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Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Principal, Settlements

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Principal amount of loan before fair value adjustment.

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Proceeds from Transfer of Loan Participations

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The fair value as of the balance sheet date of financial instruments and other positions owned by the entity and pledged to counterparties as collateral, including: (1) mortgages, mortgage-backed and asset backed securities; (2) US government and agency obligations; (3) state and municipal government obligations; (4) other sovereign government debt; (5) corporate obligations; (6) corporate equities; (7) principal investments; (8) derivative contracts; and (9) physical commodities.

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Amount of operating interest income, including, but not limited to, amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on securities.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of loans that have been pledged as collateral for borrowings. If the secured party has the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge the collateral, then the debtor reclassifies that asset and report that asset in its statement of financial position separately from other assets not so encumbered.

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Cash payments related to participation costs.

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The fair value, as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, of loans which are owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of the related debt obligation primarily arising from secured borrowings and repurchase agreements, and that are reclassified and separately reported in the statement of financial position because the transferee has the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge them.

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This is the principal amount outstanding for loans which are in the process of being securitized as of the date of the statement of financial position (across all types of loans).

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The cash inflow from amounts received from issuance of long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes proceeds from tax exempt secured debt.

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Loans, Loans Held For Sale, Notes, Certificates and Secured Borrowings and Loan Servicing Rights - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) fund	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2017 USD ($)
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Number of legacy funds included in sale of Certificates \| fund	6
Proceeds from transfer of loan participations	$ 384,700
Transfer of loan participations accounted for as a sale	103,800
Issuance of secured borrowings	282,500									$ 280,495	$ 22,274	$ 0
Loan participations at fair value, pledged as collateral	280,900
Payments to Certificate holders	386,100
Interest income		$ 141,471	$ 151,532	$ 157,260	$ 160,996	$ 167,230	$ 171,868	$ 179,685	$ 177,879	611,259	696,662	$ 552,972
Purchased to fulfill requirements										$ 1,600,000
Non-accrual status threshold										120 days
Loans and Loans Held for Sale
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Non-accrual status threshold										90 days
Loans
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Principal balance of underlying loan servicing rights		8,180,000				6,540,000				$ 8,180,000	6,540,000
Loans Invested in by Company
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Valuation Adjustment, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings										(25,834)	(2,949)
Outstanding Principal Balance, Sales										(990,267)	(144,655)
Loans sold to whole loan investors										65,681	12,632
Loans Invested in by Company \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Interest income										35,700
Aggregate principal balance outstanding		613,652				27,860				613,652	27,860
Loans to borrowers who reside in areas affected by natural disasters		597,055				25,911				597,055	25,911
Loans Invested in by Company \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Loans Held For Sale
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Aggregate principal balance outstanding		242,273				$ 9,345				242,273	$ 9,345
Natural Disasters and Other Casualty Events \| Loans Invested in by Company
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Loans to borrowers who reside in areas affected by natural disasters		14,000								14,000
Whole Loan Investors \| Loans Invested in by Company
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Loans sold to whole loan investors										791,800
Consumer Loan \| Loans Invested in by Company
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Loans securitized and sold													$ 198,500
Secured Borrowings \| Loans Held for Investment
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Loans pledged as collateral		242,700								242,700
Loans pledged as collateral, at fair value		228,100								228,100
Payables to Securitization Holders \| Loans Held for Investment
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Loans pledged as collateral		359,400								359,400
LendingClub Warehouse LLC \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Warehouse Credit Facility \| Loans Held For Sale
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Loans pledged as collateral		$ 62,100								$ 62,100
Net Fair Value Adjustments
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Net cash outflow for transfer of loan participations	$ 1,400