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Transfers of Residential Loans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Residential Loan Transfers Accounted for as Sales [Member]    
Residential Loan Transfers [Line Items]    
Transferred residential loans $ 112,600,000us-gaap_DerecognizedAssetsSecuritizedOrAssetbackedFinancingArrangementAssetsAndAnyOtherFinancialAssetsManagedTogetherDelinquentAmountAtEndOfPeriod
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= wac_ResidentialLoanTransfersAccountedForAsSalesMember
$ 86,300,000us-gaap_DerecognizedAssetsSecuritizedOrAssetbackedFinancingArrangementAssetsAndAnyOtherFinancialAssetsManagedTogetherDelinquentAmountAtEndOfPeriod
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= wac_ResidentialLoanTransfersAccountedForAsSalesMember
Forward loans serviced number of days past due threshold 60 days or more  
Residential Loans Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings [Member]    
Residential Loan Transfers [Line Items]    
Loans pledged as collateral, unpaid principal balance 9,500,000,000wac_LoansPledgedAsCollateralUnpaidPrincipalBalance
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Residential loans and real estate owned pledged as collateral $ 10,200,000,000us-gaap_LoansPledgedAsCollateral
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= wac_ResidentialLoansTransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsMember