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Warehouse Receivables & Warehouse Lines of Credit - Additional Information (Detail)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Warehouse Receivables And Warehouse Lines Of Credit [Line Items]
Period of repayment for warehouse lines of credit	1 month
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings [Member]
Warehouse Receivables And Warehouse Lines Of Credit [Line Items]
Lines of credit principal outstanding	$ 1,700,000,000

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- Definition

Period of repayment for warehouse lines of credit.

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- Definition

Warehouse receivables and warehouse lines of credit.

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- Definition

For the form of debt having an initial term of less than one year or less than the normal operating cycle, if longer, the maximum amount borrowed at any time during the period.

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