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Other Investments (Schedule of Summarized Investee Financial Information) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Marina Palms |  |  |
Equity Method Investments, Summarized Financial Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Revenue | $ 34,998 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = star_MarinaPalmsLLCMember | $ 17 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = star_MarinaPalmsLLCMember |
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Costs and Expenses | 22,638 star_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCostsandExpenses / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = star_MarinaPalmsLLCMember | 710 star_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCostsandExpenses / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = star_MarinaPalmsLLCMember |
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Net Income (Loss) | 12,360 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = star_MarinaPalmsLLCMember | (693)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = star_MarinaPalmsLLCMember |
Net Lease Venture |  |  |
Equity Method Investments, Summarized Financial Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Revenue | 7,829 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = star_IStarNetLeaseILLCMember | 944 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = star_IStarNetLeaseILLCMember | [1]
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Costs and Expenses | 4,546 star_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCostsandExpenses / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = star_IStarNetLeaseILLCMember | 1,642 star_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCostsandExpenses / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = star_IStarNetLeaseILLCMember | [1]
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Net Income (Loss) | $ 3,146 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = star_IStarNetLeaseILLCMember | $ (698)us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = star_IStarNetLeaseILLCMember | [1]
[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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