2.2.0.7 false Other Investments 10901 - Disclosure - Other Investments true false false false 1 USD false false Unit12 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 Unit13 Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Unit1 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 5 Other Investments 3 rwt_OtherInvestmentsTextBlock rwt false na duration This item represents the entire disclosure related to other investments not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. false false false false false false false false false false false terselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0 <div> <div style="min-width: 708px; text-align: center;"> <h2 style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3pt; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0pt; margin: 0pt; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 0pt; font: bold 10pt/12pt serif; padding-top: 5pt;">Note 9. Other Investments </h2> <p style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 3pt; text-transform: none; text-indent: 20px; margin: 0pt; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 0pt; font: 10pt/12pt serif; padding-top: 3pt;">Other investments include a GIC owned by an Acacia securitization entity and recorded on our consolidated balance sheets at its estimated fair value. This GIC represents a deposit certificate issued by a rated investment bank and serves as collateral to cover realized losses on CDS entered into by this same Acacia entity. The CDS reference residential mortgage-backed securities issued in 2006 that were initially A and BBB-rated and have subsequently been downgraded. The fair value of the GIC was $4 million as of June 30, 2010, which is equal to its carrying value. The GIC has been drawn down by $76 million since its acquisition to cover credit losses and principal reductions on the referenced securities. </p></div> </div> Note 9. Other Investments Other investments include a GIC owned by an Acacia securitization entity and recorded on our consolidated balance sheets at its false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock This item represents the entire disclosure related to other investments not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. No authoritative reference available. false 1 1 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true