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Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Revenue Range Used to Calculate Liability

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Compensation Expense, Acquisition Payments

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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Fair value at acquisition-date of the equity interest in the acquiree held by the acquirer, immediately before the acquisition date for businesses combined in stages.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in a business combination achieved in stages, including equity interests in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date and acquired at the acquisition date.

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In a business combination achieved in stages, this element represents the amount of gain recognized by the entity as a result of remeasuring to fair value the equity interest in the acquiree it held before the business combination.

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Amount of cash outflow reducing loss contingency liability.

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Business Combinations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
Business Combinations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 01, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Compensation expense - RML acquisition payments		$ 3,250,000		$ 780,000		$ 4,067,000	$ 2,869,000
Residential Mortgage Holding Company
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Voting interests acquired								76.50%
Ownership prior to acquisition of company	23.50%
Fair value of equity interest in acquiree	$ 9,000,000
Gain on purchase of mortgage affiliate					$ 3,000,000
Liability for future earn-out payments			$ 6,600,000					$ 7,300,000
Compensation expense - RML acquisition payments		$ 3,300,000		$ 780,000		4,100,000	$ 2,900,000
Amount of first payment made to sellers			$ 4,900,000
Residential Mortgage Holding Company \| Accounting for Payments Made to Former Equity Owners \| Restatement Adjustment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Compensation expense - RML acquisition payments						$ 2,800,000
Residential Mortgage Holding Company \| First tier earn-out payment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent of revenue used to calculate liability						40.00%
Residential Mortgage Holding Company \| First tier earn-out payment \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue range used to calculate liability						$ 1,000,000
Residential Mortgage Holding Company \| First tier earn-out payment \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue range used to calculate liability						$ 2,000,000
Residential Mortgage Holding Company \| Second tier earn-out payment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent of revenue used to calculate liability						50.00%
Residential Mortgage Holding Company \| Second tier earn-out payment \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue range used to calculate liability						$ 2,000,000
Residential Mortgage Holding Company \| Second tier earn-out payment \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue range used to calculate liability						$ 3,000,000
Residential Mortgage Holding Company \| Third tier earn-out payment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent of revenue used to calculate liability						70.00%
Residential Mortgage Holding Company \| Third tier earn-out payment \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue range used to calculate liability						$ 3,000,000
Residential Mortgage Holding Company \| Third tier earn-out payment \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue range used to calculate liability						$ 4,000,000
Residential Mortgage Holding Company \| Fourth tier earn- out payment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent of revenue used to calculate liability						85.00%
Residential Mortgage Holding Company \| Fourth tier earn- out payment \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue range used to calculate liability						$ 4,000,000
Residential Mortgage Holding Company \| Fourth tier earn- out payment \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue range used to calculate liability						$ 6,000,000
Residential Mortgage Holding Company \| Fifth tier earn-out payment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent of revenue used to calculate liability						55.00%
Residential Mortgage Holding Company \| Fifth tier earn-out payment \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue range used to calculate liability						$ 6,000,000