VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 25, 2020
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Face amount of debt		$ 21,460,632
Long-term debt		22,010,631
Recurring Basis | Mortgage Loans Receivable Securitization
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Fair value, measurement with unobservable inputs reconciliation, recurring basis, asset value		$ 45,800	$ 20,900
2022-RTL1 Securitization | Mortgage Loans Receivable
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term		36 months
Consumer Loan SPVs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Owner interest		53.50%
Securitization Notes Payable | 2022-RTL1 Securitization
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Face amount of debt			479,700
Long-term debt			$ 349,900
VIE, consolidated
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Capital distributed to third-party co-investors		$ 71,500
Capital distributed to new residential		597,900
VIE, consolidated | Securitization Notes Payable
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Face amount of debt	$ 750,000
Debt instrument, term	3 years
VIE, consolidated | Securitization Notes Payable | Consumer Loan SPVs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Face amount of debt						$ 663,000
Advance Purchaser LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Capital distributed to third-party co-investors		71,500
Capital distributed to new residential		$ 597,900
Corporate Joint Venture | Advance Purchaser LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Rithm Capital’s percentage ownership		89.30%		89.30%	73.20%