ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION - Summary of Consideration Paid (Footnote) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				9 Months Ended
		Oct. 23, 2015	Apr. 06, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)				$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Share price (in dollars per share)				$ 13.10
Note payable				$ 133,300
Contingent cash consideration				$ 50,000	$ 0
HLSS [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares issued (in shares)			28,286,980
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)			$ 0.01
Share price (in dollars per share)			$ 15.3460
Purchase price			$ 1,000,000
Note payable	[1]		385,174
Contingent cash consideration	[2]		50,000
HLSS [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent cash consideration		$ 50,000
Contingent consideration paid		$ 5,100
HLSS [Member] | Upper Range [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent cash consideration			50,000
HLSS [Member] | Lower Range [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent cash consideration			$ 0

[1] HLSS Seller FinancingNew Residential agreed to deliver $1.0 billion of cash purchase price, including a promise to pay an amount of $385.2 million immediately after closing from the proceeds of financing that was committed in anticipation of the HLSS Acquisition and is collateralized by certain of the HLSS assets acquired.

[2] New Merger PaymentThe New Merger Agreement, and the $50.0 million consideration related thereto, is included as a part of the business combination in conjunction with the Share and Asset Purchase Agreement. The range of outcomes for this contingent consideration was from $0.0 million to $50.0 million, dependent on whether the New Merger was approved by HLSS shareholders and other factors.