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Earnings Per Share (Schedule of Earnings Per Share) (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ (33,469)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	[1]	$ (30,671)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	[1]
Income from sales of real estate	21,156us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfProperties		16,494us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfProperties
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,841us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest		(454)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Preferred dividends	12,830us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact		12,830us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendsIncomeStatementImpact
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to iStar Financial Inc. and allocable to common shareholders, HPU holders and Participating Security Holders	$ (23,302)star_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToParentAndAvailableToCommonShareholdersHpuHoldersAndParticipatingSecurityHolders		$ (27,461)star_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToParentAndAvailableToCommonShareholdersHpuHoldersAndParticipatingSecurityHolders
[1] Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to iStar Financial Inc. was $(31.6) million and $(31.3) million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. See Note 13 for details on the calculation of earnings per share.

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