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Delinquent, Loans Manager And Securitized Or Asset-Backed Financing Arrangement

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Recapture Rate, Term

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Amount of addition (reduction) to the amount at which an asset could be incurred (settled) in a current transaction between willing parties.

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This element represents the aggregate of the assets reported on the balance sheet at period end measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis by the entity. This element is intended to be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements.

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Amount of long-term debt due after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Discount rate used to estimate the fair value of servicing assets and servicing liabilities.

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The average discount rate applied to insurance contracts to determine future policy benefits to be paid to or on behalf of policyholders.

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	$ 449.9	$ 292.4
Reduction of value of assets due to fair value adjustment	$ 28.7
Consumer Loan Companies [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Debt assumed			$ 1,803.2
Minimum [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Recapture rate, term (in months)	3 months
Broker price discount	10.00%
Maximum [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Recapture rate, term (in months)	6 months
Broker price discount	25.00%
Real Estate Securities [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	$ 406.3	253.0
Real Estate Acquired in Satisfaction of Debt [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	43.6	39.4
Reduction of value of assets due to fair value adjustment	17.3	4.5
Loans Held-for-sale [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Reduction of value of assets due to fair value adjustment	$ 11.4	$ 14.1
Maturity Greater than 30 Days [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Days delinquent (in days)	30 days
MSRs [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Discount rate	12.00%
MSRs [Member] \| Excess MSRs Investees [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Weighted average discount rate, used to value investments in excess MSRs	9.80%	9.80%