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Financing Receivable, Line of Credit Facility, Total Obligation Financing Receivable, Line of Credit Facility, Total Obligation Financing Receivable, Line of Credit Facility, Total Obligation Financing Receivable, Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Commitment to Fund Financing Receivable, Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Commitment to Fund Financing Receivable, Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Commitment to Fund Maximum funding by facility Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity Financing Receivables, Line of Credit Facility, Compensating Balances Compensating Balance, Amount Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table] Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table] Mcgladrey Pullen Llp [Member] Fair Value, Measurements, Fair Value Hierarchy [Domain] Level 1 And 3 Fair Value Input Level One And Level Three [Member] Fair value input level one and level three [member] Liability Class [Axis] Liability Class [Axis] Fair Value by Liability Class [Domain] Fair Value by Liability Class [Domain] Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] Cash and cash equivalents, Estimated Fair Value Cash and Cash Equivalents, Fair Value Disclosure Cash and cash equivalents - restricted, Carrying Amount Cash and cash equivalents - restricted, Estimated Fair Value Restricted Cash And Investments Current, Fair Value Restricted cash and investments current, fair value Receivables, net - short-term, Estimated Fair Value Accounts Receivable Net Current, Estimated Fair Value Accounts receivable net current, estimated fair value Loans Receivable, Fair Value Disclosure Loans Receivable, Fair Value Disclosure Investments in available-for-sale securities, Carrying Amount Investments in available-for-sale securities, Estimated Fair Value Receivables, net - long-term, Carrying Amount Accounts Receivable, Net, Noncurrent Receivables, net - long-term, Estimated Fair Value Accounts Receivable Net, Noncurrent, Estimated Fair Value Accounts receivable net, noncurrent, estimated fair value Note receivable (including interest), Carrying Amount Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Net, Current Note receivable (including interest), Estimated Fair Value Notes Receivable, Fair Value Disclosure Deposits, Carrying Amount Customer Deposits Customer Deposits Deposits, Estimated Fair Value Deposits, Fair Value Disclosure Long-term borrowings, Carrying Amount Long-term Debt Long-term borrowings, Estimated Fair Value Long-term Debt, Fair Value Cusiness Combination, Contingent Consideration, at Fair Value Cusiness Combination, Contingent Consideration, at Fair Value Cusiness Combination, Contingent Consideration, at Fair Value Schedule of Litigation and Related Contingencies [Table] Schedule of Litigation and Related Contingencies [Table] Schedule of Litigation and Related Contingencies [Table] Jeanne Drake, et al. v. Option One Mortgage Corp., et al [Member] Jeanne Drake, et al. v. Option One Mortgage Corp., et al [Member] Jeanne Drake, et al. v. Option One Mortgage Corp., et al [Member] ederal Home Loan Bank of Chicago v. Bank of America Funding Corporation, et al [Member] ederal Home Loan Bank of Chicago v. Bank of America Funding Corporation, et al [Member] ederal Home Loan Bank of Chicago v. Bank of America Funding Corporation, et al [Member] MGRID LLC v. Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending Inc [Member] MGRID LLC v. Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending Inc [Member] MGRID LLC v. Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending Inc [Member] Loss Contingencies by Nature of Contingency [Axis] Loss Contingency Nature [Axis] Loss Contingency, Nature [Domain] Loss Contingency, Nature [Domain] Investigations, Legal Claims And Lawsuits Investigations Legal Claims And Lawsuits [Member] Investigations, Legal Claims and Lawsuits [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] Pending Litigation [Member] Claims with Knowledge of Outstanding Principal Amount [Member] Claims with Knowledge of Outstanding Principal Amount [Member] Claims with Knowledge of Outstanding Principal Amount [Member] Accrued obligations under indemnifications Loss Contingency, Accrual Carrying Value, Noncurrent Liability for legal claims Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss Percentage of legal liability related to discontinued operations Losses Related To Discontinued Operations, Percentage Losses Related To Discontinued Operations, Percentage Claims for severance benefits Severance Benefits Claim Severance benefits claim. Initial principal on loans securitized Initial Principal Amount Of Loans Securitized Initial principal amount of loans securitized. Principal outstanding on loans securitized Principal Amount Outstanding on Loans Securitized or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement Loans Sold To Trust, With Claims of Breach of Contract and Indemnity Loans Sold To Trust, With Claims of Breach of Contract and Indemnity Loans Sold To Trust, With Claims of Breach of Contract and Indemnity Number Of Lawsuits Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number Estimated Litigation Liability Estimated Litigation Liability Movement in Deferred Revenue [Roll Forward] Movement in Deferred Revenue [Roll Forward] Balance, beginning of the period Deferred Revenue Amounts deferred for new guarantees issued Deferred Revenue, Additions Revenue recognized on previous deferrals Deferred Revenue, Revenue Recognized Balance, end of the period Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities Period Over Which Contractual Maturities of AFS Debt Securities Occurs Period Over Which Contractual Maturities of AFS Debt Securities Occurs Period Over Which Contractual Maturities of AFS Debt Securities Occurs Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains Earnings Per Share Earnings Per Share [Text Block] Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Table] Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Table] Minimum [Member] Maximum [Member] Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items] Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items] Document And Entity Information [Abstract] Document and Entity Information [Abstract] Document Type Document Type Amendment Flag Amendment Flag Document Period End Date Document Period End Date Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Entity Registrant Name Entity Registrant Name Entity 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Which Collectively Evaluated for Impairment Allowance for Credit Losses, Period at Which Indivudally Evaluated for Impairment Allowance for Credit Losses, Period at Which Indivudally Evaluated for Impairment Allowance for Credit Losses, Period at Which Indivudally Evaluated for Impairment Loan-to-value at origination in order to have internal risk rating of medium Loan-to-value at Origination in Order to Have Internal Risk Rating of Medium Loan-to-value at Origination in Order to Have Internal Risk Rating of Medium Maximum credit score to be given internal risk rating of medium Maximum Credit Score to Be Given Internal Risk Rating of Medium Maximum Credit Score to Be Given Internal Risk Rating of Medium Minimum credit score to be given internal risk rating of low Minimum Credit Score To Be Given Internal Risk Rating Of Low Minimum Credit Score To Be Given Internal Risk Rating Of Low Percentage of mortgage loan portfolio consisting of borrowers from Florida, California, New York, and 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Nonaccrual Status Loans receivable recorded investment nonaccrual status Financing receivable modifications to recorded investments Financing Receivable, Modifications, Recorded Investment Total non-accrual loans Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Nonaccrual Status Total revenues Cost of revenues Selling, general and administrative Selling general administrative and goodwill impairment expense Selling general administrative and goodwill impairment expense Other income (expense), net Net loss from discontinued operations Other comprehensive income (loss)