RESTATEMENT OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2024		Dec. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Aug. 05, 2022
Assets
Mortgage servicing rights and mortgage servicing rights financing receivables, at fair value		$ 8,706,723		$ 8,405,938
Real estate and other securities (includes $14,832,401 and $9,337,159 at fair value, respectively)		14,857,286		9,361,712
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment, at fair value		365,398		379,044
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale (includes $3,691,700 and $2,461,865 at fair value, respectively)	[1]	3,766,115		2,540,742
Consumer loans, held-for-investment, at fair value	[1]	1,103,799		1,274,005
Single-family rental properties		1,007,172		1,001,928
Mortgage loans receivable, at fair value		2,042,913		1,879,319
Residential mortgage loans subject to repurchase		1,845,889		1,782,998	$ 1,189,907
Cash and cash equivalents		1,136,437
Restricted cash		421,557		409,896
Servicer advances receivable		2,586,409		2,760,250
Reverse repurchase agreements		3,040,756		1,769,601
Other assets (includes $1,124,961 and $1,167,563 at fair value, respectively)	[1]	3,111,686		3,144,823
Assets of consolidated CFEs
Investments, at fair value and other assets	[1]	3,982,059		3,751,477
Total assets		47,935,581		39,717,084
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements	[1]	18,271,046		12,561,283
Secured notes and bonds payable (includes $221,922 and $235,770 at fair value, respectively)	[1]	9,721,313		10,360,188
Residential mortgage loan repurchase liability		1,845,889		1,782,998
Unsecured notes, net of issuance costs		1,205,411		719,004
Treasury securities payable		2,992,477		1,827,281
Payable for investments purchased		1,271,542		0
Dividends payable		135,695		135,897
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (includes $33,586 and $51,765 at fair value, respectively)	[1]	1,884,527		2,065,761
Liabilities of consolidated CFEs
Notes payable, at fair value and other liabilities	[1]	3,364,309		3,163,634
Total liabilities		40,692,209		32,616,046
Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 51,964,122 and 51,964,122 issued and outstanding, $1,299,104 and $1,299,104 aggregate liquidation preference, respectively		1,257,254		1,257,254
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000,000,000 shares authorized, 483,477,713 and 483,226,239 issued and outstanding, respectively		4,836		4,833
Additional paid-in capital		6,075,080		6,074,322
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		(232,119)		(373,141)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		44,501		43,674
Total Rithm Capital stockholders’ equity		7,149,552		7,006,942
Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries		93,820		94,096
Total equity		7,243,372		7,101,038	$ 6,954,543	$ 7,010,068
Liabilities and Equity		47,935,581		39,717,084
Balance Sheet Parenthetical [Abstract]
Fair Value		14,832,401		9,337,159
Residential mortgage loans, HFS, at fair value		3,691,700		2,461,865
Other assets, fair value		1,124,961		1,167,563
Secured notes and bonds payable, at fair value		221,922		235,770
Accrued expenses and other liabilities, fair value		$ 33,586		$ 51,765
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)		100,000,000		100,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)		51,964,122		51,964,122
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)		51,964,122		51,964,122
Preferred stock, liquidation preference		$ 1,299,104		$ 1,299,104
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01		$ 0.01			$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)		2,000,000,000		2,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)		483,477,713		483,226,239
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)		483,477,713		483,226,239
As Reported (Unaudited)
Assets
Mortgage servicing rights and mortgage servicing rights financing receivables, at fair value		$ 8,706,723
Real estate and other securities (includes $14,832,401 and $9,337,159 at fair value, respectively)		15,314,199
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment, at fair value		365,398
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale (includes $3,691,700 and $2,461,865 at fair value, respectively)		3,766,115
Consumer loans, held-for-investment, at fair value		1,103,799
Single-family rental properties		1,007,172
Mortgage loans receivable, at fair value		2,384,744
Residential mortgage loans subject to repurchase		1,845,889
Cash and cash equivalents		1,136,437
Servicer advances receivable		2,586,409
Reverse repurchase agreements		0
Other assets (includes $1,124,961 and $1,167,563 at fair value, respectively)		3,509,497
Assets of consolidated CFEs
Investments, at fair value and other assets		0
Total assets		42,120,928
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements		18,271,046
Secured notes and bonds payable (includes $221,922 and $235,770 at fair value, respectively)		10,045,375
Residential mortgage loan repurchase liability		1,845,889
Unsecured notes, net of issuance costs		1,205,411
Treasury securities payable		0
Payable for investments purchased		1,271,542
Dividends payable		135,695
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (includes $33,586 and $51,765 at fair value, respectively)		2,102,598
Liabilities of consolidated CFEs
Notes payable, at fair value and other liabilities		0
Total liabilities		34,877,556
Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 51,964,122 and 51,964,122 issued and outstanding, $1,299,104 and $1,299,104 aggregate liquidation preference, respectively		1,257,254
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000,000,000 shares authorized, 483,477,713 and 483,226,239 issued and outstanding, respectively		4,836
Additional paid-in capital		6,075,080
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		(232,119)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		44,501
Total Rithm Capital stockholders’ equity		7,149,552
Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries		93,820
Total equity		7,243,372
Liabilities and Equity		42,120,928
Error Adjustments
Assets
Mortgage servicing rights and mortgage servicing rights financing receivables, at fair value		0
Real estate and other securities (includes $14,832,401 and $9,337,159 at fair value, respectively)		(456,913)
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment, at fair value		0
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale (includes $3,691,700 and $2,461,865 at fair value, respectively)		0
Consumer loans, held-for-investment, at fair value		0
Single-family rental properties		0
Mortgage loans receivable, at fair value		0
Residential mortgage loans subject to repurchase		0
Cash and cash equivalents		0
Servicer advances receivable		0
Reverse repurchase agreements		3,040,756
Other assets (includes $1,124,961 and $1,167,563 at fair value, respectively)		(53,737)
Assets of consolidated CFEs
Investments, at fair value and other assets		3,273,691
Total assets		5,814,653
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements		0
Secured notes and bonds payable (includes $221,922 and $235,770 at fair value, respectively)		0
Residential mortgage loan repurchase liability		0
Unsecured notes, net of issuance costs		0
Treasury securities payable		2,992,477
Payable for investments purchased		0
Dividends payable		0
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (includes $33,586 and $51,765 at fair value, respectively)		5,488
Liabilities of consolidated CFEs
Notes payable, at fair value and other liabilities		2,816,688
Total liabilities		5,814,653
Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 51,964,122 and 51,964,122 issued and outstanding, $1,299,104 and $1,299,104 aggregate liquidation preference, respectively		0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000,000,000 shares authorized, 483,477,713 and 483,226,239 issued and outstanding, respectively		0
Additional paid-in capital		0
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		0
Accumulated other comprehensive income		0
Total Rithm Capital stockholders’ equity		0
Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries		0
Total equity		0
Liabilities and Equity		5,814,653
Subtotal
Assets
Mortgage servicing rights and mortgage servicing rights financing receivables, at fair value		8,706,723
Real estate and other securities (includes $14,832,401 and $9,337,159 at fair value, respectively)		14,857,286
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment, at fair value		365,398
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale (includes $3,691,700 and $2,461,865 at fair value, respectively)		3,766,115
Consumer loans, held-for-investment, at fair value		1,103,799
Single-family rental properties		1,007,172
Mortgage loans receivable, at fair value		2,384,744
Residential mortgage loans subject to repurchase		1,845,889
Cash and cash equivalents		1,136,437
Servicer advances receivable		2,586,409
Reverse repurchase agreements		3,040,756
Other assets (includes $1,124,961 and $1,167,563 at fair value, respectively)		3,455,760
Assets of consolidated CFEs
Investments, at fair value and other assets		3,273,691
Total assets		47,935,581
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements		18,271,046
Secured notes and bonds payable (includes $221,922 and $235,770 at fair value, respectively)		10,045,375
Residential mortgage loan repurchase liability		1,845,889
Unsecured notes, net of issuance costs		1,205,411
Treasury securities payable		2,992,477
Payable for investments purchased		1,271,542
Dividends payable		135,695
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (includes $33,586 and $51,765 at fair value, respectively)		2,108,086
Liabilities of consolidated CFEs
Notes payable, at fair value and other liabilities		2,816,688
Total liabilities		40,692,209
Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 51,964,122 and 51,964,122 issued and outstanding, $1,299,104 and $1,299,104 aggregate liquidation preference, respectively		1,257,254
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000,000,000 shares authorized, 483,477,713 and 483,226,239 issued and outstanding, respectively		4,836
Additional paid-in capital		6,075,080
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		(232,119)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		44,501
Total Rithm Capital stockholders’ equity		7,149,552
Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries		93,820
Total equity		7,243,372
Liabilities and Equity		47,935,581
Reclassifications
Assets
Mortgage servicing rights and mortgage servicing rights financing receivables, at fair value		0
Real estate and other securities (includes $14,832,401 and $9,337,159 at fair value, respectively)		0
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment, at fair value		0
Residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale (includes $3,691,700 and $2,461,865 at fair value, respectively)		0
Consumer loans, held-for-investment, at fair value		0
Single-family rental properties		0
Mortgage loans receivable, at fair value		(341,831)
Residential mortgage loans subject to repurchase		0
Cash and cash equivalents		0
Servicer advances receivable		0
Reverse repurchase agreements		0
Other assets (includes $1,124,961 and $1,167,563 at fair value, respectively)		(344,074)
Assets of consolidated CFEs
Investments, at fair value and other assets		708,368
Total assets		0
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements		0
Secured notes and bonds payable (includes $221,922 and $235,770 at fair value, respectively)		(324,062)
Residential mortgage loan repurchase liability		0
Unsecured notes, net of issuance costs		0
Treasury securities payable		0
Payable for investments purchased		0
Dividends payable		0
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (includes $33,586 and $51,765 at fair value, respectively)		(223,559)
Liabilities of consolidated CFEs
Notes payable, at fair value and other liabilities		547,621
Total liabilities		0
Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 51,964,122 and 51,964,122 issued and outstanding, $1,299,104 and $1,299,104 aggregate liquidation preference, respectively		0
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000,000,000 shares authorized, 483,477,713 and 483,226,239 issued and outstanding, respectively		0
Additional paid-in capital		0
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		0
Accumulated other comprehensive income		0
Total Rithm Capital stockholders’ equity		0
Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries		0
Total equity		0
Liabilities and Equity		0
Consolidated Entity, Excluding Consolidated VIE
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	1,136,437		$ 1,287,199
Restricted cash		382,939	[1]	378,048
Consolidated Entity, Excluding Consolidated VIE | As Reported (Unaudited)
Assets
Restricted cash		394,546
Consolidated Entity, Excluding Consolidated VIE | Error Adjustments
Assets
Restricted cash		10,856
Consolidated Entity, Excluding Consolidated VIE | Subtotal
Assets
Restricted cash		405,402
Consolidated Entity, Excluding Consolidated VIE | Reclassifications
Assets
Restricted cash		(22,463)
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		23,532		23,540
Restricted cash		38,618		31,848
Assets of consolidated CFEs
Investments, at fair value and other assets		3,937,614		3,714,037
Total assets		5,844,022		5,566,258
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements		1,052,769		996,845
Accrued expenses and other liabilities (includes $33,586 and $51,765 at fair value, respectively)		34,178		20,132
Liabilities of consolidated CFEs
Total liabilities		4,917,362		4,682,388
Balance Sheet Parenthetical [Abstract]
Residential mortgage loans, HFS, at fair value		$ 1,177,451		$ 1,112,097

[1] The Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets include assets and liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) and certain other consolidated VIEs classified as collateralized financing entities (“CFEs”) that are presented separately and measured under the CFE election. VIE assets can only be used to settle obligations and liabilities of the VIEs. VIE creditors do not have recourse to Rithm Capital Corp. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, total assets of such consolidated VIEs were $5.8 billion and $5.6 billion, respectively, and total liabilities of such consolidated VIEs were $4.9 billion and $4.7 billion, respectively. See Note 21 for further details.