| SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) | 
        
        
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            21.
               SUMMARY
            QUARTERLY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
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      The following is unaudited summary information on Newcastle’s quarterly
      operations.
     
    
        
          | 
             
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          | 
            
              
                2013
              
            
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            
              Quarter Ended
            
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            Year Ended
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            March 31 (A)
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            June 30 (A)
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            September 30 (A)
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            December 31
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            December 31
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Interest income
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            61,332
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            62,824
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            47,486
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            42,073
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            213,715
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Interest expense
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            22,710
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            21,998
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            20,555
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            24,119
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            89,382
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Net interest income (expense)
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            38,622
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            40,826
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            26,931
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            17,954
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            124,333
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Impairment (reversal)
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            2,773
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            3,201
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (12,998
           | 
          
            )
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (12,745
           | 
          
            )
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (19,769
           | 
          
            )
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Other revenues
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            13,500
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            14,013
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            24,912
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            34,898
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            87,323
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Other income (loss) (B)
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            5,770
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            8,090
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            6,710
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            14,731
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            35,301
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Property operating expenses
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            8,363
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            8,409
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            15,804
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            21,142
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            53,718
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Depreciation and amortization
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            4,079
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            4,070
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            7,732
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            11,247
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            27,128
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Other operating expenses
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            14,812
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            19,107
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            16,217
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            22,008
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            72,144
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Income tax expense
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            —
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            —
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            1,213
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (175
           | 
          
            )
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            1,038
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Income (loss) from continuing
            operations
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            27,865
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            28,142
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            30,585
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            26,106
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            112,698
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Income (loss) from discontinued
            operations, net of tax
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            10,148
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            25,581
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (1,341
           | 
          
            )
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            5,255
           | 
          
            
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            39,643
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Preferred dividends
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (1,395
           | 
          
            )
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (1,395
           | 
          
            )
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (1,395
           | 
          
            )
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (1,395
           | 
          
            )
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (5,580
           | 
          
            )
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Net income attributable to
            noncontrolling interests
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            —
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            —
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            —
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (928
           | 
          
            )
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (928
           | 
          
            )
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Income (loss) applicable to common
            stockholders
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            36,618
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            52,328
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            27,849
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            29,038
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            145,833
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Net income (loss) per share of common
            stock
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Basic
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.16
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.20
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.09
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.09
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.53
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Diluted
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.15
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.20
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.09
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.09
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.51
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Income (loss) from discontinued
            operations per share of common stock
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Basic
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.04
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.10
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            —
           | 
          
            
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.01
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.14
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Diluted
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.04
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.10
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            —
           | 
          
            
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.01
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.14
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Weighted average number of shares of
            common stock outstanding
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Basic
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            235,137
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            259,228
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            293,374
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            318,687
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            276,881
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Diluted
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            240,079
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            265,396
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            301,028
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            325,601
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            283,310
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            
              
                2012
              
            
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            
              Quarter Ended
            
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            Year Ended
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            March 31 (A)
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            June 30 (A)
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            September 30 (A)
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            December 31
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            December 31
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Interest income
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            72,862
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            77,956
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            72,947
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            59,186
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            282,951
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Interest expense
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            30,165
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            29,462
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            28,411
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            21,886
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            109,924
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Net interest income (expense)
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            42,697
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            48,494
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            44,536
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            37,300
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            173,027
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Impairment
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (7,080
           | 
          
            )
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            8,499
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            5,014
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (12,097
           | 
          
            )
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (5,664
           | 
          
            )
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Other revenues
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            509
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            515
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            8,071
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            10,980
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            20,075
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Other income (loss) (B)
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            28,536
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (4,882
           | 
          
            )
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            234,008
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            4,632
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            262,294
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Property operating expenses
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            225
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            232
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            5,043
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            7,443
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            12,943
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Depreciation and amortization
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            2
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            2
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            2,385
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            4,586
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            6,975
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Other operating expenses
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            8,237
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            11,575
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            11,926
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            14,462
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            46,200
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Income (loss) from continuing
            operations
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            70,358
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            23,819
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            262,247
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            38,518
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            394,942
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Income (loss) from discontinued
            operations
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            3,113
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            6,620
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            10,974
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            18,461
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            39,168
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Preferred dividends
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (1,395
           | 
          
            )
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (1,395
           | 
          
            )
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (1,395
           | 
          
            )
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (1,395
           | 
          
            )
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            (5,580
           | 
          
            )
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Income (loss) applicable to common
            stockholders
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            72,076
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            29,044
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            271,826
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            55,584
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            428,530
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Net income (loss) per share of common
            stock
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Basic
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.68
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.21
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            1.65
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.32
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            2.97
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Diluted
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.68
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.21
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            1.63
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.32
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            2.94
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Income (loss) from discontinued
            operations per share of common stock
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Basic
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.03
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.05
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.07
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.11
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.27
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Diluted
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.03
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.05
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.07
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.11
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            0.27
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Weighted average number of shares of
            common stock outstanding
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Basic
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            105,181
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            134,115
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            164,238
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            172,519
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            144,146
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            Diluted
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            105,670
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            135,173
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            166,429
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            175,413
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            145,766
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
     
    
        
          | 
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
         
        
          | 
            (A)
           | 
          
            The Income Available for Common Stockholders shown agrees with
            Newcastle’s quarterly report(s) on Form 10-Q as filed with the
            Securities and Exchange Commission. However, individual line items
            may vary from such report(s) due to the operations of properties
            sold, or classified as held for sale, during subsequent periods
            being retroactively reclassified to Income for Discontinued
            Operations for all periods presented (Note 8).
           | 
         
        
          | 
            (B)
           | 
          
            Including equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries.
           | 
         
     
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