CONSOLIDATED VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
VIE, consolidated
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
New Residential Interest in Investees	73.20%
Capital distributed to third-party co-investors	$ 328.4
Capital distributed to New Residential	$ 306.9
Consumer Loan Companies
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership interest	53.50%

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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage of the Variable Interest Entity's (VIE) voting interest owned by (or beneficial interest in) the reporting entity (directly or indirectly).

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-Publisher FASB
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