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Home Equity Investments (HEI) - Schedule of Home Equity Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Home equity investments	$ 340,437	$ 192,740
HEIs at Redwood | Redwood
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Home equity investments	200,709	33,187
HEIs at Redwood | HEIs held at consolidated HEI securitization entity
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Home equity investments	$ 139,728	$ 159,553

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