Borrowings - Schedule of Match Funded Liabilities (Footnote) (Details) - USD ($)		6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepaid lender fees, net	$ 10,176,000	$ 10,176,000	$ 9,556,000
Advance Receivables Backed Notes - Series 2015-VF5
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	4.00%	2.00%
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 80,000,000.0	$ 80,000,000.0
Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2015-VF1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		3.00%
Advance Match Funded Liabilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity based on amount of eligible collateral	0	$ 0
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 625,000,000	$ 625,000,000
Weighted average interest rate	1.59%	1.59%	1.96%
Prepaid lender fees, net	$ 2,100,000	$ 2,100,000	$ 4,300,000
Total Ocwen Master Advance Receivables Trust (OMART)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 555,000,000	$ 555,000,000
Weighted average interest rate	1.54%	1.54%	1.93%
Total Ocwen Master Advance Receivables Trust (OMART) \| Advance Receivables Backed Notes - Series 2015-VF5
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 80,000,000	$ 80,000,000
Weighted average interest rate	2.18%	2.18%	4.26%
Total Ocwen Master Advance Receivables Trust (OMART) \| Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2020-T1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 475,000,000	$ 475,000,000
Weighted average interest rate	1.49%	1.49%	1.49%
Total Ocwen Master Advance Receivables Trust (OMART) \| Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2020-T1 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	1.28%	1.28%
Total Ocwen Master Advance Receivables Trust (OMART) \| Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2020-T1 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	5.42%	5.42%

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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