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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details - Loan Loss Obligations)			3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 15, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 07, 2012	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) investor	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 06, 2012 USD ($) loan
Loan Loss Obligations
Restricted cash and cash equivalents											$ 18,621,000	$ 18,716,000
Cash and cash equivalents											106,251,000	86,212,000	$ 83,631,000	$ 91,667,000
Increase (Decrease) in Restricted Cash							$ (95,000)	$ (4,143,000)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease)							20,039,000	$ (8,036,000)
Lending Tree Loans \| Discontinued operations
Loan Loss Obligations
Number of investors to whom loans are guaranteed \| investor								2
Loan loss obligations \| Lending Tree Loans
Loan Loss Obligations
Number of loans sold with losses \| loan															234,000
Original principal balance of loans sold															$ 38,900,000,000
Settlement value of indemnification claim and other miscellaneous items				$ 5,400,000					$ 14,100,000
Loan loss obligations \| Lending Tree Loans \| Discontinued operations
Loan Loss Obligations
Loss Contingencies, Settlement, Number of Buyers of Previously Purchased Limited Documentation Loans						2
Estimated range of remaining possible losses due to loan losses, minimum											6,000,000
Estimated range of remaining possible losses due to loan losses, maximum											10,200,000
Loan loss reserve, at carrying value			$ 8,750,000	28,390,000	$ 28,390,000		8,750,000	$ 28,543,000	28,543,000		8,750,000	$ 8,750,000	$ 28,390,000	$ 28,543,000
Activity related to loss reserves on previously sold loans
Loan loss reserve, beginning of period			8,750,000	28,390,000	28,390,000		8,750,000	28,543,000	28,543,000
Provisions			0		0		0	0
Charge-offs to reserves			0		0		0	(153,000)
Loan loss reserve, end of period			$ 8,750,000	8,750,000	$ 28,390,000		$ 8,750,000	$ 28,390,000	$ 8,750,000
Discover Bank \| Lending Tree Loans
Loan Loss Obligations
Restricted cash and cash equivalents											$ 16,100,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Discover Bank \| Lending Tree Loans
Loan Loss Obligations
Cash and cash equivalents										$ 12,100,000
Cash Restricted for Loan Loss Obligations
Loan Loss Obligations
Increase (Decrease) in Restricted Cash				3,100,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease)				$ 2,300,000
Investor One [Member] \| Loan loss obligations \| Lending Tree Loans
Loan Loss Obligations
Loss Contingencies, Number of Loans Sold to one investor		10.00%
Loss Contingencies, Percentage of the Original Loan Issue Balance		12.00%
Investor Two [Member] \| Loan loss obligations \| Lending Tree Loans
Loan Loss Obligations
Loss Contingencies, Number of Loans Sold to one investor		40.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Loan loss obligations \| Lending Tree Loans
Loan Loss Obligations
Settlement value of indemnification claim and other miscellaneous items	$ 600,000