Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) From Earn-Out On Disposal Of Discontinued Operation, Before Income Tax

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration, Book Value of Certain Assets

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration, Cash Premium

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Contingent Consideration

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Reversal Of Accrued Liabilities

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Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Disposals, Unpaid Principal Balance

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Amount before tax of gain (loss) not previously recognized resulting from the disposal of a discontinued operation.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Decrease in servicing assets subsequently measured at fair value resulting from conveyance of servicing rights to unrelated parties.

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SALES OF BRANCH, SUBSIDIARY AND BUSINESS UNITS - Banc Home Loans Sale Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			21 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2018
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
MSRs sold		$ 28,500	$ 28,549	$ 39,345	$ 5,382
Net gain on disposal			1,439	13,796	0
Banc Home Loan \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash premium payment	$ 25,000
Book value of certain assets sold	2,500
Income from earn-out			2,800	1,100		$ 4,000
MSRs sold	37,800		28,500	37,772		37,772
Net gain on disposal			$ 1,439	$ 13,796	$ 0	$ 15,235
Reversal Of Accrued Liabilities		$ 1,000
Buyout Option, Future Earn-Out Receivable \| Banc Home Loan \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	35,000
Caliber
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Unpaid balances of conventional agency mortgage loans	$ 3,860,000