INCOME TAXES - Schedule of Taxable Common Stock Distributions (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Dividends per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.58	$ 0.99
Ordinary Income	84.78%nrz_DividendsOrdinaryIncome	90.01%nrz_DividendsOrdinaryIncome
Long-term Capital Gain	15.22%nrz_DividendsCapitalGains	9.99%nrz_DividendsCapitalGains
Return of Capital	0.00%nrz_DividendsReturnOfCapital	0.00%nrz_DividendsReturnOfCapital

The percentage of dividends which are classified as capital gains for tax purposes.

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The percentage of dividends which are classified as ordinary income for tax purposes.

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The percentage of dividends which are classified as return of capital for tax purposes.

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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770

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