VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Variable Interest Entities, Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Assets
Servicer advance investments, at fair value		$ 321,531	$ 339,646
Residential mortgage loans, HFS, at fair value		3,092,102	4,307,571
Assets of consolidated CFEs		4,972,801	5,107,826
Cash and cash equivalents		1,493,834	1,458,743
Restricted cash		511,698
Total Assets		45,329,843	46,048,957
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements	[1]	16,791,234	16,782,467
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	[1]	2,343,010	2,630,771
Total Liabilities		37,188,589	38,162,647
VIE, consolidated
Assets
Servicer advance investments, at fair value		321,531	339,646
Residential mortgage loans, HFS, at fair value		474,987	496,420
Consumer loans		201,468	219,308
Assets of consolidated CFEs		4,816,780	4,871,578
Cash and cash equivalents		29,405	37,982
Restricted cash		346,744	169,479
Other assets		245,033	186,921
Total Assets		6,435,948	6,321,334
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements		385,916	384,948
Secured notes and bonds payable		415,473	443,643
Notes payable of consolidated CFEs		4,110,396	4,188,915
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		136,073	164,973
Total Liabilities		5,047,858	5,182,479
VIE, consolidated | Advance Purchaser
Assets
Servicer advance investments, at fair value		321,531	339,646
Residential mortgage loans, HFS, at fair value		0	0
Consumer loans		0	0
Assets of consolidated CFEs		0	0
Cash and cash equivalents		7,984	5,163
Restricted cash		6,146	6,727
Other assets		4	4
Total Assets		335,665	351,540
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements		0	0
Secured notes and bonds payable		246,438	258,183
Notes payable of consolidated CFEs		0	0
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		1,681	1,975
Total Liabilities		248,119	260,158
VIE, consolidated | Newrez Joint Ventures
Assets
Servicer advance investments, at fair value		0	0
Residential mortgage loans, HFS, at fair value		0	0
Consumer loans		0	0
Assets of consolidated CFEs		0	0
Cash and cash equivalents		19,690	21,023
Restricted cash		0	0
Other assets		447	452
Total Assets		20,137	21,475
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements		0	0
Secured notes and bonds payable		0	0
Notes payable of consolidated CFEs		0	0
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		1,903	1,854
Total Liabilities		1,903	1,854
VIE, consolidated | Residential Mortgage Loans
Assets
Servicer advance investments, at fair value		0	0
Residential mortgage loans, HFS, at fair value		474,987	496,420
Consumer loans		0	0
Assets of consolidated CFEs		0	0
Cash and cash equivalents		0	0
Restricted cash		6,080	6,087
Other assets		0	0
Total Assets		481,067	502,507
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements		385,916	384,948
Secured notes and bonds payable		0	0
Notes payable of consolidated CFEs		0	0
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		0	0
Total Liabilities		385,916	384,948
VIE, consolidated | Consumer Loan Companies
Assets
Servicer advance investments, at fair value		0	0
Residential mortgage loans, HFS, at fair value		0	0
Consumer loans		201,468	219,308
Assets of consolidated CFEs		0	0
Cash and cash equivalents		0	0
Restricted cash		5,995	6,042
Other assets		6,798	11,186
Total Assets		214,261	236,536
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements		0	0
Secured notes and bonds payable		169,035	185,460
Notes payable of consolidated CFEs		0	0
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		1,302	226
Total Liabilities		170,337	185,686
VIE, consolidated | Asset Management and Other
Assets
Servicer advance investments, at fair value		0	0
Residential mortgage loans, HFS, at fair value		0	0
Consumer loans		0	0
Assets of consolidated CFEs		0	0
Cash and cash equivalents		697	11,796
Restricted cash		12,673	0
Other assets		166,462	89,654
Total Assets		179,832	101,450
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements		0	0
Secured notes and bonds payable		0	0
Notes payable of consolidated CFEs		0	0
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		2,556	1,589
Total Liabilities		2,556	1,589
VIE, consolidated | SPAC
Assets
Servicer advance investments, at fair value		0	0
Residential mortgage loans, HFS, at fair value		0	0
Consumer loans		0	0
Assets of consolidated CFEs		0	0
Cash and cash equivalents		1,034	0
Restricted cash		230,810	0
Other assets		341	0
Total Assets		232,185	0
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements		0	0
Secured notes and bonds payable		0	0
Notes payable of consolidated CFEs		0	0
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		8,234	0
Total Liabilities		8,234	0
VIE, consolidated | Residential Transitional Lending
Assets
Servicer advance investments, at fair value		0	0
Residential mortgage loans, HFS, at fair value		0	0
Consumer loans		0	0
Assets of consolidated CFEs		938,532	962,192
Cash and cash equivalents		0	0
Restricted cash		8,639	7,172
Other assets		42,997	26,348
Total Assets		990,168	995,712
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements		0	0
Secured notes and bonds payable		0	0
Notes payable of consolidated CFEs		859,760	859,023
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		1,083	1,099
Total Liabilities		860,843	860,122
VIE, consolidated | Loan Securitizations - Residential Mortgage Loans
Assets
Servicer advance investments, at fair value		0	0
Residential mortgage loans, HFS, at fair value		0	0
Consumer loans		0	0
Assets of consolidated CFEs		2,703,112	2,791,027
Cash and cash equivalents		0	0
Restricted cash		14,984	17,293
Other assets		0	0
Total Assets		2,718,096	2,808,320
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements		0	0
Secured notes and bonds payable		0	0
Notes payable of consolidated CFEs		2,295,166	2,369,934
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		15,317	17,626
Total Liabilities		2,310,483	2,387,560
VIE, consolidated | Consolidated Funds
Assets
Servicer advance investments, at fair value		0	0
Residential mortgage loans, HFS, at fair value		0	0
Consumer loans		0	0
Assets of consolidated CFEs		1,175,136	1,118,359
Cash and cash equivalents		0	0
Restricted cash		61,417	126,158
Other assets		27,984	59,277
Total Assets		1,264,537	1,303,794
Liabilities
Secured financing agreements		0	0
Secured notes and bonds payable		0	0
Notes payable of consolidated CFEs		955,470	959,958
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		103,997	140,604
Total Liabilities		$ 1,059,467	$ 1,100,562

[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, 2025 and December 31, 2024, total assets of such consolidated VIEs were $6.4 billion and $6.3 billion, respectively, and total liabilities of such consolidated VIEs were $5.0 billion and $5.2 billion, respectively. See Note 20 for further details.