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Other Investments (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |
Schedule of other investments and its proportionate share of results for equity method investments | The Company's other investments and its proportionate share of results from equity method investments were as follows ($ in thousands):
| Carrying Value as of |  | Equity in Earnings for the Three Months Ended March 31,
| March 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
iStar Net Lease I LLC ("Net Lease Venture") | $ | 124,464 |  |  | $ | 125,361 |  |  | $ | 1,633 |  |  | $ | (362 | )
Other real estate equity investments | 86,166 |  |  | 88,848 |  |  | (1,302 | ) |  | 934 |
Other investments | 50,725 |  |  | 63,262 |  |  | 1,733 |  |  | 3,334 |
Madison Funds | 44,997 |  |  | 45,971 |  |  | (37 | ) |  | (402 | )
Marina Palms, LLC ("Marina Palms") | 35,197 |  |  | 30,677 |  |  | 4,520 |  |  | (327 | )
Total other investments | 341,549 |  |  | 354,119 |  |  | $ | 6,547 |  |  | $ | 3,177 |
Equity Method Investments, Significant Subsidiaries [Member] |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |
Equity Method Investments | The following tables present the investee level summarized financial information of the Company's equity method investments, which were significant subsidiaries as of March 31, 2015 ($ in thousands):
| Revenues |  | Expenses |  | Net Income Attributable to Parent Entities
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |
Marina Palms | $ | 34,998 |  |  | $ | (22,638 | ) |  | $ | 12,360 |
Net Lease Venture | 7,829 |  |  | (4,546 | ) |  | 3,146 |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |
Marina Palms | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | (710 | ) |  | $ | (693 | )
Net Lease Venture(1) | 944 |  |  | (1,642 | ) |  | (698 | )
Explanatory Note: _______________________________________________________________________________
(1) | The Company began accounting for its investment in Net Lease Venture under the equity method of accounting on February 13, 2014, when the venture was formed. The amounts in the Company's financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2014 are based on the balances and results from Net Lease Venture for the period from February 13, 2014 to March 31, 2014.

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