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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance $ 132,073 $ 116,434  
U.S. Federal corporate income tax rate 35.00%    
Total interest and penalties $ (1,000) 6,300 $ 2,300
Accruals for interest and penalties 6,200 12,200  
Liability for selected tax items $ 17,000 32,500  
Range of period where there is possible change in unrecognized tax benefits 12 months    
Decrease in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible $ 17,000    
Deferred tax liability   1,788  
EDC benefits, tax expense (benefit) $ 62,700 $ 68,200 $ 61,200
EDC benefits, effect on diluted EPS (in dollars per share) $ (0.51) $ (0.54) $ 0.47
U.S. [Member]      
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance $ 95,500 $ 84,500  
U.S. NOL carryforwards 192,400    
USVI [Member]      
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance 36,200 $ 31,600  
USVI NOL carryforwards 361,200    
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member] | USVI [Member]      
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets 67,300    
Capital Loss Carryforward [Member] | USVI [Member]      
Capital loss carryforwards 23,000    
India And Philippines Subsidiary [Member]      
Deferred tax liability 13,600    
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries 29,700    
Foreign Subsidiaries [Member]      
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries 157,000    
Cash and short term investments $ 200,200    
Ocwen Mortgage Servicing Inc [Member]      
Percentage of income tax credit on qualified income 90.00%    
EDC benefits, exemption term 30 years