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Loans Receivable and Other Lending Investments, net (Schedule of Loans Receivable) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses	$ 102,783,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses		$ 98,490,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses		$ 370,076,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses	$ 377,204,000us-gaap_FinancingReceivableAllowanceForCreditLosses
Total gross carrying value of loans	1,452,702,000star_LoansReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome		1,288,662,000star_LoansReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome
Total loans receivable, net	1,349,919,000us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet		1,190,172,000us-gaap_LoansReceivableNet
Other lending investments—securities	187,927,000star_HeldToMaturityAndAvailableForSaleSecurities		187,671,000star_HeldToMaturityAndAvailableForSaleSecurities
Total loans receivable and other lending investments, net	1,537,846,000star_LoansAndOtherLendingInvestments	[1]	1,377,843,000star_LoansAndOtherLendingInvestments	[1]
Interest receivable	8,800,000us-gaap_InterestReceivable		7,000,000us-gaap_InterestReceivable
Senior mortgages
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total gross carrying value of loans	876,765,000star_LoansReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FirstMortgageMember		737,535,000star_LoansReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_FirstMortgageMember
Corporate/Partnership loans
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total gross carrying value of loans	548,115,000star_LoansReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = star_CorporatePartnershipLoanMember		497,796,000star_LoansReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = star_CorporatePartnershipLoanMember
Subordinate mortgages
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total gross carrying value of loans	$ 27,822,000star_LoansReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecondMortgageMember		$ 53,331,000star_LoansReceivableNetOfDeferredIncome / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecondMortgageMember
[1] The Company's recorded investment in loans as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 includes accrued interest of $8.8 million and $7.0 million, respectively, which are included in "Accrued interest and operating lease income receivable, net" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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