Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$ 122,557	$ 118,292	$ 240,089	$ 236,721
Interest income from investment securities	15,301	23,810	34,704	51,554
Servicing fees	23,312	30,154	48,003	58,411
Rental income	37,843	5,014	70,520	7,686
Other revenues	979	1,390	2,169	3,137
Total revenues	199,992	178,660	395,485	357,509
Costs and expenses:
Management fees	23,767	26,821	48,730	54,789
Interest expense	57,635	49,799	114,155	100,333
General and administrative	35,409	41,404	68,207	76,668
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs	2,888	4,867	4,173	6,053
Costs of rental operations	15,852	1,211	28,507	2,909
Depreciation and amortization	19,073	5,828	37,833	9,913
Loan loss allowance, net	2,029	2,661	1,268	2,978
Other expense			100	375
Total costs and expenses	156,653	132,591	302,973	254,018
Income before other income (loss), income taxes and non-controlling interests	43,339	46,069	92,512	103,491
Other income (loss):
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs	50,707	55,873	46,540	103,734
Change in fair value of servicing rights	(12,191)	(2,652)	(18,930)	(4,194)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net	1,319	1,446	2,072	947
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net	13,235	10,831	20,126	31,962
Earnings from unconsolidated entities	4,479	8,951	8,544	15,041
(Loss) gain on sale of investments and other assets, net	(90)	209	155	17,407
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net	20,253	(19,530)	(4,465)	5,093
Foreign currency loss, net	(16,988)	20,854	(17,366)	(9,453)
Total other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI")			(54)
Noncredit portion of OTTI recognized in other comprehensive income			54
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(629)		(5,921)
Other income, net	8,714	10	10,729	55
Total other income (loss)	69,438	75,363	47,405	154,671
Income before income taxes	112,777	121,432	139,917	258,162
Income tax provision	(706)	(3,792)	(800)	(19,743)
Net income	112,071	117,640	139,117	238,419
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(598)	(492)	(987)	(908)
Net income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$ 111,473	$ 117,148	$ 138,130	$ 237,511
Earnings per share data attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.47	$ 0.49	$ 0.58	$ 1.03
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.47	0.49	0.58	1.02
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.48	$ 0.96	$ 0.96