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Schedule IV - Mortgage Loans on Real Estate - Summary of Changes in Carrying Amounts of Mortgage Loans (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Movement in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Roll Forward]    
Balance at beginning of year $ 658,583us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstate $ 389,167us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstate
New mortgage loans 802,664us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNewMortgageLoans 401,912us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNewMortgageLoans
Sales (4,950)us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCostOfMortgagesSold 0us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCostOfMortgagesSold
Collections of principal (299,551)us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCollectionsOfPrincipal (137,168)us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCollectionsOfPrincipal
Discount accretion 4,316ari_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateAccretionOfDiscount 4,672ari_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateAccretionOfDiscount
Foreign currency loss (4,095)ari_MortgageLoansonRealEstateForeignCurrencyLoss 0ari_MortgageLoansonRealEstateForeignCurrencyLoss
Payment-in-kind 16,570ari_MortgageLoansonRealEstatePaymentinkind 0ari_MortgageLoansonRealEstatePaymentinkind
Exchange for CMBS (held-to-maturity) (153,835)ari_MortgageLoansonRealEstateExchangeforHeldtomaturitySecurities 0ari_MortgageLoansonRealEstateExchangeforHeldtomaturitySecurities
Balance at the close of year $ 1,019,702us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstate [1],[2] $ 658,583us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstate
[1] Subject to prior liens.
[2] The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $1,019,702.