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TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 27, 2012	Jan. 16, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015
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Revenue from related party				$ 666,800,000	$ 502,087,000
Cost of revenue				38,610,000	19,983,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses				111,766,000		$ 91,871,000
Ocwen
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Revenue from related party			$ 22,900,000
Receivable from related party				37,400,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses				11,600,000
Ocwen \| Correspondent One
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Percentage of equity interest sold to the related party	49.00%
Proceeds from sale of equity interest	$ 12,600,000
Ocwen \| Senior unsecured term loan
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Amount of loan provided to related party		$ 75,000,000
Interest income				0	800,000
Ocwen \| Senior unsecured term loan \| Eurodollar Rate
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Reference rate		Eurodollar Rate
Interest rate margin (as a percent)		6.75%
Interest rate, variable interest rate floor (as a percent)		1.50%
Ocwen \| Data Access and Services Agreement
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
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Ocwen \| Support Services Agreement
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
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Selling, general and administrative expenses billed by related party			300,000	6,100,000	4,600,000
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TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Receivable from related party				14,600,000
Ocwen \| Billed Revenues
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Receivable from related party				22,800,000
Correspondent One \| Support Services Agreement
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Revenue from related party				0	79,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses billed to related party				0	69,000
HLSS \| Support Services Agreement
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Selling, general and administrative expenses billed to related party				(900,000)	(700,000)
HLSS \| Billed Revenues
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Receivable from related party				100,000
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TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Receivable from related party				11,300,000
AAMC \| Support Services Agreement
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Selling, general and administrative expenses billed to related party				(900,000)	(500,000)
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AAMC \| Support and Other Services Agreements
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Revenue from related party				100,000	$ 100,000
AAMC \| Billed Revenues
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Receivable from related party				$ 100,000