Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 372,768	$ 255,187
Restricted cash	43,620	48,704
Loans held-for-investment, net	5,814,886	5,779,238
Loans held-for-sale ($423,630 and $391,620 held at fair value)	450,828	391,620
Loans transferred as secured borrowings	142,456	129,427
Investment securities ($421,456 and $556,253 held at fair value)	786,461	998,248
Properties, net	530,438	39,854
Intangible assets ($123,892 and $132,303 held at fair value)	191,080	144,152
Investment in unconsolidated entities	199,171	193,983
Goodwill	140,437	140,437
Derivative assets	36,307	26,628
Accrued interest receivable	36,042	40,102
Other assets	137,296	95,652
Variable interest entity ("VIE") assets, at fair value	82,937,617	107,816,065
Total Assets	91,819,407	116,099,297
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	137,786	144,516
Related-party payable	22,804	40,751
Dividends payable	115,191	108,189
Derivative liabilities	14,901	5,476
Secured financing agreements, net	3,682,274	3,137,789
Convertible senior notes, net	1,320,207	1,418,022
Secured borrowings on transferred loans	143,926	129,441
VIE liabilities, at fair value	82,181,138	107,232,201
Total Liabilities	$ 87,618,227	$ 112,216,385
Commitments and contingencies (Note 21)
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
Common stock, $0.01 per share, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 240,665,588 issued and 237,658,615 outstanding as of September 30, 2015 and 224,752,053 issued and 223,538,303 outstanding as of December 31, 2014	$ 2,407	$ 2,248
Additional paid-in capital	4,184,538	3,835,725
Treasury stock (3,006,973 shares and 1,213,750 shares)	(61,525)	(23,635)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	39,510	55,896
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	5,843	(9,378)
Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity	4,170,773	3,860,856
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	30,407	22,056
Total Equity	4,201,180	3,882,912
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 91,819,407	$ 116,099,297