DEBT OBLIGATIONS - Schedule of Debt Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013	[2]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount		$ 11,305,998
Carrying Value		$ 11,292,622	[1]	$ 6,057,853	[1],[2]	$ 4,109,329
Weighted Average Funding Cost		2.77%
Weighted Average Life (Years)		11 months 14 days
Residential Mortgage Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Value		$ 1,004,980		925,418	[2]	22,840
Servicer Advances [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Value	[3]	7,047,061		2,885,784	[2]	$ 2,390,778
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	[4],[5]	1,683,305
Carrying Value	[1],[4],[5]	$ 1,683,305		1,707,602
Weighted Average Funding Cost	[4],[5]	0.60%
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[4],[5]	22 days
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Agency RMBS [Member] | Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[4],[5]	7 months 12 days
Outstanding Face Amount of Collateral	[4],[5]	$ 1,673,125
Amortized Cost Basis of Collateral	[4],[5]	1,731,758
Carrying Value of Collateral	[4],[5]	1,730,586
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Non-Agency RMBS [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	[5],[6]	1,333,852
Carrying Value	[1],[5],[6]	$ 1,333,852		539,049
Weighted Average Funding Cost	[5],[6]	1.72%
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[5],[6]	30 days
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Non-Agency RMBS [Member] | Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[5],[6]	6 years 11 months 17 days
Outstanding Face Amount of Collateral	[5],[6]	$ 3,233,171
Amortized Cost Basis of Collateral	[5],[6]	1,535,350
Carrying Value of Collateral	[5],[6]	1,538,703
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	[5],[7]	908,811
Carrying Value	[1],[5],[7]	$ 907,993		867,334
Weighted Average Funding Cost	[5],[7]	2.80%
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[5],[7]	9 months 16 days
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loans [Member] | Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[5],[7]	3 years 2 months 24 days
Outstanding Face Amount of Collateral	[5],[7]	$ 1,318,603
Amortized Cost Basis of Collateral	[5],[7]	1,091,523
Carrying Value of Collateral	[5],[7]	1,075,816
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Real Estate Owned [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	[5],[8],[9]	77,528
Carrying Value	[1],[5],[8],[9]	$ 77,458		35,105
Weighted Average Funding Cost	[5],[8],[9]	3.05%
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[5],[8],[9]	10 months 9 days
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Real Estate Owned [Member] | Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Value of Collateral	[5],[8],[9]	$ 86,911
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Consumer Loan Investment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	[10]	40,446
Carrying Value	[1],[10]	$ 40,446		0
Weighted Average Funding Cost	[10]	3.83%
Weighted Average Life (Years)		3 months 3 days
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Consumer Loan Investment [Member] | Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Life (Years)		3 years 1 month 22 days
Carrying Value of Collateral	[10]	$ 0
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Total Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	[10]	4,043,942
Carrying Value	[5]	$ 4,043,054		3,149,090	[1]
Weighted Average Funding Cost	[5]	1.54%
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[5]	2 months 30 days
Notes Payable [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	[11]	$ 19,529
Carrying Value	[1],[11]	$ 19,529		22,194
Weighted Average Funding Cost	[11]	3.08%
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[11]	9 months 16 days
Notes Payable [Member] | Residential Mortgage Loans [Member] | Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[11]	4 years 2 months 14 days
Outstanding Face Amount of Collateral	[11]	$ 34,423
Amortized Cost Basis of Collateral	[11]	21,113
Carrying Value of Collateral	[11]	19,560
Notes Payable [Member] | Real Estate Owned [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount		0
Carrying Value	[1]	$ 0		785
Weighted Average Funding Cost		0.00%
Notes Payable [Member] | Real Estate Owned [Member] | Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Value of Collateral		$ 0
Notes Payable [Member] | Secured Corporate Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	[12]	184,433
Carrying Value	[1],[12]	$ 182,978		0
Weighted Average Funding Cost	[12]	5.67%
Weighted Average Life (Years)		1 year 3 months 24 days
Notes Payable [Member] | Secured Corporate Note [Member] | Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Life (Years)		5 years 1 month 6 days
Outstanding Face Amount of Collateral	[12]	$ 92,619,325
Amortized Cost Basis of Collateral	[12]	217,517
Carrying Value of Collateral	[12]	261,102
Notes Payable [Member] | Servicer Advances [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	[13]	7,058,094
Carrying Value	[1],[13]	$ 7,047,061		2,885,784
Weighted Average Funding Cost	[13]	3.39%
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[13]	1 year 4 months 7 days
Notes Payable [Member] | Servicer Advances [Member] | Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Life (Years)	[13]	4 years 5 months 9 days
Outstanding Face Amount of Collateral	[13]	$ 7,578,110
Amortized Cost Basis of Collateral	[13]	7,400,068
Carrying Value of Collateral	[13]	7,426,794
Notes Payable [Member] | Total Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount		7,262,056
Carrying Value	[1]	$ 7,249,568		$ 2,908,763
Weighted Average Funding Cost		3.45%
Weighted Average Life (Years)		1 year 4 months 6 days

[1] Net of deferred financing costs associated with the adoption of ASU No. 2015-03 (Note 2).

[2] Excludes debt related to linked transactions (Note 10).

[3] New Residential net settles daily borrowings and repayments of the Notes Payable on its Servicer Advances.

[4] All of the Agency RMBS repurchase agreements have a fixed rate. Collateral amounts include approximately $1.5 billion of related trade and other receivables.

[5] These repurchase agreements had approximately $4.8 million of associated accrued interest payable as of December 31, 2015.

[6] All of the Non-Agency RMBS repurchase agreements have LIBOR-based floating interest rates. This includes repurchase agreements of $145.8 million on retained servicer advance bonds.

[7] All of these repurchase agreements have LIBOR-based floating interest rates.

[8] All of these repurchase agreements have LIBOR-based floating interest rates.

[9] Includes financing collateralized by receivables including claims from FHA on Ginnie Mae EBO loans for which foreclosure has been completed and for which New Residential have made or intend to make a claim on the FHA guarantee.

[10] The repurchase agreement bears interest equal to three-month LIBOR plus 3.50% and is collateralized by New Residential’s interest in consumer loans (Note 9).

[11] The note is payable to Nationstar and bears interest equal to one-month LIBOR plus 2.875%.

[12] The loan bears interest equal to the sum of (i) a floating rate index equal to one-month LIBOR and (ii) a margin of 5.25%. The outstanding face amount of the collateral represents the UPB of the residential mortgage loans underlying the Excess MSRs that secure this corporate note.

[13] $2.7 billion face amount of the notes have a fixed rate while the remaining notes bear interest equal to the sum of (i) a floating rate index rate equal to one-month LIBOR or a cost of funds rate, as applicable, and (ii) a margin ranging from 1.7% to 2.2%.