Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended		11 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Nov. 30, 2010 Predecessor company
Federal:
Current	$ 4,557,000									$ 45,386,000	$ 14,395,000	$ (242,268,000)
Deferred	(7,256,000)									(132,281,000)	(134,443,000)	111,258,000
Deferred - valuation allowance												(111,258,000)
Total federal	(2,699,000)									(86,895,000)	(120,048,000)	(242,268,000)
Foreign:
Current	(177,000)									2,604,000	886,000	(918,000)
Deferred	6,000									(14,072,000)	(1,092,000)	1,791,000
Deferred - valuation allowance										15,655,000	3,956,000
Total foreign	(171,000)									4,187,000	3,750,000	873,000
State:
Current	731,000									5,840,000	2,556,000	1,309,000
Deferred										(23,378,000)	(5,777,000)	50,711,000
Deferred - valuation allowance										9,092,000	21,184,000	(50,711,000)
Total state	731,000									(8,446,000)	17,963,000	1,309,000
Total	(2,139,000)	(16,664,000)	(27,146,000)	(23,277,000)	(24,067,000)	(18,769,000)	(7,340,000)	(40,081,000)	(32,145,000)	(91,154,000)	(98,335,000)	(240,086,000)
Reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective tax rate
Statutory federal income tax rate (as a percent)	35.00%									35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Valuation allowance (as a percent)										(5.02%)	(5.48%)	45.50%
Foreign operations (as a percent)										(3.20%)	(0.44%)
State income taxes (as a percent)	0.03%									1.76%	0.65%	0.35%
Bargain purchase gain (as a percent)	(35.17%)
Outside basis (as a percent)												18.80%
Other, net (as a percent)	(0.01%)									0.69%	0.71%	(1.47%)
Effective income tax rate (as a percent)	(0.15%)									29.23%	30.44%	98.18%
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the total amounts of gross unrecognized tax obligation
Increases in tax positions for prior years										1,091,000
Increases in tax positions for current years										489,000
Balance at end of year		1,580,000								1,580,000
Accrued payment of interest (net of federal benefit) and penalties		200,000				0				200,000	0
Deferred tax assets:
Mark to market		48,148,000								48,148,000
Net operating losses and tax attributes		23,403,000				8,422,000				23,403,000	8,422,000
Pension		13,819,000				33,918,000				13,819,000	33,918,000
Market discount		10,698,000				11,095,000				10,698,000	11,095,000
Real estate owned		7,862,000								7,862,000
State taxes		6,547,000								6,547,000
Insurance reserves		4,576,000				7,093,000				4,576,000	7,093,000
Legal reserve		1,989,000				14,539,000				1,989,000	14,539,000
Fixed assets						417,000					417,000
Deferred insurance commissions		1,043,000				101,000				1,043,000	101,000
Other		1,875,000				1,828,000				1,875,000	1,828,000
Total		119,960,000				77,413,000				119,960,000	77,413,000
Deferred tax liabilities:
Debt writedown		337,770,000				415,943,000				337,770,000	415,943,000
Securitization		16,840,000				2,165,000				16,840,000	2,165,000
Other intangibles assets		10,233,000				14,939,000				10,233,000	14,939,000
Fixed assets		1,844,000								1,844,000
Mark to market						18,456,000					18,456,000
State taxes						8,649,000					8,649,000
Other		12,843,000				15,449,000				12,843,000	15,449,000
Total		379,530,000				475,601,000				379,530,000	475,601,000
Net deferred tax liabilities before valuation allowance		(259,570,000)				(398,188,000)				(259,570,000)	(398,188,000)
Valuation allowance		(39,291,000)				(17,726,000)				(39,291,000)	(17,726,000)
Net deferred tax liabilities		$ (298,861,000)				$ (415,914,000)				$ (298,861,000)	$ (415,914,000)