Commitments and Contingencies - Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) lease agreement
Assignment and Assumption of Lease Agreements
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of leases assigned to purchasers \| lease	21
Number of assignment agreements \| agreement	3
Outstanding lease guarantees	$ 3.2
Full House Mortgage Connection, Inc.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Contingent consideration liability	$ 6.7

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Represents the number of leases for which company assigned its obligation, rights and interest to the purchaser.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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