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Loans Receivable and Other Lending Investments, net (Reserve for Loan Losses) (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Allowance for Loan Losses [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve for loan losses at beginning of period | $ 377,204,000star_LoansReceivableAllowance |  | $ 524,499,000star_LoansReceivableAllowance |  | $ 646,624,000star_LoansReceivableAllowance |
Provision for (recovery of) loan losses | (1,714,000)us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed | [1] | 5,489,000us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed | [1] | 81,740,000us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanLossesExpensed | [1]
Charge-offs | (277,000,000)star_AllowanceForLoanLossesWriteOffs |  | (152,784,000)star_AllowanceForLoanLossesWriteOffs |  | (203,865,000)star_AllowanceForLoanLossesWriteOffs |
Reserve for loan losses at end of period | 98,490,000star_LoansReceivableAllowance |  | 377,204,000star_LoansReceivableAllowance |  | 524,499,000star_LoansReceivableAllowance |
Recoveries of previously recorded loan loss reserves | $ 10,100,000us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts |  | $ 63,100,000us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts |  | $ 4,600,000us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossRecoveryOfBadDebts |
[1] | For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the provision for loan losses includes recoveries of previously recorded loan loss reserves of $10.1 million, $63.1 million and $4.6 million, respectively.

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- Definition Reflects the amount of loans that have been removed, or charged off, from both loan receivables and the reserve for credit losses, typically because they are considered to be not salvageable or have been purchased by unconsolidated collection entities. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The allowance for loan losses represents the reserve to cover probable credit losses related to specifically identified loans, as well as probable credit losses inherent in the remainder of the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of recovery of loans and lease receivables which had previously been fully or partially written-off as bad debts. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 11B -Subparagraph (c)(4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35738203&loc=SL6953423-111524 + Details
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- Definition Amount of expense related to loss from loan transactions. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 04 -Paragraph 11 -Article 9 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 225 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.11) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879574&loc=d3e536633-122882 + Details
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