INVESTMENTS IN EXCESS MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS - Schedule of Activity Related to the Carrying Value of Investments in Excess MSRs (Footnote) (Details) - Excess MSRs [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Change in fair value, prior period adjustment	[1]		$ (274)
Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items]
Change in fair value, prior period adjustment	[1]	$ 4,400		$ 4,200

[1] In the third quarter of 2015, New Residential recorded a cumulative positive prior period adjustment of $4.4 million (of which $4.2 million related to 2014 and prior) resulting from adjustments to certain modeling assumptions.