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REAL ESTATE SECURITIES - Credit Losses on Debt Securities (Details 3) (Securities in an Unrealized Loss Position [Member], USD $)
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3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Securities in an Unrealized Loss Position [Member]
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| Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings [Roll Forward] | |
| Beginning balance of credit losses on debt securities for which a portion of an OTTI was recognized in other comprehensive income |
$ (4,174)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = nct_SecuritiesUnrealizedLossMember |
| Additions for credit losses on securities for which an OTTI was not previously recognized |
(48)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = nct_SecuritiesUnrealizedLossMember |
| Reduction for credit losses on securities for which no OTTI was recognized in other comprehensive income at the current measurement date |
4,174us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsReductionsChangeInStatus / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = nct_SecuritiesUnrealizedLossMember |
| Ending balance of credit losses on debt securities for which a portion of an OTTI was recognized in other comprehensive income |
$ (48)us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsCreditLossesOnDebtSecuritiesHeld / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = nct_SecuritiesUnrealizedLossMember |
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- Definition
This item represents an increase to the cumulative amount of credit losses recognized in earnings for an other than temporary impairment (OTTI) of a debt security held for which no such other than temporary impairment (OTTI) was previously recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The cumulative amount of credit losses recognized in earnings related to debt securities held for which a portion of an other than temporary impairment (OTTI) was recognized in other comprehensive income (a component of shareholders' equity). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
This item represents reductions in the amount of cumulative losses recognized in earnings for other than temporary impairments (OTTI) for which a portion of the impairment had been recognized in other comprehensive income (a component of shareholders' equity) due to a change in status of the impaired security because of a change in the entity's intent to either sell the impaired security or it has become more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the security before recovery of its cost basis. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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