Debt Instrument, Change Of Control, Purchase Price, Percentage

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Represents the amount of consolidated tangible net worth requirement as part of the most restrictive covenant requirement.

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Period Notice

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Debt Instrument, Use Of Cash Proceeds From Equity Offerings For Redemption, Maximum Days After Consummation Of Offering

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Debt Instrument, Use of Cash Proceeds From Equity Offerings, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemable

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Debt Instrument, Use Of Cash Proceeds From Equity Offerings, Redemption Price, Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Use of Cash Proceeds From Equity Offerings, Minimum Percentage of Principal Amount Outstanding

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Outstanding servicing advances in connection with rights to MSRs sold.

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Percentage of loan to collateral value.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 470
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph e
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Amount of the contractual principal due at the origination of the mortgage loan (face amount).

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 948
-SubTopic 310
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Borrowings - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Borrowings - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 05, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of loan to value		40.00%
NRZ [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
UPB of rights to MSRs sold		$ 114,300,000
Outstanding servicing advances		3,700,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs		3,071	$ 3,211
Senior Notes [Member] \| 8.375% Senior Secured Notes Due In 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum percentage available for redemption using net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings as defined in Indenture	35.00%
Percentage of principal amount, redemption price	108.375%
Percentage of principal amount to remain outstanding after redemption requirement	65.00%
Maximum period for redemption after consummation of equity offering	120 days
Unamortized debt issuance costs		3,000	$ 3,200
Percentage of principal amount, repurchase price	101.00%
Servicing [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant compliance, consolidated tangible net worth at period end		1,100,000
Lending [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant compliance, consolidated tangible net worth at period end		$ 450,000
On or After May 15, 2016 [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price		103.313%
May 15, 2018 [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price		100.00%
Minimum [Member] \| On or After May 15, 2016 [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 6.625 Senior Notes, Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption period, notice			30 days
Minimum [Member] \| On or Before November 15, 2018 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption period, notice			30 days
Maximum [Member] \| On or After May 15, 2016 [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 6.625 Senior Notes, Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption period, notice			60 days
Maximum [Member] \| On or Before November 15, 2018 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption period, notice			60 days
Maximum [Member] \| On or Before November 15, 2018 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member] \| 8.375% Senior Secured Notes Due In 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price	100.00%