Guarantor Financial Statement Information - Consolidating Statements of Cash Flow (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
Aug. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 |
Operating Activities | | | | | |
Net income (loss) attributable to Nationstar | | $ 7 | $ 45 | $ (11) | $ (179) |
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to net cash attributable to operating activities: | | | | | |
(Gain) loss from subsidiaries | | | | 0 | 0 |
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | | 0 | (3) | 1 | (3) |
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale | | (154) | (232) | (465) | (619) |
Reverse mortgage loan interest income | | | | (368) | (251) |
(Gain) loss on sale of assets | | | | (8) | 2 |
Provision for servicing reserves | | | | 113 | 101 |
Fair value changes and amortization of mortgage servicing rights | | | | 361 | 778 |
Fair value changes in excess spread financing | | | | 0 | (74) |
Fair value changes in mortgage servicing rights financing liability | | | | (7) | (2) |
Amortization of premiums and accretion of discount | | | | 63 | 48 |
Depreciation and amortization | | 15 | 17 | 44 | 48 |
Share-based compensation | | | | 13 | 18 |
Other losses | | | | 5 | 0 |
Repurchases of forward loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations | | | | (943) | (1,138) |
Repurchases of reverse loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations, net of assignments to prior servicers | | | | (2,468) | (1,609) |
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees, and other purchase-related activities | | | | (14,002) | (15,063) |
Sale proceeds and loan payment proceeds for mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment | | | | 15,472 | 16,268 |
Excess tax benefit from share based compensation | | | | (1) | 4 |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | | | |
Advances and other receivables, net | | | | 55 | 504 |
Reverse mortgage interests, net | | | | 3,494 | 2,022 |
Other assets | | | | (17) | (136) |
Payables and accrued liabilities | | | | (284) | (139) |
Net cash attributable to operating activities | | | | 1,047 | 580 |
Investing Activities | | | | | |
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals | | | | (34) | (49) |
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred | | | | (28) | (36) |
Net proceeds from acquisition of reverse mortgage servicing portfolio and HECM related receivables | | | | 16 | 0 |
Proceeds on sale of forward and reverse mortgage servicing rights | | | | 25 | 25 |
Proceeds on sale of assets | | | | 16 | 0 |
Net cash attributable to investing activities | | | | (5) | (60) |
Financing Activities | | | | | |
Increase in warehouse facilities | | | | 351 | 718 |
Decrease in advance facilities | | | | (298) | (458) |
Proceeds from issuance of HECM securitizations | | | | 701 | 724 |
Repayment of HECM securitizations | | | | (484) | (624) |
Proceeds from issuance of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests, net | | | | 437 | 337 |
Repayment of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests, net | | | | (1,730) | (817) |
Repayment of excess spread financing | $ (9) | | | (168) | (146) |
Repayment of nonrecourse debt – legacy assets | | | | (12) | (12) |
Repurchase of unsecured senior notes | | | | (122) | (29) |
Repurchase of common stock | | | | 0 | (114) |
Transfers (to) from restricted cash, net | | | | 38 | 0 |
Excess tax deficiency from share based compensation | | | | 0 | (4) |
Surrender of shares relating to stock vesting | | | | (4) | (3) |
Debt financing costs | | | | (11) | (10) |
Dividends to noncontrolling interests | | | | (5) | 0 |
Net cash attributable to financing activities | | | | (1,307) | (438) |
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | | | | (265) | 82 |
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | | | | 489 | 613 |
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | | 224 | 695 | 224 | 695 |
Eliminations | | | | | |
Operating Activities | | | | | |
Net income (loss) attributable to Nationstar | | (18) | (54) | (29) | 149 |
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to net cash attributable to operating activities: | | | | | |
(Gain) loss from subsidiaries | | | | 29 | (149) |
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reverse mortgage loan interest income | | | | 0 | 0 |
(Gain) loss on sale of assets | | | | 0 | 0 |
Provision for servicing reserves | | | | 0 | 0 |
Fair value changes and amortization of mortgage servicing rights | | | | 0 | 0 |
Fair value changes in excess spread financing | | | | 0 | 0 |
Fair value changes in mortgage servicing rights financing liability | | | | 0 | 0 |
Amortization of premiums and accretion of discount | | | | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation and amortization | | | | 0 | 0 |
Share-based compensation | | | | 0 | 0 |
Other losses | | | | 0 | |
Repurchases of forward loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repurchases of reverse loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations, net of assignments to prior servicers | | | | 0 | 0 |
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees, and other purchase-related activities | | | | 0 | 0 |
Sale proceeds and loan payment proceeds for mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment | | | | 0 | 0 |
Excess tax benefit from share based compensation | | | | 0 | 0 |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | | | |
Advances and other receivables, net | | | | 0 | 0 |
Reverse mortgage interests, net | | | | 0 | 0 |
Other assets | | | | 0 | 0 |
Payables and accrued liabilities | | | | 0 | 0 |
Net cash attributable to operating activities | | | | 0 | 0 |
Investing Activities | | | | | |
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals | | | | 0 | 0 |
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred | | | | 0 | 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 | | | | 0 | 0 |
Proceeds on sale of assets | | | | 0 | |
Net cash attributable to investing activities | | | | 0 | 0 |
Financing Activities | | | | | |
Increase in warehouse facilities | | | | 0 | 0 |
Decrease in advance facilities | | | | 0 | 0 |
Proceeds from issuance of HECM securitizations | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repayment of HECM securitizations | | | | 0 | 0 |
Proceeds from issuance of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests, net | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repayment of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests, net | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repayment of excess spread financing | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repayment of nonrecourse debt – legacy assets | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repurchase of unsecured senior notes | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repurchase of common stock | | | | | 0 |
Transfers (to) from restricted cash, net | | | | 0 | 0 |
Excess tax deficiency from share based compensation | | | | | 0 |
Surrender of shares relating to stock vesting | | | | 0 | 0 |
Debt financing costs | | | | 0 | 0 |
Dividends to noncontrolling interests | | | | 0 | |
Net cash attributable to financing activities | | | | 0 | 0 |
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | | | | 0 | 0 |
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | | | | 0 | 0 |
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nationstar | Reportable entities | | | | | |
Operating Activities | | | | | |
Net income (loss) attributable to Nationstar | | 7 | 45 | (11) | (179) |
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to net cash attributable to operating activities: | | | | | |
(Gain) loss from subsidiaries | | | | 11 | 179 |
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reverse mortgage loan interest income | | | | 0 | 0 |
(Gain) loss on sale of assets | | | | 0 | 0 |
Provision for servicing reserves | | | | 0 | 0 |
Fair value changes and amortization of mortgage servicing rights | | | | 0 | 0 |
Fair value changes in excess spread financing | | | | 0 | 0 |
Fair value changes in mortgage servicing rights financing liability | | | | 0 | 0 |
Amortization of premiums and accretion of discount | | | | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation and amortization | | | | 0 | 0 |
Share-based compensation | | | | 0 | 0 |
Other losses | | | | 0 | |
Repurchases of forward loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repurchases of reverse loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations, net of assignments to prior servicers | | | | 0 | 0 |
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees, and other purchase-related activities | | | | 0 | 0 |
Sale proceeds and loan payment proceeds for mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment | | | | 0 | 0 |
Excess tax benefit from share based compensation | | | | 0 | 0 |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | | | |
Advances and other receivables, net | | | | 0 | 0 |
Reverse mortgage interests, net | | | | 0 | 0 |
Other assets | | | | 4 | 117 |
Payables and accrued liabilities | | | | 0 | 0 |
Net cash attributable to operating activities | | | | 4 | 117 |
Investing Activities | | | | | |
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals | | | | 0 | 0 |
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred | | | | 0 | 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 | | | | 0 | 0 |
Proceeds on sale of assets | | | | 0 | |
Net cash attributable to investing activities | | | | 0 | 0 |
Financing Activities | | | | | |
Increase in warehouse facilities | | | | 0 | 0 |
Decrease in advance facilities | | | | 0 | 0 |
Proceeds from issuance of HECM securitizations | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repayment of HECM securitizations | | | | 0 | 0 |
Proceeds from issuance of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests, net | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repayment of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests, net | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repayment of excess spread financing | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repayment of nonrecourse debt – legacy assets | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repurchase of unsecured senior notes | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repurchase of common stock | | | | | (114) |
Transfers (to) from restricted cash, net | | | | 0 | 0 |
Excess tax deficiency from share based compensation | | | | | 0 |
Surrender of shares relating to stock vesting | | | | (4) | (3) |
Debt financing costs | | | | 0 | 0 |
Dividends to noncontrolling interests | | | | 0 | |
Net cash attributable to financing activities | | | | (4) | (117) |
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | | | | 0 | 0 |
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | | | | 0 | 0 |
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Issuer | Reportable entities | | | | | |
Operating Activities | | | | | |
Net income (loss) attributable to Nationstar | | 7 | 45 | (11) | (179) |
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to net cash attributable to operating activities: | | | | | |
(Gain) loss from subsidiaries | | | | (40) | (30) |
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | | 0 | (3) | 1 | (3) |
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale | | (153) | (222) | (464) | (590) |
Reverse mortgage loan interest income | | | | (368) | (251) |
(Gain) loss on sale of assets | | | | 1 | 2 |
Provision for servicing reserves | | | | 113 | 101 |
Fair value changes and amortization of mortgage servicing rights | | | | 361 | 778 |
Fair value changes in excess spread financing | | | | 2 | (74) |
Fair value changes in mortgage servicing rights financing liability | | | | (7) | (2) |
Amortization of premiums and accretion of discount | | | | 55 | (7,254) |
Depreciation and amortization | | | | 33 | 32 |
Share-based compensation | | | | 9 | 13 |
Other losses | | | | 5 | |
Repurchases of forward loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations | | | | (943) | (1,138) |
Repurchases of reverse loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations, net of assignments to prior servicers | | | | (2,468) | (1,609) |
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees, and other purchase-related activities | | | | (14,002) | (14,296) |
Sale proceeds and loan payment proceeds for mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment | | | | 15,459 | 22,684 |
Excess tax benefit from share based compensation | | | | (1) | 4 |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | | | |
Advances and other receivables, net | | | | 55 | 504 |
Reverse mortgage interests, net | | | | 3,719 | 2,137 |
Other assets | | | | (99) | (682) |
Payables and accrued liabilities | | | | (273) | (135) |
Net cash attributable to operating activities | | | | 1,137 | 12 |
Investing Activities | | | | | |
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals | | | | (31) | (40) |
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred | | | | (22) | (36) |
Net proceeds from acquisition of reverse mortgage servicing portfolio and HECM related receivables | | | | 16 | |
Proceeds on sale of forward and reverse mortgage servicing rights | | | | 25 | 25 |
Proceeds on sale of assets | | | | 16 | |
Net cash attributable to investing activities | | | | 4 | (51) |
Financing Activities | | | | | |
Increase in warehouse facilities | | | | 351 | 774 |
Decrease in advance facilities | | | | (93) | (29) |
Proceeds from issuance of HECM securitizations | | | | (6) | (4) |
Repayment of HECM securitizations | | | | 0 | 0 |
Proceeds from issuance of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests, net | | | | 437 | 337 |
Repayment of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests, net | | | | (1,730) | (817) |
Repayment of excess spread financing | | | | (168) | (146) |
Repayment of nonrecourse debt – legacy assets | | | | 0 | 1 |
Repurchase of unsecured senior notes | | | | (122) | (29) |
Repurchase of common stock | | | | | 0 |
Transfers (to) from restricted cash, net | | | | (46) | 33 |
Excess tax deficiency from share based compensation | | | | | (4) |
Surrender of shares relating to stock vesting | | | | 0 | 0 |
Debt financing costs | | | | (11) | (10) |
Dividends to noncontrolling interests | | | | (5) | |
Net cash attributable to financing activities | | | | (1,393) | 106 |
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | | | | (252) | 67 |
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | | | | 453 | 597 |
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | | 201 | 664 | 201 | 664 |
Guarantor (Subsidiaries of Issuer) | Reportable entities | | | | | |
Operating Activities | | | | | |
Net income (loss) attributable to Nationstar | | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to net cash attributable to operating activities: | | | | | |
(Gain) loss from subsidiaries | | | | 0 | 0 |
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reverse mortgage loan interest income | | | | 0 | 0 |
(Gain) loss on sale of assets | | | | 0 | 0 |
Provision for servicing reserves | | | | 0 | 0 |
Fair value changes and amortization of mortgage servicing rights | | | | 0 | 0 |
Fair value changes in excess spread financing | | | | 0 | 0 |
Fair value changes in mortgage servicing rights financing liability | | | | 0 | 0 |
Amortization of premiums and accretion of discount | | | | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation and amortization | | | | 0 | 0 |
Share-based compensation | | | | 0 | 0 |
Other losses | | | | 0 | |
Repurchases of forward loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repurchases of reverse loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations, net of assignments to prior servicers | | | | 0 | 0 |
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees, and other purchase-related activities | | | | 0 | 0 |
Sale proceeds and loan payment proceeds for mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment | | | | 0 | 0 |
Excess tax benefit from share based compensation | | | | 0 | 0 |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | | | |
Advances and other receivables, net | | | | 0 | 0 |
Reverse mortgage interests, net | | | | 0 | 0 |
Other assets | | | | (9) | (10) |
Payables and accrued liabilities | | | | 0 | 0 |
Net cash attributable to operating activities | | | | (1) | 0 |
Investing Activities | | | | | |
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals | | | | 0 | 0 |
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred | | | | 0 | 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 | | | | 0 | 0 |
Proceeds on sale of assets | | | | 0 | |
Net cash attributable to investing activities | | | | 0 | 0 |
Financing Activities | | | | | |
Increase in warehouse facilities | | | | 0 | 0 |
Decrease in advance facilities | | | | 0 | 0 |
Proceeds from issuance of HECM securitizations | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repayment of HECM securitizations | | | | 0 | 0 |
Proceeds from issuance of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests, net | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repayment of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests, net | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repayment of excess spread financing | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repayment of nonrecourse debt – legacy assets | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repurchase of unsecured senior notes | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repurchase of common stock | | | | | 0 |
Transfers (to) from restricted cash, net | | | | 0 | 0 |
Excess tax deficiency from share based compensation | | | | | 0 |
Surrender of shares relating to stock vesting | | | | 0 | 0 |
Debt financing costs | | | | 0 | 0 |
Dividends to noncontrolling interests | | | | 0 | |
Net cash attributable to financing activities | | | | 0 | 0 |
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | | | | (1) | 0 |
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | | | | 2 | 1 |
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Non-Guarantor (Subsidiaries of Issuer) | Reportable entities | | | | | |
Operating Activities | | | | | |
Net income (loss) attributable to Nationstar | | 9 | 7 | 32 | 20 |
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to net cash attributable to operating activities: | | | | | |
(Gain) loss from subsidiaries | | | | 0 | 0 |
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net gain on mortgage loans held for sale | | (1) | (10) | (1) | (29) |
Reverse mortgage loan interest income | | | | 0 | 0 |
(Gain) loss on sale of assets | | | | (9) | 0 |
Provision for servicing reserves | | | | 0 | 0 |
Fair value changes and amortization of mortgage servicing rights | | | | 0 | 0 |
Fair value changes in excess spread financing | | | | (2) | 0 |
Fair value changes in mortgage servicing rights financing liability | | | | 0 | 0 |
Amortization of premiums and accretion of discount | | | | 8 | 7,302 |
Depreciation and amortization | | | | 11 | 16 |
Share-based compensation | | | | 4 | 5 |
Other losses | | | | 0 | |
Repurchases of forward loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repurchases of reverse loan assets out of Ginnie Mae securitizations, net of assignments to prior servicers | | | | 0 | 0 |
Mortgage loans originated and purchased, net of fees, and other purchase-related activities | | | | 0 | (767) |
Sale proceeds and loan payment proceeds for mortgage loans held for sale and held for investment | | | | 13 | (6,416) |
Excess tax benefit from share based compensation | | | | 0 | 0 |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | | | |
Advances and other receivables, net | | | | 0 | 0 |
Reverse mortgage interests, net | | | | (225) | (115) |
Other assets | | | | 87 | 439 |
Payables and accrued liabilities | | | | (11) | (4) |
Net cash attributable to operating activities | | | | (93) | 451 |
Investing Activities | | | | | |
Property and equipment additions, net of disposals | | | | (3) | (9) |
Purchase of forward mortgage servicing rights, net of liabilities incurred | | | | (6) | 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 | | | | 0 | 0 |
Proceeds on sale of assets | | | | 0 | |
Net cash attributable to investing activities | | | | (9) | (9) |
Financing Activities | | | | | |
Increase in warehouse facilities | | | | 0 | (56) |
Decrease in advance facilities | | | | (205) | (429) |
Proceeds from issuance of HECM securitizations | | | | 707 | 728 |
Repayment of HECM securitizations | | | | (484) | (624) |
Proceeds from issuance of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests, net | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repayment of participating interest financing in reverse mortgage interests, net | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repayment of excess spread financing | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repayment of nonrecourse debt – legacy assets | | | | (12) | (13) |
Repurchase of unsecured senior notes | | | | 0 | 0 |
Repurchase of common stock | | | | | 0 |
Transfers (to) from restricted cash, net | | | | 84 | (33) |
Excess tax deficiency from share based compensation | | | | | 0 |
Surrender of shares relating to stock vesting | | | | 0 | 0 |
Debt financing costs | | | | 0 | 0 |
Dividends to noncontrolling interests | | | | 0 | |
Net cash attributable to financing activities | | | | 90 | (427) |
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | | | | (12) | 15 |
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period | | | | 34 | 15 |
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period | | $ 22 | $ 30 | $ 22 | $ 30 |