Regulatory Requirements - Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements for Mortgage Companies [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 176.0	$ 180.5
Total Liquidity	283.9
Available committed and uncommitted borrowing capacity	107.9
OMC
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements for Mortgage Companies [Line Items]
Net worth requirement	244.3
Net worth, reported	465.2
OMC \| FHFA
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements for Mortgage Companies [Line Items]
Restrictive liquidity requirements	83.1
Liquidity, reported	146.6
OMC \| Ginnie Mae
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements for Mortgage Companies [Line Items]
Restrictive liquidity requirements	67.8
Liquidity, reported	435.5
PAS
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements for Mortgage Companies [Line Items]
Net worth requirement	304.4
Net worth, reported	327.0
Restrictive liquidity requirements	94.5
Liquidity, reported	$ 212.2

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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