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Liquidity and Capital Requirements - Additional information (Detail)

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Liquidity and Capital Requirements - Additional information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Liquidity And Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Minimum net capital requirement	$ 300
Policyholders' Surplus	8,000
Total requirement	4,000
State of Missouri
Liquidity And Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Minimum capital and surplus	1,600
State of Alabama
Liquidity And Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Minimum capital and surplus	200
Finance of America Mortgage LLC
Liquidity And Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Minimum adjusted net worth balance of capital requirements	183,100
Adjusted balance of capital requirements	$ 243,900	$ 180,032
Description of factors that may affect minimum net worth requirements	The net worth required is $5.0 million plus 1% of FAR’s commitment authority from Ginnie Mae. The liquidity requirement is for 20% of FAR’s required net worth to be in the form of cash or cash equivalent assets. FAR is required to maintain a ratio of 6% of net worth to total assets.
Minimum tangible net worth required	$ 106,600
Tangible capital, actual	439,000
Net worth	$ 5,000
Percentage FAR commitment with addition to net worth	1.00%
Percentage of liquidity	20.00%
Percentage of net worth to total assets	6.00%
Finance of America Mortgage LLC \| State of Missouri
Liquidity And Capital Requirements [Line Items]
Adjusted balance of capital requirements	$ 301,100

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Minimum amount of net capital required to be maintained by broker-dealer and its subsidiary, calculated under Aggregate Indebtedness Standard.

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