Significant Accounting Policies Policies (Policies)	3 Months Ended
Significant Accounting Policies Policies (Policies)	Mar. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Yadkin Financial Corporation (the "Company") and its subsidiary, Yadkin Bank (the "Bank"). The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial statements and with instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. Because the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP, they should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes included with the Company's 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "2012 Form 10-K") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 28, 2013. Operating results, for the three months ended March 31, 2014, do not necessarily indicate the results that may be expected for the year or other interim periods. In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all the adjustments, all of which are normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. The accounting policies followed are set forth in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's 2013 Form 10-K.
Reclassifications	Reclassifications - Certain expenses reported in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the 2014 presentation. Reclassifications include certain loan collection and occupancy expenses that were previously recorded in other expenses that have now been reclassified to loan collection fees and occupancy expense. Effective May 28, 2013, the Company executed a one-for-three reverse stock split. All outstanding options and restricted shares and earnings per share calculations have been adjusted for the effect of this reverse stock split. The reclassifications above had no effect on net income or shareholders' equity, as previously reported.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards	Recently Adopted Accounting Standards In 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-04, "Receivables (Topic 310): Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure" ("ASU 2014-04"). The ASU clarifies that an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs upon either the creditor obtaining legal title to the residential real estate property or the borrower conveying all interest in the residential real estate property to the creditor to satisfy that loan through completion of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or through a similar legal agreement. The amendments are effective for annual periods, and interim reporting periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014. The amendments may be adopted using either a modified retrospective transition method or a prospective transition method. Early adoption is permitted. Management does not believe the amendments will have a material impact on the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
Allowance for Loan Losses	Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses is a reserve established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense, which represents management's best estimate for probable losses that have been incurred within the existing portfolio of loans. The primary risks inherent in the Bank's loan portfolio, including the adequacy of the allowance or reserve for loan losses, are based on management's assumptions regarding, among other factors, general and local economic conditions, which are difficult to predict and are beyond the Bank's control. In estimating these risks, and the related loss reserve levels, management also considers the financial conditions of specific borrowers and credit concentrations with specific borrowers, groups of borrowers, and industries. The allowance for loan losses is adjusted by direct charges to provision expense. Losses on loans are charged against the allowance for loan losses in the accounting period in which they are determined by management to be uncollectible. Recoveries during the period are credited to the allowance for loan losses. The provision for (recovery of) loan losses was $(460,000) for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 as compared to $237,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. The provision expense is determined by management with the use of the Bank's allowance for loan losses model. The components of the model are specific reserves for impaired loans and a general allocation for unimpaired loans. The general allocation has two components, an estimate based on historical loss experience and an additional estimate based on internal and external environmental factors due to the uncertainty of historical loss experience in predicting current embedded losses in the portfolio that will be realized in the future. The portion of the general allocation on environmental factors includes estimates of losses related to interest rate trends, unemployment trends, real estate characteristics, past due and nonaccrual trends, watch list trends, charge-off trends, and underwriting and servicing assessments. The real estate characteristics component includes trends in real estate concentrations, exceptions to Federal Deposit Insurance Company ("FDIC") guidelines for loan-to-value ratios, and changes in real estate market values. Other factors impacting the allowance at March 31, 2014 were watch list trends, unemployment rate trends, and underwriting and servicing assessments.