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Fair Value - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Contingent earn-out payments   $ 10,900,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh  
Payment made to the prior owners   5,000,000wac_PaymentsForContingentConsideration  
Period For Fair Value Option Delinquency Disclosure 90 days    
Real estate owned, net 88,362,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure 73,573,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure  
Concentrations Threshold For State Concentrations Of Residential Loans 5.00%wac_ConcentrationsThresholdForStateConcentrationsOfResidentialLoans    
Real Estate Owned Expense 7,000,000wac_RealEstateOwnedExpense 6,400,000wac_RealEstateOwnedExpense 6,800,000wac_RealEstateOwnedExpense
Real Estate Owned, Valuation Allowance, Provision 2,800,000us-gaap_RealEstateOwnedValuationAllowanceProvision1 800,000us-gaap_RealEstateOwnedValuationAllowanceProvision1 2,700,000us-gaap_RealEstateOwnedValuationAllowanceProvision1
Mortgage Loans related to Non-Residual Trusts [Member] | Loans Receivable [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Fair value of loans past due under fair value option 2,000,000us-gaap_FairValueOptionLoansHeldAsAssets90DaysOrMorePastDue
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= wac_ResidentialLoansRelatedToNonResidualTrustsMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= us-gaap_LoansReceivableMember
1,700,000us-gaap_FairValueOptionLoansHeldAsAssets90DaysOrMorePastDue
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= wac_ResidentialLoansRelatedToNonResidualTrustsMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= us-gaap_LoansReceivableMember
 
Unpaid principal balance of loans past due under fair value option 10,200,000wac_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfLoansPastDueUnderFairValueOption
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= wac_ResidentialLoansRelatedToNonResidualTrustsMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= us-gaap_LoansReceivableMember
9,400,000wac_UnpaidPrincipalBalanceOfLoansPastDueUnderFairValueOption
/ us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis
= wac_ResidentialLoansRelatedToNonResidualTrustsMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis
= us-gaap_LoansReceivableMember
 
Loans and Residuals [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Real estate owned, net 32,100,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wac_LoansAndResidualsMember
45,300,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wac_LoansAndResidualsMember
 
Reverse Mortgage [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Real estate owned, net 55,300,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wac_ReverseMortgageMember
27,000,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= wac_ReverseMortgageMember
 
Other Segments [Member]      
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]      
Real estate owned, net $ 1,000,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember
$ 1,300,000us-gaap_RealEstateAcquiredThroughForeclosure
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_AllOtherSegmentsMember