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	Apr. 22, 2014	Aug. 21, 2012	Apr. 12, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 29, 2013	Apr. 12, 2013	Mar. 03, 2014	Dec. 21, 2012	Jan. 31, 2015	Apr. 06, 2015	Dec. 27, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	May 02, 2014	Dec. 11, 2012	Feb. 14, 2013
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Borrowings of term loan facility												$ (62,355,000)		$ 3,307,000
Board of Directors Chairman [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Options outstanding (in shares)														3,620,498
Options exercisable (in shares)														3,120,498
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Purchase price of residence, cost basis		6,500,000
Former Executive Chairman Of Board Of Directors [Member]
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Options surrendered (in shares)	1,000,000
Ocwen [Member] \| Board of Directors Chairman [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by related party														14.00%
Altisource [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of businesses			128,800,000
Automatic renewal term of support services agreement after 2018				1 year
Square feet														2,155
Borrowings of term loan facility											75,000,000	(3,843,000)		(4,909,000)
Altisource [Member] \| Board of Directors Chairman [Member]
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Ownership percentage by related party														29.00%
Options outstanding (in shares)														873,501
Altisource [Member] \| Homeward Residential Holdings, Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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HLSS [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Borrowings of term loan facility												(59,505,000)		7,884,000
Unpaid principal balance of agency loans held for sale														160,800,000,000
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Advances transferred							612,300,000
Unpaid principal balance of EBO loans serviced														447,500,000
HLSS [Member] \| Board of Directors Chairman [Member]
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Ownership percentage by related party														1.00%
HLSS Mortgage LP [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Unpaid principal balance of EBO loans serviced														434,200,000
AAMC [Member]
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Borrowings of term loan facility												943,000		232,000
AAMC [Member] \| Board of Directors Chairman [Member]
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Ownership percentage by related party														28.00%
Options outstanding (in shares)														85,755
Residential [Member]
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Unpaid principal balance of EBO loans serviced														3,700,000,000
Term of servicing agreement								15 years
Aggregate purchase price for pool of loans																	64,400,000
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Subsequent Event [Member] \| Former Executive Chairman Of Board Of Directors [Member]
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Description of variable rate basis											one-month Eurodollar Rate (1-Month LIBOR)
Interest rate											6.75%
Eurodollar rate floor basis points											1.50%
Interest expense												800,000	100,000
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Advances transferred														$ 55,700,000
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