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Borrowings - Schedule of Other Secured Borrowings (Footnote) (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Feb. 28, 2021	Feb. 01, 2021	Dec. 27, 2020	Nov. 15, 2020	Oct. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 25, 2020	May 07, 2020	May 06, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 12, 2020	Mar. 11, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Feb. 04, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity										$ 250,000,000.0	$ 300,000,000.0
Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity		$ 39,245,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs		(5,761,000)													$ (3,381,000)
SSTL \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity		$ 0
Periodic prepayment of SSTL	$ 5,000,000.0
Debt instrument stated percentage of interest (percentage)		7.00%
Repayments of debt	126,100,000
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 200,000,000.0
Debt instrument, prepayment premium until January 27, 2022 (percentage)	2.00%
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ (4,900,000)													$ (2,200,000)
Master Repurchase Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity									$ 120,000,000.0							$ 300,000,000.0
Borrowings available on committed basis																$ 90,000,000.0
Master Repurchase Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt basis points of benchmark (percentage)		0.35%
Ginnie Mae Mortgage Servicing Rights Financing Facility \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity		$ 0
Ocwen Excess Spread-Collateralized Notes, Series 2019-PLS1 Class A \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity		0
Debt instrument, face amount		100,000,000.0
OASIS Series 2014-1 \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity		$ 0
Debt basis points of benchmark (percentage)		0.21%
Agency Mortgage Servicing Rights Financing Facility \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity		$ 39,245,000
Secured Debt \| Mortgage Loan Warehouse/MSR Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity														$ 100,000,000.0
Secured Debt \| Master Repurchase Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Beneficial interest		100.00%
Secured Debt \| Ginnie Mae Mortgage Servicing Rights Financing Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 125,000,000.0			$ 127,500,000				$ 100,000,000.0
Secured Debt \| Mortgage Warehouse Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 100,000,000.0	$ 150,000,000.0						$ 100,000,000.0
Secured Debt \| Mortgage Warehouse Agreement \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 100,000,000.0	$ 150,000,000.0
Secured Debt \| Mortgage Warehouse Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity													$ 100,000,000.0
Secured Debt \| Agency Mortgage Servicing Rights Financing Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity										$ 250,000,000.0	$ 300,000,000.0
Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity		$ 186,923,000
Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Master Repurchase Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity		0
Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Mortgage Loan Warehouse/MSR Facilities \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity		1,000,000
Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Master Repurchase Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity		119,919,000
Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Master Repurchase Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity		$ 0
Interest rate at floor (percentage)		4.00%
Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Master Repurchase Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity		$ 0
Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Participation Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity		0
Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Master Repurchase Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity		26,719,000
Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Mortgage Warehouse Agreement Two \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity		38,285,000
Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Mortgage Warehouse Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity		0
Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Mortgage Warehouse Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity		0
Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity		0
Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Secured Debt \| Master Repurchase Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		275,000,000.0
Borrowings available on committed basis		110,000,000.0
Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Secured Debt \| Mortgage Loan Warehouse/MSR Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		1,000,000.0
Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Secured Debt \| Master Repurchase Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity		250,000,000.0
Borrowings available on committed basis		$ 200,000,000.0
Beneficial interest		100.00%
Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Secured Debt \| Master Repurchase Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 50,000,000.0
Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Secured Debt \| Mortgage Warehouse Agreement Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 50,000,000.0
Eurodollar \| SSTL \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percentage)		6.00%
Eurodollar \| SSTL \| Until January 27, 2021 \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percentage)	6.00%
Eurodollar \| SSTL \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percentage)	6.50%
Eurodollar \| Master Repurchase Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percentage)		3.50%
Base Rate \| SSTL \| Until January 27, 2021 \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percentage)	5.00%
Base Rate \| SSTL \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percentage)	5.50%
LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
1-Month LIBOR		0.14%													1.76%
LIBOR \| Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Mortgage Loan Warehouse/MSR Facilities \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percentage)		2.50%
Interest rate at floor (percentage)		3.50%
LIBOR \| Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Ginnie Mae Mortgage Servicing Rights Financing Facility \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percentage)		4.50%
LIBOR \| Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Agency Mortgage Servicing Rights Financing Facility \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percentage)		4.50%
Forward Lending \| LIBOR \| Secured Debt \| Master Repurchase Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
1-Month LIBOR		3.25%
Forward Lending \| LIBOR \| Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Master Repurchase Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percentage)		3.25%
Reverse Lending \| LIBOR \| Secured Debt \| Master Repurchase Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
1-Month LIBOR		3.50%
Reverse Lending \| LIBOR \| Mortgage Loan Warehouse Facilities \| Master Repurchase Agreement \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percentage)		3.50%