VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Others' Interest in Equity of Consumer Loan Companies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total consolidated equity		$ 7,061,626	$ 6,627,113	$ 7,061,626	$ 6,627,113	$ 7,062,998	$ 6,669,380	$ 6,166,151	$ 5,429,684
Others’ interest in equity of consolidated subsidiary	[1]	71,055		71,055			$ 65,348
Net income		154,190	170,681	877,452	617,743
Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		$ 7,307	$ 9,001	$ 27,098	$ 28,448
Advance Purchaser LLC | Corporate Joint Venture
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Rithm Capital’s percentage ownership		89.30%	89.30%	89.30%	89.30%		89.30%
VIE, consolidated | Advance Purchaser LLC
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total consolidated equity		$ 88,714		$ 88,714			$ 95,995
Others’ interest in equity of consolidated subsidiary		9,474		9,474			10,251
Net income		(1,296)	$ (2,614)	1,219	$ (4,546)
Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		(139)	(280)	130	(797)
VIE, consolidated | Shelter Joint Ventures
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total consolidated equity		26,391		26,391			31,684
Others’ interest in equity of consolidated subsidiary		13,093		13,093			15,683
Net income		952	6,125	4,374	19,762
Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		471	3,032	2,165	9,782
VIE, consolidated | Consumer Loan SPVs
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total consolidated equity		103,063		103,063			83,597
Others’ interest in equity of consolidated subsidiary		48,488		48,488			$ 39,414
Net income		15,000	13,438	53,340	41,855
Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		$ 6,975	$ 6,249	$ 24,803	$ 19,463
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%	10.70%	10.70%	10.70%
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 September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021, total assets of consolidated VIEs were $3.4 billion and $2.8 billion, respectively, and total liabilities of consolidated VIEs were $2.8 billion and $2.1 billion, respectively. See Note 20 for further details.