OTHER INCOME (LOSS), GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE, OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - Schedule of Other Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Other Assets
Margin receivable, net		$ 45,527	$ 280,176
Servicing fee receivables		145,135	159,607
Due from servicers		93,108	163,961
Principal and interest receivable		45,566	85,191
Equity investment		66,859	114,763
Other receivables		99,190	117,045
Real Estate Owned		68,618	93,672
Single-family rental properties		26,193	24,133
Goodwill		29,468	29,737
Notes Receivable		47,318	37,001
Warrants, at fair value		23,009	28,042
Recovery asset		17,092	23,100
Property and equipment		23,419	18,018
Receivable from government agency		15,971	19,670
Intangible assets		36,002	40,963
Prepaid expenses		24,236	19,249
Operating lease right-of-use asset		29,794	32,120
Derivative assets (Note 10)		166,613	41,501
Ocwen common stock, at fair value		3,831	7,952
Deferred tax asset, net		148,746	8,669
Other assets		38,362	51,230
Other Assets		1,194,057	1,395,800
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
MSR purchase price holdback		44,495	75,348
Interest payable		35,524	68,668
Accounts payable		109,434	119,771
Derivative liabilities (Note 10)		24,936	6,885
Due to servicers		70,477	88,645
Due to Agencies		42,118	39,201
Contingent Consideration		57,149	55,222
Accrued compensation and benefits		51,728	41,228
Excess spread financing, at fair value		22,059	31,777
Operating lease liabilities		35,165	38,520
Reserve for sales recourse		11,560	12,549
Reserve for servicing losses		16,030	0
Other liabilities		11,574	22,976
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities	[1]	$ 532,249	$ 600,790

[1] See Note 13 regarding consolidated VIEs.