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	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Mortgage servicing rights sold to WCO		$ 34,307	$ 55,698	$ 75,426
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| Walter Capital Opportunity Corp. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Size of VIE		$ 194,556	228,361
Size of VIE, description		The size of the VIE is deemed to be WCO's net assets.
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] \| Transactions With Walter Capital Opportunity Corp [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net assets (liabilities)		$ 26,422	(64,204)
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] \| Transactions With Walter Capital Opportunity Corp [Member] \| Servicing Rights, Net [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Carrying value of assets recorded on consolidated balance sheets		0	16,889
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] \| Transactions With Walter Capital Opportunity Corp [Member] \| Servicer And Protective Advances, Net [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Carrying value of assets recorded on consolidated balance sheets		6,980	7,015
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] \| Transactions With Walter Capital Opportunity Corp [Member] \| Receivables, Net [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Carrying value of assets recorded on consolidated balance sheets		1,392	9,814
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] \| Transactions With Walter Capital Opportunity Corp [Member] \| Other Assets [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Carrying value of assets recorded on consolidated balance sheets		19,403	23,578
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] \| Transactions With Walter Capital Opportunity Corp [Member] \| Payables and Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Carrying amount of liabilities recorded on consolidated balance sheets		(1,353)	(4,500)
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] \| Transactions With Walter Capital Opportunity Corp [Member] \| Servicing Rights Related Liabilities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Carrying amount of liabilities recorded on consolidated balance sheets		$ 0	$ (117,000)
Corporate Joint Venture [Member] \| Sale Of Servicing Rights To WCO, Failed Sale Accounting [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Mortgage servicing rights sold to WCO	$ 27,900