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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Narrative) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2014
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| Acquisition of servicing rights | $ 2,200nct_PaymentsToAcquireCDOServicingRights | ||
| Amortization of servicing rights | 100us-gaap_AmortizationOfMortgageServicingRightsMSRs | ||
| Servicing assets | 1,000us-gaap_ServicingAsset | ||
| Accrection of membership deposit liability | 30 years | ||
| Refundable term for initiation fees | 30 years | ||
| Deferred financing costs | 400us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsCurrentGross | 400us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsCurrentGross | |
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| Operating lease term | 10 years | ||
| Upper Range | |||
| Operating lease term | 20 years | ||
| American Dream Project [Member] | |||
| Ownership in equity investment |
23.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = nct_AmericanDreamProjectMember |
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| Equity method investment |
27,100us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = nct_AmericanDreamProjectMember |
26,800us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = nct_AmericanDreamProjectMember |
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| Interest rate swaps [Member] | Designated as hedging instrument [Member] | |||
| Notional amount |
57,900invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember |
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| Interest rate |
5.04%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember |
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| TBAs [Member] | Not designated as hedging instrument [Member] | |||
| Notional amount |
$ 390,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_OtherContractMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember |
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| Interest rate caps [Member] | Not designated as hedging instrument [Member] | |||
| Interest rate |
4.85%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember |
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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The accretion period of membership deposit liability. No definition available.
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Initiation fees refundable term. No definition available.
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The cash outflow to obtain servicing rights, which contractually entitle the servicer to receive fees and ancillary revenues for performing billing, collection, disbursement and recordkeeping services in connection with a mortgage portfolio. Rights may be obtained via (1) acquisition or assumption of a servicing obligation that does not relate to financial assets of the servicer or its consolidated affiliates; or (2) by originating mortgage loans and then (a) transferring the loans to a Variable Interest Entity (VIE) in a transaction that meets the necessary transfer and classification requirements, or (b) transferring the loans in a transaction that meets the requirements for sale accounting. No definition available.
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The periodic amortization (in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income or loss) of capitalized servicing rights, which contractually entitle the servicer to receive fees and ancillary revenues for performing billing, collection, disbursement and recordkeeping services in connection with a mortgage portfolio. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Gross amount, as of the balance sheet date, of capitalized costs associated with the issuance of debt instruments (for example, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs) that will be charged against earnings in periods within one year, over the life of the long-term debt instruments to which such costs pertain. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative. No definition available.
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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Term of the lessee's leasing arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. No definition available.
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Aggregate amount of servicing assets that are subsequently measured at fair value and servicing assets that are subsequently measured using the amortization method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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