Document and Entity Information Document	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 24, 2013 Voting Common Stock	Oct. 24, 2013 Non-Voting Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	YADKIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Entity Central Index Key	0001366367
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		13,728,989	654,997