VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Others' Interest in Equity of Consumer Loan Companies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total consolidated equity		$ 7,062,998	$ 6,166,151	$ 7,062,998	$ 6,166,151	$ 7,184,712	$ 6,669,380	$ 5,621,813	$ 5,429,684
Others’ interest in equity of consolidated subsidiary	[1]	69,171		69,171			$ 65,348
Net income (loss)		33,331	145,726	723,262	447,062
Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		$ 14,182	$ 10,053	$ 19,791	$ 19,447
Advance Purchaser LLC | Corporate Joint Venture
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Rithm Capital’s percentage ownership		89.30%	73.20%	89.30%	73.20%		89.30%
VIE, consolidated | Advance Purchaser LLC
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total consolidated equity		$ 90,011		$ 90,011			$ 95,995
Others’ interest in equity of consolidated subsidiary		9,613		9,613			10,251
Net income (loss)		380	$ (6,817)	2,515	$ (1,932)
Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		41	(1,825)	269	(517)
VIE, consolidated | Shelter Joint Ventures
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total consolidated equity		26,933		26,933			31,684
Others’ interest in equity of consolidated subsidiary		13,345		13,345			15,683
Net income (loss)		2,597	6,516	3,419	13,639
Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		1,287	3,225	1,694	6,750
VIE, consolidated | Consumer Loan SPVs
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total consolidated equity		98,205		98,205			83,597
Others’ interest in equity of consolidated subsidiary		46,213		46,213			$ 39,414
Net income (loss)		27,642	18,608	38,340	28,417
Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		$ 12,854	$ 8,653	$ 17,828	$ 13,214
VIE, consolidated | Advance Purchaser LLC
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Others’ ownership interest		10.70%		10.70%			10.70%
VIE, consolidated | Advance Purchaser LLC | Weighted Average
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Others’ ownership interest		10.70%	26.80%	10.70%	26.80%
VIE, consolidated | Shelter Joint Ventures
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Others’ ownership interest		49.50%		49.50%			49.50%
VIE, consolidated | Shelter Joint Ventures | Weighted Average
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Others’ ownership interest		49.50%	49.50%	49.50%	49.50%
VIE, consolidated | Consumer Loan SPVs
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Others’ ownership interest		46.50%		46.50%			46.50%
VIE, consolidated | Consumer Loan SPVs | Weighted Average
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Others’ ownership interest		46.50%	46.50%	46.50%	46.50%

[1] The Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets include assets of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that can only be used to settle obligations and liabilities of the VIE for which creditors do not have recourse to the primary beneficiary (Rithm Capital). As of June 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, total assets of consolidated VIEs were $3.6 billion and $2.8 billion, respectively, and total liabilities of consolidated VIEs were $2.9 billion and $2.1 billion, respectively. See Note 20 for further details.