LOSS ON HLSS EQUITY SECURITIES AND DIVIDENDS RECEIVED (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 17, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number of available for sale shares acquired (in shares)					4,100,000
Purchase of available for sale securities			$ 0		$ 48,219,000	$ 29,966,000
Loss on HLSS equity securities and dividends received, net			$ 0	$ 0	0	(1,854,000)
HLSS
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Liquidating dividend		$ 20,400,000
Sale proceeds from HLSS common stock		$ 7,700,000
Loss on HLSS equity securities and dividends received, net					$ 0	$ (1,900,000)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Common stock | HLSS
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number of available for sale shares acquired (in shares)	1,613,125
Available-for-sale securities, shares sold		1,600,000