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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Supplemental Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities CDOS (Details 6) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Reduction of Assets and Liabilities relating to the spin-off of New Residential/New Media/New Senior, non-cash portion | |||
| Real estate securities, available-for-sale | $ 1,647,289nct_SpinOffReductionRESecurities | ||
| Residential mortgage loans, held-for-investment, net | 35,865nct_SpinOffReductionResidentialMortgageLoansHFI | ||
| Investments in excess mortgage servicing rights at fair value | 229,936nct_SpinOffReductionMSRs | ||
| Investments in equity method investees | 392,469nct_SpinOffReductionEquityMethodInvestments | ||
| Investments in senior housing real estate, net | 1,574,048nct_SpinOffReductionInInvestmentsInSeniorHousingRealEstateNet | ||
| Property, plant and equipment | 266,385nct_SpinOffReductionInPropertyPlantAndEquipment | ||
| Goodwill and intangibles, net | 379,008nct_SpinOffReductionInGoodwillAndIntangiblesNet | ||
| Restricted cash | 6,477nct_SpinOffReductionRestrictedCash | ||
| Receivables and other assets | 197,882nct_SpinOffReductionReceivablesOtherAssets | 37,844nct_SpinOffReductionReceivablesOtherAssets | |
| Mortgage notes payable | 1,260,633nct_SpinOffReductionInMortgageNotesPayable | ||
| Credit facilities | 177,955nct_SpinOffReductionInCreditFacilities | ||
| Repurchase Agreements | 1,320,360nct_SpinOffReductionRepurchaseAgreements | ||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 189,940nct_SpinOffReductionAccruedLiabilities | 642nct_SpinOffReductionAccruedLiabilities | |
| Acquisitions of Assets and Liabilities relating to media and golf investments, non-cash portion | |||
| Investments in other real estate | 259,573nct_MediaGolfAcquisitionInvestmentsOtherRealEstate | ||
| Property, plant and equipment | 272,153nct_MediaGolfAcquisitionPropertyPlantAndEquipment | ||
| Intangibles | 244,885nct_MediaGolfAcquisitionIntangibles | ||
| Goodwill | 126,686nct_MediaGolfAcquisitionGoodwill | ||
| Receivables and other assets | 145,191nct_MediaGolfAcquisitionReceivablesAndOtherAssets | ||
| Credit facilities | 334,498nct_MediaGolfAcquisitionCreditFacilities | ||
| Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | 287,439nct_MediaGolfAcquisitionAccountsPayableAccruedExpensesAndOtherLiabilities | ||
| Noncontrolling interests | 366nct_MediaGolfAcquisitionNoncontrollingInterests | ||
| Restricted Cash activity: | |||
| Restricted cash generated from sale of securities | 125,850nct_RestrictedCashGeneratedFromSaleOfSecurities | 136,148nct_RestrictedCashGeneratedFromSaleOfSecurities | 56,629nct_RestrictedCashGeneratedFromSaleOfSecurities |
| Restricted cash generated from sale of real estate related and other loans | 104,837nct_RestrictedCashGeneratedFromSaleOfLoans | ||
| Restricted cash generated from paydowns on securities and loans | 325,932nct_RestrictedCashGeneratedFromPaydownsOnSecuritiesAndLoans | 331,349nct_RestrictedCashGeneratedFromPaydownsOnSecuritiesAndLoans | 274,832nct_RestrictedCashGeneratedFromPaydownsOnSecuritiesAndLoans |
| Restricted cash used for purchases of real estate securities | 143,184nct_RestrictedCashPurchasesRealEstateSecurities | ||
| Restricted cash used for purchases of real estate related and other loans | 91,481nct_RestrictedCashPurchasesRealEstateAndOtherLoans | ||
| Restricted cash used for repayments of CDO bonds payable | 382,177nct_RestrictedCashRepaymentsCDOBonds | 513,879nct_RestrictedCashRepaymentsCDOBonds | 166,845nct_RestrictedCashRepaymentsCDOBonds |
| Restricted cash used for purchases of derivative instruments | 408nct_RestrictedCashRepurchasesDerivativeInstruments | ||
| Restricted cash used for settlement of derivative instruments | 1,563nct_RestrictedCashSettlementsDerivativeInstruments | ||
| Restricted cash used to return margin capital | 6,550nct_RestrictedCashUsedToReturnMarginCapital | ||
| CDO Deconsolidation: | |||
| Real Estate Securities | 1,033,016nct_CDODeconsolidationRESecurities | ||
| Restricted Cash | 51,522nct_CDODeconsolidationRestrictedCash | ||
| Derivative liabilities | 57,343nct_CDODeconsolidationDerivativeLiabilities | ||
| CDO bonds payable | $ 1,110,694nct_CDODeconsolidationBondsPayable | ||
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The carrying value of the CDO bonds payable held in CDOs at time of deconsolidation. No definition available.
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The carrying value of derivative liabilities held in CDOs at time of deconsolidation. No definition available.
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The carrying value of real estate securities associated with the deconsolidation of CDOs. No definition available.
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The amount of restricted cash held in CDOs at time of deconsolidation. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of investments in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities due to the acquisition relating to media and golf investments. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of investments in credit facilities due to the acquisition relating to media and golf investments. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of investments in goodwill due to the acquisition relating to media and golf investments. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of investments in intangibles due to the acquisition relating to media and golf investments. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of investments in other real estate due to the acquisition relating to media and golf investments. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of noncontrolling interests due to the acquisition relating to media and golf investments. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of investments in property, plant and equipment due to the acquisition relating to media and golf investments. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of investments in receivables and other assets due to the acquisition relating to media and golf investments. No definition available.
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The net cash inflow for the increase associated with funds that are not available for withdrawal or use (such as funds held in escrow) and are associated with underlying transactions that are classified as investing activities. These funds are generated from the paydown of securities and loans. No definition available.
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Restricted cash generated during the period from the sale of loans. No definition available.
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The net cash inflow for the increase associated with funds that are not available for withdrawal or use (such as funds held in escrow) and are associated with underlying transactions that are classified as investing activities. These funds are generated from the sale of securities. No definition available.
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The net cash outflow for the decrease associated with funds that are not available for withdrawal or use (such as funds held in escrow) and are associated with underlying transactions that are classified as investing activities. These funds were used for the purchase of real estate related and other loans. No definition available.
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The net cash outflow for the decrease associated with funds that are not available for withdrawal or use (such as funds held in escrow) and are associated with underlying transactions that are classified as investing activities. These funds were used for the purchase of real estate securities. No definition available.
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The net cash outflow for the decrease associated with funds that are not available for withdrawal or use (such as funds held in escrow) and are associated with underlying transactions that are classified as investing activities. These funds were used for repayments of CDO bonds payable. No definition available.
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The net cash outflow for the decrease associated with funds that are not available for withdrawal or use (such as funds held in escrow) and are associated with underlying transactions that are classified as investing activities. These funds were used for the repurchases of derivative instruments. No definition available.
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The net cash outflow for the decrease associated with funds that are not available for withdrawal or use (such as funds held in escrow) and are associated with underlying transactions that are classified as investing activities. These funds were used for the settlement of derivative instruments. No definition available.
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The net cash outflow for the decrease associated with funds that are not available for withdrawal or use (such as funds held in escrow) and are associated with underlying transactions that are classified as investing activities. These funds were used to return margin capital. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of accrued expenses and other liabilities due to the spin-off of New Residential. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of investments in equity method investees, recorded at fair value, due to the spin-off of New Residential. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of credit facilities due to spin-offs. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of goodwill and intangibles, net due to spin-offs. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of investments in senior housing real estate, net due to spin-offs. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of mortage notes payable due to spin-offs. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of property, plant and equipment, net due to spin-offs. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights, recorded at fair value, due to the spin-off of New Residential. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of receivables and other assets due to the spin-off of New Residential. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of repurchase agreements due to the spin-off of New Residential. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of available for sale real estate securities due to the spin-off of New Residential. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of held-for-investment residential mortgage loans due to the spin-off of New Residential. No definition available.
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Period change in the balance of restricted cash due to spin-offs. No definition available.
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