Borrowings - Schedule of Other Secured Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	$ 0
Other secured borrowings	$ 6,946,140	$ 7,036,030
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.99%	1.76%
Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	$ 185,710
Short-term debt	317,879	$ 372,015
Unamortized debt issuance costs - SSTL	(8,808)	(3,381)
Discount - SSTL	(578)	(1,134)
Long-term debt	$ 797,615	$ 1,025,791
Weighted average interest rate	4.09%	4.74%
Secured Debt \| Senior Secured Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	$ 0
Other secured borrowings	200,000	$ 326,066
Secured Debt \| Repurchase Agreements
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	0
Other secured borrowings	110,607	91,573
Secured Debt \| Mortgage Loan Warehouse Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	0
Other secured borrowings	0	72,443
Secured Debt \| Master Repurchase Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	119,637
Other secured borrowings	80,363	139,227
Secured Debt \| Master Repurchase Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	0
Other secured borrowings	$ 0	898
Basis spread on variable rate	0.00%
Interest rate at index floor rate	4.00%
Secured Debt \| Master Repurchase Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Other secured borrowings	$ 0	0
Secured Debt \| Participation Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Other secured borrowings	29,102	17,304
Secured Debt \| Mortgage Warehouse Agreement Two
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	36,583
Other secured borrowings	13,417	10,780
Secured Debt \| Mortgage Warehouse Agreement Three
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	0
Other secured borrowings	55,633	0
Secured Debt \| Agency Mortgage Servicing Rights Financing Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	185,710
Short-term debt	114,290	147,706
Secured Debt \| Ginnie Mae Mortgage Servicing Rights Financing Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	0
Long-term debt	61,082	72,320
Secured Debt \| Ocwen Excess Spread-Collateralized Notes, Series 2019-PLS1 Class A
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	0
Long-term debt	86,911	94,395
Secured Debt \| OASIS Series 2014-1
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	0
Long-term debt	55,596	57,594
Secured Debt \| Total Servicing Lines of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	341,930
Short term and long term debt	$ 807,001	1,030,306
Secured Debt \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Mortgage Loan Warehouse Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate at index floor rate	0.00%
Secured Debt \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Mortgage Warehouse Agreement Two
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate at index floor rate	1.75%
Secured Debt \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Mortgage Warehouse Agreement Three
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.50%
Interest rate at index floor rate	3.50%
Secured Debt \| Eurodollar \| Senior Secured Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	6.00%
Interest rate at index floor rate	1.00%
Secured Debt \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Mortgage Loan Warehouse Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.50%
Secured Debt \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Master Repurchase Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate at index floor rate	2.25%
Secured Debt \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Mortgage Warehouse Agreement Two
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.50%
Secured Debt \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Mortgage Warehouse Agreement Three
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.50%
Secured Debt \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Mortgage Loan Warehouse Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.50%
Secured Debt \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Master Repurchase Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate at index floor rate	2.75%
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	$ 0
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	156,220
Other secured borrowings	$ 289,122	$ 332,225
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings \| Secured Debt \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Master Repurchase Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.70%
Interest rate at index floor rate	0.35%
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings \| Secured Debt \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Mortgage Warehouse Agreement Two
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.50%
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings \| Secured Debt \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Agency Mortgage Servicing Rights Financing Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.00%
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings \| Secured Debt \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Ginnie Mae Mortgage Servicing Rights Financing Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.95%
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings \| Secured Debt \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Ocwen Excess Spread-Collateralized Notes, Series 2019-PLS1 Class A
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.07%	5.07%
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings \| Secured Debt \| Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Repurchase Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.95%
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings \| Secured Debt \| Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Repurchase Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.00%

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