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REAL ESTATE RELATED LOANS, RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS AND SUBPRIME MORTGAGE LOANS - Past Due Residential Loans HFI (Details 2)

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REAL ESTATE RELATED LOANS, RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS AND SUBPRIME MORTGAGE LOANS - Past Due Residential Loans HFI (Details 2) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Aging Analysis of Past Due Residential Loans Held-For-Sale  
Outstanding face amount $ 328,101us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFaceAmountOfMortgages
Residential Loans [Member]  
Aging Analysis of Past Due Residential Loans Held-For-Sale  
Repossessed 766us-gaap_OtherRealEstateAndForeclosedAssets
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= nct_ResidentialLoansMember
Total Past Due 766us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentPastDue
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= nct_ResidentialLoansMember
Current 3,543us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentCurrent
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= nct_ResidentialLoansMember
Outstanding face amount $ 4,309us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFaceAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_FinancingReceivableRecordedInvestmentByClassOfFinancingReceivableAxis
= nct_ResidentialLoansMember