FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Schedule of Carrying Values and Fair Values of Financial Assets Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Investments in:
Real estate securities, available-for-sale		$ 2,428,729	$ 2,463,163
Non-hedge derivatives		1,318	32,597
Restricted cash		165,039	29,418
Liabilities:
Repurchase agreements		3,773,880	3,149,090
Notes payable		7,245,200	2,908,763
Derivative liabilities		29,364	$ 14,220
Recurring Basis [Member]
Investments in:
Excess mortgage servicing rights, at fair value	[1]	322,753,832
Excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees, at fair value	[1]	76,072,734
Servicer advances		7,644,435
Real estate securities, available-for-sale		3,787,204
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment		59,485
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale		782,852
Non-hedge derivatives		2,560,000
Cash and cash equivalents		348,312
Restricted cash		165,039
Liabilities:
Repurchase agreements		3,774,653
Notes payable		7,264,070
Derivative liabilities		4,444,000
Recurring Basis [Member] | Level 1 [Member]
Investments in:
Excess mortgage servicing rights, at fair value	[1]	0
Excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees, at fair value	[1]	0
Servicer advances		0
Real estate securities, available-for-sale		0
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment		0
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale		0
Non-hedge derivatives		0
Cash and cash equivalents		348,312
Restricted cash		165,039
Assets, fair value		513,351
Liabilities:
Repurchase agreements		0
Notes payable		0
Derivative liabilities		0
Liabilities, fair value		0
Recurring Basis [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Investments in:
Excess mortgage servicing rights, at fair value	[1]	0
Excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees, at fair value	[1]	0
Servicer advances		0
Real estate securities, available-for-sale		1,249,285
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment		0
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale		0
Non-hedge derivatives		1,318
Cash and cash equivalents		0
Restricted cash		0
Assets, fair value		1,250,603
Liabilities:
Repurchase agreements		3,774,653
Notes payable		0
Derivative liabilities		29,364
Liabilities, fair value		3,804,017
Recurring Basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Investments in:
Excess mortgage servicing rights, at fair value	[1]	1,459,690
Excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees, at fair value	[1]	213,318
Servicer advances		7,499,775
Real estate securities, available-for-sale		1,179,444
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment		41,965
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale		718,104
Non-hedge derivatives		0
Cash and cash equivalents		0
Restricted cash		0
Assets, fair value		11,112,296
Liabilities:
Repurchase agreements		0
Notes payable		7,265,725
Derivative liabilities		0
Liabilities, fair value		7,265,725
Recurring Basis [Member] | Carrying Value [Member]
Investments in:
Excess mortgage servicing rights, at fair value	[1]	1,459,690
Excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees, at fair value	[1]	213,318
Servicer advances		7,499,775
Real estate securities, available-for-sale		2,428,729
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment		40,813
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale		713,917
Non-hedge derivatives		1,318
Cash and cash equivalents		348,312
Restricted cash		165,039
Assets, fair value		12,870,911
Liabilities:
Repurchase agreements		3,773,880
Derivative liabilities		29,364
Liabilities, fair value		11,048,444
Recurring Basis [Member] | Fair Value [Member]
Investments in:
Excess mortgage servicing rights, at fair value		1,459,690
Excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees, at fair value		213,318
Servicer advances		7,499,775
Real estate securities, available-for-sale		2,428,729
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment		41,965
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale		718,104
Non-hedge derivatives		1,318
Cash and cash equivalents		348,312
Restricted cash		165,039
Assets, fair value		12,876,250
Liabilities:
Repurchase agreements		3,774,653
Notes payable		7,265,725
Derivative liabilities		29,364
Liabilities, fair value		$ 11,069,742

[1] The notional amount represents the total unpaid principal balance of the mortgage loans underlying the Excess MSRs. New Residential does not receive an excess mortgage servicing amount on non-performing loans in Agency portfolios.