VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Others' Interest in Equity of Consumer Loan Companies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total consolidated equity		$ 6,954,543	$ 7,184,712	$ 7,010,068	$ 6,669,380
Others’ interest in equity of consolidated subsidiary	[1]	60,337		$ 67,067
Net income (loss)		89,949	689,931
Others’ interest in net income (loss) of consolidated subsidiary		$ (1,300)	$ 5,609
Advance Purchaser | Corporate Joint Venture
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Rithm Capital’s percentage ownership		89.30%	89.30%	89.30%
VIE, consolidated | Advance Purchaser
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total consolidated equity		$ 105,810		$ 114,180
Others’ interest in equity of consolidated subsidiary		11,304		12,193
Net income (loss)		(1,370)	$ 2,135
Others’ interest in net income (loss) of consolidated subsidiary		(146)	228
VIE, consolidated | Shelter Joint Ventures
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total consolidated equity		24,213		25,124
Others’ interest in equity of consolidated subsidiary		11,986		12,437
Net income (loss)		(85)	823
Others’ interest in net income (loss) of consolidated subsidiary		(42)	407
VIE, consolidated | Consumer Loan SPVs
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total consolidated equity		79,455		91,263
Others’ interest in equity of consolidated subsidiary		37,047		$ 42,437
Net income (loss)		(2,391)	10,698
Others’ interest in net income (loss) of consolidated subsidiary		$ (1,112)	$ 4,974
VIE, consolidated | Advance Purchaser
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Others’ ownership interest		10.70%		10.70%
VIE, consolidated | Advance Purchaser | Weighted Average
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Others’ ownership interest		10.70%	10.70%
VIE, consolidated | Shelter Joint Ventures
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Others’ ownership interest		49.50%		49.50%
VIE, consolidated | Shelter Joint Ventures | Weighted Average
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Others’ ownership interest		49.50%	49.50%
VIE, consolidated | Consumer Loan SPVs
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Others’ ownership interest		46.50%		46.50%
VIE, consolidated | Consumer Loan SPVs | Weighted Average
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Others’ ownership interest		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 March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, total assets of consolidated VIEs were $1.8 billion and $2.3 billion, respectively, and total liabilities of consolidated VIEs were $1.6 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively. See Note 20 for further details.