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ACQUISITIONS Homeward Fee-Based Businesses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Acquisitions
Goodwill		$ 82,801	$ 90,851	$ 99,414
Ocwen [Member] \| Homeward Servicing Portfolio
Acquisitions
Amount paid	$ 75,800
Business Acquisition Working Capital and Net Income Adjustment	11,100
Business Acquisition, Property, Plant and Equipment Allocation Adjustment	1,200
Business Combination Provisional Information Initial Accounting Incomplete Adjustment Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses	2,000
Premises and equipment, net	1,559
Customer relationship	75,609
Goodwill	2,039
Assets acquired	79,207
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	3,390
Purchase price	$ 75,817
Minimum
Acquisitions
Customer relationship		4 years
Maximum
Acquisitions
Customer relationship		20 years
Ocwen [Member] \| Minimum \| Homeward Servicing Portfolio
Acquisitions
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	3 years
Ocwen [Member] \| Maximum \| Homeward Servicing Portfolio
Acquisitions
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Ocwen [Member] \| Customer Relationships \| Homeward Servicing Portfolio
Acquisitions
Customer relationship	7 years