OTHER INCOME, ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - Schedule of Other Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Other Assets
Margin receivable, net		$ 64,557	$ 55,481
Other receivables		9,986	16,350
Principal and interest receivable		54,776	52,738
Receivable from government agency		48,356	54,706
Call rights		337	337
Derivative assets		4,159	6,762
Servicing fee receivables		21,621	7,405
Ginnie Mae EBO servicer advance receivable, net		13,184	14,829
Due from servicers		23,064	22,134
Servicer advances receivable, net	[1]	104,764	81,582
Investment in consumer loans, equity method investees			0
Prepaid expenses		9,257	9,487
Other assets		8,089	4,269
Prepaid expense and other assets		403,464	326,080
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Interest payable		22,821	23,108
Accounts payable		40,651	31,299
Derivative liabilities		16,685	3,021
Current taxes payable		4,517	2,314
Due to servicers		63,977	77,148
MSR purchase price holdback		120,437	60,436
Other liabilities		7,010	8,118
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities		$ 276,098	$ 205,444

[1] Represents Servicer Advances due to New Residential’s licensed servicer subsidiary, New Residential Mortgage LLC (Note 5).