DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 28, 2017	Jun. 30, 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	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 1,252,102,589
Common Stock, Voting
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		51,789,280
Common Stock, Non-Voting
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		0