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INVESTMENTS IN EXCESS MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands						3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 11, 2015	May. 11, 2015	May. 05, 2015	Apr. 16, 2015	Jan. 16, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015
Excess MSRs Investees [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance (“UPB”) of Underlying Mortgages						$ 79,731,703	$ 79,731,703
Excess MSRs Investees [Member] \| MSRs [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Weighted average discount rate, used to value investments in excess MSRs						9.80%	9.80%
Excess MSRs [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Purchase of servicer advance investments	$ 72,400	$ 26,900	$ 3,500	$ 2,600	$ 23,800
Unpaid Principal Balance (“UPB”) of Underlying Mortgages	$ 18,500,000	$ 8,900,000	$ 1,600,000		$ 8,400,000
Excess MSRs [Member] \| Freddie Mac [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Percentage of Excess MSRs acquired		33.30%			33.30%
Excess MSRs [Member] \| Freddie Mac [Member] \| Nationstar [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Percentage of Excess MSRs acquired		33.30%			33.30%
Excess MSRs [Member] \| Fannie Mae [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Percentage of Excess MSRs acquired			33.30%
Excess MSRs [Member] \| Fannie Mae [Member] \| Nationstar [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Percentage of Excess MSRs acquired			33.30%
Excess MSRs [Member] \| Ginnie Mae [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Percentage of Excess MSRs acquired	40.00%
Excess MSRs [Member] \| Ginnie Mae [Member] \| Nationstar [Member]
Investment [Line Items]
Percentage of Excess MSRs acquired	20.00%