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CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Feb. 20, 2017 regulator | Oct. 14, 2011 regulator | Sep. 08, 2010 patent | Feb. 29, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) loan | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 12, 2014 patent
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued litigation liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 736 | $ 636 |
Loss Contingency, Number of Defendants |  |  |  | 149 |  |  |  |  |  |
Massachusetts Division of Banks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued litigation liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500 |  |
Number of Joining Regulators | regulator |  | 34 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Massachusetts Division of Banks | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Joining Regulators | regulator | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. Demand Letter [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies, Number of Loans Sold with Losses | loan |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64 |  |  |
Pending litigation or appeal | Lending Tree v. Zillow, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of patents infringed | patent |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of patents found not infringed upon | patent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Litigation settlement |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,100 | $ 2,300 |  |  |
Pending litigation or appeal | Next Advisor [Member] [Domain] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued litigation liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100 |  |
Pending litigation or appeal | Residential Funding Co. v Home Loan Center [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued litigation liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000 |  |
Number of Loan Originators |  |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  |  |
Pending litigation or appeal | Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. Demand Letter [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued litigation liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued litigation liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000 | $ 3,600 |
Minimum [Member] | Massachusetts Division of Banks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Range of possible loss, minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500 |  |
Maximum [Member] | Massachusetts Division of Banks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Range of possible loss, minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,500 |  |
Maximum [Member] | Pending litigation or appeal | Lending Tree v. Zillow, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Range of possible loss, minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,700 |  |  |

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