Term of notice required to terminate management agreement with cause.

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Term of notice required to terminate management agreement without cause.

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Represents the percentage approval of independent directors to terminate management agreement without cause.

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Term of management agreement renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Term of management agreement in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Fee due for the termination of the agreement in the event assets are liquidated after the third anniversary of the management agreement.

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Fee due in the event the management agreement is terminated in year one based on a reduction in managed assets falling below designated thresholds.

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Fee due in the event the management agreement is terminated in year three based on a reduction in managed assets falling below designated thresholds.

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Fee due in the event the management agreement is terminated in year two based on a reduction in managed assets falling below designated thresholds.

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Fee due in the event the management agreement is terminated by the company without cause prior to the fourth anniversary of the agreement, net of the aggregate amount of management fees paid prior to termination.

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The percentage of gross assets, net of common stock shares owned, used for determining annual fees for managing operations for year five and thereafter per a management agreement.

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The amount of fees to be paid for management of operations in year four per a management agreement.

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The amount of fees paid for management of operations in year one of the management agreement.

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The amount of fees to be paid for management of operations in year three per a management agreement.

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The amount of fees to be paid for management of operations in year two per a management agreement.

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The amount of revenue derived from managing business operations for an entity.

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The aggregate number of shares to be offered under shares sale agreement.

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 946
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Related Party Transactions - Star Holdings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	15 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Apr. 30, 2023
Selling stockholder sales agreement \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Aggregate number of shares									1,000,000
Star Holdings \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fees recorded		$ 4.4	$ 7.2		$ 9.9	$ 7.2		$ 29.3
Star Holdings \| Safehold Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage		18.90%			18.90%			18.90%
Star Holdings \| Spinco Manager \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Annual management fee paid in Year 1							$ 25.0
Annual management fee - Year 2	$ 15.0			$ 15.0
Annual management fee - Year 3	10.0			10.0
Annual management fee - Year 4	$ 5.0			$ 5.0
Annual management fee percent of gross book value, year five and thereafter	2.00%			2.00%
Management agreement initial term	1 year
Management agreement renewal term	1 year
Notice required to terminate management agreement without cause	180 days
Percentage approval of independent directors to terminate management agreement without cause	66.70%
Notice required to terminate management agreement with cause	30 days
Termination fee, termination without cause	$ 50.0			$ 50.0
Termination fee due to liquidation of consolidated assets after third anniversary of agreement	0.0			0.0
Termination fee due to reduction in consolidated assets - Year 1	30.0			30.0
Termination fee due to reduction in consolidated assets - Year 2	15.0			15.0
Termination fee due to reduction in consolidated assets - Year 3	$ 5.0			$ 5.0