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Short-Term Debt - Remaining Maturities of Short Term Debt (Detail) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) loan | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term debt | [1] | $ 804,175 | $ 1,855,003
Number of loans serving as collateral under securities repo facility | loan |  | 1 |
Within 30 Days |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | $ 313,449 |
31 to 90 days |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 186,618 |
Over 90 days |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 304,108 |
Residential Loans |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 368,679 |
Residential Loans | Within 30 Days |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 0 |
Residential Loans | 31 to 90 days |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 64,571 |
Residential Loans | Over 90 days |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 304,108 |
Commercial Loans |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 4,337 |
Commercial Loans | Within 30 Days |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 4,337 |
Commercial Loans | 31 to 90 days |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 0 |
Commercial Loans | Over 90 days |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 0 |
Real Estate Securities |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 431,159 |
Real Estate Securities | Within 30 Days |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 309,112 |
Real Estate Securities | 31 to 90 days |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | 122,047 |
Real Estate Securities | Over 90 days |  |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | $ 0 |
[1] | Our consolidated balance sheets include assets of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that can only be used to settle obligations of these VIEs and liabilities of consolidated VIEs for which creditors do not have recourse to Redwood Trust, Inc. or its affiliates. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, assets of consolidated VIEs totaled $1,102,195 and $1,195,574, respectively. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, liabilities of consolidated VIEs totaled $959,464 and $1,050,861, respectively. See Note 4 for further discussion.

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