Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration, Book Value of Certain Assets

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration, Cash Premium

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Contingent Consideration

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Contingent Consideration, Earn-Out Performance Period

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Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Disposals, Unpaid Principal Balance

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Amount before tax of gain (loss) not previously recognized resulting from the disposal of a discontinued operation.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Decrease in servicing assets subsequently measured at fair value resulting from conveyance of servicing rights to unrelated parties.

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SALES OF SUBSIDIARY AND BUSINESS UNITS - Banc Home Loans Sale Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
MSRs sold		$ 39,186	$ 3
Net gain on disposal		13,302	0
Caliber
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Unpaid balances of conventional agency mortgage loans	$ 3,860,000
Banc Home Loan \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash premium payment	25,000
Book value of certain assets sold	2,500	2,455
MSRs sold		37,772
Net gain on disposal		$ 13,302	$ 0
Banc Home Loan \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Loan Officer Retention
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	5,000
Banc Home Loan \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Buyout Option, Future Earn-Out Receivable
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	$ 35,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Contingent Consideration, Earn-Out Performance Period	38 months