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Principles of Consolidation - Assets and Liabilities of Consolidated Variable Interest Entity's (Details)
$ in Thousands
 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
Investment
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Investment
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets $ 847,399 $ 1,195,574
Liabilities 820,391 $ 1,050,861
Number of VIEs | Investment   22
Sequoia Entities    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets 847,399 $ 1,028,124
Liabilities $ 820,391 $ 997,475
Number of VIEs | Investment 20 21
Commercial Securitization    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets   $ 167,450
Liabilities   $ 53,386
Number of VIEs | Investment   1
Residential loans held-for-investment at Redwood    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets   $ 1,021,870
Residential loans held-for-investment at Redwood | Sequoia Entities    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets $ 839,976 1,021,870
Residential loans held-for-investment at Redwood | Commercial Securitization    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets   0
Commercial loans, held-for-investment    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets   166,016
Commercial loans, held-for-investment | Sequoia Entities    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets   0
Commercial loans, held-for-investment | Commercial Securitization    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets   166,016
Restricted cash    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets   365
Restricted cash | Sequoia Entities    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets 148 228
Restricted cash | Commercial Securitization    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets   137
Accrued interest receivable    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets   2,428
Accrued interest receivable | Sequoia Entities    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets 1,030 1,131
Accrued interest receivable | Commercial Securitization    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets   1,297
Other assets    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets   4,895
Other assets | Sequoia Entities    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets 6,245 4,895
Other assets | Commercial Securitization    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Assets   0
Accrued interest payable    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Liabilities   804
Accrued interest payable | Sequoia Entities    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Liabilities 523 555
Accrued interest payable | Commercial Securitization    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Liabilities   249
Accrued expenses and other liabilities    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Liabilities   100
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | Sequoia Entities    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Liabilities   100
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | Commercial Securitization    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Liabilities   0
Asset-backed securities issued    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Liabilities   1,049,957
Asset-backed securities issued | Sequoia Entities    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Liabilities $ 819,868 996,820
Asset-backed securities issued | Commercial Securitization    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Liabilities   $ 53,137