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Other Assets and Liabilities - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2018 partnership	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) property
Other Assets and Other Liabilities [Line Items]
Real estate owned (REO)	$ 9,780		$ 9,462
REO liquidations	8,000
Number of partnerships consolidated \| partnership		2
Payable to minority partner	17,021		$ 13,189
Legacy Sequoia
Other Assets and Other Liabilities [Line Items]
Real estate owned (REO)	1,000
Amount related to transfers into REO	$ 1,000
Number of REO properties recorded on balance sheet \| property	5		4
Freddie Mac SLST
Other Assets and Other Liabilities [Line Items]
Real estate owned (REO)	$ 1,000
Amount related to transfers into REO	$ 1,000
Number of REO properties recorded on balance sheet \| property	10		3
CAFL
Other Assets and Other Liabilities [Line Items]
Real estate owned (REO)	$ 5,000
Amount related to transfers into REO	$ 6,000
Number of REO properties recorded on balance sheet \| property	4		2
Bridge Loan \| Debt Securities
Other Assets and Other Liabilities [Line Items]
Real estate owned (REO)	$ 2,000
Amount related to transfers into REO	$ 2,000
Number of REO properties recorded on balance sheet \| property	3		4