Fair Value Measurements - Carrying and Estimated Fair Value (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Financial assets:
Cash		$ 128	$ 124
Interest bearing deposits with banks		1,500	0
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		2,392	2,724
Financial liabilities:
Long-term debt		4,340	9,510
Derivative financial liabilities		12	57
Level 1 [Member]
Financial assets:
Cash		128	124
Interest bearing deposits with banks		1,500
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		0	0
Real estate secured receivables held for investment:
Total real estate secured receivables held for investment	[1]		0
Real estate secured receivables held for sale		0	0
Due from affiliates		0	0
Financial liabilities:
Due to affiliates carried at fair value		0	0
Due to affiliates not carried at fair value		0	0
Derivative financial liabilities		0	0
Level 1 [Member] | First lien [Member]
Real estate secured receivables held for investment:
Total real estate secured receivables held for investment	[1]		0
Level 1 [Member] | Second lien [Member]
Real estate secured receivables held for investment:
Total real estate secured receivables held for investment	[1]		0
Level 2 [Member]
Financial assets:
Cash		0	0
Interest bearing deposits with banks		0
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		2,392	2,724
Real estate secured receivables held for investment:
Total real estate secured receivables held for investment	[1]		0
Real estate secured receivables held for sale		0	0
Due from affiliates		114	128
Financial liabilities:
Due to affiliates carried at fair value		485	496
Due to affiliates not carried at fair value		2,875	5,693
Derivative financial liabilities		12	57
Level 2 [Member] | First lien [Member]
Real estate secured receivables held for investment:
Total real estate secured receivables held for investment	[1]		0
Level 2 [Member] | Second lien [Member]
Real estate secured receivables held for investment:
Total real estate secured receivables held for investment	[1]		0
Level 3 [Member]
Financial assets:
Cash		0	0
Interest bearing deposits with banks		0
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		0	0
Real estate secured receivables held for investment:
Total real estate secured receivables held for investment	[1]		8,330
Real estate secured receivables held for sale		6,129	8,668
Due from affiliates		0	0
Financial liabilities:
Due to affiliates carried at fair value		0	0
Due to affiliates not carried at fair value		0	0
Derivative financial liabilities		0	0
Level 3 [Member] | First lien [Member]
Real estate secured receivables held for investment:
Total real estate secured receivables held for investment	[1]		7,174
Level 3 [Member] | Second lien [Member]
Real estate secured receivables held for investment:
Total real estate secured receivables held for investment	[1]		1,156
Carrying Value [Member]
Financial assets:
Cash		128	124
Interest bearing deposits with banks		1,500
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		2,392	2,724
Real estate secured receivables held for investment:
Total real estate secured receivables held for investment	[1]		8,987
Real estate secured receivables held for sale		5,674	8,265
Due from affiliates		114	128
Financial liabilities:
Due to affiliates carried at fair value		485	496
Due to affiliates not carried at fair value		2,815	5,429
Derivative financial liabilities		12	57
Carrying Value [Member] | First lien [Member]
Real estate secured receivables held for investment:
Total real estate secured receivables held for investment	[1]		7,237
Carrying Value [Member] | Second lien [Member]
Real estate secured receivables held for investment:
Total real estate secured receivables held for investment	[1]		1,750
Estimated Fair Value [Member]
Financial assets:
Cash		128	124
Interest bearing deposits with banks		1,500
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		2,392	2,724
Real estate secured receivables held for investment:
Total real estate secured receivables held for investment	[1]		8,330
Real estate secured receivables held for sale		6,129	8,668
Due from affiliates		114	128
Financial liabilities:
Due to affiliates carried at fair value		485	496
Due to affiliates not carried at fair value		2,875	5,693
Derivative financial liabilities		12	57
Estimated Fair Value [Member] | First lien [Member]
Real estate secured receivables held for investment:
Total real estate secured receivables held for investment	[1]		7,174
Estimated Fair Value [Member] | Second lien [Member]
Real estate secured receivables held for investment:
Total real estate secured receivables held for investment	[1]		1,156
Long-term Debt Carried at Fair Value [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Financial liabilities:
Long-term debt		0	0
Long-term Debt Carried at Fair Value [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Financial liabilities:
Long-term debt		1,317	3,257
Long-term Debt Carried at Fair Value [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Financial liabilities:
Long-term debt		0	0
Long-term Debt Carried at Fair Value [Member] | Carrying Value [Member]
Financial liabilities:
Long-term debt		1,317	3,257
Long-term Debt Carried at Fair Value [Member] | Estimated Fair Value [Member]
Financial liabilities:
Long-term debt		1,317	3,257
Long Term Debt Not Carried at Fair Value [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Financial liabilities:
Long-term debt		0	0
Long Term Debt Not Carried at Fair Value [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Financial liabilities:
Long-term debt		3,359	6,664
Long Term Debt Not Carried at Fair Value [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Financial liabilities:
Long-term debt		0	0
Long Term Debt Not Carried at Fair Value [Member] | Carrying Value [Member]
Financial liabilities:
Long-term debt		3,023	6,253
Long Term Debt Not Carried at Fair Value [Member] | Estimated Fair Value [Member]
Financial liabilities:
Long-term debt		$ 3,359	$ 6,664

[1] The receivable held for investment carrying value included in this table reflects the principal amount outstanding on the loan net of any charge-off recorded in accordance with our existing charge-off policies and includes certain basis adjustments to the loan such as unearned income, unamortized deferred fees and costs on originated loans, purchase accounting fair value adjustments and premiums or discounts on purchased loans. The receivable held for investment carrying value included in this table also includes accrued finance charges and is net of credit loss reserves. However, the basis adjustments on the loans, accrued finance charges and credit loss reserves are excluded in the presentation of dollars of two-months-and-over contractual delinquency for receivables held for investment, nonaccrual receivables held for investment account balances and nonperforming receivables held for investment account balances.