Other Investments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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
	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		For the Three Months Ended June 30,						For the Six Months Ended June 30,
					2015			2014			2015			2014
iStar Net Lease I LLC ("Net Lease Venture")	$	70,409	$	125,361	$	1,666		$	164		$	3,299		$	(198	)
Other real estate equity investments	84,119		88,848		(337		)	1,561			(1,638		)	2,495
Other investments(1)	50,088		63,262		2,765			24,640			4,498			27,974
Madison Funds	44,589		45,971		(408		)	(1,989		)	(445		)	(2,391		)
Marina Palms, LLC ("Marina Palms")	40,295		30,677		5,099			(283		)	9,618			(610		)
Total other investments	289,500		354,119		$	8,785		$	24,093		$	15,332		$	27,270

Explanatory Note:

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(1)	For the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recognized $23.4 million of earnings from equity method investments resulting from asset sales by one of its equity method investees.

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 June 30, 2015 ($ in thousands):



	Revenues		Expenses			Net Income Attributable to Parent Entities
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
Marina Palms	$	71,852	$	(45,523	)	$	26,329

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014
Marina Palms	$	48	$	(1,304	)	$	(1,256	)