Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Other Financing Lines of Credit - Summary Of Maximum Allowable Distributions Available To The Company Based On The Most Restrictive Of Such Financial Covenant Ratios (Details)

v3.21.2
Other Financing Lines of Credit - Summary Of Maximum Allowable Distributions Available To The Company Based On The Most Restrictive Of Such Financial Covenant Ratios (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Finance of America Mortgage LLC [Member]    
Debt Instrument Covenant Description [Line Items]    
Adjusted Tangible Net Worth $ 200,718 $ 289,163
Liquidity $ 67,053 $ 56,775
Leverage Ratio 12.6:1 9.3:1
Material Decline In Lender Adjusted Net Worth [Abstract]    
Lender Adjusted Tangible Net Worth (Quarterly requirement) $ 200,719 $ 282,062
Lender Adjusted Tangible Net Worth (Two-Consecutive Quarterly requirement) 200,719 282,062
Finance of America Mortgage LLC [Member] | Requirement [Member]    
Debt Instrument Covenant Description [Line Items]    
Adjusted Tangible Net Worth 150,000 125,000
Liquidity $ 40,000 $ 40,000
Leverage Ratio 15:1 15:1
Material Decline In Lender Adjusted Net Worth [Abstract]    
Lender Adjusted Tangible Net Worth (Quarterly requirement) $ 143,538 $ 210,428
Lender Adjusted Tangible Net Worth (Two-Consecutive Quarterly requirement) 235,832 93,763
Finance of America Mortgage LLC [Member] | Maximum Allowable Distribution [Member]    
Debt Instrument Covenant Description [Line Items]    
Adjusted Tangible Net Worth 50,718 164,163
Liquidity $ 27,053 $ 16,775
Leverage Ratio 32,538 110,267
Material Decline In Lender Adjusted Net Worth [Abstract]    
Lender Adjusted Tangible Net Worth (Quarterly requirement) $ 57,181 $ 71,634
Lender Adjusted Tangible Net Worth (Two-Consecutive Quarterly requirement) (35,113) 188,299
Finance of America Commercial LLC [Member]    
Debt Instrument Covenant Description [Line Items]    
Adjusted Tangible Net Worth 101,942 126,672
Liquidity $ 37,294 $ 46,385
Leverage Ratio 3.7:1 1.7:1
Finance of America Commercial LLC [Member] | Requirement [Member]    
Debt Instrument Covenant Description [Line Items]    
Adjusted Tangible Net Worth $ 85,000 $ 85,000
Liquidity $ 20,000 $ 20,000
Leverage Ratio 6:1 6:1
Finance of America Commercial LLC [Member] | Maximum Allowable Distribution [Member]    
Debt Instrument Covenant Description [Line Items]    
Adjusted Tangible Net Worth $ 16,942 $ 41,672
Liquidity $ 17,294 $ 26,385
Leverage Ratio 39,855 90,782
Finance of America Reverse LLC [Member]    
Debt Instrument Covenant Description [Line Items]    
Adjusted Tangible Net Worth $ 501,822 $ 474,128
Liquidity $ 33,480 $ 36,425
Leverage Ratio 2.9:1 2.5:1
Material Decline In Lender Adjusted Net Worth [Abstract]    
Lender Adjusted Tangible Net Worth (Quarterly requirement) $ 476,133 $ 472,458
Lender Adjusted Tangible Net Worth (Two-Consecutive Quarterly requirement) 476,133 472,458
Finance of America Reverse LLC [Member] | Requirement [Member]    
Debt Instrument Covenant Description [Line Items]    
Adjusted Tangible Net Worth 450,000 300,000
Liquidity $ 20,000 $ 20,000
Leverage Ratio 6:1 5.5:1
Material Decline In Lender Adjusted Net Worth [Abstract]    
Lender Adjusted Tangible Net Worth (Quarterly requirement) $ 336,035 $ 314,091
Lender Adjusted Tangible Net Worth (Two-Consecutive Quarterly requirement) 235,832 205,619
Finance of America Reverse LLC [Member] | Maximum Allowable Distribution [Member]    
Debt Instrument Covenant Description [Line Items]    
Adjusted Tangible Net Worth 51,822 174,128
Liquidity $ 13,480 $ 16,425
Leverage Ratio 242,109 258,615
Material Decline In Lender Adjusted Net Worth [Abstract]    
Lender Adjusted Tangible Net Worth (Quarterly requirement) $ 140,098 $ 158,367
Lender Adjusted Tangible Net Worth (Two-Consecutive Quarterly requirement) $ 240,301 $ 266,839