Noncontrolling Interest (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Noncontrolling Interest.

Noncontrolling Interest

	Year ended December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
	(in thousands)
Net income attributable to PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. common stockholders	$	87,694	$	100,757	$	66,079
Increase in the Company's paid-in capital accounts for exchanges of Class A units of Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC to Class A common stock of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.	$	33,156	$	27,119	$	6,877
Shares of Class A common stock of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. issued pursuant to exchange of Class A units of Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC  by noncontrolling interest unitholders and issued as equity compensation		1,635		1,608		301
Increase in the Company's paid-in capital for exchanges of Class A units of Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC to common stock of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. pursuant to the Reorganization	$	1,064,320	$	—	$	—
Shares of common stock of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. issued for exchange of Class A units of Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC  by noncontrolling interest unitholders pursuant to the Reorganization		52,263		—		—

	December 31,
	2018			2017
Percentage of Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC held by noncontrolling interest		—	%		69.2	%