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Commitments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Commitments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Threshold of outstanding principal balance on maximum claim amount (as a percent)	98.00%
MSRs, at fair value	$ 1,050,228	$ 1,400,191	$ 1,486,395	$ 1,457,149
MSRs	1,050,228		1,486,395
Servicing and subservicing fees	211,483	256,616
Other financing liabilities	623,049		972,595
Floating Rate Reverse Mortgage Loans [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Additional borrowing capacity to borrowers	1,600,000
Forward Mortgage Loan Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Short-term commitments to lend	357,200
Reverse Mortgage Loan Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Short-term commitments to lend	25,600
New Residential Investment Corp
Other Commitments [Line Items]
MSRs, at fair value	591,700		915,148
Net servicing fees remitted to NRZ	90,338	118,440
Servicing fees retained	$ 29,331	$ 37,407
Customer Concentration Risk \| Unpaid Principal Balance \| New Residential Investment Corp
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Concentration risk (percent)	55.00%
Customer Concentration Risk \| Servicing Portfolio \| New Residential Investment Corp
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Concentration risk (percent)	19.00%
Customer Concentration Risk \| Loan Count [Member] \| New Residential Investment Corp
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Concentration risk (percent)	60.00%
Customer Concentration Risk \| Delinquent Loans [Member] \| New Residential Investment Corp
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Concentration risk (percent)	72.00%
2017 Agreements and New RMSR Agreements \| New Residential Investment Corp
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Other financing liabilities	$ 10,000		$ 35,445