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Subsequent Events - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2015	Jan. 01, 2015	Jan. 16, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015 Loan	Mar. 02, 2015 Loan	Mar. 18, 2015 Loan	Mar. 24, 2015 Loan	Apr. 06, 2015	Apr. 27, 2015	Apr. 17, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015
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Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash pre-payments to secure future obligations																				3,200,000	15,400,000
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Fair value measurement of non-agency MSRs, cumulative-effect on retained earnings													52,000,000
Former Executive Chairman Of Board Of Directors [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
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Period to maintain confidentiality and non-competition														24 months
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Cash severance payment														725,000
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Ocwen Loan Servicing [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
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Unpaid principal balance of agency loans held for sale												9,100,000,000			9,100,000,000	45,000,000,000
Class A Preferred Stock [Member] \| Ocwen Mortgage Servicing Inc [Member] \| Former Executive Chairman Of Board Of Directors [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
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Preferred stock dividends														725,000
Amended Senior Secured Term Loan [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Corporate leverage ratio	3
Amended Senior Secured Term Loan [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Period due to deliver financial statements to lender on company filing with regulator																35 days
Percentage of net cash proceeds from permitted asset sales allowed to prepay loans																75.00%
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Time period to reinvest net cash proceeds from permitted asset sales in assets of business use																120 days
Extended time period to reinvest net cash proceeds from permitted asset sales in assets of business use																90 days
Corporate leverage ratio												3.5
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Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Extended time period to reinvest net cash proceeds from permitted asset sales in assets of business use																90 days
Green Tree Loan Servicing [Member] \| Ocwen Loan Servicing [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
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Unpaid principal balance of agency loans held for sale																	9,600,000,000
Nationstar Mortgage LLC [Member] \| Ocwen Loan Servicing [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
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Number of performing agency loans held for sale															76,000			142,000
Unpaid principal balance of agency loans held for sale												9,100,000,000			9,100,000,000			25,000,000,000				2,800,000,000
NRZ [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
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Extended term as named servicer																			2 years
Negotiation period for extension, prior to end of contract term																			6 months
Standstill period to replace as named servicer																			2 years
Increased costs of financing to be compensated during any calendar month																			3,000,000
Increased costs of financing to be compensated during contractual term																			36,000,000
NRZ [Member] \| Ocwen Loan Servicing [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
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Percentage on UPB of performing loans received as consideration on sale of clean-up call rights																			0.50%
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Prepayment of SSTL															73,800,000
Maximum [Member] \| NRZ [Member] \| Ocwen Loan Servicing [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
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Increased costs of financing to be compensated during any calendar month																			3,000,000
Increased costs of financing to be compensated during contractual term																			$ 36,000,000