Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

REAL ESTATE RELATED LOANS, RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS AND SUBPRIME MORTGAGE LOANS - Activity in Carrying Value (Details 4)

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REAL ESTATE RELATED LOANS, RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOANS AND SUBPRIME MORTGAGE LOANS - Activity in Carrying Value (Details 4) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Loans and Leases Receivable [Roll Forward]      
New Residential spin-off     $ 1,203,983
Valuation allowance (reversal) on loans $ 9,541 $ (2,419) (25,035)
Carrying Value 149,198    
Real Estate Related Loans, Held for Sale      
Loans and Leases Receivable [Roll Forward]      
Carrying value 230,200 437,530 843,132
Purchases / additional fundings 0 0 315,296
Interest accrued to principal balance 27,717 20,830 26,588
Principal paydowns (46,696) (240,937) (257,335)
Sales (55,574) 0 (101,338)
New Residential spin-off     0
Conversion to equity-GateHouse     (393,531)
Elimination after restructure-Golf     (29,412)
Transfer to held-for-sale   0  
Valuation allowance (reversal) on loans (9,284) 3,303 19,479
Gain on repayment of loans held for sale     7,216
Accretion of loan discount and other amortization 3,203 8,867 6,689
Other (368) 607 746
Carrying Value 149,198 230,200 437,530
Residential Mortgage Loans, Held for Sale      
Loans and Leases Receivable [Roll Forward]      
Carrying value 3,854 2,185 2,471
Purchases / additional fundings 0 0 0
Interest accrued to principal balance 0 0 0
Principal paydowns (134) (9,574) (373)
Sales (2,925) (233,349) 0
New Residential spin-off     0
Conversion to equity-GateHouse     0
Elimination after restructure-Golf     0
Transfer to held-for-sale   246,121  
Valuation allowance (reversal) on loans (257) (51) 105
Gain on repayment of loans held for sale     0
Accretion of loan discount and other amortization 0 0 0
Other (6) (1,478) (18)
Carrying Value 532 3,854 2,185
Residential Mortgage Loans, Held for Investment      
Loans and Leases Receivable [Roll Forward]      
Carrying value 0 255,450 292,461
Purchases / additional fundings 0 0 0
Interest accrued to principal balance 0 0 0
Principal paydowns 0 (9,436) (45,665)
Sales 0 0 0
New Residential spin-off     0
Conversion to equity-GateHouse     0
Elimination after restructure-Golf     0
Transfer to held-for-sale   (246,121)  
Valuation allowance (reversal) on loans 0 (833) 5,451
Gain on repayment of loans held for sale     0
Accretion of loan discount and other amortization 0 115 3,684
Other 0 825 (481)
Carrying Value 0 0 255,450
NPL Reverse Mortgage Loans, Held for Investment      
Loans and Leases Receivable [Roll Forward]      
Carrying value 0 0 0
Purchases / additional fundings 0 0 35,138
Interest accrued to principal balance 0 0 0
Principal paydowns 0 0 0
Sales 0 0 0
New Residential spin-off     (35,865)
Conversion to equity-GateHouse     0
Elimination after restructure-Golf     0
Transfer to held-for-sale   0  
Valuation allowance (reversal) on loans 0 0 0
Gain on repayment of loans held for sale     0
Accretion of loan discount and other amortization 0 0 727
Other 0 0 0
Carrying Value $ 0 $ 0 $ 0