Note 20. Subsequent Events Subsequent Events (Notes)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	SUBSEQUENT EVENTS In January 2017, the Company completed two debt transactions which increased the borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility from $815 million to $1.050 billion and refinanced the existing Term Loan B to reduce the interest rate by 75 basis points from LIBOR plus 3.00% (with a floor of 0.75%) to LIBOR plus 2.25% (with a floor of 0.75%). On February 15, 2017, Realogy announced that it and Guaranteed Rate, Inc. (“Guaranteed Rate”) have agreed to form a new joint venture, Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC ("Guaranteed Rate Affinity"), which is expected to begin doing business in June 2017. Commencement of operations is subject to the closing of an asset purchase agreement under which Guaranteed Rate Affinity will acquire certain assets of the mortgage operations of PHH Home Loans, the existing joint venture between Realogy and PHH Mortgage Corporation, including its four regional centers and employees across the United States, but not its mortgage assets. Guaranteed Rate Affinity will originate and market its mortgage lending services to Realogy’s real estate brokerage and relocation subsidiaries as well as other real estate brokerage and relocation companies across the country. Guaranteed Rate will own a controlling 50.1% stake of Guaranteed Rate Affinity and Realogy will own 49.9%. Guaranteed Rate will have responsibility for the oversight of the officers and senior employees of the Company who are designated to manage the Company. The asset purchase agreement is subject to approval by PHH Corporation’s shareholders and other closing conditions and the movement of employees from the old joint venture to the new joint venture is expected to be completed in a series of phases. The initial phase is expected to occur in June 2017 and the final phase is expected to occur during the fourth quarter of 2017. Once these transactions are complete together with the monetization of Realogy's stake in the old joint venture, the Company expects to realize approximately $30 million of net cash. On February 23, 2017, the Board authorized a new share repurchase program of up to $300 million of the Company's common stock, which is in addition to the remaining authorization under the initial share repurchase program authorized in February 2016. As with the initial program, repurchases under the new program may be made at management's discretion from time to time on the open market, pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans or through privately negotiated transactions. The size and timing of these repurchases will depend on price, market and economic conditions, legal and contractual requirements and other factors. Similarly, the new repurchase program has no time limit and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In January 2017, the Company completed two debt transactions which increased the borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility from $815 million to $1.050 billion and refinanced the existing Term Loan B to reduce the interest rate by 75 basis points from LIBOR plus 3.00% (with a floor of 0.75%) to LIBOR plus 2.25% (with a floor of 0.75%).

On February 15, 2017, Realogy announced that it and Guaranteed Rate, Inc. (“Guaranteed Rate”) have agreed to form a new joint venture, Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC ("Guaranteed Rate Affinity"), which is expected to begin doing business in June 2017. Commencement of operations is subject to the closing of an asset purchase agreement under which Guaranteed Rate Affinity will acquire certain assets of the mortgage operations of PHH Home Loans, the existing joint venture between Realogy and PHH Mortgage Corporation, including its four regional centers and employees across the United States, but not its mortgage assets.

Guaranteed Rate Affinity will originate and market its mortgage lending services to Realogy’s real estate brokerage and relocation subsidiaries as well as other real estate brokerage and relocation companies across the country. Guaranteed Rate will own a controlling 50.1% stake of Guaranteed Rate Affinity and Realogy will own 49.9%. Guaranteed Rate will have responsibility for the oversight of the officers and senior employees of the Company who are designated to manage the Company.

The asset purchase agreement is subject to approval by PHH Corporation’s shareholders and other closing conditions and the movement of employees from the old joint venture to the new joint venture is expected to be completed in a series of phases. The initial phase is expected to occur in June 2017 and the final phase is expected to occur during the fourth quarter of 2017. Once these transactions are complete together with the monetization of Realogy's stake in the old joint venture, the Company expects to realize approximately $30 million of net cash.

On February 23, 2017, the Board authorized a new share repurchase program of up to $300 million of the Company's common stock, which is in addition to the remaining authorization under the initial share repurchase program authorized in February 2016. As with the initial program, repurchases under the new program may be made at management's discretion from time to time on the open market, pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans or through privately negotiated transactions. The size and timing of these repurchases will depend on price, market and economic conditions, legal and contractual requirements and other factors. Similarly, the new repurchase program has no time limit and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.