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Stock-Based Compensation Plans and Employee Benefits (Stock-based Compensation) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jan. 31, 2014
Feb. 28, 2013
Jan. 10, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Stock-based compensation expense $ 13,314,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 19,261,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 15,293,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense      
Unrecognized compensation cost 2,200,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized          
Weighted-average period to recognize the unrecognized compensation cost 1 year 5 months 1 day          
Deferred compensation share-based arrangements, liability, current and noncurrent 8,700,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationSharebasedArrangementsLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent          
2013 Performance Incentive Plan            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Number of Points Issued 83star_NumberofPointsIssued
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Restricted stock units            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value 39,200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
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31,600,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
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29,100,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]            
Number of Shares, Non-vested at December 31, 2013 2,779,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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    2,779,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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Granted, Number of Shares 306,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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Vested, Number of Shares (2,757,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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Forfeited, Number of Shares (8,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
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Number of Shares, Non-vested at December 31, 2014 320,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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2,779,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]            
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share,Non-vested at December 31, 2013 $ 5.85us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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    5.85us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share $ 15.31us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share $ 6.09us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Forfeited, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share $ 15.69us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share,Non-vested at December 31, 2014 $ 12.57us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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$ 5.85us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Non-vested at December 31, 2013, Aggregate Intrinsic Value 39,659,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValueNonvested
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    39,659,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValueNonvested
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Non-vested at December 31, 2014, Aggregate Intrinsic Value 4,367,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValueNonvested
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39,659,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValueNonvested
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Long-term Incentive Plan 2009            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized 8,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Additional Number of Shares that Can be Authorized 500,000star_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAdditionalNumberOfSharesThatCanBeAuthorized
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Long-term Incentive Plan 2006            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized 4,550,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Reserved for Grants of Options 1,000,000star_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesReservedForGrantsOfOptions
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Long-term Incentive Plan 2006 and 2009            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]            
Shares available for issuance 4,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant
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Employees | Restricted stock units            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]            
Vested, Number of Shares (2,757,427)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]            
Restricted shares awarded 1,369,809us-gaap_RestrictedStockSharesIssuedNetOfSharesForTaxWithholdings
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Employees | Amended restricted stock units vesting on January 1, 2014            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]            
Vested, Number of Shares (1,696,053)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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Employees | Service-based restricted stock units vesting on March 2014            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]            
Vested, Number of Shares (80,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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Employees | Common Stock Subject to Sales Restriction            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]            
Vested, Number of Shares       (235,414)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]            
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share,Non-vested at December 31, 2014 $ 14.89us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Non-vested at December 31, 2014, Aggregate Intrinsic Value $ 3,500,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValueNonvested
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Restricted shares awarded 132,653us-gaap_RestrictedStockSharesIssuedNetOfSharesForTaxWithholdings
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Employees | Common Stock            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]            
Sale restriction period       2 years    
Employees | Service-based restricted stock units            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]            
Number of Shares, Non-vested at December 31, 2014 64,552us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]            
Granted units           67,637star_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherthanOptionsGrantedNumber
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Employees | Performance-based restricted stock units vesting on December 31, 2016            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]            
Number of Shares, Non-vested at December 31, 2014 50,116us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]            
Granted units           51,726star_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherthanOptionsGrantedNumber
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Risk-free interest rate       0.76%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
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Expected stock price volatility       44.84%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
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Employees | Performance-based restricted stock units vesting on December 31, 2016 | Minimum            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]            
Vesting percentage       0.00%star_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestingPercentage
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Employees | Performance-based restricted stock units vesting on December 31, 2016 | Maximum            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]            
Vesting percentage       200.00%star_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestingPercentage
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Employees | Service-based restricted stock units vesting on February 1, 2016            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]            
Number of Shares, Non-vested at December 31, 2014 194,582us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]            
Vesting term         3 years  
Employees | Performance based restricted stock units vesting on December 31, 2014            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]            
Vested, Number of Shares (381,374)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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Employees | Performance-based restricted stock units            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]            
Vesting percentage 195.50%star_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestingPercentage
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Employees | Performance-based restricted stock units | Minimum            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]            
Vesting percentage         0.00%star_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestingPercentage
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Employees | Performance-based restricted stock units | Maximum            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]            
Vesting percentage         200.00%star_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestingPercentage
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Employees | Service based restricted stock units with specified vesting dates            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]            
Number of Shares, Non-vested at December 31, 2014 10,666us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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Employees | Service based restricted stock units with specified vesting dates | Minimum            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]            
Vesting term 3 years          
Company's chairman and chief executive officer | Service-based restricted stock units vesting on June 15, 2014            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]            
Vested, Number of Shares (600,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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Original Awards [Member] | Employees | Performance based restricted stock units vesting on December 31, 2014            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]            
Vested, Number of Shares (195,076)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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Additional Awards [Member] | Employees | Performance based restricted stock units vesting on December 31, 2014            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]            
Vested, Number of Shares (186,298)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
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