INVESTMENTS IN RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS - Variable Interest Entities, Characteristics (Details) - Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 4,701,889
Weighted Average Delinquency	1.64%
Net credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2017	$ 4,943
Face amount of debt held by third parties	4,453,838
Carrying value of bonds retained by New Residential	400,793
Cash flows received by New Residential on these bonds for the nine months ended September 30, 2017	$ 63,064
Number of days delinquent (in days)	60 days