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Repurchase Agreement - Additional Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2011 Securities	Dec. 31, 2014 extension	Dec. 31, 2013
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, amount outstanding			622,194us-gaap_LineOfCredit	$ 202,033us-gaap_LineOfCredit
CDO Bond [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Investment, Face Amount		68,726ari_InvestmentFaceAmount / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
Advance rate on face amount		69.00%ari_InvestmentAdvanceRate / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
Number of senior and subordinate commercial real estate debt positions and commercial real estate securities included in CDO		58ari_NumberofDebtPositionsinAssetPool / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
Internal rate of return	17.00%ari_InvestmentInternalRateofReturn / us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis = us-gaap_CollateralizedDebtObligationsMember
Repurchase Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, amount outstanding		$ 47,439us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = ari_RepurchaseFacilityMember
Interest rate for repurchase facility			13.00%ari_LineofCreditFacilityInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = ari_RepurchaseFacilityMember
Current pay interest rate			10.00%ari_LineofCreditFacilityInterestRateCurrentRate / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = ari_RepurchaseFacilityMember
Accrual interest rate			3.00%ari_LineofCreditFacilityInterestRateAccrualRate / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = ari_RepurchaseFacilityMember
Expiration period			18 months
Number of extensions			3ari_LineofCreditNumberofExtensions / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = ari_RepurchaseFacilityMember
Option to extend, term			6 months

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Investment, Advance Rate

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Investment, Face Amount

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Investment, Internal Rate of Return

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Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate, Current Rate

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Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

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Line of Credit Facility, Option to Extend, Term

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Number of Debt Positions in Asset Pool

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 20, 22

-Article 5



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

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Period remaining on line of credit facility before it terminates, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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