CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited) - 3 months ended Mar. 31, 2018 - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit Preferred stock of private REIT	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Total Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity Preferred stock of private REIT	Total Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity	Noncontrolling Interest	Preferred stock of private REIT	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 89,508	$ 617	$ 707,450		$ (101,926)	$ 176		$ 695,825	$ 168,731		$ 864,556
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017	24,942,269	61,723,387
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Issuance of common stock, net		$ 4	3,010					3,014			3,014
Issuance of common stock, net (in shares)		360,000
Stock-based compensation		$ 4	2,541					2,545			2,545
Stock-based compensation (in shares)		387,648
Forfeiture of unvested restricted stock (in shares)		(1,500)
Distributions - common stock					(12,962)			(12,962)			(12,962)
Distributions - preferred stock				$ (5)	(1,888)		$ (5)	(1,888)		$ (5)	(1,888)
Distributions - noncontrolling interest									(4,458)		(4,458)
Net income					28,077			28,077	8,991		37,068
Reclassification of net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities into accumulated deficit (Note 2)					176	$ (176)					(176)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2018	$ 89,508	$ 625	$ 713,001		$ (88,528)			$ 714,606	$ 173,264		$ 887,870
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2018	24,942,269	62,469,535