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Geographic Concentrate of Commercial Loans Recorded on Consolidated Balance Sheet (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Commercial Loans Held For Sale
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForSaleMember	100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForSaleMember
Commercial Loans Held For Sale | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	25.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForSaleMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_DC
Commercial Loans Held For Sale | Michigan
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	18.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForSaleMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_MI
Commercial Loans Held For Sale | Colorado
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	17.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForSaleMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_CO
Commercial Loans Held For Sale | Connecticut
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForSaleMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_CT
Commercial Loans Held For Sale | Texas
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	9.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForSaleMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_TX
Commercial Loans Held For Sale | MARYLAND
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	7.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForSaleMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_MD
Commercial Loans Held For Sale | California
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	6.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForSaleMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_CA
Commercial Loans Held For Sale | New York
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		39.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForSaleMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_NY
Commercial Loans Held For Sale | NORTH CAROLINA
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		28.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForSaleMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_NC
Commercial Loans Held For Sale | New Jersey
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		13.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForSaleMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_NJ
Commercial Loans Held For Sale | OHIO
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		8.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForSaleMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_OH
Commercial Loans Held For Sale | INDIANA
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		6.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForSaleMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_IN
Commercial Loans Held For Sale | Illinois
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		6.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForSaleMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_IL
Commercial Loans Held For Sale | Other states
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	8.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForSaleMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = rwt_OtherStateMember
Commercial Loans Held For Investment
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember	100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember
Commercial Loans Held For Investment | Michigan
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	8.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_MI	8.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_MI
Commercial Loans Held For Investment | Texas
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		7.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_TX
Commercial Loans Held For Investment | California
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	19.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_CA	21.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_CA
Commercial Loans Held For Investment | Florida
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	17.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL	10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL
Commercial Loans Held For Investment | New York
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	18.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_NY	19.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_NY
Commercial Loans Held For Investment | NORTH CAROLINA
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	6.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_NC
Commercial Loans Held For Investment | Illinois
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage		6.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_IL
Commercial Loans Held For Investment | Other states
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	32.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = rwt_OtherStateMember	29.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis = rwt_CommercialLoansHeldForInvestmentMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = rwt_OtherStateMember

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