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Fair Value Disclosure Fair Value Disclosure - Summarizes Levels in Fair Value Hierarchy of Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative instrument	$ 4,070us-gaap_DerivativeAssets	$ 0us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
Fair Value, Total	543,905us-gaap_FairValueNetAssetLiability	191,448us-gaap_FairValueNetAssetLiability
AAA Commercial Mortage Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price of CMBS	17,105us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesAvailableForSaleFairValueDisclosure / invest_InvestmentHoldingAxis = ari_AAACommercialMortageBackedSecuritiesMember	33,362us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesAvailableForSaleFairValueDisclosure / invest_InvestmentHoldingAxis = ari_AAACommercialMortageBackedSecuritiesMember
Estimate of Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative instrument	4,070us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember	0us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
Estimate of Fair Value [Member] | AAA Commercial Mortage Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price of CMBS	522,730us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesAvailableForSaleFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / invest_InvestmentHoldingAxis = ari_AAACommercialMortageBackedSecuritiesMember	158,086us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesAvailableForSaleFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / invest_InvestmentHoldingAxis = ari_AAACommercialMortageBackedSecuritiesMember
Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value, Total	543,905us-gaap_FairValueNetAssetLiability / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	191,448us-gaap_FairValueNetAssetLiability / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Level 2 [Member] | AAA Commercial Mortage Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price of CMBS	17,105us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesAvailableForSaleFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / invest_InvestmentHoldingAxis = ari_AAACommercialMortageBackedSecuritiesMember	33,362us-gaap_MortgageBackedSecuritiesAvailableForSaleFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / invest_InvestmentHoldingAxis = ari_AAACommercialMortageBackedSecuritiesMember
Level 2 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative instrument	4,070us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember	0us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
Level 2 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value [Member] | AAA Commercial Mortage Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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Fair value of securitized, pay-through debt securities collateralized by real estate mortgage loans classified as available-for-sale.

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