Mortgage Loans Held for Sale and Investment - Accretable Yield (Details) $ in Millions	5 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Mortgage Loans Held For Investment [Roll Forward]
Changes in fair value	$ 2
Balance - end of period	119
Mortgage Loans Held for Investment
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Non-accrual, UPB	27
Non-accrual, Fair Value	13
Mortgage Loans Held For Investment [Roll Forward]
Balance - beginning of period	125
Payments received from borrowers	(5)
Charge-offs	(3)
Changes in fair value	2
Balance - end of period	$ 119

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Mortgage Loans Held For Investment, Nonaccrual Basis, Unpaid Principal Balance

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Mortgage Loans Held For Investment [Roll Forward]

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Mortgage loans held for investment, subject to nonrecourse debt - Legacy Assets, net of allowance for loan losses, respectively

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Proceeds From Collection Of Mortgage Loans Held For Investment

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