SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Oct. 17, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Management fee rate payable		1.50%nrz_ManagementFeeRate
Reverse stock split	0.5
Monthly payment threshold period to determine whether loan is past due		30 days
Principal or interest past due threshold period		120 days
Restricted cash related to financing of servicer advances		$ 29,418	$ 33,338
General maturity term of repurchase agreements and notes payable		1 year

The fee rate percent charged for management of investments.

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- Definition

Threshold Period Past Due, Financing Receivable

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- Definition

Threshold Period Past Due, Financing Receivable Impairment, Principal or Interest

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- Definition

Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. This element is for unclassified presentations; for classified presentations there is a separate and distinct element.

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

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.1)

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- Definition

Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Stock Split

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 4.C)

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