Guild Holdings Company Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Notes Payable - Additional Information (Details)

Notes Payable - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2014	Mar. 01, 2021	Feb. 28, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jul. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Term Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused facility fee percentage	0.375%
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 175,000,000.0
Maximum amount of committed to increase					$ 76,500,000
Outstanding borrowings	$ 100,000,000.0			$ 76,500,000		$ 80,800,000
Periodic payment, principal, percentage of outstanding balance	5.00%
New Term Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum amount of committed to increase	$ 125,000,000.0
Federal Funds Rate \| Term Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument variable rate	0.50%
Eurodollar Base Rate \| Term Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument variable rate	1.00%
Government National Mortgage Association \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused facility fee percentage			70.00%
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity							$ 135,000,000.0
Maximum amount of committed to increase							$ 200,000,000.0
Outstanding borrowings	$ 45,000,000.0					45,000,000.0
Government National Mortgage Association \| LIBOR \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, floor interest rate			4.50%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused facility fee percentage		50.00%
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 65,000,000.0						$ 50,000,000.0	$ 25,000,000.0
Outstanding borrowings	$ 20,000,000.0					$ 20,000,000.0
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation \| LIBOR \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, floor interest rate		0.75%