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Real Estate Securities - Components of Carrying Value of Residential Available for Sale Securities in Unrealized Loss Position (Detail) (Residential, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Less Than 12 Consecutive Months Amortized Cost | $ 143,665 rwt_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsAmortizedCost / invest_InvestmentSecuritiesClassAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember | $ 126,681 rwt_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsAmortizedCost / invest_InvestmentSecuritiesClassAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Less Than 12 Consecutive Months Gross Unrealized Losses | (1,798)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss / invest_InvestmentSecuritiesClassAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember | (1,374)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThan12MonthsAccumulatedLoss / invest_InvestmentSecuritiesClassAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Less Than 12 Consecutive Months Fair Value | 141,867 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue / invest_InvestmentSecuritiesClassAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember | 125,307 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue / invest_InvestmentSecuritiesClassAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
12 Consecutive Months or Longer Amortized Cost | 36,468 rwt_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerAmortizedCost / invest_InvestmentSecuritiesClassAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember | 70,676 rwt_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerAmortizedCost / invest_InvestmentSecuritiesClassAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
12 Consecutive Months or Longer Gross Unrealized Losses | (1,088)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss / invest_InvestmentSecuritiesClassAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember | (1,422)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAccumulatedLoss / invest_InvestmentSecuritiesClassAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
12 Consecutive Months or Longer Fair Value | $ 35,380 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue / invest_InvestmentSecuritiesClassAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember | $ 69,254 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue / invest_InvestmentSecuritiesClassAxis = us-gaap_ResidentialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember

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