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Principles of Consolidation - Summary of Redwood's Interest in Third-Party Variable Interest Entity's (Details) - Real estate securities $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
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Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Assets | $ 887,015
Residential |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Assets | 870,799
Senior IO Securities |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Assets | 127,094
Mezzanine |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Assets | 508,195
Subordinate Securities |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Assets | 235,510
Excess MSRs |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |
Assets | $ 16,216

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