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ACQUISITIONS (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Jul. 17, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Nov. 21, 2014
Acquisitions
Goodwill	$ 121,091		$ 90,851
CastleLine, LLC [Member]
Acquisitions
Cash		$ 1,088
Accounts receivable, net		510
Prepaid expenses		66
Restricted cash		2,501
Goodwill		30,240
Assets acquired		34,405
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(962)
Purchase price		$ 33,443
Mortgage Builder
Acquisitions
Cash	668
Accounts receivable, net	1,102
Prepaid expenses	38
Premises and equipment, net	553
Software	1,509
Trademarks and trade names	209
Customer relationship	4,824
Goodwill	9,135
Assets acquired	18,038
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(950)
Purchase price	$ 17,088
Owners.com
Acquisitions
Accounts receivable, net				$ 41
Prepaid expenses				32
Software				501
Trademarks and trade names				1,431
Goodwill				19,775
Assets acquired				21,780
Accounts payable				(41)
Purchase price				$ 21,739