Related Party Transactions	9 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Sep. 30, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Related Party Transactions Management Agreement In connection with our initial public offering in September 2009, we entered into a management agreement (the "Management Agreement") with the Manager, which describes the services to be provided by the Manager and its compensation for those services. The Manager is responsible for managing our day-to-day operations, subject to the direction and oversight of our board of directors. Pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement, the Manager is paid a base management fee equal to 1.5% per annum of our stockholders’ equity (as defined in the Management Agreement), calculated and payable (in cash) quarterly in arrears. The current term of the Management Agreement will expire on September 29, 2021, and is automatically renewed for successive one-year terms on each anniversary thereafter. The Management Agreement may be terminated upon expiration of the one-year extension term only upon the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of our independent directors, based upon (1) unsatisfactory performance by the Manager that is materially detrimental to ARI or (2) a determination that the management fee payable to the Manager is not fair, subject to the Manager’s right to prevent such a termination based on unfair fees by accepting a mutually acceptable reduction of management fees agreed to by at least two-thirds of our independent directors. The Manager must be provided with written notice of any such termination at least 180 days prior to the expiration of the then existing term and will be paid a termination fee equal to three times the sum of the average annual base management fee during the 24-month period immediately preceding the date of termination, calculated as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter prior to the date of termination. Following a meeting by our independent directors in February 2020, which included a discussion of the Manager’s performance and the level of the management fees thereunder, we determined not to seek termination of the Management Agreement. We incurred approximately $9.9 million and $30.2 million in base management fees under the Management Agreement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, as compared to $10.4 million and $30.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. In addition to the base management fee, we are also responsible for reimbursing the Manager for certain expenses paid by the Manager on our behalf or for certain services provided by the Manager to us. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 we paid expenses totaling $0.6 million and $1.7 million, respectively, related to reimbursements for certain expenses paid by the Manager on our behalf under the Management Agreement as compared to $0.5 million and $2.0 million, respectively Expenses incurred by the Manager and reimbursed by us are reflected in the respective condensed consolidated statement of operations expense category or our condensed consolidated balance sheet based on the nature of the item. Included in payable to related party on our condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are approximately $9.9 million and $10.4 million, respectively, for base management fees incurred but not yet paid under the Management Agreement. Loans receivable In January 2020, we sold £62.2 million ($81.3 million assuming conversion into U.S. dollars) in a mezzanine loan and £50.0 million ($65.3 million assuming conversion into U.S. dollars) unfunded commitment of a senior mortgage secured by a mixed-use property in London, UK to a fund managed by an affiliate of the Manager, that was originated by us in December 2019. This transaction was evaluated under ASC 860 - Transfers and Servicing, and we determined that it qualifies as a sale and accounted for as such. In the second quarter of 2020, we sold our interests in three construction loans to entities managed by affiliates of the Manager. Refer to "Note 4 - Commercial Mortgage, Subordinate Loans and Other Lending Assets, Net" for additional information related to these sales. Term Loan In May 2019, Apollo Global Funding, LLC, an affiliate of the Manager, served as one of the five arrangers for the issuance of our senior secured term loan and received $0.6 million of arrangement fees.