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Business Combinations - Schedule of Fair Value of Merger Consideration (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Jan. 10, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jan. 10, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2015 shares
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total merger consideration | $ | $ 6,720,454 |  |  | $ 1,102,763 | $ 462,341 |
Number of shares outstanding (in shares) | 39,466 | 39,466 | 57,464 | 65,464 |  |
Fair Value | $ | $ 1,010,320 | $ 1,010,320 | $ 575 |  |  |
Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity issued as part of merger consideration (in shares) |  |  |  | 392,120 |  |
Preferred stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity issued as part of merger consideration (in shares) |  |  |  | 39,466 |  |
Number of shares outstanding (in shares) |  |  | 57,464 | 65,464 | 25,030 | 25,030
Series A 8.75% |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 25.61 | $ 25.61 |  |  |  |
Dividend rate per annum, preferred stock |  |  | 8.75% |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding (in shares) | 2,467 | 2,467 |  |  |  |
Fair Value | $ | $ 63,182 | $ 63,182 |  |  |  |
Series B 8.25% |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 25.15 | $ 25.15 |  |  |  |
Dividend rate per annum, preferred stock |  |  | 8.25% |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding (in shares) | 13,999 | 13,999 | 6,114 |  |  |
Fair Value | $ | $ 352,004 | $ 352,004 | $ 61 |  |  |
Series C 8.875% |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 25.80 | $ 25.80 |  |  |  |
Dividend rate per annum, preferred stock |  |  | 8.875% |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding (in shares) | 5,000 | 5,000 |  |  |  |
Fair Value | $ | $ 128,995 | $ 128,995 |  |  |  |
Series D 8.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 25.82 | $ 25.82 |  |  |  |
Dividend rate per annum, preferred stock |  |  | 8.50% |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding (in shares) | 8,000 | 8,000 |  |  |  |
Fair Value | $ | $ 206,597 | $ 206,597 |  |  |  |
Series E 8.75% |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 25.95 | $ 25.95 |  |  |  |
Dividend rate per annum, preferred stock |  |  | 8.75% |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding (in shares) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |  |  |
Fair Value | $ | $ 259,542 | $ 259,542 | $ 100 |  |  |
Colony | Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity issued as part of merger consideration (in shares) | 267,376 |  |  |  |  |
Price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 21.52 | $ 21.52 |  |  |  |
Fair value of stock issued | $ | $ 5,753,929 |  |  |  |  |
NSAM |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of NRF stock owned by NSAM | $ | $ (43,795) |  |  |  |  |
NSAM | NRF |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares of NRF common stock owned by NSAM prior to the Merger (in shares) | 2,700 | 2,700 |  |  |  |
NRF |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Closing price of NRF common stock (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 16.13 | $ 16.13 |  |  |  |
Colony Capital, Inc. | Preferred stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of stock issued | $ | $ 1,010,320 |  |  |  |  |
NSAM |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity issued as part of merger consideration (in shares) | 190,502 |  |  |  |  |
Exchange ratio | 1.4663 |  |  |  |  |
Total merger consideration | $ | $ 2,752,095 |  |  |  |  |
NSAM | Colony | Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity issued as part of merger consideration (in shares) | 129,920 |  |  |  |  |
Price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 21.52 | 21.52 |  |  |  |
Fair value of stock issued | $ | $ 2,795,890 |  |  |  |  |
NSAM | NSAM |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of NRF stock owned by NSAM | $ | (43,795) |  |  |  |  |
NSAM | Colony Capital, Inc. | Preferred stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of stock issued | $ | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
NRF |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity issued as part of merger consideration (in shares) | 183,297 |  |  |  |  |
Exchange ratio | 1.3335 |  |  |  |  |
Total merger consideration | $ | $ 3,968,359 |  |  |  |  |
NRF | Colony | Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity issued as part of merger consideration (in shares) | 137,456 |  |  |  |  |
Price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 21.52 | $ 21.52 |  |  |  |
Fair value of stock issued | $ | $ 2,958,039 |  |  |  |  |
NRF | NSAM |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of NRF stock owned by NSAM | $ | 0 |  |  |  |  |
NRF | Colony Capital, Inc. | Preferred stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of stock issued | $ | $ 1,010,320 |  |  |  |  |
Colony NorthStar | Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange ratio | 1.4663 | 1.4663 | 1.4663 |  |  |
Colony NorthStar | Preferred stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange ratio | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Colony NorthStar | Colony | Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange ratio | 1.4663 |  |  |  |  |
Colony NorthStar | NSAM | Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange ratio | 1.4663 |  |  |  |  |
Colony NorthStar | NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. | Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange ratio | 1.3335 |  |  |  |  |
Colony NorthStar | NRF | Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange ratio | 1.0996 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding shares of common stock prior to closing of the Merger | NSAM |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity issued as part of merger consideration (in shares) | 190,202 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding shares of common stock prior to closing of the Merger | NRF |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity issued as part of merger consideration (in shares) | 183,147 |  |  |  |  |
Replacement equity-based awards attributable to pre-combination services | NSAM |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity issued as part of merger consideration (in shares) | 300 |  |  |  |  |
Replacement equity-based awards attributable to pre-combination services | NRF |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity issued as part of merger consideration (in shares) | 150 |  |  |  |  |

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