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Securitization Transactions Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Securitization Transactions [Line Items]
Face amount of notes distributed from Risk Retention Vehicle				$ 5,600
Proceeds received from equity investment in risk retention vehicle (liquidation)				$ 5,700
Minimum economic interest required to be retained				5.00%
Fair Value				$ 2,939,311
Participation in Multi-Seller Consumer Loan Securitization [Member]
Securitization Transactions [Line Items]
Aggregate unpaid principal balance of loans sold		$ 124,000
Company's share of loans sold		51.00%
Co-participants share of loans sold		49.00%
Loss on securitization of financial assets		$ (100)
Senior notes issued in securitization transaction		87,000
Subordinated notes issued in securitization transaction		$ 18,700
Company's initial percentage ownership of jointly owned entity		51.00%
Affiliated co-participants initial percentage ownership of jointly owned entity		49.00%
Company's current percentage ownership of jointly owned entity			51.00%	62.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Maximum Loss Exposure			$ 3,200
CLO I Securitization [Member]
Securitization Transactions [Line Items]
Loss on securitization of financial assets	$ 200
The Company [Member] \| CLO I Securitization [Member]
Securitization Transactions [Line Items]
Corporate loans transferred into CLO securitization	62,000
Affiliated Entity [Member] \| CLO I Securitization [Member]
Securitization Transactions [Line Items]
Corporate loans transferred into CLO securitization	$ 141,700
CLOs
Securitization Transactions [Line Items]
Fair Value				$ 123,893
CLOs \| CLO I Securitization [Member]
Securitization Transactions [Line Items]
Fair Value				0
CLOs \| Distributed from Risk Retention Vehicle [Member]
Securitization Transactions [Line Items]
Fair Value				$ 4,300
Non-QM loan securitization
Securitization Transactions [Line Items]
Threshold for exercising Optional Redemption			30.00%	30.00%
Percentage used to calculate servicing administrator fee			0.03%	0.03%