Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Goodwill By Reporting Segment Table [Text Block]

A summary of Step 1 testing performed by the Company as of October 1, 2014, is provided below by reporting unit (dollars in thousands):



	Goodwill		% Excess Fair Value Over Carrying Value
Servicing	$	432,267	18	%
Originations	47,747		8	%
ARM	34,518		23	%

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):



	December 31, 2014							December 31, 2013
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Customer relationships	$	139,767	$	(58,910	)	$	80,857	$	139,767	$	(44,398	)	$	95,369
Institutional relationships	16,600		(6,618		)	9,982		34,800		(21,973		)	12,827
Other	15,000		(2,336		)	12,664		16,500		(2,290		)	14,210
Total intangible assets	$	171,367	$	(67,864	)	$	103,503	$	191,067	$	(68,661	)	$	122,406

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense

Based on the balance of intangible assets, net, at December 31, 2014, the following is an estimate of amortization expense for each of the next five years and thereafter (in thousands):



	Amortization Expense
2015	$	14,938
2016	11,710
2017	10,469
2018	9,373
2019	8,395
Thereafter	48,618
Total	$	103,503

Schedule of Goodwill

The table below sets forth the activity in goodwill by reportable segment (in thousands):



	Reportable Segment
	Servicing		Originations		Reverse Mortgage			Asset Receivables Management		Insurance		Total
Balance at January 1, 2013	$	431,455	$	—	$	110,008		$	34,518	$	4,397	$	580,378
Acquisition of ResCap net assets	—		47,648		—			—		—		47,648
Acquisition of Ally Bank net assets	—		99		—			—		—		99
Acquisition of MetLife Bank net assets	812		—		—			—		—		812
Adjustments ⁽¹⁾	—		—		28,800			—		—		28,800
Balance at December 31, 2013	432,267		47,747		138,808			34,518		4,397		657,737
Impairment	—		—		(82,269		)	—		—		(82,269		)
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	432,267	$	47,747	$	56,539		$	34,518	$	4,397	$	575,468

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(1)	During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company recorded adjustments to the goodwill allocated to the Reverse Mortgage segment in connection with the acquisition of RMS. Refer to Note 3 for additional information on RMS.