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Other Investments (Income Statement) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Apr. 19, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jul. 28, 2010
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings (loss) from equity method investments |  |  |  | $ 41,520,000 | $ 103,009,000 |  |  | $ 95,091,000 |  |  |  |  |
LNR Property LLC (LNR) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue(2) |  | 179,373,000 | [1],[2] |  |  | 332,902,000 | [1],[2] |  | 327,032,000 | [1],[2] |  |  |
Income tax (expense) benefit(3) |  | (2,137,000) | [2],[3] |  |  | (6,731,000) | [2],[3] |  | 76,558,000 | [2],[3] |  |  |
Net income attributable to parent entities |  | 113,478,000 | [2],[4] |  |  | 253,039,000 | [2],[4] |  | 225,190,000 | [2],[4] |  |  |
iStar's ownership percentage |  | 24.00% | [2] |  |  | 24.00% | [2] |  | 24.00% | [2] | 0.00% | [2] | 24.00%
Earnings (loss) from equity method investments |  | 45,375,000 | [2],[5] | 16,465,000 | 60,669,000 | 60,669,000 | [2],[5] | 53,861,000 | 53,861,000 | [2],[5] |  |  |
Assets, Net of VIEs |  |  |  |  |  | 1,380,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncurrent liabilities, Net of VIEs |  |  |  |  |  | 398,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities, Net of VIEs |  |  |  |  |  | 517,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Other Loss | 66,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LNR and certain commercial mortgage backed securities and collateralized debt obligation trusts that are considered VIEs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total VIE trust assets |  |  |  |  |  | 97,520,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total VIE trust liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | 97,210,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Servicing fee revenue |  | 55,500,000 |  |  |  | 95,400,000 |  |  | 119,000,000 |  |  |  |
Equity method investments excluding LNR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total revenue(2) |  |  |  | 284,513,000 | 401,870,000 |  |  | 198,340,000 |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to parent entities |  |  |  | $ 206,198,000 | $ 304,960,000 |  |  | $ 97,066,000 |  |  |  |  |
[1] | LNR consolidates certain commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligation trusts that are considered VIEs (and for which it is the primary beneficiary), that have been included in the amounts presented above. As of September 30, 2012, the assets of these trusts, which aggregated $97.52 billion, were the sole source of repayment of the related liabilities, which aggregated $97.21 billion and are non-recourse to LNR and its equity holders, including the Company. Excluding the amounts related to VIEs, as of September 30, 2012, total assets were $1.38 billion , total debt was $398.9 million, and total liabilities were $517.1 million. In addition, total revenue presented above includes $55.5 million, $95.4 million, and $119.0 million for the period from October 1, 2012 to April 19, 2013 and for the years ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, of servicing fee revenue that is eliminated upon consolidation of the VIE's at the LNR level. This income is then added back through consolidation at the LNR level as an adjustment to income allocable to noncontrolling entities and has no net impact on net income attributable to LNR.
[2] | The Company recorded its investment in LNR, which was sold in April 2013, on a one quarter lag, therefore, amounts in the Company's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 are based on balances and results from LNR for the period from October 1, 2012 to April 19, 2013. The amounts in the Company's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 are based on balances and results from LNR for the years ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
[3] | During the year ended December 31, 2011, LNR recorded an income tax benefit from the settlement of certain tax liabilities.
[4] | Subsequent to the sale of the Company's interest in LNR, LNR reported a reduction in their earnings of $66.2 million related to a purchase price allocation adjustment. The reduction was reflected in LNR's operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013, which resulted in a net loss for the period. Because the Company recorded its investment in LNR on a one quarter lag, the adjustment was reflected in the quarter ended June 30, 2013. There was no net impact on the Company's previously reported equity in earnings as the Company limited its proportionate share of earnings from LNR as described above.
[5] | LNR reported a net loss for the period from April 1, 2013 to April 19, 2013 which had already been considered in the Company's other than temporary impairment assessment. As such, no equity in earnings was recorded during the quarter ended September 30, 2013. The total equity in earnings recognized for LNR was $45.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2013.

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