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Subsequent Events (Details) - Subsequent Event $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended
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May 04, 2022 USD ($) securitization
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |
Number of securitizations | securitization | 2
Securitization of eligible investor loans | $ 509.5
Rehabilitation loans |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |
Securitization of eligible investor loans | $ 250.0

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- Definition Number Of Accounts Receivable Securitizations + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Purchased Performing Loans + References No definition available. + Details
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Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Details
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- Details
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