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Warehouse Receivables & Warehouse Lines of Credit - Additional Information (Detail) - Warehouse Agreement Borrowings [Member] | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Warehouse Receivables And Warehouse Lines Of Credit [Line Items] |
Period of repayment for warehouse lines of credit | 1 month
Lines of credit principal outstanding | $ 1,800,000,000

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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. + References No definition available. + Details
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Period Type: | duration

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