SEGMENT REPORTING (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | segment				5
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		$ 1,229,407	$ 1,110,339	$ 2,490,025	$ 1,935,127
Interest expense and warehouse line fees		465,944	324,235	875,771	628,450
General and administrative		207,123	181,918	404,317	349,397
Compensation and benefits		270,448	189,606	506,226	378,486
Total operating expenses		943,515	695,759	1,786,314	1,356,333
Realized and unrealized gains (losses), net		(14,769)	76,533	(59,615)	10,628
Other income (loss), net		19,042	(47,898)	26,968	(73,064)
Total other income (loss)		4,273	28,635	(32,647)	(62,436)
Income (loss) before income taxes		290,165	443,215	671,064	516,358
Income tax expense (benefit)		51,648	56,530	145,060	39,724
Net income (loss)		238,517	386,685	526,004	476,634
Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		2,961	6,889	6,413	5,589
Dividends on preferred stock		22,395	22,395	44,790	44,790
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic		213,161	357,401	474,801	426,255
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - diluted		213,161	357,401	474,801	426,255
Investments		27,319,080		27,319,080
Cash and cash equivalents		1,238,736		1,238,736
Restricted cash		322,979		322,979			$ 409,896
Other assets		8,799,458		8,799,458
Goodwill		131,857		131,857			131,857
Assets of consolidated CFEs	[1]	4,232,803		4,232,803			3,751,477
Total assets		42,018,889		42,018,889			39,717,084
Debt		26,333,085		26,333,085
Other liabilities		4,689,357		4,689,357
Liabilities of consolidated CFEs	[1]	3,575,833		3,575,833			3,163,634
Total liabilities		34,598,275		34,598,275			32,616,046
Total equity		7,420,614	7,194,684	7,420,614	7,194,684	$ 7,243,372	7,101,038	$ 6,954,543	$ 7,010,068
Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries		94,021		94,021			94,096
Total Rithm Capital stockholders’ equity		7,326,593		7,326,593			7,006,942
Investments in equity method investees		203,039		203,039
Consolidated Entity, Excluding Consolidated VIE
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restricted cash	[1]	296,955		296,955			378,048
Servicing fee revenue, net and interest income from MSRs and MSR financing receivables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		498,978	465,347	968,869	935,004
Change in fair value of MSRs and MSR financing receivables (includes realization of cash flows)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		(67,898)	22,032	16,277	(120,272)
Servicing revenue, net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		431,080	487,379	985,146	814,732
Interest income
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		478,653	385,167	908,539	715,190
Gain on originated residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		153,741	178,584	296,199	287,852
Other investment portfolio revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		56,500	59,209	114,848	117,353
Asset management revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		109,433	0	185,293	0
Asset Management Interest Income
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues				4,900
MSRs
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Realization of cash flows		(165,138)	(139,410)	(281,977)	(245,101)
Origination and Servicing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill		24,376		24,376			24,376
Investment Portfolio
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill		5,092		5,092			5,092
Asset Management
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill		46,658		46,658			46,658
Operating Segments | Origination and Servicing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		648,831	679,178	1,425,560	1,209,063
Interest expense and warehouse line fees		152,477	110,219	283,651	221,288
General and administrative		91,057	75,538	174,621	156,370
Compensation and benefits		184,853	161,600	338,659	322,114
Total operating expenses		428,387	347,357	796,931	699,772
Realized and unrealized gains (losses), net		0	274	0	251
Other income (loss), net		27,293	(5,179)	27,257	(18,606)
Total other income (loss)		27,293	(4,905)	27,257	(18,355)
Income (loss) before income taxes		247,737	326,916	655,886	490,936
Income tax expense (benefit)		38,960	49,207	135,161	45,535
Net income (loss)		208,777	277,709	520,725	445,401
Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		1,016	386	1,071	344
Dividends on preferred stock		0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic		207,761	277,323	519,654	445,057
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - diluted		207,761	277,323	519,654	445,057
Investments		11,635,825		11,635,825
Cash and cash equivalents		614,849		614,849
Restricted cash		153,526		153,526			195,490
Other assets		3,835,566		3,835,566
Goodwill		24,376		24,376
Assets of consolidated CFEs		0		0
Total assets		16,264,142		16,264,142			13,671,626
Debt		8,586,918		8,586,918
Other liabilities		3,669,928		3,669,928
Liabilities of consolidated CFEs		0		0
Total liabilities		12,256,846		12,256,846
Total equity		4,007,296		4,007,296
Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries		8,849		8,849
Total Rithm Capital stockholders’ equity		3,998,447		3,998,447
Investments in equity method investees		23,436		23,436
Operating Segments | Origination and Servicing | Consolidated Entity, Excluding Consolidated VIE
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restricted cash		153,526		153,526
Operating Segments | Origination and Servicing | Servicing fee revenue, net and interest income from MSRs and MSR financing receivables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		442,016	359,854	839,494	709,278
Operating Segments | Origination and Servicing | Change in fair value of MSRs and MSR financing receivables (includes realization of cash flows)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		(127,401)	45,767	(34,040)	8,241
Operating Segments | Origination and Servicing | Servicing revenue, net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		314,615	405,621	805,454	717,519
Operating Segments | Origination and Servicing | Interest income
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		178,445	129,239	318,466	239,005
Operating Segments | Origination and Servicing | Gain on originated residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		155,771	144,318	301,640	252,539
Operating Segments | Origination and Servicing | Other investment portfolio revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Origination and Servicing | Asset management revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Investment Portfolio
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		406,597	381,573	749,904	626,805
Interest expense and warehouse line fees		254,331	181,085	482,405	338,995
General and administrative		60,704	85,624	127,701	160,317
Compensation and benefits		3,478	7,963	8,221	15,099
Total operating expenses		318,513	274,672	618,327	514,411
Realized and unrealized gains (losses), net		(41,975)	58,633	(104,545)	(6,250)
Other income (loss), net		(8,810)	(31,211)	(5,128)	(36,481)
Total other income (loss)		(50,785)	27,422	(109,673)	(42,731)
Income (loss) before income taxes		37,299	134,323	21,904	69,663
Income tax expense (benefit)		2,909	8,304	4,157	(2,736)
Net income (loss)		34,390	126,019	17,747	72,399
Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		1,110	6,503	3,147	5,245
Dividends on preferred stock		0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic		33,280	119,516	14,600	67,154
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - diluted		33,280	119,516	14,600	67,154
Investments		13,633,989		13,633,989
Cash and cash equivalents		466,450		466,450
Restricted cash		105,936		105,936			150,432
Other assets		3,714,972		3,714,972
Goodwill		5,092		5,092
Assets of consolidated CFEs		3,359,187		3,359,187
Total assets		21,273,775		21,273,775			21,824,007
Debt		14,663,902		14,663,902
Other liabilities		551,537		551,537
Liabilities of consolidated CFEs		2,899,877		2,899,877
Total liabilities		18,115,316		18,115,316
Total equity		3,158,459		3,158,459
Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries		40,789		40,789
Total Rithm Capital stockholders’ equity		3,117,670		3,117,670
Investments in equity method investees		66,248		66,248
Operating Segments | Investment Portfolio | Consolidated Entity, Excluding Consolidated VIE
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restricted cash		94,085		94,085
Operating Segments | Investment Portfolio | Servicing fee revenue, net and interest income from MSRs and MSR financing receivables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		56,962	105,493	129,375	225,726
Operating Segments | Investment Portfolio | Change in fair value of MSRs and MSR financing receivables (includes realization of cash flows)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		59,503	(23,735)	50,317	(128,513)
Operating Segments | Investment Portfolio | Servicing revenue, net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		116,465	81,758	179,692	97,213
Operating Segments | Investment Portfolio | Interest income
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		235,662	206,340	460,805	376,926
Operating Segments | Investment Portfolio | Gain on originated residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		(2,030)	34,266	(5,441)	35,313
Operating Segments | Investment Portfolio | Other investment portfolio revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		56,500	59,209	114,848	117,353
Operating Segments | Investment Portfolio | Asset management revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Mortgage Loans Receivable
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		59,573	49,588	124,293	99,259
Interest expense and warehouse line fees		29,106	24,359	61,520	50,198
General and administrative		6,306	4,440	11,060	8,569
Compensation and benefits		9,113	10,355	20,416	22,457
Total operating expenses		44,525	39,154	92,996	81,224
Realized and unrealized gains (losses), net		18,739	17,626	43,305	16,627
Other income (loss), net		(2,116)	(822)	(1,842)	891
Total other income (loss)		16,623	16,804	41,463	17,518
Income (loss) before income taxes		31,671	27,238	72,760	35,553
Income tax expense (benefit)		1,952	(981)	1,619	(3,075)
Net income (loss)		29,719	28,219	71,141	38,628
Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		0	0	0	0
Dividends on preferred stock		0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic		29,719	28,219	71,141	38,628
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - diluted		29,719	28,219	71,141	38,628
Investments		2,049,266		2,049,266
Cash and cash equivalents		48,894		48,894
Restricted cash		40,094		40,094			37,805
Other assets		107,794		107,794
Goodwill		55,731		55,731
Assets of consolidated CFEs		519,604		519,604
Total assets		2,817,309		2,817,309			2,498,132
Debt		1,611,055		1,611,055
Other liabilities		21,963		21,963
Liabilities of consolidated CFEs		452,230		452,230
Total liabilities		2,085,248		2,085,248
Total equity		732,061		732,061
Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries		0		0
Total Rithm Capital stockholders’ equity		732,061		732,061
Investments in equity method investees		0		0
Operating Segments | Mortgage Loans Receivable | Consolidated Entity, Excluding Consolidated VIE
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restricted cash		36,020		36,020
Operating Segments | Mortgage Loans Receivable | Servicing fee revenue, net and interest income from MSRs and MSR financing receivables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Mortgage Loans Receivable | Change in fair value of MSRs and MSR financing receivables (includes realization of cash flows)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Mortgage Loans Receivable | Servicing revenue, net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Mortgage Loans Receivable | Interest income
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		59,573	49,588	124,293	99,259
Operating Segments | Mortgage Loans Receivable | Gain on originated residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Mortgage Loans Receivable | Other investment portfolio revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Mortgage Loans Receivable | Asset management revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Asset Management
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		114,404	0	190,264	0
Interest expense and warehouse line fees		8,333	0	15,954	0
General and administrative		31,440	0	63,375	0
Compensation and benefits		51,982	0	115,094	0
Total operating expenses		91,755	0	194,423	0
Realized and unrealized gains (losses), net		8,467	0	1,625	0
Other income (loss), net		2,675	0	6,644	0
Total other income (loss)		11,142	0	8,269	0
Income (loss) before income taxes		33,791		4,110	0
Income tax expense (benefit)		7,827	0	4,123	0
Net income (loss)		25,964	0	(13)	0
Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		835	0	2,195	0
Dividends on preferred stock		0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic		25,129	0	(2,208)	0
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - diluted		25,129	0	(2,208)	0
Investments		0		0
Cash and cash equivalents		105,895		105,895
Restricted cash		23,423		23,423			26,169
Other assets		1,117,622		1,117,622
Goodwill		46,658		46,658
Assets of consolidated CFEs		354,012		354,012
Total assets		1,637,511		1,637,511			1,694,954
Debt		439,520		439,520
Other liabilities		234,000		234,000
Liabilities of consolidated CFEs		223,726		223,726
Total liabilities		897,246		897,246
Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries		44,383		44,383
Total Rithm Capital stockholders’ equity		695,882		695,882
Investments in equity method investees		113,355		113,355
Operating Segments | Asset Management | Consolidated Entity, Excluding Consolidated VIE
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restricted cash		13,324		13,324
Operating Segments | Asset Management | Servicing fee revenue, net and interest income from MSRs and MSR financing receivables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Asset Management | Change in fair value of MSRs and MSR financing receivables (includes realization of cash flows)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Asset Management | Servicing revenue, net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Asset Management | Interest income
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		4,971	0	4,971	0
Operating Segments | Asset Management | Gain on originated residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Asset Management | Other investment portfolio revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Asset Management | Asset management revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		109,433	0	185,293	0
Operating Segments | Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		2	0	4	0
Interest expense and warehouse line fees		21,697	8,572	32,241	17,969
General and administrative		17,616	16,316	27,560	24,141
Compensation and benefits		21,022	9,688	23,836	18,816
Total operating expenses		60,335	34,576	83,637	60,926
Realized and unrealized gains (losses), net		0	0	0	0
Other income (loss), net		0	(10,686)	37	(18,868)
Total other income (loss)		0	(10,686)	37	(18,868)
Income (loss) before income taxes		(60,333)	(45,262)	(83,596)	(79,794)
Income tax expense (benefit)		0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)		(60,333)	(45,262)	(83,596)	(79,794)
Noncontrolling interests in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		0	0	0	0
Dividends on preferred stock		22,395	22,395	44,790	44,790
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - basic		(82,728)	(67,657)	(128,386)	(124,584)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders - diluted		(82,728)	(67,657)	(128,386)	(124,584)
Investments		0		0
Cash and cash equivalents		2,648		2,648
Other assets		23,504		23,504
Goodwill		0		0
Assets of consolidated CFEs		0		0
Total assets		26,152		26,152			$ 28,365
Debt		1,031,690		1,031,690
Other liabilities		211,929		211,929
Liabilities of consolidated CFEs		0		0
Total liabilities		1,243,619		1,243,619
Total equity		(1,217,467)		(1,217,467)
Noncontrolling interests in equity of consolidated subsidiaries		0		0
Total Rithm Capital stockholders’ equity		(1,217,467)		(1,217,467)
Investments in equity method investees		0		0
Operating Segments | Corporate | Consolidated Entity, Excluding Consolidated VIE
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restricted cash		0		0
Operating Segments | Corporate | Servicing fee revenue, net and interest income from MSRs and MSR financing receivables
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Corporate | Change in fair value of MSRs and MSR financing receivables (includes realization of cash flows)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Corporate | Servicing revenue, net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Corporate | Interest income
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		2	0	4	0
Operating Segments | Corporate | Gain on originated residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, net
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Corporate | Other investment portfolio revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue		0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Corporate | Asset management revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

[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 June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, total assets of such consolidated VIEs were $5.1 billion and $5.6 billion, respectively, and total liabilities of such consolidated VIEs were $4.2 billion and $4.7 billion, respectively. See Note 20 for further details.