Match Funded Advance - Schedule of Match Funded Advances (Details) (Residential Mortgage [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Residential Mortgage [Member]
Match Funded Advances [Line Items]
Principal and interest	$ 1,497,649	$ 1,577,808
Taxes and insurance	830,113	1,148,486
Foreclosures, bankruptcy, real estate and other	224,621	322,950
Match funded advances	$ 2,552,383	$ 3,049,244	$ 3,629,911

Carrying amount of accumulated prepayments made by financial institutions on behalf of borrowers for principal, interest, taxes (for example, property taxes) and insurance (for example, property and catastrophe) accounted for as secured borrowings recognized in the transferor's statement of financial position at the end of each period presented.

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