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Real Estate Securities - Trading Securities by Collateral Type (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |
Trading securities | $ 106,837 us-gaap_TradingSecurities | $ 111,606 us-gaap_TradingSecurities
Senior Securities |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |
Trading securities | 73,263 us-gaap_TradingSecurities / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = rwt_SeniorSecuritiesMember | 101,753 us-gaap_TradingSecurities / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = rwt_SeniorSecuritiesMember
Senior Securities | Prime |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |
Trading securities | 65,809 us-gaap_TradingSecurities / invest_InvestmentSecuritiesClassAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialPrimeFinancingReceivableMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = rwt_SeniorSecuritiesMember | 93,802 us-gaap_TradingSecurities / invest_InvestmentSecuritiesClassAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialPrimeFinancingReceivableMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = rwt_SeniorSecuritiesMember
Senior Securities | Non-prime |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |
Trading securities | 7,454 us-gaap_TradingSecurities / invest_InvestmentSecuritiesClassAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialSubprimeFinancingReceivableMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = rwt_SeniorSecuritiesMember | 7,951 us-gaap_TradingSecurities / invest_InvestmentSecuritiesClassAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialSubprimeFinancingReceivableMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = rwt_SeniorSecuritiesMember
Subordinate Securities | Prime |  |
Investment Holdings [Line Items] |  |
Trading securities | $ 33,574 us-gaap_TradingSecurities / invest_InvestmentSecuritiesClassAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialPrimeFinancingReceivableMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = rwt_SubordinateSecuritiesMember | $ 9,853 us-gaap_TradingSecurities / invest_InvestmentSecuritiesClassAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialPrimeFinancingReceivableMember / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = rwt_SubordinateSecuritiesMember

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