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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Unpaid Balance

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Real Estate Owned, Total Assets

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

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The unpaid principal balance of underlying loans.

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The gains (losses) included in earnings that represent the difference between the sale price and the carrying value of loans made to finance real estate acquisitions. This element refers to the gain (loss) and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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-Publisher FASB

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-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

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The carrying amount of the outstanding balance due under the mortgage loan.

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The cash inflow from sales of loans that are secured with real estate mortgages and are held with the intention to resell in the near future.

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INVESTMENTS IN RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2013	Mar. 26, 2015	Mar. 19, 2015	Feb. 27, 2015	Mar. 27, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of residential mortgage loans, net	$ 20,830,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfMortgageLoans	$ 0us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfMortgageLoans
Threshold period past due	30 days
Real Estate Owned assets total	15,200,000nrz_RealEstateOwnedTotalAssets
Reverse Mortgage Loans [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Carrying value of mortgage loans	23,294,000							24,965,000
Interest in reverse mortgage loans	70.00%		70.00%
PCI residential mortgage loans in the process of foreclosure, unpaid principal balance	300,000
Residential Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
PCI residential mortgage loans in the process of foreclosure, unpaid principal balance	204,800,000
Residential Mortgage [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance (“UPB”) of Underlying Mortgages				6,400,000	176,500,000	135,200,000
Carrying value of mortgage loans				5,100,000	142,100,000	102,400,000
Sale price of mortgage loans				5,300,000	148,600,000	102,800,000
Gain (loss) on sale of residential mortgage loans, net				200,000	6,500,000	400,000
Residential Mortgage and Real Estate Owned [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance (“UPB”) of Underlying Mortgages							469,600,000
Carrying value of mortgage loans							362,000,000
Sale price of mortgage loans							373,000,000
Gain (loss) on sale of residential mortgage loans, net							$ 11,000,000
Nationstar [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Interest in reverse mortgage loans			30.00%