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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details - Loan Loss Obligations) $ in Thousands |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 55 Months Ended |  |  |
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Oct. 15, 2015 USD ($) investor | Jun. 07, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2012 buyer | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) investor | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) loan | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) loan | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 06, 2012 USD ($) loan
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,089 | $ 6,541 |
Decrease in restricted cash |  |  |  |  | $ (2,452) | $ (12,175) | $ (7,300) |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease) |  |  |  |  | $ (115,844) | 120,763 | (5,455) |  |  |  |
Provision adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,100 |  |  |  |
Lending Tree Loans | Discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Guarantee Obligations, Number of Investors to whom Loans Guaranteed | investor | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan loss obligations | Lending Tree Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment for settlement with buyers of previously purchased loans | $ 600 |  | $ 5,400 |  |  |  | 14,100 |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies, Number of Loans Sold to one investor |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan loss obligations | Lending Tree Loans | Discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies, Number of Loans Sold | loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 234,000
Loss Contingencies, Original Principal Balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 38,900,000
Number of buyers of previously purchased limited documentation loans | buyer |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of reserve for contingencies |  |  | 8,750 |  | $ 8,127 | 8,750 | 28,543 | $ 6,804 | $ 6,804 | 8,127 |
Loan loss reserve, beginning of period |  |  |  |  | 8,127 | 8,750 | 28,543 |  |  |  |
Provision adjustments |  |  |  |  | (1,323) | 0 | (14,144) |  |  |  |
Charge-offs to reserves |  |  |  |  | 0 | 623 | 5,649 |  |  |  |
Loan loss reserve, end of period |  |  | 8,750 |  | 6,804 | 8,127 | $ 8,750 | $ 6,804 |  |  |
Loss Contingencies, Number of Loans Subsequently Settled | loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (172,000) |  |  |
Loss Contingencies,Value of Loans Subsequently Settled |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (28,800,000) |  |  |
Loss Contingencies, Number of Unsettled Loans Remaining | loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62,000 |  |
Loss Contingencies, Remaining Unsettled Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,100,000 |  |
Cash in escrow from sale of LendingTree Loans | Lending Tree Loans | Discover Bank |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,032 | $ 4,028 |
Decrease in restricted cash |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,100 |  |  |  |  |
Cash restricted for loan loss obligations (d) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in restricted cash |  |  | 3,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease) |  |  | $ 2,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investor One [Member] | Loan loss obligations | Lending Tree Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies, Number of Loans Sold to one investor |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies, Percentage of the Original Loan Issue Balance |  | 12.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Residential Funding Company [Domain] | Loan loss obligations | Lending Tree Loans | Discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision adjustments |  |  |  |  | $ 1,800 |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Loan loss obligations | Lending Tree Loans | Discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Range of possible loss, minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,400 |  |
Maximum [Member] | Loan loss obligations | Lending Tree Loans | Discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Range of possible loss, minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,000 |  |

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