Principles of Consolidation - Schedule of Redwood's Interest in Third-Party Variable Interest Entity's (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Real estate securities	[1]	$ 212,307	$ 127,797
Other assets | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Real estate securities		93,799	22,389
Other assets | Senior | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Real estate securities		62,246	4,419
Other assets | Mezzanine | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Real estate securities		9,219	0
Other assets | Subordinate | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Real estate securities		17,486	12,746
Other assets | Total Mortgage-Backed Securities | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Real estate securities		88,951	17,165
Other assets | Excess MSR | Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Real estate securities		$ 4,848	$ 5,224

[1] Our consolidated balance sheets include assets of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that can only be used to settle obligations of these VIEs and liabilities of consolidated VIEs for which creditors do not have recourse to Redwood Trust, Inc. or its affiliates. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, assets of consolidated VIEs totaled $11,850,461 and $10,988,885, respectively. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, liabilities of consolidated VIEs totaled $10,921,862 and $10,096,308, respectively. See Note 4 for further discussion.