Debt Instrument, Change Of Control, Purchase Price, Percentage

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Represents the amount of consolidated tangible net worth requirement as part of the most restrictive covenant requirement.

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Liquidity Requirement

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Minimum Unencumbered Asset Coverage Ratio, Period One

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Minimum Unencumbered Asset Coverage Ratio, Period Two

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Minimum Unrestricted Cash

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Period Notice

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Outstanding servicing advances in connection with rights to MSRs sold.

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Percentage of loan to collateral value.

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Amount of contractual principal due at origination of mortgage loan within investment in mortgage loan on real estate by entity with substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate or interest in real estate.

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section S99
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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Borrowings - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
Borrowings - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 05, 2016	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
UPB of rights to MSRs sold		$ 76,100,000,000
Long-term debt, gross		1,030,306,000	$ 452,736,000
NRZ
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
UPB of rights to MSRs sold		18,500,000,000
Outstanding servicing advances		$ 700,000,000
SSTL
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Percentage of loan to value		40.00%
Minimum unencumbered asset coverage ratio for period one (percentage)		200.00%
Minimum unencumbered asset coverage ratio for period two (percentage)		225.00%
Minimum unrestricted cash requirement		$ 125,000,000.0
Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross		313,052,000	449,942,000
Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Covenant liquidity requirement		$ 100,000,000.0
On or Before November 15, 2018 \| Minimum \| Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Redemption period, notice		30 days
On or Before November 15, 2018 \| Maximum \| Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Redemption period, notice		60 days
Ocwen Loan Servicing \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt covenant, required consolidated tangible net worth		$ 200,000,000
8.375% Senior Secured Notes Due In 2022 \| Senior Notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Percentage of principal amount, repurchase price	101.00%
8.375% Senior Secured Notes Due In 2022 \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross		$ 291,509,000	$ 330,878,000
Debt instrument stated percentage of interest (percentage)		8.375%