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Borrowings - Schedule of Match Funded Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Aug. 14, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	$ 0
Advance match funded liabilities (related to VIEs)	$ 625,951	$ 679,109
Advance Receivables Backed Notes - Series 2015-VF5
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	1.36%
Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2015-VF1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	1.57%
Match Funded Liabilties
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	$ 104,049
Weighted average interest rate	2.69%	2.81%
Advance match funded liabilities (related to VIEs)	$ 625,951	$ 679,109
Total Ocwen Master Advance Receivables Trust (OMART)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	$ 59,021
Weighted average interest rate	2.68%	2.79%
Advance match funded liabilities (related to VIEs)	$ 610,979	$ 660,555
Total Ocwen Master Advance Receivables Trust (OMART) \| Advance Receivables Backed Notes - Series 2015-VF5
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	$ 59,021
Weighted average interest rate	3.05%	3.36%
Advance match funded liabilities (related to VIEs)	$ 140,979	$ 190,555
Total Ocwen Master Advance Receivables Trust (OMART) \| Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2019-T1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	$ 0
Weighted average interest rate	2.62%	2.62%
Advance match funded liabilities (related to VIEs)	$ 185,000	$ 185,000	$ 185,000
Total Ocwen Master Advance Receivables Trust (OMART) \| Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2019-T2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	$ 0
Weighted average interest rate	2.53%	2.53%
Advance match funded liabilities (related to VIEs)	$ 285,000	$ 285,000	$ 285,000
Total Ocwen Freddie Advance Funding Facility (OFAF) \| Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2015-VF1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	$ 45,028
Weighted average interest rate	3.26%	3.53%
Advance match funded liabilities (related to VIEs)	$ 14,972	$ 18,554