Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 335,219	$ 368,815
Restricted cash	48,375	23,069
Loans held-for-investment, net	6,187,654	5,973,079
Loans held-for-sale at fair value	154,225	203,865
Loans transferred as secured borrowings	88,512	86,573
Investment securities ($321,533 and $403,703 held at fair value)	649,364	724,947
Properties, net	1,154,975	919,225
Intangible assets ($117,364 and $119,698 held at fair value)	180,476	201,570
Investment in unconsolidated entities	196,637	199,201
Goodwill	140,437	140,437
Derivative assets	36,938	45,091
Accrued interest receivable	35,972	34,314
Other assets	111,860	102,479
Variable interest entity ("VIE") assets, at fair value	85,115,662	76,675,689
Total Assets	94,436,306	85,698,354
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	139,286	156,805
Related-party payable	24,157	40,955
Dividends payable	114,839	114,947
Derivative liabilities	16,202	5,196
Secured financing agreements, net	4,480,960	3,980,699
Convertible senior notes, net	1,329,072	1,323,795
Secured borrowings on transferred loans	89,905	88,000
VIE liabilities, at fair value	84,151,022	75,817,014
Total Liabilities	$ 90,345,443	$ 81,527,411
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, 242,218,855 issued and 237,611,970 outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and 241,044,775 issued and 237,490,779 outstanding as of December 31, 2015	$ 2,422	$ 2,410
Additional paid-in capital	4,210,904	4,192,844
Treasury stock (4,606,885 shares and 3,553,996 shares)	(92,104)	(72,381)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	33,457	29,729
Accumulated deficit	(100,201)	(12,286)
Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity	4,054,478	4,140,316
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	36,385	30,627
Total Equity	4,090,863	4,170,943
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 94,436,306	$ 85,698,354