Sales of Advances and MSRs - Summary of the Assets and Liabilities Sold in Connection with the HLSS Transactions (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net assets of advance SPEs	$ 0	$ 0	$ 76,334
HLSS [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sale of MSRs accounted for as a financing		417,167	316,607
Sale of advances and match funded advances		3,839,954	2,827,227
Match funded advances		0	413,374
Debt service account		0	14,786
Prepaid lender fees and debt issuance costs		0	5,422
Other prepaid expenses		0	1,928
Match funded liabilities		0	(358,335)
Accrued interest payable and other accrued expenses		0	(841)
Net assets of advance SPEs		0	76,334
Sales price, as adjusted		4,257,121	3,220,168
Amount due from HLSS for post-closing adjustments at December 31		0	(1,410)
Cash received on current year sales		4,257,121	3,218,758
Amount received from HLSS as settlement of post-closing adjustments outstanding at the end of the previous year		1,410	0
Total cash received		$ 4,258,531	$ 3,218,758

The amount due to the purchaser in an asset sale as the result of a post-closing adjustment to the sale price.

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The amount received from (due to) the purchaser in an asset sale as the result of settlement of a post-closing adjustment to the sale price.

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For the disposal group, carrying value of obligations incurred and payable pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include interest, rent, salaries, and utilities.

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For the disposal group, carrying amount of interest-earning cash on deposit for unapplied debt repayments for possible shortfalls in payment of debt interest and related expenses.

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For the disposal group, carrying amount of interest-earning cash on deposit for unapplied debt repayments of for possible shortfalls in payment of debt interest and related expenses.

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For the disposal group, carrying amount of financial assets accounted for as secured borrowings recognized in the transferor's statement of financial position.

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For the disposal group, carrying value of the liabilities associated with financial assets accounted for as secured borrowings recognized in the transferor's statement of financial position.

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For the disposal group, carrying amount of expenditures made, not otherwise specified in the taxonomy, in advance of the timing of recognition of expenses which are expenses to be charged against earnings.

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Fair value as of the date of sale of an asset representing net future revenues from contractually specified servicing fees, late charges, and other ancillary revenues, in excess of future costs related to servicing arrangements.

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Represents the cash proceeds from sale of assets from investing activities before settlement of post-closing adjustments.

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Sale related to match funded advances.

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The total sale price of assets sold, net of the related assets assumed by the purchaser, including any post-closing adjustments to the price of assets sold or the carrying amount of liabilities assumed.

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The cash inflow associated with the deconsolidation of a previously consolidated subsidiary or the sale of investment in consolidated subsidiaries (generally greater than 50 percent).

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 12

-Subparagraph (b)

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Aggregate cash proceeds received from a combination of transactions that are classified as investing activities in which assets, which may include one or more investments, are sold to third-party buyers. This element can be used by entities to aggregate proceeds from all asset sales that are classified as investing activities.

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