Amount of contingent reimbursement based upon satisfaction of certain performance measures over a specified period of time as per arrangements between the reporting entity and related parties.

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Name:	pfsi_RelatedPartyTransactionsContingentOfferingCostsReceivable
Namespace Prefix:	pfsi_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	instant

Transactions with Affiliates - Other Transactions, Conditional Reimbursement (Details) - PMT - Conditional Reimbursement - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Aug. 04, 2009
Conditional reimbursement
Payments received	$ 0	$ 30,000
Maximum
Conditional reimbursement
Conditional reimbursement			$ 2,900,000