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Other Investments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract] |
Summary of Other Investments | Other investments at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are summarized in the following table. Table 10.1 – Components of Other Investments
(In Thousands) |  | December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Servicer advance investments |  | $ | 231,489 |  |  | $ | 169,204 |
Shared home appreciation options |  | 42,440 |  |  | 45,085 |
Excess MSRs |  | 34,418 |  |  | 31,814 |
Mortgage servicing rights |  | 8,815 |  |  | 42,224 |
Investment in multifamily loan fund |  | — |  |  | 39,802 |
Other |  | 31,013 |  |  | 30,001 |
Total Other Investments |  | $ | 348,175 |  |  | $ | 358,130 |
Components of Servicer Advance Investments | The servicer advance receivables were comprised of the following types of advances at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019: Table 10.2 – Components of Servicer Advance Receivables
(In Thousands) |  | December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Principal and interest advances |  | $ | 110,923 |  |  | $ | 15,081 |
Escrow advances (taxes and insurance advances) |  | 79,279 |  |  | 96,732 |
Corporate advances |  | 27,454 |  |  | 39,769 |
Total Servicer Advance Receivables |  | $ | 217,656 |  |  | $ | 151,582 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the activity in the balance of servicing assets (including a description of where changes in fair value are reported in the statement of income for each period for which results of operations are presented), including but not limited to, the following: beginning and ending balances, additions (for instance, through purchases of servicing assets), disposals, changes in fair value during the period resulting from changes in inputs or assumptions used in the valuation model, other changes in fair value along with a description of those changes, and other changes that affect the balance along with a description of those changes. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 860 -SubTopic 50 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116651436&loc=d3e122625-111746 + Details
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