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CUSTOMER CONCENTRATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
CUSTOMER CONCENTRATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 140,688	$ 141,493	$ 196,535	$ 169,935	$ 217,633	$ 204,575	$ 218,556	$ 197,438	$ 648,651	$ 838,202	$ 942,213
Ocwen \| NRZ
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Subservice transferred subject MSRs, initial term									5 years
Ocwen \| REALServicing
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenue									$ 14,100	35,100	$ 37,200
Ocwen \| Customer Concentration Risk
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Accounts receivable from largest customer	19,100				15,200				19,100	15,200
Ocwen \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Billed
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Accounts receivable from largest customer	15,700				11,600				15,700	11,600
Ocwen \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Unbilled
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Accounts receivable from largest customer	$ 3,400				$ 3,600				$ 3,400	$ 3,600
Ocwen \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Revenue
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk									56.00%	52.00%	58.00%
Revenue									$ 362,700	$ 437,400	$ 542,000
Ocwen \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Revenue \| NRZ
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk									56.00%
Highly Correlated - Ocwen \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Revenue
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk									6.00%
Revenue									$ 37,500	47,100	148,500
NRZ \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Revenue
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenue									12,500	28,700	2,400
Highly Correlated - NRZ \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Revenue
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Revenue									$ 60,000	$ 83,600	$ 3,900