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Participations Sold (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	May 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Participation sold, amount		$ 89,584,000us-gaap_ParticipatingMortgageLoansParticipationLiabilitiesAmount	$ 0us-gaap_ParticipatingMortgageLoansParticipationLiabilitiesAmount
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
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Subordinate Loans [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Original Face Amount		562,434,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFaceAmountOfMortgages / us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis = ari_SubordinateMortgageLoansMember	495,319,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFaceAmountOfMortgages / us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis = ari_SubordinateMortgageLoansMember
Hotel - Aruba [Member] | First Mortgage [Member] | Hotel [Member] | Subordinate Loans [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
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Senior Participation [Member] | Hotel - Aruba [Member] | Hotel [Member] | Subordinate Loans [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
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Junior Participation [Member] | Hotel - Aruba [Member] | Hotel [Member] | Subordinate Loans [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
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Participating Mortgages [Member] | Subordinate Loans [Member]
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
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