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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Carrying Value and Estimated Fair Value of Company's Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Restricted cash	$ 30,127us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	$ 30,127us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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Carrying Value [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
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Convertible senior notes, net	(246,464)us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtFairValueDisclosures / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember	0us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtFairValueDisclosures / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
Carrying Value [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Borrowings under repurchase agreements	(622,194)us-gaap_LinesOfCreditFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember	(202,033)us-gaap_LinesOfCreditFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	40,641us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember	20,096us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
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Convertible senior notes, net	(254,605)us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtFairValueDisclosures / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember	0us-gaap_ConvertibleDebtFairValueDisclosures / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Borrowings under repurchase agreements	(621,269)us-gaap_LinesOfCreditFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember	(202,148)us-gaap_LinesOfCreditFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | Carrying Value [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	458,520us-gaap_MortgagesHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis = ari_CommercialMortgageLoansMember	161,099us-gaap_MortgagesHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis = ari_CommercialMortgageLoansMember
Commercial mortgage loans [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	465,510us-gaap_MortgagesHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis = ari_CommercialMortgageLoansMember	164,405us-gaap_MortgagesHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis = ari_CommercialMortgageLoansMember
Subordinate Loans [Member] | Carrying Value [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	561,182us-gaap_MortgagesHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis = ari_SubordinateMortgageLoansMember	497,484us-gaap_MortgagesHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis = ari_SubordinateMortgageLoansMember
Subordinate Loans [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Level 3 [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans	566,385us-gaap_MortgagesHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis = ari_SubordinateMortgageLoansMember	503,267us-gaap_MortgagesHeldForSaleFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis = ari_SubordinateMortgageLoansMember
Participating Mortgages [Member] | Carrying Value [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Participations sold	(89,584)ari_ParticipatingMortgageLoansFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_ParticipatingMortgageLoansAxis = us-gaap_ParticipatingMortgagesMember	0ari_ParticipatingMortgageLoansFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_CarryingReportedAmountFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_ParticipatingMortgageLoansAxis = us-gaap_ParticipatingMortgagesMember
Participating Mortgages [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Participations sold	$ (89,995)ari_ParticipatingMortgageLoansFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_ParticipatingMortgageLoansAxis = us-gaap_ParticipatingMortgagesMember	$ 0ari_ParticipatingMortgageLoansFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_ParticipatingMortgageLoansAxis = us-gaap_ParticipatingMortgagesMember

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Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Fair value portion of contractual arrangement with a lender under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time.

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