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Amount of accounts payable and accrued liabilities assumed at the acquisition date.

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the identifiable assets acquired in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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ACQUISITIONS Homeward Fee-Based (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	21 Months Ended
ACQUISITIONS Homeward Fee-Based (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 29, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Preliminary adjusted allocation of the purchase price
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Homeward servicing portfolio \| Ocwen
Acquisitions
Amount paid	75,800,000
Working capital and net income adjustment	11,100,000
Reduction in premises and equipment		1,200,000
Increase in current liabilities		2,000,000
Preliminary adjusted allocation of the purchase price
Premises and equipment, net	1,559,000
Customer relationship	75,609,000
Goodwill	2,039,000
Assets acquired	79,207,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(3,390,000)
Purchase price	$ 75,817,000
Estimated life
Customer relationship	7 years
Homeward servicing portfolio \| Ocwen \| Minimum
Estimated life
Premises and equipment	3 years
Homeward servicing portfolio \| Ocwen \| Maximum
Estimated life
Premises and equipment	5 years