Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$ 117,532	$ 118,429
Interest income from investment securities	19,403	27,744
Servicing fees	24,691	28,257
Rental income	32,677	2,672
Other revenues	1,190	1,747
Total revenues	195,493	178,849
Costs and expenses:
Management fees	24,963	27,968
Interest expense	56,520	50,534
General and administrative	32,798	35,264
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs	1,285	1,186
Costs of rental operations	12,655	1,698
Depreciation and amortization	18,760	4,085
Loan loss allowance, net	(761)	317
Other expense	100	375
Total costs and expenses	146,320	121,427
Income before other income (loss), income taxes and non-controlling interests	49,173	57,422
Other income (loss):
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs	(4,167)	47,861
Change in fair value of servicing rights	(6,739)	(1,542)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net	753	(499)
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net	6,891	21,131
Earnings from unconsolidated entities	4,065	6,090
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net	245	17,198
(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments, net	(24,718)	24,623
Foreign currency loss, net	(378)	$ (30,307)
Total other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI")	(54)
Noncredit portion of OTTI recognized in other comprehensive income	54
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ (5,292)
Other income, net	2,015	45
Total other income (loss)	(22,033)	79,308
Income before income taxes	27,140	136,730
Income tax provision	(94)	(15,951)
Net income	27,046	120,779
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(389)	(416)
Net income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$ 26,657	$ 120,363
Earnings per share data attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.11	$ 0.53
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.11	0.52
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.48