23%
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Repayments of notes														$ 100,000
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Maturity date														2018-02
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Covenant description														The Credit Agreement also requires us to maintain (i) a leverage ratio of not more than 1.75 to 1.0 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, based upon our and our subsidiaries' (on a consolidated basis) ratio of debt to tangible net worth, (ii) an interest coverage ratio of not less than 1.50 to 1.0 for any four fiscal quarter period, based upon our and our subsidiaries' (on a consolidated basis) ratio of EBITDA to cash interest expense, (iii) a consolidated tangible net worth of not less than the sum of $250 million, plus 50% of the net proceeds of any issuances of equity interests by us and the guarantors of the Revolving Credit Facility, plus 50% of the amount of our and our subsidiaries' consolidated net income, (iv) liquidity of not less than $25 million, and (v) a risk asset ratio of not more than 1.25 to 1.0, based upon the ratio of the book value of all risk assets owned by us and our subsidiaries to our tangible net worth. As of September 30, 2017, we were in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Agreement.
Commitment fee percentage														0.20%
Consolidated tangible net worth														$ 250,000,000
Percentage of proceeds from equity issuance														50.00%
Percentage of subsidiaries' consolidated net income														50.00%
Liquidity value														$ 25,000,000
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Interest coverage ratio														1.0
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Maturity date				Oct. 21, 2018
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Line of credit facility, increased amount		$ 20,000,000
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Principal amount							$ 400,000,000
Net proceeds from issuance of senior debt							$ 395,500,000
Interest rate							5.875%
Discount rate							100.00%
Maturity year							2025
Notes outstanding														$ 394,900,000