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COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND REGULATORY MATTERS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Concentration Risk
Loss contingency, estimate of possible loss	$ 5,900		$ 5,900
Probable loss related to sales tax exposure	5,900
Revenue	204,575	$ 234,979	620,569	$ 726,147
Escrow and Trust Balances
Amounts held in escrow and trust accounts	$ 24,200		$ 24,200			$ 35,100
Ocwen
Concentration Risk
Unpaid principal balances of mortgage servicing rights					$ 167,100,000
Ocwen \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Revenue
Concentration Risk
Percentage of revenue from largest customer	56.00%	58.00%	53.00%	58.00%
Highly Correlated - Ocwen \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Revenue
Concentration Risk
Percentage of revenue from largest customer	5.00%		6.00%
NRZ \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Revenue
Concentration Risk
Estimated percentage of revenue from largest customer			48.00%
Service revenue
Concentration Risk
Revenue	$ 196,906	$ 224,308	$ 594,533	$ 692,254
REALServicing \| Service revenue \| Ocwen
Concentration Risk
Revenue	$ 7,600	$ 6,700	$ 19,500	$ 20,100
NRZ \| Ocwen
Concentration Risk
Unpaid principal balances of mortgage servicing rights					$ 94,700,000