Loans Held for Sale, Unpaid Principal Balance

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- Definition

The related party's interest in net assets of the company, expressed as a percentage.

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- Definition

Unpaid Principal Balance of Refinanced Loans, Threshold for Amendment, Percentage

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- Definition

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

The cash inflow resulting from the sale of loans classified as held-for-sale, including proceeds from loans sold through mortgage securitization.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 21

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section 55

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-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 16

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- Definition

The number of shares into which fully or partially vested stock options outstanding as of the balance sheet date can be currently converted under the option plan.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section 50

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Number of options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested options.

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Related Party Transactions - Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 04, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Feb. 04, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance of Refinanced Loans, Threshold for Amendment, Percentage			0.50%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		275.00%
Proceeds from Sale of Loans Held-for-sale	$ 612.3
Loans Held for Sale, Unpaid Principal Balance	549.4
HLSS [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Loans Held-for-sale	612.3
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors Chairman [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number (in Shares)		4,620,498
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number (in Shares)		2,845,498
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors Chairman [Member] \| Ocwen [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Ownership Interest in Parent Company and Subsidiaries, Percentage		13.00%
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors Chairman [Member] \| Altisource [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Ownership Interest in Parent Company and Subsidiaries, Percentage		27.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number (in Shares)		873,501
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors Chairman [Member] \| HLSS [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Ownership Interest in Parent Company and Subsidiaries, Percentage		1.00%
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors Chairman [Member] \| Altisource Asset Management Corporation [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage By Related Party		25.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number (in Shares)		87,350
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors Chairman [Member] \| Altisource Residential Lp [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage By Related Party		4.00%
FHA Buyout Loans [Member] \| HLSS [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Loans Held-for-sale	556.4
Servicing Advances [Member] \| HLSS [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Loans Held-for-sale	$ 55.7