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Loans Held For Investment, Loans Held For Sale, Notes, Certificates and Secured Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	May 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Net interest income	$ (8,868)	$ 5,318	$ (29,113)	$ 4,086
Loans Held For Sale
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Loans derecognized in deconsolidation of securitization							$ 236,300
Loans and Loans Held for Sale
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Nonaccrual policy			90 days
Loans Invested in by Company
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Loans hed for investment and loans held for sale, fair value	714,381	471,481	$ 714,381	471,481	$ 842,604	$ 440,110		$ 524,928	$ 597,055
Net change in fair value recorded in earnings on loans invested in by the Company	(32,419)	(20,479)	(100,127)	(75,497)
Outstanding Principal Balance, Purchases	1,532,707	1,191,258	3,566,428	3,177,500
Outstanding Principal Balance, Sales	1,181,739	1,193,980	3,477,485	3,119,245
Outstanding Principal Balance, Principal payments and retirements	(66,654)	$ (46,721)	(199,987)	$ (166,734)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Loans Invested in by Company
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Fair value adjustments			(26,566)		(30,629)
Net interest income	17,700		59,300
Aggregate principal balance outstanding	740,947		740,947		873,233
Fair value of loans invested in by the Company	714,381		714,381		842,604
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Loans Invested in by Company \| Loans Held For Sale
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Fair value adjustments			(25,181)		(29,694)
Aggregate principal balance outstanding	735,351		735,351		869,715
Whole Loan Investors \| Loans Invested in by Company
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Outstanding Principal Balance, Principal payments and retirements	(300,000)		(700,000)
Secured Borrowings \| Loans Held for Investment
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Loans pledged as collateral	27,400		27,400		76,500
Loans pledged as collateral for secured borrowings	27,400		27,400		76,500
Revolving Credit Facility \| Warehouse Credit Facilities \| Loans Held For Sale
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Loans pledged as collateral	600,000		600,000		453,000
Personal whole loans \| Loans Invested in by Company
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Securities issued in securitization transaction, aggregate value	$ 900,000		$ 2,800,000
Loans Related to Consolidation of Securitization Trust \| Consolidated VIEs \| Loans Invested in by Company
Loans, Notes and Certificates, and Loan Servicing Rights [Line Items]
Loans hed for investment and loans held for sale, fair value					$ 286,300