Cover - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	May 06, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2024
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-39189
Entity Registrant Name	UWM HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	84-2124167
Entity Address, Address Line One	585 South Boulevard E.
Entity Address, City or Town	Pontiac,
Entity Address, State or Province	MI
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	48341
City Area Code	(800)
Local Phone Number	981-8898
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2024
Entity Central Index Key	0001783398
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Common Class A
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
Trading Symbol	UWMC
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		95,577,980
Warrant
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Warrants, each warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock
Trading Symbol	UWMCWS
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Common Class D
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,502,069,787