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Liquidating dividend - dividend received from the sale of HLSS equity securities

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Sale proceeds from HLSS common stock - amount received from sale of HLSS equity securities when average sale price per share was $4.75

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Share Price, Pre-Impairment

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The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of equity securities, not separately or otherwise categorized as trading or available-for-sale. This element includes investments in which the entity holds a small ownership stake (generally, less than 20% of the shares outstanding) and cannot exert significant influence.

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The amount by which the fair value of an investment is less than the amortized cost basis or carrying amount of that investment at the balance sheet date and the decline in fair value is deemed to be other than temporary, before considering whether or not such amount is recognized in earnings or other comprehensive income.

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The cash outflow to acquire equity securities classified as available-for-sale securities, because they are not classified as trading securities.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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AVAILABLE FOR SALE SECURITIES - INVESTMENT IN HLSS (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Sale proceeds from HLSS common stock		$ 7,700
Purchase amount of available-for-sale securities				$ 29,966	$ 0
Other than temporary impairment loss on HLSS equity securities		0	$ 0	3,285	0
Liquidating dividend					20,400
Gain on sale of and dividends from HLSS equity securities		1,431	0	1,431	0
HLSS
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Gain on sale of and dividends from HLSS equity securities		$ 1,431	$ 0	$ (1,900)	$ 0
HLSS \| Available-for-sale Securities \| Common stock
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Pre-impairment price per share (in usd per share)		$ 18.58		$ 18.58
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| HLSS \| Common stock
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Number of available-for-sale shares acquired (in shares)	1,613,125
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| HLSS \| Available-for-sale Securities \| Common stock
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Price per share (in usd per share)	$ 4.75	$ 16.54		$ 16.54