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REAL ESTATE SECURITIES - Geographic Distribution of Collateral Securing Newcastle's CMBS and ABS (Details 4)

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REAL ESTATE SECURITIES - Geographic Distribution of Collateral Securing Newcastle's CMBS and ABS (Details 4)
$ in Thousands
Sep. 30, 2015
USD ($)
CMBS [Member]  
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]  
Outstanding Face Amount $ 70,284
Percentage 100.00%
CMBS [Member] | Western US [Member]  
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]  
Outstanding Face Amount $ 10,373
Percentage 14.80%
CMBS [Member] | Northeastern US [Member]  
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]  
Outstanding Face Amount $ 12,753
Percentage 18.10%
CMBS [Member] | Southeastern US [Member]  
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]  
Outstanding Face Amount $ 17,676
Percentage 25.10%
CMBS [Member] | Midwestern US [Member]  
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]  
Outstanding Face Amount $ 21,715
Percentage 30.90%
CMBS [Member] | Southwestern US [Member]  
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]  
Outstanding Face Amount $ 7,767
Percentage 11.10%
CMBS [Member] | Other Locations [Member]  
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]  
Outstanding Face Amount $ 0
Percentage 0.00%
CMBS [Member] | Foreign [Member]  
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]  
Outstanding Face Amount $ 0
Percentage 0.00%
ABS [Member]  
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]  
Outstanding Face Amount $ 25,152
Percentage 100.00%
ABS [Member] | Western US [Member]  
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]  
Outstanding Face Amount $ 8,560
Percentage 34.00%
ABS [Member] | Northeastern US [Member]  
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]  
Outstanding Face Amount $ 5,507
Percentage 21.90%
ABS [Member] | Southeastern US [Member]  
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]  
Outstanding Face Amount $ 5,945
Percentage 23.60%
ABS [Member] | Midwestern US [Member]  
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]  
Outstanding Face Amount $ 3,358
Percentage 13.40%
ABS [Member] | Southwestern US [Member]  
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]  
Outstanding Face Amount $ 1,768
Percentage 7.00%
ABS [Member] | Other Locations [Member]  
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]  
Outstanding Face Amount $ 14
Percentage 0.10%
ABS [Member] | Foreign [Member]  
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]  
Outstanding Face Amount $ 0
Percentage 0.00%