VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Variable Interest Entities, Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Assets
Servicer advance investments, at fair value		$ 387,669	$ 398,820
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment, at fair value		370,957	452,519
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, at fair value		2,740,599	3,297,271
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	1,217,283	1,336,508
Restricted cash		368,447
Total assets		34,745,528	32,479,336
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements	[1]	13,605,380	11,257,736
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	[1]	1,782,315	1,486,667
Total liabilities		27,477,565	25,469,268
VIE, consolidated
Assets
Servicer advance investments, at fair value		378,664	387,675
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment, at fair value			22,699
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, at fair value		1,094,978	844,000
Consumer loans		303,881	363,756
Mortgage loans receivable		348,061	349,975
Cash and cash equivalents		30,828	85,961
Restricted cash		36,763	31,000
Other assets		4,947	172,025
Total assets		2,198,122	2,257,091
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements			51,325
Secured notes and bonds payable		1,819,772	1,694,468
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		10,465	33,108
Total liabilities		1,830,237	1,778,901
VIE, consolidated | Advance Purchaser
Assets
Servicer advance investments, at fair value		378,664	387,675
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment, at fair value			0
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, at fair value		0	0
Consumer loans		0	0
Mortgage loans receivable		0	0
Cash and cash equivalents		5,241	34,084
Restricted cash		8,151	7,433
Other assets		9	9
Total assets		392,065	429,201
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements			0
Secured notes and bonds payable		271,488	313,093
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		2,612	1,928
Total liabilities		274,100	315,021
VIE, consolidated | Newrez Joint Ventures
Assets
Servicer advance investments, at fair value		0	0
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment, at fair value			0
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, at fair value		0	0
Consumer loans		0	0
Mortgage loans receivable		0	0
Cash and cash equivalents		21,177	28,404
Restricted cash		0	0
Other assets		410	1,026
Total assets		21,587	29,430
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements			0
Secured notes and bonds payable		0	0
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		3,257	4,306
Total liabilities		3,257	4,306
VIE, consolidated | Residential Mortgage Loans
Assets
Servicer advance investments, at fair value		0	0
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment, at fair value			22,699
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, at fair value		1,094,978	844,000
Consumer loans		0	0
Mortgage loans receivable		0	0
Cash and cash equivalents		4,410	23,473
Restricted cash		9,378	7,547
Other assets		0	165,975
Total assets		1,108,766	1,063,694
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements			51,325
Secured notes and bonds payable		995,361	768,959
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		74	25,381
Total liabilities		995,435	845,665
VIE, consolidated | Consumer Loan SPVs
Assets
Servicer advance investments, at fair value		0	0
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment, at fair value			0
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, at fair value		0	0
Consumer loans		303,881	363,756
Mortgage loans receivable		0	0
Cash and cash equivalents		0	0
Restricted cash		6,375	6,652
Other assets		4,528	5,253
Total assets		314,784	375,661
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements			0
Secured notes and bonds payable		245,695	299,498
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		1,422	1,144
Total liabilities		247,117	300,642
VIE, consolidated | Mortgage Loans Receivable
Assets
Servicer advance investments, at fair value		0	0
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment, at fair value			0
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, at fair value		0	0
Consumer loans		0	0
Mortgage loans receivable		348,061	349,975
Cash and cash equivalents		0	0
Restricted cash		12,859	9,368
Other assets		0	(238)
Total assets		360,920	359,105
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements			0
Secured notes and bonds payable		307,228	312,918
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		3,100	349
Total liabilities		$ 310,328	$ 313,267

[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, 2023 and December 31, 2022, total assets of consolidated VIEs were $2.2 billion and $2.3 billion, respectively, and total liabilities of consolidated VIEs were $1.8 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively. See Note 20 for further details.