RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS - Schedule of Activity for Residential Mortgage Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Movement in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Roll Forward]
Loans HFS, beginning balance	[1]	$ 2,540,742
Transfer of loans to REO		(8,841)	$ (14,662)
Impairment (loss) reversal		(1,268)	$ (3,009)
Loans HFS, ending balance	[1]	3,910,823
Residential Portfolio Segment
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Movement in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Roll Forward]
Loans HFS, beginning balance		2,919,786
Originations		25,518,069
Sales		(24,568,303)
Purchases/additional fundings		922,076
Proceeds from repayments		(71,271)
Transfer of loans (to) from other assets		(465,742)
Transfer of loans to REO		(5,690)
Transfers of loans to held-for-sale		(52)
Transfer of loans from held-for-investment		52
Impairment (loss) reversal		3,339
Changes in instrument-specific credit risk		24,098
Other factors		3,327
Loans HFS, ending balance		4,279,689
Loans HFI, at Fair Value | Residential Portfolio Segment
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Movement in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Roll Forward]
Loans HFI, beginning balance		379,044
Originations		0
Sales		0
Purchases/additional fundings		0
Proceeds from repayments		(23,313)
Transfer of loans (to) from other assets		0
Transfer of loans to REO		(1,943)
Transfers of loans to held-for-sale		(52)
Transfer of loans from held-for-investment		0
Impairment (loss) reversal		0
Changes in instrument-specific credit risk		13,632
Other factors		1,498
Loans HFI, ending balance		368,866
Residential Mortgage Loans, Held-for-Sale | Residential Portfolio Segment | Loans HFS, at Lower of Cost or Fair Value
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Movement in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Roll Forward]
Loans HFS, beginning balance		78,877
Originations		0
Sales		0
Purchases/additional fundings		0
Proceeds from repayments		(5,518)
Transfer of loans (to) from other assets		(2,479)
Transfer of loans to REO		(1,325)
Transfers of loans to held-for-sale		0
Transfer of loans from held-for-investment		0
Impairment (loss) reversal		3,339
Changes in instrument-specific credit risk		0
Other factors		0
Loans HFS, ending balance		72,894
Residential Mortgage Loans, Held-for-Sale | Residential Portfolio Segment | Loans HFS, at Fair Value
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Movement in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Roll Forward]
Loans HFS, beginning balance		2,461,865
Originations		25,518,069
Sales		(24,568,303)
Purchases/additional fundings		922,076
Proceeds from repayments		(42,440)
Transfer of loans (to) from other assets		(463,263)
Transfer of loans to REO		(2,422)
Transfers of loans to held-for-sale		0
Transfer of loans from held-for-investment		52
Impairment (loss) reversal		0
Changes in instrument-specific credit risk		10,466
Other factors		1,829
Loans HFS, ending balance		$ 3,837,929

[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.