Match Funded Advances - Schedule of Advance Payments by Financial Institution on Foreclosed Properties (Details) (Residential Mortgage [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Residential Mortgage [Member]
Match Funded Advances [Line Items]
Principal and interest	$ 1,360,568	$ 1,497,649
Taxes and insurance	788,612	830,113
Foreclosures, bankruptcy, real estate and other	210,399	224,621
Match funded advances	$ 2,359,579	$ 2,552,383	$ 533,725	$ 3,049,244

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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