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Schedule IV - Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Charge Offs $ 239,600,000star_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateChargeOffs $ 152,800,000star_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateChargeOffs $ 106,900,000star_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateChargeOffs  
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve, Amount 64,400,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateWritedownOrReserveAmount1      
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Carrying Amount of Mortgages 726,426,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages 827,796,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages 1,421,654,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages 2,449,554,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages 794,803,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFaceAmountOfMortgages      
New mortgage loans 476,332,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNewMortgageLoans 19,249,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNewMortgageLoans 2,205,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNewMortgageLoans  
Additions under existing mortgage loans 13,108,000star_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateAdditionsUnderExistingMortgageLoans 31,589,000star_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateAdditionsUnderExistingMortgageLoans 29,887,000star_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateAdditionsUnderExistingMortgageLoans  
Other 26,156,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateOtherAdditions 16,385,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateOtherAdditions 33,324,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateOtherAdditions  
Collections of principal (532,465,000)us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCollectionsOfPrincipal (636,883,000)us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCollectionsOfPrincipal (700,943,000)us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCollectionsOfPrincipal  
Recovery of (provision for) loan losses 483,000star_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateProvisionForLoanLosses 25,011,000star_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateProvisionForLoanLosses (121,869,000)star_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateProvisionForLoanLosses  
Transfers to real estate and equity investments (84,912,000)us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateForeclosures (49,100,000)us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateForeclosures (270,359,000)us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateForeclosures  
Amortization of premium (72,000)us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateAmortizationOfPremium (109,000)us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateAmortizationOfPremium (145,000)us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateAmortizationOfPremium  
Subordinate Mortgages        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Carrying Amount of Mortgages 53,331,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_SubordinateMortgagesMember
     
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages 53,274,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFaceAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_SubordinateMortgagesMember
     
Subordinate Mortgages Individually Less than 3 Percent        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Carrying Amount of Mortgages 28,339,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_SubordinateMortgagesIndividuallyLessThan3PercentMember
     
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages 28,274,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFaceAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_SubordinateMortgagesIndividuallyLessThan3PercentMember
     
Senior Mortgages        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Carrying Amount of Mortgages 673,095,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_SeniorMortgagesMember
     
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages 741,529,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFaceAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_SeniorMortgagesMember
     
Senior Mortgages Individually Less than 3 Percent        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Carrying Amount of Mortgages 233,355,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_SeniorMortgagesIndividuallyLessThan3PercentMember
     
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages 276,626,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFaceAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_SeniorMortgagesIndividuallyLessThan3PercentMember
     
Borrower A        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Carrying Amount of Mortgages 140,553,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerMember
     
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Prior Liens 0us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstatePriorLiens1
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerMember
     
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages 142,736,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFaceAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerMember
     
Borrower B        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Carrying Amount of Mortgages 117,818,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerBMember
     
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Prior Liens 0us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstatePriorLiens1
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerBMember
     
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages 118,750,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFaceAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerBMember
     
Borrower C        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Carrying Amount of Mortgages 92,525,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerCMember
     
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Prior Liens 0us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstatePriorLiens1
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerCMember
     
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages 93,500,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFaceAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerCMember
     
Borrower D        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Carrying Amount of Mortgages 64,574,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerDMember
     
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Prior Liens 0us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstatePriorLiens1
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerDMember
     
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages 63,842,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFaceAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerDMember
     
Borrower E        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate Principal Delinquent more than 90 Days 46,100,000star_MortgageLoansOnRealEstatePrincipalDelinquentMoreThan90Days
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerEMember
     
Loan Non Performing And Non Accrual Status Delinquency Period 90 days      
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Carrying Amount of Mortgages 24,270,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerEMember
     
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Prior Liens 0us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstatePriorLiens1
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerEMember
     
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages 46,075,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFaceAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerEMember
     
Borrower F        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Carrying Amount of Mortgages 24,992,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateCarryingAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerFMember
     
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Prior Liens 100,000,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstatePriorLiens1
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerFMember
     
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Face Amount of Mortgages $ 25,000,000us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateFaceAmountOfMortgages
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerFMember
     
Minimum [Member] | Borrower B        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]        
Loans Receivable, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 0.25%us-gaap_LoansReceivableBasisSpreadOnVariableRate
/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateLoanTypeAxis
= star_BorrowerBMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
     
Minimum [Member] | Borrower E        
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]        
Loans Receivable, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 4.00%us-gaap_LoansReceivableBasisSpreadOnVariableRate
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= star_BorrowerEMember
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