CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Noncontrolling Interest	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 1,571	$ 1	$ 989	$ 566	$ (11)	$ 26
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014		51,143,723
PHH Corporation Stockholders’ Equity
Total comprehensive (loss) income	(144)			(145)	1
Reclassification to Redeemable noncontrolling interest	(26)					(26)	$ 26
Adjustment to redemption value of noncontrolling interest (Note 17)	(2)		(2)				2
Stock compensation expense	9		9
Stock issued under share-based payment plans (includes $9 benefit from excess tax shortfall)	2		2
Stock issued under share-based payment plans (in shares)		204,126
Repurchase and retirement of Common stock	(78)	$ (1)	(72)	(5)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)		(6,415,519)
Conversion of Convertible notes	(18)	$ 1	(19)
Conversion of Convertible notes (in shares)		10,075,653
Recognition of deferred taxes related to Convertible notes	2		2
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	1,316	$ 1	909	416	(10)	0
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015		55,007,983
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2014							0
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
Total comprehensive (loss) income							14
Distributions to noncontrolling interest							(10)
Adjustment to redemption value of noncontrolling interest (Note 17)	(2)		(2)				2
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2015							32
PHH Corporation Stockholders’ Equity
Total comprehensive (loss) income	(202)			(202)
Stock compensation expense	8		8
Stock issued under share-based payment plans (includes $9 benefit from excess tax shortfall)	(9)		(9)
Stock issued under share-based payment plans (in shares)		100,222
Repurchase and retirement of Common stock	(23)	$ 0	(23)	0
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)		(1,508,772)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 1,090	$ 1	885	214	(10)	0
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016	53,599,433	53,599,433
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
Total comprehensive (loss) income							9
Distributions to noncontrolling interest							(8)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 33						33
PHH Corporation Stockholders’ Equity
Total comprehensive (loss) income	(216)			(217)	1
Adjustment to redemption value of noncontrolling interest (Note 17)	(24)		(24)				24
Stock compensation expense	9		9
Reclassification of stock awards	(4)		(4)
Stock issued under share-based payment plans (includes $9 benefit from excess tax shortfall)	(1)		(1)
Stock issued under share-based payment plans (in shares)		161,253
Repurchase and retirement of Common stock	(301)	$ (1)	(300)	0
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)		(21,213,428)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 553	$ 0	565	$ (3)	$ (9)	$ 0
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017	32,547,258	32,547,258
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
Total comprehensive (loss) income							23
Distributions to noncontrolling interest							(60)
Adjustment to redemption value of noncontrolling interest (Note 17)	$ (24)		$ (24)				24
Reclassification to Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest							(20)
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 0						$ 0