Short-Term Debt - Collateral for Short-Term Debt Facilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Total collateral for financing	$ 1,450,138	$ 649,106
Facilities
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Total real estate securities owned	108,784	114,553
Other assets	17,381	315
Total collateral for financing	1,217,070	398,252
Servicer advance financing
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Total collateral for financing	233,068	250,854
Cash	10,698	9,978
Restricted cash	29,518	23,220
Servicer advances	192,852	217,656
Held-for-sale residential loans \| Facilities
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Market value of loans pledged as collateral under short-term borrowing agreements	926,076	156,355
Business purpose loans \| Facilities
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Market value of loans pledged as collateral under short-term borrowing agreements	164,829	127,029
On balance sheet \| Facilities
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities pledged as collateral	16,611	23,193
Sequoia Choice \| Sequoia securities \| Short Term Borrowing Agreement \| Facilities
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Trading securities pledged as collateral	63,194	63,105
Freddie Mac K-Series \| Sequoia securities \| Short Term Borrowing Agreement \| Facilities
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Trading securities pledged as collateral	$ 28,979	$ 28,255

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