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Guarantor Financial Statement Information - Consolidating Statements of Cash Flow (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
1 Months Ended 2 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 5 Months Ended 7 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2018
Sep. 30, 2018
Dec. 31, 2018
Jun. 30, 2018
Mar. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Sep. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2017
Mar. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2018
Jul. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Operating Activities                          
Net income (loss) attributable to Nationstar   $ 1,020 $ (136)             $ 884      
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash attributable to operating activities:                          
Provision for deferred income taxes                   (1,021)      
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests   0 0             0      
(Gain) loss from subsidiaries                   0      
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale   (83) (93)             (176)      
Interest income on reverse mortgage interests                   (206)      
(Gain) loss on sale of assets                   0      
MSL related increased obligation                   0      
Loss on impairment of assets                   0      
Provision for servicing reserves                   38      
Fair value changes and amortization/accretion of mortgage servicing rights/liabilities                   225      
Fair value changes in excess spread financing                   5      
Fair value changes in mortgage servicing rights financing liability                   6      
Fair value changes in mortgage loans held for investment                   (2)      
Amortization of premiums, net of discount accretion                   9      
Depreciation and amortization for property and equipment and intangible assets                   39      
Share-based compensation                   2      
Other loss                   0      
Repurchases of forward loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations                   (527)      
Repurchases of reverse loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations, net of assignments to a third party                   (8,888)      
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees, and other purchase-related activities                   (8,888)      
Sales proceeds and loan payment proceeds for mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment                   9,405      
Excess tax benefit (deficiency) from share based compensation                   0      
Changes in assets and liabilities:                          
Advances and other receivables, net                   43      
Reverse mortgage interests, net                   1,544      
Other assets                   (61)      
Payables and accrued liabilities                   (68)      
Net cash attributable to operating activities                   1,251      
Investing Activities                          
Acquisition, net of cash acquired                   (33)      
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals                   (15)      
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred                   (307)      
Net payment related to acquisition of HECM related receivables                   0      
Net proceeds from acquisition of reverse mortgage servicing portfolio and HECM related receivables                   0      
Proceeds on sale of forward and reverse mortgage servicing rights                   105      
Proceeds on sale of assets                   0      
Purchase of cost-method investments                   0      
Net cash attributable to investing activities                   (250)      
Financing Activities                          
Increase (decrease) in warehouse facilities                   (351)      
Increase (decrease) in advance facilities                   45      
Proceeds from issuance of HECM securitizations                   343      
Repayment of HECM securitizations                   (374)      
Proceeds from issuance of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                   112      
Repayment of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                   (943)      
Proceeds from issuance of excess spread financing                   255      
Repayment of excess spread financing                   (38)      
Settlement of excess spread financing                   (77)      
Repayment of nonrecourse debt - legacy assets                   (6)      
Redemption and repayment of unsecured senior notes                   (1,030)      
Repurchase of unsecured senior notes                   0      
Repurchase of common stock                   0      
Excess tax benefit (deficiency) from share based compensation                   0      
Surrender of shares relating to stock vesting                   0      
Proceeds from non-controlling interests                   3      
Debt financing costs                   (2)      
Dividends to non-controlling interests                   0      
Net cash attributable to financing activities                   (2,063)      
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                   (1,062)      
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year   1,623               1,623      
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year $ 1,623   561             561 $ 1,623    
Reportable legal entities | Mr. Cooper                          
Operating Activities                          
Net income (loss) attributable to Nationstar                   884      
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash attributable to operating activities:                          
Provision for deferred income taxes                   (971)      
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests                   0      
(Gain) loss from subsidiaries                   44      
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale                   0      
Interest income on reverse mortgage interests                   0      
Provision for servicing reserves                   0      
Fair value changes and amortization/accretion of mortgage servicing rights/liabilities                   0      
Fair value changes in excess spread financing                   0      
Fair value changes in mortgage servicing rights financing liability                   0      
Fair value changes in mortgage loans held for investment                   0      
Amortization of premiums, net of discount accretion                   3      
Depreciation and amortization for property and equipment and intangible assets                   0      
Share-based compensation                   0      
Other loss                   0      
Repurchases of forward loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations                   0      
Repurchases of reverse loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations, net of assignments to a third party                   0      
Sales proceeds and loan payment proceeds for mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment                   0      
Changes in assets and liabilities:                          
Advances and other receivables, net                   0      
Reverse mortgage interests, net                   0      
Other assets                   1      
Payables and accrued liabilities                   28      
Net cash attributable to operating activities                   (11)      
Investing Activities                          
Acquisition, net of cash acquired                   0      
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals                   0      
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred                   0      
Proceeds on sale of forward and reverse mortgage servicing rights                   0      
Net cash attributable to investing activities                   0      
Financing Activities                          
Increase (decrease) in warehouse facilities                   0      
Increase (decrease) in advance facilities                   0      
Proceeds from issuance of HECM securitizations                   0      
Repayment of HECM securitizations                   0      
Proceeds from issuance of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                   0      
Repayment of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                   0      
Proceeds from issuance of excess spread financing                   0      
Repayment of excess spread financing                   0      
Settlement of excess spread financing                   0      
Repayment of nonrecourse debt - legacy assets                   0      
Redemption and repayment of unsecured senior notes                   0      
Proceeds from non-controlling interests                   0      
Debt financing costs                   0      
Net cash attributable to financing activities                   0      
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                   (11)      
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year   11               11      
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year 11   0             0 11    
Reportable legal entities | Issuer                          
Operating Activities                          
Net income (loss) attributable to Nationstar                   (44)      
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash attributable to operating activities:                          
Provision for deferred income taxes                   (49)      
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests                   0      
(Gain) loss from subsidiaries                   (2)      
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale                   (175)      
Interest income on reverse mortgage interests                   (206)      
Provision for servicing reserves                   38      
Fair value changes and amortization/accretion of mortgage servicing rights/liabilities                   225      
Fair value changes in excess spread financing                   6      
Fair value changes in mortgage servicing rights financing liability                   6      
Fair value changes in mortgage loans held for investment                   0      
Amortization of premiums, net of discount accretion                   7      
Depreciation and amortization for property and equipment and intangible assets                   33      
Share-based compensation                   1      
Other loss                   1      
Repurchases of forward loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations                   (527)      
Repurchases of reverse loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations, net of assignments to a third party                   (8,888)      
Sales proceeds and loan payment proceeds for mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment                   9,389      
Changes in assets and liabilities:                          
Advances and other receivables, net                   43      
Reverse mortgage interests, net                   1,569      
Other assets                   (18)      
Payables and accrued liabilities                   (130)      
Net cash attributable to operating activities                   1,279      
Investing Activities                          
Acquisition, net of cash acquired                   0      
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals                   (18)      
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred                   (313)      
Proceeds on sale of forward and reverse mortgage servicing rights                   105      
Net cash attributable to investing activities                   (226)      
Financing Activities                          
Increase (decrease) in warehouse facilities                   (351)      
Increase (decrease) in advance facilities                   40      
Proceeds from issuance of HECM securitizations                   0      
Repayment of HECM securitizations                   0      
Proceeds from issuance of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                   112      
Repayment of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                   (943)      
Proceeds from issuance of excess spread financing                   255      
Repayment of excess spread financing                   (38)      
Settlement of excess spread financing                   (77)      
Repayment of nonrecourse debt - legacy assets                   0      
Redemption and repayment of unsecured senior notes                   (1,030)      
Proceeds from non-controlling interests                   3      
Debt financing costs                   (3)      
Net cash attributable to financing activities                   (2,032)      
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                   (979)      
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year   1,358               1,358      
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year 1,358   379             379 1,358    
Reportable legal entities | Guarantor (Subsidiaries of Issuer)                          
Operating Activities                          
Net income (loss) attributable to Nationstar                   6      
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash attributable to operating activities:                          
Provision for deferred income taxes                   0      
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests                   0      
(Gain) loss from subsidiaries                   0      
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale                   0      
Interest income on reverse mortgage interests                   0      
Provision for servicing reserves                   0      
Fair value changes and amortization/accretion of mortgage servicing rights/liabilities                   0      
Fair value changes in excess spread financing                   0      
Fair value changes in mortgage servicing rights financing liability                   0      
Fair value changes in mortgage loans held for investment                   0      
Amortization of premiums, net of discount accretion                   0      
Depreciation and amortization for property and equipment and intangible assets                   0      
Share-based compensation                   0      
Other loss                   0      
Repurchases of forward loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations                   0      
Repurchases of reverse loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations, net of assignments to a third party                   0      
Sales proceeds and loan payment proceeds for mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment                   0      
Changes in assets and liabilities:                          
Advances and other receivables, net                   0      
Reverse mortgage interests, net                   0      
Other assets                   (6)      
Payables and accrued liabilities                   0      
Net cash attributable to operating activities                   0      
Investing Activities                          
Acquisition, net of cash acquired                   0      
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals                   0      
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred                   0      
Proceeds on sale of forward and reverse mortgage servicing rights                   0      
Net cash attributable to investing activities                   0      
Financing Activities                          
Increase (decrease) in warehouse facilities                   0      
Increase (decrease) in advance facilities                   0      
Proceeds from issuance of HECM securitizations                   0      
Repayment of HECM securitizations                   0      
Proceeds from issuance of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                   0      
Repayment of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                   0      
Proceeds from issuance of excess spread financing                   0      
Repayment of excess spread financing                   0      
Settlement of excess spread financing                   0      
Repayment of nonrecourse debt - legacy assets                   0      
Redemption and repayment of unsecured senior notes                   0      
Proceeds from non-controlling interests                   0      
Debt financing costs                   0      
Net cash attributable to financing activities                   0      
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                   0      
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year   1               1      
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year 1   1             1 1    
Reportable legal entities | Non-Guarantor (Subsidiaries of Issuer)                          
Operating Activities                          
Net income (loss) attributable to Nationstar                   (4)      
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash attributable to operating activities:                          
Provision for deferred income taxes                   (1)      
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests                   0      
(Gain) loss from subsidiaries                   0      
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale                   (1)      
Interest income on reverse mortgage interests                   0      
Provision for servicing reserves                   0      
Fair value changes and amortization/accretion of mortgage servicing rights/liabilities                   0      
Fair value changes in excess spread financing                   (1)      
Fair value changes in mortgage servicing rights financing liability                   0      
Fair value changes in mortgage loans held for investment                   (2)      
Amortization of premiums, net of discount accretion                   (1)      
Depreciation and amortization for property and equipment and intangible assets                   6      
Share-based compensation                   1      
Other loss                   (1)      
Repurchases of forward loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations                   0      
Repurchases of reverse loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations, net of assignments to a third party                   0      
Sales proceeds and loan payment proceeds for mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment                   16      
Changes in assets and liabilities:                          
Advances and other receivables, net                   0      
Reverse mortgage interests, net                   (25)      
Other assets                   (38)      
Payables and accrued liabilities                   34      
Net cash attributable to operating activities                   (17)      
Investing Activities                          
Acquisition, net of cash acquired                   (33)      
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals                   3      
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred                   6      
Proceeds on sale of forward and reverse mortgage servicing rights                   0      
Net cash attributable to investing activities                   (24)      
Financing Activities                          
Increase (decrease) in warehouse facilities                   0      
Increase (decrease) in advance facilities                   5      
Proceeds from issuance of HECM securitizations                   343      
Repayment of HECM securitizations                   (374)      
Proceeds from issuance of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                   0      
Repayment of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                   0      
Proceeds from issuance of excess spread financing                   0      
Repayment of excess spread financing                   0      
Settlement of excess spread financing                   0      
Repayment of nonrecourse debt - legacy assets                   (6)      
Redemption and repayment of unsecured senior notes                   0      
Proceeds from non-controlling interests                   0      
Debt financing costs                   1      
Net cash attributable to financing activities                   (31)      
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                   (72)      
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year   253               253      
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year 253   181             181 253    
Eliminations                          
Operating Activities                          
Net income (loss) attributable to Nationstar                   42      
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash attributable to operating activities:                          
Provision for deferred income taxes                   0      
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests                   0      
(Gain) loss from subsidiaries                   (42)      
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale                   0      
Interest income on reverse mortgage interests                   0      
Provision for servicing reserves                   0      
Fair value changes and amortization/accretion of mortgage servicing rights/liabilities                   0      
Fair value changes in excess spread financing                   0      
Fair value changes in mortgage servicing rights financing liability                   0      
Fair value changes in mortgage loans held for investment                   0      
Amortization of premiums, net of discount accretion                   0      
Depreciation and amortization for property and equipment and intangible assets                   0      
Share-based compensation                   0      
Other loss                   0      
Repurchases of forward loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations                   0      
Repurchases of reverse loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations, net of assignments to a third party                   0      
Sales proceeds and loan payment proceeds for mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment                   0      
Changes in assets and liabilities:                          
Advances and other receivables, net                   0      
Reverse mortgage interests, net                   0      
Other assets                   0      
Payables and accrued liabilities                   0      
Net cash attributable to operating activities                   0      
Investing Activities                          
Acquisition, net of cash acquired                   0      
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals                   0      
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred                   0      
Proceeds on sale of forward and reverse mortgage servicing rights                   0      
Net cash attributable to investing activities                   0      
Financing Activities                          
Increase (decrease) in warehouse facilities                   0      
Increase (decrease) in advance facilities                   0      
Proceeds from issuance of HECM securitizations                   0      
Repayment of HECM securitizations                   0      
Proceeds from issuance of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                   0      
Repayment of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                   0      
Proceeds from issuance of excess spread financing                   0      
Repayment of excess spread financing                   0      
Settlement of excess spread financing                   0      
Repayment of nonrecourse debt - legacy assets                   0      
Redemption and repayment of unsecured senior notes                   0      
Proceeds from non-controlling interests                   0      
Debt financing costs                   0      
Net cash attributable to financing activities                   0      
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                   0      
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year   0               0      
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year 0   $ 0             0 0    
Predecessor                          
Operating Activities                          
Net income (loss) attributable to Nationstar (64)     $ 58 $ 160 $ 41 $ 7 $ (20) $ 2   154 $ 30 $ 19
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash attributable to operating activities:                          
Provision for deferred income taxes                     63 (46) (5)
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests 0     0 0 0 0 1 0   0 1 (3)
(Gain) loss from subsidiaries                     0 0 0
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale (44)     $ (127) (124) (142) $ (154) $ (167) (144)   (295) (607) (793)
Interest income on reverse mortgage interests                     (274) (490) (344)
(Gain) loss on sale of assets                     (9) (8) 2
MSL related increased obligation                     59 0 0
Loss on impairment of assets                     0 0 25
Provision for servicing reserves                     70 148 108
Fair value changes and amortization/accretion of mortgage servicing rights/liabilities                     (177) 430 484
Fair value changes in excess spread financing                     81 12 25
Fair value changes in mortgage servicing rights financing liability                     16 (17) (42)
Fair value changes in mortgage loans held for investment                     0 0 0
Amortization of premiums, net of discount accretion                     8 82 64
Depreciation and amortization for property and equipment and intangible assets                     33 59 63
Share-based compensation                     17 17 21
Other loss                     3 6 0
Repurchases of forward loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations                     (544) (1,249) (1,432)
Repurchases of reverse loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations, net of assignments to a third party                     (12,328)    
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees, and other purchase-related activities                     (12,328) (19,159) (20,410)
Sales proceeds and loan payment proceeds for mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment                     13,392 20,776 22,031
Excess tax benefit (deficiency) from share based compensation                     0 (1) 4
Changes in assets and liabilities:                          
Advances and other receivables, net                     377 (30) 582
Reverse mortgage interests, net                     1,601 1,672 572
Other assets                     (41) (75) (25)
Payables and accrued liabilities                     88 (192) 26
Net cash attributable to operating activities                     2,294 1,359 972
Investing Activities                          
Acquisition, net of cash acquired                     0 0 0
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals                     (40) (42) (62)
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred                     (134) (63) (144)
Net payment related to acquisition of HECM related receivables                     (1) 0 0
Net proceeds from acquisition of reverse mortgage servicing portfolio and HECM related receivables                     0 16 (3,600)
Proceeds on sale of forward and reverse mortgage servicing rights                     0 71 68
Proceeds on sale of assets                     13 16 0
Purchase of cost-method investments                     0 (4) 0
Net cash attributable to investing activities                     (162) (6) (3,738)
Financing Activities                          
Increase (decrease) in warehouse facilities                     (585) 863 529
Increase (decrease) in advance facilities                     (305) (241) (550)
Proceeds from issuance of HECM securitizations                     759 707 728
Repayment of HECM securitizations                     (448) (572) (713)
Proceeds from issuance of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                     208 575 4,124
Repayment of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                     (1,599) (2,597) (1,185)
Proceeds from issuance of excess spread financing                     70 0 155
Repayment of excess spread financing                     (3) (23) (198)
Settlement of excess spread financing                     (105) (207) 0
Repayment of nonrecourse debt - legacy assets                     (7) (15) (18)
Repurchase of unsecured senior notes                     (62) (123) (40)
Repurchase of common stock                     0 0 (114)
Excess tax benefit (deficiency) from share based compensation                     0 0 (4)
Surrender of shares relating to stock vesting                     (9) (4) (3)
Proceeds from non-controlling interests                     0 0 0
Debt financing costs                     (24) (13) (13)
Dividends to non-controlling interests                     (1) (5) 0
Net cash attributable to financing activities                     (2,111) (1,655) 2,698
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                     21 (302) (68)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year   596     575       877 596 575 877 945
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year 596         575         596 575 877
Predecessor | Reportable legal entities | Mr. Cooper                          
Operating Activities                          
Net income (loss) attributable to Nationstar                     154 30 19
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash attributable to operating activities:                          
Provision for deferred income taxes                     0 0 0
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests                     0 0 0
(Gain) loss from subsidiaries                     (181) (30) (19)
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale                     0 0 0
Interest income on reverse mortgage interests                     0 0 0
(Gain) loss on sale of assets                     0 0 0
MSL related increased obligation                     0    
Loss on impairment of assets                         0
Provision for servicing reserves                     0 0 0
Fair value changes and amortization/accretion of mortgage servicing rights/liabilities                     0 0 0
Fair value changes in excess spread financing                     0 0 0
Fair value changes in mortgage servicing rights financing liability                     0 0 0
Amortization of premiums, net of discount accretion                     0 0 0
Depreciation and amortization for property and equipment and intangible assets                     0 0 0
Share-based compensation                     0 0 0
Other loss                     0 0  
Repurchases of forward loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations                     0 0 0
Repurchases of reverse loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations, net of assignments to a third party                     0    
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees, and other purchase-related activities                       0 0
Sales proceeds and loan payment proceeds for mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment                     0 0 0
Excess tax benefit (deficiency) from share based compensation                       0 0
Changes in assets and liabilities:                          
Advances and other receivables, net                     0 0 0
Reverse mortgage interests, net                     0 0 0
Other assets                     9 4 117
Payables and accrued liabilities                     27 0 0
Net cash attributable to operating activities                     9 4 117
Investing Activities                          
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals                     0 0 0
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred                     0 0 0
Net payment related to acquisition of HECM related receivables                     0    
Net proceeds from acquisition of reverse mortgage servicing portfolio and HECM related receivables                       0 0
Proceeds on sale of forward and reverse mortgage servicing rights                       0 0
Proceeds on sale of assets                     0 0  
Purchase of cost-method investments                       0  
Net cash attributable to investing activities                     0 0 0
Financing Activities                          
Increase (decrease) in warehouse facilities                     0 0 0
Increase (decrease) in advance facilities                     0 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of HECM securitizations                     0 0 0
Repayment of HECM securitizations                     0 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                     0 0 0
Repayment of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                     0 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of excess spread financing                     0   0
Repayment of excess spread financing                     0 0 0
Settlement of excess spread financing                     0 0  
Repayment of nonrecourse debt - legacy assets                     0 0 0
Repurchase of unsecured senior notes                     0 0 0
Repurchase of common stock                     0   (114)
Excess tax benefit (deficiency) from share based compensation                         0
Surrender of shares relating to stock vesting                     (9) (4) (3)
Debt financing costs                     0 0 0
Dividends to non-controlling interests                     0 0  
Net cash attributable to financing activities                     (9) (4) (117)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                     0 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year   0     0       0 0 0 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year 0         0         0 0 0
Predecessor | Reportable legal entities | Issuer                          
Operating Activities                          
Net income (loss) attributable to Nationstar                     181 30 19
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash attributable to operating activities:                          
Provision for deferred income taxes                     63 (46) (5)
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests                     0 1 (3)
(Gain) loss from subsidiaries                     (56) (53) (44)
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale                     (295) (606) (764)
Interest income on reverse mortgage interests                     (274) (490) (344)
(Gain) loss on sale of assets                     0 1 2
MSL related increased obligation                     59    
Loss on impairment of assets                         25
Provision for servicing reserves                     70 148 108
Fair value changes and amortization/accretion of mortgage servicing rights/liabilities                     (178) 430 484
Fair value changes in excess spread financing                     81 15 3
Fair value changes in mortgage servicing rights financing liability                     16 (17) (42)
Amortization of premiums, net of discount accretion                     11 73 (9,907)
Depreciation and amortization for property and equipment and intangible assets                     26 45 43
Share-based compensation                     16 12 15
Other loss                     3 6  
Repurchases of forward loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations                     (544) (1,249) (1,432)
Repurchases of reverse loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations, net of assignments to a third party                     (12,328)    
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees, and other purchase-related activities                       (19,159) (19,616)
Sales proceeds and loan payment proceeds for mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment                     13,381 20,760 31,024
Excess tax benefit (deficiency) from share based compensation                       (1) 4
Changes in assets and liabilities:                          
Advances and other receivables, net                     377 (30) 582
Reverse mortgage interests, net                     1,866 1,829 607
Other assets                     (294) (103) (707)
Payables and accrued liabilities                     65 (179) 46
Net cash attributable to operating activities                     2,246 1,417 98
Investing Activities                          
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals                     (35) (37) (55)
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred                     (127) (56) (120)
Net payment related to acquisition of HECM related receivables                     (1)    
Net proceeds from acquisition of reverse mortgage servicing portfolio and HECM related receivables                       16 (3,600)
Proceeds on sale of forward and reverse mortgage servicing rights                       71 68
Proceeds on sale of assets                     0 16  
Purchase of cost-method investments                       (4)  
Net cash attributable to investing activities                     (163) 6 (3,707)
Financing Activities                          
Increase (decrease) in warehouse facilities                     (585) 863 637
Increase (decrease) in advance facilities                     (55) (81) (51)
Proceeds from issuance of HECM securitizations                     0 0 0
Repayment of HECM securitizations                     0 (1) 0
Proceeds from issuance of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                     208 575 4,124
Repayment of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                     (1,599) (2,597) (1,185)
Proceeds from issuance of excess spread financing                     70   155
Repayment of excess spread financing                     (3) (23) (198)
Settlement of excess spread financing                     (105) (207)  
Repayment of nonrecourse debt - legacy assets                     0 0 0
Repurchase of unsecured senior notes                     (62) (123) (40)
Repurchase of common stock                     0   0
Excess tax benefit (deficiency) from share based compensation                         (4)
Surrender of shares relating to stock vesting                     0 0 0
Debt financing costs                     (24) (13) (13)
Dividends to non-controlling interests                     (1) (5)  
Net cash attributable to financing activities                     (2,156) (1,612) 3,425
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                     (73) (189) (184)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year   350     423       612 350 423 612 796
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year 350         423         350 423 612
Predecessor | Reportable legal entities | Guarantor (Subsidiaries of Issuer)                          
Operating Activities                          
Net income (loss) attributable to Nationstar                     12 12 20
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash attributable to operating activities:                          
Provision for deferred income taxes                     0 0 0
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests                     0 0 0
(Gain) loss from subsidiaries                     0 0 0
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale                     0 0 0
Interest income on reverse mortgage interests                     0 0 0
(Gain) loss on sale of assets                     0 0 0
MSL related increased obligation                     0    
Loss on impairment of assets                         0
Provision for servicing reserves                     0 0 0
Fair value changes and amortization/accretion of mortgage servicing rights/liabilities                     0 0 0
Fair value changes in excess spread financing                     0 0 0
Fair value changes in mortgage servicing rights financing liability                     0 0 0
Amortization of premiums, net of discount accretion                     0 0 0
Depreciation and amortization for property and equipment and intangible assets                     0 0 0
Share-based compensation                     0 0 0
Other loss                     0 0  
Repurchases of forward loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations                     0 0 0
Repurchases of reverse loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations, net of assignments to a third party                     0    
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees, and other purchase-related activities                       0 0
Sales proceeds and loan payment proceeds for mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment                     0 0 0
Excess tax benefit (deficiency) from share based compensation                       0 0
Changes in assets and liabilities:                          
Advances and other receivables, net                     0 0 0
Reverse mortgage interests, net                     0 0 0
Other assets                     (12) (12) (21)
Payables and accrued liabilities                     0 (1) 1
Net cash attributable to operating activities                     0 (1) 0
Investing Activities                          
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals                     0 0 1
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred                     0 0 0
Net payment related to acquisition of HECM related receivables                     0    
Net proceeds from acquisition of reverse mortgage servicing portfolio and HECM related receivables                       0 0
Proceeds on sale of forward and reverse mortgage servicing rights                       0 0
Proceeds on sale of assets                     0 0  
Purchase of cost-method investments                       0  
Net cash attributable to investing activities                     0 0 1
Financing Activities                          
Increase (decrease) in warehouse facilities                     0 0 0
Increase (decrease) in advance facilities                     0 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of HECM securitizations                     0 0 0
Repayment of HECM securitizations                     0 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                     0 0 0
Repayment of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                     0 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of excess spread financing                     0   0
Repayment of excess spread financing                     0 0 0
Settlement of excess spread financing                     0 0  
Repayment of nonrecourse debt - legacy assets                     0 0 0
Repurchase of unsecured senior notes                     0 0 0
Repurchase of common stock                     0   0
Excess tax benefit (deficiency) from share based compensation                         0
Surrender of shares relating to stock vesting                     0 0 0
Debt financing costs                     0 0 0
Dividends to non-controlling interests                     0 0  
Net cash attributable to financing activities                     0 0 0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                     0 (1) 1
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year   1     1       2 1 1 2 1
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year 1         1         1 1 2
Predecessor | Reportable legal entities | Non-Guarantor (Subsidiaries of Issuer)                          
Operating Activities                          
Net income (loss) attributable to Nationstar                     44 41 24
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash attributable to operating activities:                          
Provision for deferred income taxes                     0 0 0
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests                     0 0 0
(Gain) loss from subsidiaries                     0 0 0
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale                     0 (1) (29)
Interest income on reverse mortgage interests                     0 0 0
(Gain) loss on sale of assets                     (9) (9) 0
MSL related increased obligation                     0    
Loss on impairment of assets                         0
Provision for servicing reserves                     0 0 0
Fair value changes and amortization/accretion of mortgage servicing rights/liabilities                     1 0 0
Fair value changes in excess spread financing                     0 (3) 22
Fair value changes in mortgage servicing rights financing liability                     0 0 0
Amortization of premiums, net of discount accretion                     (3) 9 9,971
Depreciation and amortization for property and equipment and intangible assets                     7 14 20
Share-based compensation                     1 5 6
Other loss                     0 0  
Repurchases of forward loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations                     0 0 0
Repurchases of reverse loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations, net of assignments to a third party                     0    
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees, and other purchase-related activities                       0 (794)
Sales proceeds and loan payment proceeds for mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment                     11 16 (8,993)
Excess tax benefit (deficiency) from share based compensation                       0 0
Changes in assets and liabilities:                          
Advances and other receivables, net                     0 0 0
Reverse mortgage interests, net                     (265) (157) (35)
Other assets                     256 36 586
Payables and accrued liabilities                     (4) (12) (21)
Net cash attributable to operating activities                     39 (61) 757
Investing Activities                          
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals                     (5) (5) (8)
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred                     (7) (7) (24)
Net payment related to acquisition of HECM related receivables                     0    
Net proceeds from acquisition of reverse mortgage servicing portfolio and HECM related receivables                       0 0
Proceeds on sale of forward and reverse mortgage servicing rights                       0 0
Proceeds on sale of assets                     13 0  
Purchase of cost-method investments                       0  
Net cash attributable to investing activities                     1 (12) (32)
Financing Activities                          
Increase (decrease) in warehouse facilities                     0 0 (108)
Increase (decrease) in advance facilities                     (250) (160) (499)
Proceeds from issuance of HECM securitizations                     759 707 728
Repayment of HECM securitizations                     (448) (571) (713)
Proceeds from issuance of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                     0 0 0
Repayment of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                     0 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of excess spread financing                     0   0
Repayment of excess spread financing                     0 0 0
Settlement of excess spread financing                     0 0  
Repayment of nonrecourse debt - legacy assets                     (7) (15) (18)
Repurchase of unsecured senior notes                     0 0 0
Repurchase of common stock                     0   0
Excess tax benefit (deficiency) from share based compensation                         0
Surrender of shares relating to stock vesting                     0 0 0
Debt financing costs                     0 0 0
Dividends to non-controlling interests                     0 0  
Net cash attributable to financing activities                     54 (39) (610)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                     94 (112) 115
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year   245     151       263 245 151 263 148
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year 245         151         245 151 263
Predecessor | Eliminations                          
Operating Activities                          
Net income (loss) attributable to Nationstar                     (237) (83) (63)
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash attributable to operating activities:                          
Provision for deferred income taxes                     0 0 0
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests                     0 0 0
(Gain) loss from subsidiaries                     237 83 63
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale                     0 0 0
Interest income on reverse mortgage interests                     0 0 0
(Gain) loss on sale of assets                     0 0 0
MSL related increased obligation                     0    
Loss on impairment of assets                         0
Provision for servicing reserves                     0 0 0
Fair value changes and amortization/accretion of mortgage servicing rights/liabilities                     0 0 0
Fair value changes in excess spread financing                     0 0 0
Fair value changes in mortgage servicing rights financing liability                     0 0 0
Amortization of premiums, net of discount accretion                     0 0 0
Depreciation and amortization for property and equipment and intangible assets                     0 0 0
Share-based compensation                     0 0 0
Other loss                     0 0  
Repurchases of forward loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations                     0 0 0
Repurchases of reverse loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations, net of assignments to a third party                     0    
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees, and other purchase-related activities                       0 0
Sales proceeds and loan payment proceeds for mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment                     0 0 0
Excess tax benefit (deficiency) from share based compensation                       0 0
Changes in assets and liabilities:                          
Advances and other receivables, net                     0 0 0
Reverse mortgage interests, net                     0 0 0
Other assets                     0 0 0
Payables and accrued liabilities                     0 0 0
Net cash attributable to operating activities                     0 0 0
Investing Activities                          
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals                     0 0 0
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred                     0 0 0
Net payment related to acquisition of HECM related receivables                     0    
Net proceeds from acquisition of reverse mortgage servicing portfolio and HECM related receivables                       0 0
Proceeds on sale of forward and reverse mortgage servicing rights                       0 0
Proceeds on sale of assets                     0 0  
Purchase of cost-method investments                       0  
Net cash attributable to investing activities                     0 0 0
Financing Activities                          
Increase (decrease) in warehouse facilities                     0 0 0
Increase (decrease) in advance facilities                     0 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of HECM securitizations                     0 0 0
Repayment of HECM securitizations                     0 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                     0 0 0
Repayment of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests                     0 0 0
Proceeds from issuance of excess spread financing                     0   0
Repayment of excess spread financing                     0 0 0
Settlement of excess spread financing                     0 0  
Repayment of nonrecourse debt - legacy assets                     0 0 0
Repurchase of unsecured senior notes                     0 0 0
Repurchase of common stock                     0   0
Excess tax benefit (deficiency) from share based compensation                         0
Surrender of shares relating to stock vesting                     0 0 0
Debt financing costs                     0 0 0
Dividends to non-controlling interests                     0 0  
Net cash attributable to financing activities                     0 0 0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                     0 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year   $ 0     $ 0       $ 0 $ 0 0 0 0
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year $ 0         $ 0         $ 0 $ 0 $ 0