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	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Non-Agency
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net	$ (11,600)	$ 78,500	$ (944,300)	$ 91,900
Excess MSRs Investees
Purchases, sales and repayments
New Residential’s ownership	50.00%		50.00%		50.00%
Recurring Basis \| Level 3
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning			$ 18,769,854
Transfers from Level 3			(715,790)
Transfers to Level 3			1,267,713
Transfers from investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables to investments in mortgage servicing rights			0
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in other-than-temporary impairment on securities			(15,300)
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights			(11,773)
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees			(2,902)
Included in servicing revenue, net			(1,497,731)
Included in change in fair value of investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables			(245,906)
Included in change in fair value of servicer advance investments			431
Included in change in fair value of investments in residential mortgage loans			(109,324)
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net			(944,242)
Included in other income (loss), net			145,155
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income			(562,678)
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Purchases, sales and repayments
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Proceeds from sales			(8,529,796)
Proceeds from repayments			(2,028,420)
Originations and other			422,763
Balance, ending	$ 10,032,825		10,032,825
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Gains (losses) included in net income [Abstract]
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Transfers from Level 3			(43,875)
Transfers to Level 3			0
Shellpoint Acquisition			0
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Included in other-than-temporary impairment on securities			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees			0
Included in servicing revenue, net			(12,259)
Included in change in fair value of investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables			0
Included in change in fair value of servicer advance investments			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in residential mortgage loans			(534)
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net			0
Included in other income (loss), net			4,225
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income			0
Interest income			0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Purchases, (Sales), Issuances, (Settlements) [Abstract]
Purchases, net(G)			1,538,804
Proceeds from sales			0
Payments			(441,855)
Other			(854)
Balance, ending	1,790,389		1,790,389
Recurring Basis \| Level 3 \| Servicer Advances
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning			581,777
Transfers from Level 3			0
Transfers to Level 3			0
Transfers from investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables to investments in mortgage servicing rights			0
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in other-than-temporary impairment on securities			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees			0
Included in servicing revenue, net			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables			0
Included in change in fair value of servicer advance investments			431
Included in change in fair value of investments in residential mortgage loans			0
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net			0
Included in other income (loss), net			0
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income			0
Interest income			13,080
Purchases, sales and repayments
Purchases, net(G)			991,289
Proceeds from sales
Proceeds from repayments			(1,050,817)
Originations and other			0
Balance, ending	535,760		535,760
Recurring Basis \| Level 3 \| MSRs
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning			3,967,960
Transfers from Level 3			0
Transfers to Level 3			0
Transfers from investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables to investments in mortgage servicing rights			320,613
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in other-than-temporary impairment on securities			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees			0
Included in servicing revenue, net			(1,497,731)
Included in change in fair value of investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables			0
Included in change in fair value of servicer advance investments			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in residential mortgage loans			0
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net			0
Included in other income (loss), net			0
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income			0
Interest income			0
Purchases, sales and repayments
Purchases, net(G)			446,964
Proceeds from sales			(10,452)
Proceeds from repayments			0
Originations and other			424,451
Balance, ending	3,651,805		3,651,805
Recurring Basis \| Level 3 \| Mortgage Servicing Rights Financing Receivable
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning			1,718,273
Transfers from Level 3			0
Transfers to Level 3			0
Transfers from investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables to investments in mortgage servicing rights			(320,613)
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in other-than-temporary impairment on securities			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees			0
Included in servicing revenue, net			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables			(245,906)
Included in change in fair value of servicer advance investments			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in residential mortgage loans			0
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net			0
Included in other income (loss), net			0
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income			0
Interest income			0
Purchases, sales and repayments
Purchases, net(G)			(18,227)
Proceeds from sales			(3,708)
Proceeds from repayments			0
Originations and other			0
Balance, ending	1,129,819		1,129,819
Recurring Basis \| Level 3 \| Non-Agency
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning			7,957,785
Transfers from Level 3			0
Transfers to Level 3			0
Transfers from investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables to investments in mortgage servicing rights			0
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in other-than-temporary impairment on securities			(15,300)
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees			0
Included in servicing revenue, net			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables			0
Included in change in fair value of servicer advance investments			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in residential mortgage loans			0
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net			(944,257)
Included in other income (loss), net			(30,695)
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income			(593,130)
Interest income			95,713
Purchases, sales and repayments
Purchases, net(G)			575,030
Proceeds from sales			(5,139,114)
Proceeds from repayments			(495,100)
Originations and other			(1,688)
Balance, ending	1,409,244		1,409,244
Recurring Basis \| Level 3 \| Derivatives
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning			39,891
Transfers from Level 3			0
Transfers to Level 3			0
Transfers from investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables to investments in mortgage servicing rights			0
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in other-than-temporary impairment on securities			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees			0
Included in servicing revenue, net			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables			0
Included in change in fair value of servicer advance investments			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in residential mortgage loans			0
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net			0
Included in other income (loss), net			206,073
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income			0
Interest income			0
Purchases, sales and repayments
Purchases, net(G)			0
Proceeds from sales			0
Proceeds from repayments			0
Originations and other			0
Balance, ending	245,964		245,964
Recurring Basis \| Level 3 \| Residential mortgage loans
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning			3,998,825
Transfers from Level 3			(715,790)
Transfers to Level 3			440,168
Transfers from investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables to investments in mortgage servicing rights			0
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in other-than-temporary impairment on securities			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees			0
Included in servicing revenue, net			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables			0
Included in change in fair value of servicer advance investments			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in residential mortgage loans			(109,324)
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net			0
Included in other income (loss), net			(8,399)
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income			(6,020)
Interest income			0
Purchases, sales and repayments
Purchases, net(G)			1,917,894
Proceeds from sales			(3,376,461)
Proceeds from repayments			(238,752)
Originations and other			0
Balance, ending	1,902,141		1,902,141
Recurring Basis \| Level 3 \| Consumer Loans
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning			0
Transfers from Level 3			0
Transfers to Level 3			827,545
Transfers from investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables to investments in mortgage servicing rights			0
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in other-than-temporary impairment on securities			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees			0
Included in servicing revenue, net			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables			0
Included in change in fair value of servicer advance investments			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in residential mortgage loans			0
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net			0
Included in other income (loss), net			(9,634)
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income			36,472
Interest income			18,844
Purchases, sales and repayments
Purchases, net(G)			25,008
Proceeds from sales			0
Proceeds from repayments			(176,125)
Originations and other			0
Balance, ending	722,110		722,110
Recurring Basis \| Level 3 \| Excess Spread Financing
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Gains (losses) included in net income [Abstract]
Balance, beginning			31,777
Transfers from Level 3			0
Transfers to Level 3			0
Shellpoint Acquisition			0
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Included in other-than-temporary impairment on securities			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees			0
Included in servicing revenue, net			(12,259)
Included in change in fair value of investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables			0
Included in change in fair value of servicer advance investments			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in residential mortgage loans			0
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net			0
Included in other income (loss), net			0
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income			0
Interest income			0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Purchases, (Sales), Issuances, (Settlements) [Abstract]
Purchases, net(G)			0
Proceeds from sales			0
Payments			0
Other			611
Balance, ending	20,129		20,129
Recurring Basis \| Level 3 \| Asset Backed Securities Issued
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Gains (losses) included in net income [Abstract]
Balance, beginning			659,738
Transfers from Level 3			0
Transfers to Level 3			0
Shellpoint Acquisition			0
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Included in other-than-temporary impairment on securities			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees			0
Included in servicing revenue, net			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables			0
Included in change in fair value of servicer advance investments			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in residential mortgage loans			(534)
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net			0
Included in other income (loss), net			0
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income			0
Interest income			0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Purchases, (Sales), Issuances, (Settlements) [Abstract]
Purchases, net(G)			1,538,804
Proceeds from sales			0
Payments			(439,911)
Other			(1,465)
Balance, ending	1,756,632		1,756,632
Recurring Basis \| Level 3 \| Contingent Consideration
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Gains (losses) included in net income [Abstract]
Balance, beginning			55,222
Transfers from Level 3			(43,875)
Transfers to Level 3			0
Shellpoint Acquisition			0
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Included in other-than-temporary impairment on securities			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees			0
Included in servicing revenue, net			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables			0
Included in change in fair value of servicer advance investments			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in residential mortgage loans			0
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net			0
Included in other income (loss), net			4,225
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income			0
Interest income			0
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Purchases, (Sales), Issuances, (Settlements) [Abstract]
Purchases, net(G)			0
Proceeds from sales			0
Payments			(1,944)
Other			0
Balance, ending	13,628		13,628
Recurring Basis \| Level 3 \| MSRs Agency
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning			209,633
Transfers from Level 3			0
Transfers to Level 3			0
Transfers from investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables to investments in mortgage servicing rights			0
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in other-than-temporary impairment on securities			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights			(7,805)
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees			0
Included in servicing revenue, net			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables			0
Included in change in fair value of servicer advance investments			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in residential mortgage loans			0
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net			14
Included in other income (loss), net			(10,817)
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income			0
Interest income			12,066
Purchases, sales and repayments
Purchases, net(G)			0
Proceeds from sales			(56)
Proceeds from repayments			(29,486)
Originations and other			0
Balance, ending	173,549		173,549
Recurring Basis \| Level 3 \| MSRs Agency \| Excess MSRs Investees
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning			125,596
Transfers from Level 3			0
Transfers to Level 3			0
Transfers from investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables to investments in mortgage servicing rights			0
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in other-than-temporary impairment on securities			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees			(2,902)
Included in servicing revenue, net			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables			0
Included in change in fair value of servicer advance investments			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in residential mortgage loans			0
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net			0
Included in other income (loss), net			0
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income			0
Interest income			0
Purchases, sales and repayments
Purchases, net(G)			0
Proceeds from sales			0
Proceeds from repayments			(15,335)
Originations and other			0
Balance, ending	107,359		107,359
Recurring Basis \| Level 3 \| MSRs Non-Agency
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning			170,114
Transfers from Level 3			0
Transfers to Level 3			0
Transfers from investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables to investments in mortgage servicing rights			0
Gains (losses) included in net income
Included in other-than-temporary impairment on securities			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights			(3,968)
Included in change in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, equity method investees			0
Included in servicing revenue, net			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in mortgage servicing rights financing receivables			0
Included in change in fair value of servicer advance investments			0
Included in change in fair value of investments in residential mortgage loans			0
Included in gain (loss) on settlement of investments, net			1
Included in other income (loss), net			(1,373)
Gains (losses) included in other comprehensive income			0
Interest income			13,110
Purchases, sales and repayments
Purchases, net(G)			0
Proceeds from sales			(5)
Proceeds from repayments			(22,805)
Originations and other			0
Balance, ending	$ 155,074		$ 155,074