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Mortgage Servicing - Schedule of Activity Related to MSRs - Amortization Method (Footnote) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost [Line Items]    
Decreased percentage in mortgage insurance premium rate 0.50%ocn_DecreasedPercentageInMortgageInsurancePremiumRate  
Non Agency Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member]    
Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost [Line Items]    
Fair value measurement of non-agency MSRs, cumulative-effect on retained earnings $ 52,000,000us-gaap_CumulativeEffectAdjustmentApplicationOfFairValueOptionGrossGains
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ocn_NonAgencyMortgageServicingRightsMember
 
Deferred income taxes 9,200,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ocn_NonAgencyMortgageServicingRightsMember
 
Unpaid principal balance of MSRs   195,300,000,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ocn_NonAgencyMortgageServicingRightsMember
Agency Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member]    
Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost [Line Items]    
Number of performing agency loans held for sale 76,000ocn_NumberOfPerformingAgencyLoansHeldForSale
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ocn_AgencyMortgageServicingRightsMember
 
Unpaid principal balance of loans held for sale 9,100,000,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFaceAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ocn_AgencyMortgageServicingRightsMember
 
Government Insured Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member]    
Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost [Line Items]    
Valuation allowance $ 17,800,000us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtAmortizedValueValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis
= ocn_GovernmentInsuredMortgageServicingRightsMember