CONSOLIDATED VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Variable Interest Entities, Characteristics (Details) - SAFT 2013-1 Securitization Entity - VIE, consolidated - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
UPB of Underlying Mortgages	$ 14,823,202	$ 11,183,024
Weighted average delinquency	4.82%	1.97%
Net credit losses	$ 50,355	$ 5,738
Face amount of debt held by third parties	12,884,341	10,074,690
Carrying value of bonds retained by New Residential	1,549,112	1,258,292
Cash flows received by New Residential on these bonds	$ 225,545	$ 161,794
Number of days delinquent (in days)	60 days