Securitizations and Variable Interests Entities - Schedule of Carrying Amounts of Assets that Relate to Continuing Involvement with Transferred Forward Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Qualitative and Quantitative Information, Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
UPB of loans transferred	$ 14,490,984	$ 15,600,971
Maximum exposure to loss	14,742,394	15,872,424
Mortgage Servicing Rights
Qualitative and Quantitative Information, Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Carrying value of assets	109,581	132,774
Advances and Match Funded Advances
Qualitative and Quantitative Information, Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items]
Carrying value of assets	$ 141,829	$ 138,679

Maximum exposure to loss related to continuing involvement with forward loans that have been transferred with servicing rights retained as well as standard representations and warranties obligations.

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Unpaid principal balance of forward loans transferred with servicing rights retained.

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The carrying amount (fair value) as of the balance sheet date of the transferor's interests in transferred financial assets (typically securitized receivables, generally not involved in the collection of principal) following transfer of significant portions of such financial instruments to other parties. Such interests could be ancillary cash flows and interest-only strips.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 860
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118948506&loc=d3e107314-111719

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