RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS - Carrying Value of Mortgage Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Movement in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning	[1]	$ 3,398,298
Valuation (provision) reversal on loans		478	$ (14,962)	$ 47,744
Balance, ending	[1]	2,540,742	3,398,298
Residential Portfolio Segment
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Movement in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning		3,850,817	11,917,778
Originations		37,123,264	67,406,228
Sales		(38,214,749)	(81,653,129)
Purchases/additional fundings		376,704	6,887,407
Proceeds from repayments		(243,134)	(493,051)
Transfer of loans to other assets		11,662	(25,375)
Transfer of loans to REO		(11,465)	(7,094)
Transfers of loans to held-for-sale		(30,556)	(1,580)
Transfers of loans to from held-for-investment		30,556	1,582
Valuation (provision) reversal on loans		(1,859)	(8,305)
Changes in instrument-specific credit risk		12,179	(69,290)
Other factors		16,367	(104,354)
Balance, ending		2,919,786	3,850,817	11,917,778
Loans Held-for-Investment, at Fair Value | Residential Portfolio Segment
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Movement in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning		452,519	569,933
Originations		0	0
Sales		0	0
Purchases/additional fundings		1,269	7,182
Proceeds from repayments		(51,195)	(80,661)
Transfer of loans to other assets		0	0
Transfer of loans to REO		(7,148)	(4,956)
Transfers of loans to held-for-sale		(30,556)	(1,580)
Transfers of loans to from held-for-investment		0	0
Valuation (provision) reversal on loans		0	0
Changes in instrument-specific credit risk		7,540	(33,086)
Other factors		6,615	(4,313)
Balance, ending		379,044	452,519	569,933
Residential Mortgage Loans, Held-for-Sale | Loans Held-for-Sale, at Lower of Cost or Fair Value | Residential Portfolio Segment
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Movement in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning		101,027	132,921
Originations		0	0
Sales		(6,946)	(4,426)
Purchases/additional fundings		0	0
Proceeds from repayments		(10,773)	(17,777)
Transfer of loans to other assets		286	0
Transfer of loans to REO		(2,858)	(1,386)
Transfers of loans to held-for-sale		0	0
Transfers of loans to from held-for-investment		0	0
Valuation (provision) reversal on loans		(1,859)	(8,305)
Changes in instrument-specific credit risk		0	0
Other factors		0	0
Balance, ending		78,877	101,027	132,921
Residential Mortgage Loans, Held-for-Sale | Loans Held-for-Sale, at Fair Value | Residential Portfolio Segment
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Movement in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning		3,297,271	11,214,924
Originations		37,123,264	67,406,228
Sales		(38,207,803)	(81,648,703)
Purchases/additional fundings		375,435	6,880,225
Proceeds from repayments		(181,166)	(394,613)
Transfer of loans to other assets		11,376	(25,375)
Transfer of loans to REO		(1,459)	(752)
Transfers of loans to held-for-sale		0	0
Transfers of loans to from held-for-investment		30,556	1,582
Valuation (provision) reversal on loans		0	0
Changes in instrument-specific credit risk		4,639	(36,204)
Other factors		9,752	(100,041)
Balance, ending		$ 2,461,865	$ 3,297,271	$ 11,214,924

[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 December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, total assets of consolidated VIEs were $2.5 billion and $2.3 billion, respectively, and total liabilities of consolidated VIEs were $2.1 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively. See Note 21 for further details.