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The charge-offs made in the period which reduced loss contingency liabilities.

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details - Loan Loss Obligations) loan in Thousands, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended			76 Months Ended
	Oct. 15, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 07, 2012	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 investor	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 investor	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 06, 2012 USD ($) loan
Loan Loss Obligations
Restricted cash and cash equivalents											$ 47	$ 4,091
Cash and cash equivalents											$ 265,194	368,550
Original number of loans sold by HLC \| loan													234
Original principal balance of loans sold by HLC													$ 38,900,000
Subsequent settlements of loans sold by HLC, number \| loan										(172)
Subsequent settlement of loans sold by HLC, original issue balance										$ (28,800,000)
Remaining number of unsettled loans \| loan											62
Remaining unsettled loans, original issue balance											$ 10,100,000
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
Settlement value of indemnification claim and other miscellaneous items	$ 600				$ 5,400
Loan loss obligations \| Lending Tree Loans \| Discontinued operations
Loan Loss Obligations
Number of buyers of Previously purchased limited documentation loans with settlements \| investor						2
Loan loss reserve, at carrying value			$ 7,554	$ 7,554			$ 7,554	$ 6,804		7,554	7,554	$ 7,554
Activity related to loss reserves on previously sold loans
Loan loss reserve, beginning of period			7,554	7,554			7,554	6,804
Provisions			0	0			0	750
Charge-offs to reserves			0	0			0	0
Loan loss reserve, end of period			$ 7,554	$ 7,554			$ 7,554	$ 7,554		$ 7,554
Investor One [Member] \| Loan loss obligations \| Lending Tree Loans
Loan Loss Obligations
Number of loans sold to one investor		10.00%
Percentage of the original loan issue balance		12.00%
Investor Two [Member] \| Loan loss obligations \| Lending Tree Loans
Loan Loss Obligations
Number of loans sold to one investor		40.00%
Minimum \| Loan loss obligations \| Lending Tree Loans \| Discontinued operations
Loan Loss Obligations
Estimated range of remaining possible losses due to loan losses											4,300
Maximum \| Loan loss obligations \| Lending Tree Loans \| Discontinued operations
Loan Loss Obligations
Estimated range of remaining possible losses due to loan losses											$ 7,800