CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Origination And Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable And Corporate [Abstract]
Total Revenues	$ 1,217,039				$ 1,155,421		$ 2,193,956	$ 2,350,782
Expenses
Interest expense and warehouse line fees	417,868				465,944		836,922	875,771
General and administrative	239,575				214,474		477,121	419,526
Compensation and benefits	294,407				270,448		565,874	506,226
Total Operating Expenses	951,850				950,866		1,879,917	1,801,523
Other Income (Loss)
Realized and unrealized gains, net	22,741				59,217		21,598	79,628
Other income, net	18,478				26,393		27,551	42,177
Total Other Income, Net	41,219				85,610		49,149	121,805
Income before Income Taxes	306,408				290,165		363,188	671,064
Income tax expense (benefit)	(11,598)				51,648		(35,528)	145,060
Net Income (Loss)	318,006				238,517		398,716	526,004
Noncontrolling interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries	3,169				2,961		4,255	6,413
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries	3,120				0		3,933	0
Net Income Attributable to Rithm Capital Corp.	311,717				235,556		390,528	519,591
Change in redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interests	0				0		15,611	0
Dividends on preferred stock	27,818				22,395		54,495	44,790
Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders	$ 283,899				$ 213,161		$ 320,422	$ 474,801
Net Income per Share of Common Stock
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.54				$ 0.44		$ 0.61	$ 0.98
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.53				$ 0.43		$ 0.60	$ 0.97
Weighted Average Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding
Basic (in shares)	530,171,540				486,721,836		527,154,950	485,029,307
Diluted (in shares)	537,347,700				490,981,282		534,011,117	488,456,392
Dividends Declared per Share of Common Stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.50	$ 0.50
Servicing fee revenue, net and interest income from MSRs and MSR financing receivables
Origination And Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable And Corporate [Abstract]
Origination and Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable and Corporate revenues	$ 574,817				$ 498,978		$ 1,145,618	$ 968,869
Change in fair value of MSRs and MSR financing receivables, net of economic hedges (includes realization of cash flows of $(176,680), $(165,138), $(323,571) and $(281,977), respectively)
Origination And Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable And Corporate [Abstract]
Origination and Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable and Corporate revenues	(155,005)				(141,884)		(488,383)	(122,966)
Servicing revenue, net
Origination And Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable And Corporate [Abstract]
Origination and Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable and Corporate revenues	419,812				357,094		657,235	845,903
Interest income
Origination And Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable And Corporate [Abstract]
Origination and Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable and Corporate revenues	478,455				478,653		919,715	913,448
Gain on originated residential mortgage loans, held-for-sale, net
Origination And Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable And Corporate [Abstract]
Origination and Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable and Corporate revenues	169,698				153,741		329,487	296,199
Other revenues
Origination And Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable And Corporate [Abstract]
Origination and Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable and Corporate revenues	54,066				56,500		104,839	114,848
Asset management revenues
Origination And Servicing, Investment Portfolio, Mortgage Loans Receivable And Corporate [Abstract]
Total Revenues	$ 95,008				$ 109,433		$ 182,680	$ 180,384