DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Aug. 04, 2016
Class of Stock [Line Items]
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 Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Common Stock, Voting
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		51,534,635
Common Stock, Non-Voting
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		199,663