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Residential Loans - Summary of Classifications and Carrying Value of Residential Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Residential Loans Held For Sale
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans	[1]	$ 866,444	$ 1,427,945
Residential Loans
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		866,000	1,430,000
Residential loans, at lower of cost or fair value
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		100	1,000
Legacy Sequoia | Residential Loans Held For Investment at Fair Value
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		554,000	633,000
Sequoia Choice | Residential Loans Held For Investment at Fair Value
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		2,180,000	620,000
Redwood | Residential Loans Held For Investment at Fair Value
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans			2,430,000
Residential loans
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		5,922,259	5,115,210
Residential loans | Residential Loans Held For Sale
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		866,444	1,427,945
Residential loans | Residential Loans | Jumbo Loans
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		866,331	1,427,052
Residential loans | Residential loans, at lower of cost or fair value
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		113	893
Residential loans | Residential Loans Held For Investment at Fair Value | Jumbo Loans
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		5,055,815	3,687,265
Residential loans | Legacy Sequoia
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		553,958	632,817
Residential loans | Legacy Sequoia | Residential Loans Held For Sale
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		0	0
Residential loans | Legacy Sequoia | Residential Loans | Jumbo Loans
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		0	0
Residential loans | Legacy Sequoia | Residential loans, at lower of cost or fair value
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		0	0
Residential loans | Legacy Sequoia | Residential Loans Held For Investment at Fair Value | Jumbo Loans
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		553,958	632,817
Residential loans | Sequoia Choice
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		2,181,195	620,062
Residential loans | Sequoia Choice | Residential Loans Held For Sale
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		0	0
Residential loans | Sequoia Choice | Residential Loans | Jumbo Loans
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		0	0
Residential loans | Sequoia Choice | Residential loans, at lower of cost or fair value
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		0	0
Residential loans | Sequoia Choice | Residential Loans Held For Investment at Fair Value | Jumbo Loans
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		2,181,195	620,062
Residential loans | Redwood
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		3,187,106	3,862,331
Residential loans | Redwood | Residential Loans Held For Sale
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		866,444	1,427,945
Residential loans | Redwood | Residential Loans | Jumbo Loans
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		866,331	1,427,052
Residential loans | Redwood | Residential loans, at lower of cost or fair value
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		113	893
Residential loans | Redwood | Residential Loans Held For Investment at Fair Value | Jumbo Loans
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Residential loans		$ 2,320,662	$ 2,434,386
[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 September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, assets of consolidated VIEs totaled $3,693,140 and $1,259,774, respectively. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, liabilities of consolidated VIEs totaled $3,417,835 and $1,167,157, respectively. See Note 4 for further discussion.

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Amount after allowance and deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans held for sale.

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