Represents the extended term of the agreement with the related party.

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Represents the initial term of the agreement with the related party.

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Represents the related party revenue as a percentage of consolidated revenue of the entity.

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Represents the related party revenue as a percentage of revenue for each segment of the entity.

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Amount of selling, general and administrative expenses resulting from transactions, excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements, with related party.

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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Related Parties

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=16382449

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 946

-SubTopic 225

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.6-07.1(c))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6488393&loc=d3e606610-122999

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 57

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph c

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 07

-Paragraph b

-Subparagraph 1

-Article 6

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(e))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5

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TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Oct. 01, 2012 Ocwen	Sep. 30, 2012 Ocwen	Sep. 30, 2011 Ocwen	Sep. 30, 2012 Ocwen	Sep. 30, 2011 Ocwen	Aug. 10, 2012 Ocwen Support Services Agreement	Sep. 30, 2012 Ocwen Mortgage Services	Sep. 30, 2011 Ocwen Mortgage Services	Sep. 30, 2012 Ocwen Mortgage Services	Sep. 30, 2011 Ocwen Mortgage Services	Sep. 30, 2012 Ocwen Technology Services	Sep. 30, 2011 Ocwen Technology Services	Sep. 30, 2012 Ocwen Technology Services	Sep. 30, 2011 Ocwen Technology Services	Sep. 30, 2012 Ocwen Financial Services Maximum	Sep. 30, 2011 Ocwen Financial Services Maximum	Sep. 30, 2012 Ocwen Financial Services Maximum	Sep. 30, 2011 Ocwen Financial Services Maximum	Sep. 30, 2012 Correspondent One	Sep. 30, 2011 Correspondent One	Sep. 30, 2012 Correspondent One	Sep. 30, 2011 Correspondent One	Sep. 30, 2012 Correspondent One Mortgage Services	Sep. 30, 2012 Correspondent One Mortgage Services	Sep. 30, 2012 HLSS	Sep. 30, 2012 HLSS
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Initial term of the agreement with the related party										5 years
Extended term of the agreement with the related party through 2020					3 years
Related party revenue as a percentage of segment revenue											68.00%	71.00%	69.00%	73.00%	39.00%	38.00%	40.00%	38.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Related party revenue as a percentage of consolidated revenue						60.00%	58.00%	60.00%	57.00%
Amount billed to related party	$ 86,558	$ 63,827	$ 257,491	$ 166,311		$ 600	$ 800	$ 2,000	$ 1,700														$ 100	$ 100	$ 200	$ 100	$ 200	$ 200	$ 200	$ 400
Amount billed by related party	$ 621	$ 506	$ 1,801	$ 1,352		$ 600	$ 500	$ 1,800	$ 1,400