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Business Segment Reporting - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Results of Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ 404,946 | [1] | $ 493,292 |  | $ 513,698 | [1] | $ 553,074 |  | $ 551,261 |  | $ 555,955 |  | $ 531,240 |  | $ 544,812 |  | $ 406,266 |  | $ 1,378,641 | [1] | $ 1,618,033 | [1] | $ 2,111,325 |  | $ 2,038,273 |  | $ 845,203 |
Total expenses | [1],[2] | 387,726 |  |  |  | 455,039 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,118,336 |  | 1,149,696 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses |  |  |  | 885,512 | [3],[4] | 455,039 | [3],[4] | 345,463 | [3],[4] | 349,194 | [3],[4] | 340,876 | [5] | 346,260 | [5] | 371,508 | [5] | 242,650 | [5] |  |  |  |  | 2,035,208 |  | 1,301,294 |  | 363,907 |
Other income (expense): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  | 5,693 |  |  |  | 6,593 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,306 |  | 17,472 |  | 22,991 |  | 22,355 |  | 8,329 |
Interest expense |  | (118,313) |  |  |  | (133,049) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (362,606) |  | (409,129) |  | (541,757) |  | (395,586) |  | (223,455) |
Other | [1] | 39,482 |  |  |  | (4,469) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85,406 |  | (66) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other income (expense), net |  | (73,138) |  |  |  | (130,925) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (260,894) |  | (391,723) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss before income taxes |  | (55,918) |  | (519,773) |  | (72,266) |  | $ 77,177 |  | $ 71,703 |  | 153,584 |  | $ 69,445 |  | $ 74,158 |  | $ 55,292 |  | (589) |  | 76,614 |  | (443,159) |  | 352,479 |  | 257,508 |
Total Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance |  | 8,011,054 |  | 8,267,278 |  | 8,355,640 |  |  |  |  |  | 7,927,003 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,011,054 |  | 8,355,640 |  | 8,267,278 |  | 7,927,003 |  |  |
Servicing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Results of Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 374,936 | [1] |  |  | 485,303 | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,269,269 | [1] | 1,526,606 | [1] | 1,985,436 | [6] | 1,895,921 | [6] | 840,630 | [6]
Total expenses | [1],[2] | 318,439 |  |  |  | 313,964 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 940,764 |  | 919,998 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses | [6],[7] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,643,323 |  | 1,096,084 |  | 344,315 |
Income (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 342,113 |  | 799,837 |  | 496,315 |
Other income (expense): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  | 1,175 |  |  |  | 903 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,232 |  | 1,805 |  | 2,981 |  | 1,599 |  | 9 |
Interest expense |  | (109,357) |  |  |  | (124,106) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (336,088) |  | (391,122) |  | (515,141) |  | (381,477) |  | (221,948) |
Other |  | 38,943 | [1] |  |  | (3,618) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 82,909 | [1] | (4,622) | [1] | (4,043) | [6] | (28,292) | [6] | (13) | [6]
Other income (expense), net |  | (69,239) |  |  |  | (126,821) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (249,947) |  | (393,939) |  | (516,203) |  | (408,170) |  | (221,952) |
Loss before income taxes |  | (12,742) |  |  |  | 44,518 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 78,558 |  | 212,669 |  | (174,090) |  | 391,667 |  | 274,363 |
Total Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance |  | 4,681,176 |  | 5,881,862 |  | 6,059,359 |  |  |  |  |  | 6,295,976 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,681,176 |  | 6,059,359 |  | 5,881,862 |  | 6,295,976 |  | 4,575,489 |
Lending [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Results of Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 29,662 | [1] |  |  | 26,877 | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 106,721 | [1] | 86,811 | [1] | 119,220 | [6] | 120,899 | [6] | 356 | [6]
Total expenses | [1],[2] | 23,126 |  |  |  | 22,632 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73,497 |  | 81,261 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses | [6],[7] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 156,272 |  | 98,194 |  | 409 |
Income (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (37,052) |  | 22,705 |  | (53) |
Other income (expense): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  | 3,883 |  |  |  | 4,825 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,025 |  | 13,117 |  | 16,459 |  | 16,295 |  | 309 |
Interest expense |  | (2,256) |  |  |  | (2,601) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,058) |  | (8,271) |  | (10,725) |  | (13,508) |  | (514) |
Other |  | 425 | [1] |  |  | 139 | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,826 | [1] | 3,846 | [1] | 4,476 | [6] | 10,132 | [6] | 0 | [6]
Other income (expense), net |  | 2,052 |  |  |  | 2,363 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,793 |  | 8,692 |  | 10,210 |  | 12,919 |  | (205) |
Loss before income taxes |  | 8,588 |  |  |  | 6,608 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39,017 |  | 14,242 |  | (26,842) |  | 35,624 |  | (258) |
Total Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance |  | 2,571,893 |  | 1,963,729 |  | 1,706,964 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,195,812 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,571,893 |  | 1,706,964 |  | 1,963,729 |  | 1,195,812 |  | 476,434 |
Corporate Items and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Results of Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 348 | [1] |  |  | 1,557 | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,709 | [1] | 4,734 | [1] | 6,825 | [6] | 22,092 | [6] | 5,122 | [6]
Total expenses | [1],[2] | 46,161 |  |  |  | 118,482 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 104,133 |  | 148,555 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses | [6],[7] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 235,769 |  | 107,188 |  | 19,667 |
Income (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (228,944) |  | (85,096) |  | (14,545) |
Other income (expense): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  | 635 |  |  |  | 865 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,049 |  | 2,550 |  | 3,551 |  | 4,461 |  | 8,011 |
Interest expense |  | (6,700) |  |  |  | (6,342) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (19,460) |  | (9,736) |  | (15,891) |  | (601) |  | (993) |
Other |  | 114 | [1] |  |  | (990) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 671 | [1] | 710 | [1] | (943) | [6] | 6,424 | [6] | (9,070) | [6]
Other income (expense), net |  | (5,951) |  |  |  | (6,467) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (16,740) |  | (6,476) |  | (13,283) |  | 10,284 |  | (2,052) |
Loss before income taxes |  | (51,764) |  |  |  | (123,392) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (118,164) |  | (150,297) |  | (242,227) |  | (74,812) |  | (16,597) |
Total Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance |  | 757,985 |  | 421,687 |  | 589,317 |  |  |  |  |  | 435,215 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 757,985 |  | 589,317 |  | 421,687 |  | 435,215 |  | 634,039 |
Corporate Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Results of Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 0 | [1] |  |  | (39) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (58) | [1] | (118) | [1] | (156) | [6] | (639) | [6] | (905) | [6]
Total expenses | [1],[2] | 0 |  |  |  | (39) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (58) |  | (118) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses | [6],[7] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (156) |  | (172) |  | (484) |
Income (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | (467) |  | (421) |
Other income (expense): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Interest expense |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Other |  | 0 | [1] |  |  | 0 | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 0 | [6] | 467 | [6] | 421 | [6]
Other income (expense), net |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 467 |  | 421 |
Loss before income taxes |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Total Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance |  | $ 0 |  | 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Business Segments Consolidated [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Results of Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | [6] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,111,325 |  | 2,038,273 |  | 845,203 |
Operating expenses | [6],[7] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,035,208 |  | 1,301,294 |  | 363,907 |
Income (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,117 |  | 736,979 |  | 481,296 |
Other income (expense): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,991 |  | 22,355 |  | 8,329 |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (541,757) |  | (395,586) |  | (223,455) |
Other | [6] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (510) |  | (11,269) |  | (8,662) |
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (519,276) |  | (384,500) |  | (223,788) |
Loss before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (443,159) |  | 352,479 |  | 257,508 |
Total Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance |  |  |  | $ 8,267,278 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,927,003 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,267,278 |  | $ 7,927,003 |  | $ 5,685,962 |
[1] | Intersegment billings for services rendered to other segments are recorded as revenues, as contra-expense or as other income, depending on the type of service that is rendered.
[2] | Depreciation and amortization expense are as follows: Servicing Lending Corporate Items and Other Business Segments ConsolidatedFor the three months ended September 30, 2015Depreciation expense$694 $96 $4,256 $5,046Amortization of mortgage servicing rights18,023 85 — 18,108Amortization of debt discount329 — — 329Amortization of debt issuance costs 2,981 — 344 3,325 For the three months ended September 30, 2014Depreciation expense$2,636 $98 $3,022 $5,756Amortization of mortgage servicing rights60,689 94 — 60,783Amortization of debt discount331 — — 331Amortization of debt issuance costs 1,114 — 344 1,458 For the nine months ended September 30, 2015Depreciation expense$1,736 $292 $11,439 $13,467Amortization of mortgage servicing rights87,926 262 — 88,188Amortization of debt discount1,022 — — 1,022Amortization of debt issuance costs 9,336 — 1,049 10,385 For the nine months ended September 30, 2014Depreciation expense$8,099 $235 $8,267 $16,601Amortization of mortgage servicing rights185,263 613 199 186,075Amortization of debt discount991 — — 991Amortization of debt issuance costs 3,241 — 513 3,754
[3] | Operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2014 include the recognition of a goodwill impairment loss of $420.2 million.
[4] | Operating expenses for the third and fourth quarter of 2014 include charges of $100.0 million and $50.0 million, respectively, for losses related to a regulatory settlement with the NY DFS. These charges are included in Professional services on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and were recorded in the Corporate Items and Other segment.
[5] | Operating expenses for the second quarter of 2013 include a $52.8 million charge recorded in connection with the Ocwen National Mortgage Settlement. This charge is included in Professional services on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and is recorded in the Corporate Items and Other segment.
[6] | Intersegment billings for services rendered to other segments are recorded as revenues, as contra-expense or as other income, depending on the type of service that is rendered.
[7] | Depreciation and amortization expense are as follows: Servicing Lending Corporate Items and Other Business Segments ConsolidatedFor the year ended December 31, 2014: Depreciation expense$9,955 $332 $11,623 $21,910Amortization of MSRs249,471 705 199 250,375Amortization of debt discount1,318 — — 1,318Amortization of debt issuance costs 4,294 — 845 5,139 For the year ended December 31, 2013: Depreciation expense$13,525 $320 $10,400 $24,245Amortization of MSRs282,526 255 — 282,781Amortization of debt discount1,412 — — 1,412Amortization of debt issuance costs 4,395 — — 4,395 For the year ended December 31, 2012: Depreciation expense$1,469 $8 $4,243 $5,720Amortization of MSRs72,897 — — 72,897Amortization of debt discount3,259 — — 3,259Amortization of debt issuance costs 3,718 — — 3,718

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