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DEBT OBLIGATIONS - Narrative (Details)			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
DEBT OBLIGATIONS - Narrative (Details)	Jun. 25, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 06, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 16, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 10,311,446,000	$ 10,311,446,000
Purchase of residential mortgage loans				$ 0	$ 486,596,000
Percent decline in equity, first period			50.00%	50.00%
Decline in equity, first period				12 months
Percent decline in equity, second period			35.00%	35.00%
Decline in equity, second period				3 months
Ratio of indebtedness to tangible net worth			4	4
Residential Mortgage [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 369,000,000
Purchase of residential mortgage loans	388,800,000
Residential Mortgage [Member] \| Non-Performing Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 34,500,000								$ 135,200,000
GNMA EBO [Member] \| Residential Mortgage [Member] \| Non-Performing Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance		$ 424,300,000	$ 424,300,000	$ 424,300,000			$ 99,800,000
Purchase of residential mortgage loans		$ 418,800,000	418,800,000
March 2015 Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			1,000,000,000.0	1,000,000,000.0				$ 500,000,000.0
Servicer Advance Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 800,000,000.0	$ 800,000,000.0				$ 650,000,000.0
Interest rate			2.50%	2.50%
Variable Funding Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 400,000,000.0	$ 400,000,000.0
Variable Funding Notes [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate spread			1.95%
Variable Funding Notes [Member] \| HLSS [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 5,000,000,000.0	$ 5,000,000,000.0
Variable Funding Notes [Member] \| HLSS [Member] \| Lower Range [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate spread				1.00%
Variable Funding Notes [Member] \| HLSS [Member] \| Upper Range [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate spread				1.60%
Term Notes [Member] \| HLSS [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 2,500,000,000.0	$ 2,500,000,000.0
Interest rate			2.00%	2.00%
Residential Mortgage Loans [Member] \| Barclays [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreement, amount			$ 393,000,000.0	$ 393,000,000.0
Residential Mortgage Loans [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Barclays [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate spread			2.77%
Consumer Loans [Member] \| Bank of America [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase agreement, amount			$ 43,000,000.0	43,000,000.0
Consumer Loans [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Bank of America [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate spread			3.50%
Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin exposure on repurchase agreements				2,400,000,000
Secured Corporate Loan [Member] \| Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital, LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 205,000,000.0	205,000,000.0		$ 100,000,000.0
Secured Corporate Loan [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital, LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate spread			3.75%
Secured Corporate Loan [Member] \| Secured Corporate Loan, April 2016 Maturity [Member] \| Barclays [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 165,000,000	165,000,000
Secured Corporate Loan [Member] \| Secured Corporate Loan, April 2016 Maturity [Member] \| Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital, LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			265,000,000	265,000,000
Secured Corporate Loan [Member] \| Secured Corporate Note, April 2017 Maturity [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			$ 219,400,000	$ 219,400,000
Secured Corporate Loan [Member] \| Secured Corporate Note, April 2017 Maturity [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate spread			5.25%
Secured Corporate Loan [Member] \| Secured Corporate Note, April 2017 Maturity, Adjusted May 2016 [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate spread			7.25%