DEBT OBLIGATIONS - Schedule of Debt Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount		$ 11,038,723
Carrying Value	[1]	$ 11,019,080	$ 6,057,853
Weighted Average Funding Cost		2.48%
Weighted Average Life (Years)		9 months 8 days
Servicer Advances [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 7,038,079
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	[2],[3]	2,144,624
Carrying Value	[1],[2],[3]	$ 2,144,624	1,707,602
Weighted Average Funding Cost	[2],[3]	0.47%
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[2],[3]	1 month 6 days
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[2],[3]	5 months 17 days
Outstanding Face Amount of Collateral	[2],[3]	$ 2,138,144
Amortized Cost Basis of Collateral	[2],[3]	2,236,321
Carrying Value of Collateral	[2],[3]	2,234,248
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Non-Agency RMBS [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	[3],[4]	890,025
Carrying Value	[1],[3],[4]	$ 890,025	539,049
Weighted Average Funding Cost	[3],[4]	1.80%
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[3],[4]	1 month
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Non-Agency RMBS [Member] | Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[3],[4]	7 years 11 months 7 days
Outstanding Face Amount of Collateral	[3],[4]	$ 2,594,423
Amortized Cost Basis of Collateral	[3],[4]	1,166,464
Carrying Value of Collateral	[3],[4]	1,179,444
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Residential Mortgage [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	[3],[5]	627,656
Carrying Value	[1],[3],[5]	$ 626,962	867,334
Weighted Average Funding Cost	[3],[5]	2.79%
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[3],[5]	6 months 13 days
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Residential Mortgage [Member] | Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[3],[5]	3 years 5 months 24 days
Outstanding Face Amount of Collateral	[3],[5]	$ 799,635
Amortized Cost Basis of Collateral	[3],[5]	728,339
Carrying Value of Collateral	[3],[5]	730,312
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Real Estate Owned [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	[3],[6],[7]	72,084
Carrying Value	[1],[3],[6],[7]	$ 72,005	35,105
Weighted Average Funding Cost	[3],[6],[7]	3.13%
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[3],[6],[7]	4 months 8 days
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Real Estate Owned [Member] | Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Value of Collateral	[3],[6],[7]	$ 82,796
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Consumer Loan Investment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	[3],[8]	40,264
Carrying Value	[1],[3],[8]	$ 40,264	0
Weighted Average Funding Cost	[3],[8]	3.78%
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[3],[8]	1 month 6 days
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Consumer Loan Investment [Member] | Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[3],[8]	3 years 5 months 4 days
Carrying Value of Collateral	[3],[8]	$ 0
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Total Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	[3]	3,774,653
Carrying Value	[1],[3]	$ 3,773,880	3,149,090
Weighted Average Funding Cost	[3]	1.25%
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[3]	2 months 3 days
Notes Payable [Member] | Residential Mortgage [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	[9]	$ 20,601
Carrying Value	[1],[9]	$ 20,601	22,194
Weighted Average Funding Cost	[9]	3.08%
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[9]	1 month 6 days
Notes Payable [Member] | Residential Mortgage [Member] | Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[9]	4 years 1 month 16 days
Outstanding Face Amount of Collateral	[9]	$ 37,331
Amortized Cost Basis of Collateral	[9]	22,078
Carrying Value of Collateral	[9]	20,316
Notes Payable [Member] | Real Estate Owned [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount		0
Carrying Value	[1]	$ 0	785
Weighted Average Funding Cost		0.00%
Weighted Average Life (Years)		0 years
Notes Payable [Member] | Real Estate Owned [Member] | Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Value of Collateral		$ 0
Notes Payable [Member] | Secured Corporate Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	[10]	188,266
Carrying Value	[1],[10]	$ 186,520	0
Weighted Average Funding Cost	[10]	5.44%
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[10]	1 year 6 months 24 days
Notes Payable [Member] | Secured Corporate Note [Member] | Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[10]	5 years
Outstanding Face Amount of Collateral	[10]	$ 96,532,601
Amortized Cost Basis of Collateral	[10]	222,505
Carrying Value of Collateral	[10]	263,476
Notes Payable [Member] | Servicer Advances [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	[11]	7,055,203
Carrying Value	[1],[11]	$ 7,038,079	2,885,784
Weighted Average Funding Cost	[11]	3.06%
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[11]	1 year 26 days
Notes Payable [Member] | Servicer Advances [Member] | Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[11]	4 years 3 months 6 days
Outstanding Face Amount of Collateral	[11]	$ 7,644,435
Amortized Cost Basis of Collateral	[11]	7,417,372
Carrying Value of Collateral	[11]	7,499,775
Notes Payable [Member] | Total Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount		7,264,070
Carrying Value	[1]	$ 7,245,200	$ 2,908,763
Weighted Average Funding Cost		3.12%
Weighted Average Life (Years)		1 year 30 days

[1] Net of deferred financing costs associated with the adoption of ASU No. 2015-03 (Note 1).

[2] The counterparties of these repurchase agreements are Citibank ($674.2 million), Morgan Stanley ($308.4 million), Bank of America ($202.1 million), Daiwa ($249.5 million), Royal Bank of Canada ($372.6 million) and Jefferies ($337.8 million) and were subject to customary margin call provisions. All of the Agency RMBS repurchase agreements have a fixed rate. Collateral amounts include approximately $2.0 billion of related trade and other receivables.

[3] These repurchase agreements had approximately $2.9 million of associated accrued interest payable as of September 30, 2015.

[4] The counterparties of these repurchase agreements are Barclays ($11.1 million), Credit Suisse ($266.8 million), Royal Bank of Canada ($10.1 million), Bank of America, N.A. ($266.8 million), Citibank ($66.6 million), Goldman Sachs ($68.7 million) and UBS ($199.9 million) and were subject to customary margin call provisions. All of the Non-Agency repurchase agreements have LIBOR-based floating interest rates.

[5] The counterparties on these repurchase agreements are Barclays ($247.1 million maturing in January 2016), Bank of America N.A. ($264.1 million maturing in August 2016), Nomura ($55.5 million maturing in May 2016), Citibank ($3.1 million maturing in October 2016) and Credit Suisse ($57.9 million maturing in November 2015). All of these repurchase agreements have LIBOR-based floating interest rates.

[6] Includes financing collateralized by receivables including claims from FHA on GNMA EBO loans for which foreclosure has been completed and for which New Residential has made or intends to make a claim on the FHA guarantee.

[7] The counterparties of these repurchase agreements are Barclays ($56.1 million), Credit Suisse ($1.1 million), Bank of America, N.A. ($5.0 million) and Nomura ($9.8 million). All of these repurchase agreements have LIBOR-based floating interest rates.

[8] The repurchase agreement is payable to Bank of America, N.A. and bears interest equal to three-month LIBOR plus 3.50% and is collateralized by New Residential’s interest in consumer loans (Note 9).

[9] The note is payable to Nationstar and bears interest equal to one-month LIBOR plus 2.875%.

[10] The loan bears interest equal to the sum of (i) a floating rate index equal to one-month LIBOR and (ii) a margin of 5.25%. The outstanding face amount of the collateral represents the UPB of the residential mortgage loans underlying the Excess MSRs that secure this corporate loan.

[11] $3.8 billion face amount of the notes have a fixed rate while the remaining notes bear interest equal to the sum of (i) a floating rate index rate equal to one-month LIBOR or a cost of funds rate, as applicable, and (ii) a margin ranging from 1.0% to 2.2%.