DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details - Loan Loss Reserve) (USD $)			9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations investor	Sep. 30, 2014 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations loan	Sep. 30, 2013 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations	Sep. 30, 2014 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations loan	Sep. 30, 2013 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations	Sep. 30, 2014 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations 2014 loan	Sep. 30, 2014 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations 2013 loan	Sep. 30, 2014 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations 2012 loan	Sep. 30, 2014 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations 2011 loan	Sep. 30, 2014 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations 2010 loan	Sep. 30, 2014 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations 2009 loan	Sep. 30, 2014 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations 2008 loan	Sep. 30, 2014 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations 2007 loan	Sep. 30, 2014 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations 2006 loan	Sep. 30, 2014 Loan loss obligations Lending Tree Loans Discontinued operations 2005 and prior years loan	Sep. 30, 2014 Discover Bank Lending Tree Loans
Loan Loss Obligations
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	$ 21,874,000	$ 26,017,000																$ 19,300,000
Loan loss reserve, at carrying value				28,390,000	28,713,000	28,390,000	28,713,000
Estimated range of remaining possible losses due to loan losses, minimum				16,300,000		16,300,000
Estimated range of remaining possible losses due to loan losses, maximum				29,400,000		29,400,000
Number of investors to whom loans are guaranteed			2
Number of loans sold				235,900		235,900		0	0	9,200	12,500	12,400	12,800	11,000	36,300	55,000	86,700
Original principal balance of loans sold				39,400,000,000		39,400,000,000		0	0	1,900,000,000	2,700,000,000	2,800,000,000	2,800,000,000	2,200,000,000	6,100,000,000	7,900,000,000	13,000,000,000
Number of loans sold with losses				499		499		0	0	0	1	4	5	33	160	207	89
Original principal balance of loans sold with losses				68,400,000		68,400,000		0	0	0	300,000	1,100,000	1,200,000	6,900,000	22,100,000	24,500,000	12,300,000
Amount of aggregate losses				29,200,000		29,200,000		0	0	0	100,000	100,000	200,000	2,200,000	8,200,000	13,400,000	5,000,000
Activity related to loss reserves on previously sold loans
Loan loss reserve, beginning of period				28,390,000	28,675,000	28,543,000	27,182,000
Provisions				0	38,000	0	1,531,000
Charge-offs to reserves				0	0	(153,000)	0
Loan loss reserve, end of period				$ 28,390,000	$ 28,713,000	$ 28,390,000	$ 28,713,000