Certain Capital Requirements and Guarantees - Schedule of Required and Actual Adjusted Net Worth of Subsidiaries (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Ditech Financial [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements for Mortgage Companies [Line Items]
Required adjusted net worth	$ 492,013	$ 671,534
Adjusted actual net worth	1,595,377	1,605,772
Reverse Mortgage Solutions [Member]
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements for Mortgage Companies [Line Items]
Required adjusted net worth	108,617	113,264
Adjusted actual net worth	$ 118,420	$ 134,292

The amount of total capital as defined in the regulations.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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