DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details 9) (USD $)			1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	May 31, 2013 Discover Bank	Dec. 31, 2013 Lending Tree Loans Discover Bank	Dec. 31, 2013 Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations investor	Jun. 30, 2012 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations buyer	Dec. 31, 2013 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations	Dec. 31, 2012 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations	Dec. 31, 2011 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations	Jun. 30, 2012 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations Buyer one	Jun. 30, 2012 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations Buyer two	Dec. 31, 2013 Cash in escrow for sale of LTL	Dec. 31, 2012 Cash in escrow for sale of LTL	Dec. 31, 2013 Cash in escrow for sale of LTL Lending Tree Loans Discover Bank
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	$ 26,017,000	$ 29,414,000		$ 21,200,000								$ 18,117,000	$ 17,077,000	$ 18,100,000
Range of possible loss, minimum							17,000,000
Range of possible loss, maximum							31,000,000
Amount of reserve for contingencies							28,543,000	27,182,000	31,512,000
Number of investors to whom loans are guaranteed					2
Number of buyers of previously purchased limited documentation loans						2
Payment for settlement with buyers of previously purchased loans			1,300,000							500,000	3,300,000
Change in estimate							$ 0	$ 6,493,000