ORGANIZATION - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands						3 Months Ended									9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Oct. 23, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 06, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares $ / right shares	Oct. 17, 2014 shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares		Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Apr. 08, 2015 USD ($)	May 06, 2013 shares
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares) | shares					141,400,000	250,773,117					230,471,202				230,471,202	250,773,117	230,471,202			126,512,823
Stock options outstanding (in shares) | shares						13,196,610.00					12,380,107.000				12,380,107.000	13,196,610.00	12,380,107.000	10,737,093
Reverse stock split					0.5
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares						$ 0.01					$ 0.01				$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Restricted cash						$ 163,095					$ 94,702				$ 94,702	$ 163,095	$ 94,702
Compensation expense																300	450	$ 453
Interest income						231,811	[1]	$ 185,900	$ 176,792	$ 108,808	119,576	$ 104,783	$ 96,306	$ 50,394		703,311	371,059	206,149
Income before income taxes						262,781	[1]	$ 151,986	$ 101,145	$ 105,715	83,104	$ 55,823	$ 93,583	38,371		621,627	270,881	$ 465,056
Servicer advances, at fair value	[2]					$ 5,706,593					7,426,794				7,426,794	$ 5,706,593	7,426,794
HLSS [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest income															282,300
Income before income taxes															131,500
HLSS [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase price			$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000
Shares issued (in shares) | shares			28,286,980	28,286,980
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 0.01
Exercisable rights, per right amount in cash (in dollars per share) | $ / right				0.704059
Non-cash contingent consideration		$ 50,000		$ 50,000
Fair value of stock issued				434,092
Cash consideration				621,982
HLSS Seller Financing				385,174
Debt issuance costs				27,000
Acquisition related costs incurred																	26,100
HLSS [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Non-cash contingent consideration				0
HLSS [Member] | Ocwen [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Unpaid Principal Balance														$ 156,400,000
Fee arrangement, term (in years)																8 years
Servicer advances, at fair value				$ 5,600,000
Contractual term				8 years
Contract extension notification period, prior to end of term				6 months
Outstanding loan balance fee, percent				0.50%
Professional and contract services fee, additional markup percent				15.00%
HLSS [Member] | Ocwen [Member] | Other Income [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase agreement contract clause accrual											$ 14,500				$ 14,500		14,500
HLSS [Member] | Ocwen [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contractual term				6 years
HLSS [Member] | Retention Bonus Payments [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation expense																	3,200
HLSS [Member] | Employee Severance Payments [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation expense																	$ 2,800
HLSS [Member] | HLSS [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares				$ 0.01
Restricted cash		$ 45,100																	$ 50,000
Exercisable rights, per right amount in cash (in dollars per share) | $ / right				0.704059
Fortress [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares) | shares						2,400,000										2,400,000
Stock options outstanding (in shares) | shares						11,200,000										11,200,000

[1] New Residential completed significant transactions in the fourth quarter of 2016, as described in Notes 5, 8 and 9, as well as certain financings included in Note 11.

[2] New Residential’s Consolidated Balance Sheets include the assets and liabilities of certain consolidated VIEs, the Buyer (Note 6) and the Consumer Loan SPVs (Note 9), which primarily hold investments in Servicer Advances and consumer loans, respectively, financed with notes and bonds payable. The Buyer’s balance sheet is included in Note 6 and the Consumer Loan SPVs’ balance sheet is included in Note 9. The creditors of the Buyer and the Consumer Loan SPVs do not have recourse to the general credit of New Residential and the assets of the Buyer and the Consumer Loan SPVs are not directly available to satisfy New Residential’s obligations.