Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] Derivative [Table] Derivative [Table] Derivative Instrument [Axis] Derivative Instrument [Axis] Derivative Contract [Domain] Derivative Contract [Domain] Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member] Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member] Forward MBS Trades [Member] Forward Mortgage Backed Securities Trades [Member] Represents a forward mortgage backed securities trades. Interest Rate Caps [Member] Interest Rate Cap [Member] Derivative [Line Items] Derivative [Line Items] Derivative Notional Balance Derivative Notional Balance [Roll Forward] Derivative Notional Balance [Roll Forward] Notional balance at December 31, 2016 Derivative, Notional Amount Additions Derivative Additions Represents an increase in derivative instruments during the period. Amortization Amortization Of Derivative Represents amount for amortization of derivative instruments during the period. Maturities Derivative Maturities Represents amount for maturities of derivative instruments during the period. Terminations Derivative Terminations Represents amount for termination of derivative instruments during the period. Notional balance at June 30, 2017 Maturity Derivative Maturity Period Represents a maturity period of derivative. Fair value of derivative assets (liabilities) at: Fair value of derivative assets (liabilities) at: [Abstract] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Derivatives, at fair value Derivative, Fair Value, Net Gains (losses) on derivatives during the six months ended: Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net [Abstract] Gains (losses) on derivatives Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Gains (losses) on derivatives Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net Receivables [Abstract] Schedule of Receivables Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block] Debt Disclosure [Abstract] Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table] Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table] Variable Rate [Axis] Variable Rate [Axis] Variable Rate [Domain] Variable Rate [Domain] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Long-term Debt, Type [Axis] Long-term Debt, Type [Axis] Long-term Debt, Type [Domain] Long-term Debt, Type [Domain] Total Ocwen Servicer Advance Receivables Trust III (OSARTIII) [Member] Ocwen Servicer Advance Receivables Trust [Member] Ocwen servicer advance receivables trust. Total Ocwen Master Advance Receivables Trust (OMART) [Member] Ocwen Master Advance Receivables Trust [Member] Ocwen master advance receivables trust. Total Ocwen Freddie Advance Funding Facility (OFAF) [Member] Ocwen Freddie Advance Funding [Member] Ocwen Freddie advance funding. Total Automotive Capital Asset Receivables Trust [Member] Automotive Capital Asset Receivables Trust [Member] Automotive capital asset receivables trust. Debt Instrument [Axis] Debt Instrument [Axis] Debt Instrument, Name [Domain] Debt Instrument, Name [Domain] Series 2016 Term Notes [Member] Series Two Thousand Sixteen Term Notes [Member] Series 2016 term notes. Series 2015 Term Notes [Member] Series Two Thousand Fifteen Term Notes [Member] Series 2015 term notes. Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2014-VF1 [Member] Series Two Thousand Fourteen Variable Funding Notes One [Member] Series 2014 variable funding notes one. Advance Receivables Backed Notes, Series 2015-VF1 [Member] Series Two Thousand Fifteen Variable Funding Notes One [Member] Series two thousand fifteen variable funding notes one. Loan Series 2017-1 [Member] Loan Series Two Thousand Seventeen One [Member] Loan series 2017 one. Loan Series 2017-2 [Member] Loan Series Two Thousand Seventeen Two [Member] Loan series 2017 two. Range [Axis] Range [Axis] Range [Domain] Range [Domain] Minimum [Member] Minimum [Member] Maximum [Member] Maximum [Member] Debt Instrument [Line Items] Debt Instrument [Line Items] Available borrowing capacity that could be used based on amount of eligible collateral pledged Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount Debt instrument, interest rate Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage Maximum borrowing capacity Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity Ceiling percentage of 1ML in determining interest rate Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease) Basis spread on variable rate Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate Total borrowing capacity Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table] Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table] Fair Value, Hierarchy [Axis] Fair Value, Hierarchy [Axis] Fair Value Hierarchy [Domain] Fair Value Hierarchy [Domain] Level 2 [Member] Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Level 3 [Member] Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] Level 1 [Member] Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Measurement Basis [Axis] Measurement Basis [Axis] Fair Value Measurement [Domain] Fair Value Measurement [Domain] Portion at Fair Value Measurement [Member] Portion at Fair Value Measurement [Member] Carrying Value [Member] Reported Value Measurement [Member] Fair Value [Member] Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] Financial assets: Financial Assets [Abstract] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Loans held for sale: Loans Held For Sale At Fair Value [Abstract] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Loans held for sale, at fair value Loans Held-for-sale, Fair Value Disclosure Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value Loans Held For Sale At Lower Cost Fair Value Disclosure This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents loans held-for-sale at lower cost of fair value as presented on the statement of financial position which may include mortgage loans held-for-sale, finance receivables held-for-sale, or any other loans classified as held-for-sale which are due the Company as of the balance sheet date. Total Loans held for sale Mortgages Held-for-sale, Fair Value Disclosure Loans held for investment Loans Held for Investment, Fair Value Disclosure This element represents the home equity conversion mortgages insured by FHA. Advances (including match funded) Advances and Match Funded Advances Fair Value Disclosure This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents advances and match funded advances. Automotive dealer financing notes (including match funded) Notes Receivable, Fair Value Disclosure Receivables, net Receivables, Fair Value Disclosure Mortgage-backed securities, at fair value Mortgage-backed Securities Available-for-sale, Fair Value Disclosure U.S. Treasury notes Financial Instruments, Owned, US Government and Agency Obligations, at Fair Value Financial liabilities: Financial Liabilities [Abstract] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Match funded liabilities Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Associated Liabilities, Carrying Amount Financing liabilities: Financing Liabilities [Abstract] Financing Liabilities [Abstract] HMBS-related borrowings, at fair value Home Equity Conversion Mortgage-Backed Securities Related Borrowings At Fair Value This represents the amount of liability which is a resultant of reverse mortgage loans sold into the secondary with servicing rights retained. As the transfer of these loans do not meet the definition of participating interest because of the servicing requirement that requires the issuer to absorb some level of risk, these transfers are accounted for as financing. Financing liability - MSRs pledged, at fair value Mortgage Service Rights, Pledged, Fair Value Disclosure Mortgage Service Rights, Pledged, Fair Value Disclosure Other Other Financing Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure Other Financing Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure Total Financing liabilities Long-term Debt, Gross Other secured borrowings: Secured Debt [Abstract] Senior secured term loan Senior Notes, Noncurrent Other Other Borrowings Total Other secured borrowings Secured Debt, Other Senior Notes [Abstract] Senior Notes [Abstract] Senior unsecured notes Unsecured Debt Senior secured notes Secured Debt Senior notes, net Senior Notes Derivative financial instruments assets (liabilities): Derivative Instrument Detail [Abstract] Interest rate lock commitments Interest Rate Derivative Assets, at Fair Value Forward mortgage-backed securities Forward Mortgage Backed Securities Trades Fair value as of the balance sheet date of forward mortgage-backed securities trades, which provides economic hedge against those changes in fair value on mortgage loans from the date of closing loans with borrowers to the date till those loans are sold in secondary market. Interest rate caps Interest Rate Derivatives, at Fair Value, Net Mortgage servicing rights: Mortgage Service Rights [Abstract] Mortgage Service Rights [Abstract] Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Amount Mortgage servicing rights, at amortized cost Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost Total Mortgage servicing rights Servicing Asset Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table] Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table] Liability Class [Axis] Liability Class [Axis] Fair Value by Liability Class [Domain] Fair Value by Liability Class [Domain] Loans Held for Investment [Member] Loans Held for Investment [Member] Loans Held for Investment. HMBS - Related Borrowings [Member] HMBS - Related Borrowings [Member] HMBS - Related Borrowings [Member] Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] Financing Liability - MSRs Pledged [Member] Financing Liability Mortgage Servicing Rates Pledged 1 [Member] Financing Liability Mortgage Servicing Rates Pledged 1 [Member] Derivatives [Member] Derivative Financial Instruments, Assets [Member] MSRs [Member] Servicing Contracts [Member] Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] Beginning balance Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Value Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements: Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements: [Abstract] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Purchases Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Purchases Issuances Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Issuances Sales Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Sales Transfers to Real estate (Other assets) Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Transfers out of Level 3 Settlements Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Settlements Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements, total Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Purchases, (Sales), Issuances, (Settlements) Total realized and unrealized gains and (losses): Total realized and unrealized gains and (losses) (2): [Abstract] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Included in earnings Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings Transfers in and / or out of Level 3 Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Transfers, Net Ending balance Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract] Schedule of Other Liabilities Schedule of Other Liabilities [Table Text Block] Schedule of Other Liabilities [Table Text Block] Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table] Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table] Receivable Type [Axis] Receivable Type [Axis] Receivable Type [Domain] Receivable [Domain] Ginnie Mae Loans [Member] Ginnie Mae Loans [Member] Ginnie Mae loans. Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] Loans repurchase obligation Repurchase Obligation Of Loans Held For Sale At Lower Of Cost Or Fair Value Loans repurchase obligation due to material breach of contractual representations and warranties associated with the agreements pursuant with our transfers of loans. Income Statement [Abstract] Revenue Revenues [Abstract] Servicing and subservicing fees Bank Servicing Fees Gain on loans held for sale, net Gain (Loss) on Sales of Loans, Net Other Revenue, Other Financial Services Total revenue Revenues Expenses Costs and Expenses [Abstract] Compensation and benefits Labor and Related Expense Servicing and origination Servicing and Origination Non-labor costs directly associated with income earned from servicing and originating mortgage loans, excluding amortization of mortgage servicing rights. Professional services Professional Fees Technology and communications Communications and Information Technology Occupancy and equipment Occupancy, Net Amortization of mortgage servicing rights Amortization of Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSRs) Other Other Expenses Total expenses Costs and Expenses Other income (expense) Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Abstract] Interest income Interest and Other Income Interest expense Interest Expense Gain on sale of mortgage servicing rights, net Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets for Financial Service Operations Other, net Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) Total other expense, net Nonoperating Income (Expense) Loss before income taxes Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest Income tax expense (benefit) Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Net loss Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Net income attributable to non-controlling interests Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Net loss attributable to Ocwen stockholders Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent Loss per share attributable to Ocwen stockholders Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Abstract] Basic (in USD per share) Earnings Per Share, Basic Diluted (in USD per share) Earnings Per Share, Diluted Weighted average common shares outstanding Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted, Other Disclosures [Abstract] Basic (in shares) Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic Diluted (in shares) Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted Brokers and Dealers [Abstract] Third party monitoring costs related to regulatory matters and resolutions Cost of Services Net worth requirement Capital Required for Capital Adequacy Transfers and Servicing [Abstract] Match Funded Assets Transfers Accounted For As Secured Borrowings Advances [Text Block] The disclosure for the carrying amount of advances transferred to special purpose entities in transactions accounted for as secured borrowings in the transferor's statement of financial position. Advances include receivables for funds advanced by the servicer to meet contractual principal and interest remittance requirements for the investors, pay property taxes and insurance premiums and process foreclosures. Advances also include receivables for funds advanced to maintain, repair and market foreclosed real estate properties on behalf of investors. Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period [Axis] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period [Axis] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period [Domain] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period [Domain] 2018 [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] 2019 [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member] 2020 [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member] 2021 and Thereafter [Member] Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Secured Debt [Member] Redemption price Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] Organization, Business Environment and Basis of Presentation Organization, Consolidation, Basis of Presentation, Business Description and Accounting Policies [Text Block] Movement In Loans Held For Sale At Fair Value [Roll Forward] Movement In Loans Held For Sale At Fair Value [Roll Forward] A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period. Beginning balance Originations and purchases Payments for Origination of Mortgage Loans Held-for-sale Proceeds from sales Proceeds from Sale of Mortgage Loans Held-for-sale Principal collections Proceeds from Loan and Lease Originations and Principal Collections Transfers from loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value Transfer of Loans Held-for-sale to Portfolio Loans Gain on sale of loans Gain (Loss) on Sale of Mortgage Loans Increase in fair value of loans Increase (Decrease) in Loans Held-for-sale Other Other Adjustment Mortgage Loans Held For Sale Represents amount of addition or reductions in principal on mortgage loans held for sale other than foreclosures, costs of mortgages sold, and amortization of premium during the reporting period. Ending balance Other Income and Expenses [Abstract] Schedule of Interest Expense [Table] Schedule of Interest Expense [Table] Schedule of Interest Expense [Table] Counterparty Name [Axis] Counterparty Name [Axis] Counterparty Name [Domain] Counterparty Name [Domain] NRZ [Member] New Residential Investment Corp [Member] New Residential Investment Corp. Schedule of Interest Expense [Line Items] Schedule of Interest Expense [Line Items] [Line Items] for Schedule of Interest Expense [Table] Compensatory fee payable Compensatory Fee Payable This represents the compensatory fees payable for certain increased costs associated with its servicing advance financing facilities that are the direct result of a downgrade of S&P servicer rating. Financing Receivable Portfolio Segment [Axis] Financing Receivable Portfolio Segment [Axis] Financing Receivable Portfolio Segment [Domain] Financing Receivable Portfolio Segment [Domain] Valuation Allowance for Loans Held for Sale [Member] Valuation Allowance for Loans Held for Sale [Member] Valuation Allowance for Loans Held for Sale [Member] Schedule of Loans Held for Sale Fair Value Loans Held For Sale Carried At Fair Value [Table Text Block] Loans Held For Sale Carried At Fair Value [Table Text Block] Schedule of Loans Held for Sale at Lower Cost or Fair Value, Activity Schedule of Loans Held For Sale At Lower Cost Or Fair Value, Activity [Table Text Block] Schedule of Loans Held For Sale At Lower Cost Or Fair Value, Activity [Table Text Block] Schedule of Changes in Valuation Allowance Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block] Schedule of Gains on Loans Held for Sale, Net Gain On Loans Held For Sale [Table Text Block] Gain On Loans Held For Sale [Table Text Block] Schedule of Match Funded Assets Match Funded Advances On Residential Loans [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of match funded advances on residential loans serviced for others. Schedule of Activity In Match Funded Assets Schedule of Activity In Match Funded Advances [Table Text Block] Schedule of Activity In Match Funded Advances [Table Text Block] Advance Receivables Backed Notes - Series 2014-VF3 [Member] Series Two Thousand Fourteen Variable Funding Notes Three [Member] Series 2014 variable funding notes three. Advance Receivables Backed Notes - Series 2014-VF4 [Member] Series Two Thousand Fourteen Variable Funding Notes Four [Member] Series 2014 variable funding notes four. Advance Receivables Backed Notes - Series 2015-VF5 [Member] Series Two Thousand Fifteen Variable Funding Notes [Member] Series 2015 variable funding notes. Advance Receivables Backed Notes - Series 2015-T3 [Member] Series Two Thousand Fifteen Term Notes Three [Member] Series 2015 term notes three. Advance Receivables Backed Notes - Series 2016-T1 [Member] Series Two Thousand Sixteen Term One Notes [Member] Series 2016 term one notes. Advance Receivables Backed Notes - Series 2016-T2 [Member] Series Two Thousand Sixteen Term Two Notes [Member] Series 2016 term two notes. Advance Financing Facilities [Member] Advance Financing Facilities [Member] Advance financing facilities. Match Funded Liabilties [Member] Match Funded Liabilties [Member] Specific interest-bearing liability. Available borrowing capacity Weighted average interest rate Match funded liabilities (related to VIEs) Maturity date Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Amortization date Debt Instrument, Maturity Date Range, Start Segment Reporting [Abstract] Business Segment Reporting Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block] Subsequent Events [Abstract] Subsequent Events Subsequent Events [Text Block] Financing Liabilities [Member] Financing Liabilities [Member] Financing Liabilities [Member] Other Secured Borrowings [Member] Lines Of Credit And Other Secured Borrowings [Member] Specific interest-bearing liability. Senior Notes [Member] Senior Notes [Member] Other [Member] Other Interest Expense [Member] Other interest expense not previously categorized. Debt securities: Debt Securities [Abstract] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Interest expense Financial Instrument [Axis] Financial Instrument [Axis] Financial Instruments [Domain] Financial Instruments [Domain] Mortgage Servicing Rights - Amortized Costs [Member] Mortgage Servicing Rights - Amortized Costs [Member] Mortgage Servicing Rights - Amortized Costs [Member] Mortgage Servicing Rights - Fair Value [Member] Fair Value Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member] Fair Value Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member] Automotive Dealer Financing Notes [Member] Automotive Dealer Financing Notes [Member] Automotive dealer financing notes. Mortgage Servicing Rights Pledged [Member] Mortgage Servicing Rights Pledged [Member] Mortgage servicing rights pledged. Schedule of Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block] Schedule of Reconciliation of Changes in Fair Value of Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block] Schedule of Significant Assumptions used in Valuation Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis, Valuation Techniques [Table Text Block] Government-insured loan claims, net Servicing Receivable, Government-Insured Loan Claims Servicing Receivable, Government-Insured Loan Claims Reimbursable expenses Servicing Receivable, Reimbursable Expenses Servicing Receivable, Reimbursable Expenses Due from custodial accounts Servicing Receivable, Due From Custodial Accounts Servicing Receivable, Due From Custodial Accounts Due from NRZ Counter Party Receivables Counter party receivables. Other Servicing Receivable, Other Servicing Receivable, Other Servicing receivable, total Servicing Receivable Net Amounts due to the servicing business and primarily include reimbursable expenditures due from investors and amounts to be recovered from the custodial accounts of the trustees. Income taxes receivable Income Taxes Receivable Other receivables Other Receivables Net The carrying amount of other receivables, net, due from third parties or arising from transactions not separately disclosed. Other receivables, gross Other Receivables, Gross Other Receivables, Gross Allowance for losses Other Receivables, Allowance For Losses Other Receivables, Allowance For Losses Receivables, net Other Receivables Beginning balance Allowance for Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Noncurrent Provision Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Additions for Charges to Other Accounts Transfer from liability for indemnification obligations Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Additions for Adjustments Sales of loans Valuation Allowance for Impairment of Recognized Servicing Assets, Sales Other Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Adjustments, Other Ending balance Advances [Abstract] Advances [Abstract] Advances Advances [Text Block] Disclosure of non-interest-bearing advances made on behalf of borrowers or on foreclosed properties. Includes receivables for funds advanced by the servicer to meet contractual principal and interest remittance requirements for the investors, pay property taxes and insurance premiums and process foreclosures. Also includes receivables for funds advanced to maintain, repair and market foreclosed real estate properties on behalf of investors. Schedule of Activity Related to MSRs - Amortization Method Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost [Table Text Block] Schedule of Activity Related to MSRs - Fair Value Measurement Method Schedule of Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Table Text Block] Schedule of Estimated Change in Fair Value of MSRs Schedule of Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value, Transferor's Interests in Transferred Financial Assets [Table Text Block] Schedule of Composition of Servicing and Subservicing Portfolios by Type of Property Serviced Schedule Of Loans Serviced By Property Type [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of loans serviced by property type. Schedule of Components of Servicing and Subservicing Fees Schedule Of Servicing and Subservicing Fees [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of fees generated during the reporting period for servicing subservicing of assets. Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] Assets Assets [Abstract] Cash Cash Mortgage servicing rights ($625,650 and $679,256 carried at fair value) Advances, net Advances Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of non-interest-bearing advances made on loans serviced for others. Includes receivables for funds advanced by the servicer to meet contractual principal and interest remittance requirements for the investors, pay property taxes and insurance premiums and process foreclosures. Also includes receivables for funds advanced to maintain, repair and market foreclosed real estate properties on behalf of investors. Match funded assets (related to variable interest entities (VIEs)) Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings, Assets, Carrying Amount Loans held for sale ($239,490 and $284,632 carried at fair value) Loans Receivable Held-for-sale, Net, Not Part of Disposal Group, Mortgage Loans held for investment, at fair value Loans Receivable, Fair Value Disclosure Receivables, net Premises and equipment, net Property, Plant and Equipment, Net Other assets ($18,037 and $20,007 carried at fair value) ($26,570 and $43,331 related to VIEs) Other Assets Total assets Assets Liabilities and Equity Liabilities and Equity [Abstract] Liabilities Liabilities [Abstract] Other financing liabilities ($441,007 and $477,707 carried at fair value) Other secured borrowings, net Other liabilities ($11 and $1,550 carried at fair value) Other Liabilities Total liabilities Liabilities Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 18 and 19) Commitments and Contingencies Ocwen Financial Corporation (Ocwen) stockholders’ equity Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract] Common stock, $.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 124,778,548 and 123,988,160 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively Common Stock, Value, Issued Additional paid-in capital Additional Paid in Capital Retained earnings Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax Total Ocwen stockholders’ equity Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Total equity Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Total liabilities and equity Liabilities and Equity Earnings Per Share [Abstract] Schedule of Reconciliation of Calculation of Basic Loss per Share to Diluted Loss per Share Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block] Impaired Government Insured Stratum [Member] Impaired Government Insured Stratum [Member] Impaired government insured stratum. Valuation allowance Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Balance MSRs, at amortized cost Gains (losses) on economic hedges Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain (Loss), Net Write-off of losses in AOCL for a discontinued hedge relationship Amortization of Deferred Hedge Gains Gains (losses) on derivatives Unrealized loss on derivatives arising during period, before tax Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, before Tax Other comprehensive income (loss), tax Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax Schedule of Match Funded Liabilities Schedule Of Match Funded Liabilities [Table Text Block] Schedule Of Match Funded Liabilities [Table Text Block] Schedule of Financing Liabilities Schedule of Financing Liabilities [Table Text Block] Schedule of Financing Liabilities [Table Text Block] Schedule of Other Secured Borrowings Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block] Schedule of Senior Notes Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block] Schedule of Redemption Prices Debt Instrument Redemption [Table Text Block] Loss Contingency [Abstract] Loss Contingencies [Table] Loss Contingencies [Table] Subsequent Event Type [Axis] Subsequent Event Type [Axis] Subsequent Event Type [Domain] Subsequent Event Type [Domain] Subsequent Event [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Regulatory Agency [Axis] Regulatory Agency [Axis] Regulatory Agency [Domain] Regulatory Agency [Domain] Consumer Financial Protection Bureau [Member] Consumer Financial Protection Bureau [Member] Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Multistate Mortgage Committee [Member] Multistate Mortgage Committee [Member] Multistate Mortgage Committee. Florida Attorney General [Member] Florida Attorney General [Member] Florida Attorney General. Massachusetts Attorney General [Member] Massachusetts Attorney General [Member] Massachusetts Attorney General. Ginnie Mae [Member] Ginnie Mae [Member] Ginnie Mae. Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight [Member] Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight [Member] Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight. Loss Contingency Nature [Axis] Loss Contingency Nature [Axis] Loss Contingency, Nature [Domain] Loss Contingency, Nature [Domain] Putative Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuits and Consent Order with New York State Department of Financial Services [Member] Putative Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuits And Consent Order With New York State Department Of Financial Services [Member] Putative securities fraud class action lawsuits and consent order with New York state department of financial services. Fisher Cases [Member] Fisher Cases [Member] Fisher cases. First Uncured Violation [Member] First Uncured Violation [Member] First uncured violation. Second Uncured Violation [Member] Second Uncured Violation [Member] Second uncured violation. Loss Contingencies [Line Items] Loss Contingencies [Line Items] Accrued penalty Loss Contingency Accrual Expected insurance recoveries Loss Contingency, Receivable, Current Issuance of common stock to plaintiffs, shares Issuance Of Common Stock To Plaintiffs Shares This represents the number of commons stock to be issued to plaintiffs upon the settlement. Percentage of stock issued on outstanding common stock Percentage Of Stock Issued On Outstanding Common Stock This represents the maximum percentage of the equity stock to be issued on the company’s outstanding common stock as on the date of court approval on settlement. Issuance of common stock to plaintiffs, value Issuance Of Common Stock To Plaintiffs Value This represents the value of commons stock to be issued to plaintiffs upon the settlement. Litigation settlement amount Litigation Settlement, Amount Litigation settlement expense Litigation Settlement, Expense Number of states charging with regulatory action Number Of States Charging With Regulatory Action This represents the number of states which have taken regulatory action, alleging breaches of various laws, regulations and licensing requirements, including those related to escrow administration and proper licensing of business activities. Number of states where acquiring new mortgage servicing rights are prohibited Number Of States Where Acquiring New Mortgage Servicing Rights Are Prohibited Number of states where acquiring new mortgage servicing rights are prohibited following the cease and desist order. Number of states where originating or acquiring new mortgage loans where we would be servicer are prohibited Number Of States Where Originating Or Acquiring New Mortgage Loans Where We Would Be Servicer Are Prohibited Number of states where originating or acquiring new mortgage loans where we would be servicer are prohibited following the cease and desist order. Number of states where originating or acquiring new mortgage loans are prohibited Number Of States Where Originating Or Acquiring New Mortgage Loans Are Prohibited Number of states where originating or acquiring new mortgage loans are prohibited following the cease and desist order. Number of states where conducting foreclosure activities are prohibited Number Of States Where Conducting Foreclosure Activities Are Prohibited Number of states where conducting foreclosure activities are prohibited following the cease and desist order. Number of states where origination activities are paused Number Of States Where Origination Activities Are Paused Number of states where origination activities are paused following the regulatory action taken by different states. Number of states who are part of confidential supervisory memorandum of understanding Number Of States Who Are Part Of Confidential Supervisory Memorandum Of Understanding Represents the number of states which are part of confidential supervisory memorandum of understanding. Injunctive and equitable relief, costs, and civil money penalties sought Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value Forbearance period for exercising rights on guaranty agreements Forbearance Period For Exercising Rights On Guaranty Agreements This represents the forbearance period for exercising rights on guaranty agreements related to mortgage-backed securities and home equity conversion loan pools. Financial penalties in case of uncured violations Financial Penalties In Case Of Uncured Violations Financial penalties in case of uncured violations. Civil penalty Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss Warranty repurchase demands unpaid principal balance Warranty Repurchase Demands Unpaid Principal Balance Represents unpaid principal balance related to outstanding representation and warranty repurchase demands as of the end of the period. Warranty repurchase demands number of loans Warranty Repurchase Demands Number Of Loans Represents the number of loans related to outstanding representation and warranty repurchase demands as of the end of the period. Schedule of Cash Flows Related to Transfers Accounted for as Sales Schedule Of Cash Flows Related To Transfers Accounted For As Sale [Table Text Block] Schedule Of Cash Flows Related To Transfers Accounted For As Sale [Table Text Block] Schedule of Assets That Relate to Continuing Involvement with Transferred Financial Assets with Servicing Rights and Maximum Exposure to Loss Including the Unpaid Principal Balance Schedule Of Assets That Relate To Continuing Involvement With Transferred Financial Assets With Servicing Rights And Maximum Exposure To Loss Including The Unpaid Principal Balance [Table Text Block] Schedule Of Assets That Relate To Continuing Involvement With Transferred Financial Assets With Servicing Rights And Maximum Exposure To Loss Including The Unpaid Principal Balance [Table Text Block] Borrowings Debt Disclosure [Text Block] On or After May 15, 2017 [Member] On Or After May Fifteen Two Thousand Seventeen [Member] Redemption of notes on or after May 15, 2016. May 15, 2018 [Member] Debt Instrument Redemption Period Six [Member] Debt instrument redemption period. On or Before November 15, 2018 [Member] On Or Before November Fifteen Two Thousand Eighteen [Member] Notes redemption on or before November 15, 2018. Segments [Axis] Segments [Axis] Segments [Domain] Segments [Domain] Servicing [Member] Servicing [Member] Loans serviced on behalf of others. Lending [Member] Lending [Member] The Lending segment is focused on originating and purchasing agency-conforming residential mortgage loans mainly through correspondent lending business. Unsecured Debt [Member] Unsecured Debt [Member] 6.625 Senior Notes, Due 2019 [Member] Six Point Six Two Five Percent Senior Notes, Due Two Thousand Nineteen [Member] Six Point Six Two Five Percent Senior Notes, Due Two Thousand Nineteen [Member] 8.375% Senior Secured Notes Due In 2022 [Member] Eight Point Three Seven Five Senior Secured Notes Due In Two Thousand Twenty Two [Member] 8.375% Senior Secured Notes Due 2022. UPB of rights to MSRs sold Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages Outstanding servicing advances Outstanding Servicing Advances Outstanding servicing advances in connection with rights to MSRs sold. Redemption period, notice Debt Instrument, Redemption Period Notice Debt Instrument, Redemption Period Notice Maximum percentage available for redemption using net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings as defined in Indenture Debt Instrument, Use Of Cash Proceeds From Equity Offerings, Percentage Of Principal Amount Redeemable Debt Instrument, Use of Cash Proceeds From Equity Offerings, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemable Percentage of principal amount, redemption price Debt Instrument, Use Of Cash Proceeds From Equity Offerings, Redemption Price, Percentage Debt Instrument, Use Of Cash Proceeds From Equity Offerings, Redemption Price, Percentage Percentage of principal amount to remain outstanding after redemption requirement Debt Instrument, Use of Cash Proceeds From Equity Offerings, Minimum Percentage of Principal Amount Outstanding Debt Instrument, Use of Cash Proceeds From Equity Offerings, Minimum Percentage of Principal Amount Outstanding Maximum period for redemption after consummation of equity offering Debt Instrument, Use Of Cash Proceeds From Equity Offerings For Redemption, Maximum Days After Consummation Of Offering Debt Instrument, Use Of Cash Proceeds From Equity Offerings For Redemption, Maximum Days After Consummation Of Offering Unamortized debt issuance costs Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense Percentage of loan to value Percentage Of Loan To Collateral Value Percentage of loan to collateral value. Percentage of principal amount, repurchase price Debt Instrument, Change Of Control, Purchase Price, Percentage Debt Instrument, Change Of Control, Purchase Price, Percentage Covenant compliance, consolidated tangible net worth at period end Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at Period End Represents the amount of consolidated tangible net worth requirement as part of the most restrictive covenant requirement. Advances On Behalf of Borrowers [Table] Advances On Behalf of Borrowers [Table] Advances On Behalf of Borrowers [Table] Principal and Interest [Member] Principal And Interest [Member] Advances on principal and interest. Taxes and Insurance [Member] Taxes And Insurance [Member] Advances on taxes and insurance. Foreclosures, Bankruptcy and Other [Member] Foreclosures And Bankruptcy Costs [Member] Advances on foreclosures, bankruptcy and other. Advances On Behalf of Borrowers [Line Items] Advances On Behalf of Borrowers [Line Items] [Line Items] for Advances On Behalf of Borrowers [Table] Advances, gross Advances Payments On Behalf Of Borrower Gross Total advance payments made by financial institutions on behalf of borrowers in a servicing relationship. Allowance for losses Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses Advances, net Advances Payments On Behalf Of Borrower Net Of Valuation Allowance Total advance payments net of valuation allowance made by financial institutions on behalf of borrowers in a servicing relationship. Unpaid principal balance of small balance commercial loans serviced Unpaid Principal Balance Of Small Balance Commercial Loans Serviced The unpaid principal balance of small balance commercial loans serviced. Number of non-agency and whole loans servicing agreements Number Of Non-Agency And Whole Loans Servicing Agreements Total number of non-agency and whole loans servicing agreements. Number of non-agency and whole loans servicing agreements with minimum servicer ratings Number Of Non-Agency And Whole Loans Servicing Agreements With Minimum Servicer Ratings Number of non-agency and whole loans servicing agreements with minimum servicer ratings. Unpaid principal balance of non-agency and whole loans servicing agreements with minimum servicer ratings Unpaid Principal Balance Of Non-Agency And Whole Loans Servicing Agreements With Minimum Servicer Ratings Unpaid principal balance of non-agency and whole loans servicing agreements with minimum servicer ratings. Number of non-agency and whole loans servicing agreements with termination rights triggered Number Of Non-Agency And Whole Loans Servicing Agreements With Termination Rights Triggered Number of non-agency and whole loans servicing agreements with termination rights triggered. Unpaid principal balance of non-agency and whole loans servicing agreements with termination rights triggered Unpaid Principal Balance Of Non-Agency And Whole Loans Servicing Agreements With Termination Rights Triggered Unpaid principal balance of non-agency and whole loans servicing agreements with termination rights triggered. Percentage of non-agency and whole loans servicing agreements with termination rights triggered of servicing portfolio Percentage Of Non-Agency And Whole Loans Servicing Agreements With Termination Rights Triggered Of Servicing Portfolio Percentage of non-agency and whole loans servicing agreements with termination rights triggered of servicing portfolio. Float balances Fair Value Disclosure, Off-balance Sheet Risks, Amount, Asset Other Assets [Abstract] Other Assets [Line Items] Other Assets [Line Items] Other Assets [Line Items] Schedule of Other Assets Schedule of Other Assets [Table Text Block] Schedule of Changes in allowance of Automotive Dealer Financing Notes Servicing Contractually Specified Servicing Fees, Amount Subservicing Contractually Specified Subservicing Fees Amount All amounts that, per contract, are due to the subservicer in exchange for subservicing the financial asset and would no longer be received by a subservicer if the owners of the servicing rights were to exercise their authority under the contract to shift the subservicing to another servicer. NRZ Servicing Fee Collected On Behalf Of Counterparty Servicing fee collected on mortgage servicing rights for which rights have been sold to NRZ. Servicing and Subservicing fees, total Contractually Specified Servicing And Subservicing Fees Amount Total All amounts that, per contract, are due in exchange for servicing or subservicing the financial asset. Late charges Late Fee Income Generated by Servicing Financial Assets, Amount Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) fees Loan Modification Program Fees Earned In Exchange For Servicing Financial Assets Represents fees related to a specific loan modification program due to the servicer in exchange for servicing the financial asset. Loan collection fees Loan Collection Fees Earned In Exchange For Servicing Financial Assets Represents loan collection fees paid by the borrower to the servicer for automated payment services. Other Ancillary Fee Income Generated by Servicing Financial Assets, Amount Fees, total Contractually Specified Servicing Fees, Late Fees, and Ancillary Fees Earned in Exchange for Servicing Financial Assets Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract] Net loss Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes: Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract] Reclassification adjustment for losses on cash flow hedges included in net income Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, Net of Tax Other Other Comprehensive Income, Other, Net of Tax Total other comprehensive income, net of income taxes Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax Comprehensive loss Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Comprehensive loss attributable to Ocwen stockholders Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent Servicing receivables, allowance for losses Servicing Receivables, Allowance For Losses Servicing Receivables, Allowance For Losses Recovery of prior legal settlement expenses Recovery Of Prior Legal Settlement Expenses This represents the recovery amount of prior legal settlement expenses. Insurance recoveries Schedule of Indemnification Obligations Schedule Of Liability For Representation And Warranty Obligations Compensatory Fees And Indemnification Obligations [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of changes in liability for representation and warranty obligations, compensatory fees for foreclosures that may ultimately exceed investor timelines and related indemnification obligations. Loans held for sale, at fair value Amounts related to VIEs Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets Other assets, at fair value Other Assets, Fair Value Disclosure Other financing liabilities, at fair value Long-term Debt, Fair Value Other liabilities, at fair value Other Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share Common stock, shares authorized (in shares) Common Stock, Shares Authorized Common stock, shares issued (in shares) Common Stock, Shares, Issued Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares) Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding Average period to securitization Average Period to Securitization Time period in which securitization takes place after loan closing or purchase. MSRs retained Servicing Assets at Amortized Cost, Additions Recognized from Securitization Trusts Related To Transfers Accounted For As Sales The amount of mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) retained in connection with transfer of securitized loans accounted for as sales. Percentage of loan transferred through securitization 60 days or more past due Percentage Of Loan Transferred Through Securitization Sixty Days Or More Past Due Percentage of loan transferred through securitization 60 days or more past due. HMBS-related borrowings Loans held for investment, at fair value Loans held for investment, not pledged as collateral Fair Value Of Loans Held For Investment Not Pledged As Collateral This represents the fair value of reverse mortgage loans originated but not securitized and not yet pledged as collateral. Basis of Presentation Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block] Use of Estimates and Assumptions Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block] Reclassifications Reclassification, Policy [Policy Text Block] Recently Adopted And Issued Accounting Standards New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block] Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table] Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table] Antidilutive Securities [Axis] Antidilutive Securities [Axis] Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain] Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain] Market Based [Member] Market Based [Member] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] Basic loss per share Earnings Per Share, Basic [Abstract] Net loss attributable to Ocwen stockholders Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic Weighted average shares of common stock Basic earnings (loss) per share (in USD per share) Diluted loss per share: Earnings Per Share, Diluted [Abstract] Effect of dilutive elements: Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding Reconciliation [Abstract] Stock options awards (in shares) Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Dilutive Effect of Share-based Payment Arrangements Common stock awards (in shares) Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Common Stock Awards Represents additional shares included in the calculation of diluted EPS as a result of the potentially dilutive effect of common stock awards. Dilutive weighted average shares of common stock (in shares) Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in USD per share) Stock options and common stock awards excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share Dilutive Securities, Effect on Basic Earnings Per Share [Abstract] Anti-dilutive Securities (in shares) Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount Schedule of Components of Interest Expense Schedule Of Interest Expense By Liability [Table Text Block] Tabular disclosure of interest expense by the components of the Company's interest-bearing liabilities. Schedule of Related Party Interest Expense Schedule of Related Party Interest Expense [Table Text Block] Schedule of Related Party Interest Expense [Table Text Block] Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Table] Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Table] Fair Value Agency Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member] Fair Value Agency Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member] Fair value agency mortgage servicing rights. Fair Value Non-Agency Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member] Fair Value NonAgency Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member] Fair value non-agency mortgage servicing rights. Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] Life Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term Weighted average prepayment speed Fair Value Inputs, Prepayment Rate Weighted average delinquency rate Fair Value Inputs, Probability of Default Advance financing cost Fair Value Inputs, Financing Costs, Comparative Derivative Term Fair Value Inputs, Financing Costs, Comparative Derivative Term Interest rate for computing float earnings Fair Value Inputs, Financing Costs, Float Earnings Fair Value Inputs, Financing Costs, Float Earnings Fair value input, interest rate Fair Value Inputs Basis Spread On Variable Rate Represents the fair value inputs basis spread on advance borrowings. Weighted average discount rate Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate Weighted average cost to service (in dollars) Fair Value Inputs Weighted Average Cost To Service Fair value inputs, weighted average cost to service (in dollars). Fair value inputs average note rate Fair Value Inputs Average Note Rate Fair value inputs average note rate. Fair value inputs loan loss rate Fair Value Inputs Loan Loss Rate Fair value inputs loan loss rate. Loans Held for Sale Loans Held For Sale [Text Block] The entire disclosure for the loans held for sale carried at fair value and lower of cost or fair value. Line of Credit [Member] Line of Credit [Member] Collateral Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount Sales of Advances and MSRs Asset Sales and Financing [Text Block] The entire disclosure for sales of assets and liabilities directly associated with those assets that will be transferred in the transaction. This may include a description of an asset sale (or series of individually immaterial assets sales) completed during the period, including background, timing, and assets and liabilities sold. This element does not include fixed asset sales and plant closings. Beginning balance Allowance for Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Current Provision Provision for Loan Losses Expensed Ending balance Interest Expense Interest Expense [Text Block] The disclosure of the cost of all borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense that was charged against earnings during the period, by category of interest-bearing liabilities. Schedule of Servicing and Subservicing Portfolio [Table] Schedule of Servicing and Subservicing Portfolio [Table] Schedule of Servicing and Subservicing Portfolio [Table] Residential [Member] Residential Mortgage [Member] Commercial [Member] Commercial Real Estate [Member] Schedule of Servicing and Subservicing Portfolio [Line Items] Schedule of Servicing and Subservicing Portfolio [Line Items] [Line Items] for Schedule of Servicing and Subservicing Portfolio [Table] Servicing Loans Serviced Servicing Total Loans serviced where the financial institution owns the mortgage servicing rights. Subservicing Loans Serviced Subservicing Total Loans serviced where the financial institution does not own the mortgage servicing rights. NRZ Servicing Portfolio Of Loans For Which Rights To Mortgage Servicing Rights Sold This amount represents the unpaid principal balance of loans serviced for which rights to mortgage servicing rights have been sold. Assets serviced Assets Serviced Total of property assets serviced as measured by UPB. Escrow deposit Escrow Deposit Other prepaid expense Other Prepaid Expense, Current Receivables Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block] Regulatory Requirements Regulatory Requirements [Text Block] Description of regulatory oversight by federal, state, local and foreign governmental authorities that apply to the business. Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract] Cash flows from operating activities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Abstract] Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Abstract] Amortization of mortgage servicing rights Loss on valuation of mortgage servicing rights, at fair value Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSR) Impairment (Recovery) Impairment of mortgage servicing rights Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost, Other than Temporary Impairments Gain on sale of mortgage servicing rights, net Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on derivative financial instruments Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments, Net, Pretax Provision for bad debts Provision for Doubtful Accounts Depreciation Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization Amortization of debt issuance costs Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs Equity-based compensation expense Share-based Compensation Net gain on valuation of mortgage loans held for investment and HMBS-related borrowings Increase (Decrease) in Other Financial Instruments Used in Operating Activities Gain on loans held for sale, net Increase (Decrease) in Mortgage Loans Held-for-sale Origination and purchase of loans held for sale Payments to Purchase Loans Held-for-sale Proceeds from sale and collections of loans held for sale Proceeds from Sale and Collection of Loans Held-for-sale Changes in assets and liabilities: Increase (Decrease) in Operating Capital [Abstract] Decrease in advances and match funded assets Increase Decrease In Advances and Transfers Accounted For As Secured Borrowings Advances The net change during the reporting period in the carrying amount of non-interest-bearing advances on loans serviced for others and advances transferred to special purpose entities in transactions accounted for as secured borrowings. Decrease in receivables and other assets, net Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable and Other Operating Assets (Decrease) increase in other liabilities Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Liabilities Other, net Other Operating Activities, Cash Flow Statement Net cash provided by operating activities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities Cash flows from investing activities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities [Abstract] Origination of loans held for investment Payments to Acquire Loans Held-for-investment Principal payments received on loans held for investment Proceeds from Principal Repayments on Loans and Leases Held-for-investment Purchase of mortgage servicing rights Payments to Acquire Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSR) Proceeds from sale of mortgage servicing rights Proceeds from Sale of Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSR) Proceeds from sale of advances Proceeds from Sale of Short-term Investments Issuance of automotive dealer financing notes Payments to Acquire Notes Receivable Collections of automotive dealer financing notes Proceeds from Collection of Notes Receivable Additions to premises and equipment Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment Other Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities Net cash used in investing activities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities Cash flows from financing activities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities [Abstract] Repayment of match funded liabilities, net RepaymentOfProceedsFromTransfersAccountedForAsSecuredBorrowingsAssociatedLiabilities The net cash inflow (outflow) from debt issuances and repayments associated with advances transferred to special purpose entities in transactions accounted for as secured borrowings. Proceeds from mortgage loan warehouse facilities and other secured borrowings Proceeds from Lines of Credit Repayments of mortgage loan warehouse facilities and other secured borrowings Repayments of Secured Debt Payment of debt issuance costs Payments of Debt Issuance Costs Proceeds from sale of reverse mortgages (HECM loans) accounted for as a financing (HMBS-related borrowings) Proceeds from Sale of Loans Receivable Repurchase of common stock Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock Other Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities Net cash provided by financing activities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities Net decrease in cash Cash, Period Increase (Decrease) Cash at beginning of year Cash at end of period Schedule of Derivative Activity Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block] Schedule of Other Income (Expense), Net Related to Derivative Financial Instruments Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Table Text Block] Advances [Roll Forward] Advances [Roll Forward] Advances [Roll Forward] Beginning balance Advances Payments On Behalf Of Borrower Total advance payments made by financial institutions on behalf of borrowers in a servicing relationship. Sales of advances Advances Payments on Behalf of Borrower, Sales Advances Payments on Behalf of Borrower, Sales Collections of advances, charge-offs and other, net Advances Payments on Behalf of Borrowers, Collection Of Advances, Charge-Offs And Other Net Advances payments on behalf of borrowers, collection of advances, charge-offs and other net. Decrease in allowance for losses Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Period Increase (Decrease) Ending balance Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table] Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table] Consolidation Items [Axis] Consolidation Items [Axis] Consolidation Items [Domain] Consolidation Items [Domain] Operating Segments [Member] Operating Segments [Member] Corporate Eliminations [Member] Intersegment Eliminations [Member] Corporate Items and Other [Member] Corporate and Other [Member] Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] Results of Operations Results of Operations [Abstract] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Revenue Expenses Other income (expense): Other income (expense): [Abstract] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Gain on sale of mortgage servicing rights, net Other Total Assets Total Assets [Abstract] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Balance Securitizations and Variable Interest Entities Variable Interest Entity Disclosure [Text Block] Document and Entity Information [Abstract] -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- Entity Registrant Name Entity Registrant Name Entity Central Index Key Entity Central Index Key Current Fiscal Year End Date Current Fiscal Year End Date Entity Filer Category Entity Filer Category Document Type Document Type Document Period End Date Document Period End Date Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Amendment Flag Amendment Flag Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Match Funded Assets [Table] Match Funded Advances [Table] This element represents information regarding Schedule of match funded advances. Residential Mortgage [Member] Foreclosures Bankruptcy And Other [Member] Foreclosures Bankruptcy And Other [Member] Foreclosures bankruptcy and other. Match Funded Assets [Line Items] Match Funded Advances [Line Items] Line item represents information regarding match funded advances. Match funded assets Weighted average prepayment speeds, 10% Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value, Transferor's Interests in Transferred Financial Assets, Impact of 10 Percent Adverse Change in Prepayment Speed Weighted average prepayment speeds, 20% Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value, Transferor's Interests in Transferred Financial Assets, Impact of 20 Percent Adverse Change in Prepayment Speed Discount rate (Option-adjusted spread), 10% Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value, Transferor's Interests in Transferred Financial Assets, Impact of 10 Percent Adverse Change in Discount Rate Discount rate (Option-adjusted spread), 20% Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value, Transferor's Interests in Transferred Financial Assets, Impact of 20 Percent Adverse Change in Discount Rate Contingent loan repurchase liability Assets Sold under Agreements to Repurchase, Repurchase Liability Accrued legal fees and settlements Estimated Litigation Liability, Noncurrent Due to NRZ Remittance Of Advances And Servicing Fees This represents the amount of advances and servicing fees collected on behalf of NRZ, associated with rights to mortgage servicing rights sold and needs to be remitted. Other accrued expenses Accrued Liabilities Servicing-related obligations Due To Servicing and Subservicing Investors Amounts due to investors in loans that we service under servicing and subservicing agreements. Liability for indemnification obligations Indemnification Obligations Liability Represents the liability for indemnification obligations. Liability for uncertain tax positions Liability for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, Noncurrent Amounts due in connection with MSR sales Amounts Due In Connection With Sale Of Mortgage Servicing Rights This represents the amounts due to the purchaser in connection with sale of mortgage servicing rights. Checks held for escheat Checks Held For Escheat Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of checks held for escheat. Accrued interest payable Interest Payable, Current Other Other Accrued Liabilities Total other liabilities Allowance for financing notes Senior notes Unamortized debt issuance costs Long-term Debt Long-term Debt Other Commitments [Abstract] Other Commitments [Table] Other Commitments [Table] Floating Rate Reverse Mortgage Loans [Member] Floating Rate Reverse Mortgage Loans [Member] Floating rate reverse mortgage loans. Forward Mortgage Loan Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member] Forward Mortgage Loan Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member] Forward mortgage loan interest rate lock commitments. Reverse Mortgage Loan Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member] Reverse Mortgage Loan Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member] Reverse mortgage loan interest rate lock commitments. Other Commitments [Line Items] Other Commitments [Line Items] Additional borrowing capacity to borrowers Additional Borrowing Capacity To Borrowers Additional borrowing capacity to borrowers. Short-term commitments to lend Short-Term Commitments To Lend Short-term commitments to lend. Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share Earnings Per Share [Text Block] Commitments Commitments Disclosure [Text Block] Beginning balance Loans Held For Sale At Lower Of Cost Or Fair Value Loans held for sale at lower of cost or fair value. Purchases Payments for Origination of Mortgage Loans Held-for-sale, at Lower of Cost or Fair Value Payments for origination of mortgage loans held-for-sale, at lower of cost or fair value. Proceeds from sales Proceeds from Sale of Mortgage Loans Held-for-sale, at Lower of Cost or Fair Value Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans held-for-sale, at lower of cost or fair value. Principal collections Proceeds from Principal Payments on Mortgage Loans Held-for-sale, at Lower of Cost or Fair Value Proceeds from principal payments on mortgage loans held-for-sale, at lower of cost or fair value. Transfers to accounts receivable Transfers to Accounts Receivable from Mortgage Loans Held-for-sale, at Lower of Cost or Fair Value Transfers to accounts receivable from mortgage loans held-for-sale, at lower of cost or fair value. Transfers to real estate owned Transfers to Real Estate Owned from Mortgage Loans Held-for-sale, at Lower of Cost or Fair Value Transfers to real estate owned from mortgage loans held-for-sale, at lower of cost or fair value. Gain (loss) on sale of loans Gain (Loss) on Sale of Mortgage Loans Held-for-sale, at Lower Cost or Fair Value Gain (loss) on sale of mortgage loans held-for-sale, at lower cost or fair value. Decrease (increase) in valuation allowance (Increase) Decrease in Valuation Allowance of Mortgage Loans Held-for-sale, at Lower Cost or Fair Value (Increase) decrease in valuation allowance of mortgage loans held-for-sale, at lower cost or fair value. Other Other Adjustments to Mortgage Loans Held-for-sale, at Lower Cost or Fair Value Other adjustments to mortgage loans held-for-sale, at lower cost or fair value. Ending balance Other Liabilities Other Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block] Contingent loan repurchase asset Pledged Assets Separately Reported, Loans Pledged for Repurchase Agreements, at Fair Value Prepaid expenses Prepaid Expense Debt service accounts Debt Service Accounts Debt Service Accounts Mortgage backed securities, at fair value Mortgage-backed Securities Held-to-maturity, Fair Value Disclosure Prepaid lender fees, net Debt Issuance Costs, Net Prepaid income taxes Prepaid Taxes Interest-earning time deposits Time Deposits, at Carrying Value Real estate Other Real Estate Automotive dealer financing notes, net Accounts and Notes Receivable, Net Other Prepaid Expense and Other Assets Other assets Other Assets Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block] Increase (decrease) in fair value of loans held for sale Asset at Fair Value, Changes in Fair Value Resulting from Changes in Assumptions Mortgage Servicing Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets [Text Block] Secured Notes, Ocwen Asset Servicing Income Series, Series 2014-1 [Member] OASIS Series 2014-1 [Member] OASIS Series 2014-1 [Member] Basis spread on UPB Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Unpaid Principal Balance Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Unpaid Principal Balance Disclosure of Transfer of Securitizations or Asset-backed Financing Financial Assets Accounted for as Sale [Abstract] Proceeds received from securitizations Proceeds from Securitizations of Loans Held-for-sale Servicing fees collected Cash Flows Between Transferor and Transferee, Servicing Fees Purchases of previously transferred assets, net of claims reimbursed Cash Flows Between Transferor and Transferee, Purchases of Previously Transferred Financial Assets Cash flows received from and paid to securitization trusts Cash Flows Between Transferee And Transferor Proceeds And Payment Related To Transfers Accounted For Sales Cash flows between transferee and transferor proceeds and payment related to transfers accounted for sales. Fair Value Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block] MSRs Retained on Transfers of Forward Loans [Member] Mortgage Servicing Rights Retained [Member] Mortgage servicing rights retained on transfer of forward loans. Fair Value Gains Related to Transfers of Reverse Mortgage Loans, Net [Member] Fair Value Gains Related To Transfers Of Reverse Mortgage Loans [Member] Fair value gains related to transfers of reverse mortgage loans, net. Gain on Sale of Repurchased Ginnie Mae Loans [Member] Repurchased Ginnie Mae Loans [Member] Repurchased Ginnie Mae loans. Other Gains (Losses) Related to Loans Held for Sale, Net [Member] Other Gains Related To Loans Held For Sale [Member] Other gains related to loans held for sale, net. Gain on sales of loans, net Gain (Loss) on Sale of Securities, Net Change in fair value of IRLCs Gain Loss On Interest Rate Derivative Instruments Represents the net increase or decrease in the fair value of the interest rate derivative or group of derivatives. Change in fair value of loans held for sale Change In Fair Value Of Mortgage Loans Held For Sale The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the fair value of mortgage loans that are held with the intention to sell or be securitized in the near future. Loss on economic hedge instruments Gain (Loss) on Fair Value Hedges Recognized in Earnings Other Gains (Losses) on Sales of Other Real Estate Gain on loans held for sale, net Beginning balance Provision Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Recovery Charge-offs, net and other Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Write-downs Ending balance Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract] Statement [Table] Statement [Table] Equity Components [Axis] Equity Components [Axis] Equity Component [Domain] Equity Component [Domain] Common Stock [Member] Common Stock [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Retained Earnings [Member] Retained Earnings [Member] Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Taxes [Member] AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member] Non-controlling Interest in Subsidiaries [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Statement [Line Items] Statement [Line Items] Beginning Balance Beginning Balance (in shares) Net income (loss) Cumulative effect of adoption of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09 New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification Repurchase of common stock Stock Repurchased During Period, Value Repurchase of common stock (in shares) Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares Exercise of common stock options Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised Exercise of common stock options (in shares) Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period Equity-based compensation and other Stock Issued During Period, Value, Share-based Compensation, Net of Forfeitures Equity-based compensation and other (in shares) Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Share-based Compensation, Net of Forfeitures Capital distribution to non-controlling interest Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders Other comprehensive income, net of income taxes Ending Balance Ending Balance (in shares) Loss Contingency Accrual, Product Liability, Net, Rolling Maturity [Abstract] Indemnification Obligations Liability [Roll Forward] Indemnification Obligations Liability [Roll Forward] A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period. Beginning balance Representation Warranty And Compensatory Fees Obligations This represents the outstanding obligation of repurchase the loans, or otherwise indemnify or reimburse the investor or insurer for losses incurred due to material breach of contractual representation and warranties. Provision for representation and warranty obligations Provision For Representation And Warranty Obligations Represents provision for representation and warranty obligations. New production reserves Indemnification Obligations Liability Reserves Represents addition of indemnification obligations reserves for new loan production during the period. Charge-offs and other Indemnification Obligations Liability Charge Offs Represents amount of charge-offs against indemnification obligations liability. Ending balance Beginning balance Transfer from Other assets Notes Reduction Sales Sale Of Match Funded Advances Sale related to match funded advances. New advances/notes (Collections of pledged assets), net Match Funded Advances, Collections Match Funded Advances, Collections Ending balance Line of Credit Facility [Table] Line of Credit Facility [Table] Legal Entity [Axis] Legal Entity [Axis] Entity [Domain] Entity [Domain] Ocwen Loan Servicing [Member] Ocwen Loan Servicing [Member] Ocwen loan servicing. Liberty Home Equity Solutions, Inc. [Member] Liberty Home Equity Solutions, Inc. [Member] Liberty Home Equity Solutions, Inc. [Member] Eurodollar [Member] Eurodollar [Member] Credit Facility [Axis] Credit Facility [Axis] Credit Facility [Domain] Credit Facility [Domain] Senior Secured Term Loan [Member] Senior Secured Term Loan [Member] Specific secured line of credit. Repurchase Agreements [Member] Repurchase Agreements [Member] Master Repurchase Agreement [Member] Master Repurchase Agreement [Member] Represents master repurchase agreement. Participation Agreement [Member] Participation Agreement [Member] Represents participation agreement. Participation Agreement [Member] Participation Agreement Two [Member] Participation Agreement Two [Member] Master Repurchase Agreement [Member] Master Repurchase Agreement Two [Member] Master Repurchase Agreement Two [Member] Total Servicing Lines Of Credit [Member] Total Servicing Lines Of Credit [Member] Total amount of servicing lines of credit. Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] Other secured borrowings Unamortized debt issuance costs - SSTL Discount - SSTL Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount Weighted average interest rate Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate Interest rate at index floor rate Debt Instrument Interest Rate At Index Floor Rate Represents the index floor rate used for interest rate on the debt instrument. Short-term Debt, Type [Axis] Short-term Debt, Type [Axis] Short-term Debt, Type [Domain] Short-term Debt, Type [Domain] Warehouse Agreement Borrowings [Member] Warehouse Agreement Borrowings [Member] Senior Secured Term Loan Option One [Member] Senior Secured Term Loan Option One [Member] First option to elect borrowings interest rate per annum. Senior Secured Term Loan Option Two [Member] Senior Secured Term Loan Option Two [Member] Second option to elect borrowings interest rate per annum. Federal Funds Rate [Member] Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate [Member] Base Rate [Member] Base Rate [Member] Eurodollar Floor [Member] Eurodollar Floor [Member] Eurodollar Floor. Mortgage Warehouse Agreement [Member] Mortgage Warehouse Agreement [Member] Represents mortgage warehouse agreement. Amended Senior Secured Term Loan [Member] Amended Senior Secured Term Loan [Member] Amended senior secured term loan. Repurchase Agreement [Member] Repurchase Agreement [Member] Represent repurchase agreement related to loans held for sale. Percentage of equity interest in foreign subsidiaries pledged as security to secured debt Percentage Of Equity Interest In Foreign Subsidiaries Pledged As Security To Secured Debt Percentage of equity interest in foreign subsidiaries pledged as security to secured debt. Periodic prepayment of SSTL Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment Percentage decrease in advance rates Percentage Decrease In Advance Rates This represents the percentage decrease in advance rates under repurchase agreement. Additional borrowing capacity at discretion of the lender Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity Face amount Debt Instrument, Face Amount Percentage of maximum borrowing available on committed basis Percentage Of Maximum Borrowing Available On Committed Basis Percentage of maximum borrowing available on committed basis. Percentage of maximum borrowing available at discretion of lender Percentage Of Maximum Borrowing Available At Discretion Of Lender Percentage of maximum borrowing available at discretion of lender. Beneficial interest Line of Credit Facility, Agreement Term, Potential Benefit Interest Percentage By Lender Line of Credit Facility, Agreement Term, Potential Benefit Interest Percentage By Lender Schedule of Related Party Transactions, by Related Party [Table] Schedule of Related Party Transactions, by Related Party [Table] Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items] Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items] UPB of MSRs sold Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Cost of Mortgages Sold Initial term to subservice mortgage servicing rights Initial Term To Subservice Mortgage Servicing Rights This represent the initial term of subservicing the mortgage servicing rights for which rights had been sold and agreed upon by both counterparties under the Subservicing Agreement. Term of extended subservicing agreement following initial term Term Of Extended Subservicing Agreement Following Initial Term This represent the subservicing term that can be extended after initial term of subservicing agreement. Qualitative and Quantitative Information, Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Table] Qualitative and Quantitative Information, Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Table] Advances And Match Funded Advances [Member] Advances And Match Funded Advances [Member] Advances and match funded advances. Qualitative and Quantitative Information, Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items] Qualitative and Quantitative Information, Transferor's Continuing Involvement [Line Items] Carrying value of assets Transferor's Interests in Transferred Financial Assets, Fair Value UPB of loans transferred Unpaid Principal Balance Of Loans Transferred Unpaid principal balance of forward loans transferred with servicing rights retained. Maximum exposure to loss Maximum Exposure To Loss Maximum exposure to loss related to continuing involvement with forward loans that have been transferred with servicing rights retained as well as standard representations and warranties obligations. Gain (loss) attributable to derivative financial instruments Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Losses attributable to MSRs still held Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss) Decrease in income before income taxes Decrease In Income Before Income Taxes Decrease in income before taxes as a result of movement of certain functions which had been associated with corporate cost centers to Lending and Servicing segments. Schedule of Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Table] Schedule of Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Table] Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Amount [Roll Forward] Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Amount [Roll Forward] Beginning balance Sales Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Disposals Servicing transfers and adjustments Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Other Changes that Affect Balance Changes in fair value: Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Changes in Fair Value Resulting from Changes in Valuation Inputs or Changes in Assumptions [Abstract] Changes in valuation inputs or other assumptions Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Changes in Fair Value Resulting from Changes in Valuation Inputs or Changes in Assumptions Realization of expected future cash flows and other changes Servicing Asset at Fair Value, Other Changes in Fair Value Ending balance Depreciation and Amortization [Member] Depreciation and Amortization [Member] Depreciation and Amortization [Member] Schedule of Segment Reporting Information Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] Sold advances Sold Advances Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of non-interest-bearing advances that are sold which did not qualify for sales accounting. Contingencies Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block] Schedule of Advances Paid on Behalf of Borrowers or on Foreclosed Properties Schedule Of Advance Payments By Financial Institution On Foreclosed Properties Summary [Table Text Block] Disclosure of accumulated prepayments made by financial institutions on behalf of borrowers for principal, interest, taxes (for example, property taxes) and insurance (for example, property and catastrophe) which will periodically be remitted to the lender, appropriate governmental agency(ies) or vendor(s) on behalf of the borrower. Schedule of Activity in Advances Schedule of Activity in Advances [Table Text Block] Schedule of Activity in Advances [Table Text Block] Schedule of Change in Allowance for Losses Summary of Valuation Allowance [Table Text Block] Subsequent Event [Table] Subsequent Event [Table] Subsequent Event [Line Items] Subsequent Event [Line Items] Common stock, shares issued Proceeds from issuance of common stock Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock Noncontrolling Interest [Table] Noncontrolling Interest [Table] Geographical [Axis] Geographical [Axis] Geographical [Domain] Geographical [Domain] INDIA INDIA PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES Description of Business and Basis of Presentation [Line Items] Product Information [Line Items] Total number of employees Entity Number of Employees Percentage of foreign based employees engaged in supporting loan servicing operations Percentage Of Foreign Based Employees Engaged In Supporting Loan Servicing Operations Percentage of foreign based employees engaged in supporting loan servicing operations. Current maturities of borrowings in next 12 months Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Next Rolling Twelve Months Cumulative-effect adjustment, recognition of excess tax benefits Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption Cumulative-effect adjustment, change in accounting for forfeitures Cumulative Effect on Retained Earnings, before Tax Cumulative-effect adjustment, change in accounting for forfeitures, tax Cumulative Effect on Retained Earnings, Tax Financing liability – MSRs pledged [Member] Financing Liability – Advances Pledged [Member] Financing Liability Advances Pledged [Member] Financing Liability Advances Pledged [Member] Servicing fees collected on behalf of NRZ/HLSS Proceeds from Collection of Loans Receivable Less: Subservicing fee retained by Ocwen Bank Servicing Fees Retained Bank Servicing Fees Retained Net servicing fees remitted to NRZ/HLSS Bank Servicing Fees, Remitted Bank Servicing Fees, Remitted Less: Reduction in financing liability Reduction in Financing Liability Reduction in Financing Liability Interest expense on NRZ/HLSS financing liability Financing Interest Expense Depreciation expense Depreciation Amortization of mortgage servicing rights Amortization of debt discount Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium) Amortization of debt issuance costs Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost [Table] Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost [Table] Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost [Line Items] Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost [Line Items] Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost, Balance [Roll Forward] Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost, Balance [Roll Forward] Beginning balance Additions recognized in connection with asset acquisitions Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost, Additions Additions recognized on the sale of mortgage loans Servicing Assets at Amortized Cost, Additions Recognized from Mortgage Sales Servicing Assets at Amortized Cost, Additions Recognized from Mortgage Sales Sales Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost, Disposals Servicing transfers and adjustments Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost, Transfers and Adjustments Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost, Transfers and Adjustments Servicing asset at amortized value, gross Servicing Asset At Amortized Value Gross Represents the gross value of mortgage servicing rights before amortization and impairment valuation allowance. Amortization Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost, Amortization Increase in impairment valuation allowance Servicing Asset at Amortized Cost, Increase (Decrease) for Valuation Allowance Adjustment Ending balance Estimated fair value at end of period Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]