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Recorded Investment in Residential Loans Held-For-Investment Organized by Year of Origination (Detail) (Residential Loans Held for Investment, USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Residential loans $ 1,495,724us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet $ 1,787,594us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
2003 & Earlier
   
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Residential loans 717,783us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= rwt_ResidentialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionLoanCategoryAxis
= rwt_FiscalYearTwentyZeroThreeAndEarlierMember
881,364us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= rwt_ResidentialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionLoanCategoryAxis
= rwt_FiscalYearTwentyZeroThreeAndEarlierMember
2004
   
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Residential loans 437,221us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= rwt_ResidentialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionLoanCategoryAxis
= rwt_FiscalYearTwentyZeroFourMember
513,458us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= rwt_ResidentialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionLoanCategoryAxis
= rwt_FiscalYearTwentyZeroFourMember
2005
   
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Residential loans 58,931us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= rwt_ResidentialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionLoanCategoryAxis
= rwt_FiscalYearTwentyZeroFiveMember
62,675us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= rwt_ResidentialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionLoanCategoryAxis
= rwt_FiscalYearTwentyZeroFiveMember
2006
   
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Residential loans 135,872us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= rwt_ResidentialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionLoanCategoryAxis
= rwt_FiscalYearTwentyZeroSixMember
149,776us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= rwt_ResidentialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionLoanCategoryAxis
= rwt_FiscalYearTwentyZeroSixMember
2009
   
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Residential loans 17,943us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= rwt_ResidentialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionLoanCategoryAxis
= rwt_FiscalYearTwentyZeroNineMember
25,860us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= rwt_ResidentialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionLoanCategoryAxis
= rwt_FiscalYearTwentyZeroNineMember
2010
   
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Residential loans 76,944us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= rwt_ResidentialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionLoanCategoryAxis
= rwt_FiscalYearTwentyTenMember
92,728us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= rwt_ResidentialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionLoanCategoryAxis
= rwt_FiscalYearTwentyTenMember
2011
   
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]    
Residential loans $ 51,030us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= rwt_ResidentialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionLoanCategoryAxis
= rwt_FiscalYearTwentyElevenMember
$ 61,733us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= rwt_ResidentialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionLoanCategoryAxis
= rwt_FiscalYearTwentyElevenMember