Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES - Tax Treatment of Common Stock Distributions (Details 1)

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INCOME TAXES - Tax Treatment of Common Stock Distributions (Details 1) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Dividends per share $ 25.76us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid [1],[2] $ 44.28us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid [1],[3] $ 5.04us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid [1]
Ordinary Income 32.63%nct_DividendsOrdinaryIncome 33.91%nct_DividendsOrdinaryIncome 100.00%nct_DividendsOrdinaryIncome
Long-Term Capital Gain 7.57%nct_DividendsCapitalGains 0.00%nct_DividendsCapitalGains 0.00%nct_DividendsCapitalGains
Return of Capital 59.79%nct_DividendsReturnOfCapital 66.09%nct_DividendsReturnOfCapital 0.00%nct_DividendsReturnOfCapital
[1] Distribution per share has been adjusted for the 1-for-3 and 1-for-2 reverse stock split effective in August and October 2014, respectively.
[2] Includes the distribution of New Media common stock valued at $5.34 per share and the distribution of New Senior common stock valued at $18.02 per share.
[3] Includes the distribution of New Residential common stock valued at $41.34 per share.