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Risk Management and Derivatives (Classification on the Consolidated Statements of Operations) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative financial instruments on consolidated statements of operations
Derivative, Net Hedge Ineffectiveness Gain (Loss)	$ 3,634us-gaap_DerivativeNetHedgeIneffectivenessGainLoss	[1]
Other Expense | Interest rate cap | Designated as hedge
Derivative financial instruments on consolidated statements of operations
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Effective Portion)	(2,984)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherExpenseMember
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Other Expense | Foreign exchange contracts | Designated as hedge
Derivative financial instruments on consolidated statements of operations
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Other Expense | Foreign exchange contracts | Not designated as hedge
Derivative financial instruments on consolidated statements of operations
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Earnings from Equity Method Investments | Interest rate cap | Designated as hedge
Derivative financial instruments on consolidated statements of operations
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Effective Portion)	(9)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = star_EarningsfromEquityMethodInvestmentsMember
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Earnings (Effective Portion)	0us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = star_EarningsfromEquityMethodInvestmentsMember
Earnings from Equity Method Investments | Interest rate swaps | Designated as hedge
Derivative financial instruments on consolidated statements of operations
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Effective Portion)	(753)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = star_EarningsfromEquityMethodInvestmentsMember
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Earnings (Effective Portion)	(420)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = star_EarningsfromEquityMethodInvestmentsMember
Interest Expense | Interest rate cap | Designated as hedge
Derivative financial instruments on consolidated statements of operations
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Effective Portion)	0us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember		(1,517)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember	(968)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Earnings (Effective Portion)	(56)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember		0us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember	44us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember
Interest Expense | Interest rate cap | Not designated as hedge
Derivative financial instruments on consolidated statements of operations
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income	(1,347)us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember		0us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember	0us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_NondesignatedMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember
Interest Expense | Interest rate swaps | Designated as hedge
Derivative financial instruments on consolidated statements of operations
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Effective Portion)	(970)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember		869us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Earnings (Effective Portion)	$ (6)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember		$ (310)us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember / us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis = us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_InterestExpenseMember
[1] For the year ended December 31, 2014, $3,634 is included in "Other expense" on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations (see Note 10) and $420 is included in "Earnings from equity method investments" on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations. Included in "Interest expense" on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations are $62, $310 and $(44) for years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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