Finance of America Companies Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Cover
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail)

v3.21.2

Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 350,000	$ 350,009
Line of credit facility, Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 6,066,690
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of fully diluted equity ownership after contractual exercise		$ 36.4
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Series A 2 Convertible Preferred Units [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Warrant exercised for purchase of units		6,426,015
Contractual cash exercise price		$ 0.0001
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Mortgage Backed Notes [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 331,900
Debt instrument, interest rate stated percentage		1.30%
Debt instrument, maturity date		Jul. 31, 2026
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Amended July Two Thousand And Twenty One And Two Hundred Million USD Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 200,000
Maturity date		July 2022
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Amended August Two Thousand And Twenty One And Three Hundred Million USD Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 300,000
Maturity date	September 2021
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Reverse Mortgage Loans [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Mortgage loan receivable		$ 296,000
Debt instrument, interest rate stated percentage		98.30%
Debt instrument, maturity date		Jul. 31, 2024

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