INVESTMENTS IN CONSUMER LOANS - Consumer Loan Variable Interest Entities (Details) - VIE, consolidated [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total assets	[1]	$ 1,512,026	$ 1,789,286
Notes and bonds payable		1,203,655	1,464,851
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		4,536	5,187
Total liabilities	[1]	1,208,191	$ 1,470,038
Consumer Loan Companies [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Consumer loans, held-for-investment		1,536,354
Restricted cash		12,898
Accrued interest receivable		22,493
Total assets		1,571,745
Notes and bonds payable		1,549,877
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		901
Total liabilities		$ 1,550,778

[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.