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Cover - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Feb. 24, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Document Information [Line Items]      
Document Type 10-K    
Document Annual Report true    
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2022    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31    
Document Transition Report false    
Entity File Number 001-39189    
Entity Registrant Name UWM HOLDINGS CORPORATION    
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE    
Entity Tax Identification Number 84-2124167    
Entity Address, Address Line One 585 South Boulevard E.    
Entity Address, City or Town Pontiac,    
Entity Address, State or Province MI    
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 48341    
City Area Code (800)    
Local Phone Number 981-8898    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer No    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes    
Entity Filer Category Accelerated Filer    
Entity Small Business false    
Entity Emerging Growth Company false    
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag true    
Entity Public Float     $ 326,829,162
Documents Incorporated by Reference
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for use in connection with its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is to be filed no later than 120
days after December 31, 2022, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 		   
Entity Shell Company false    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Amendment Flag false    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2022    
Entity Central Index Key 0001783398    
Common Class A      
Document Information [Line Items]      
Title of 12(b) Security Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share    
Trading Symbol UWMC    
Security Exchange Name NYSE    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   93,101,971  
Warrant      
Document Information [Line Items]      
Title of 12(b) Security Warrants, each warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock    
Trading Symbol UWMCWS    
Security Exchange Name NYSE    
Common Class D      
Document Information [Line Items]      
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   1,502,069,787