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Decrease in servicing assets subsequently measured at fair value resulting from conveyance of servicing rights to unrelated parties.

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Sales of Advances and MSRs - Schedule of MSRs and Advances Sold (Footnote) (Details) - Financial Instruments [Domain] $ in Thousands						6 Months Ended
	May. 01, 2015 USD ($) Loan	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) Loan	Mar. 24, 2015 USD ($) Loan	Mar. 18, 2015 USD ($) Loan	Mar. 02, 2015 USD ($) Loan	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 17, 2015 USD ($)
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
MSR sales						$ 0
Ocwen Loan Servicing [Member]
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Cash pre-payments to secure future obligations									$ 3,200	$ 15,400
Escrow deposit							$ 37,500
Ocwen Loan Servicing [Member] \| JPMorgan Chase And Co [Member]
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Number of performing agency loans held for sale \| Loan					250,000
Unpaid principal balance of loans held for sale					$ 42,000,000
Ocwen Loan Servicing [Member] \| Green Tree Loan Servicing [Member]
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Number of performing agency loans held for sale \| Loan				54,000
Unpaid principal balance of loans held for sale				$ 9,200,000
Ocwen Loan Servicing [Member] \| Nationstar Mortgage LLC [Member]
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Number of performing agency loans held for sale \| Loan		76,000	140,000
Unpaid principal balance of loans held for sale		$ 9,100,000	$ 24,900,000					$ 2,700,000
Ocwen Loan Servicing [Member] \| Seterus Inc [Member]
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Number of performing agency loans held for sale \| Loan	17,000
Unpaid principal balance of loans held for sale	$ 3,100,000