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Other Investments (Income Statement) (Details) (USD $)
 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Apr. 19, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 30, 2012
Jul. 28, 2010
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]            
Total revenue   $ 626,039,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue $ 284,513,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue $ 401,870,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue    
Net income attributable to parent entities   440,210,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss 206,198,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss 304,960,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss    
Earnings from equity method investments   94,905,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 41,520,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 103,009,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments    
LNR Property LLC (LNR)            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]            
Total revenue 179,373,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= star_LnrPropertyLlcMember		 [1],[2]       332,902,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= star_LnrPropertyLlcMember		 [1],[2]  
Income tax (expense) benefit (2,137,000)star_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= star_LnrPropertyLlcMember		 [2]       (6,731,000)star_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= star_LnrPropertyLlcMember		 [2]  
Net income attributable to parent entities 113,478,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= star_LnrPropertyLlcMember		 [2],[3]       253,039,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= star_LnrPropertyLlcMember		 [2],[3]  
iStar's ownership percentage 24.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= star_LnrPropertyLlcMember		 [2]       24.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= star_LnrPropertyLlcMember		 [2] 24.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= star_LnrPropertyLlcMember
Earnings from equity method investments 45,375,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= star_LnrPropertyLlcMember		 [2] 0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= star_LnrPropertyLlcMember		 16,465,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= star_LnrPropertyLlcMember		 60,669,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= star_LnrPropertyLlcMember		 60,669,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= star_LnrPropertyLlcMember		 [2]  
LNR Property Corporation and Considered Variable Interest Entity            
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]            
Servicing fee revenue $ 55,500,000star_EquityMethodInvestmentServicingFeeRevenue
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= star_LnrPropertyCorporationAndConsideredVariableInterestEntityMember		       $ 95,400,000star_EquityMethodInvestmentServicingFeeRevenue
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= star_LnrPropertyCorporationAndConsideredVariableInterestEntityMember		  
[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. Total revenue presented above includes $55.5 million and $95.4 million for the period from October 1, 2012 to April 19, 2013 and for the year ended September 30, 2012, 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, the amounts in the Company's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 was 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 are based on the balances and results from LNR for the year ended September 30, 2012.
[3] 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 pursuant to the definitive sale agreement as described above.