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Outstanding Balances of Short-Term Debt by Type of Collateral Securing Debt (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 Contract | Dec. 31, 2013 Contract
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Number of Facilities | 17 rwt_NumberOfFacilities | 13 rwt_NumberOfFacilities
Outstanding | $ 1,793,825 us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings | $ 862,763 us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings
Residential Loans |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Number of Facilities | 5 rwt_NumberOfFacilities / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember | 5 rwt_NumberOfFacilities / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
Outstanding | 1,076,188 us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember | 184,789 us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
Limit | 1,550,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember | 1,400,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageMember
Residential Loans | Minimum |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Maturity | 2015-02 | 2014-01
Residential Loans | Maximum |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Maturity | 2015-12 | 2014-12
Commercial Loans |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Number of Facilities | 3 rwt_NumberOfFacilities / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis = us-gaap_CommercialLoanMember | 1 rwt_NumberOfFacilities / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis = us-gaap_CommercialLoanMember
Outstanding | 109,128 us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis = us-gaap_CommercialLoanMember |
Limit | 400,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis = us-gaap_CommercialLoanMember | 100,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis = us-gaap_CommercialLoanMember
Maturity |  | 2014-04
Commercial Loans | Minimum |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Maturity | 2015-04 |
Commercial Loans | Maximum |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Maturity | 2016-10 |
Real Estate Securities |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Number of Facilities | 9 rwt_NumberOfFacilities / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis = us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentMember | 7 rwt_NumberOfFacilities / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis = us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentMember
Outstanding | $ 608,509 us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis = us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentMember | $ 677,974 us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentsOwnedAndPledgedAsCollateralAxis = us-gaap_RealEstateInvestmentMember
Real Estate Securities | Minimum |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Maturity | 2015-01 | 2014-01
Real Estate Securities | Maximum |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Maturity | 2015-03 | 2014-02

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