FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT - Schedule of Financial Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis using Level 3 Inputs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net		$ (48,800)		$ (19,626)		$ 31,297
Excess MSRs Investees [Member]
Purchases, sales and repayments
New Residential’s ownership		50.00%		50.00%
Recurring Basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning		$ 10,809,815		$ 4,742,448
Transfers
Transfers from Level 3	[1]	0		0
Transfers to Level 3	[1]	0		0
Transfers from investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees, to investments in excess mortgage servicing rights	[1]			0
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in other-than-temporary impairment (''OTTI'') on securities	[2]	(10,264)		(5,788)
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights	[2]	(7,297)		38,643
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees	[2]	16,526		31,160
Included in servicing revenue, net	[3]	88,325
Included in change in fair value of investments in servicer advances		(7,768)		(57,491)
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net		(18,117)		3,061
Included in other income (loss), net	[2]	(2,073)		3,878
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	[4]	124,669		(6,701)
Interest income		724,197		556,513
Purchases, sales and repayments
Purchases		18,584,507		22,502,710
Proceeds from sales		(261,192)		(425,761)
Proceeds from repayments		(18,537,449)		(16,689,689)
Other transfers				116,832
Balance, ending		11,503,879		10,809,815		4,742,448
Recurring Basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Servicer Advances [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning		7,426,794		3,270,839
Transfers
Transfers from Level 3	[1]	0		0
Transfers to Level 3	[1]	0		0
Transfers from investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees, to investments in excess mortgage servicing rights	[1]			0
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in other-than-temporary impairment (''OTTI'') on securities	[2]	0		0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights	[2]	0		0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees	[2]	0		0
Included in servicing revenue, net	[3]
Included in change in fair value of investments in servicer advances		(7,768)		(57,491)
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net		0		0
Included in other income (loss), net	[2]	0		0
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	[4]	0		0
Interest income		364,350		352,316
Purchases, sales and repayments
Purchases		15,266,816		20,042,582
Proceeds from sales		0		0
Proceeds from repayments		(17,343,599)		(16,181,452)
Other transfers				0
Balance, ending		5,706,593		7,426,794		3,270,839
Recurring Basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Mortgage Servicing Rights [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning	[5]	0		0
Transfers
Transfers from Level 3	[1],[5]			0
Transfers to Level 3	[1],[5]			0
Transfers from investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees, to investments in excess mortgage servicing rights	[1],[5]			0
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in other-than-temporary impairment (''OTTI'') on securities	[2],[5]	0		0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights	[2],[5]	0		0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees	[2],[5]	0		0
Included in servicing revenue, net	[3],[5]	88,325
Included in change in fair value of investments in servicer advances	[5]	0		0
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net	[5]	0		0
Included in other income (loss), net	[2],[5]	0		0
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	[4],[5]	0		0
Interest income	[5]	0		0
Purchases, sales and repayments
Purchases	[5]	571,158		0
Proceeds from sales	[5]	0		0
Proceeds from repayments	[5]	0		0
Other transfers	[5]			0
Balance, ending	[5]	659,483		0		0
Recurring Basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | Non-Agency RMBS [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning		1,584,283		723,000
Transfers
Transfers from Level 3	[1]	0		0
Transfers to Level 3	[1]	0		0
Transfers from investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees, to investments in excess mortgage servicing rights	[1]			0
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in other-than-temporary impairment (''OTTI'') on securities	[2]	(10,264)		(5,788)
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights	[2]	0		0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees	[2]	0		0
Included in servicing revenue, net	[3]
Included in change in fair value of investments in servicer advances		0		0
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net		(18,117)		3,061
Included in other income (loss), net	[2]	(4,875)		879
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	[4]	124,669		(6,701)
Interest income		209,706		69,632
Purchases, sales and repayments
Purchases		2,746,409		1,288,901
Proceeds from sales		(261,192)		(425,761)
Proceeds from repayments		(827,059)		(179,772)
Other transfers				116,832
Balance, ending		3,543,560		1,584,283		723,000
Recurring Basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | MSRs Agency [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning	[5]	437,201		217,519
Transfers
Transfers from Level 3	[1],[5]	0		0
Transfers to Level 3	[1],[5]	0		0
Transfers from investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees, to investments in excess mortgage servicing rights	[1],[5]			0
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in other-than-temporary impairment (''OTTI'') on securities	[2],[5]	0		0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights	[2],[5]	(5,372)		(3,080)
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees	[2],[5]	0		0
Included in servicing revenue, net	[3],[5]
Included in change in fair value of investments in servicer advances	[5]	0		0
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net	[5]	0		0
Included in other income (loss), net	[2],[5]	2,452		2,852
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	[4],[5]	0		0
Interest income	[5]	35,526		30,742
Purchases, sales and repayments
Purchases	[5]	0		254,149
Proceeds from sales	[5]	0		0
Proceeds from repayments	[5]	(88,050)		(64,981)
Other transfers	[5]			0
Balance, ending	[5]	381,757		437,201		217,519
Recurring Basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | MSRs Agency [Member] | Excess MSRs Investees [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning	[5],[6]	217,221	[3]	330,876
Transfers
Transfers from Level 3	[1],[5],[6]	0		0
Transfers to Level 3	[1],[5],[6]	0		0
Transfers from investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees, to investments in excess mortgage servicing rights	[1],[5],[6]			(98,258)
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in other-than-temporary impairment (''OTTI'') on securities	[2],[5],[6]	0		0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights	[2],[5],[6]	0		0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees	[2],[5],[6]	16,526		31,160
Included in servicing revenue, net	[3],[5],[6]
Included in change in fair value of investments in servicer advances	[5],[6]	0		0
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net	[5],[6]	0		0
Included in other income (loss), net	[2],[5],[6]	0		0
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	[4],[5],[6]	0		0
Interest income	[5],[6]	0		0
Purchases, sales and repayments
Purchases	[5],[6]	0		0
Proceeds from sales	[5],[6]	0		0
Proceeds from repayments	[5],[6]	(38,959)		(46,557)
Other transfers	[5],[6]			0
Balance, ending	[5],[6]	194,788		217,221	[3]	330,876
Recurring Basis [Member] | Level 3 [Member] | MSRs Non-Agency [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning	[5]	1,144,316		200,214
Transfers
Transfers from Level 3	[1],[5]	0		0
Transfers to Level 3	[1],[5]	0		0
Transfers from investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees, to investments in excess mortgage servicing rights	[1],[5]			98,258
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in other-than-temporary impairment (''OTTI'') on securities	[2],[5]	0		0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights	[2],[5]	(1,925)		41,723
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees	[2],[5]	0		0
Included in servicing revenue, net	[3],[5]
Included in change in fair value of investments in servicer advances	[5]	0		0
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net	[5]	0		0
Included in other income (loss), net	[2],[5]	350		147
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income	[4],[5]	0		0
Interest income	[5]	114,615		103,823
Purchases, sales and repayments
Purchases	[5]	124		917,078
Proceeds from sales	[5]	0		0
Proceeds from repayments	[5]	(239,782)		(216,927)
Other transfers	[5]			0
Balance, ending	[5]	$ 1,017,698		$ 1,144,316		$ 200,214

[1] Transfers are assumed to occur at the beginning of the respective period.

[2] The gains (losses) recorded in earnings during the period are attributable to the change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to Level 3 assets still held at the reporting dates and realized gains (losses) recorded during the period.

[3] The components of Servicing revenue, net are disclosed in Note 5.

[4] These gains (losses) were included in net unrealized gain (loss) on securities in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

[5] Includes the recapture agreement for each respective pool.

[6] Amounts represent New Residential’s portion of the Excess MSRs held by the respective joint ventures in which New Residential has a 50% interest.