CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income (loss)		$ 155,446,000	$ 85,491,000	$ 62,375,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Gains on originated mortgage servicing rights		(119,211,000)	(103,980,000)	(75,704,000)
Depreciation and amortization		181,303,000	174,299,000	166,221,000
Lease impairment		0	0	7,563,000
Provision (benefit) for credit losses on the financial guarantee liability		4,295,000	(1,891,000)	2,634,000
Provision (reversal) for doubtful accounts		9,363,000	230,000	(2,201,000)
Equity-based compensation and allocation of net income to limited partnership units and FPUs		282,045,000	185,398,000	139,747,000
Employee loan amortization and other non-cash compensation expense		155,273,000	123,856,000	92,935,000
Deferred tax provision (benefit)		16,809,000	1,047,000	(5,195,000)
Non-cash changes in acquisition related earn-outs		975,000	(3,845,000)	5,170,000
Unrealized (gains) on loans held for sale		(12,170,000)	(10,238,000)	(26,662,000)
Income from an equity method investment		0	0	(14,221,000)
Loan originations—loans held for sale		(10,727,688,000)	(8,625,601,000)	(6,913,075,000)
Loan sales—loans held for sale		10,601,462,000	8,389,879,000	6,549,138,000
Other		5,916,000	(1,110,000)	6,210,000
Consolidated net income (loss), adjusted for non-cash and non-operating items		553,818,000	213,535,000	(5,065,000)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables, net		(31,162,000)	17,676,000	(69,309,000)
Loans, forgivable loans and other receivables from employees and partners, net		(220,168,000)	(211,854,000)	(243,258,000)
Right-of-use assets		52,699,000	95,898,000	54,141,000
Receivable from related parties		326,000	(326,000)	0
Other assets		(7,682,000)	3,155,000	(9,036,000)
Accrued compensation		(90,194,000)	(15,143,000)	(22,262,000)
Right-of-use liability		(59,676,000)	(106,862,000)	(39,746,000)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		(27,795,000)	629,000	71,675,000
Payables to related parties		1,835,000	(6,644,000)	(3,101,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		172,001,000	(9,936,000)	(265,961,000)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired and proceeds from divestitures		(53,360,000)	0	(99,885,000)
Proceeds from the exercise of redemption option		0	0	105,501,000
Purchase of non-marketable investments		0	(312,000)	0
Payments for intangible assets		0	(1,500,000)	0
Purchases of fixed assets		(29,372,000)	(31,509,000)	(55,361,000)
Purchase of restricted short-term investments		(334,379,000)	(110,000)	0
Proceeds from maturity of restricted short-term investments		219,000,000	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(198,111,000)	(33,431,000)	(49,745,000)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from warehouse facilities		10,727,688,000	8,625,601,000	6,913,075,000
Principal payments on warehouse facilities		(10,589,557,000)	(8,369,924,000)	(6,551,850,000)
Borrowing of debt		520,000,000	845,000,000	930,000,000
Repayment of debt		(520,000,000)	(720,000,000)	(930,000,000)
Purchase of limited partnership interests		0	(12,307,000)	0
Treasury stock repurchases		(127,068,000)	(212,570,000)	(37,428,000)
Earnings and tax distributions to limited partnership interests and other noncontrolling interests		(31,556,000)	(38,657,000)	(35,375,000)
Dividends to stockholders		(21,723,000)	(20,624,000)	(20,905,000)
Payments on acquisition earn-outs		(943,000)	0	(983,000)
Deferred financing costs		(1,690,000)	(6,993,000)	(5,074,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(44,849,000)	89,526,000	261,460,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash		(70,959,000)	46,159,000	(54,246,000)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		304,865,000	258,706,000	312,952,000
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period		233,906,000	304,865,000	258,706,000
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest		56,368,000	32,129,000	45,434,000
Taxes	[1]	43,463,000	49,826,000	57,181,000
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash operating, investing and financing activities:
Right-of-use assets and liabilities		80,348,000	45,546,000	80,088,000
Deferred tax asset		19,456,000	0	0
Tax Receivable Agreement liability		$ 17,511,000	$ 0	$ 0

[1] For additional detail refer to Note 25— “Income Taxes."