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Loans Receivable and Other Lending Investments, net (Schedule of Loans Receivable) (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total gross carrying value of loans | $ 1,288,662,000star_LoansReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome |  | $ 1,605,386,000star_LoansReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome |  |  |
Reserves for loan losses | (98,490,000)star_LoansReceivableAllowance |  | (377,204,000)star_LoansReceivableAllowance |  | (524,499,000)star_LoansReceivableAllowance | (646,624,000)star_LoansReceivableAllowance
Total loans receivable, net | 1,190,172,000us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet |  | 1,228,182,000us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet |  |  |
Other lending investments—securities | 187,671,000star_HeldToMaturityAndAvailableForSaleSecurities |  | 141,927,000star_HeldToMaturityAndAvailableForSaleSecurities |  |  |
Total loans receivable and other lending investments, net | 1,377,843,000star_LoansAndOtherLendingInvestments | [1] | 1,370,109,000star_LoansAndOtherLendingInvestments | [1] |  |
Interest receivable | 7,000,000us-gaap_InterestReceivable |  | 6,500,000us-gaap_InterestReceivable |  |  |
Carrying value of loans sold | 30,800,000star_LoansSoldLoansCarryingValue |  | 95,100,000star_LoansSoldLoansCarryingValue |  | 53,900,000star_LoansSoldLoansCarryingValue |
Realized investment gains (losses) | 19,100,000us-gaap_RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses |  | (600,000)us-gaap_RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses |  | 6,400,000us-gaap_RealizedInvestmentGainsLosses |
Senior mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total gross carrying value of loans | 737,535,000star_LoansReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FirstMortgageMember |  | 1,071,662,000star_LoansReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FirstMortgageMember |  |  |
Subordinate mortgages |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total gross carrying value of loans | 53,331,000star_LoansReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecondMortgageMember |  | 60,679,000star_LoansReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecondMortgageMember |  |  |
Corporate/Partnership loans |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total gross carrying value of loans | $ 497,796,000star_LoansReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = star_CorporatePartnershipLoanMember |  | $ 473,045,000star_LoansReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = star_CorporatePartnershipLoanMember |  |  |
[1] | The Company's recorded investment in loans as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 also includes accrued interest of $7.0 million and $6.5 million, respectively, which are included in "Accrued interest and operating lease income receivable, net" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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