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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
U.S. Federal corporate income tax rate   35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate    
Valuation allowance   $ (19,365,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ (15,764,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance  
Total interest and penalties   2,300,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 2,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense (100,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestExpense
Accruals for interest and penalties   5,900,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 3,600,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Liability for selected tax items   22,500,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 23,700,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate  
Range of period where there is possible change in unrecognized tax benefits   12 months    
U.S. NOL carryforwards   100,400,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards    
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets   19,100,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance    
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries   327,000,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries    
EDC benefits, exemption term 30 years      
EDC benefits, decreased foreign taxes   61,200,000ocn_EconomicDevelopmentCommissionBenefitTaxImpact 109,100,000ocn_EconomicDevelopmentCommissionBenefitTaxImpact  
EDC benefits, effect on diluted EPS (in dollars per share)   $ 0.47ocn_EconomicDevelopmentCommissionBenefitTaxImpactOnDilutedEarningsPerShare $ 0.78ocn_EconomicDevelopmentCommissionBenefitTaxImpactOnDilutedEarningsPerShare  
Capital Loss Carryforward [Member]        
Capital loss carryforwards   23,000,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardDeferredTaxAsset
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= us-gaap_CapitalLossCarryforwardMember		    
Foreign Subsidiaries [Member]        
Deferred tax liability   6,200,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ocn_ForeignSubsidiariesMember		    
Cash and short term investments   112,900,000us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsAndShortTermInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ocn_ForeignSubsidiariesMember		    
Mauritius And Luxembourg Subsidiary [Member]        
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries   31,900,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ocn_MauritiusAndLuxembourgSubsidiaryMember		    
Foreign earnings repatriated   $ 31,900,000us-gaap_ForeignEarningsRepatriated
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ocn_MauritiusAndLuxembourgSubsidiaryMember		    
Ocwen Mortgage Servicing Inc [Member]        
Percentage of income tax credit on qualified income   90.00%ocn_PercentageOfIncomeTaxCreditOnQualifiedIncome
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ocn_OcwenMortgageServicingIncMember		    
2008 [Member]        
Income tax examination, year under examination   2008    
2009 [Member]        
Income tax examination, year under examination   2009    
2010 [Member]        
Income tax examination, year under examination   2010    
2012 [Member]        
Income tax examination, year under examination   2012