DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	May. 05, 2016
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2016
Entity Registrant Name	YADKIN FINANCIAL Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0001366367
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Common Stock, Voting
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		50,840,448
Common Stock, Non-Voting
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		654,997