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Principles of Consolidation - Securitization Activity Related to Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity's Sponsored by Redwood (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
MSRs recognized	$ 15,675us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAdditions	$ 2,294us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAdditions
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Principal balance of loans transferred	338,796rwt_PrincipalAmountOfLoansSecuritizedDuringPeriod / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember	0rwt_PrincipalAmountOfLoansSecuritizedDuringPeriod / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
MSRs recognized	1,872us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAdditions / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember	0us-gaap_ServicingAssetAtFairValueAdditions / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Trading Securities
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Securities retained, at fair value	3,423rwt_SecuritiesRetainedAtFairValueDuringPeriod / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_TradingAccountAssetsMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember	0rwt_SecuritiesRetainedAtFairValueDuringPeriod / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_TradingAccountAssetsMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Available-for-sale Securities
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Securities retained, at fair value	$ 2,859rwt_SecuritiesRetainedAtFairValueDuringPeriod / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember	$ 0rwt_SecuritiesRetainedAtFairValueDuringPeriod / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember

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The value of new servicing assets, subsequently measured at fair value, acquired or created during the current period through purchases or from transfers of financial assets.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 860

-SubTopic 50

-Section 50

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-Subparagraph (a)(2)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7882072&loc=d3e122625-111746

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