Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE - Outstanding Options Summary (Details 1)

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EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE - Outstanding Options Summary (Details 1)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Stock options outstanding 5,500,599us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions 5,090,427us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
Issued Prior to 2011 [Member]    
Stock options outstanding 199,993us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
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= nct_IssuedPriorTo2011Member
Issued in 2011 and Thereafter [Member]    
Stock options outstanding 5,300,606us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nct_IssuedAfter2011Member 		4,751,406us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nct_IssuedAfter2011Member
Manager [Member]    
Stock options outstanding 4,991,752us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ManagementMember 		4,582,164us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ManagementMember
Manager [Member] | Issued Prior to 2011 [Member]    
Stock options outstanding 157,791us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nct_IssuedPriorTo2011Member
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ManagementMember 		249,426us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nct_IssuedPriorTo2011Member
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ManagementMember
Manager [Member] | Issued in 2011 and Thereafter [Member]    
Stock options outstanding 4,833,961us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nct_IssuedAfter2011Member
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ManagementMember 		4,332,738us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nct_IssuedAfter2011Member
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_ManagementMember
Employees of Fortress [Member]    
Stock options outstanding 508,514us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= nct_ManagementEmployeesMember 		507,597us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= nct_ManagementEmployeesMember
Employees of Fortress [Member] | Issued Prior to 2011 [Member]    
Stock options outstanding 41,869us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nct_IssuedPriorTo2011Member
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= nct_ManagementEmployeesMember 		89,262us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nct_IssuedPriorTo2011Member
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= nct_ManagementEmployeesMember
Employees of Fortress [Member] | Issued in 2011 and Thereafter [Member]    
Stock options outstanding 466,645us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nct_IssuedAfter2011Member
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= nct_ManagementEmployeesMember 		418,335us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nct_IssuedAfter2011Member
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= nct_ManagementEmployeesMember
Directors [Member]    
Stock options outstanding 333us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_DirectorMember 		666us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_DirectorMember
Directors [Member] | Issued Prior to 2011 [Member]    
Stock options outstanding 333us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nct_IssuedPriorTo2011Member
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_DirectorMember 		333us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nct_IssuedPriorTo2011Member
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_DirectorMember
Directors [Member] | Issued in 2011 and Thereafter [Member]    
Stock options outstanding   333us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions
/ us-gaap_AwardDateAxis
= nct_IssuedAfter2011Member
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= us-gaap_DirectorMember