Mortgage Servicing Rights, Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Transfers And Servicing [Abstract]

Summary of Activity in Mortgage Servicing Rights by Class

A summary of the activity in mortgage servicing rights by class for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Mortgage Servicing Rights	2018			2017
Beginning Balance	$	399,349		$	347,558
Additions		6,389			28,806
Purchases from an affiliate		509			—
Amortization		(19,294	)		(17,175	)
Ending Balance	$	386,953		$	359,189
Valuation Allowance
Beginning Balance	$	(6,723	)	$	(7,742	)
Decrease		1,296			3,168
Ending Balance	$	(5,427	)	$	(4,574	)
Net balance	$	381,526		$	354,615

Schedule of Servicing Fees and Escrow Interest

Servicing fees are included in “Management services, servicing fees and other” in Newmark’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018		2017
Servicing fees	$	25,132	$	22,050
Escrow interest and placement fees		2,967		1,459
Ancillary fees		827		1,323
Total servicing fees and escrow interest	$	28,926	$	24,832