GOODWILL (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginnig of period	$ 82,801
Goodwill, end of period	89,905
Mortgage Services
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginnig of period	80,423
Goodwill, end of period	87,527
Financial Services
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, beginnig of period	2,378
Goodwill, end of period	2,378
CastleLine \| Mortgage Services
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, purchase price allocation adjustment	(1,395)
CastleLine \| Financial Services
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, purchase price allocation adjustment	0
RentRange, Investability and Onit Solutions
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, end of period	19,615
RentRange, Investability and Onit Solutions \| Mortgage Services
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, purchase price allocation adjustment	50
RentRange, Investability and Onit Solutions \| Financial Services
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, purchase price allocation adjustment	0
Granite
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisition of Granite	8,449
Granite \| Mortgage Services
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisition of Granite	8,449
Granite \| Financial Services
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Acquisition of Granite	0
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] \| CastleLine
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, purchase price allocation adjustment	(1,395)
Scenario, Adjustment [Member] \| RentRange, Investability and Onit Solutions
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, purchase price allocation adjustment	50
Goodwill, end of period	$ 50

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
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