DEBT OBLIGATIONS - Schedule of Debt Obligations - Carrying Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	[1]	$ 6,057,853	[2]	$ 4,109,329
Borrowings		9,607,475		6,412,137		$ 2,634,990
Repayments		(8,798,578)		(4,869,799)		(2,271,765)
Ending balance		11,292,622	[2]	6,057,853	[1],[2]	4,109,329	[1]
Servicer Advances [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	[1],[3]	2,885,784		2,390,778
Ending balance	[3]	7,047,061		2,885,784	[1]	2,390,778	[1]
Real Estate Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	[1]	2,246,651		1,620,711
Ending balance		3,017,157		2,246,651	[1]	1,620,711	[1]
Real Estate Loans and REO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	[1]	925,418		22,840
Ending balance		1,004,980		925,418	[1]	22,840	[1]
Other Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	[1]	0		75,000
Ending balance		223,424		0	[1]	$ 75,000	[1]
ASU 2014-11 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Retrospective adjustment for adoption of ASU		2,310
Adoption of ASU		(146,741)		0
Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Borrowings		9,607,475		6,299,735
Repayments		(8,798,578)		(4,771,356)
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Servicer Advances [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Borrowings	[3]	0		0
Repayments	[3]	0		0
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Real Estate Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Borrowings		7,649,261		4,122,434
Repayments		(6,963,404)		(3,496,494)
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Real Estate Loans and REO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	[2],[4],[5]	867,334
Borrowings		1,915,056		2,027,301
Repayments		(1,832,462)		(1,124,862)
Ending balance	[2],[4],[5]	907,993		867,334
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | Other Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Borrowings		43,158		150,000
Repayments		(2,712)		(150,000)
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | ASU 2015-03 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Adoption of ASU		(888)
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | ASU 2015-03 [Member] | Servicer Advances [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Adoption of ASU	[3]	0
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | ASU 2015-03 [Member] | Real Estate Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Adoption of ASU		0
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | ASU 2015-03 [Member] | Real Estate Loans and REO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Adoption of ASU		(888)
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | ASU 2015-03 [Member] | Other Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Adoption of ASU		0
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | ASU 2014-11 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Modified retrospective adjustment for adoption of ASU		85,955
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | ASU 2014-11 [Member] | Servicer Advances [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Modified retrospective adjustment for adoption of ASU	[3]	0
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | ASU 2014-11 [Member] | Real Estate Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Modified retrospective adjustment for adoption of ASU		84,649
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | ASU 2014-11 [Member] | Real Estate Loans and REO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Modified retrospective adjustment for adoption of ASU		1,306
Repurchase Agreements [Member] | ASU 2014-11 [Member] | Other Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Modified retrospective adjustment for adoption of ASU		0
Notes Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Borrowings		11,634,288		5,841,474
Repayments		(7,286,860)		(5,416,883)
Notes Payable [Member] | Servicer Advances [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	[2],[6]	2,885,784
Borrowings	[3]	10,780,237		5,840,232
Repayments	[3]	(6,612,372)		(5,340,780)
Ending balance	[2],[6]	7,047,061		2,885,784
Notes Payable [Member] | Real Estate Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Borrowings		0		0
Repayments		0		0
Notes Payable [Member] | Real Estate Loans and REO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	[2],[7]	22,194
Borrowings		1,632		1,242
Repayments		(5,082)		(1,103)
Ending balance	[2],[7]	19,529		22,194
Notes Payable [Member] | Other Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Borrowings		852,419		0
Repayments		(669,406)		(75,000)
Notes Payable [Member] | ASU 2015-03 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Retrospective adjustment for adoption of ASU				(4,446)
Adoption of ASU		(6,623)
Notes Payable [Member] | ASU 2015-03 [Member] | Servicer Advances [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Retrospective adjustment for adoption of ASU	[3]			(4,446)
Adoption of ASU	[3]	(6,588)
Notes Payable [Member] | ASU 2015-03 [Member] | Real Estate Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Retrospective adjustment for adoption of ASU				0
Adoption of ASU		0
Notes Payable [Member] | ASU 2015-03 [Member] | Real Estate Loans and REO [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Retrospective adjustment for adoption of ASU				0
Adoption of ASU		0
Notes Payable [Member] | ASU 2015-03 [Member] | Other Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Roll Forward]
Retrospective adjustment for adoption of ASU				$ 0
Adoption of ASU		$ (35)

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

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

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

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

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

[6] $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%.

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