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Debt - Schedule of Debt (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($) securitization_trust	Jun. 30, 2018 securitization_trust	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) securitization_trust	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal			$ 10,249,124	$ 11,129,622
Long-term debt			$ 10,039,957	10,827,810
Number of securitization vehicles contributed | securitization_trust	3
Number of securitization vehicles sold | securitization_trust		2
Number of securitization vehicles held | securitization_trust			0
Assets Held For Sale
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 425,900	216,600
Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal			0
Long-term debt			0	50,000
Convertible and Exchangeable Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			612,150	610,331
Secured and Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			9,228,721	9,622,175
Securitization bonds payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			0	348,251
Junior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			199,086	197,053
Carrying Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal			10,249,124	11,129,622
Premium (discount), net			(119,551)	(245,886)
Deferred financing costs			(89,616)	(100,468)
Long-term debt				10,783,268
Carrying Value | Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal			0	50,000
Premium (discount), net			0	0
Deferred financing costs			0	0
Long-term debt				50,000
Carrying Value | Convertible and Exchangeable Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal			616,105	616,105
Premium (discount), net			2,697	3,131
Deferred financing costs			(6,652)	(8,905)
Long-term debt				610,331
Carrying Value | Secured and Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal			9,352,902	9,792,169
Premium (discount), net			(41,217)	(78,634)
Deferred financing costs			(82,964)	(91,360)
Long-term debt				9,622,175
Carrying Value | Securitization bonds payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal			0	391,231
Premium (discount), net			0	(87,319)
Deferred financing costs			0	(203)
Long-term debt				303,709
Carrying Value | Junior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal			280,117	280,117
Premium (discount), net			(81,031)	(83,064)
Deferred financing costs			$ 0	0
Long-term debt				197,053
Fair Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				44,542
Fair Value | Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				0
Fair Value | Convertible and Exchangeable Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				0
Fair Value | Secured and Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				0
Fair Value | Securitization bonds payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				44,542
Fair Value | Junior Subordinated Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 0
CLNY Contributed Portfolio | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Means Other than Sale
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	$ 379,927
Colony Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of securitization vehicles contributed | securitization_trust		3
Number of securitization vehicles held | securitization_trust		0

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