INVESTMENTS IN CONSUMER LOANS - Assets and Liabilities Related to Variable Interest Entities (Details) - VIE [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Total assets	[1]	$ 1,789,286	$ 2,410,098
Liabilities
Notes and bonds payable		1,464,851	2,060,347
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		5,187	6,111
Total liabilities	[1]	1,470,038	$ 2,066,458
Consumer Loan Companies [Member]
Assets
Consumer loans, held-for-investment		1,638,357
Restricted cash		13,393
Accrued interest receivable		24,528
Total assets	[2]	1,676,278
Liabilities
Notes and bonds payable		1,648,488
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		951
Total liabilities	[2]	$ 1,649,439

[1] The creditors of the Buyer do not have recourse to the general credit of New Residential and the assets of the Buyer are not directly available to satisfy New Residential’s obligations.

[2] The creditors of the Consumer Loan SPVs do not have recourse to the general credit of New Residential, and the assets of the Consumer Loan SPVs are not directly available to satisfy New Residential’s obligations.