VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Variable Interest Entities, Characteristics (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying value of commercial real estate held within unconsolidated VIEs	$ 830,891	$ 821,319
Carrying value of Rithm Capital’s investments in unconsolidated commercial real estate VIEs	502,610	173,882
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying value of commercial real estate held within unconsolidated VIEs	194,410	0
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Real Estate Bonds
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Residential mortgage loan UPB and other collateral	$ 8,152,970	$ 8,237,692
Weighted average delinquency	5.20%	5.30%
Net credit losses	$ 161,646	$ 162,061
Face amount of debt held by third parties	7,532,832	7,596,408
Carrying value of bonds retained by Rithm Capital	532,845	543,447
Cash flows received by Rithm Capital on these notes	$ 94,589	91,401
Number of days delinquent (in days)	60 days
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Commercial Real Estate
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying value of commercial real estate held within unconsolidated VIEs	$ 190,258	66,652
Carrying value of Rithm Capital’s investments in unconsolidated commercial real estate VIEs	$ 57,846	$ 29,210