10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016

OR

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 001-34436

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	27-0247747
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
591 West Putnam Avenue
Greenwich, Connecticut	06830
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(203) 422-7700

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer ☒	Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐	Smaller reporting company ☐
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The number of shares of the issuer’s common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of October 27, 2016 was 238,411,267.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements, including without limitation, statements concerning our operations, economic performance and financial condition. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are developed by combining currently available information with our beliefs and assumptions and are generally identified by the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate” and other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance, which may be materially different from that expressed in, or implied by, any such statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their respective dates.

These forward-looking statements are based largely on our current beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance taking into account all information currently available to us. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us or within our control, and which could materially affect actual results, performance or achievements. Factors that may cause actual results to vary from our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

· factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2016 and June 30, 2016, including those set forth under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Business”;

· defaults by borrowers in paying debt service on outstanding indebtedness;

· impairment in the value of real estate property securing our loans or in which we invest;

· availability of mortgage origination and acquisition opportunities acceptable to us;

· potential mismatches in the timing of asset repayments and the maturity of the associated financing agreements;

· national and local economic and business conditions;

· general and local commercial and residential real estate property conditions;

· changes in federal government policies;

· changes in federal, state and local governmental laws and regulations;

· increased competition from entities engaged in mortgage lending and securities investing activities;

· changes in interest rates; and

· the availability of, and costs associated with, sources of liquidity.

In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurances that the results referred to in the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q will in fact occur. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, we undertake no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any such obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, changes to future results over time or otherwise.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
Part I	Financial Information
Item 1.	Financial Statements	4
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity	7
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	8
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	10
	Note 1 Business and Organization	10
	Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	11
	Note 3 Acquisitions	18
	Note 4 Loans	20
	Note 5 Investment Securities	25
	Note 6 Properties	30
	Note 7 Investment in Unconsolidated Entities	30
	Note 8 Goodwill and Intangible Assets	31
	Note 9 Secured Financing Agreements	33
	Note 10 Convertible Senior Notes	36
	Note 11 Loan Securitization/Sale Activities	37
	Note 12 Derivatives and Hedging Activity	38
	Note 13 Offsetting Assets and Liabilities	41
	Note 14 Variable Interest Entities	41
	Note 15 Related-Party Transactions	43
	Note 16 Stockholders’ Equity	45
	Note 17 Earnings per Share	46
	Note 18 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	47
	Note 19 Fair Value	48
	Note 20 Income Taxes	52
	Note 21 Commitments and Contingencies	52
	Note 22 Segment Data	53
	Note 23 Subsequent Events	59
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	60
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	87
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	90
Part II	Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	91
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	91
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	91
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	91
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	91
Item 5.	Other Information	91
Item 6.	Exhibits	93

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited, amounts in thousands, except share data)

	As of		As of
	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	501,557	$	368,815
Restricted cash		51,735		23,069
Loans held-for-investment, net		5,232,231		5,973,079
Loans held-for-sale, at fair value		347,490		203,865
Loans transferred as secured borrowings		100,978		86,573
Investment securities ($332,047 and $403,703 held at fair value)		854,667		724,947
Properties, net		1,237,879		919,225
Intangible assets ($69,018 and $119,698 held at fair value)		155,392		201,570
Investment in unconsolidated entities		185,748		199,201
Goodwill		140,437		140,437
Derivative assets		34,309		45,091
Accrued interest receivable		26,744		34,314
Other assets		128,292		102,479
Variable interest entity (“VIE”) assets, at fair value		73,923,699		76,675,689
Total Assets	$	82,921,158	$	85,698,354
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	174,124	$	156,805
Related-party payable		23,901		40,955
Dividends payable		115,190		114,947
Derivative liabilities		12,753		5,196
Secured financing agreements, net		4,122,839		3,980,699
Convertible senior notes, net		1,339,853		1,323,795
Secured borrowings on transferred loans		102,365		88,000
VIE liabilities, at fair value		72,924,751		75,817,014
Total Liabilities		78,815,776		81,527,411
Commitments and contingencies (Note 21)
Equity:
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, 242,995,917 issued and 238,389,032 outstanding as of September 30, 2016 and 241,044,775 issued and 237,490,779 outstanding as of December 31, 2015		2,430		2,410
Additional paid-in capital		4,230,577		4,192,844
Treasury stock (4,606,885 shares and 3,553,996 shares)		(92,104)		(72,381)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		40,248		29,729
Accumulated deficit		(112,303)		(12,286)
Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity		4,068,848		4,140,316
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries		36,534		30,627
Total Equity		4,105,382		4,170,943
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	82,921,158	$	85,698,354

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited, amounts in thousands, except per share data)

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$	121,225	$	120,598	$	361,314	$	357,319
Interest income from investment securities		19,175		24,674		53,879		76,228
Servicing fees		22,918		32,528		70,921		90,939
Rental income		39,742		10,045		110,262		17,731
Other revenues		1,645		4,300		3,814		7,437
Total revenues		204,705		192,145		600,190		549,654
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		27,780		28,082		76,510		82,871
Interest expense		59,082		50,688		173,237		151,021
General and administrative		51,470		38,693		119,677		115,361
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		1,509		3,682		5,682		9,735
Costs of rental operations		18,011		2,352		46,518		5,261
Depreciation and amortization		15,352		7,234		53,185		17,147
Loan loss allowance, net		2,127		(2,667)		3,395		311
Other expense		—		3		100		378
Total costs and expenses		175,331		128,067		478,304		382,085
Income before other income, income taxes and non-controlling interests		29,374		64,078		121,886		167,569
Other income:
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs		47,848		49,665		94,388		153,399
Change in fair value of servicing rights		(14,283)		(4,217)		(33,213)		(8,411)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net		(2,786)		2,617		(714)		3,564
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		49,996		19,082		70,122		51,044
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		4,305		5,706		12,849		20,747
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net		10		3,348		165		20,755
(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments, net		(2,328)		2,230		(6,793)		7,323
Foreign currency loss, net		(3,214)		(17,782)		(20,580)		(27,235)
Total other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”)		(711)		—		(765)		—
Noncredit portion of OTTI recognized in other comprehensive income		—		—		54		—
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings		(711)		—		(711)		—
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—		—		—		(5,921)
Other income, net		269		64		10,998		119
Total other income		79,106		60,713		126,511		215,384
Income before income taxes		108,480		124,791		248,397		382,953
Income tax provision		(2,667)		(7,675)		(3,467)		(27,418)
Net income		105,813		117,116		244,930		355,535
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		(47)		(381)		(1,034)		(1,289)
Net income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$	105,766	$	116,735	$	243,896	$	354,246
Earnings per share data attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.:
Basic	$	0.44	$	0.49	$	1.02	$	1.51
Diluted	$	0.44	$	0.49	$	1.00	$	1.51
Dividends declared per common share	$	0.48	$	0.48	$	1.44	$	1.44

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited, amounts in thousands)

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Net income	$	105,813	$	117,116	$	244,930	$	355,535
Other comprehensive income (loss) (net change by component):
Cash flow hedges		185		(208)		(136)		(348)
Available-for-sale securities		6,105		(9,095)		8,656		(18,915)
Foreign currency remeasurement		1,331		2,912		1,999		2,877
Other comprehensive gain (loss)		7,621		(6,391)		10,519		(16,386)
Comprehensive income		113,434		110,725		255,449		339,149
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests		(47)		(381)		(1,034)		(1,289)
Comprehensive income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$	113,387	$	110,344	$	254,415	$	337,860

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity

(Unaudited, amounts in thousands, except share data)

													Total
													Starwood
									(Accumulated		Accumulated		Property
	Common stock			Additional					Deficit)		Other		Trust, Inc.		Non-
		Par		Paid-in		Treasury Stock			Retained		Comprehensive		Stockholders’		Controlling		Total
	Shares	Value		Capital		Shares	Amount		Earnings		Income		Equity		Interests		Equity
Balance, January 1, 2016	241,044,775	$	2,410	$	4,192,844	3,553,996	$	(72,381)	$	(12,286)	$	29,729	$	4,140,316	$	30,627	$	4,170,943
Proceeds from DRIP Plan	14,707		—		299	—		—		—		—		299		—		299
Common stock repurchased	—		—		—	1,052,889		(19,723)		—		—		(19,723)		—		(19,723)
Share-based compensation	1,147,975		12		22,785	—		—		—		—		22,797		—		22,797
Manager incentive fee paid in stock	788,460		8		14,649	—		—		—		—		14,657		—		14,657
Net income	—		—		—	—		—		243,896		—		243,896		1,034		244,930
Dividends declared, $1.44 per share	—		—		—	—		—		(343,913)		—		(343,913)		—		(343,913)
Other comprehensive income, net	—		—		—	—		—		—		10,519		10,519		—		10,519
VIE non-controlling interests	—		—		—	—		—		—		—		—		(144)		(144)
Contributions from non-controlling interests	—		—		—	—		—		—		—		—		10,417		10,417
Distributions to non-controlling interests	—		—		—	—		—		—		—		—		(5,400)		(5,400)
Balance, September 30, 2016	242,995,917	$	2,430	$	4,230,577	4,606,885	$	(92,104)	$	(112,303)	$	40,248	$	4,068,848	$	36,534	$	4,105,382
Balance, January 1, 2015	224,752,053	$	2,248	$	3,835,725	1,213,750	$	(23,635)	$	(9,378)	$	55,896	$	3,860,856	$	22,056	$	3,882,912
Proceeds from public offering of common stock	13,800,000		138		326,004	—		—		—		—		326,142		—		326,142
Proceeds from DRIP Plan	9,400		—		219	—		—		—		—		219		—		219
Equity offering costs	—		—		(945)	—		—		—		—		(945)		—		(945)
Common stock repurchased	—		—		—	1,793,223		(37,890)		—		—		(37,890)		—		(37,890)
Equity component of 4.0% Convertible Senior Notes repurchase	—		—		(17,727)	—		—		—		—		(17,727)		—		(17,727)
Share-based compensation	1,484,879		15		26,440	—		—		—		—		26,455		—		26,455
Manager incentive fee paid in stock	619,256		6		14,822	—		—		—		—		14,828		—		14,828
Net income	—		—		—	—		—		354,246		—		354,246		1,289		355,535
Dividends declared, $1.44 per share	—		—		—	—		—		(339,025)		—		(339,025)		—		(339,025)
Other comprehensive loss, net	—		—		—	—		—		—		(16,386)		(16,386)		—		(16,386)
VIE non-controlling interests	—		—		—	—		—		—		—		—		4,188		4,188
Contributions from non-controlling interests	—		—		—	—		—		—		—		—		4,133		4,133
Distributions to non-controlling interests	—		—		—	—		—		—		—		—		(1,259)		(1,259)
Balance, September 30, 2015	240,665,588	$	2,407	$	4,184,538	3,006,973	$	(61,525)	$	5,843	$	39,510	$	4,170,773	$	30,407	$	4,201,180

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited, amounts in thousands)

	For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2016		2015
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$	244,930	$	355,535
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization of deferred financing costs, premiums and discounts on secured financing agreements		12,061		11,055
Amortization of convertible debt discount and deferred costs		16,058		15,631
Accretion of net discount on investment securities		(11,967)		(20,312)
Accretion of net deferred loan fees and discounts		(38,809)		(26,615)
Amortization of net discount from secured borrowings on transferred loans		—		4
Share-based compensation		22,797		26,455
Share-based component of incentive fees		14,657		14,828
Change in fair value of fair value option investment securities		714		(3,564)
Change in fair value of consolidated VIEs		42,371		17,438
Change in fair value of servicing rights		33,213		8,411
Change in fair value of loans held-for-sale		(70,122)		(51,044)
Change in fair value of derivatives		3,360		(12,765)
Foreign currency loss, net		20,367		27,372
Gain on sale of investments and other assets		(165)		(20,755)
Other-than-temporary impairment		711		—
Loan loss allowance, net		3,395		311
Depreciation and amortization		49,081		15,873
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		(12,849)		(20,747)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities		15,151		18,665
Bargain purchase gain		(8,406)		—
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—		5,921
Origination and purchase of loans held-for-sale, net of principal collections		(1,186,080)		(1,424,837)
Proceeds from sale of loans held-for-sale		1,123,512		1,443,871
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Related-party payable, net		(17,166)		(17,947)
Accrued and capitalized interest receivable, less purchased interest		(58,275)		(48,310)
Other assets		6,168		(29,576)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		(3,537)		(25,211)
Net cash provided by operating activities		201,170		259,687
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Origination and purchase of loans held-for-investment		(1,583,628)		(1,670,124)
Proceeds from principal collections on loans		2,187,844		1,057,700
Proceeds from loans sold		236,433		599,504
Purchase of investment securities		(359,510)		(163,018)
Proceeds from sales of investment securities		3,799		6,301
Proceeds from principal collections on investment securities		70,316		348,090
Real estate business combinations, net of cash acquired		(91,186)		(239,933)
Proceeds from sale of properties		—		33,056
Additions to properties and other assets		(10,209)		(309)
Investment in unconsolidated entities		(3,870)		(32,063)
Distribution of capital from unconsolidated entities		15,026		29,003
Payments for purchase or termination of derivatives		(24,954)		(18,271)
Proceeds from termination of derivatives		37,652		30,194
Return of investment basis in purchased derivative asset		206		260
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash, net		(28,311)		9,404
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		449,608		(10,206)

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)

(Unaudited, amounts in thousands)

	For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2016		2015
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Borrowings under financing agreements	$	3,158,920	$	3,423,328
Principal repayments on and repurchases of borrowings		(3,138,534)		(3,289,937)
Payment of deferred financing costs		(17,799)		(13,876)
Proceeds from common stock issuances		299		326,361
Payment of equity offering costs		—		(945)
Payment of dividends		(343,670)		(332,023)
Contributions from non-controlling interests		10,417		—
Distributions to non-controlling interests		(5,400)		(1,259)
Purchase of treasury stock		(19,723)		(29,792)
Issuance of debt of consolidated VIEs		596		9,132
Repayment of debt of consolidated VIEs		(202,892)		(246,230)
Distributions of cash from consolidated VIEs		40,731		26,690
Net cash used in financing activities		(517,055)		(128,551)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		133,723		120,930
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		368,815		255,187
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		(981)		(3,349)
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	501,557	$	372,768
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	146,011	$	126,668
Income taxes paid		3,038		27,256
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Fair value of assets acquired, net of cash	$	270,021	$	540,764
Fair value of liabilities assumed		170,429		300,831
Net assets acquired from consolidated VIEs		133,177		39,506
Dividends declared, but not yet paid		115,190		115,191
Consolidation of VIEs (VIE asset/liability additions)		19,118,645		8,067,859
Deconsolidation of VIEs (VIE asset/liability reductions)		5,404,305		5,278,580
Unsettled investment securities sold		14,926		—
Unsettled common stock repurchased		—		8,098

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

As of September 30, 2016

(Unaudited)

1. Business and Organization

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (“STWD” and, together with its subsidiaries, “we” or the “Company”) is a Maryland corporation that commenced operations in August 2009, upon the completion of our initial public offering (“IPO”). We are focused primarily on originating, acquiring, financing and managing commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate debt investments, commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), and other commercial real estate investments in both the U.S. and Europe. We refer to the following as our target assets: commercial real estate mortgage loans, preferred equity interests, CMBS and other commercial real estate-related debt investments. Our target assets may also include residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”), certain residential mortgage loans, distressed or non-performing commercial loans, commercial properties subject to net leases and equity interests in commercial real estate. As market conditions change over time, we may adjust our strategy to take advantage of changes in interest rates and credit spreads as well as economic and credit conditions.

We have three reportable business segments as of September 30, 2016:

· Real estate lending (the “Lending Segment”)—engages primarily in originating, acquiring, financing and managing commercial first mortgages, subordinated mortgages, mezzanine loans, preferred equity, CMBS, RMBS and other real estate and real estate-related debt investments in both the U.S. and Europe that are held for investment.

· Real estate investing and servicing (the “Investing and Servicing Segment”)—includes (i) servicing businesses in both the U.S. and Europe that manage and work out problem assets, (ii) an investment business that selectively acquires and manages unrated, investment grade and non-investment grade rated CMBS, including subordinated interests of securitization and resecuritization transactions, (iii) a mortgage loan business which originates conduit loans for the primary purpose of selling these loans into securitization transactions, and (iv) an investment business that selectively acquires commercial real estate assets, including properties acquired from CMBS trusts. This segment excludes the consolidation of securitization variable interest entities (“VIEs”).

· Real estate property (the “Property Segment”)—engages primarily in acquiring and managing equity interests in stabilized commercial real estate properties, including multi-family properties, that are held for investment.

We are organized and conduct our operations to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). As such, we will generally not be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax on that portion of our net income that is distributed to stockholders if we distribute at least 90% of our taxable income to our stockholders by prescribed dates and comply with various other requirements.

We are organized as a holding company and conduct our business primarily through our various wholly-owned subsidiaries. We are externally managed and advised by SPT Management, LLC (our “Manager”) pursuant to the terms of a management agreement. Our Manager is controlled by Barry Sternlicht, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Our Manager is an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group, a privately-held private equity firm founded and controlled by Mr. Sternlicht.

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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Balance Sheet Presentation of the Investing and Servicing Segment’s Variable Interest Entities

As noted above, the Investing and Servicing Segment operates an investment business that acquires unrated, investment grade and non-investment grade rated CMBS. These securities represent interests in securitization structures (commonly referred to as special purpose entities, or “SPEs”). These SPEs are structured as pass through entities that receive principal and interest on the underlying collateral and distribute those payments to the certificate holders. Under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), SPEs typically qualify as VIEs. These are entities that, by design, either (1) lack sufficient equity to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties, or (2) have equity investors that do not have the ability to make significant decisions relating to the entity’s operations through voting rights, or do not have the obligation to absorb the expected losses, or do not have the right to receive the residual returns of the entity.

Because the Investing and Servicing Segment often serves as the special servicer of the trusts in which it invests, consolidation of these structures is required pursuant to GAAP as outlined in detail below. This results in a consolidated balance sheet which presents the gross assets and liabilities of the VIEs. The assets and other instruments held by these VIEs are restricted and can only be used to fulfill the obligations of the entity. Additionally, the obligations of the VIEs do not have any recourse to the general credit of any other consolidated entities, nor to us as the consolidator of these VIEs.

The VIE liabilities initially represent investment securities on our balance sheet (pre-consolidation). Upon consolidation of these VIEs, our associated investment securities are eliminated, as is the interest income related to those securities. Similarly, the fees we earn in our roles as special servicer of the bonds issued by the consolidated VIEs or as collateral administrator of the consolidated VIEs are also eliminated. Finally, an allocable portion of the identified servicing intangible associated with the eliminated fee streams is eliminated in consolidation.

Refer to the segment data in Note 22 for a presentation of the Investing and Servicing Segment without consolidation of these VIEs.

Basis of Accounting and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our consolidated subsidiaries and VIEs. Intercompany amounts have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows have been included.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 (the “Form 10-K”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

Refer to our Form 10-K for a description of our recurring accounting policies. We have included disclosure in this Note 2 regarding principles of consolidation and other accounting policies that (i) are required to be disclosed quarterly, (ii) we view as critical, or (iii) became significant since December 31, 2015 due to a corporate action or increase in the significance of the underlying business activity.

Variable Interest Entities

We evaluate all of our interests in VIEs for consolidation. When our interests are determined to be variable interests, we assess whether we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is required to consolidate the VIE. Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810, Consolidation, defines the primary beneficiary as the party that has both (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its

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economic performance, and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits from the VIE which could be potentially significant. We consider our variable interests as well as any variable interests of our related parties in making this determination. Where both of these factors are present, we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary and we consolidate the VIE. Where either one of these factors is not present, we are not the primary beneficiary and do not consolidate the VIE.

To assess whether we have the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, we consider all facts and circumstances, including our role in establishing the VIE and our ongoing rights and responsibilities. This assessment includes first, identifying the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance; and second, identifying which party, if any, has power over those activities. In general, the parties that make the most significant decisions affecting the VIE or have the right to unilaterally remove those decision makers are deemed to have the power to direct the activities of a VIE.

Effective January 1, 2016, we implemented Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810) – Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, which specifies that the right to remove the decision maker in a VIE must be exercisable without cause for the decision maker to not be deemed the party that has the power to direct the activities of a VIE.  In connection with the implementation of this ASU, we consolidated VIE assets and VIE liabilities from CMBS trusts as of March 31, 2016 where the right to remove the Company as special servicer was not exercisable without cause.

Our implementation of the ASU also resulted in the determination that certain entities in which we hold interests, which prior to the implementation of the ASU were not considered VIEs, are now considered VIEs as the limited partners of these entities do not collectively possess (i) the right to remove the general partner without cause or (ii) the right to participate in significant decisions made by the partnership.  The application of the ASU to these particular entities did not change our respective conclusions as to whether or not they should be consolidated.  We applied the provisions of this ASU using a modified retrospective approach which does not require the restatement of prior period financial statements.  There was no cumulative-effect adjustment to equity upon adoption.  Refer to Note 14 for further discussion of the impact of our implementation of ASU 2015-02.

To assess whether we have the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE, we consider all of our economic interests, including debt and equity investments, servicing fees, and other arrangements deemed to be variable interests in the VIE. This assessment requires that we apply judgment in determining whether these interests, in the aggregate, are considered potentially significant to the VIE. Factors considered in assessing significance include: the design of the VIE, including its capitalization structure; subordination of interests; payment priority; relative share of interests held across various classes within the VIE’s capital structure; and the reasons why the interests are held by us.

Our purchased investment securities include CMBS which are unrated and non-investment grade rated securities issued by CMBS trusts. In certain cases, we may contract to provide special servicing activities for these CMBS trusts, or, as holder of the controlling class, we may have the right to name and remove the special servicer for these trusts. In our role as special servicer, we provide services on defaulted loans within the trusts, such as foreclosure or work-out procedures, as permitted by the underlying contractual agreements. In exchange for these services, we receive a fee. These rights give us the ability to direct activities that could significantly impact the trust’s economic performance. However, in those instances where an unrelated third party has the right to unilaterally remove us as special servicer without cause, we do not have the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the trust’s economic performance. We evaluated all of our positions in such investments for consolidation.

For securitization VIEs in which we are determined to be the primary beneficiary, all of the underlying assets, liabilities and equity of the structures are recorded on our books, and the initial investment, along with any associated unrealized holding gains and losses, are eliminated in consolidation. Similarly, the interest income earned from these structures, as well as the fees paid by these trusts to us in our capacity as special servicer, are eliminated in consolidation. Further, an allocable portion of the identified servicing intangible asset associated with the servicing fee streams, and the corresponding allocable amortization or change in fair value of the servicing intangible asset, are also eliminated in consolidation.

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We perform ongoing reassessments of: (1) whether any entities previously evaluated under the majority voting interest framework have become VIEs, based on certain events, and therefore subject to the VIE consolidation framework, and (2) whether changes in the facts and circumstances regarding our involvement with a VIE causes our consolidation conclusion regarding the VIE to change.

We elect the fair value option for initial and subsequent recognition of the assets and liabilities of our consolidated securitization VIEs.  Interest income and interest expense associated with these VIEs are no longer relevant on a standalone basis because these amounts are already reflected in the fair value changes.  We have elected to present these items in a single line on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.  The residual difference shown on our condensed consolidated statements of operations in the line item “Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs” represents our beneficial interest in the VIEs.

We separately present the assets and liabilities of our consolidated securitization VIEs as individual line items on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.  The liabilities of our consolidated securitization VIEs consist solely of obligations to the bondholders of the related CMBS trusts, and are thus presented as a single line item entitled “VIE liabilities.” The assets of our consolidated securitization VIEs consist principally of loans, but at times, also include foreclosed loans which have been temporarily converted into real estate owned (“REO”).  These assets in the aggregate are likewise presented as a single line item entitled “VIE assets.”

Loans comprise the vast majority of our securitization VIE assets and are carried at fair value due to the election of the fair value option.  When an asset becomes REO, it is due to nonperformance of the loan.  Because the loan is already at fair value, the carrying value of an REO asset is also initially at fair value.  Furthermore, when we consolidate a CMBS trust, any existing REO would be consolidated at fair value.  Once an asset becomes REO, its disposition time is relatively short. As a result, the carrying value of an REO generally approximates fair value under GAAP.

In addition to sharing a similar measurement method as the loans in a CMBS trust, the securitization VIE assets as a whole can only be used to settle the obligations of the consolidated VIE.  The assets of our securitization VIEs are not individually accessible by the bondholders, which creates inherent limitations from a valuation perspective.  Also creating limitations from a valuation perspective is our role as special servicer, which provides us very limited visibility, if any, into the performing loans of a CMBS trust.

REO assets generally represent a very small percentage of the overall asset pool of a CMBS trust.  In a new issue CMBS trust there are no REO assets.  We estimate that REO assets constitute approximately 4% of our consolidated securitization VIE assets, with the remaining 96% representing loans.  However, it is important to note that the fair value of our securitization VIE assets is determined by reference to our securitization VIE liabilities as permitted under ASU 2014-13, Consolidation (Topic 810): Measuring the Financial Assets and the Financial Liabilities of a Consolidated Collateralized Financing Entity.  In other words, our VIE liabilities are more reliably measurable than the VIE assets, resulting in our current measurement methodology which utilizes this value to determine the fair value of our securitization VIE assets as a whole. As a result, these percentages are not necessarily indicative of the relative fair values of each of these asset categories if the assets were to be valued individually. 

Due to our accounting policy election under ASU 2014-13, separately presenting two different asset categories would result in an arbitrary assignment of value to each, with one asset category representing a residual amount, as opposed to its fair value.  However, as a pool, the fair value of the assets in total is equal to the fair value of the liabilities. 

For these reasons, the assets of our securitization VIEs are presented in the aggregate.

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Business Combinations

Under ASC 805, Business Combinations, the acquirer in a business combination must recognize, with certain exceptions, the fair values of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and non-controlling interests when the acquisition constitutes a change in control of the acquired entity. As goodwill is calculated as a residual, all goodwill of the acquired business, not just the acquirer’s share, is recognized under this “full goodwill” approach.

We apply the provisions of ASC 805 in accounting for acquisitions of real estate assets.  In doing so, we record provisional amounts for certain items as of the date of acquisition.  During the measurement period, a period which shall not exceed one year, we prospectively adjust the provisional amounts recognized to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date that, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized.

Fair Value Option

The guidance in ASC 825, Financial Instruments, provides a fair value option election that allows entities to make an irrevocable election of fair value as the initial and subsequent measurement attribute for certain eligible financial assets and liabilities. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. The decision to elect the fair value option is determined on an instrument by instrument basis and must be applied to an entire instrument and is irrevocable once elected. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value pursuant to this guidance are required to be reported separately in our consolidated balance sheets from those instruments using another accounting method.

We have elected the fair value option for eligible financial assets and liabilities of our consolidated securitization VIEs, loans held-for-sale originated by the Investing and Servicing Segment’s conduit platform, purchased CMBS issued by VIEs we could consolidate in the future and certain investments in marketable equity securities. The fair value elections for VIE and securitization related items were made in order to mitigate accounting mismatches between the carrying value of the instruments and the related assets and liabilities that we consolidate at fair value. The fair value elections for mortgage loans held-for-sale originated by the Investing and Servicing Segment’s conduit platform were made due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value elections for investments in marketable equity securities were made because the shares are listed on an exchange, which allows us to determine the fair value using a quoted price from an active market.

Fair Value Measurements

We measure our mortgage‑backed securities, derivative assets and liabilities, domestic servicing rights intangible asset and any assets or liabilities where we have elected the fair value option at fair value. When actively quoted observable prices are not available, we either use implied pricing from similar assets and liabilities or valuation models based on net present values of estimated future cash flows, adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, market and/or other risk factors.

As discussed above, we measure the assets and liabilities of consolidated securitization VIEs at fair value pursuant to our election of the fair value option. The securitization VIEs in which we invest are “static”; that is, no reinvestment is permitted, and there is no active management of the underlying assets. In determining the fair value of the assets and liabilities of the securitization VIE, we maximize the use of observable inputs over unobservable inputs. We also acknowledge that our principal market for selling CMBS assets is the securitization market where the market participant is considered to be a CMBS trust or a collateralized debt obligation (“CDO”). This methodology results in the fair value of the assets of a static CMBS trust being equal to the fair value of its liabilities. Refer to Note 19 for further discussion regarding our fair value measurements.

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Loans Held-for-Investment and Provision for Loan Losses

Loans that are held for investment are carried at cost, net of unamortized acquisition premiums or discounts, loan fees, and origination costs as applicable, unless the loans are deemed impaired. We evaluate each loan classified as held-for-investment for impairment at least quarterly. Impairment occurs when it is deemed probable that we will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan. If a loan is considered to be impaired, we record an allowance through the provision for loan losses to reduce the carrying value of the loan to the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s contractual effective rate or the fair value of the collateral, if repayment is expected solely from the collateral. Actual losses, if any, could ultimately differ from these estimates.

We perform a quarterly review of our portfolio of loans. In connection with this review, we assess the performance of each loan and assign a risk rating based on several factors, including risk of loss, loan-to-collateral value ratio (“LTV”), collateral performance, structure, exit plan, and sponsorship. Loans are rated “1” through “5”, from less risk to greater risk, in connection with this review.

Deferred Financing Costs

In accordance with ASU 2015-03, Interest – Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30), effective January 1, 2016 we modified our presentation of deferred financing costs in our condensed consolidated balance sheets to present such costs as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the related debt liability, consistent with debt discounts, rather than as a separate deferred asset as the previous guidance required. Deferred financing costs will continue to be amortized to interest expense over the terms of the respective debt agreements. As required by this ASU, we applied this change retrospectively to our prior period condensed consolidated balance sheet presentation.

Earnings Per Share

We present both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) amounts in our financial statements.  Basic EPS excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the maximum potential dilution that could occur from (i) our share-based compensation, consisting of unvested restricted stock (“RSAs”) and restricted stock units (“RSUs”), (ii) shares contingently issuable to our Manager, and (iii) the “in-the-money” conversion options associated with our outstanding convertible senior notes (see further discussion in Note 17). Potential dilutive shares are excluded from the calculation if they have an anti-dilutive effect in the period.

Nearly all of the Company’s unvested RSUs and RSAs contain rights to receive non-forfeitable dividends and thus are participating securities.  Due to the existence of these participating securities, the two-class method of computing EPS is required, unless another method is determined to be more dilutive. Under the two-class method, undistributed earnings are reallocated between shares of common stock and participating securities.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the two-class method resulted in the most dilutive EPS calculation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The most significant and subjective estimate that we make is the projection of cash flows we expect to receive on our loans, investment securities and intangible assets, which has a significant impact on the amounts of interest income, credit losses (if any), and fair values that we record and/or disclose. In addition, the fair value of financial assets and liabilities that are estimated using a discounted cash flows method is significantly impacted by the rates at which we estimate market participants would discount the expected cash flows.

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Reclassifications

In connection with our implementation of ASU 2015-03 discussed above, we reclassified deferred financing costs of $38.3 million and $1.4 million previously reported in other assets to secured financing agreements, net and convertible senior notes, net, respectively, within our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015.

Recent Accounting Developments

On May 28, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which establishes key principles by which an entity determines the amount and timing of revenue recognized from customer contracts.  At issuance, the ASU was effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2016. On August 12, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Deferral of the Effective Date, which delayed the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year, resulting in the ASU becoming effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2017.  Early application, which was not permissible under the initial effectiveness timeline, is now permissible though no earlier than as of the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2016.  We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On January 5, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10) – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which impacts the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and disclosure requirements for financial instruments.  The ASU shall be applied prospectively and is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2017.  Early application is not permitted. We are in the process of assessing the impact this ASU will have on the Company.

On February 25, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which establishes a right-of-use model for lessee accounting which results in the recognition of most leased assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet of the lessee.  Lessor accounting was not significantly changed.  The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2018 by applying a modified retrospective approach. Early application is permitted.We are in the process of assessing the impact this ASU will have on the Company. 

On March 14, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-05, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) – Effect of Derivative Contract Novations on Existing Hedge Accounting Relationships, which clarifies that the change in counterparty to a derivative designated in a hedging relationship, in and of itself, would not require that the hedging relationship be de-designated for hedge accounting purposes. The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2016.Early application is permitted.We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On March 15, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-07, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323) – Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting, which amends existing guidance to require that in instances where an investee is transitioning from the cost method of accounting to the equity method of accounting due to an increase in ownership level or degree of influence, the investee applies the equity method of accounting prospectively from the date significant influence is obtained, whereas existing guidance requires an investee to retrospectively apply the equity method of accounting for all previous periods in which the investment was held.The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted. We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On March 17, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) – Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), which amends the principal-versus-agent implementation guidance and illustrations in the FASB’s revenue recognition standard issued in ASU 2014-09. The ASU provides further guidance to assist an entity in the determination of whether the nature of its promise to its customer is to provide the underlying goods or services, meaning the entity is a principal, or to arrange for a third party to provide the underlying goods or services, meaning the entity is an agent.  The ASU is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2017.  Early application is permissible though no earlier than the first interim or annual

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period beginning after December 15, 2016.  We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On March 30, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718) – Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which seeks to simplify the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions, including the accounting for associated income taxes and forfeitures. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted in any interim or annual period.  We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On April 14, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) – Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, which amends guidance and illustrations in the FASB’s revenue recognition standard issued in ASU 2014-09 regarding the identification of performance obligations and the implementation guidance on licensing arrangements. The ASU is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2017.  Early application is permissible though no earlier than the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2016.  We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On June 16, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326) – Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which mandates use of an “expected loss” credit model for estimating future credit losses of certain financial instruments instead of the “incurred loss” credit model that existing GAAP currently mandates.  The “expected loss” model requires the consideration of possible credit losses over the life of an instrument compared to only estimating credit losses upon the occurrence of a discrete loss event in accordance with the current “incurred loss” methodology.  The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application is permissible though no earlier than the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2018. We are in the process of assessing the impact this ASU will have on the Company.

On August 26, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) – Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which seeks to reduce diversity in practice regarding how various cash receipts and payments are reported within the statement of cash flows. The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early application is permitted in any interim or annual period. We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On October 24, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, Income Taxes (Topic 740) – Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory, which requires that an entity recognize the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory at the time of the transfer instead of deferring the tax consequences until the asset has been sold to an outside party, as current GAAP requires. The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early application is permitted in any interim or annual period. We are in the process of assessing the impact this ASU will have on the Company.

On October 26, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-17, Consolidation (Topic 810) – Interests Held through Related Parties That Are under Common Control, which requires when assessing which party is the primary beneficiary in a VIE, the decision maker considers interests held by entities under common control on a proportionate basis instead of treating those interests as if they were that of the decision maker itself, as current GAAP requires.  The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted in any interim or annual period. We are in the process of assessing the impact this ASU will have on the Company.

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3.  Acquisitions 

Medical Office Portfolio

In September 2016, we entered into an agreement to acquire a stabilized portfolio of 38 medical office buildings which are geographically dispersed throughout the U.S. and primarily affiliated with major hospitals or located on or adjacent to a major hospital campus (the “Medical Office Portfolio”).  The aggregate purchase price for the Medical Office Portfolio, which collectively comprises approximately 2.2 million square feet, is approximately $837.9 million. The Medical Office Portfolio, which is primarily net leased to investment-grade health systems and major physician-owned medical groups, is 95% occupied and carries a weighted average remaining lease term of 7.0 years. The acquisition is expected to close in December 2016, subject to customary closing conditions.  In October 2016, we funded a $40.0 million deposit associated with this acquisition.

Woodstar Portfolio

The Woodstar Portfolio is comprised of 32 affordable housing communities with 8,948 units concentrated primarily in the Tampa, Orlando and West Palm Beach metropolitan areas.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we acquired the final 14 affordable housing communities of the Woodstar Portfolio, which are comprised of 3,710 units with total assets of $276.3 million and assumed liabilities of $170.4 million.  These assumed liabilities include federal, state and county sponsored financing and other assumed debt. Refer to Note 9 for further discussion of these assumed debt facilities.

For the 14 affordable housing communities acquired during 2016, we recognized revenues of $23.7 million and net income of $3.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.  Such net income includes (i) bargain purchase gains of $8.4 million, (ii) depreciation and amortization expense of $12.7 million and (iii) one-time acquisition-related costs, such as legal and due diligence costs, of approximately $0.9 million. 

No goodwill was recognized in connection with the Woodstar Portfolio acquisition as the purchase price did not exceed the fair value of the net assets acquired.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, a bargain purchase gain of $8.4 million was recognized within other income, net in our condensed consolidated statements of operations as the fair value of the net assets acquired exceeded the purchase price due to favorable changes in net asset fair values occurring between the date the purchase price was negotiated and the closing date.

Investing and Servicing Segment Property Portfolio

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, our Investing and Servicing Segment acquired controlling interests in commercial real estate properties as well as a non-performing loan from CMBS trusts for $3.3 million and $91.1 million, respectively.  In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we foreclosed on the non-performing loan that was previously acquired from a CMBS trust for $8.2 million.  These properties, aggregated with the controlling interests in 14 U.S. commercial real estate properties acquired from CMBS trusts during the year ended December 31, 2015 for $138.7 million, comprise the Investing and Servicing Segment Property Portfolio (the “REO Portfolio”). When the properties are acquired from CMBS trusts that are consolidated as VIEs on our balance sheet, the acquisitions are reflected as repayment of debt of consolidated VIEs in our consolidated statements of cash flows.

Ireland Portfolio

During 2015, we acquired 12 net leased fully occupied office properties and one multi-family property all located in Dublin, Ireland.  Collectively, these 13 properties comprise our “Ireland Portfolio”. 

The Ireland Portfolio, which collectively is comprised of approximately 600,000 square feet, included total assets of $518.2 million and assumed debt of $283.0 million at acquisition. Following our acquisition, all assumed debt was immediately extinguished and replaced with new financing of $328.6 million from the Ireland Portfolio Mortgage

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(as set forth in Note 9).  All properties within the Ireland Portfolio were acquired from entities controlled by the same third party investment fund.No goodwill or bargain purchase gain was recognized in connection with the Ireland Portfolio acquisition as the purchase price equaled the fair value of the net assets acquired.

Purchase Price Allocations of Acquisitions

We applied the provisions of ASC 805, Business Combinations,  in accounting for our acquisitions of the Woodstar Portfolio, the REO Portfolio and the Ireland Portfolio.  In doing so, we have recorded all identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at fair value as of the respective acquisition dates.  These amounts for the Woodstar Portfolio and certain properties within the REO Portfolio are provisional and may be adjusted during the measurement period, which expires no later than one year from the acquisition dates, if new information is obtained that, if known, would have affected the amounts recognized as of the acquisition dates.

The following table summarizes the identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the respective acquisition dates (amounts in thousands):

	2016				2015
	Woodstar		REO		Woodstar		REO		Ireland
Assets acquired:	Portfolio		Portfolio		Portfolio		Portfolio		Portfolio
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,254	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Restricted cash		—		—		—		—		10,829
Properties		245,430		71,496		339,040		128,218		445,369
Intangible assets		8,174		25,387		11,337		19,381		59,529
Other assets		16,417		2,862		652		4,973		2,508
Total assets acquired		276,275		99,745		351,029		152,572		518,235
Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		19,666		3,202		18,030		6,998		17,552
Secured financing agreements		150,763		—		8,982		—		283,010
Total liabilities assumed		170,429		3,202		27,012		6,998		300,562
Non-controlling interests		—		5,492		—		6,904		—
Net assets acquired	$	105,846	$	91,051	$	324,017	$	138,670	$	217,673

Pro-Forma Operating Data

The pro-forma revenues and net income attributable to the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, assuming all the properties acquired within the Woodstar Portfolio, REO Portfolio and Ireland Portfolio were acquired on January 1, 2014 for the 2015 acquisitions and January 1, 2015 for the 2016 acquisitions, are as follows (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Revenues	$	204,887	$	219,708	$	610,944	$	648,449
Net income attributable to STWD		105,872		116,980		237,895		354,719
Net income per share - Basic		0.44		0.49		1.00		1.51
Net income per share - Diluted		0.44		0.49		0.98		1.51

Pro-forma net income was adjusted to include the following estimated incremental management fees the combined entity would have incurred (amounts in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Management fee expense addition	$	15	$	1,406	$	725	$	5,793

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4. Loans

Our loans held-for-investment are accounted for at amortized cost and our loans held-for-sale are accounted for at the lower of cost or fair value, unless we have elected the fair value option. The following tables summarize our investments in mortgages and loans by subordination class as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

							Weighted
					Weighted		Average Life
	Carrying		Face		Average		(“WAL”)
September 30, 2016	Value		Amount		Coupon		(years)(3)
First mortgages (1)	$	4,276,968	$	4,292,098	6.0	%	2.2
Subordinated mortgages (2)		276,086		292,839	8.8	%	3.5
Mezzanine loans (1)		688,601		689,944	9.6	%	2.0
Total loans held-for-investment		5,241,655		5,274,881
Loans held-for-sale, fair value option elected		347,490		331,892	4.7	%	10.0
Loans transferred as secured borrowings		100,978		102,365	6.1	%	1.8
Total gross loans		5,690,123		5,709,138
Loan loss allowance (loans held-for-investment)		(9,424)		—
Total net loans	$	5,680,699	$	5,709,138
December 31, 2015
First mortgages (1)	$	4,723,852	$	4,776,576	6.0	%	2.7
Subordinated mortgages (2)		392,563		416,713	8.5	%	3.4
Mezzanine loans (1)		862,693		850,024	9.9	%	2.5
Total loans held-for-investment		5,979,108		6,043,313
Loans held-for-sale, fair value option elected		203,865		203,710	4.9	%	9.8
Loans transferred as secured borrowings		86,573		88,000	6.1	%	2.4
Total gross loans		6,269,546		6,335,023
Loan loss allowance (loans held-for-investment)		(6,029)		—
Total net loans	$	6,263,517	$	6,335,023

(1) First mortgages include first mortgage loans and any contiguous mezzanine loan components because as a whole, the expected credit quality of these loans is more similar to that of a first mortgage loan.  The application of this methodology resulted in mezzanine loans with carrying values of $871.2 million and $930.0 million being classified as first mortgages as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

(2) Subordinated mortgages include B-Notes and junior participation in first mortgages where we do not own the senior A-Note or senior participation. If we own both the A-Note and B-Note, we categorize the loan as a first mortgage loan.

(3) Represents the WAL of each respective group of loans as of the respective balance sheet date. The WAL of each individual loan is calculated using amounts and timing of future principal payments, as projected at origination.

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As of September 30, 2016, approximately $4.7 billion, or 89.4%, of our loans held-for-investment were variable rate and paid interest principally at LIBOR plus a weighted-average spread of 5.8%. The following table summarizes our investments in floating rate loans (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2016				December 31, 2015
			Carrying				Carrying
Index	Base Rate		Value		Base Rate		Value
One-month LIBOR USD	0.5311	%	$	534,284	0.4295	%	$	438,641
Three-month LIBOR GBP	N/A			—	0.5904	%		375,467
LIBOR floor	0.15 - 3.00	% (1)		4,154,013	0.15 - 3.00	% (1)		4,237,947
Total			$	4,688,297			$	5,052,055

(1) The weighted-average LIBOR floor was 0.32% and 0.31% as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

Our loans are typically collateralized by real estate. As a result, we regularly evaluate the extent and impact of any credit deterioration associated with the performance and/or value of the underlying collateral property, as well as the financial and operating capability of the borrower. Specifically, a property’s operating results and any cash reserves are analyzed and used to assess (i) whether cash flow from operations is sufficient to cover the debt service requirements currently and into the future, (ii) the ability of the borrower to refinance the loan at maturity, and/or (iii) the property’s liquidation value. We also evaluate the financial wherewithal of any loan guarantors as well as the borrower’s competency in managing and operating the properties. In addition, we consider the overall economic environment, real estate sector, and geographic sub-market in which the borrower operates. Such impairment analyses are completed and reviewed by asset management and finance personnel who utilize various data sources, including (i) periodic financial data such as property operating statements, occupancy, tenant profile, rental rates, operating expenses, the borrower’s exit plan, and capitalization and discount rates, (ii) site inspections, and (iii) current credit spreads and discussions with market participants.

Our evaluation process as described above produces an internal risk rating between 1 and 5, which is a weighted average of the numerical ratings in the following categories: (i) sponsor capability and financial condition, (ii) loan and collateral performance relative to underwriting, (iii) quality and stability of collateral cash flows, and (iv) loan structure. We utilize the overall risk ratings as a concise means to monitor any credit migration on a loan as well as on the whole portfolio. While the overall risk rating is generally not the sole factor we use in determining whether a loan is impaired, a loan with a higher overall risk rating would tend to have more adverse indicators of impairment, and therefore would be more likely to experience a credit loss.

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The rating categories generally include the characteristics described below, but these are utilized as guidelines and therefore not every loan will have all of the characteristics described in each category:

Rating	Characteristics
1		Sponsor capability and financial condition—Sponsor is highly rated or investment grade or, if private, the equivalent thereof with significant management experience.
		Loan collateral and performance relative to underwriting—The collateral has surpassed underwritten expectations.
		Quality and stability of collateral cash flows—Occupancy is stabilized, the property has had a history of consistently high occupancy, and the property has a diverse and high quality tenant mix.
		Loan structure—LTV does not exceed 65%. The loan has structural features that enhance the credit profile.
2		Sponsor capability and financial condition—Strong sponsorship with experienced management team and a responsibly leveraged portfolio.
		Loan collateral and performance relative to underwriting—Collateral performance equals or exceeds underwritten expectations and covenants and performance criteria are being met or exceeded.
		Quality and stability of collateral cash flows—Occupancy is stabilized with a diverse tenant mix.
		Loan structure—LTV does not exceed 70% and unique property risks are mitigated by structural features.
3		Sponsor capability and financial condition—Sponsor has historically met its credit obligations, routinely pays off loans at maturity, and has a capable management team.
		Loan collateral and performance relative to underwriting—Property performance is consistent with underwritten expectations.
		Quality and stability of collateral cash flows—Occupancy is stabilized, near stabilized, or is on track with underwriting.
		Loan structure—LTV does not exceed 80%.
4		Sponsor capability and financial condition—Sponsor credit history includes missed payments, past due payment, and maturity extensions. Management team is capable but thin.
		Loan collateral and performance relative to underwriting—Property performance lags behind underwritten expectations. Performance criteria and loan covenants have required occasional waivers. A sale of the property may be necessary in order for the borrower to pay off the loan at maturity.
		Quality and stability of collateral cash flows—Occupancy is not stabilized and the property has a large amount of rollover.
		Loan structure—LTV is 80% to 90%.
5		Sponsor capability and financial condition—Credit history includes defaults, deeds‑in‑lieu, foreclosures, and/or bankruptcies.
		Loan collateral and performance relative to underwriting—Property performance is significantly worse than underwritten expectations. The loan is not in compliance with loan covenants and performance criteria and may be in default. Sale proceeds would not be sufficient to pay off the loan at maturity.
		Quality and stability of collateral cash flows—The property has material vacancy and significant rollover of remaining tenants.
		Loan structure—LTV exceeds 90%.

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As of September 30, 2016, the risk ratings for loans subject to our rating system, which excludes loans on the cost recovery method and loans for which the fair value option has been elected, by class of loan were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Balance Sheet Classification
	Loans Held-For-Investment									Loans
										Transferred				% of
Risk Rating	First			Subordinated		Mezzanine		Loans Held-		As Secured				Total
Category	Mortgages			Mortgages		Loans		For-Sale		Borrowings		Total		Loans
1	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	—	%
2		317,762			4,517		54,004		—		—		376,283	6.6	%
3		3,549,453			251,387		575,956		—		100,978		4,477,774	78.7	%
4		349,905			20,182		58,641		—		—		428,728	7.5	%
5		59,848	(1)		—		—		—		—		59,848	1.1	%
N/A		—			—		—		347,490		—		347,490	6.1	%
	$	4,276,968		$	276,086	$	688,601	$	347,490	$	100,978	$	5,690,123	100.0	%

(1) Represents a mezzanine loan which was reclassified to the first mortgage category during the three months ended September 30, 2016 when the Company acquired the contiguous first mortgage. 

As of December 31, 2015, the risk ratings for loans subject to our rating system by class of loan were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Balance Sheet Classification
	Loans Held-For-Investment								Loans
									Transferred				% of
Risk Rating	First		Subordinated		Mezzanine		Loans Held-		As Secured				Total
Category	Mortgages		Mortgages		Loans		For-Sale		Borrowings		Total		Loans
1	$	664	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	664	—	%
2		496,372		88,857		90,449		—		—		675,678	10.8	%
3		3,979,247		270,435		651,204		—		86,573		4,987,459	79.6	%
4		247,569		33,271		121,040		—		—		401,880	6.4	%
5		—		—		—		—		—		—	—	%
N/A		—		—		—		203,865		—		203,865	3.2	%
	$	4,723,852	$	392,563	$	862,693	$	203,865	$	86,573	$	6,269,546	100.0	%

After completing our impairment evaluation process, we concluded that no impairment charges were required on any individual loans held-for-investment as of September 30, 2016 or December 31, 2015, as we expect to collect all outstanding principal and interest.  None of our loans were 90 days or greater past due as of September 30, 2016.

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In accordance with our policies, we record an allowance for loan losses equal to (i) 1.5% of the aggregate carrying amount of loans rated as a “4,” plus (ii) 5% of the aggregate carrying amount of loans rated as a “5, ” plus (iii) any impaired loan reserves.  The following table presents the activity in our allowance for loan losses (amounts in thousands):

	For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2016		2015
Allowance for loan losses at January 1	$	6,029	$	6,031
Provision for loan losses		3,395		311
Charge-offs		—		—
Recoveries		—		—
Allowance for loan losses at September 30	$	9,424	$	6,342
Recorded investment in loans related to the allowance for loan loss	$	488,576	$	422,801

The activity in our loan portfolio was as follows (amounts in thousands):

	For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2016			2015
Balance at January 1	$	6,263,517		$	6,300,285
Acquisitions/originations/additional funding		2,795,772			3,114,293
Capitalized interest (1)		65,003			51,416
Basis of loans sold (2)		(1,359,780)			(2,040,380)
Loan maturities/principal repayments		(2,188,583)			(1,055,419)
Discount accretion/premium amortization		38,809			26,615
Changes in fair value		70,122			51,044
Unrealized foreign currency remeasurement loss		(37,332)			(30,529)
Change in loan loss allowance, net		(3,395)			(311)
Transfer to/from other asset classifications		36,566	(3)		(8,844)
Balance at September 30	$	5,680,699		$	6,408,170

(1) Represents accrued interest income on loans whose terms do not require current payment of interest.

(2) See Note 11 for additional disclosure on these transactions.

(3) Represents commercial mortgage loans acquired from CMBS trusts which are consolidated as VIEs on our balance sheet.  Refer to Note 15 for further discussion.

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5. Investment Securities

Investment securities were comprised of the following as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	Carrying Value as of
	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
RMBS, available-for-sale	$	260,513	$	176,224
CMBS, fair value option (1)		1,029,205		1,038,200
Held-to-maturity (“HTM”) securities		522,620		321,244
Equity security, fair value option		12,749		14,498
Subtotal—Investment securities		1,825,087		1,550,166
VIE eliminations (1)		(970,420)		(825,219)
Total investment securities	$	854,667	$	724,947

(1) Certain fair value option CMBS are eliminated in consolidation against VIE liabilities pursuant to ASC 810.

Purchases, sales and principal collections for all investment securities were as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Available-for-sale				CMBS, fair			HTM		Equity
	RMBS		CMBS		value option			Securities		Security		Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
Purchases	$	8,868	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	8,868
Sales		—		—		17,456	(1)		—		—		17,456
Principal collections		9,917		—		12,289			566		—		22,772
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Purchases	$	—	$	—	$	5,665		$	9,930	$	—	$	15,595
Sales		—		—		1,203			—		—		1,203
Principal collections		8,500		91,794		1			21		—		100,316

	Available-for-sale				CMBS, fair			HTM		Equity
	RMBS		CMBS		value option			Securities		Security		Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Purchases	$	97,204	$	—	$	57,576		$	204,730	$	—	$	359,510
Sales		—		—		18,725	(1)		—		—		18,725
Principal collections		32,925		—		31,734			5,657		—		70,316
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Purchases	$	—	$	—	$	14,653		$	148,365	$	—	$	163,018
Sales		—		—		6,301			—		—		6,301
Principal collections		27,114		92,018		2			228,956		—		348,090

(1) Settlement of $14.9 million occurred subsequent to September 30, 2016. We account for all investment securities transactions on a trade-date basis.

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RMBS, Available-for-Sale

The Company classified all of its RMBS as available-for-sale as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. These RMBS are reported at fair value in the balance sheet with changes in fair value recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”).

The tables below summarize various attributes of our investments in available-for-sale RMBS as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

							Unrealized Gains or (Losses)
							Recognized in AOCI
	Purchase				Recorded				Gross			Gross		Net
	Amortized		Credit		Amortized		Non-Credit		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair Value
	Cost		OTTI		Cost		OTTI		Gains			Losses		Adjustment		Fair Value
September 30, 2016
RMBS	$	224,735	$	(10,185)	$	214,550	$	(104)	$	46,069		$	(2)	$	45,963	$	260,513
December 31, 2015
RMBS	$	149,102	$	(10,185)	$	138,917	$	(340)	$	37,647		$	—	$	37,307	$	176,224

	Weighted Average Coupon (1)		Weighted Average Rating	WAL  (Years) (2)
September 30, 2016
RMBS	1.8	%	CCC+	6.0
December 31, 2015
RMBS	1.3	%	B−	6.2

(1) Calculated using the September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 one-month LIBOR rate of 0.531% and 0.430%, respectively, for floating rate securities.

(2) Represents the WAL of each respective group of securities as of the respective balance sheet date. The WAL of each individual security is calculated using projected amounts and projected timing of future principal payments.

As of September 30, 2016, approximately $215.6 million, or 82.8%, of our RMBS were variable rate and paid interest at LIBOR plus a weighted average spread of 1.25%. As of December 31, 2015, approximately $122.7 million, or 69.7%, of our RMBS were variable rate and paid interest at LIBOR plus a weighted average spread of 0.43%. We purchased all of the RMBS at a discount that will be accreted into income over the expected remaining life of the security. The majority of the income from this strategy is earned from the accretion of these discounts.

The following table contains a reconciliation of aggregate principal balance to amortized cost for our RMBS as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Principal balance	$	410,897	$	233,976
Accretable yield		(74,898)		(68,345)
Non-accretable difference		(121,449)		(26,714)
Total discount		(196,347)		(95,059)
Amortized cost	$	214,550	$	138,917

The principal balance of credit deteriorated RMBS was $381.1 million and $199.0 million as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Accretable yield related to these securities totaled $65.8 million and $57.7 million as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

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The following table discloses the changes to accretable yield and non-accretable difference for our RMBS during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 (amounts in thousands):

			Non-Accretable
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016	Accretable Yield		Difference
Balance as of July 1, 2016	$	78,116	$	119,003
Accretion of discount		(4,197)		—
Principal write-downs, net		—		(1,429)
Purchases		1,905		2,949
Sales		—		—
OTTI		—		—
Transfer to/from non-accretable difference		(926)		926
Balance as of September 30, 2016	$	74,898	$	121,449
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Balance as of January 1, 2016	$	68,345	$	26,714
Accretion of discount		(11,354)		—
Principal recoveries, net		—		2,565
Purchases		11,052		99,025
Sales		—		—
OTTI		—		—
Transfer to/from non-accretable difference		6,855		(6,855)
Balance as of September 30, 2016	$	74,898	$	121,449

We have engaged a third party manager who specializes in RMBS to execute the trading of RMBS, the cost of which was $0.5 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $1.2 million and $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which has been recorded as management fees in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The following table presents the gross unrealized losses and estimated fair value of any available-for-sale securities that were in an unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and for which OTTIs (full or partial) have not been recognized in earnings (amounts in thousands):

	Estimated Fair Value				Unrealized Losses
	Securities with a		Securities with a		Securities with a		Securities with a
	loss less than		loss greater than		loss less than		loss greater than
	12 months		12 months		12 months		12 months
As of September 30, 2016
RMBS	$	8,875	$	971	$	(2)	$	(104)
As of December 31, 2015
RMBS	$	17,026	$	653	$	(180)	$	(160)

As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there were three securities and five securities, respectively, with unrealized losses reflected in the table above. After evaluating these securities and recording adjustments for credit-related OTTI, we concluded that the remaining unrealized losses reflected above were noncredit-related and would be recovered from the securities’ estimated future cash flows. We considered a number of factors in reaching this conclusion, including that we did not intend to sell the securities, it was not considered more likely than not that we would be forced to sell the securities prior to recovering our amortized cost, and there were no material credit events that would have caused us to otherwise conclude that we would not recover our cost. Credit losses, which represent most of the OTTI we record on securities, are calculated by comparing (i) the estimated future cash flows of each security discounted at the yield determined as of the initial acquisition date or, if since revised, as of the last date previously revised, to (ii) our amortized cost basis. Significant judgment is used in projecting cash flows for our non-agency RMBS. As a result, actual income and/or impairments could be materially different from what is currently projected and/or reported.

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CMBS, Fair Value Option

As discussed in the “Fair Value Option” section of Note 2 herein, we elect the fair value option for the Investing and Servicing Segment’s CMBS in an effort to eliminate accounting mismatches resulting from the current or potential consolidation of securitization VIEs. As of September 30, 2016, the fair value and unpaid principal balance of CMBS where we have elected the fair value option, before consolidation of securitization VIEs, were $1.0 billion and $4.6 billion, respectively. The $1.0 billion fair value balance represents our economic interests in these assets. However, as a result of our consolidation of securitization VIEs, the vast majority of this fair value ($970.4 million at September 30, 2016) is eliminated against VIE liabilities before arriving at our GAAP balance for fair value option CMBS.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we purchased $25.6 million and $126.9 million of CMBS, respectively, for which we elected the fair value option. Due to our consolidation of securitization VIEs, $25.6 million and $69.3 million, respectively, of this amount is eliminated and reflected as repayment of debt of consolidated VIEs in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we sold $17.5 million and $19.3 million of CMBS, respectively, for which we had previously elected the fair value option. Due to our consolidation of securitization VIEs, $0.6 million of this amount for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 is eliminated and reflected as issuance of debt of consolidated VIEs in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows. During the three months ended September 30, 2016, no portion of our sales of CMBS for which we had previously elected the fair value option required elimination.

As of September 30, 2016, none of our CMBS where we have elected the fair value option were variable rate. The table below summarizes various attributes of our investment in fair value option CMBS as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	Weighted Average Coupon		Weighted Average Rating (1)	WAL (Years) (2)
September 30, 2016
CMBS, fair value option	5.6	%	CCC	2.0
December 31, 2015
CMBS, fair value option	3.9	%	CCC+	7.4

(1) As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, excludes $6.9 million and $51.3 million, respectively, in fair value option CMBS that are not rated.

(2) The WAL of each security is calculated based on the period of time over which we expect to receive principal cash flows. Expected principal cash flows are based on contractual payments net of expected losses.

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HTM Securities

The table below summarizes unrealized gains and losses of our investments in HTM securities as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	Net Carrying Amount		Gross Unrealized		Gross Unrealized
	(Amortized Cost)		Holding Gains		Holding Losses		Fair Value
September 30, 2016
CMBS	$	502,867	$	—	$	(10,160)	$	492,707
Preferred interests		19,753		—		(191)		19,562
Total	$	522,620	$	—	$	(10,351)	$	512,269
December 31, 2015
CMBS	$	301,858	$	257	$	(5,651)	$	296,464
Preferred interests		19,386		—		(595)		18,791
Total	$	321,244	$	257	$	(6,246)	$	315,255

The table below summarizes the maturities of our HTM CMBS and our HTM preferred equity interests in limited liability companies that own commercial real estate as of September 30, 2016 (amounts in thousands):

			Preferred
	CMBS		Interests		Total
Less than one year	$	210,791	$	—	$	210,791
One to three years		89,914		—		89,914
Three to five years		202,162		—		202,162
Thereafter		—		19,753		19,753
Total	$	502,867	$	19,753	$	522,620

Equity Security, Fair Value Option

During 2012, we acquired 9,140,000 ordinary shares from a related-party in Starwood European Real Estate Finance Limited (“SEREF”), a debt fund that is externally managed by an affiliate of our Manager and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. We have elected to report the investment using the fair value option because the shares are listed on an exchange, which allows us to determine the fair value using a quoted price from an active market, and also due to potential lags in reporting resulting from differences in the respective regulatory requirements. The fair value of the investment remeasured in USD was $12.7 million and $14.5 million as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. As of September 30, 2016, our shares represent an approximate 2% interest in SEREF.

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6. Properties

Our properties include the Woodstar Portfolio, the REO Portfolio and the Ireland Portfolio as discussed in Note 3. The table below summarizes our properties held as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

	Depreciable Life	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Property Segment
Land and land improvements	0 – 10 years	$	326,756	$	247,589
Buildings and building improvements	7 – 40 years		690,240		516,117
Furniture & fixtures	3 – 7 years		22,317		11,980
Investing and Servicing Segment
Land and land improvements	0 – 15 years		68,414		39,103
Buildings and building improvements	3 – 40 years		161,790		112,524
Furniture & fixtures	3 – 5 years		1,039		747
Properties, cost			1,270,556		928,060
Less: accumulated depreciation			(32,677)		(8,835)
Properties, net		$	1,237,879	$	919,225

In March 2015, the Investing and Servicing Segment sold an operating property that we had previously acquired from a CMBS trust, which resulted in a $17.1 million gain on sale of investments and other assets in our condensed consolidated statement of operationsfor the nine months ended September 30, 2015. There were no properties sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

7. Investment in Unconsolidated Entities

The table below summarizes our investments in unconsolidated entities as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

	Participation /	Carrying value as of
	Ownership % (1)	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Equity method:
Retail Fund	33%	$	120,970	$	122,454
Investor entity which owns equity in an online real estate auction company	50%		23,013		23,972
Equity interests in commercial real estate (2) (3)	16% - 50%		18,531		28,230
Various	25% - 50%		6,805		6,376
			169,319		181,032
Cost method:
Investment funds which own equity in a loan servicer and other real estate assets	4% - 6%		9,225		9,225
Various	2% - 3%		7,204		8,944
			16,429		18,169
		$	185,748	$	199,201

(1) None of these investments are publicly traded and therefore quoted market prices are not available.

(2) During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, a partnership in which we hold a 50% interest acquired a real estate asset from a CMBS trust for $19.0 million.  As of September 30, 2016, our investment in the partnership was $3.4 million.

(3) During the three months ended September 30, 2016, we received a repayment of $13.0 million from an in-substance loan, which was accounted for as an equity method investment.

There were no differences between the carrying value of our equity method investments and the underlying equity in the net assets of the investees as of September 30, 2016.

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8. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

Goodwill at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 represents the excess of consideration transferred over the fair value of net assets of LNR Property LLC (“LNR”) acquired on April 19, 2013. The goodwill recognized is attributable to value embedded in LNR’s existing platform, which includes an international network of commercial real estate asset managers, work-out specialists, underwriters and administrative support professionals as well as proprietary historical performance data on commercial real estate assets.

Intangible Assets

Servicing Rights Intangibles

In connection with the LNR acquisition, we identified domestic and European servicing rights that existed at the purchase date, based upon the expected future cash flows of the associated servicing contracts. All of our servicing fees are specified by these Pooling and Servicing Agreements. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the balance of the domestic servicing intangible was net of $29.8 million and $11.8 million, respectively, that was eliminated in consolidation pursuant to ASC 810 against VIE assets in connection with our consolidation of securitization VIEs. Before VIE consolidation, as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the domestic servicing intangible had a balance of $98.9 million and $131.5 million, respectively, which represents our economic interest in this asset.

Lease Intangibles

In connection with our acquisitions of commercial real estate, we recognized in-place lease intangible assets and favorable lease intangible assets associated with certain noncancelable operating leases of the acquired properties. The following table summarizes our intangible assets, which are comprised of servicing rights intangibles and lease intangibles, as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	As of September 30, 2016						As of December 31, 2015
	Gross Carrying		Accumulated		Net Carrying		Gross Carrying		Accumulated		Net Carrying
	Value		Amortization		Value		Value		Amortization		Value
Domestic servicing rights, at fair value	$	69,018	$	—	$	69,018	$	119,698	$	—	$	119,698
European servicing rights (1)		27,813		(26,570)		1,243		31,593		(28,967)		2,626
In-place lease intangible assets		106,177		(36,007)		70,170		74,983		(8,898)		66,085
Favorable lease intangible assets		17,768		(2,807)		14,961		14,103		(942)		13,161
Total net intangible assets	$	220,776	$	(65,384)	$	155,392	$	240,377	$	(38,807)	$	201,570

(1) The fair value as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was $4.4 million and $5.3 million, respectively.

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The following table summarizes the activity within intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 (amounts in thousands):

	Domestic		European		In-place Lease		Favorable Lease
	Servicing		Servicing		Intangible		Intangible
	Rights		Rights		Assets		Assets		Total
Balance as of January 1, 2016	$	119,698	$	2,626	$	66,085	$	13,161	$	201,570
Impact of ASU 2015-02 adoption (1)		(17,467)		—		—		—		(17,467)
Acquisition of additional Woodstar Portfolio properties		—		—		8,174		—		8,174
Acquisition of additional REO Portfolio properties		—		—		22,040		3,347		25,387
Amortization		—		(1,152)		(26,939)		(1,841)		(29,932)
Foreign exchange (loss) gain		—		(231)		1,450		365		1,584
Impairment		—		—		(640)		(71)		(711)
Changes in fair value due to changes in inputs and assumptions		(33,213)		—		—		—		(33,213)
Balance as of September 30, 2016	$	69,018	$	1,243	$	70,170	$	14,961	$	155,392

(1) As discussed in Notes 2 and 14, our implementation of ASU 2015-02 resulted in the consolidation of certain CMBS trusts effective January 1, 2016, which required the elimination of $17.5 million of domestic servicing rights associated with these newly consolidated trusts.

The following table sets forth the estimated aggregate amortization of our European servicing rights, in-place lease intangible assets and favorable lease intangible assets for the next five years and thereafter (amounts in thousands):

2016 (remainder of)	$	4,869
2017		16,944
2018		14,582
2019		10,135
2020		7,498
Thereafter		32,346
Total	$	86,374

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9. Secured Financing Agreements

The following table is a summary of our secured financing agreements in place as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

										Carrying value at
	Current	Extended			Pledged Asset		Maximum			September 30,		December 31,
	Maturity	Maturity (a)	Pricing		Carrying Value		Facility Size			2016		2015
Lender 1 Repo 1	(b)	(b)	LIBOR + 1.75% to 5.75%		$	1,527,099	$	2,000,000	(c)	$	1,104,111	$	975,735
Lender 2 Repo 1	Oct 2017	Oct 2020	LIBOR + 1.75% to 2.75%			298,274		500,000			165,823		233,705
Lender 3 Repo 1	May 2017	May 2019	LIBOR + 2.50% to 2.85%			111,469		78,902			78,902		131,997
Lender 4 Repo 1	Oct 2016	Oct 2017	LIBOR + 2.00%			—		—			—		309,498
Lender 4 Repo 2	Dec 2018	Dec 2020	LIBOR + 2.00% to 2.50%			468,606		1,000,000	(d)		195,854		—
Lender 6 Repo 1	Aug 2019	N/A	LIBOR + 2.50% to 3.00%			419,655		500,000			295,887		491,263
Lender 7 Secured Financing	Jul 2018	Jul 2019	LIBOR + 2.75%	(e)		86,981		650,000	(f)		—		38,055
Lender 8 Secured Financing	Aug 2019	N/A	LIBOR + 4.00%			89,012		75,000			58,589		—
Conduit Repo 1	N/A	N/A	N/A			—		—			—		80,741
Conduit Repo 2	Nov 2016	N/A	LIBOR + 2.10%			—		150,000			—		—
Conduit Repo 3	Feb 2018	Feb 2019	LIBOR + 2.10%			26,941		150,000			19,621		66,041
Conduit Repo 4	Oct 2017	Oct 2020	LIBOR + 2.25%			141,729		100,000			99,949		—
MBS Repo 1	(g)	(g)	LIBOR + 1.90%			32,700		21,354			21,354		—
MBS Repo 2	Jun 2020	N/A	LIBOR/EURIBOR + 2.00% to 2.70%			341,425		248,635			248,635		120,850
MBS Repo 3	(h)	(h)	LIBOR + 1.40% to 1.85%			434,776		299,323			299,323		243,434
MBS Repo 4	(i)	N/A	LIBOR + 1.90%			160,386		225,000			46,257		2,000
Investing and Servicing Segment Property Mortgages	Feb 2018 to Jun 2026	N/A	Various			165,547		134,661			130,366		82,964
Ireland Portfolio Mortgage	May 2020	N/A	EURIBOR + 1.69%			484,725		330,560			330,560		319,322
Woodstar Portfolio Mortgages	Nov 2025 to Oct 2026	N/A	3.72% to 3.97%			377,848		276,748			276,748		248,630
Woodstar Portfolio Government Financing	Mar 2026 to Jun 2049	N/A	1.00% to 5.00%			315,218		136,115			136,115		8,982
Term Loan	Apr 2020	N/A	LIBOR + 2.75%	(e)		2,949,740		653,193			653,193		658,270
FHLB Advances	N/A	N/A	N/A			—		—			—		9,250
					$	8,432,131	$	7,529,491			4,161,287		4,020,737
Unamortized premium (discount), net											1,257		(1,702)
Unamortized deferred financing costs											(39,705)		(38,336)
										$	4,122,839	$	3,980,699

(a) Subject to certain conditions as defined in the respective facility agreement.

(b) Maturity date for borrowings collateralized by loans is September 2018 before extension options and September 2020 assuming exercise of initial extension options.  Borrowings collateralized by loans existing at maturity may remain outstanding until such loan collateral matures, subject to certain specified conditions and not to exceed September 2025.

(c) The initial maximum facility size of $1.8 billion may be increased to $2.0 billion at our option, subject to certain conditions.

(d) The initial maximum facility size of $600.0 million may be increased to $1.0 billion at our option, subject to certain conditions.

(e) Subject to borrower’s option to choose alternative benchmark based rates pursuant to the terms of the credit agreement. The Term Loan is also subject to a 75 basis point floor.

(f) The initial maximum facility size of $450.0 million may be increased to $650.0 million at our option, subject to certain conditions.

(g) Facility carries a rolling 11 month term which may reset monthly with the lender’s consent not to exceed December 2018. This facility carries no maximum facility size.  Amount herein reflects the outstanding balance as of September 30, 2016.

(h) Facility carries a rolling 12 month term which may reset monthly with the lender’s consent. Current maturity is September 2017. This facility carries no maximum facility size. Amount herein reflects the outstanding balance as of September 30, 2016.

(i) The date that is 270 days after the buyer delivers notice to seller, subject to a maximum date of May 2018.

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In the normal course of business, the Company is in discussions with its lenders to extend or amend any financing facilities which contain near term expirations.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we executed five mortgage facilities with aggregate borrowings of $42.8 million to finance commercial real estate acquired by our Investing and Servicing Segment. As of September 30, 2016, these facilities carry a remaining weighted average term of 4.8 years. Two of the facilities carry floating annual interest rates with average spreads of LIBOR + 2.30% while the remaining facilities carry average fixed annual interest rates of 3.50%.

In connection with our acquisition of the Woodstar Portfolio, we assumed 22 federal, state and county sponsored mortgage facilities (“Woodstar Portfolio Government Financing”) with aggregate outstanding balances of $136.1 million as of September 30, 2016. At their respective acquisition dates, we also assumed two additional mortgage facilities with aggregate outstanding balances of $18.6 million.  These acquisitions were refinanced in September 2016 for $28.1 million with 10-year fixed rate financing at 3.97%.

In January 2016, we amended the mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) Repo 2 facility to extend the maturity from December 2016 to December 2017.  Subsequently in June 2016, we expanded the facility to finance our acquisition of a first mortgage loan and a first mortgage loan portfolio, each of which had been securitized into single-borrower securitizations by the seller. The financing for these assets matures in June 2020 and carries an annual interest rate of three-month EURIBOR + 2.00%.

In March 2016, we amended the Lender 2 Repo 1 facility to upsize available borrowings from $500.0 million to $600.0 million. This additional $100.0 million of borrowing capacity is exclusively for the financing of conduit mortgage loans and therefore this component of the Lender 2 Repo 1 facility is separately presented in the secured financing agreements table above as Conduit Repo 4.

In April 2016, we amended the Lender 4 Repo 2 facility to allow for up to $200.0 million of financing for conduit mortgage loan originations under the existing borrowing capacity. 

In April 2016, we terminated the Conduit Repo 1 facility.

In May 2016, we amended the MBS Repo 4 facility to upsize available borrowings from $125.0 million to $185.0 million and amend the maturity date to the earlier of (i) 270 days from when the lender delivers notice to the Company or (ii) May 2018. Subsequently in September 2016, we amended this facility to upsize available borrowings from $185.0 million to $225.0 million and allow for up to $50.0 million of the facility to be utilized for financing of CMBS.

In August 2016, we executed a $75.0 million secured financing agreement (“Lender 8 Secured Financing”) that carries a three year initial term and an annual interest rate of LIBOR + 4.00% to finance an existing first mortgage loan within our Lending Segment.

In September 2016, we amended the Lender 6 Repo 1 facility to extend the maturity from August 2018 to August 2019.

In September 2016, we amended the Lender 1 Repo 1 facility to upsize available borrowings from $1.6 billion to $1.8 billion and extend the maturity from January 2017 to September 2018.  Subject to certain conditions defined in the facility agreement, the maximum facility size may be increased to $2.0 billion at our option. 

Our secured financing agreements contain certain financial tests and covenants. Should we breach certain of these covenants, these agreements may restrict our ability to pay dividends in the future. As of September 30, 2016, we were in compliance with all such covenants.

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The following table sets forth our five‑year principal repayments schedule for secured financings assuming no defaults and excluding loans transferred as secured borrowings. Our credit facilities generally require principal to be paid down prior to the facilities’ respective maturities if and when we receive principal payments on, or sell, the investment collateral that we have pledged. The amount reflected in each period includes principal repayments on our credit facilities that would be required if (i) we received the repayments that we expect to receive on the investments that have been pledged as collateral under the credit facilities, as applicable, and (ii) the credit facilities that are expected to have amounts outstanding at their current maturity dates are extended where extension options are available to us (amounts in thousands):

	Repurchase		Other Secured
	Agreements		Financing		Total
2016 (remainder of)	$	149,841	$	8,933	$	158,774
2017		577,431		45,795		623,226
2018		618,147		60,562		678,709
2019		753,341		19,243		772,584
2020		397,363		975,158		1,372,521
Thereafter		79,593		475,880		555,473
Total	$	2,575,716	$	1,585,571	$	4,161,287

Secured financing maturities for 2016 primarily relate to $99.9 million on the Conduit Repo 4 facility and $19.6 million on the Conduit Repo 3 facility. 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, approximately $3.9 million and $12.1 million, respectively, of amortization of deferred financing costs from secured financing agreements was included in interest expense on our condensed consolidated statements of operations. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, approximately $3.8 million and $10.8 million, respectively, of amortization of deferred financing costs was included in interest expense on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The following table sets forth our outstanding balance of repurchase agreements related to the following asset collateral classes as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

Class of Collateral	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Loans held-for-investment	$	1,840,577	$	2,142,198
Loans held-for-sale		119,570		146,782
Investment securities		615,569		366,284
	$	2,575,716	$	2,655,264

We seek to mitigate risks associated with our repurchase agreements by managing risk related to the credit quality of our assets, interest rates, liquidity, prepayment speeds and market value.  The margin call provisions under the majority of our repurchase facilities, consisting of 62% of these agreements, do not permit valuation adjustments based on capital markets activity.  Instead, margin calls on these facilities are limited to collateral-specific credit marks.  To monitor credit risk associated with the performance and value of our loans and investments, our asset management team regularly reviews our investment portfolios and is in regular contact with our borrowers, monitoring performance of the collateral and enforcing our rights as necessary.  For repurchase agreements containing margin call provisions for general capital markets activity, approximately 25% of these pertain to our loans held-for-sale, for which we manage credit risk through the purchase of credit index instruments.  We further seek to manage risks associated with our repurchase agreements by matching the maturities and interest rate characteristics of our loans with the related repurchase agreements.

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10. Convertible Senior Notes

On October 8, 2014, we issued $431.3 million of 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”). On February 15, 2013, we issued $600.0 million of 4.55% Convertible Senior Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”). On July 3, 2013, we issued $460.0 million of 4.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “2019 Notes”). The following summarizes the unsecured convertible senior notes (collectively, the “Convertible Notes”) outstanding as of September 30, 2016 (dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts):

													Conversion Spread Value - Shares (4)
								Remaining					For the Three	For the Nine
	Principal		Coupon		Effective		Maturity	Period of		Conversion	Conversion		Months Ended	Months Ended
	Amount		Rate		Rate (1)		Date	Amortization		Rate (2)	Price (3)		September 30, 2016	September 30, 2016
2017 Notes	$	431,250	3.75	%	5.87	%	10/15/2017	1.0	years	41.7397	$	23.96	—	—
2018 Notes	$	599,981	4.55	%	6.10	%	3/1/2018	1.4	years	47.0059	$	21.27	1,595	1,743
2019 Notes	$	341,363	4.00	%	5.35	%	1/15/2019	2.3	years	49.7273	$	20.11	1,850	2,023
													3,445	3,766

	As of		As of
	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Total principal	$	1,372,594	$	1,372,594
Unamortized discount		(31,793)		(47,351)
Unamortized deferred financing costs		(948)		(1,448)
Carrying amount of debt components	$	1,339,853	$	1,323,795
Carrying amount of conversion option equity components recorded in additional paid-in capital	$	46,343	$	46,343

(1) Effective rate includes the effects of underwriter purchase discount and the adjustment for the conversion option, the value of which reduced the initial liability and was recorded in additional paid-in-capital.

(2) The conversion rate represents the number of shares of common stock issuable per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes converted, as adjusted in accordance with the indentures governing the Convertible Notes (including the applicable supplemental indentures) as a result of the spin-off of our former single family residential (“SFR”) segment to our stockholders in January 2014 and cash dividend payments.

(3) As of September 30, 2016, the market price of the Company’s common stock was $22.52 per share.

(4) The conversion spread value represents the portion of the convertible senior notes that are “in-the-money”, representing the value that would be delivered to investors in shares upon an assumed conversion.

The if-converted value of the 2018 Notes and 2019 Notes exceeded their principal amount by $35.3 million and $40.9 million, respectively, at September 30, 2016 since the closing market price of the Company’s common stock of $22.52 per share exceeded the implicit conversion prices of $21.27 and $20.11 per share, respectively. However, the if‑converted value of the 2017 Notes was less than its principal amount by $25.9 million at September 30, 2016 since the closing market price of the Company’s common stock was less than the implicit conversion price of $23.96.

The Company has asserted its intent and ability to settle the principal amount of the Convertible Notes in cash.  As such, only the conversion spread value, if any, is included in the computation of diluted EPS. 

We did not repurchase any Convertible Notes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 or during the three months ended September 30, 2015. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we repurchased $118.6 million aggregate principal amount of our 2019 Notes for $136.3 million plus transaction expenses of $0.1 million. The repurchase price was allocated between the fair value of the liability component and the fair value of the equity component of the convertible security. The portion of the repurchase price attributable to the equity component totaled $17.7 million and was recognized as a reduction of additional paid-in capital during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The remaining repurchase price was attributable to the liability component. The difference between

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this amount and the net carrying amount of the liability and debt issuance costs was reflected as a loss on extinguishment of debt in our condensed consolidated statement of operations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the loss on extinguishment of debt totaled $5.9 million consisting principally of the write-off of unamortized debt discount.

Conditions for Conversion

Prior to April 15, 2017 for the 2017 Notes, September 1, 2017 for the 2018 Notes and July 15, 2018 for the 2019 Notes, the Convertible Notes will be convertible only upon satisfaction of one or more of the following conditions: (1) the closing market price of the Company’s common stock is at least 110%, in the case of the 2017 Notes, or 130%, in the case of the 2018 Notes and the 2019 Notes, of the conversion price of the respective Convertible Notes for at least 20 out of 30 trading days prior to the end of the preceding fiscal quarter, (2) the trading price of the Convertible Notes is less than 98% of the product of (i) the conversion rate and (ii) the closing price of the Company’s common stock during any five consecutive trading day period, (3) the Company issues certain equity instruments at less than the 10-day average closing market price of its common stock or the per-share value of certain distributions exceeds the market price of the Company’s common stock by more than 10% or (4) other specified corporate events (significant consolidation, sale, merger, share exchange, fundamental change, etc.) occur.

On or after April 15, 2017, in the case of the 2017 Notes, September 1, 2017, in the case of the 2018 Notes, and July 15, 2018, in the case of the 2019 Notes, holders may convert each of their Convertible Notes at the applicable conversion rate at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date.

11. Loan Securitization/Sale Activities

As described below, we regularly sell loans and notes under various strategies. We evaluate such sales as to whether they meet the criteria for treatment as a sale—legal isolation, ability of transferee to pledge or exchange the transferred assets without constraint, and transfer of control.

Within the Investing and Servicing Segment, we originate commercial mortgage loans with the intent to sell these mortgage loans to VIEs for the purposes of securitization. These VIEs then issue CMBS that are collateralized in part by these assets, as well as other assets transferred to the VIE. In certain instances, we retain a subordinated interest in the VIE and serve as special servicer for the VIE. The following summarizes the fair value and par value of loans sold from our conduit platform, as well as the amount of sale proceeds used in part to repay the outstanding balance of the repurchase agreements associated with these loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Fair value of loans sold	$	648,179	$	410,227	$	1,123,512	$	1,443,871
Par value of loans sold		599,997		398,654		1,056,859		1,396,674
Repayment of repurchase agreements		366,268		299,301		709,049		1,043,757

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Within the Lending Segment, we originate or acquire loans and then subsequently sell a portion, which can be in various forms including first mortgages, A-Notes, senior participations and mezzanine loans. Typically, our motivation for entering into these transactions is to effectively create leverage on the subordinated position that we will retain and hold for investment. In certain instances, we continue to service the loan following its sale. The following table summarizes our loans sold and loans transferred as secured borrowings by the Lending Segment net of expenses (amounts in thousands):

					Loan Transfers
	Loan Transfers Accounted				Accounted for as Secured
	for as Sales				Borrowings
	Face Amount		Proceeds		Face Amount		Proceeds
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
2016	$	116,000	$	115,157	$	—	$	—
2015		225,264		220,928		—		—
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
2016	$	238,514	$	236,433	$	—	$	—
2015		606,725		599,504		38,925		38,925

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Lending Segment recognized gains on sales of loans of $2.7 million and $3.0 million, respectively, within gain on sale of investments and other assets in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, gains recognized by the Lending Segment on sales of loans were not material. 

12. Derivatives and Hedging Activity

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

We are exposed to certain risks arising from both our business operations and economic conditions. Refer to Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for further discussion of our risk management objectives and policies.

Designated Hedges

Our objective in using interest rate derivatives is to manage our exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, we primarily use interest rate swaps as part of our interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for us making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.

In connection with our repurchase agreements, we have entered into six outstanding interest rate swaps that have been designated as cash flow hedges of the interest rate risk associated with forecasted interest payments. As of September 30, 2016, the aggregate notional amount of our interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk totaled $63.3 million. Under these agreements, we will pay fixed monthly coupons at fixed rates ranging from 0.60% to 1.52% of the notional amount to the counterparty and receive floating rate LIBOR. Our interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk have maturities ranging from August 2017 to May 2021.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in AOCI and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, we did not recognize any hedge ineffectiveness in earnings.

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Amounts reported in AOCI related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the associated variable-rate debt. Over the next 12 months, we estimate that an additional $0.2 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense. We are hedging our exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions over a maximum period of 56 months.

Non-designated Hedges

Derivatives not designated as hedges are derivatives that do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting under GAAP or which we have not elected to designate as hedges. We do not use these derivatives for speculative purposes but instead they are used to manage our exposure to foreign exchange rates, interest rate changes and certain credit spreads. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated in hedging relationships are recorded directly in gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

We have entered into a series of forward contracts whereby we agreed to sell an amount of foreign currency for an agreed upon amount of USD at various dates through June 2020. These forward contracts were executed to economically fix the USD amounts of foreign denominated cash flows expected to be received by us related to certain foreign denominated loan investments and properties.

The following table summarizes our non-designated foreign exchange (“Fx”) forwards, interest rate swaps, interest rate caps and credit index instruments as of September 30, 2016 (notional amounts in thousands):

		Aggregate
	Number	Notional	Notional
Type of Derivative	of Contracts	Amount	Currency	Maturity
Fx contracts – Buy Danish Krone ("DKK")	2	137	DKK	December 2016
Fx contracts – Buy Euros ("EUR")	2	94	EUR	December 2016
Fx contracts – Buy Norwegian Krone ("NOK")	2	15	NOK	December 2016
Fx contracts – Buy Swedish Krona ("SEK")	2	1,321	SEK	December 2016
Fx contracts – Sell Danish Krone ("DKK")	1	6,251	DKK	December 2016
Fx contracts – Sell Euros ("EUR") (1)	64	301,458	EUR	November 2016 – June 2020
Fx contracts – Sell Pounds Sterling ("GBP")	117	174,744	GBP	October 2016 – June 2019
Fx contracts – Sell Norwegian Krone ("NOK")	1	878	NOK	December 2016
Fx contracts – Sell Swedish Krona ("SEK")	1	7,032	SEK	December 2016
Interest rate swaps – Paying fixed rates	20	248,033	USD	April 2019 – October 2026
Interest rate swaps – Receiving fixed rates	1	8,000	USD	July 2017
Interest rate caps	2	294,000	EUR	May 2020
Interest rate caps	4	34,405	USD	June 2018 – October 2020
Credit index instruments	5	16,000	USD	September 2058
Total	224

(1) Includes 45 Fx contracts executed to hedge our Euro currency exposure created by our acquisition of the Ireland Portfolio.  As of September 30, 2016, these contracts have an aggregate notional amount of €242.0 million and varying maturities through June 2020.

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The table below presents the fair value of our derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	Fair Value of Derivatives				Fair Value of Derivatives
	in an Asset Position (1) As of				in a Liability Position (2) As of
	September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	$	7	$	57	$	208	$	122
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		7		57		208		122
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps and caps		713		2,360		12,038		4,970
Foreign exchange contracts		32,733		41,137		507		104
Credit index instruments		856		1,537		—		—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		34,302		45,034		12,545		5,074
Total derivatives	$	34,309	$	45,091	$	12,753	$	5,196

(1) Classified as derivative assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

(2) Classified as derivative liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The tables below present the effect of our derivative financial instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (amounts in thousands):

			Gain (Loss)
	Gain (Loss)		Reclassified		Gain (Loss)
	Recognized		from AOCI		Recognized
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments	in OCI		into Income		in Income		Location of Gain (Loss)
For the Three Months Ended September 30,	(effective portion)		(effective portion)		(ineffective portion)		Recognized in Income
2016	$	107	$	(78)	$	—	Interest expense
2015	$	(395)	$	(187)	$	—	Interest expense
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
2016	$	(397)	$	(261)	$	—	Interest expense
2015	$	(933)	$	(585)	$	—	Interest expense

		Amount of Gain (Loss)				Amount of Gain (Loss)
		Recognized in Income for the				Recognized in Income for the
Derivatives Not Designated	Location of Gain (Loss)	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
as Hedging Instruments	Recognized in Income	2016		2015		2016		2015
Interest rate swaps and caps	(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments	$	(626)	$	(17,242)	$	(25,899)	$	(22,206)
Foreign exchange contracts	(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments		(189)		18,957		21,160		29,129
Credit index instruments	(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments		(1,513)		515		(2,054)		400
		$	(2,328)	$	2,230	$	(6,793)	$	7,323

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13. Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The following tables present the potential effects of netting arrangements on our financial position for financial assets and liabilities within the scope of ASC 210-20, Balance Sheet—Offsetting, which for us are derivative assets and liabilities as well as repurchase agreement liabilities (amounts in thousands):

							(iv)
							Gross Amounts Not
							Offset in the Statement
			(ii)		(iii) = (i) - (ii)		of Financial Position
			Gross Amounts		Net Amounts				Cash
	(i)		Offset in the		Presented in				Collateral
	Gross Amounts		Statement of		the Statement of		Financial		Received /		(v) = (iii) - (iv)
	Recognized		Financial Position		Financial Position		Instruments		Pledged		Net Amount
As of September 30, 2016
Derivative assets	$	34,309	$	—	$	34,309	$	871	$	—	$	33,438
Derivative liabilities	$	12,753	$	—	$	12,753	$	871	$	11,882	$	—
Repurchase agreements		2,575,716		—		2,575,716		2,575,716		—		—
	$	2,588,469	$	—	$	2,588,469	$	2,576,587	$	11,882	$	—
As of December 31, 2015
Derivative assets	$	45,091	$	—	$	45,091	$	243	$	—	$	44,848
Derivative liabilities	$	5,196	$	—	$	5,196	$	243	$	4,953	$	—
Repurchase agreements		2,655,264		—		2,655,264		2,655,264		—		—
	$	2,660,460	$	—	$	2,660,460	$	2,655,507	$	4,953	$	—

14. Variable Interest Entities

Investment Securities

As discussed in Note 2, we evaluate all of our investments and other interests in entities for consolidation, including our investments in CMBS and our retained interests in securitization transactions we initiated, all of which are generally considered to be variable interests in VIEs.

Securitization VIEs consolidated in accordance with ASC 810 are structured as pass through entities that receive principal and interest on the underlying collateral and distribute those payments to the certificate holders. The assets and other instruments held by these securitization entities are restricted and can only be used to fulfill the obligations of the entity. Additionally, the obligations of the securitization entities do not have any recourse to the general credit of any other consolidated entities, nor to us as the primary beneficiary. The VIE liabilities initially represent investment securities on our balance sheet (pre-consolidation). Upon consolidation of these VIEs, our associated investment securities are eliminated, as is the interest income related to those securities. Similarly, the fees we earn in our roles as special servicer of the bonds issued by the consolidated VIEs or as collateral administrator of the consolidated VIEs are also eliminated. Finally, an allocable portion of the identified servicing intangible associated with the eliminated fee streams is eliminated in consolidation.

VIEs in which we are the Primary Beneficiary

As discussed in Note 2, our implementation of ASU 2015-02 resulted in the consolidation of certain CMBS trusts wherethe right to remove the Company as special servicer was not exercisable without cause.  These 14 trusts had $15.1 billion of VIE assets and $15.1 billion of VIE liabilities as of March 31, 2016.  The carrying value of our CMBS investments in these 14 trusts, totaling $120.9 million, was eliminated in consolidation against VIE liabilities as of March 31, 2016.   

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The inclusion of the assets and liabilities of securitization VIEs in which we are deemed the primary beneficiary has no economic effect on us. Our exposure to the obligations of securitization VIEs is generally limited to our investment in these entities. We are not obligated to provide, nor have we provided, any financial support for any of these consolidated structures.

As discussed in Note 2, our implementation of ASU 2015-02 resulted in the determination that certain entities in which we hold controlling interests, which were already consolidated prior to the implementation of ASU 2015-02, are now considered VIEs.We are the primary beneficiaries of these VIEs, which were established to facilitate the purchase of certain properties acquired with third party minority interest partners, as we possess both the power to direct the activities of the VIEs that most significantly impact their economic performance and hold significant economic interests.  These VIEs had assets of $139.6 million and liabilities of $74.0 million as of September 30, 2016.

VIEs in which we are not the Primary Beneficiary

In certain instances, we hold a variable interest in a VIE in the form of CMBS, but either (i) we are not appointed, or do not serve as, special servicer or (ii) an unrelated third party has the rights to unilaterally remove us as special servicer without cause. In these instances, we do not have the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance. In other cases, the variable interest we hold does not obligate us to absorb losses or provide us with the right to receive benefits from the VIE which could potentially be significant. For these structures, we are not deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE, and we do not consolidate these VIEs.

As of September 30, 2016, one of our CDO structures was in default, which, pursuant to the underlying indentures, changes the rights of the variable interest holders. Upon default of a CDO, the trustee or senior note holders are allowed to exercise certain rights, including liquidation of the collateral, which at that time, is the activity which would most significantly impact the CDO’s economic performance. Further, when the CDO is in default, the collateral administrator no longer has the option to purchase securities from the CDO. In cases where the CDO is in default and we do not have the ability to exercise rights which would most significantly impact the CDO’s economic performance, we do not consolidate the VIE. As of September 30, 2016, this CDO structure was not consolidated. 

As noted above, we are not obligated to provide, nor have we provided, any financial support for any of our securitization VIEs, whether or not we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary. As such, the risk associated with our involvement in these VIEs is limited to the carrying value of our investment in the entity. As of September 30, 2016, our maximum risk of loss related to securitization VIEs in which we were not the primary beneficiary was $58.8 million on a fair value basis.

As of September 30, 2016, the securitization VIEs which we do not consolidate had debt obligations to beneficial interest holders with unpaid principal balances of $16.8 billion. The corresponding assets are comprised primarily of commercial mortgage loans with unpaid principal balances corresponding to the amounts of the outstanding debt obligations.

As discussed in Note 2, our implementation of ASU 2015-02 resulted in the determination that certain unconsolidated entities in which we hold passive non-controlling interests are now considered VIEs.We are not the primary beneficiaries of these VIEs as we do not possess the power to direct the activities of the VIEs that most significantly impact their economic performance and therefore continue to report our interests, which totaled $130.2 million as of September 30, 2016, within investment in unconsolidated entities on our condensed consolidated balance sheet.  Our maximum risk of loss is limited to our carrying value of the investments of $130.2 million plus $29.2 million of unfunded commitments related to one of these VIEs.

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15. Related-Party Transactions

Management Agreement

We are party to a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with our Manager. Under the Management Agreement, our Manager, subject to the oversight of our board of directors, is required to manage our day to day activities, for which our Manager receives a base management fee and is eligible for an incentive fee and stock awards. Our Manager’s personnel perform certain due diligence, legal, management and other services that outside professionals or consultants would otherwise perform. As such, in accordance with the terms of our Management Agreement, our Manager is paid or reimbursed for the documented costs of performing such tasks, provided that such costs and reimbursements are in amounts no greater than those which would be payable to outside professionals or consultants engaged to perform such services pursuant to agreements negotiated on an arm’s-length basis. Refer to Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for further discussion of this agreement.

Base Management Fee.  For both the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, approximately $15.2 million was incurred for base management fees. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, approximately $45.4 million and $44.0 million, respectively, was incurred for base management fees. As of both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there were $15.2 million of unpaid base management fees included in the related-party payable in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Incentive Fee.  For the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, approximately $6.3 million and $5.3 million, respectively, was incurred for incentive fees. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, approximately $13.8 million and $16.1 million, respectively, was incurred for incentive fees. As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, approximately $6.3 million and $21.8 million, respectively, of unpaid incentive fees were included in related-party payable in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Expense Reimbursement.  For the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, approximately $1.5 million and $1.7 million, respectively, was incurred for executive compensation and other reimbursable expenses and recognized within general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, approximately $4.1 million and $4.6 million, respectively, was incurred for executive compensation and other reimbursable expenses. As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, approximately $2.4 million and $3.6 million, respectively, of unpaid reimbursable executive compensation and other expenses were included in related-party payable in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Equity Awards. In certain instances, we issue RSAs to certain employees of affiliates of our Manager who perform services for us.  No such grants occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2016. During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we granted 30,608 RSAs at a grant date fair value of $0.7 million. Expenses related to the vesting of awards to employees of affiliates of our Manager were $0.6 million and $0.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and are reflected in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, we granted 169,104 and 108,727 RSAs, respectively, at grant date fair values of $3.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively. Expenses related to the vesting of awards to employees of affiliates of our Manager were $1.6 million and $0.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These shares generally vest over a three-year period.

Manager Equity Plan

In May 2015, we granted 675,000 RSUs to our Manager under the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Manager Equity Plan (“Manager Equity Plan”).  In connection with this grant and prior similar grants, we recognized share-based compensation expense of $5.7 million and $7.1 million within management fees in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, we recognized $15.8 million and $21.4 million, respectively, related to these awards. Refer to Note 16 for further discussion of these grants.

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Investments in Loans and Securities

In December 2013, we acquired a subordinate CMBS investment in a securitization issued by an affiliate of our Manager. The security was acquired for $84.1 million and is secured by five regional malls in Ohio, California and Washington.  In January 2016, we acquired an additional $9.7 million of this subordinate CMBS investment.

In June 2016, we co-originated a £75.0 million first mortgage for the development of a three-property mixed use portfolio located in Greater London with SEREF, an affiliate of our Manager. We originated £60.0 million of the loan and SEREF originated £15.0 million. The loan matures in June 2019.

Acquisitions from Consolidated CMBS Trusts

Our Investing and Servicing Segment acquires interests in properties for its REO Portfolio from CMBS trusts, some of which are consolidated as VIEs on our balance sheet.  Acquisitions from consolidated VIEs are reflected as repayment of debt of consolidated VIEs in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.  During the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, we acquired $3.3 million and $9.7 million, respectively, of net real estate assets from consolidated CMBS trusts and subsequently issued non-controlling interests of $1.5 million on the 2015 acquisitions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, we acquired $88.4 million and $42.9 million, respectively, of net real estate assets from consolidated CMBS trusts and subsequently issued non-controlling interests of $5.5 million and $3.6 million, respectively. Also during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, a partnership in which we hold a 50% interest acquired a real estate asset from a CMBS trust for $19.0 million. Refer to Notes 3 and 7 for further discussion of these acquisitions. 

Our Investing and Servicing Segment also acquires controlling interests in performing and non-performing commercial mortgage loans from CMBS trusts, some of which are consolidated as VIEs on our balance sheet. Acquisitions from consolidated VIEs are reflected as repayment of debt of consolidated VIEs in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.  During the three months ended September 30, 2016, we acquired $26.9 million of performing loans from consolidated CMBS trusts and did not acquire any non-performing loans from consolidated CMBS trusts.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we acquired $36.6 million and $8.2 million of performing and non-performing loans, respectively, from consolidated CMBS trusts. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, we did not acquire any performing loans and acquired $8.7 million of non-performing loans from consolidated CMBS trusts.

Other Related-Party Arrangements

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we established a co-investment fund which provides key personnel with the opportunity to invest in certain properties included in our REO Portfolio.  These personnel include certain of our employees as well as employees of affiliates of our Manager (collectively “Fund Participants”).  The fund carries an aggregate commitment of $15.0 million and owns a 10% equity interest in REO Portfolio properties acquired subsequent to January 1, 2015.  As of September 30, 2016, Fund Participants have funded $4.9 million of the capital commitment and it is our current expectation that there will be no additional funding of the commitment.  The capital contributed by Fund Participants is reflected on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries.  In an effort to retain key personnel, the fund provides for disproportionate distributions which allows Fund Participants to earn an incremental 60% on all operating cash flows attributable to their capital account, net of a 5% preferred return to us as general partner of the fund.  Amounts earned by Fund Participants pursuant to this waterfall are reflected within net income attributable to non-controlling interests in our condensed consolidated statement of operations.  During both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the non-controlling interests related to this fund recognized an immaterial loss.

Refer to Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for further discussion of related-party agreements.

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16. Stockholders’ Equity

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, our board of directors declared the following dividends:

Declare Date	Record Date	Ex-Dividend Date	Payment Date	Amount		Frequency
8/4/16	9/30/16	9/28/16	10/17/16	$	0.48	Quarterly
5/9/16	6/30/16	6/28/16	7/15/16	$	0.48	Quarterly
2/25/16	3/31/16	3/29/16	4/15/16	$	0.48	Quarterly

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, there were no shares issued under our At-The-Market Equity Offering Sales Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”).  During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, shares issued under the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan (the “DRIP Plan”) were not material.

There were no share repurchases during the three months ended September 30, 2016. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we repurchased 1,052,889 shares of common stock for $19.7 million under our $500.0 million repurchase program.  Refer to Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for further information regarding the repurchase program.  As of September 30, 2016, we have $282.1 million of remaining capacity to repurchase common stock or Convertible Notes under the repurchase program through January 2017.

Equity Incentive Plans

The Company currently maintains the Manager Equity Plan, the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Equity Plan (the “Equity Plan”), and the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Non-Executive Director Stock Plan (“Non-Executive Director Stock Plan”).  Refer to Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for further information regarding these plans.

The table below summarizes our share awards granted or vested under the Manager Equity Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (dollars in thousands):

Grant Date	Type	Amount Granted	Grant Date Fair Value		Vesting Period
May 2015	RSU	675,000	$	16,511	3 years
January 2014	RSU	489,281		14,776	3 years
January 2014	RSU	2,000,000		55,420	3 years

As of September 30, 2016, there were 2.2 million shares available for future grants under the Manager Equity Plan, the Equity Plan and the Non-Executive Director Stock Plan.

Schedule of Non-Vested Shares and Share Equivalents

	Non-Executive				Weighted Average
	Director		Manager		Grant Date Fair Value
	Stock Plan	Equity Plan	Equity Plan	Total	(per share)
Balance as of January 1, 2016	16,988	548,378	1,302,850	1,868,216	$	25.84
Granted	3,776	436,700	—	440,476		19.01
Vested	—	(300,740)	(766,200)	(1,066,940)		26.17
Forfeited	—	(21,796)	—	(21,796)		23.45
Balance as of September 30, 2016	20,764	662,542	536,650	1,219,956		23.12

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17. Earnings per Share

The following table provides a reconciliation of net income and the number of shares of common stock used in the computation of basic EPS and diluted EPS (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Basic Earnings
Income attributable to STWD common stockholders	$	105,766	$	116,735	$	243,896	$	354,246
Less: Income attributable to participating shares		(456)		(1,052)		(1,743)		(3,239)
Basic earnings	$	105,310	$	115,683	$	242,153	$	351,007
Diluted Earnings
Basic — Income attributable to STWD common stockholders	$	105,766	$	116,735	$	243,896	$	354,246
Less: Income attributable to participating shares		(456)		(1,052)		(1,743)		(3,239)
Add: Undistributed earnings to participating shares		—		18		—		147
Less: Undistributed earnings reallocated to participating shares		—		(18)		—		(147)
Diluted earnings	$	105,310	$	115,683	$	242,153	$	351,007
Number of Shares:
Basic — Average shares outstanding		237,429		237,796		237,017		232,194
Effect of dilutive securities — Convertible Notes		3,445		—		3,766		—
Effect of dilutive securities — Contingently issuable shares		138		129		138		129
Effect of dilutive securities — Unvested non-participating shares		79		—		61		—
Diluted — Average shares outstanding		241,091		237,925		240,982		232,323
Earnings Per Share Attributable to STWD Common Stockholders:
Basic	$	0.44	$	0.49	$	1.02	$	1.51
Diluted	$	0.44	$	0.49	$	1.00	$	1.51

As of September 30, 2016 and 2015, participating shares of 0.9 million and 2.2 million, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted shares as their effect was already considered under the more dilutive two-class method used above.

Also as of September 30, 2016, there were 63.2 million potential shares of common stock contingently issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Notes.  The Company has asserted its intent and ability to settle the principal amount of the Convertible Notes in cash.  As a result, this principal amount, representing 59.7 million shares at September 30, 2016, was not included in the computation of diluted EPS.  However, as discussed in Note 10, the conversion options associated with the 2018 Notes and 2019 Notes are “in-the-money” as the if-converted values of the 2018 Notes and 2019 Notes exceeded their principal amounts by $35.3 million and $40.9 million, respectively, at September 30, 2016. The dilutive effect to EPS is determined by dividing this “conversion spread value” by the average share price. The “conversion spread value” is the value that would be delivered to investors in shares based on the terms of the Convertible Notes, upon an assumed conversion. In calculating the dilutive effect of these shares, the treasury stock method was used and resulted in a dilution of 3.4 million shares and 3.8 million shares for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. The conversion option associated with the 2017 Notes is “out-of-the-money” because the if-converted value of the 2017 Notes was less than its principal amount by $25.9 million at September 30, 2016. Therefore, there was no dilutive effect to EPS for the 2017 Notes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

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18. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The changes in AOCI by component are as follows (amounts in thousands):

			Cumulative
			Unrealized Gain
	Effective Portion of		(Loss) on		Foreign
	Cumulative Loss on		Available-for-		Currency
	Cash Flow Hedges		Sale Securities		Translation		Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
Balance at June 30, 2016	$	(386)	$	39,858	$	(6,845)	$	32,627
OCI before reclassifications		107		6,105		1,331		7,543
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		78		—		—		78
Net period OCI		185		6,105		1,331		7,621
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	(201)	$	45,963	$	(5,514)	$	40,248
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Balance at June 30, 2015	$	(237)	$	50,370	$	(4,232)	$	45,901
OCI before reclassifications		(395)		(9,095)		(3,057)		(12,547)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		187		—		5,969		6,156
Net period OCI		(208)		(9,095)		2,912		(6,391)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	(445)	$	41,275	$	(1,320)	$	39,510
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Balance at January 1, 2016	$	(65)	$	37,307	$	(7,513)	$	29,729
OCI before reclassifications		(397)		8,656		1,999		10,258
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		261		—		—		261
Net period OCI		(136)		8,656		1,999		10,519
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	(201)	$	45,963	$	(5,514)	$	40,248
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Balance at January 1, 2015	$	(97)	$	60,190	$	(4,197)	$	55,896
OCI before reclassifications		(933)		(13,519)		(3,092)		(17,544)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		585		(5,396)		5,969		1,158
Net period OCI		(348)		(18,915)		2,877		(16,386)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	(445)	$	41,275	$	(1,320)	$	39,510

The reclassifications out of AOCI impacted the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Amounts Reclassified from				Amounts Reclassified from
	AOCI during the Three Months				AOCI during the Nine Months				Affected Line Item
	Ended September 30,				Ended September 30,				in the Statements
Details about AOCI Components	2016		2015		2016		2015		of Operations
Losses on cash flow hedges:
Interest rate contracts	$	(78)	$	(187)	$	(261)	$	(585)	Interest expense
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:
Interest realized upon collection		—		—		—		5,396	Interest income from investment securities
Foreign currency translation:
Foreign currency loss from CMBS redemption		—		(5,969)		—		(5,969)	Foreign currency loss, net
Total reclassifications for the period	$	(78)	$	(6,156)	$	(261)	$	(1,158)

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19. Fair Value

GAAP establishes a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on the observability of inputs utilized in measuring financial assets and liabilities at fair value. GAAP establishes market-based or observable inputs as the preferred source of values, followed by valuation models using management assumptions in the absence of market inputs. The three levels of the hierarchy are described below:

Level I—Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

Level II—Inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level I) are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability through correlation with market data at the measurement date and for the duration of the instrument’s anticipated life.

Level III—Inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.

Valuation Process

We have valuation control processes in place to validate the fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value including those derived from pricing models. These control processes are designed to assure that the values used for financial reporting are based on observable inputs wherever possible.  Refer to Note 20 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for further discussion of our valuation process.

We determine the fair value of our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis in accordance with the methodology described in our Form 10-K.

Fair Value Disclosures

The following tables present our financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis in the condensed consolidated balance sheets by their level in the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	September 30, 2016
	Total		Level I		Level II		Level III
Financial Assets:
Loans held-for-sale, fair value option	$	347,490	$	—	$	—	$	347,490
RMBS		260,513		—		—		260,513
CMBS		58,785		—		—		58,785
Equity security		12,749		12,749		—		—
Domestic servicing rights		69,018		—		—		69,018
Derivative assets		34,309		—		34,309		—
VIE assets		73,923,699		—		—		73,923,699
Total	$	74,706,563	$	12,749	$	34,309	$	74,659,505
Financial Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities	$	12,753	$	—	$	12,753	$	—
VIE liabilities		72,924,751		—		70,013,254		2,911,497
Total	$	72,937,504	$	—	$	70,026,007	$	2,911,497

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	December 31, 2015
	Total		Level I		Level II		Level III
Financial Assets:
Loans held-for-sale, fair value option	$	203,865	$	—	$	—	$	203,865
RMBS		176,224		—		—		176,224
CMBS		212,981		—		—		212,981
Equity security		14,498		14,498		—		—
Domestic servicing rights		119,698				—		119,698
Derivative assets		45,091		—		45,091		—
VIE assets		76,675,689		—		—		76,675,689
Total	$	77,448,046	$	14,498	$	45,091	$	77,388,457
Financial Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities	$	5,196	$	—	$	5,196	$	—
VIE liabilities		75,817,014		—		73,264,566		2,552,448
Total	$	75,822,210	$	—	$	73,269,762	$	2,552,448

The changes in financial assets and liabilities classified as Level III are as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (amounts in thousands):

							Domestic
	Loans						Servicing				VIE
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016	Held‑for‑sale		RMBS		CMBS		Rights		VIE Assets		Liabilities		Total
July 1, 2016 balance	$	237,106	$	251,260	$	114,340	$	83,301	$	80,076,117	$	(3,540,652)	$	77,221,472
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings:
Change in fair value / gain on sale		49,996		—		(2,993)		(14,283)		(8,143,518)		653,103		(7,457,695)
Net accretion		—		4,197		—		—		—		—		4,197
Included in OCI		—		6,105		—		—		—		—		6,105
Purchases / Originations		709,045		8,868		—		—		—		—		717,913
Sales		(648,179)		—		(17,456)		—		—		—		(665,635)
Cash repayments / receipts		(478)		(9,917)		(12,289)		—		—		7,819		(14,865)
Transfers into Level III		—		—		—		—		—		(1)		(1)
Transfers out of Level III		—		—		—		—		—		40,959		40,959
Consolidation of VIEs		—		—		(24,403)		—		2,268,424		(109,913)		2,134,108
Deconsolidation of VIEs		—		—		1,586		—		(277,324)		37,188		(238,550)
September 30, 2016 balance	$	347,490	$	260,513	$	58,785	$	69,018	$	73,923,699	$	(2,911,497)	$	71,748,008
Amount of total gains (losses) included in earnings attributable to assets still held at September 30, 2016	$	9,746	$	4,197	$	(1,852)	$	(14,283)	$	(8,143,518)	$	653,103	$	(7,492,607)

							Domestic
	Loans						Servicing				VIE
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015	Held‑for‑sale		RMBS		CMBS		Rights		VIE Assets		Liabilities		Total
July 1, 2015 balance	$	279,352	$	193,150	$	314,152	$	128,109	$	92,719,092	$	(2,111,011)	$	91,522,844
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings:
Change in fair value / gain on sale		19,082		—		(2,835)		(4,217)		(10,394,490)		615,263		(9,767,197)
Net accretion		—		3,600		—		—		—		—		3,600
Included in OCI		—		(3,465)		(2,164)		—		—		—		(5,629)
Purchases / Originations		535,580		—		5,665		—		—		—		541,245
Sales		(410,227)		—		(1,203)		—		—		—		(411,430)
Issuances		—		—		—		—		—		(1,619)		(1,619)
Cash repayments / receipts		(157)		(8,500)		(91,795)		—		—		96,896		(3,556)
Transfers into Level III		—		—		—		—		—		(1,773,898)		(1,773,898)
Transfers out of Level III		—		—		—		—		—		232,484		232,484
Consolidation of VIEs		—		—		—		—		2,410,232		(80,149)		2,330,083
Deconsolidation of VIEs		—		—		540		—		(1,797,217)		18,457		(1,778,220)
September 30, 2015 balance	$	423,630	$	184,785	$	222,360	$	123,892	$	82,937,617	$	(3,003,577)	$	80,888,707
Amount of total gains (losses) included in earnings attributable to assets still held at September 30, 2015	$	5,482	$	3,600	$	3,212	$	(4,217)	$	(10,394,490)	$	615,263	$	(9,771,150)

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							Domestic
	Loans						Servicing				VIE
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016	Held‑for‑sale		RMBS		CMBS		Rights		VIE Assets		Liabilities		Total
January 1, 2016 balance	$	203,865	$	176,224	$	212,981	$	119,698	$	76,675,689	$	(2,552,448)	$	74,836,009
Impact of ASU 2015-02 adoption (1)		—		—		—		(17,467)		17,467		—		—
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings:
Change in fair value / gain on sale		70,122		—		(677)		(33,213)		(16,483,798)		946,703		(15,500,863)
Net accretion		—		11,354		—		—		—		—		11,354
Included in OCI		—		8,656		—		—		—		—		8,656
Purchases / Originations		1,197,801		97,204		57,576		—		—		—		1,352,581
Sales		(1,123,512)		—		(18,725)		—		—		—		(1,142,237)
Issuances		—		—		—		—		—		(596)		(596)
Cash repayments / receipts		(786)		(32,925)		(31,734)		—		—		28,591		(36,854)
Transfers into Level III		—		—		—		—		—		(972,588)		(972,588)
Transfers out of Level III		—		—		—		—		—		187,683		187,683
Consolidation of VIEs		—		—		(162,745)		—		19,118,645		(593,818)		18,362,082
Deconsolidation of VIEs		—		—		2,109		—		(5,404,304)		44,976		(5,357,219)
September 30, 2016 balance	$	347,490	$	260,513	$	58,785	$	69,018	$	73,923,699	$	(2,911,497)	$	71,748,008
Amount of total gains (losses) included in earnings attributable to assets still held at September 30, 2016	$	9,746	$	11,354	$	263	$	(33,213)	$	(16,483,798)	$	946,703	$	(15,548,945)

(1) As discussed in Notes 2 and 14, our implementation of ASU 2015-02 resulted in the consolidation of certain CMBS trusts effective January 1, 2016, which required the elimination of $17.5 million of domestic servicing rights associated with these newly consolidated trusts.

							Domestic
	Loans						Servicing				VIE
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015	Held‑for‑sale		RMBS		CMBS		Rights		VIE Assets		Liabilities		Total
January 1, 2015 balance	$	391,620	$	207,053	$	334,080	$	132,303	$	107,816,065	$	(4,893,120)	$	103,988,001
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings:
Change in fair value / gain on sale		51,044		—		(2,059)		(8,411)		(27,667,727)		3,566,846		(24,060,307)
Net accretion		—		17,087		—		—		—		—		17,087
Included in OCI		—		(12,241)		(2,362)		—		—		—		(14,603)
Purchases / Originations		1,425,499		—		14,653		—		—		—		1,440,152
Sales		(1,443,871)		—		(6,301)		—		—		—		(1,450,172)
Issuances		—		—		—		—		—		(9,132)		(9,132)
Cash repayments / receipts		(662)		(27,114)		(92,018)		—		—		171,884		52,090
Transfers into Level III		—		—		—		—		—		(2,589,916)		(2,589,916)
Transfers out of Level III		—		—		—		—		—		956,230		956,230
Consolidation of VIEs		—		—		(24,310)		—		8,067,859		(225,354)		7,818,195
Deconsolidation of VIEs		—		—		677		—		(5,278,580)		18,985		(5,258,918)
September 30, 2015 balance	$	423,630	$	184,785	$	222,360	$	123,892	$	82,937,617	$	(3,003,577)	$	80,888,707
Amount of total gains (losses) included in earnings attributable to assets still held at September 30, 2015	$	5,126	$	11,594	$	4,171	$	(8,411)	$	(27,667,727)	$	3,566,846	$	(24,088,401)

Amounts were transferred from Level II to Level III due to a decrease in the observable relevant market activity and amounts were transferred from Level III to Level II due to an increase in the observable relevant market activity.

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The following table presents the fair values, all of which are classified in Level III of the fair value hierarchy, of our financial instruments not carried at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (amounts in thousands):

	September 30, 2016				December 31, 2015
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value		Value		Value
Financial assets not carried at fair value:
Loans held-for-investment and loans transferred as secured borrowings	$	5,333,209	$	5,387,353	$	6,059,652	$	6,125,881
HTM securities		522,620		512,269		321,244		315,255
European servicing rights		1,243		4,400		2,626		5,302
Financial liabilities not carried at fair value:
Secured financing agreements and secured borrowings on transferred loans	$	4,225,204	$	4,236,892	$	4,068,699	$	4,092,264
Convertible senior notes		1,339,853		1,406,336		1,323,795		1,331,979

The following is quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs in our Level III measurements for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (dollars in thousands):

	Carrying Value at		Valuation	Unobservable	Range as of (1)
	September 30, 2016		Technique	Input	September 30, 2016	December 31, 2015
Loans held-for-sale, fair value option	$	347,490	Discounted cash flow	Yield (b)	4.2% - 5.1%	4.8% - 5.3%
				Duration (c)	10.0 years	5.0 - 10.0 years
RMBS		260,513	Discounted cash flow	Constant prepayment rate (a)	3.1% - 17.0%	2.6% - 17.8%
				Constant default rate (b)	1.0% - 8.6%	1.0% - 8.9%
				Loss severity (b)	14% - 80% (e)	10% - 79% (e)
				Delinquency rate (c)	2% - 29%	2% - 29%
				Servicer advances (a)	20% - 94%	30% - 94%
				Annual coupon deterioration (b)	0% - 0.6%	0% - 0.5%
				Putback amount per projected total collateral loss (d)	0% - 15%	0% - 11%
CMBS		58,785	Discounted cash flow	Yield (b)	0% - 950.2%	0% - 435.8%
				Duration (c)	0 - 9.3 years	0 - 18.5 years
Domestic servicing rights		69,018	Discounted cash flow	Debt yield (a)	7.75%	8.25%
				Discount rate (b)	15%	15%
				Control migration (b)	0% - 80%	0% - 80%
VIE assets		73,923,699	Discounted cash flow	Yield (b)	0% - 833.5%	0% - 920.2%
				Duration (c)	0 - 12.2 years	0 - 17.5 years
VIE liabilities		2,911,497	Discounted cash flow	Yield (b)	0% - 833.5%	0% - 920.2%
				Duration (c)	0 - 12.2 years	0 - 17.5 years

(1) The ranges of significant unobservable inputs are represented in percentages and years.

Sensitivity of the Fair Value to Changes in the Unobservable Inputs

(a) Significant increase (decrease) in the unobservable input in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.

(b) Significant increase (decrease) in the unobservable input in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

(c) Significant increase (decrease) in the unobservable input in isolation would result in either a significantly lower or higher (lower or higher) fair value measurement depending on the structural features of the security in question.

(d) Any delay in the putback recovery date leads to a decrease in fair value, for the majority of securities in our RMBS portfolio.

(e) 64% and 76% of the portfolio falls within a range of 45%-80% as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

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20.  Income Taxes

Certain of our subsidiaries have elected to be treated as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”). TRSs permit us to participate in certain activities from which REITs are generally precluded, as long as these activities meet specific criteria, are conducted within the parameters of certain limitations established by the Code, and are conducted in entities which elect to be treated as taxable subsidiaries under the Code. To the extent these criteria are met, we will continue to maintain our qualification as a REIT.

Our TRSs engage in various real estate related operations, including special servicing of commercial real estate, originating and securitizing commercial mortgage loans, and investing in entities which engage in real estate related operations. The majority of our TRSs are held within the Investing and Servicing Segment.  As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, approximately $918.2 million and $858.5 million, respectively, of the Investing and Servicing Segment’s assets, including $185.0 million and $185.6 million in cash, respectively, were owned by TRS entities. Our TRSs are not consolidated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but are instead taxed as corporations. For financial reporting purposes, a provision for current and deferred taxes is established for the portion of earnings recognized by us with respect to our interest in TRSs.

The following table is a reconciliation of our U.S. federal income tax determined using our statutory federal tax rate to our reported income tax provision for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (dollars in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,								For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016				2015				2016				2015
Federal statutory tax rate	$	37,968	35.0	%	$	43,677	35.0	%	$	86,939	35.0	%	$	134,034	35.0	%
REIT and other non-taxable income		(35,541)	(32.7)	%		(36,250)	(29.0)	%		(83,676)	(33.7)	%		(111,732)	(29.1)	%
State income taxes		247	0.2	%		937	0.8	%		224	0.1	%		3,117	0.8	%
Federal benefit of state tax deduction		(86)	(0.1)	%		(328)	(0.3)	%		(78)	—	%		(1,091)	(0.3)	%
Valuation allowance		—	—	%		(221)	(0.2)	%		—	—	%		2,652	0.7	%
Other		79	0.1	%		(140)	(0.1)	%		58	—	%		438	0.1	%
Effective tax rate	$	2,667	2.5	%	$	7,675	6.2	%	$	3,467	1.4	%	$	27,418	7.2	%

21. Commitments and Contingencies

As of September 30, 2016, we had future funding commitments on 48 loans totaling $1.6 billion, of which we expect to fund $1.3 billion. These future funding commitments primarily relate to construction projects, capital improvements, tenant improvements and leasing commissions. Generally, funding commitments are subject to certain conditions that must be met, such as customary construction draw certifications, minimum debt service coverage ratios or executions of new leases before advances are made to the borrower.

Management is not aware of any other contractual obligations, legal proceedings, or any other contingent obligations incurred in the normal course of business that would have a material adverse effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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22.  Segment Data

In its operation of the business, management, including our chief operating decision maker, who is our Chief Executive Officer, reviews certain financial information, including segmented internal profit and loss statements prepared on a basis prior to the impact of consolidating securitization VIEs under ASC 810. The segment information within this note is reported on that basis. 

The table below presents our results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2016 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

			Investing								Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property						and Servicing
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		VIEs		Total
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$	114,506	$	6,719	$	—	$	—	$	121,225	$	—	$	121,225
Interest income from investment securities		13,301		35,274		—		—		48,575		(29,400)		19,175
Servicing fees		195		37,678		—		—		37,873		(14,955)		22,918
Rental income		—		10,516		29,226		—		39,742		—		39,742
Other revenues		99		1,692		11		—		1,802		(157)		1,645
Total revenues		128,101		91,879		29,237		—		249,217		(44,512)		204,705
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		525		24		—		27,183		27,732		48		27,780
Interest expense		22,678		4,877		5,536		26,181		59,272		(190)		59,082
General and administrative		5,067		43,711		867		1,651		51,296		174		51,470
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		322		416		759		12		1,509		—		1,509
Costs of rental operations		—		4,872		13,139		—		18,011		—		18,011
Depreciation and amortization		—		4,482		10,870		—		15,352		—		15,352
Loan loss allowance, net		2,127		—		—		—		2,127		—		2,127
Total costs and expenses		30,719		58,382		31,171		55,027		175,299		32		175,331
Income (loss) before other income (loss), income taxes and non-controlling interests		97,382		33,497		(1,934)		(55,027)		73,918		(44,544)		29,374
Other income (loss):
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs		—		—		—		—		—		47,848		47,848
Change in fair value of servicing rights		—		(14,006)		—		—		(14,006)		(277)		(14,283)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net		207		620		—		—		827		(3,613)		(2,786)
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		—		49,996		—		—		49,996		—		49,996
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		852		617		2,455		—		3,924		381		4,305
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net		10		—		—		—		10		—		10
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net		4,982		(2,590)		(4,720)		—		(2,328)		—		(2,328)
Foreign currency (loss) gain, net		(3,839)		632		(7)		—		(3,214)		—		(3,214)
OTTI		—		(198)		(513)		—		(711)		—		(711)
Other income, net		—		35		—		234		269		—		269
Total other income (loss)		2,212		35,106		(2,785)		234		34,767		44,339		79,106
Income (loss) before income taxes		99,594		68,603		(4,719)		(54,793)		108,685		(205)		108,480
Income tax provision		—		(2,667)		—		—		(2,667)		—		(2,667)
Net income (loss)		99,594		65,936		(4,719)		(54,793)		106,018		(205)		105,813
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(352)		100		—		—		(252)		205		(47)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$	99,242	$	66,036	$	(4,719)	$	(54,793)	$	105,766	$	—	$	105,766

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The table below presents our results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2015 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

			Investing								Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property						and Servicing
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		VIEs		Total
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$	116,049	$	4,549	$	—	$	—	$	120,598	$	—	$	120,598
Interest income from investment securities		18,137		40,615		—		—		58,752		(34,078)		24,674
Servicing fees		114		61,394		—		—		61,508		(28,980)		32,528
Rental income		—		2,758		7,287		—		10,045		—		10,045
Other revenues		154		4,372		—		—		4,526		(226)		4,300
Total revenues		134,454		113,688		7,287		—		255,429		(63,284)		192,145
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		364		18		—		27,614		27,996		86		28,082
Interest expense		20,148		2,793		1,713		26,034		50,688		—		50,688
General and administrative		5,901		30,187		226		2,201		38,515		178		38,693
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		935		552		2,233		(38)		3,682		—		3,682
Costs of rental operations		—		1,562		790		—		2,352		—		2,352
Depreciation and amortization		—		2,492		4,742		—		7,234		—		7,234
Loan loss allowance, net		(2,667)		—		—		—		(2,667)		—		(2,667)
Other expense		—		3		—		—		3		—		3
Total costs and expenses		24,681		37,607		9,704		55,811		127,803		264		128,067
Income (loss) before other (loss) income, income taxes and non-controlling interests		109,773		76,081		(2,417)		(55,811)		127,626		(63,548)		64,078
Other (loss) income:
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs		—		—		—		—		—		49,665		49,665
Change in fair value of servicing rights		—		(13,331)		—		—		(13,331)		9,114		(4,217)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net		(518)		(1,941)		—		—		(2,459)		5,076		2,617
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		—		19,082		—		—		19,082		—		19,082
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		818		2,652		2,436		—		5,906		(200)		5,706
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net		2,688		660		—		—		3,348		—		3,348
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net		10,693		(9,582)		1,119		—		2,230		—		2,230
Foreign currency (loss) gain, net		(18,705)		896		27		—		(17,782)		—		(17,782)
Other income, net		—		64		—		—		64		—		64
Total other (loss) income		(5,024)		(1,500)		3,582		—		(2,942)		63,655		60,713
Income (loss) before income taxes		104,749		74,581		1,165		(55,811)		124,684		107		124,791
Income tax provision		(166)		(7,509)		—		—		(7,675)		—		(7,675)
Net income (loss)		104,583		67,072		1,165		(55,811)		117,009		107		117,116
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(350)		76		—		—		(274)		(107)		(381)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$	104,233	$	67,148	$	1,165	$	(55,811)	$	116,735	$	—	$	116,735

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The table below presents our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

			Investing								Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property						and Servicing
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		VIEs		Total
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$	348,460	$	12,854	$	—	$	—	$	361,314	$	—	$	361,314
Interest income from investment securities		33,975		115,335		—		—		149,310		(95,431)		53,879
Servicing fees		560		111,145		—		—		111,705		(40,784)		70,921
Rental income		—		25,214		85,048		—		110,262		—		110,262
Other revenues		180		4,110		35		—		4,325		(511)		3,814
Total revenues		383,175		268,658		85,083		—		736,916		(136,726)		600,190
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		1,295		54		—		75,015		76,364		146		76,510
Interest expense		67,585		11,443		16,163		78,236		173,427		(190)		173,237
General and administrative		13,529		95,726		2,259		7,631		119,145		532		119,677
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		1,602		1,551		1,517		1,012		5,682		—		5,682
Costs of rental operations		—		11,595		34,923		—		46,518		—		46,518
Depreciation and amortization		—		11,263		41,922		—		53,185		—		53,185
Loan loss allowance, net		3,395		—		—		—		3,395		—		3,395
Other expense		—		100		—		—		100		—		100
Total costs and expenses		87,406		131,732		96,784		161,894		477,816		488		478,304
Income (loss) before other (loss) income, income taxes and non-controlling interests		295,769		136,926		(11,701)		(161,894)		259,100		(137,214)		121,886
Other (loss) income:
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs		—		—		—		—		—		94,388		94,388
Change in fair value of servicing rights		—		(33,710)		—		—		(33,710)		497		(33,213)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net		(37)		(43,449)		—		—		(43,486)		42,772		(714)
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		—		70,122		—		—		70,122		—		70,122
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		2,544		3,280		7,313		—		13,137		(288)		12,849
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net		165		—		—		—		165		—		165
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net		17,824		(17,780)		(6,837)		—		(6,793)		—		(6,793)
Foreign currency (loss) gain, net		(23,501)		2,962		(41)		—		(20,580)		—		(20,580)
OTTI		—		(198)		(513)		—		(711)		—		(711)
Other income, net		—		112		9,102		1,784		10,998		—		10,998
Total other (loss) income		(3,005)		(18,661)		9,024		1,784		(10,858)		137,369		126,511
Income (loss) before income taxes		292,764		118,265		(2,677)		(160,110)		248,242		155		248,397
Income tax provision		(75)		(3,392)		—		—		(3,467)		—		(3,467)
Net income (loss)		292,689		114,873		(2,677)		(160,110)		244,775		155		244,930
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(1,050)		171		—		—		(879)		(155)		(1,034)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$	291,639	$	115,044	$	(2,677)	$	(160,110)	$	243,896	$	—	$	243,896

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The table below presents our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

			Investing								Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property						and Servicing
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		VIEs		Total
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$	343,449	$	13,870	$	—	$	—	$	357,319	$	—	$	357,319
Interest income from investment securities		57,483		112,583		—		—		170,066		(93,838)		76,228
Servicing fees		296		166,691		—		—		166,987		(76,048)		90,939
Rental income		—		6,908		10,823		—		17,731		—		17,731
Other revenues		567		7,603		—		—		8,170		(733)		7,437
Total revenues		401,795		307,655		10,823		—		720,273		(170,619)		549,654
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		1,119		54		—		81,511		82,684		187		82,871
Interest expense		61,868		7,663		2,590		78,900		151,021		—		151,021
General and administrative		16,842		92,002		402		5,573		114,819		542		115,361
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		1,932		1,270		6,495		38		9,735		—		9,735
Costs of rental operations		—		4,138		1,123		—		5,261		—		5,261
Depreciation and amortization		—		10,790		6,357		—		17,147		—		17,147
Loan loss allowance, net		311		—		—		—		311		—		311
Other expense		—		378		—		—		378		—		378
Total costs and expenses		82,072		116,295		16,967		166,022		381,356		729		382,085
Income (loss) before other (loss) income, income taxes and non-controlling interests		319,723		191,360		(6,144)		(166,022)		338,917		(171,348)		167,569
Other (loss) income:
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs		—		—		—		—		—		153,399		153,399
Change in fair value of servicing rights		—		(26,587)		—		—		(26,587)		18,176		(8,411)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net		(347)		3,181		—		—		2,834		730		3,564
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		—		51,044		—		—		51,044		—		51,044
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		3,034		10,704		7,631		—		21,369		(622)		20,747
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net		2,995		17,760		—		—		20,755		—		20,755
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net		19,602		(13,315)		1,036		—		7,323		—		7,323
Foreign currency (loss) gain, net		(26,860)		(395)		20		—		(27,235)		—		(27,235)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—		—		—		(5,921)		(5,921)		—		(5,921)
Other income, net		—		105		—		14		119		—		119
Total other (loss) income		(1,576)		42,497		8,687		(5,907)		43,701		171,683		215,384
Income (loss) before income taxes		318,147		233,857		2,543		(171,929)		382,618		335		382,953
Income tax provision		(136)		(27,282)		—		—		(27,418)		—		(27,418)
Net income (loss)		318,011		206,575		2,543		(171,929)		355,200		335		355,535
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(1,030)		76		—		—		(954)		(335)		(1,289)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$	316,981	$	206,651	$	2,543	$	(171,929)	$	354,246	$	—	$	354,246

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The table below presents our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2016 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

			Investing								Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property						and Servicing
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		VIEs		Total
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	136,096	$	73,779	$	6,222	$	284,325	$	500,422	$	1,135	$	501,557
Restricted cash		26,963		16,301		8,471		—		51,735		—		51,735
Loans held-for-investment, net		5,207,092		25,139		—		—		5,232,231		—		5,232,231
Loans held-for-sale		—		347,490		—		—		347,490		—		347,490
Loans transferred as secured borrowings		100,978		—		—		—		100,978		—		100,978
Investment securities		795,882		1,029,205		—		—		1,825,087		(970,420)		854,667
Properties, net		—		225,608		1,012,271		—		1,237,879		—		1,237,879
Intangible assets		—		137,746		47,495		—		185,241		(29,849)		155,392
Investment in unconsolidated entities		30,838		41,453		120,970		—		193,261		(7,513)		185,748
Goodwill		—		140,437		—		—		140,437		—		140,437
Derivative assets		29,818		1,399		3,092		—		34,309		—		34,309
Accrued interest receivable		25,771		973		—		—		26,744		—		26,744
Other assets		6,947		89,097		32,250		2,519		130,813		(2,521)		128,292
VIE assets, at fair value		—		—		—		—		—		73,923,699		73,923,699
Total Assets	$	6,360,385	$	2,128,627	$	1,230,771	$	286,844	$	10,006,627	$	72,914,531	$	82,921,158
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	21,410	$	87,324	$	46,530	$	18,025	$	173,289	$	835	$	174,124
Related-party payable		—		279		—		23,622		23,901		—		23,901
Dividends payable		—		—		—		115,190		115,190		—		115,190
Derivative liabilities		12,002		455		296		—		12,753		—		12,753
Secured financing agreements, net		2,269,960		494,213		737,796		644,570		4,146,539		(23,700)		4,122,839
Convertible senior notes, net		—		—		—		1,339,853		1,339,853		—		1,339,853
Secured borrowings on transferred loans		102,365		—		—		—		102,365		—		102,365
VIE liabilities, at fair value		—		—		—		—		—		72,924,751		72,924,751
Total Liabilities		2,405,737		582,271		784,622		2,141,260		5,913,890		72,901,886		78,815,776
Equity:
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock		—		—		—		2,430		2,430		—		2,430
Additional paid-in capital		1,814,902		1,205,686		438,512		771,477		4,230,577		—		4,230,577
Treasury stock		—		—		—		(92,104)		(92,104)		—		(92,104)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		45,762		(7,696)		2,182		—		40,248		—		40,248
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		2,082,734		335,727		5,455		(2,536,219)		(112,303)		—		(112,303)
Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity		3,943,398		1,533,717		446,149		(1,854,416)		4,068,848		—		4,068,848
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries		11,250		12,639		—		—		23,889		12,645		36,534
Total Equity		3,954,648		1,546,356		446,149		(1,854,416)		4,092,737		12,645		4,105,382
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	6,360,385	$	2,128,627	$	1,230,771	$	286,844	$	10,006,627	$	72,914,531	$	82,921,158

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The table below presents our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

			Investing								Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property						and Servicing
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		VIEs		Total
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	83,836	$	62,649	$	2,944	$	218,408	$	367,837	$	978	$	368,815
Restricted cash		9,775		8,826		4,468		—		23,069		—		23,069
Loans held-for-investment, net		5,973,079		—		—		—		5,973,079		—		5,973,079
Loans held-for-sale		—		203,865		—		—		203,865		—		203,865
Loans transferred as secured borrowings		86,573		—		—		—		86,573		—		86,573
Investment securities		511,966		1,038,200		—		—		1,550,166		(825,219)		724,947
Properties, net		—		150,497		768,728		—		919,225		—		919,225
Intangible assets		—		152,278		61,121		—		213,399		(11,829)		201,570
Investment in unconsolidated entities		30,827		53,145		122,454		—		206,426		(7,225)		199,201
Goodwill		—		140,437		—		—		140,437		—		140,437
Derivative assets		33,412		2,087		9,592		—		45,091		—		45,091
Accrued interest receivable		34,028		286		—		—		34,314		—		34,314
Other assets		7,938		71,505		23,657		1,436		104,536		(2,057)		102,479
VIE assets, at fair value		—		—		—		—		—		76,675,689		76,675,689
Total Assets	$	6,771,434	$	1,883,775	$	992,964	$	219,844	$	9,868,017	$	75,830,337	$	85,698,354
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	18,822	$	90,399	$	25,427	$	21,468	$	156,116	$	689	$	156,805
Related-party payable		—		423		—		40,532		40,955		—		40,955
Dividends payable		—		—		—		114,947		114,947		—		114,947
Derivative liabilities		5,190		6		—		—		5,196		—		5,196
Secured financing agreements, net		2,341,897		422,260		568,738		647,804		3,980,699		—		3,980,699
Convertible senior notes, net		—		—		—		1,323,795		1,323,795		—		1,323,795
Secured borrowings on transferred loans		88,000		—		—		—		88,000		—		88,000
VIE liabilities, at fair value		—		—		—		—		—		75,817,014		75,817,014
Total Liabilities		2,453,909		513,088		594,165		2,148,546		5,709,708		75,817,703		81,527,411
Equity:
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock		—		—		—		2,410		2,410		—		2,410
Additional paid-in capital		2,477,987		1,146,926		394,465		173,466		4,192,844		—		4,192,844
Treasury stock		—		—		—		(72,381)		(72,381)		—		(72,381)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		37,242		(3,714)		(3,799)		—		29,729		—		29,729
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		1,790,705		221,073		8,133		(2,032,197)		(12,286)		—		(12,286)
Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity		4,305,934		1,364,285		398,799		(1,928,702)		4,140,316		—		4,140,316
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries		11,591		6,402		—		—		17,993		12,634		30,627
Total Equity		4,317,525		1,370,687		398,799		(1,928,702)		4,158,309		12,634		4,170,943
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	6,771,434	$	1,883,775	$	992,964	$	219,844	$	9,868,017	$	75,830,337	$	85,698,354

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23. Subsequent Events

Our significant events subsequent to September 30, 2016 were as follows:

Medical Office Portfolio

On October 4, 2016 we funded a $40.0 million deposit associated with the acquisition of the Medical Office Portfolio.  See further discussion in Note 3.

European Real Estate Loan Servicing

On October 31, 2016, we entered into a definitive agreement with an affiliate of Situs Group LLC (“Situs”) to contribute the equity in the subsidiary which houses our European real estate loan servicing and advisory business to Situs in exchange for a minority equity interest in the combined entity.

Dividend Declaration

On November 2, 2016, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.48 per share for the fourth quarter of 2016, which is payable on January 13, 2017 to common stockholders of record as of December 30, 2016.

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Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” should be read in conjunction with the information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 (the “Form 10-K”). This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.  See “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” at the beginning of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Overview

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (“STWD” and together with its subsidiaries, “we” or the “Company”) is a Maryland corporation that commenced operations in August 2009, upon the completion of our initial public offering (“IPO”). We are focused primarily on originating, acquiring, financing and managing commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate debt investments, commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), and other commercial real estate investments in both the U.S. and Europe. We refer to the following as our target assets: commercial real estate mortgage loans, preferred equity interests, CMBS and other commercial real estate-related debt investments. Our target assets may also include residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”), certain residential mortgage loans, distressed or non-performing commercial loans, commercial properties subject to net leases and equity interests in commercial real estate. As market conditions change over time, we may adjust our strategy to take advantage of changes in interest rates and credit spreads as well as economic and credit conditions.

We have three reportable business segments as of September 30, 2016:

· Real estate lending (the “Lending Segment”)— engages primarily in originating, acquiring, financing and managing commercial first mortgages, subordinated mortgages, mezzanine loans, preferred equity, CMBS, RMBS and other real estate and real estate-related debt investments in both the U.S. and Europe that are held for investment.

· Real estate investing and servicing (the “Investing and Servicing Segment”)—includes (i) servicing businesses in both the U.S. and Europe that manage and work out problem assets, (ii) an investment business that selectively acquires and manages unrated, investment grade and non-investment grade rated CMBS, including subordinated interests of securitization and resecuritization transactions, (iii) a mortgage loan business which originates conduit loans for the primary purpose of selling these loans into securitization transactions, and (iv) an investment business that selectively acquires commercial real estate assets, including properties acquired from CMBS trusts. This segment excludes the consolidation of securitization variable interest entities (“VIEs”).

· Real estate property (the “Property Segment”)—engages primarily in acquiring and managing equity interests in stabilized commercial real estate properties, including multi-family properties, that are held for investment.

Refer to Note 1 of our condensed consolidated financial statements included herein (the “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”) for further discussion of our business and organization.

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Developments During the Third Quarter of 2016

· In September 2016, we entered into an agreement to acquire a stabilized portfolio of 38 medical office buildings which are geographically dispersed throughout the U.S. and primarily affiliated with major hospitals or located on or adjacent to a major hospital campus (the “Medical Office Portfolio”).  The aggregate purchase price for the Medical Office Portfolio, which collectively comprises approximately 2.2 million square feet, is approximately $837.9 million. The Medical Office Portfolio, which is primarily net leased to investment-grade health systems and major physician-owned medical groups, is 95% occupied and carries a weighted average remaining lease term of 7.0 years. The acquisition is expected to close in December 2016, subject to customary closing conditions.  In October 2016, we funded a $40.0 million deposit associated with this acquisition.

· The Lending Segment originated or acquired the following loans during the quarter:

o $157.0 million first mortgage loan for a co-op conversion project located in New York, New York of which the Company funded $155.5 million.  We also own a mezzanine loan on the project with a carrying value of $59.8 million as of September 30, 2016.

o $150.0 million first mortgage and mezzanine loan for the refinancing of a three-tower office complex located in Lowell, Massachusetts, of which the Company funded $86.7 million.

o $130.0 million first mortgage loan secured by four hotels located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New Orleans, Louisiana; Tempe, Arizona and Tampa, Florida, which was fully funded upon acquisition.

o $54.2 million first mortgage and mezzanine loan for the acquisition of three office properties located in Irving, Texas, of which the Company funded $38.7 million.

o $48.0 million first mortgage loan for the acquisition of a four-building office complex located in Southfield, Michigan, of which the Company funded $32.9 million.

· Funded $132.2 million of previously originated loan commitments.

· Received proceeds of $1.1 billion from maturities, sales and principal repayments on loans held-for-investment.

· Added conduit loans of $709.0 million and received proceeds of $648.2 million from sales of conduit loans.

· Purchased $25.6 million and $8.9 million of CMBS and RMBS, respectively, including $24.7 million of new issue B-pieces.

· Named special servicer on three new issue CMBS deals, for which we retained the related B-piece, with a total unpaid principal balance of $2.2 billion at issuance.

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Developments During the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

· Entered into an agreement to acquire the Medical Office Portfolio.  Refer to the “Developments During the Third Quarter of 2016” section for further discussion.

· The Lending Segment originated or acquired the following loans or CMBS during the period:

o $330.0 million first mortgage and mezzanine loan for the development of an 856-unit luxury multi-family project located in Brooklyn, New York, of which the Company funded $28.1 million.

o $216.0 million portfolio of three first mortgage loans secured by 25 office properties located in Long Island, New York and a two-building office complex located in San Jose, California, of which the Company funded $212.5 million. 

o €165.4 million investment in one first mortgage loan and one first mortgage loan portfolio, each of which had been securitized into single-borrower securitizations by the seller. The €98.9 million first mortgage loan is secured by a shopping center in the metropolitan area of Lisbon, Portugal.  The €66.5 million first mortgage loan portfolio is secured by five food-related retail properties across Portugal, with four of the assets located in the Greater Lisbon metropolitan area.

o $183.0 million first mortgage and mezzanine loan for the refinancing and renovation of a four-tower luxury multi-family complex located in the Greater Philadelphia area, of which the Company funded $146.2 million.

o $162.0 million first mortgage and mezzanine loan for the acquisition and renovation of a 10-building office and warehouse complex located in Brooklyn, New York, of which the Company funded $81.3 million.

o $157.0 million first mortgage loan for a co-op conversion project located in New York, New York of which the Company funded $155.5 million.  We also own a mezzanine loan on the project with a carrying value of $59.8 million as of September 30, 2016.

· Funded $418.3 million of previously originated loan commitments.

· Received proceeds of $2.4 billion from maturities, sales and principal repayments on loans held-for-investment.

· Added conduit loans of $1.2 billion and received proceeds of $1.1 billion from sales of conduit loans.

· Purchased $146.8 million and $97.2 million of CMBS and RMBS, respectively, including $64.2 million of new issue B-pieces.

· Named special servicer on five new issue CMBS deals, for which we retained the related B-piece, with a total unpaid principal balance of $3.7 billion at issuance.

· Acquired the final 14 of the 32 affordable housing communities which comprise our “Woodstar Portfolio.”  These 14 properties include 3,710 units, total assets of $276.3 million and assumed liabilities of $170.4 million, which include federal, state and county sponsored financing and other assumed debt.

· Acquired commercial real estate from CMBS trusts for a gross purchase price of $87.2 million.

· Repurchased 1,052,889 shares of common stock at a total cost of $19.7 million.

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Subsequent Events

Refer to Note 23 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for disclosure regarding significant transactions that occurred subsequent to September 30, 2016.

Results of Operations

The discussion below is based on accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and therefore reflects the elimination of certain key financial statement line items related to the consolidation of securitization variable interest entities (“VIEs”), particularly within revenues and other income, as discussed in Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. For a discussion of our results of operations excluding the impact of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810 as it relates to the consolidation of securitization VIEs, refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section herein.

The following table compares our summarized results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended						For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2016		2015		$ Change		2016		2015		$ Change
Revenues:
Lending Segment	$	128,101	$	134,454	$	(6,353)	$	383,175	$	401,795	$	(18,620)
Investing and Servicing Segment		91,879		113,688		(21,809)		268,658		307,655		(38,997)
Property Segment		29,237		7,287		21,950		85,083		10,823		74,260
Investing and Servicing VIEs		(44,512)		(63,284)		18,772		(136,726)		(170,619)		33,893
		204,705		192,145		12,560		600,190		549,654		50,536
Costs and expenses:
Lending Segment		30,719		24,681		6,038		87,406		82,072		5,334
Investing and Servicing Segment		58,382		37,607		20,775		131,732		116,295		15,437
Property Segment		31,171		9,704		21,467		96,784		16,967		79,817
Corporate		55,027		55,811		(784)		161,894		166,022		(4,128)
Investing and Servicing VIEs		32		264		(232)		488		729		(241)
		175,331		128,067		47,264		478,304		382,085		96,219
Other income (loss):
Lending Segment		2,212		(5,024)		7,236		(3,005)		(1,576)		(1,429)
Investing and Servicing Segment		35,106		(1,500)		36,606		(18,661)		42,497		(61,158)
Property Segment		(2,785)		3,582		(6,367)		9,024		8,687		337
Corporate		234		—		234		1,784		(5,907)		7,691
Investing and Servicing VIEs		44,339		63,655		(19,316)		137,369		171,683		(34,314)
		79,106		60,713		18,393		126,511		215,384		(88,873)
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Lending Segment		99,594		104,749		(5,155)		292,764		318,147		(25,383)
Investing and Servicing Segment		68,603		74,581		(5,978)		118,265		233,857		(115,592)
Property Segment		(4,719)		1,165		(5,884)		(2,677)		2,543		(5,220)
Corporate		(54,793)		(55,811)		1,018		(160,110)		(171,929)		11,819
Investing and Servicing VIEs		(205)		107		(312)		155		335		(180)
		108,480		124,791		(16,311)		248,397		382,953		(134,556)
Income tax provision		(2,667)		(7,675)		5,008		(3,467)		(27,418)		23,951
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		(47)		(381)		334		(1,034)		(1,289)		255
Net income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$	105,766	$	116,735	$	(10,969)	$	243,896	$	354,246	$	(110,350)

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

Lending Segment

Revenues

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, revenues of our Lending Segment decreased $6.4 million to $128.1 million, compared to $134.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. This decrease was primarily due to (i) a $4.8 million decrease in interest income from investment securities principally due to the absence of a $5.3 million CMBS prepayment fee recognized in the third quarter of 2015 and (ii) a $1.5 million decrease in interest income from loans principally reflecting a net decrease in loan investments of our Lending Segment between September 30, 2015 and 2016, the effect of which was partially offset by higher loan fee income from increased levels of loan prepayments during the third quarter of 2016.

Costs and Expenses

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, costs and expenses of our Lending Segment increased $6.0 million to $30.7 million, compared to $24.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. This increase was primarily due to a $4.8 million increase in our loan loss allowance and a $2.5 million increase in interest expense associated with the various secured financing facilities used to fund a portion of our investment portfolio.  

Net Interest Income (amounts in thousands)

	For the Three Months Ended
	September 30,
	2016		2015		Change
Interest income from loans	$	114,506	$	116,049	$	(1,543)
Interest income from investment securities		13,301		18,137		(4,836)
Interest expense		(22,678)		(20,148)		(2,530)
Net interest income	$	105,129	$	114,038	$	(8,909)

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, net interest income of our Lending Segment decreased $8.9 million to $105.1 million, compared to $114.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015.  This decrease reflects the net decrease in interest income explained in the Revenues discussion above and the increase in interest expense on our secured financing facilities. 

During the three months ended September 30, 2016, the weighted average unlevered and levered yields on the Lending Segment’s loans and investment securities were 7.4% and 10.1%, respectively, excluding the impact of bridge financing. During the three months ended September 30, 2015, the weighted average unlevered and levered yields on the Lending Segment’s loans and investment securities were 7.7% and 10.2%, respectively, excluding the impact of bridge financing. The slight decrease in the weighted average unlevered and levered yields is primarily due to a gradual decline of interest rate spreads over the last twelve months.

During the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Lending Segment’s weighted average secured borrowing rates, inclusive of interest rate hedging costs and the amortization of deferred financing fees, were 3.4% and 3.1%, respectively, and 3.3% and 3.0%, respectively, excluding the impact of bridge financing. The increases in the Lending Segment’s weighted average secured borrowing rates are primarily due to increases in LIBOR.

Other Income (Loss)

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, other income (loss) of our Lending Segment increased $7.2 million to income of $2.2 million, compared to a loss of $5.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. The increase was primarily due to a $14.8 million decrease in foreign currency loss, partially offset by decreases of $5.7 million in gain on derivatives and $1.9 million in net gains from other investments.  The decrease in gain on derivatives reflects a $12.2 million decreased gain on foreign currency hedges, partially offset by a $6.5 million favorable change in

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interest rate swaps.  The foreign currency hedges are used to fix the U.S. dollar amounts of cash flows (both interest and principal payments) we expect to receive from our foreign currency denominated loans and CMBS investments.  The gains on those hedges reflect the overall strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the pound sterling (“GBP”).  The interest rate swaps are used primarily to fix our interest rate payments on certain variable rate borrowings which fund fixed rate investments. 

Investing and Servicing Segment and VIEs

Revenues

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, revenues of our Investing and Servicing Segment decreased $3.0 million to $47.4 million after consolidated VIE eliminations of $44.5 million, compared to $50.4 million after consolidated VIE eliminations of $63.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. The VIE eliminations are merely a function of the number of CMBS trusts consolidated in any given period, and as such, are not a meaningful indicator of the operating results for this segment.  The decrease in revenues in the third quarter of 2016 was primarily due to decreases of $9.7 million in servicing fees, $2.6 million in other fee revenue and $0.7 million in interest income from CMBS investments, partially offset by a $7.8 million increase in rental income on our expanded REO Portfolio (see Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) and a $2.2 million increase in interest income on loans held-for-sale. The $0.7 million decrease in CMBS interest income reflects a $4.6 million decrease in VIE eliminations related to the CMBS trusts we consolidate.  Excluding the effect of these eliminations, CMBS interest income decreased by $5.3 million, reflecting a lower level of CMBS interest recoveries due to fewer asset liquidations by CMBS trusts, partially offset by the effect of a $101.9 million net increase in this segment’s CMBS investments between September 30, 2015 and 2016.

Costs and Expenses

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, costs and expenses of our Investing and Servicing Segment increased $20.5 million to $58.4 million, compared to $37.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, inclusive of VIE eliminations which were nominal for both periods. The increase in costs and expenses was primarily due to increases of $13.5 million in general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses, $3.3 million in costs of rental operations, $2.0 million in depreciation and amortization and $1.9 million in interest expense on secured financings for CMBS and the REO Portfolio.  The significant increase in G&A expenses was principally due to increases in costs associated with our conduit loan securitization business. 

Other Income

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, other income of our Investing and Servicing Segment increased $17.3 million to $79.5 million including additive net VIE eliminations of $44.3 million, from $62.2 million including additive net VIE eliminations of $63.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015.  The increase in other income in the third quarter of 2016 compared to the third quarter of 2015 was primarily due to (i) a $30.9 million greater increase in fair value of loans held-for-sale and (ii) a $7.0 million lower loss on derivatives which principally hedge our interest rate risk on those loans, partially offset by (iii) a $10.1 million greater reduction in fair value of servicing rights which reflects the expected amortization of this deteriorating asset net of increases in fair value due to the attainment of new servicing contracts, (iv) a $6.1 million unfavorable change in fair value of CMBS securities and (v) a $1.8 million decrease in the change in value of net assets related to consolidated VIEs. The change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs reflects amounts associated with the Investing and Servicing Segment’s variable interests in CMBS trusts it consolidates, including special servicing fees, interest income, and changes in fair value of CMBS and servicing rights. As noted above, this number is merely a function of the number of CMBS trusts consolidated in any given period, and as such, is not a meaningful indicator of the operating results for this segment. Before VIE eliminations, there was an increase in fair value of CMBS securities of $0.6 million and a decrease of $1.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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Income Tax Provision

Historically, our consolidated income tax provision principally relates to the taxable nature of the Investing and Servicing Segment’s loan servicing and loan conduit businesses which are housed in TRSs.  Our tax provision for the three months ended September 30, 2016, as well as the overall effective tax rate, is lower than for the three months ended September 30, 2015 primarily due to a decrease in the taxable income of our TRSs.

Property Segment

Revenues

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, revenues of our Property Segment increased $21.9 million to $29.2 million, compared to $7.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015.  The increase in revenues in the third quarter of 2016 was primarily due to increases in rental income of $21.5 million from our Woodstar Portfolio, which we acquired after September 30, 2015, and $0.4 million from our Ireland Portfolio, both of which are described in Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Costs and Expenses

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, costs and expenses of our Property Segment increased $21.5 million to $31.2 million, compared to $9.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. The increase in costs and expenses was primarily due to increases of $6.1 million in depreciation and amortization, $12.3 million in other rental related costs and $3.8 million in interest expense on the secured financing for the Woodstar and Ireland Portfolios, partially offset by a $1.5 million decrease in acquisition and investment pursuit costs.

Other Income (Loss)

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, other income (loss) of our Property Segment decreased $6.4 million to a loss of $2.8 million, compared to income of $3.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. The decrease in other income (loss) was primarily due to a $6.7 million unfavorable change in gain (loss) on foreign currency derivatives that economically hedge our Euro currency exposure with respect to the Ireland Portfolio.

Corporate

Costs and Expenses

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, corporate expenses decreased $0.8 million to $55.0 million, compared to $55.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. The decrease was primarily due to decreases of $0.4 million in management fees and $0.4 million in other corporate expenses. 

Other Income

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, corporate other income was $0.2 million, compared to no other income (loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2015.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

Lending Segment

Revenues

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, revenues of our Lending Segment decreased $18.6 million to $383.2 million, compared to $401.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. This decrease was primarily due to (i) a $23.5 million decrease in interest income from investment securities principally due to maturities during 2015 of two preferred equity interests we held in companies that own commercial real estate, the absence of $5.4 million

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of income realized upon the collection of a RMBS in the first quarter of 2015 and the absence of a $5.3 million CMBS prepayment fee recognized in the third quarter of 2015, partially offset by (ii) a $5.0 million increase in interest income from loans principally due to higher loan fee income from increased levels of loan prepayments in the 2016 period.

Costs and Expenses

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, costs and expenses of our Lending Segment increased $5.3 million to $87.4 million, compared to $82.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. This increase was primarily due to a $5.7 million increase in interest expense associated with the various secured financing facilities used to fund a portion of our investment portfolio and a $3.1 million increase in our loan loss allowance, partially offset by a $3.3 million decrease in G&A expenses primarily due to lower compensation costs.

Net Interest Income (amounts in thousands)

	For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2016		2015		Change
Interest income from loans	$	348,460	$	343,449	$	5,011
Interest income from investment securities		33,975		57,483		(23,508)
Interest expense		(67,585)		(61,868)		(5,717)
Net interest income	$	314,850	$	339,064	$	(24,214)

   For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, net interest income of our Lending Segment decreased $24.2 million to $314.9 million, compared to $339.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.  This decrease reflects the net decrease in interest income explained in the Revenues discussion above and the increase in interest expense on our secured financing facilities.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the weighted average unlevered and levered yields on the Lending Segment’s loans and investment securities were 7.9% and 10.4%, respectively, excluding the impact of bridge financing. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the weighted average unlevered and levered yields on the Lending Segment’s loans and investment securities were 8.0% and 10.4%, respectively, excluding the impact of bridge financing. The slight decrease in the weighted average unlevered yields is primarily due to a gradual decline of interest rate spreads over the last twelve months.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Lending Segment’s weighted average secured borrowing rates, inclusive of interest rate hedging costs and the amortization of deferred financing fees, were 3.4% and 3.2%, respectively, and 3.2% and 2.9%, respectively, excluding the impact of bridge financing. The increases in the Lending Segment’s weighted average secured borrowing rates are primarily due to increases in LIBOR.

Other Loss

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, other loss of our Lending Segment increased $1.4 million to a loss of $3.0 million, compared to a loss of $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The increased loss was primarily due to decreases of $3.0 million in net gains from other investments and $1.8 million in derivative gains, partially offset by a $3.4 million decrease in foreign currency loss.  The $1.8 million decrease in derivative gains reflects a $2.7 million increased loss on interest rate swaps, partially offset by a $0.9 million increased gain on foreign currency hedges.  The interest rate swaps are used primarily to fix our interest rate payments on certain variable rate borrowings which fund fixed rate investments.  The foreign currency hedges are used to fix the U.S. dollar amounts of cash flows (both interest and principal payments) we expect to receive from our foreign currency denominated loans and CMBS investments.  The gains on those hedges reflect the overall strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the GBP.

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Investing and Servicing Segment and VIEs

Revenues

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, revenues of our Investing and Servicing Segment decreased $5.1 million to $131.9 million after consolidated VIE eliminations of $136.7 million, compared to $137.0 million after consolidated VIE eliminations of $170.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The VIE eliminations are merely a function of the number of CMBS trusts consolidated in any given period, and as such, are not a meaningful indicator of the operating results for this segment.  The decrease in revenues in the nine months of 2016 was primarily due to decreases of $20.3 million in servicing fees, $3.3 million in other fee income and $1.0 million in interest income on loans, partially offset by increases of $18.3 million in rental income on our expanded REO Portfolio (see Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) and $1.2 million in interest income from CMBS investments.  The $1.2 million increase in CMBS interest income reflects a $1.6 million increase in VIE eliminations related to the CMBS trusts we consolidate.  Excluding the effect of these eliminations, CMBS interest income increased by $2.8 million, reflecting a $101.9 million net increase in this segment’s CMBS investments between September 30, 2015 and 2016, partially offset by a lower level of CMBS interest recoveries.

Costs and Expenses

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, costs and expenses of our Investing and Servicing Segment increased $15.2 million to $132.2 million, compared to $117.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, inclusive of VIE eliminations which were nominal for both periods. The increase in costs and expenses was primarily due to increases of $7.5 million in costs of rental operations, $3.7 million in G&A expenses and $3.6 million in interest expense on secured financings for CMBS and the REO Portfolio. 

Other Income

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, other income of our Investing and Servicing Segment decreased $95.5 million to $118.7  million including additive net VIE eliminations of $137.4 million, from $214.2 million including additive net VIE eliminations of $171.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.  The decrease in other income in the nine months of 2016 compared to 2015 was primarily due to (i) a decrease of $59.0 million in the change in value of net assets related to consolidated VIEs, (ii) a $24.8 million greater reduction in fair value of servicing rights which reflects the expected amortization of this deteriorating asset net of increases in fair value due to the attainment of new servicing contracts, (iii) the absence of a $17.1 million gain on sale of a commercial real estate asset realized in the first quarter of 2015, (iv) a $7.1 million decrease in earnings from unconsolidated entities and (v) a $4.6 million unfavorable change in fair value of CMBS securities, all partially offset by a $19.1 million greater increase in fair value of loans held-for-sale. The change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs reflects amounts associated with the Investing and Servicing Segment’s variable interests in CMBS trusts it consolidates, including special servicing fees, interest income, and changes in fair value of CMBS and servicing rights. As noted above, this number is merely a function of the number of CMBS trusts consolidated in any given period, and as such, is not a meaningful indicator of the operating results for this segment.  Before VIE eliminations, there was a decrease in fair value of CMBS securities of $43.4 million and an increase of $3.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Income Tax Provision

Historically, our consolidated income tax provision principally relates to the taxable nature of the Investing and Servicing Segment’s loan servicing and loan conduit businesses which are housed in TRSs.  Our tax provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, as well as the overall effective tax rate, is lower than for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 primarily due to a decrease in the taxable income of our TRSs.

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Property Segment

Revenues

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, revenues of our Property Segment increased $74.3 million to $85.1 million, compared to $10.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The increase in revenues in the nine months of 2016 was primarily due to increases in rental income of $61.1 million from our Woodstar Portfolio and $13.2 million from our Ireland Portfolio, both of which are described in Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Costs and Expenses

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, costs and expenses of our Property Segment increased $79.8 million to $96.8 million, compared to $17.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The increase in costs and expenses was primarily due to increases of $35.6 million in depreciation and amortization, $33.8 million in other rental related costs and $13.6 million in interest expense on the secured financing for the Woodstar and Ireland Portfolios, partially offset by a $5.0 million decrease in acquisition and investment pursuit costs.

Other Income

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, other income of our Property Segment increased $0.3 million to $9.0 million, compared to $8.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The increase in other income was primarily due to the recognition of an $8.4 million bargain purchase gain on the final two properties we purchased for the Woodstar Portfolio during the second quarter of 2016, partially offset by an unfavorable change of $7.9 million in gain (loss) on foreign currency derivatives that economically hedge our Euro currency exposure with respect to the Ireland Portfolio.

Corporate

Costs and Expenses

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, corporate expenses decreased $4.1 million to $161.9 million, compared to $166.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The decrease was primarily due to a $6.5 million decrease in management fees partially offset by a $2.4 million increase in other corporate expenses, including acquisition and investment pursuit costs. 

Other Income (Loss)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, corporate other income (loss) increased $7.7 million to income of $1.8 million, compared to a loss of $5.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.  Corporate other income for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 principally represents a reimbursement received related to a partnership guarantee arrangement.  Corporate other loss of $5.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 represents a loss on the repurchase of $118.6 million of our convertible senior notes due 2019.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Core Earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure. We calculate Core Earnings as GAAP net income (loss) excluding the following:

(i) non-cash equity compensation expense;

(ii) incentive fees due under our management agreement;

(iii) depreciation and amortization of real estate and associated intangibles;

(iv) losses on extinguishment of debt;

(v) acquisition costs associated with successful acquisitions (effective July 1, 2015); and

(vi) any unrealized gains, losses or other non-cash items recorded in net income for the period, regardless of whether such items are included in other comprehensive income or loss, or in net income.

We believe that Core Earnings provides an additional measure of our core operating performance by eliminating the impact of certain non-cash expenses and facilitating a comparison of our financial results to those of other comparable REITs with fewer or no non-cash adjustments and comparison of our own operating results from period to period. Our management uses Core Earnings in this way, and also uses Core Earnings to compute the incentive fee due under our management agreement. The Company believes that its investors also use Core Earnings or a comparable supplemental performance measure to evaluate and compare the performance of the Company and its peers, and as such, the Company believes that the disclosure of Core Earnings is useful to (and expected by) its investors.

However, the Company cautions that Core Earnings does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP), or an indication of our cash flows from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP), a measure of our liquidity, or an indication of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions. In addition, our methodology for calculating Core Earnings may differ from the methodologies employed by other REITs to calculate the same or similar supplemental performance measures, and accordingly, our reported Core Earnings may not be comparable to the Core Earnings reported by other REITs.

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In assessing the appropriate weighted average diluted share count to apply to Core Earnings for purposes of determining Core Earnings per share (“EPS”), management considered the following attributes of our current GAAP diluted share methodology: (i) our unvested stock awards representing participating securities were determined to be anti-dilutive and were thus excluded from the denominator of the EPS calculation; and (ii) the portion of the convertible senior notes that are “in-the-money” (referred to as the “conversion spread value”), representing the value that would be delivered to investors in shares upon an assumed conversion, is included in the denominator.  Because compensation expense related to unvested stock awards is added back for Core Earnings purposes pursuant to the definition above, there is no dilution to Core Earnings resulting from the associated expense recognition.  As a result, for purposes of determining Core EPS, our GAAP EPS methodology was adjusted to include (instead of exclude) such unvested awards. Further, conversion of the convertible senior notes is an event that is contingent upon numerous factors, none of which are in our control, and is an event that may or may not occur.  Consistent with the treatment of other unrealized adjustments to Core Earnings, our GAAP EPS methodology was adjusted to exclude (instead of include) the conversion spread value in determining Core EPS until a conversion actually occurs. The following table presents our diluted weighted average shares used in our GAAP EPS calculation reconciled to our diluted weighted average shares used in our Core EPS calculation (amounts in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended		For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2016	2015	2016	2015
Diluted weighted average shares - GAAP	241,091	237,925	240,982	232,323
Add: Unvested stock awards	1,419	2,500	1,644	2,271
Less: Conversion spread value	(3,445)	—	(3,766)	—
Diluted weighted average shares - Core	239,065	240,425	238,860	234,594

The definition of Core Earnings allows management to make adjustments, subject to the approval of a majority of our independent directors, in situations where such adjustments are considered appropriate in order for Core Earnings to be calculated in a manner consistent with its definition and objective. No adjustments to the definition of Core Earnings occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

The following table summarizes our quarterly Core Earnings per weighted average diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015:

	Core Earnings For the Three-Month Periods Ended
	March 31		June 30		September 30
2016	$	0.50	$	0.50	$	0.59
2015		0.55		0.53		0.56

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

The following table presents our summarized results of operations and reconciliation to Core Earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2016, by business segment (amounts in thousands, except per share data):

			Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Total
Revenues	$	128,101	$	91,879	$	29,237	$	—	$	249,217
Costs and expenses		(30,719)		(58,382)		(31,171)		(55,027)		(175,299)
Other income (loss)		2,212		35,106		(2,785)		234		34,767
Income (loss) before income taxes		99,594		68,603		(4,719)		(54,793)		108,685
Income tax provision		—		(2,667)		—		—		(2,667)
(Income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(352)		100		—		—		(252)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.		99,242		66,036		(4,719)		(54,793)		105,766
Add / (Deduct):
Non-cash equity compensation expense		824		1,298		27		5,986		8,135
Management incentive fee		—		—		—		6,303		6,303
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		—		89		727		12		828
Depreciation and amortization		—		3,791		10,908		—		14,699
Loan loss allowance, net		2,127		—		—		—		2,127
Interest income adjustment for securities		(236)		3,874		—		—		3,638
Other non-cash items		—		230		(108)		—		122
Reversal of unrealized (gains) / losses on:
Loans held-for-sale		—		(49,996)		—		—		(49,996)
Securities		(207)		(620)		—		—		(827)
Derivatives		(5,624)		1,932		4,720		—		1,028
Foreign currency		3,839		(632)		7		—		3,214
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		(852)		(617)		(2,455)		—		(3,924)
Recognition of realized gains / (losses) on:
Loans held-for-sale		—		52,919		—		—		52,919
Securities		—		(3,259)		—		—		(3,259)
Derivatives		7,436		(6,042)		44		—		1,438
Foreign currency		(6,145)		632		(7)		—		(5,520)
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		852		1,100		2,487		—		4,439
Core Earnings (Loss)	$	101,256	$	70,735	$	11,631	$	(42,492)	$	141,130
Core Earnings (Loss) per Weighted Average Diluted Share	$	0.42	$	0.30	$	0.05	$	(0.18)	$	0.59

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The following table presents our summarized results of operations and reconciliation to Core Earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2015, by business segment (amounts in thousands, except per share data):

			Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Total
Revenues	$	134,454	$	113,688	$	7,287	$	—	$	255,429
Costs and expenses		(24,681)		(37,607)		(9,704)		(55,811)		(127,803)
Other (loss) income		(5,024)		(1,500)		3,582		—		(2,942)
Income (loss) before income taxes		104,749		74,581		1,165		(55,811)		124,684
Income tax provision		(166)		(7,509)		—		—		(7,675)
(Income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(350)		76		—		—		(274)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.		104,233		67,148		1,165		(55,811)		116,735
Add / (Deduct):
Non-cash equity compensation expense		676		850		—		7,106		8,632
Management incentive fee		—		—		—		5,359		5,359
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		—		—		1,465		—		1,465
Depreciation and amortization		—		1,099		4,658		—		5,757
Loan loss allowance, net		(2,667)		—		—		—		(2,667)
Interest income adjustment for securities		(290)		2,618		—		—		2,328
Reversal of unrealized (gains) / losses on:
Loans held-for-sale		—		(19,082)		—		—		(19,082)
Securities		518		1,941		—		—		2,459
Derivatives		(11,482)		8,618		(1,119)		—		(3,983)
Foreign currency		18,707		(896)		(27)		—		17,784
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		—		(2,652)		—		—		(2,652)
Recognition of realized gains / (losses) on:
Loans held-for-sale		—		11,573		—		—		11,573
Securities		—		(6,669)		—		—		(6,669)
Derivatives		4,339		(2,281)		—		—		2,058
Foreign currency		(6,203)		896		27		—		(5,280)
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		—		1,611		—		—		1,611
Core Earnings (Loss)	$	107,831	$	64,774	$	6,169	$	(43,346)	$	135,428
Core Earnings (Loss) per Weighted Average Diluted Share	$	0.44	$	0.27	$	0.03	$	(0.18)	$	0.56

Lending Segment

The Lending Segment’s Core Earnings decreased by $6.5 million, from $107.8 million during the third quarter of 2015 to $101.3 million in the third quarter of 2016. After making adjustments for the calculation of Core Earnings, revenues were $127.9 million, costs and expenses were $27.8 million and other income was $1.5 million.

Core revenues, consisting principally of interest income on loans, decreased by $6.3 million in the third quarter of 2016 primarily due to (i) a $4.8 million decrease in interest income from investment securities principally due to the absence of a $5.3 million CMBS prepayment fee in the third quarter of 2015 and (ii) a $1.5 million decrease in interest income from loans principally reflecting a net decrease in loan investments of our Lending Segment between September 30, 2015 and 2016, the effect of which was partially offset by higher loan fee income from increased levels of loan prepayments during the third quarter of 2016.

Core costs and expenses increased by $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2016 primarily due to a $2.5 million increase in interest expense associated with the various secured financing facilities used to fund a portion of our investment portfolio, partially offset by a $1.0 million decrease in G&A expenses reflecting lower compensation costs and a $0.6 million decrease in investment pursuit costs.    

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Core other income increased by $0.7 million, principally due to increased gain on foreign currency derivatives partially offset by decreased gains on sale of loan investments.

Investing and Servicing Segment

The Investing and Servicing Segment’s Core Earnings increased by $5.9 million, from $64.8 million during the third quarter of 2015 to $70.7 million in the third quarter of 2016.  After making adjustments for the calculation of Core Earnings, revenues were $95.9 million, costs and expenses were $53.3 million, other income was $30.7 million and income taxes were $2.7 million.

Core revenues decreased by $20.5 million in the third quarter of 2016, primarily due to decreases of $23.7 million in servicing fees and $4.1 million in interest income from our CMBS portfolio, partially offset by a $7.8 million increase in rental income on our expanded REO Portfolio. 

Core costs and expenses increased by $17.6 million in the third quarter of 2016, primarily due to increases of $13.2 million in G&A expenses, $3.3 million in costs of rental operations and $2.1 million in interest expense on secured financings for CMBS and the REO Portfolio.  The significant increase in G&A expenses was principally due to increases in costs associated with our conduit loan securitization business.

Core other income increased by $39.2 million principally due to gains on sales of conduit loans.

Income taxes, which principally relate to the operating results of our servicing and conduit businesses which are held in TRSs, decreased $4.8 million due to a decrease in the taxable income of our TRSs.

Property Segment

The Property Segment’s Core Earnings increased by $5.4 million, from $6.2 million during the third quarter of 2015 to $11.6 million in the third quarter of 2016. After making adjustments for the calculation of Core Earnings, revenues were $28.6 million, costs and expenses were $19.5 million and other income was $2.5 million.

Core revenues increased by $21.4 million in the third quarter of 2016, primarily due to rental income from the Woodstar Portfolio, which we acquired after September 30, 2015.

Core costs and expenses increased by $16.0 million in the third quarter of 2016, primarily due to increases in rental related costs of $12.3 million and interest expense on the secured financing for the Woodstar Portfolio of $3.8 million.

Core other income did not materially change in the third quarter of 2016 compared to the third quarter of 2015.

Corporate

Core corporate costs and expenses decreased by $0.8 million, from $43.3 million in the third quarter of 2015 to $42.5 million in the third quarter of 2016, primarily due to a decrease in G&A expenses.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

The following table presents our summarized results of operations and reconciliation to Core Earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, by business segment (amounts in thousands, except per share data):

			Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Total
Revenues	$	383,175	$	268,658	$	85,083	$	—	$	736,916
Costs and expenses		(87,406)		(131,732)		(96,784)		(161,894)		(477,816)
Other (loss) income		(3,005)		(18,661)		9,024		1,784		(10,858)
Income (loss) before income taxes		292,764		118,265		(2,677)		(160,110)		248,242
Income tax provision		(75)		(3,392)		—		—		(3,467)
(Income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(1,050)		171		—		—		(879)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.		291,639		115,044		(2,677)		(160,110)		243,896
Add / (Deduct):
Non-cash equity compensation expense		2,110		3,785		89		16,893		22,877
Management incentive fee		—		—		—		13,770		13,770
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		—		904		1,421		12		2,337
Depreciation and amortization		—		8,918		41,997		—		50,915
Loan loss allowance, net		3,395		—		—		—		3,395
Interest income adjustment for securities		(740)		10,620		—		—		9,880
Other non-cash items		—		247		(10,922)		—		(10,675)
Reversal of unrealized (gains) / losses on:
Loans held-for-sale		—		(70,122)		—		—		(70,122)
Securities		37		43,449		—		—		43,486
Derivatives		(19,807)		16,330		6,837		—		3,360
Foreign currency		23,501		(2,962)		41		—		20,580
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		(2,544)		(3,280)		(7,313)		—		(13,137)
Recognition of realized gains / (losses) on:
Loans held-for-sale		—		71,390		—		—		71,390
Securities		—		(11,136)		—		—		(11,136)
Derivatives		33,311		(15,858)		(26)		—		17,427
Foreign currency		(31,916)		2,825		(41)		—		(29,132)
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		3,148		2,855		4,820		—		10,823
Core Earnings (Loss)	$	302,134	$	173,009	$	34,226	$	(129,435)	$	379,934
Core Earnings (Loss) per Weighted Average Diluted Share	$	1.26	$	0.73	$	0.14	$	(0.54)	$	1.59

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The following table presents our summarized results of operations and reconciliation to Core Earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, by business segment (amounts in thousands, except per share data):

			Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Total
Revenues	$	401,795	$	307,655	$	10,823	$	—	$	720,273
Costs and expenses		(82,072)		(116,295)		(16,967)		(166,022)		(381,356)
Other (loss) income		(1,576)		42,497		8,687		(5,907)		43,701
Income (loss) before income taxes		318,147		233,857		2,543		(171,929)		382,618
Income tax provision		(136)		(27,282)		—		—		(27,418)
(Income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(1,030)		76		—		—		(954)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.		316,981		206,651		2,543		(171,929)		354,246
Add / (Deduct):
Non-cash equity compensation expense		1,988		3,404		—		21,641		27,033
Management incentive fee		—		—		—		16,126		16,126
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		—		—		1,465		—		1,465
Depreciation and amortization		—		1,955		6,195		—		8,150
Loan loss allowance, net		311		—		—		—		311
Interest income adjustment for securities		(654)		(827)		—		—		(1,481)
Other non-cash items		—		(775)		—		—		(775)
Reversal of unrealized (gains) / losses on:
Loans held-for-sale		—		(51,044)		—		—		(51,044)
Securities		347		(3,181)		—		—		(2,834)
Derivatives		(21,989)		10,260		(1,036)		—		(12,765)
Foreign currency		26,861		395		(20)		—		27,236
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		—		(10,704)		—		—		(10,704)
Recognition of realized gains / (losses) on:
Loans held-for-sale		—		47,196		—		—		47,196
Securities		—		(16,790)		—		—		(16,790)
Derivatives		15,845		(6,776)		—		—		9,069
Foreign currency		(16,442)		(669)		20		—		(17,091)
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		—		7,674		—		—		7,674
Core Earnings (Loss)	$	323,248	$	186,769	$	9,167	$	(134,162)	$	385,022
Core Earnings (Loss) per Weighted Average Diluted Share	$	1.38	$	0.79	$	0.04	$	(0.57)	$	1.64

Lending Segment

The Lending Segment’s Core Earnings decreased by $21.1 million, from $323.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 to $302.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. After making adjustments for the calculation of Core Earnings, revenues were $382.4 million, costs and expenses were $81.9 million and other income was $2.7 million.

Core revenues, consisting principally of interest income on loans, decreased by $18.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily due to (i) a $23.6 million decrease in interest income from investment securities principally due to maturities during 2015 of two preferred equity interests we held in companies that own commercial real estate, the absence of $5.4 million of income realized upon the collection of a RMBS in the first quarter of 2015 and the absence of a $5.3 million CMBS prepayment fee recognized in the third quarter of 2015, partially offset

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by (ii) a $5.0 million increase in interest income from loans principally due to higher loan fee income from increased levels of loan prepayments in the 2016 period.

Core costs and expenses increased by $2.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, primarily due to a $5.7 million increase in interest expense associated with the various secured financing facilities used to fund a portion of our investment portfolio, partially offset by a $3.4 million decrease in G&A expenses reflecting lower compensation costs.    

Core other income decreased by $0.3 million, principally due to an increased loss on foreign currency denominated assets and a decreased gain on sale of loan investments, partially offset by an increased gain on foreign currency derivatives.

Investing and Servicing Segment

The Investing and Servicing Segment’s Core Earnings decreased by $13.8 million, from $186.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 to $173.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.  After making adjustments for the calculation of Core Earnings, revenues were $279.5 million, costs and expenses were $118.3 million, other income was $15.0 million and income taxes were $3.4 million.

Core revenues decreased by $27.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, primarily due to decreases of $55.5 million in servicing fees and $3.5 million in other fee income, partially offset by increases of $14.2 million in interest income from our CMBS portfolio and $18.4 million in rental income on our expanded REO Portfolio. 

Core costs and expenses increased by $7.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, primarily due to increases of $7.5 million in costs of rental operations, $3.8 million in interest expense on secured financings for CMBS and the REO Portfolio and $3.6 million in G&A expenses, all partially offset by a $6.7 million decrease in amortization of our European servicing rights. 

Core other income decreased by $3.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, primarily reflecting the absence of a $17.2 million gain on the sale of a commercial real estate asset and an $8.9 million decrease in gains on sales of CMBS, partially offset by a $24.2 million increase in gains on sales of conduit loans.

Income taxes, which principally relate to the operating results of our servicing and conduit businesses which are held in TRSs, decreased $23.9 million due to a decrease in the taxable income of our TRSs.

Property Segment

The Property Segment’s Core Earnings increased by $25.0 million, from $9.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 to $34.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. After making adjustments for the calculation of Core Earnings, revenues were $82.1 million, costs and expenses were $53.4 million and other income was $5.5 million.

Core revenues increased by $71.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 due to an increase in rental income from the Woodstar and Ireland Portfolios.

Core costs and expenses increased by $44.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, primarily due to increases in rental related costs of $33.8 million and interest expense on the secured financing for the Woodstar and Ireland Portfolios of $13.6 million, partially offset by a $5.0 million decrease in acquisition and investment pursuit costs.

Core other income decreased by $2.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, primarily due to a decrease in equity in earnings from our investment in four regional shopping malls (the “Retail Fund”).

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Corporate

Core corporate costs and expenses decreased by $4.8 million, from $134.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 to $129.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016. This decrease was primarily due to the absence of a $5.9 million loss on extinguishment of a portion of our convertible senior notes due 2019 during the nine months of 2015, partially offset by a $1.1 million increase in other corporate net expenses, including acquisition and investment pursuit costs.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity is a measure of our ability to meet our cash requirements, including ongoing commitments to repay borrowings, fund and maintain our assets and operations, make new investments where appropriate, pay dividends to our stockholders, and other general business needs. We closely monitor our liquidity position and believe that we have sufficient current liquidity and access to additional liquidity to meet our financial obligations for at least the next 12 months. Our strategy for managing liquidity and capital resources has not changed since December 31, 2015, other than as set forth below.  Refer to our Form 10-K for a description of these strategies.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

As of September 30, 2016, we had cash and cash equivalents of $501.6 million.

Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 (amounts in thousands)

			VIE		Excluding Investing
	GAAP		Adjustments		and Servicing VIEs
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	201,170	$	(157)	$	201,013
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Origination and purchase of loans held-for-investment		(1,583,628)		(44,797)		(1,628,425)
Proceeds from principal collections and sale of loans		2,424,277		—		2,424,277
Purchase of investment securities		(359,510)		(69,323)		(428,833)
Proceeds from sales and collections of investment securities		74,115		41,984		116,099
Real estate business combinations, net of cash acquired		(91,186)		(88,380)		(179,566)
Net cash flows from other investments and assets		13,851		(1,049)		12,802
Increase in restricted cash, net		(28,311)		—		(28,311)
Net cash provided by investing activities		449,608		(161,565)		288,043
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Borrowings under financing agreements		3,158,920		—		3,158,920
Principal repayments on and repurchases of borrowings		(3,138,534)		—		(3,138,534)
Payment of deferred financing costs		(17,799)		—		(17,799)
Proceeds from common stock issuances, net of offering costs		299		—		299
Payment of dividends		(343,670)		—		(343,670)
Contributions from non-controlling interests		10,417		—		10,417
Distributions to non-controlling interests		(5,400)		—		(5,400)
Purchase of treasury stock		(19,723)		—		(19,723)
Issuance of debt of consolidated VIEs		596		(596)		—
Repayment of debt of consolidated VIEs		(202,892)		202,892		—
Distributions of cash from consolidated VIEs		40,731		(40,731)		—
Net cash used in financing activities		(517,055)		161,565		(355,490)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		133,723		(157)		133,566
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		368,815		(978)		367,837
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		(981)		—		(981)
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	501,557	$	(1,135)	$	500,422

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The discussion below is on a non-GAAP basis, after removing adjustments principally resulting from the consolidation of the Investing and Servicing Segment’s VIEs under ASC 810. These adjustments principally relate to (i) purchase of CMBS, loans and real estate from consolidated VIEs, which are reflected as repayments of VIE debt on a GAAP basis and (ii) sales of CMBS related to consolidated VIEs, which are reflected as VIE distributions on a GAAP basis. There is no significant net impact to cash flows from operations or to overall cash resulting from these consolidations. Refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

Cash and cash equivalents increased by $133.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, reflecting net cash provided by operating activities of $201.0 million and net cash provided by investing activities of $288.1 million, partially offset by net cash used in financing activities of $355.5 million.

Net cash provided by operating activities of $201.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 related primarily to cash interest income of $197.0 million from our loan origination and conduit programs, plus cash interest income on investment securities of $136.7 million. Servicing fees provided cash of $111.7 million, rental income provided cash of $60.8 million and other income provided $18.4 million. Offsetting these revenues were cash interest expense of $146.0 million, general and administrative expenses of $85.2 million, management fees of $61.4 million, a net change in operating assets and liabilities of $22.3 million, acquisition and investment pursuit costs of $5.7 million and income tax payments of $3.0 million.

Net cash provided by investing activities of $288.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 related primarily to proceeds received from principal collections and sales of loans of $2.4 billion and investment securities of $116.1 million, partially offset by the origination and acquisition of new loans held-for-investment of $1.6 billion, the purchase of investment securities of $428.8 million and the purchase of real estate property of $179.6 million.

Net cash used in financing activities of $355.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 related primarily to dividend distributions of $343.7 million, share repurchases of $19.7 million and payment of deferred financing costs of $17.8 million, partially offset by net borrowings after repayments of our secured debt of $20.4 million.

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Our Investment Portfolio

Lending Segment

The following table sets forth the amount of each category of investments we owned across various property types within our Lending Segment as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

											Unlevered
	Face		Carrying		Asset Specific			Net			Return on
	Amount		Value		Financing			Investment		Vintage	Asset
September 30, 2016
First mortgages (1)	$	4,266,959	$	4,251,829	$	1,873,370		$	2,378,459	1989-2016	6.8	%
Subordinated mortgages		292,839		276,086		4,021			272,065	1998-2015	11.4	%
Mezzanine loans (1)		689,944		688,601		—			688,601	2006-2016	10.6	%
Loans transferred as secured borrowings		102,365		100,978		102,365			(1,387)	N/A
Loan loss allowance		—		(9,424)		—			(9,424)	N/A
RMBS		410,897		260,513		77,559			182,954	2003-2007	10.2	%
HTM securities (2)		528,409		522,620		315,010			207,610	2013-2015	5.9	%
Equity security		11,859		12,749		—			12,749	N/A
Investments in unconsolidated entities		N/A		30,838		—			30,838	N/A
	$	6,303,272	$	6,134,790	$	2,372,325		$	3,762,465
December 31, 2015
First mortgages (1)	$	4,776,576	$	4,723,852	$	2,154,287	(3)	$	2,569,565	1989-2015	6.9	%
Subordinated mortgages		416,713		392,563		6,021			386,542	1998-2015	11.2	%
Mezzanine loans (1)		850,024		862,693		—			862,693	2006-2015	10.9	%
Loans transferred as secured borrowings		88,000		86,573		88,000			(1,427)	N/A
Loan loss allowance		—		(6,029)		—			(6,029)	N/A
RMBS		233,976		176,224		2,000			174,224	2003-2007	11.9	%
HTM securities (2)		321,193		321,244		179,589			141,655	2013-2015	6.5	%
Equity security		13,471		14,498		—			14,498	N/A
Investments in unconsolidated entities		N/A		30,827		—			30,827	N/A
	$	6,699,953	$	6,602,445	$	2,429,897		$	4,172,548

(1) First mortgages include first mortgage loans and any contiguous mezzanine loan components because as a whole, the expected credit quality of these loans is more similar to that of a first mortgage loan.  The application of this methodology resulted in mezzanine loans with carrying values of $871.2 million and $930.0 million being classified as first mortgages as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

(2) CMBS held-to-maturity (“HTM”) and mandatorily redeemable preferred equity interests in commercial real estate entities.

(3) Reflects amounts reclassified in accordance with ASU 2015-03 as discussed in Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, our Lending Segment’s investment portfolio, excluding RMBS and other investments, had the following characteristics based on carrying values:

Collateral Property Type	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Office	30.1	%	39.4	%
Hospitality	24.7	%	28.2	%
Multi-family	17.5	%	9.0	%
Mixed Use	15.5	%	12.8	%
Retail	7.5	%	6.4	%
Residential	2.5	%	2.3	%
Industrial	2.2	%	1.9	%
	100.0	%	100.0	%

Geographic Location	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
North East	37.6	%	28.8	%
West	22.7	%	23.2	%
South East	14.2	%	17.3	%
South West	8.2	%	7.1	%
International	7.0	%	13.1	%
Midwest	6.4	%	6.4	%
Mid Atlantic	3.9	%	4.1	%
	100.0	%	100.0	%

Investing and Servicing Segment

The following table sets forth the amount of each category of investments we owned within our Investing and Servicing Segment as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

						Asset
	Face		Carrying			Specific			Net
	Amount		Value			Financing			Investment
September 30, 2016
CMBS, fair value option	$	4,590,527	$	1,029,205	(1)	$	222,755		$	806,450
Intangible assets - servicing rights		N/A		100,110	(2)		—			100,110
Lease intangibles, net		N/A		33,310			—			33,310
Loans held-for-sale, fair value option		331,892		347,490			118,545			228,945
Loans held-for-investment		25,139		25,139			—			25,139
Investment in unconsolidated entities		N/A		41,453			—			41,453
Properties, net		N/A		225,608			152,913			72,695
	$	4,947,558	$	1,802,315		$	494,213		$	1,308,102
December 31, 2015
CMBS, fair value option	$	4,704,136	$	1,038,200	(1)	$	193,944		$	844,256
Intangible assets - servicing rights		N/A		134,153	(2)		—			134,153
Lease intangibles, net		N/A		14,621			—			14,621
Loans held-for-sale, fair value option		203,710		203,865			145,803	(3)		58,062
Investment in unconsolidated entities		N/A		53,145			—			53,145
Properties, net		N/A		150,497			82,513	(3)		67,984
	$	4,907,846	$	1,594,481		$	422,260		$	1,172,221

(1) Includes $970.4 million and $825.2 million of CMBS reflected in “VIE liabilities” in accordance with ASC 810 as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

(2) Includes $29.8 million and $11.8 million of servicing rights intangibles reflected in “VIE assets” in accordance with ASC 810 as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

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(3) Reflects amounts reclassified in accordance with ASU 2015-03 as discussed in Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Our Investing and Servicing Segment’s REO Portfolio, as defined in Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, had the following characteristics based on carrying values of $234.9 million and $140.9 million as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively:

Property Type	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Retail	58.3	%	71.4	%
Office	17.5	%	—	%
Multi-family	14.4	%	18.9	%
Self-storage	5.8	%	9.7	%
Mixed Use	4.0	%	—	%
	100.0	%	100.0	%

Geographic Location	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
South East	42.9	%	35.3	%
North East	21.1	%	35.7	%
Mid Atlantic	11.5	%	—	%
Midwest	9.6	%	10.5	%
South West	8.6	%	14.9	%
West	6.3	%	3.6	%
	100.0	%	100.0	%

Property Segment

The following table sets forth the amount of each category of investments, which are comprised of properties, the Retail Fund and intangible lease assets and liabilities, held within our Property Segment as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Properties, net	$	1,012,271	$	768,728
Lease intangibles, net		45,896		58,658
Investment in unconsolidated entities		120,970		122,454
	$	1,179,137	$	949,840

The following table sets forth our net investment and other information regarding the Property Segment’s properties and intangible lease assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2016 (dollars in thousands):

			Asset						Weighted Average
	Carrying		Specific		Net		Occupancy		Remaining
	Value		Financing		Investment		Rate		Lease Term
Office—Ireland Portfolio	$	490,653	$	314,973	$	175,680	95.3	%	10.1 years
Multi-family residential—Ireland Portfolio		17,612		11,443		6,169	100.0	%	0.5 years
Multi-family residential—Woodstar Portfolio		606,952		411,380		195,572	96.7	%	0.5 years
Subtotal—undepreciated carrying value		1,115,217		737,796		377,421
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(57,050)		—		(57,050)
Net carrying value	$	1,058,167	$	737,796	$	320,371

New Credit Facilities and Amendments

Refer to Note 9 of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a detailed discussion of new credit facilities and amendments to existing credit facilities executed since December 31, 2015.

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Borrowings under Various Secured Financing Arrangements

The following table is a summary of our financing facilities as of September 30, 2016 (dollars in thousands):

					Pledged							Approved
					Asset		Maximum					but		Unallocated
	Current	Extended			Carrying		Facility			Outstanding		Undrawn		Financing
	Maturity	Maturity (a)	Pricing		Value		Size			Balance		Capacity (b)		Amount (c)
Lender 1 Repo 1	(d)	(d)	LIBOR + 1.75% to 5.75%		$	1,527,099	$	2,000,000	(e)	$	1,104,111	$	30,956	$	864,933
Lender 2 Repo 1	Oct 2017	Oct 2020	LIBOR + 1.75% to 2.75%			298,274		500,000			165,823		65,541		268,636
Lender 3 Repo 1	May 2017	May 2019	LIBOR + 2.50% to 2.85%			111,469		78,902			78,902		—		—
Lender 4 Repo 1	Oct 2016	Oct 2017	LIBOR + 2.00%			—		—			—		—		—
Lender 4 Repo 2	Dec 2018	Dec 2020	LIBOR + 2.00% to 2.50%			468,606		1,000,000	(f)		195,854		163,382		640,764
Lender 6 Repo 1	Aug 2019	N/A	LIBOR + 2.50% to 3.00%			419,655		500,000			295,887		15,000		189,113
Lender 7 Secured Financing	Jul 2018	Jul 2019	LIBOR + 2.75%	(g)		86,981		650,000	(h)		—		—		650,000
Lender 8 Secured Financing	Aug 2019	N/A	LIBOR + 4.00%			89,012		75,000			58,589		—		16,411
Conduit Repo 2	Nov 2016	N/A	LIBOR + 2.10%			—		150,000			—		—		150,000
Conduit Repo 3	Feb 2018	Feb 2019	LIBOR + 2.10%			26,941		150,000			19,621		—		130,379
Conduit Repo 4	Oct 2017	Oct 2020	LIBOR + 2.25%			141,729		100,000			99,949		—		51
MBS Repo 1	(i)	(i)	LIBOR + 1.90%			32,700		21,354			21,354		—		—
MBS Repo 2	Jun 2020	N/A	LIBOR/EURIBOR + 2.00% to 2.70%			341,425		248,635			248,635		—		—
MBS Repo 3	(j)	(j)	LIBOR + 1.40% to 1.85%			434,776		299,323			299,323		—		—
MBS Repo 4	(k)	N/A	LIBOR + 1.90%			160,386		225,000			46,257		69,102		109,641
Investing and Servicing Segment Property Mortgages	Feb 2018 to Jun 2026	N/A	Various			165,547		134,661			130,366		—		4,295
Ireland Portfolio Mortgage	May 2020	N/A	EURIBOR + 1.69%			484,725		330,560			330,560		—		—
Woodstar Portfolio Mortgages	Nov 2025 to Oct 2026	N/A	3.72% to 3.97%			377,848		276,748			276,748		—		—
Woodstar Portfolio Government Financing	Mar 2026 to Jun 2049	N/A	1.00% to 5.00%			315,218		136,115			136,115		—		—
Term Loan	Apr 2020	N/A	LIBOR + 2.75%	(g)		2,949,740		653,193			653,193		—		—
					$	8,432,131	$	7,529,491			4,161,287	$	343,981	$	3,024,223
Unamortized premium, net											1,257
Unamortized deferred financing costs											(39,705)
										$	4,122,839

(a) Subject to certain conditions as defined in the respective facility agreement.

(b) Approved but undrawn capacity represents the total draw amount that has been approved by the lender related to those assets that have been pledged as collateral, less the drawn amount.

(c) Unallocated financing amount represents the maximum facility size less the total draw capacity that has been approved by the lender.

(d) Maturity date for borrowings collateralized by loans is September 2018 before extension options and September 2020 assuming the exercise of initial extension options.  Borrowings collateralized by loans existing at maturity may remain outstanding until such loan collateral matures, subject to certain specified conditions and not to exceed September 2025.   

(e) The initial maximum facility size of $1.8 billion may be increased to $2.0 billion at our option, subject to certain conditions.

(f) The initial maximum facility size of $600.0 million may be increased to $1.0 billion at our option, subject to certain conditions.

(g) Subject to borrower’s option to choose alternative benchmark based rates pursuant to the terms of the credit agreement. The term loan is also subject to a 75 basis point floor.

(h) The initial maximum facility size of $450.0 million may be increased to $650.0 million at our option, subject to certain conditions.

(i) Facility carries a rolling 11 month term which may reset monthly with the lender’s consent not to exceed December 2018.  This facility carries no maximum facility size.  Amount herein reflects the outstanding balance as of September 30, 2016.

(j) Facility carries a rolling 12 month term which may reset monthly with the lender’s consent. Current maturity is September 2017. This facility carries no maximum facility size. Amount herein reflects the outstanding balance as of September 30, 2016.

(k) The date that is 270 days after the buyer delivers notice to seller, subject to a maximum date of May 2018.

As of September 30, 2016, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is our largest creditor through two repurchase facilities (Lender 1 Repo 1 facility and mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) Repo 4 facility).

Refer to Note 9 of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further disclosure regarding the terms of our financing arrangements.

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Borrowings under Convertible Senior Notes

The following table is a summary of our unsecured convertible senior notes outstanding as of September 30, 2016 (dollars in thousands):

									Remaining
	Principal		Coupon		Effective		Conversion	Maturity	Period of
	Amount		Rate		Rate		Rate	Date	Amortization
2017 Notes	$	431,250	3.75	%	5.87	%	41.7397	10/15/2017	1.0	years
2018 Notes	$	599,981	4.55	%	6.10	%	47.0059	3/1/2018	1.4	years
2019 Notes	$	341,363	4.00	%	5.35	%	49.7273	1/15/2019	2.3	years

During each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the weighted average effective borrowing rate on our convertible senior notes was 5.7%.  The effective borrowing rate includes the effects of underwriter purchase discount and the adjustment for the conversion option, the initial value of which reduced the balance of the notes.

Refer to Note 10 of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further disclosure regarding the terms of our convertible senior notes.

Variance between Average and Quarter-End Credit Facility Borrowings Outstanding

The following table compares the average amount outstanding under our secured financing agreements during each quarter and the amount outstanding as of the end of each quarter, together with an explanation of significant variances (amounts in thousands):

			Weighted-Average				Explanations
	Quarter-End		Balance During				for Significant
Quarter Ended	Balance		Quarter		Variance		Variances
December 31, 2015	$	4,020,737	$	3,809,666	$	211,071	(a)
March 31, 2016		4,516,008		4,227,953		288,055	(b)
June 30, 2016		4,507,395		4,298,538		208,857	(c)
September 30, 2016		4,161,287		4,323,361		(162,074)	(d)

(a) Variance primarily due to the following: (i) $139.6 million drawn on the Lender 6 Repo 1 facility in December 2015; and (ii) $100.7 million of Woodstar Portfolio Mortgages in December 2015.

(b) Variance primarily due to the following: (i) $196.3 million drawn on the Lender 1 Repo 1 facility in March 2016; and (ii) $27.2 million drawn on the MBS Repo 3 facility in March 2016.

(c) Variance primarily due to the following: (i) $137.7 million drawn on the MBS Repo 2 facility in June 2016; and (ii) $85.0 million drawn on the MBS Repo 4 facility in June 2016.

(d) Variance primarily due to the following: (i) $130.3 million pay down on the Conduit Repo 3 facility in September 2016 and (ii) $71.3 million pay down on the Lender 4 Repo 2 facility in September 2016.

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Scheduled Principal Repayments on Investments and Overhang on Financing Facilities

The following scheduled and/or projected principal repayments on our investments were based upon the amounts outstanding and contractual terms of the financing facilities in effect as of September 30, 2016 (amounts in thousands):

	Scheduled Principal		Scheduled/Projected		Projected/Required		Scheduled Principal
	Repayments on Loans		Principal Repayments		Repayments of		Inflows Net of
	and HTM Securities		on RMBS and CMBS		Financing		Financing Outflows
Fourth Quarter 2016	$	539,324	$	66,631	$	(158,774)	$	447,181
First Quarter 2017		222,059		68,293		(69,938)		220,414
Second Quarter 2017		278,627		23,785		(22,008)		280,404
Third Quarter 2017		310,952		65,032		(460,099)		(84,115)
Total	$	1,350,962	$	223,741	$	(710,819)	$	863,884

In the normal course of business, the Company is in discussions with its lenders to extend or amend any financing facilities which contain near term expirations.

Issuances of Equity Securities

We may raise funds through capital market transactions by issuing capital stock. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be able to access the capital markets at any particular time or on any particular terms. We have authorized 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock and 500,000,000 shares of common stock. At September 30, 2016, we had 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock available for issuance and 261,610,968 shares of common stock available for issuance.

Other Potential Sources of Financing

In the future, we may also use other sources of financing to fund the acquisition of our target assets, including other secured as well as unsecured forms of borrowing and sale of certain investment securities which no longer meet our return requirements.

Repurchases of Equity Securities and Convertible Senior Notes

In September 2014, our board of directors authorized and announced the repurchase of up to $250 million of our outstanding common stock over a period of one year. Subsequent amendments to the repurchase program approved by our board of directors in December 2014, June 2015 and January 2016 resulted in the program being (i) amended to increase maximum repurchases to $500 million, (ii) expanded to allow for the repurchase of our outstanding convertible senior notes under the program and (iii) extended through January 2017. Purchases made pursuant to the program are made in either the open market or in privately negotiated transactions from time to time as permitted by federal securities laws and other legal requirements. The timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases are discretionary and will be subject to economic and market conditions, stock price, applicable legal requirements and other factors. The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.  During the three months ended September 30, 2016, we did not repurchase any common stock or convertible senior notes under the repurchase program.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we repurchased $19.7 million of common stock and no convertible senior notes under the repurchase program.  As of September 30, 2016, we have $282.1 million of remaining capacity to repurchase common stock and/or convertible senior notes under the repurchase program. 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have relationships with unconsolidated entities and financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as VIEs. Our maximum risk of loss associated with our involvement in VIEs is limited to the carrying value of our investment in the entity and any unfunded capital commitments. Refer to Note 14 of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

Dividends

We intend to continue to make regular quarterly distributions to holders of our common stock. U.S. federal income tax law generally requires that a REIT distribute annually at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gains, and that it pay tax at regular corporate rates to the extent that it annually distributes less than 100% of its net taxable income. We intend to continue to pay regular quarterly dividends to our stockholders in an amount approximating our net taxable income, if and to the extent authorized by our board of directors. Before we pay any dividend, whether for U.S. federal income tax purposes or otherwise, we must first meet both our operating and debt service requirements. If our cash available for distribution is less than our net taxable income, we could be required to sell assets or borrow funds to make cash distributions or we may make a portion of the required distribution in the form of a taxable stock distribution or distribution of debt securities. Refer to our Form 10-K for a detailed dividend history.

The Company’s board of directors declared the following dividends during the nine months ended September 30, 2016:

Declare Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Amount		Frequency
8/4/16	9/30/16	10/17/16	$	0.48	Quarterly
5/9/16	6/30/16	7/15/16	$	0.48	Quarterly
2/25/16	3/31/16	4/15/16	$	0.48	Quarterly

On November 2, 2016, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.48 per share for the fourth quarter of 2016, which is payable on January 13, 2017 to common stockholders of record as of December 30, 2016.

Leverage Policies

Our strategies with regards to use of leverage have not changed significantly since December 31, 2015.  Refer to our Form 10-K for a description of our strategies regarding use of leverage.

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Contractual Obligations and Commitments

Contractual obligations as of September 30, 2016 are as follows (amounts in thousands):

			Less than						More than
	Total		1 year		1 to 3 years		3 to 5 years		5 years
Secured financings (a)	$	4,161,287	$	710,819	$	1,420,748	$	1,490,639	$	539,081
Convertible senior notes		1,372,594		—		1,372,594		—		—
Secured borrowings on transferred loans (b)		104,954		35,000		69,954		—		—
Loan funding commitments (c)		1,301,524		812,272		474,757		14,495		—
Future lease commitments		30,449		7,164		12,610		10,675		—
Total	$	6,970,808	$	1,565,255	$	3,350,663	$	1,515,809	$	539,081

(a) Includes available extension options.

(b) These amounts relate to financial asset sales that were required to be accounted for as secured borrowings. As a result, the assets we sold remain on our consolidated balance sheet for financial reporting purposes. Such assets are expected to provide match funding for these liabilities.

(c) Excludes $252.0 million of loan funding commitments in which management projects the Company will not be obligated to fund in the future due to repayments made by the borrower either earlier than, or in excess of, expectations. 

The table above does not include interest payable, amounts due under our management agreement or amounts due under our derivative agreements as those contracts do not have fixed and determinable payments.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Refer to the section of our Form 10-K entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Estimates” for a full discussion of our critical accounting estimates.  Our critical accounting estimates have not materially changed since December 31, 2015.

Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We seek to manage our risks related to the credit quality of our assets, interest rates, liquidity, prepayment speeds and market value while, at the same time, seeking to provide an opportunity to stockholders to realize attractive risk-adjusted returns through ownership of our capital stock. While we do not seek to avoid risk completely, we believe the risk can be quantified from historical experience and seek to actively manage that risk, to earn sufficient compensation to justify taking those risks and to maintain capital levels consistent with the risks we undertake.  Our strategies for managing risk and our exposure to such risks have not changed materially since December 31, 2015.  Refer to our Form 10-K, Item 7A for further discussion.

Credit Risk

Our loans and investments are subject to credit risk. The performance and value of our loans and investments depend upon the owners’ ability to operate the properties that serve as our collateral so that they produce cash flows adequate to pay interest and principal due to us. To monitor this risk, our Manager’s asset management team reviews our investment portfolios and is in regular contact with our borrowers, monitoring performance of the collateral and enforcing our rights as necessary.

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We seek to further manage credit risk associated with our Investing and Servicing Segment loans held-for-sale through the purchase of credit index instruments.  The following table presents our credit index instruments as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

	Face Value of		Aggregate Notional Value of		Number of
	Loans Held-for-Sale		Credit Index Instruments		Credit Index Instruments
September 30, 2016	$	104,223	$	16,000	5
December 31, 2015	$	203,710	$	40,000	11

Refer to Note 5 of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of weighted average ratings of our investment securities.

Capital Market Risk

We are exposed to risks related to the equity capital markets, and our related ability to raise capital through the issuance of our common stock or other equity instruments. We are also exposed to risks related to the debt capital markets, and our related ability to finance our business through borrowings under repurchase obligations or other debt instruments. As a REIT, we are required to distribute a significant portion of our taxable income annually, which constrains our ability to accumulate operating cash flow and therefore requires us to utilize debt or equity capital to finance our business. We seek to mitigate these risks by monitoring the debt and equity capital markets to inform our decisions on the amount, timing, and terms of capital we raise.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors, including fiscal and monetary policies and domestic and international economic and political considerations, as well as other factors beyond our control. We are subject to interest rate risk in connection with our investments and the related financing obligations. In general, we seek to match the interest rate characteristics of our investments with the interest rate characteristics of any related financing obligations such as repurchase agreements, bank credit facilities, term loans, revolving facilities and securitizations. In instances where the interest rate characteristics of an investment and the related financing obligation are not matched, we mitigate such interest rate risk through the utilization of interest rate derivatives of the same duration. The following table presents financial instruments where we have utilized interest rate derivatives to hedge interest rate risk and the related interest rate derivatives as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

			Aggregate Notional
	Face Value of		Value of Interest		Number of Interest
	Hedged Instruments		Rate Derivatives		Rate Derivatives
Instrument hedged as of September 30, 2016
Loans held-for-investment	$	8,000	$	8,000	1
Loans held-for-sale		104,223		91,800	17
RMBS, available-for-sale		410,897		69,000	2
Secured financing agreements		523,632		515,546	13
	$	1,046,752	$	684,346	33
Instrument hedged as of December 31, 2015
Loans held-for-investment	$	8,000	$	8,000	1
Loans held-for-sale		203,710		162,700	27
RMBS, available-for-sale		233,976		74,000	3
Secured financing agreements		518,505		519,142	14
	$	964,191	$	763,842	45

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The following table summarizes the estimated annual change in net investment income for our LIBOR-based investments and our LIBOR-based debt assuming increases or decreases in LIBOR and adjusted for the effects of our interest rate hedging activities (amounts in thousands, except per share data):

	Variable-rate
	investments and		3.0%		2.0%		1.0%		1.0%
Income (Expense) Subject to Interest Rate Sensitivity	indebtedness		Increase		Increase		Increase		Decrease (1)
Investment income from variable-rate investments	$	5,217,494	$	164,603	$	107,630	$	51,884	$	(16,955)
Interest expense from variable-rate debt		(3,674,235)		(108,797)		(72,055)		(35,313)		16,045
Net investment income from variable rate instruments	$	1,543,259	$	55,806	$	35,575	$	16,571	$	(910)
Impact per diluted average shares outstanding			$	0.23	$	0.15	$	0.07	$	—

(1) Assumes LIBOR does not go below 0%.

Foreign Currency Risk

We intend to hedge our currency exposures in a prudent manner. However, our currency hedging strategies may not eliminate all of our currency risk due to, among other things, uncertainties in the timing and/or amount of payments received on the related investments, and/or unequal, inaccurate, or unavailability of hedges to perfectly offset changes in future exchange rates. Additionally, we may be required under certain circumstances to collateralize our currency hedges for the benefit of the hedge counterparty, which could adversely affect our liquidity.

Consistent with our strategy of hedging foreign currency exposure on certain investments, we typically enter into a series of forwards to fix the U.S. dollar amount of foreign currency denominated cash flows (interest income, rental income and principal payments) we expect to receive from our foreign currency denominated investments. Accordingly, the notional values and expiration dates of our foreign currency hedges approximate the amounts and timing of future payments we expect to receive on the related investments. 

The following table represents our current currency hedge exposure as it relates to our investments denominated in foreign currencies, along with the aggregate notional amount of the hedges in place (amounts in thousands except for number of contracts, using the September 30, 2016 GBP closing rate of 1.2975, Euro (“EUR”) closing rate of 1.1244, Swedish Krona (“SEK”) closing rate of 0.1167, Norwegian Krone (“NOK”) closing rate of 0.1253 and Danish Krone (“DKK”) closing rate of 0.1510):

Carrying Value of Net Investment		Local Currency	Number of Foreign Exchange Contracts		Aggregate Notional Value of Hedges Applied		Expiration Range of Contracts
$	81,741	GBP	22		$	85,428	December 2016 – March 2017
	102,138	GBP	20			116,793	January 2018
	6,296	GBP	66			9,192	October 2016 – June 2019
	27,999	EUR	9			36,923	December 2016 – December 2018
	5,618	EUR, DKK, NOK, SEK	12			7,486	December 2016
	18,814	EUR	9			24,644	November 2016 – November 2018
	1,586	GBP	2			2,212	June 2017 – March 2018
	158,308	EUR	45	(1)		272,048	December 2016 – June 2020
	12,749	GBP	7			13,104	October 2016 – January 2018
$	415,249		192		$	567,830

(1) These foreign exchange contracts hedge our Euro currency exposure created by our acquisition of the Ireland Portfolio. 

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Item 4.    Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures. We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.  No change in internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2016 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings.

Currently, no material legal proceedings are pending or, to our knowledge, threatened or contemplated against us, that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations.

Item 1A.    Risk Factors.

Except as set forth in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2016, therehave been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the Form 10-K.

Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

There were no unregistered sales of securities during the three months ended September 30, 2016.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

There were no purchases of common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2016.

Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5.    Other Information.

None.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
Date: November 2, 2016	By:	/s/ BARRY S. STERNLICHT
		Barry S. Sternlicht Chief Executive Officer Principal Executive Officer
Date: November 2, 2016	By:	/s/ RINA PANIRY
		Rina Paniry Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer

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Item 6.  Exhibits.

(a)Index to Exhibits

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Fifth Amended and Restated Master Repurchase and Securities Contract, dated as of September 16, 2016, by and among Starwood Property Trust, Inc., Starwood Property Mortgage Sub-2, L.L.C., Starwood Property Mortgage Sub-2-A, L.L.C., SPT CA Fundings 2, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 20, 2016)
31.1	Certification pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Certification pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1	Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2	Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certification Pursuant to

Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Barry S. Sternlicht, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. for the period ended September 30, 2016;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 2, 2016	/s/ BARRY S. STERNLICHT
	Barry S. Sternlicht
	Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certification Pursuant to

Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Rina Paniry, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. for the period ended September 30, 2016;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 2, 2016	/s/ RINA PANIRY
	Rina Paniry
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with Starwood Property Trust, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2016 (the “Report”), I, Barry S. Sternlicht, do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 2, 2016	/s/ BARRY S. STERNLICHT
	Barry S. Sternlicht
	Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

Certification Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with Starwood Property Trust, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2016 (the “Report”), I, Rina Paniry, do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 2, 2016	/s/ RINA PANIRY
	Rina Paniry
	Chief Financial Officer

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Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Oct. 27, 2016
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001465128
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		238,411,267
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 501,557	$ 368,815
Restricted cash	51,735	23,069
Loans held-for-investment, net	5,232,231	5,973,079
Loans held-for-sale at fair value	347,490	203,865
Loans transferred as secured borrowings	100,978	86,573
Investment securities ($332,047 and $403,703 held at fair value)	854,667	724,947
Properties, net	1,237,879	919,225
Intangible assets ($69,018 and $119,698 held at fair value)	155,392	201,570
Investment in unconsolidated entities	185,748	199,201
Goodwill	140,437	140,437
Derivative assets	34,309	45,091
Accrued interest receivable	26,744	34,314
Other assets	128,292	102,479
Variable interest entity ("VIE") assets, at fair value	73,923,699	76,675,689
Total Assets	82,921,158	85,698,354
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	174,124	156,805
Related-party payable	23,901	40,955
Dividends payable	115,190	114,947
Derivative liabilities	12,753	5,196
Secured financing agreements, net	4,122,839	3,980,699
Convertible senior notes, net	1,339,853	1,323,795
Secured borrowings on transferred loans	102,365	88,000
VIE liabilities, at fair value	72,924,751	75,817,014
Total Liabilities	78,815,776	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, 242,995,917 issued and 238,389,032 outstanding as of September 30, 2016 and 241,044,775 issued and 237,490,779 outstanding as of December 31, 2015	2,430	2,410
Additional paid-in capital	4,230,577	4,192,844
Treasury stock (4,606,885 shares and 3,553,996 shares)	(92,104)	(72,381)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	40,248	29,729
Accumulated deficit	(112,303)	(12,286)
Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity	4,068,848	4,140,316
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	36,534	30,627
Total Equity	4,105,382	4,170,943
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 82,921,158	$ 85,698,354

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Investment securities held at fair value	$ 332,047	$ 403,703
Intangible assets held at fair value	$ 69,018	$ 119,698
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	242,995,917	241,044,775
Common stock, shares outstanding	238,389,032	237,490,779
Treasury stock, shares	4,606,885	3,553,996

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$ 121,225	$ 120,598	$ 361,314	$ 357,319
Interest income from investment securities	19,175	24,674	53,879	76,228
Servicing fees	22,918	32,528	70,921	90,939
Rental income	39,742	10,045	110,262	17,731
Other revenues	1,645	4,300	3,814	7,437
Total revenues	204,705	192,145	600,190	549,654
Costs and expenses:
Management fees	27,780	28,082	76,510	82,871
Interest expense	59,082	50,688	173,237	151,021
General and administrative	51,470	38,693	119,677	115,361
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs	1,509	3,682	5,682	9,735
Costs of rental operations	18,011	2,352	46,518	5,261
Depreciation and amortization	15,352	7,234	53,185	17,147
Loan loss allowance, net	2,127	(2,667)	3,395	311
Other expense		3	100	378
Total costs and expenses	175,331	128,067	478,304	382,085
Income before other income, income taxes and non-controlling interests	29,374	64,078	121,886	167,569
Other income:
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs	47,848	49,665	94,388	153,399
Change in fair value of servicing rights	(14,283)	(4,217)	(33,213)	(8,411)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net	(2,786)	2,617	(714)	3,564
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net	49,996	19,082	70,122	51,044
Earnings from unconsolidated entities	4,305	5,706	12,849	20,747
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net	10	3,348	165	20,755
(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments, net	(2,328)	2,230	(6,793)	7,323
Foreign currency loss, net	(3,214)	(17,782)	(20,580)	(27,235)
Total other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI")	(711)		(765)
Noncredit portion of OTTI recognized in other comprehensive income			54
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings	(711)		(711)
Loss on extinguishment of debt				(5,921)
Other income, net	269	64	10,998	119
Total other income	79,106	60,713	126,511	215,384
Income before income taxes	108,480	124,791	248,397	382,953
Income tax provision	(2,667)	(7,675)	(3,467)	(27,418)
Net income	105,813	117,116	244,930	355,535
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(47)	(381)	(1,034)	(1,289)
Net income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$ 105,766	$ 116,735	$ 243,896	$ 354,246
Earnings per share data attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.44	$ 0.49	$ 1.02	$ 1.51
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.44	0.49	1.00	1.51
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.48	$ 1.44	$ 1.44

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income	$ 105,813	$ 117,116	$ 244,930	$ 355,535
Other comprehensive income (loss) (net change by component):
Cash flow hedges	185	(208)	(136)	(348)
Available-for-sale securities	6,105	(9,095)	8,656	(18,915)
Foreign currency remeasurement	1,331	2,912	1,999	2,877
Other comprehensive gain (loss)	7,621	(6,391)	10,519	(16,386)
Comprehensive income	113,434	110,725	255,449	339,149
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	(47)	(381)	(1,034)	(1,289)
Comprehensive income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$ 113,387	$ 110,344	$ 254,415	$ 337,860

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity	Common stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Treasury Stock	(Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Non-Controlling Interests	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 3,860,856	$ 2,248	$ 3,835,725	$ (23,635)	$ (9,378)	$ 55,896	$ 22,056	$ 3,882,912
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014		224,752,053		1,213,750
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Proceeds from public offering of common stock	326,142	$ 138	326,004					326,142
Proceeds from public offering of common stock (in shares)		13,800,000
Proceeds from DRIP Plan	219		219					219
Proceeds from DRIP Plan (in shares)		9,400
Equity offering costs	(945)		(945)					(945)
Common stock repurchased	(37,890)			$ (37,890)				(37,890)
Common stock repurchased (in shares)				1,793,223
Equity component of 4.0% Convertible Senior Notes repurchase	(17,727)		(17,727)					(17,727)
Share-based compensation	26,455	$ 15	26,440					26,455
Share-based compensation (in shares)		1,484,879
Manager incentive fee paid in stock	14,828	$ 6	14,822					14,828
Manager incentive fee paid in stock (in shares)		619,256
Net income	354,246				354,246		1,289	355,535
Dividends declared, $1.44 per share	(339,025)				(339,025)			(339,025)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net	(16,386)					(16,386)		(16,386)
VIE non-controlling interests							4,188	4,188
Contributions from non-controlling interests							4,133	4,133
Distribution to non-controlling interests							(1,259)	(1,259)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2015	4,170,773	$ 2,407	4,184,538	$ (61,525)	5,843	39,510	30,407	4,201,180
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2015		240,665,588		3,006,973
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	4,140,316	$ 2,410	4,192,844	$ (72,381)	(12,286)	29,729	30,627	$ 4,170,943
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2015		241,044,775		3,553,996				241,044,775
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Proceeds from ATM Agreement (in shares)								0
Proceeds from DRIP Plan	299		299					$ 299
Proceeds from DRIP Plan (in shares)		14,707
Common stock repurchased	(19,723)			$ (19,723)				$ (19,723)
Common stock repurchased (in shares)				1,052,889				1,052,889
Share-based compensation	22,797	$ 12	22,785					$ 22,797
Share-based compensation (in shares)		1,147,975
Manager incentive fee paid in stock	14,657	$ 8	14,649					14,657
Manager incentive fee paid in stock (in shares)		788,460
Net income	243,896				243,896		1,034	244,930
Dividends declared, $1.44 per share	(343,913)				(343,913)			(343,913)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net	10,519					10,519		10,519
VIE non-controlling interests							(144)	(144)
Contributions from non-controlling interests							10,417	10,417
Distribution to non-controlling interests							(5,400)	(5,400)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2016	$ 4,068,848	$ 2,430	$ 4,230,577	$ (92,104)	$ (112,303)	$ 40,248	$ 36,534	$ 4,105,382
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2016		242,995,917		4,606,885				242,995,917

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 04, 2016	May 09, 2016	Feb. 25, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Jul. 03, 2013
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.48	$ 0.48	$ 0.48	$ 0.48	$ 1.44	$ 1.44
2019 Notes
Interest rate (as a percent)				4.00%	4.00%	4.00%	4.00%	4.00%

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 244,930	$ 355,535
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization of deferred financing costs, premiums and discounts on secured financing agreements	12,061	11,055
Amortization of convertible debt discount and deferred costs	16,058	15,631
Accretion of net discount on investment securities	(11,967)	(20,312)
Accretion of net deferred loan fees and discounts	(38,809)	(26,615)
Amortization of net discount from secured borrowings on transferred loans		4
Share-based compensation	22,797	26,455
Share-based component of incentive fees	14,657	14,828
Change in fair value of fair value option investment securities	714	(3,564)
Change in fair value of consolidated VIEs	42,371	17,438
Change in fair value of servicing rights	33,213	8,411
Change in fair value of loans held-for-sale	(70,122)	(51,044)
Change in fair value of derivatives	3,360	(12,765)
Foreign currency loss, net	20,367	27,372
Gain on sale of investments and other assets	(165)	(20,755)
Other-than-temporary impairment	711
Loan loss allowance, net	3,395	311
Depreciation and amortization	49,081	15,873
Earnings from unconsolidated entities	(12,849)	(20,747)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities	15,151	18,665
Bargain purchase gain	(8,406)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		5,921
Origination and purchase of loans held-for-sale, net of principal collections	(1,186,080)	(1,424,837)
Proceeds from sale of loans held-for-sale	1,123,512	1,443,871
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Related-party payable, net	(17,166)	(17,947)
Accrued and capitalized interest receivable, less purchased interest	(58,275)	(48,310)
Other assets	6,168	(29,576)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(3,537)	(25,211)
Net cash provided by operating activities	201,170	259,687
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Origination and purchase of loans held-for-investment	(1,583,628)	(1,670,124)
Proceeds from principal collections on loans	2,187,844	1,057,700
Proceeds from loans sold	236,433	599,504
Purchase of investment securities	(359,510)	(163,018)
Proceeds from sales of investment securities	3,799	6,301
Proceeds from principal collections on investment securities	70,316	348,090
Real estate business combinations, net of cash acquired	(91,186)	(239,933)
Proceeds from sale of properties		33,056
Additions to properties and other assets	(10,209)	(309)
Investment in unconsolidated entities	(3,870)	(32,063)
Distribution of capital from unconsolidated entities	15,026	29,003
Payments for purchase or termination of derivatives	(24,954)	(18,271)
Proceeds from termination of derivatives	37,652	30,194
Return of investment basis in purchased derivative asset	206	260
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash, net	(28,311)	9,404
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	449,608	(10,206)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Borrowings under financing agreements	3,158,920	3,423,328
Principal repayments on and repurchases of borrowings	(3,138,534)	(3,289,937)
Payment of deferred financing costs	(17,799)	(13,876)
Proceeds from common stock issuances	299	326,361
Payment of equity offering costs		(945)
Payment of dividends	(343,670)	(332,023)
Contributions from non-controlling interests	10,417
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(5,400)	(1,259)
Purchase of treasury stock	(19,723)	(29,792)
Issuance of debt of consolidated VIEs	596	9,132
Repayment of debt of consolidated VIEs	(202,892)	(246,230)
Distributions of cash from consolidated VIEs	40,731	26,690
Net cash used in financing activities	(517,055)	(128,551)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	133,723	120,930
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	368,815	255,187
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(981)	(3,349)
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	501,557	372,768
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	146,011	126,668
Income taxes paid	3,038	27,256
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Fair value of assets acquired, net of cash	270,021	540,764
Fair value of liabilities assumed	170,429	300,831
Net assets acquired from consolidated VIEs	133,177	39,506
Dividends declared, but not yet paid	115,190	115,191
Consolidation of VIEs (VIE asset/liability additions)	19,118,645	8,067,859
Deconsolidation of VIEs (VIE asset/liability reductions)	5,404,305	5,278,580
Unsettled investment securities sold	$ 14,926
Unsettled common stock repurchased		$ 8,098

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Business and Organization

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Business and Organization

Business and Organization

1. Business and Organization

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (“STWD” and, together with its subsidiaries, “we” or the “Company”) is a Maryland corporation that commenced operations in August 2009, upon the completion of our initial public offering (“IPO”). We are focused primarily on originating, acquiring, financing and managing commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate debt investments, commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), and other commercial real estate investments in both the U.S. and Europe. We refer to the following as our target assets: commercial real estate mortgage loans, preferred equity interests, CMBS and other commercial real estate-related debt investments. Our target assets may also include residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”), certain residential mortgage loans, distressed or non-performing commercial loans, commercial properties subject to net leases and equity interests in commercial real estate. As market conditions change over time, we may adjust our strategy to take advantage of changes in interest rates and credit spreads as well as economic and credit conditions.

We have three reportable business segments as of September 30, 2016:

· Real estate lending (the “Lending Segment”)—engages primarily in originating, acquiring, financing and managing commercial first mortgages, subordinated mortgages, mezzanine loans, preferred equity, CMBS, RMBS and other real estate and real estate-related debt investments in both the U.S. and Europe that are held for investment.

· Real estate investing and servicing (the “Investing and Servicing Segment”)—includes (i) servicing businesses in both the U.S. and Europe that manage and work out problem assets, (ii) an investment business that selectively acquires and manages unrated, investment grade and non-investment grade rated CMBS, including subordinated interests of securitization and resecuritization transactions, (iii) a mortgage loan business which originates conduit loans for the primary purpose of selling these loans into securitization transactions, and (iv) an investment business that selectively acquires commercial real estate assets, including properties acquired from CMBS trusts. This segment excludes the consolidation of securitization variable interest entities (“VIEs”).

· Real estate property (the “Property Segment”)—engages primarily in acquiring and managing equity interests in stabilized commercial real estate properties, including multi-family properties, that are held for investment.

We are organized and conduct our operations to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). As such, we will generally not be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax on that portion of our net income that is distributed to stockholders if we distribute at least 90% of our taxable income to our stockholders by prescribed dates and comply with various other requirements.

We are organized as a holding company and conduct our business primarily through our various wholly-owned subsidiaries. We are externally managed and advised by SPT Management, LLC (our “Manager”) pursuant to the terms of a management agreement. Our Manager is controlled by Barry Sternlicht, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Our Manager is an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group, a privately-held private equity firm founded and controlled by Mr. Sternlicht.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Balance Sheet Presentation of the Investing and Servicing Segment’s Variable Interest Entities

As noted above, the Investing and Servicing Segment operates an investment business that acquires unrated, investment grade and non-investment grade rated CMBS. These securities represent interests in securitization structures (commonly referred to as special purpose entities, or “SPEs”). These SPEs are structured as pass through entities that receive principal and interest on the underlying collateral and distribute those payments to the certificate holders. Under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), SPEs typically qualify as VIEs. These are entities that, by design, either (1) lack sufficient equity to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties, or (2) have equity investors that do not have the ability to make significant decisions relating to the entity’s operations through voting rights, or do not have the obligation to absorb the expected losses, or do not have the right to receive the residual returns of the entity.

Because the Investing and Servicing Segment often serves as the special servicer of the trusts in which it invests, consolidation of these structures is required pursuant to GAAP as outlined in detail below. This results in a consolidated balance sheet which presents the gross assets and liabilities of the VIEs. The assets and other instruments held by these VIEs are restricted and can only be used to fulfill the obligations of the entity. Additionally, the obligations of the VIEs do not have any recourse to the general credit of any other consolidated entities, nor to us as the consolidator of these VIEs.

The VIE liabilities initially represent investment securities on our balance sheet (pre-consolidation). Upon consolidation of these VIEs, our associated investment securities are eliminated, as is the interest income related to those securities. Similarly, the fees we earn in our roles as special servicer of the bonds issued by the consolidated VIEs or as collateral administrator of the consolidated VIEs are also eliminated. Finally, an allocable portion of the identified servicing intangible associated with the eliminated fee streams is eliminated in consolidation.

Refer to the segment data in Note 22 for a presentation of the Investing and Servicing Segment without consolidation of these VIEs.

Basis of Accounting and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our consolidated subsidiaries and VIEs. Intercompany amounts have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows have been included.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 (the “Form 10-K”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

Refer to our Form 10-K for a description of our recurring accounting policies. We have included disclosure in this Note 2 regarding principles of consolidation and other accounting policies that (i) are required to be disclosed quarterly, (ii) we view as critical, or (iii) became significant since December 31, 2015 due to a corporate action or increase in the significance of the underlying business activity.

Variable Interest Entities

We evaluate all of our interests in VIEs for consolidation. When our interests are determined to be variable interests, we assess whether we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is required to consolidate the VIE. Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810, Consolidation, defines the primary beneficiary as the party that has both (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance, and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits from the VIE which could be potentially significant. We consider our variable interests as well as any variable interests of our related parties in making this determination. Where both of these factors are present, we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary and we consolidate the VIE. Where either one of these factors is not present, we are not the primary beneficiary and do not consolidate the VIE.

To assess whether we have the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, we consider all facts and circumstances, including our role in establishing the VIE and our ongoing rights and responsibilities. This assessment includes first, identifying the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance; and second, identifying which party, if any, has power over those activities. In general, the parties that make the most significant decisions affecting the VIE or have the right to unilaterally remove those decision makers are deemed to have the power to direct the activities of a VIE.

Effective January 1, 2016, we implemented Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810) – Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, which specifies that the right to remove the decision maker in a VIE must be exercisable without cause for the decision maker to not be deemed the party that has the power to direct the activities of a VIE.  In connection with the implementation of this ASU, we consolidated VIE assets and VIE liabilities from CMBS trusts as of March 31, 2016 where the right to remove the Company as special servicer was not exercisable without cause.

Our implementation of the ASU also resulted in the determination that certain entities in which we hold interests, which prior to the implementation of the ASU were not considered VIEs, are now considered VIEs as the limited partners of these entities do not collectively possess (i) the right to remove the general partner without cause or (ii) the right to participate in significant decisions made by the partnership.  The application of the ASU to these particular entities did not change our respective conclusions as to whether or not they should be consolidated.  We applied the provisions of this ASU using a modified retrospective approach which does not require the restatement of prior period financial statements.  There was no cumulative-effect adjustment to equity upon adoption.  Refer to Note 14 for further discussion of the impact of our implementation of ASU 2015-02.

To assess whether we have the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE, we consider all of our economic interests, including debt and equity investments, servicing fees, and other arrangements deemed to be variable interests in the VIE. This assessment requires that we apply judgment in determining whether these interests, in the aggregate, are considered potentially significant to the VIE. Factors considered in assessing significance include: the design of the VIE, including its capitalization structure; subordination of interests; payment priority; relative share of interests held across various classes within the VIE’s capital structure; and the reasons why the interests are held by us.

Our purchased investment securities include CMBS which are unrated and non-investment grade rated securities issued by CMBS trusts. In certain cases, we may contract to provide special servicing activities for these CMBS trusts, or, as holder of the controlling class, we may have the right to name and remove the special servicer for these trusts. In our role as special servicer, we provide services on defaulted loans within the trusts, such as foreclosure or work-out procedures, as permitted by the underlying contractual agreements. In exchange for these services, we receive a fee. These rights give us the ability to direct activities that could significantly impact the trust’s economic performance. However, in those instances where an unrelated third party has the right to unilaterally remove us as special servicer without cause, we do not have the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the trust’s economic performance. We evaluated all of our positions in such investments for consolidation.

For securitization VIEs in which we are determined to be the primary beneficiary, all of the underlying assets, liabilities and equity of the structures are recorded on our books, and the initial investment, along with any associated unrealized holding gains and losses, are eliminated in consolidation. Similarly, the interest income earned from these structures, as well as the fees paid by these trusts to us in our capacity as special servicer, are eliminated in consolidation. Further, an allocable portion of the identified servicing intangible asset associated with the servicing fee streams, and the corresponding allocable amortization or change in fair value of the servicing intangible asset, are also eliminated in consolidation.

We perform ongoing reassessments of: (1) whether any entities previously evaluated under the majority voting interest framework have become VIEs, based on certain events, and therefore subject to the VIE consolidation framework, and (2) whether changes in the facts and circumstances regarding our involvement with a VIE causes our consolidation conclusion regarding the VIE to change.

We elect the fair value option for initial and subsequent recognition of the assets and liabilities of our consolidated securitization VIEs.  Interest income and interest expense associated with these VIEs are no longer relevant on a standalone basis because these amounts are already reflected in the fair value changes.  We have elected to present these items in a single line on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.  The residual difference shown on our condensed consolidated statements of operations in the line item “Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs” represents our beneficial interest in the VIEs.

We separately present the assets and liabilities of our consolidated securitization VIEs as individual line items on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.  The liabilities of our consolidated securitization VIEs consist solely of obligations to the bondholders of the related CMBS trusts, and are thus presented as a single line item entitled “VIE liabilities.” The assets of our consolidated securitization VIEs consist principally of loans, but at times, also include foreclosed loans which have been temporarily converted into real estate owned (“REO”).  These assets in the aggregate are likewise presented as a single line item entitled “VIE assets.”

Loans comprise the vast majority of our securitization VIE assets and are carried at fair value due to the election of the fair value option.  When an asset becomes REO, it is due to nonperformance of the loan.  Because the loan is already at fair value, the carrying value of an REO asset is also initially at fair value.  Furthermore, when we consolidate a CMBS trust, any existing REO would be consolidated at fair value.  Once an asset becomes REO, its disposition time is relatively short. As a result, the carrying value of an REO generally approximates fair value under GAAP.

In addition to sharing a similar measurement method as the loans in a CMBS trust, the securitization VIE assets as a whole can only be used to settle the obligations of the consolidated VIE.  The assets of our securitization VIEs are not individually accessible by the bondholders, which creates inherent limitations from a valuation perspective.  Also creating limitations from a valuation perspective is our role as special servicer, which provides us very limited visibility, if any, into the performing loans of a CMBS trust.

REO assets generally represent a very small percentage of the overall asset pool of a CMBS trust.  In a new issue CMBS trust there are no REO assets.  We estimate that REO assets constitute approximately 4% of our consolidated securitization VIE assets, with the remaining 96% representing loans.  However, it is important to note that the fair value of our securitization VIE assets is determined by reference to our securitization VIE liabilities as permitted under ASU 2014-13, Consolidation (Topic 810): Measuring the Financial Assets and the Financial Liabilities of a Consolidated Collateralized Financing Entity.  In other words, our VIE liabilities are more reliably measurable than the VIE assets, resulting in our current measurement methodology which utilizes this value to determine the fair value of our securitization VIE assets as a whole. As a result, these percentages are not necessarily indicative of the relative fair values of each of these asset categories if the assets were to be valued individually. 

Due to our accounting policy election under ASU 2014-13, separately presenting two different asset categories would result in an arbitrary assignment of value to each, with one asset category representing a residual amount, as opposed to its fair value.  However, as a pool, the fair value of the assets in total is equal to the fair value of the liabilities. 

For these reasons, the assets of our securitization VIEs are presented in the aggregate.

Business Combinations

Under ASC 805, Business Combinations, the acquirer in a business combination must recognize, with certain exceptions, the fair values of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and non-controlling interests when the acquisition constitutes a change in control of the acquired entity. As goodwill is calculated as a residual, all goodwill of the acquired business, not just the acquirer’s share, is recognized under this “full goodwill” approach.

We apply the provisions of ASC 805 in accounting for acquisitions of real estate assets.  In doing so, we record provisional amounts for certain items as of the date of acquisition.  During the measurement period, a period which shall not exceed one year, we prospectively adjust the provisional amounts recognized to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date that, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized.

Fair Value Option

The guidance in ASC 825, Financial Instruments, provides a fair value option election that allows entities to make an irrevocable election of fair value as the initial and subsequent measurement attribute for certain eligible financial assets and liabilities. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. The decision to elect the fair value option is determined on an instrument by instrument basis and must be applied to an entire instrument and is irrevocable once elected. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value pursuant to this guidance are required to be reported separately in our consolidated balance sheets from those instruments using another accounting method.

We have elected the fair value option for eligible financial assets and liabilities of our consolidated securitization VIEs, loans held-for-sale originated by the Investing and Servicing Segment’s conduit platform, purchased CMBS issued by VIEs we could consolidate in the future and certain investments in marketable equity securities. The fair value elections for VIE and securitization related items were made in order to mitigate accounting mismatches between the carrying value of the instruments and the related assets and liabilities that we consolidate at fair value. The fair value elections for mortgage loans held-for-sale originated by the Investing and Servicing Segment’s conduit platform were made due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value elections for investments in marketable equity securities were made because the shares are listed on an exchange, which allows us to determine the fair value using a quoted price from an active market.

Fair Value Measurements

We measure our mortgage‑backed securities, derivative assets and liabilities, domestic servicing rights intangible asset and any assets or liabilities where we have elected the fair value option at fair value. When actively quoted observable prices are not available, we either use implied pricing from similar assets and liabilities or valuation models based on net present values of estimated future cash flows, adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, market and/or other risk factors.

As discussed above, we measure the assets and liabilities of consolidated securitization VIEs at fair value pursuant to our election of the fair value option. The securitization VIEs in which we invest are “static”; that is, no reinvestment is permitted, and there is no active management of the underlying assets. In determining the fair value of the assets and liabilities of the securitization VIE, we maximize the use of observable inputs over unobservable inputs. We also acknowledge that our principal market for selling CMBS assets is the securitization market where the market participant is considered to be a CMBS trust or a collateralized debt obligation (“CDO”). This methodology results in the fair value of the assets of a static CMBS trust being equal to the fair value of its liabilities. Refer to Note 19 for further discussion regarding our fair value measurements.

Loans Held-for-Investment and Provision for Loan Losses

Loans that are held for investment are carried at cost, net of unamortized acquisition premiums or discounts, loan fees, and origination costs as applicable, unless the loans are deemed impaired. We evaluate each loan classified as held-for-investment for impairment at least quarterly. Impairment occurs when it is deemed probable that we will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan. If a loan is considered to be impaired, we record an allowance through the provision for loan losses to reduce the carrying value of the loan to the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s contractual effective rate or the fair value of the collateral, if repayment is expected solely from the collateral. Actual losses, if any, could ultimately differ from these estimates.

We perform a quarterly review of our portfolio of loans. In connection with this review, we assess the performance of each loan and assign a risk rating based on several factors, including risk of loss, loan-to-collateral value ratio (“LTV”), collateral performance, structure, exit plan, and sponsorship. Loans are rated “1” through “5”, from less risk to greater risk, in connection with this review.

Deferred Financing Costs

In accordance with ASU 2015-03, Interest – Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30), effective January 1, 2016 we modified our presentation of deferred financing costs in our condensed consolidated balance sheets to present such costs as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the related debt liability, consistent with debt discounts, rather than as a separate deferred asset as the previous guidance required. Deferred financing costs will continue to be amortized to interest expense over the terms of the respective debt agreements. As required by this ASU, we applied this change retrospectively to our prior period condensed consolidated balance sheet presentation.

Earnings Per Share

We present both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) amounts in our financial statements.  Basic EPS excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the maximum potential dilution that could occur from (i) our share-based compensation, consisting of unvested restricted stock (“RSAs”) and restricted stock units (“RSUs”), (ii) shares contingently issuable to our Manager, and (iii) the “in-the-money” conversion options associated with our outstanding convertible senior notes (see further discussion in Note 17). Potential dilutive shares are excluded from the calculation if they have an anti-dilutive effect in the period.

Nearly all of the Company’s unvested RSUs and RSAs contain rights to receive non-forfeitable dividends and thus are participating securities.  Due to the existence of these participating securities, the two-class method of computing EPS is required, unless another method is determined to be more dilutive. Under the two-class method, undistributed earnings are reallocated between shares of common stock and participating securities.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the two-class method resulted in the most dilutive EPS calculation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The most significant and subjective estimate that we make is the projection of cash flows we expect to receive on our loans, investment securities and intangible assets, which has a significant impact on the amounts of interest income, credit losses (if any), and fair values that we record and/or disclose. In addition, the fair value of financial assets and liabilities that are estimated using a discounted cash flows method is significantly impacted by the rates at which we estimate market participants would discount the expected cash flows.

Reclassifications

In connection with our implementation of ASU 2015-03 discussed above, we reclassified deferred financing costs of $38.3 million and $1.4 million previously reported in other assets to secured financing agreements, net and convertible senior notes, net, respectively, within our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015.

Recent Accounting Developments

On May 28, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which establishes key principles by which an entity determines the amount and timing of revenue recognized from customer contracts.  At issuance, the ASU was effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2016. On August 12, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Deferral of the Effective Date, which delayed the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year, resulting in the ASU becoming effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2017.  Early application, which was not permissible under the initial effectiveness timeline, is now permissible though no earlier than as of the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2016.  We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On January 5, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10) – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which impacts the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and disclosure requirements for financial instruments.  The ASU shall be applied prospectively and is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2017.  Early application is not permitted. We are in the process of assessing the impact this ASU will have on the Company.

On February 25, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which establishes a right-of-use model for lessee accounting which results in the recognition of most leased assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet of the lessee.  Lessor accounting was not significantly changed.  The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2018 by applying a modified retrospective approach. Early application is permitted.We are in the process of assessing the impact this ASU will have on the Company. 

On March 14, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-05, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) – Effect of Derivative Contract Novations on Existing Hedge Accounting Relationships, which clarifies that the change in counterparty to a derivative designated in a hedging relationship, in and of itself, would not require that the hedging relationship be de-designated for hedge accounting purposes. The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2016.Early application is permitted.We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On March 15, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-07, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323) – Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting, which amends existing guidance to require that in instances where an investee is transitioning from the cost method of accounting to the equity method of accounting due to an increase in ownership level or degree of influence, the investee applies the equity method of accounting prospectively from the date significant influence is obtained, whereas existing guidance requires an investee to retrospectively apply the equity method of accounting for all previous periods in which the investment was held.The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted. We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On March 17, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) – Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), which amends the principal-versus-agent implementation guidance and illustrations in the FASB’s revenue recognition standard issued in ASU 2014-09. The ASU provides further guidance to assist an entity in the determination of whether the nature of its promise to its customer is to provide the underlying goods or services, meaning the entity is a principal, or to arrange for a third party to provide the underlying goods or services, meaning the entity is an agent.  The ASU is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2017.  Early application is permissible though no earlier than the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2016.  We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On March 30, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718) – Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which seeks to simplify the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions, including the accounting for associated income taxes and forfeitures. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted in any interim or annual period.  We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On April 14, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) – Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, which amends guidance and illustrations in the FASB’s revenue recognition standard issued in ASU 2014-09 regarding the identification of performance obligations and the implementation guidance on licensing arrangements. The ASU is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2017.  Early application is permissible though no earlier than the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2016.  We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On June 16, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326) – Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which mandates use of an “expected loss” credit model for estimating future credit losses of certain financial instruments instead of the “incurred loss” credit model that existing GAAP currently mandates.  The “expected loss” model requires the consideration of possible credit losses over the life of an instrument compared to only estimating credit losses upon the occurrence of a discrete loss event in accordance with the current “incurred loss” methodology.  The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application is permissible though no earlier than the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2018. We are in the process of assessing the impact this ASU will have on the Company.

On August 26, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) – Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which seeks to reduce diversity in practice regarding how various cash receipts and payments are reported within the statement of cash flows.  The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early application is permitted in any interim or annual period. We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On October 24, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, Income Taxes (Topic 740) – Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory, which requires that an entity recognize the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory at the time of the transfer instead of deferring the tax consequences until the asset has been sold to an outside party, as current GAAP requires. The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early application is permitted in any interim or annual period. We are in the process of assessing the impact this ASU will have on the Company.

On October 26, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-17, Consolidation (Topic 810) – Interests Held through Related Parties That Are under Common Control, which requires when assessing which party is the primary beneficiary in a VIE, the decision maker considers interests held by entities under common control on a proportionate basis instead of treating those interests as if they were that of the decision maker itself, as current GAAP requires.  The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted in any interim or annual period. We are in the process of assessing the impact this ASU will have on the Company.

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Acquisitions

Acquisitions

3.  Acquisitions 

Medical Office Portfolio

In September 2016, we entered into an agreement to acquire a stabilized portfolio of 38 medical office buildings which are geographically dispersed throughout the U.S. and primarily affiliated with major hospitals or located on or adjacent to a major hospital campus (the “Medical Office Portfolio”).  The aggregate purchase price for the Medical Office Portfolio, which collectively comprises approximately 2.2 million square feet, is approximately $837.9 million. The Medical Office Portfolio, which is primarily net leased to investment-grade health systems and major physician-owned medical groups, is 95% occupied and carries a weighted average remaining lease term of 7.0 years. The acquisition is expected to close in December 2016, subject to customary closing conditions.  In October 2016, we funded a $40.0 million deposit associated with this acquisition.

Woodstar Portfolio

The Woodstar Portfolio is comprised of 32 affordable housing communities with 8,948 units concentrated primarily in the Tampa, Orlando and West Palm Beach metropolitan areas.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we acquired the final 14 affordable housing communities of the Woodstar Portfolio, which are comprised of 3,710 units with total assets of $276.3 million and assumed liabilities of $170.4 million.  These assumed liabilities include federal, state and county sponsored financing and other assumed debt. Refer to Note 9 for further discussion of these assumed debt facilities.

For the 14 affordable housing communities acquired during 2016, we recognized revenues of $23.7 million and net income of $3.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.  Such net income includes (i) bargain purchase gains of $8.4 million, (ii) depreciation and amortization expense of $12.7 million and (iii) one-time acquisition-related costs, such as legal and due diligence costs, of approximately $0.9 million. 

No goodwill was recognized in connection with the Woodstar Portfolio acquisition as the purchase price did not exceed the fair value of the net assets acquired.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, a bargain purchase gain of $8.4 million was recognized within other income, net in our condensed consolidated statements of operations as the fair value of the net assets acquired exceeded the purchase price due to favorable changes in net asset fair values occurring between the date the purchase price was negotiated and the closing date.

Investing and Servicing Segment Property Portfolio

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, our Investing and Servicing Segment acquired controlling interests in commercial real estate properties as well as a non-performing loan from CMBS trusts for $3.3 million and $91.1 million, respectively.  In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we foreclosed on the non-performing loan that was previously acquired from a CMBS trust for $8.2 million.  These properties, aggregated with the controlling interests in 14 U.S. commercial real estate properties acquired from CMBS trusts during the year ended December 31, 2015 for $138.7 million, comprise the Investing and Servicing Segment Property Portfolio (the “REO Portfolio”). When the properties are acquired from CMBS trusts that are consolidated as VIEs on our balance sheet, the acquisitions are reflected as repayment of debt of consolidated VIEs in our consolidated statements of cash flows.

Ireland Portfolio

During 2015, we acquired 12 net leased fully occupied office properties and one multi-family property all located in Dublin, Ireland.  Collectively, these 13 properties comprise our “Ireland Portfolio”. 

The Ireland Portfolio, which collectively is comprised of approximately 600,000 square feet, included total assets of $518.2 million and assumed debt of $283.0 million at acquisition. Following our acquisition, all assumed debt was immediately extinguished and replaced with new financing of $328.6 million from the Ireland Portfolio Mortgage (as set forth in Note 9).  All properties within the Ireland Portfolio were acquired from entities controlled by the same third party investment fund.No goodwill or bargain purchase gain was recognized in connection with the Ireland Portfolio acquisition as the purchase price equaled the fair value of the net assets acquired.

Purchase Price Allocations of Acquisitions

We applied the provisions of ASC 805, Business Combinations, in accounting for our acquisitions of the Woodstar Portfolio, the REO Portfolio and the Ireland Portfolio.  In doing so, we have recorded all identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at fair value as of the respective acquisition dates.  These amounts for the Woodstar Portfolio and certain properties within the REO Portfolio are provisional and may be adjusted during the measurement period, which expires no later than one year from the acquisition dates, if new information is obtained that, if known, would have affected the amounts recognized as of the acquisition dates.

The following table summarizes the identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the respective acquisition dates (amounts in thousands):

	2016				2015
	Woodstar		REO		Woodstar		REO		Ireland
Assets acquired:	Portfolio		Portfolio		Portfolio		Portfolio		Portfolio
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,254	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Restricted cash		—		—		—		—		10,829
Properties		245,430		71,496		339,040		128,218		445,369
Intangible assets		8,174		25,387		11,337		19,381		59,529
Other assets		16,417		2,862		652		4,973		2,508
Total assets acquired		276,275		99,745		351,029		152,572		518,235
Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		19,666		3,202		18,030		6,998		17,552
Secured financing agreements		150,763		—		8,982		—		283,010
Total liabilities assumed		170,429		3,202		27,012		6,998		300,562
Non-controlling interests		—		5,492		—		6,904		—
Net assets acquired	$	105,846	$	91,051	$	324,017	$	138,670	$	217,673

Pro-Forma Operating Data

The pro-forma revenues and net income attributable to the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, assuming all the properties acquired within the Woodstar Portfolio, REO Portfolio and Ireland Portfolio were acquired on January 1, 2014 for the 2015 acquisitions and January 1, 2015 for the 2016 acquisitions, are as follows (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Revenues	$	204,887	$	219,708	$	610,944	$	648,449
Net income attributable to STWD		105,872		116,980		237,895		354,719
Net income per share - Basic		0.44		0.49		1.00		1.51
Net income per share - Diluted		0.44		0.49		0.98		1.51

Pro-forma net income was adjusted to include the following estimated incremental management fees the combined entity would have incurred (amounts in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Management fee expense addition	$	15	$	1,406	$	725	$	5,793

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Loans

4. Loans

Our loans held-for-investment are accounted for at amortized cost and our loans held-for-sale are accounted for at the lower of cost or fair value, unless we have elected the fair value option. The following tables summarize our investments in mortgages and loans by subordination class as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

							Weighted
					Weighted		Average Life
	Carrying		Face		Average		(“WAL”)
September 30, 2016	Value		Amount		Coupon		(years)(3)
First mortgages (1)	$	4,276,968	$	4,292,098	6.0	%	2.2
Subordinated mortgages (2)		276,086		292,839	8.8	%	3.5
Mezzanine loans (1)		688,601		689,944	9.6	%	2.0
Total loans held-for-investment		5,241,655		5,274,881
Loans held-for-sale, fair value option elected		347,490		331,892	4.7	%	10.0
Loans transferred as secured borrowings		100,978		102,365	6.1	%	1.8
Total gross loans		5,690,123		5,709,138
Loan loss allowance (loans held-for-investment)		(9,424)		—
Total net loans	$	5,680,699	$	5,709,138
December 31, 2015
First mortgages (1)	$	4,723,852	$	4,776,576	6.0	%	2.7
Subordinated mortgages (2)		392,563		416,713	8.5	%	3.4
Mezzanine loans (1)		862,693		850,024	9.9	%	2.5
Total loans held-for-investment		5,979,108		6,043,313
Loans held-for-sale, fair value option elected		203,865		203,710	4.9	%	9.8
Loans transferred as secured borrowings		86,573		88,000	6.1	%	2.4
Total gross loans		6,269,546		6,335,023
Loan loss allowance (loans held-for-investment)		(6,029)		—
Total net loans	$	6,263,517	$	6,335,023

(1) First mortgages include first mortgage loans and any contiguous mezzanine loan components because as a whole, the expected credit quality of these loans is more similar to that of a first mortgage loan.  The application of this methodology resulted in mezzanine loans with carrying values of $871.2 million and $930.0 million being classified as first mortgages as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

(2) Subordinated mortgages include B-Notes and junior participation in first mortgages where we do not own the senior A-Note or senior participation. If we own both the A-Note and B-Note, we categorize the loan as a first mortgage loan.

(3) Represents the WAL of each respective group of loans as of the respective balance sheet date. The WAL of each individual loan is calculated using amounts and timing of future principal payments, as projected at origination.

As of September 30, 2016, approximately $4.7 billion, or 89.4%, of our loans held-for-investment were variable rate and paid interest principally at LIBOR plus a weighted-average spread of 5.8%.  The following table summarizes our investments in floating rate loans (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2016				December 31, 2015
			Carrying				Carrying
Index	Base Rate		Value		Base Rate		Value
One-month LIBOR USD	0.5311	%	$	534,284	0.4295	%	$	438,641
Three-month LIBOR GBP	N/A			—	0.5904	%		375,467
LIBOR floor	0.15 - 3.00	% (1)		4,154,013	0.15 - 3.00	% (1)		4,237,947
Total			$	4,688,297			$	5,052,055

(1) The weighted-average LIBOR floor was 0.32% and 0.31% as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

Our loans are typically collateralized by real estate. As a result, we regularly evaluate the extent and impact of any credit deterioration associated with the performance and/or value of the underlying collateral property, as well as the financial and operating capability of the borrower. Specifically, a property’s operating results and any cash reserves are analyzed and used to assess (i) whether cash flow from operations is sufficient to cover the debt service requirements currently and into the future, (ii) the ability of the borrower to refinance the loan at maturity, and/or (iii) the property’s liquidation value. We also evaluate the financial wherewithal of any loan guarantors as well as the borrower’s competency in managing and operating the properties. In addition, we consider the overall economic environment, real estate sector, and geographic sub-market in which the borrower operates. Such impairment analyses are completed and reviewed by asset management and finance personnel who utilize various data sources, including (i) periodic financial data such as property operating statements, occupancy, tenant profile, rental rates, operating expenses, the borrower’s exit plan, and capitalization and discount rates, (ii) site inspections, and (iii) current credit spreads and discussions with market participants.

Our evaluation process as described above produces an internal risk rating between 1 and 5, which is a weighted average of the numerical ratings in the following categories: (i) sponsor capability and financial condition, (ii) loan and collateral performance relative to underwriting, (iii) quality and stability of collateral cash flows, and (iv) loan structure. We utilize the overall risk ratings as a concise means to monitor any credit migration on a loan as well as on the whole portfolio. While the overall risk rating is generally not the sole factor we use in determining whether a loan is impaired, a loan with a higher overall risk rating would tend to have more adverse indicators of impairment, and therefore would be more likely to experience a credit loss.

The rating categories generally include the characteristics described below, but these are utilized as guidelines and therefore not every loan will have all of the characteristics described in each category:

Rating	Characteristics
1		Sponsor capability and financial condition—Sponsor is highly rated or investment grade or, if private, the equivalent thereof with significant management experience.
		Loan collateral and performance relative to underwriting—The collateral has surpassed underwritten expectations.
		Quality and stability of collateral cash flows—Occupancy is stabilized, the property has had a history of consistently high occupancy, and the property has a diverse and high quality tenant mix.
		Loan structure—LTV does not exceed 65%. The loan has structural features that enhance the credit profile.
2		Sponsor capability and financial condition—Strong sponsorship with experienced management team and a responsibly leveraged portfolio.
		Loan collateral and performance relative to underwriting—Collateral performance equals or exceeds underwritten expectations and covenants and performance criteria are being met or exceeded.
		Quality and stability of collateral cash flows—Occupancy is stabilized with a diverse tenant mix.
		Loan structure—LTV does not exceed 70% and unique property risks are mitigated by structural features.
3		Sponsor capability and financial condition—Sponsor has historically met its credit obligations, routinely pays off loans at maturity, and has a capable management team.
		Loan collateral and performance relative to underwriting—Property performance is consistent with underwritten expectations.
		Quality and stability of collateral cash flows—Occupancy is stabilized, near stabilized, or is on track with underwriting.
		Loan structure—LTV does not exceed 80%.
4		Sponsor capability and financial condition—Sponsor credit history includes missed payments, past due payment, and maturity extensions. Management team is capable but thin.
		Loan collateral and performance relative to underwriting—Property performance lags behind underwritten expectations. Performance criteria and loan covenants have required occasional waivers. A sale of the property may be necessary in order for the borrower to pay off the loan at maturity.
		Quality and stability of collateral cash flows—Occupancy is not stabilized and the property has a large amount of rollover.
		Loan structure—LTV is 80% to 90%.
5		Sponsor capability and financial condition—Credit history includes defaults, deeds‑in‑lieu, foreclosures, and/or bankruptcies.
		Loan collateral and performance relative to underwriting—Property performance is significantly worse than underwritten expectations. The loan is not in compliance with loan covenants and performance criteria and may be in default. Sale proceeds would not be sufficient to pay off the loan at maturity.
		Quality and stability of collateral cash flows—The property has material vacancy and significant rollover of remaining tenants.
		Loan structure—LTV exceeds 90%.

As of September 30, 2016, the risk ratings for loans subject to our rating system, which excludes loans on the cost recovery method and loans for which the fair value option has been elected, by class of loan were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Balance Sheet Classification
	Loans Held-For-Investment									Loans
										Transferred				% of
Risk Rating	First			Subordinated		Mezzanine		Loans Held-		As Secured				Total
Category	Mortgages			Mortgages		Loans		For-Sale		Borrowings		Total		Loans
1	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	—	%
2		317,762			4,517		54,004		—		—		376,283	6.6	%
3		3,549,453			251,387		575,956		—		100,978		4,477,774	78.7	%
4		349,905			20,182		58,641		—		—		428,728	7.5	%
5		59,848	(1)		—		—		—		—		59,848	1.1	%
N/A		—			—		—		347,490		—		347,490	6.1	%
	$	4,276,968		$	276,086	$	688,601	$	347,490	$	100,978	$	5,690,123	100.0	%

(1) Represents a mezzanine loan which was reclassified to the first mortgage category during the three months ended September 30, 2016 when the Company acquired the contiguous first mortgage. 

As of December 31, 2015, the risk ratings for loans subject to our rating system by class of loan were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Balance Sheet Classification
	Loans Held-For-Investment								Loans
									Transferred				% of
Risk Rating	First		Subordinated		Mezzanine		Loans Held-		As Secured				Total
Category	Mortgages		Mortgages		Loans		For-Sale		Borrowings		Total		Loans
1	$	664	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	664	—	%
2		496,372		88,857		90,449		—		—		675,678	10.8	%
3		3,979,247		270,435		651,204		—		86,573		4,987,459	79.6	%
4		247,569		33,271		121,040		—		—		401,880	6.4	%
5		—		—		—		—		—		—	—	%
N/A		—		—		—		203,865		—		203,865	3.2	%
	$	4,723,852	$	392,563	$	862,693	$	203,865	$	86,573	$	6,269,546	100.0	%

After completing our impairment evaluation process, we concluded that no impairment charges were required on any individual loans held-for-investment as of September 30, 2016 or December 31, 2015, as we expect to collect all outstanding principal and interest.  None of our loans were 90 days or greater past due as of September 30, 2016.

In accordance with our policies, we record an allowance for loan losses equal to (i) 1.5% of the aggregate carrying amount of loans rated as a “4,” plus (ii) 5% of the aggregate carrying amount of loans rated as a “5, ” plus (iii) any impaired loan reserves.  The following table presents the activity in our allowance for loan losses (amounts in thousands):

	For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2016		2015
Allowance for loan losses at January 1	$	6,029	$	6,031
Provision for loan losses		3,395		311
Charge-offs		—		—
Recoveries		—		—
Allowance for loan losses at September 30	$	9,424	$	6,342
Recorded investment in loans related to the allowance for loan loss	$	488,576	$	422,801

The activity in our loan portfolio was as follows (amounts in thousands):

	For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2016			2015
Balance at January 1	$	6,263,517		$	6,300,285
Acquisitions/originations/additional funding		2,795,772			3,114,293
Capitalized interest (1)		65,003			51,416
Basis of loans sold (2)		(1,359,780)			(2,040,380)
Loan maturities/principal repayments		(2,188,583)			(1,055,419)
Discount accretion/premium amortization		38,809			26,615
Changes in fair value		70,122			51,044
Unrealized foreign currency remeasurement loss		(37,332)			(30,529)
Change in loan loss allowance, net		(3,395)			(311)
Transfer to/from other asset classifications		36,566	(3)		(8,844)
Balance at September 30	$	5,680,699		$	6,408,170

(1) Represents accrued interest income on loans whose terms do not require current payment of interest.

(2) See Note 11 for additional disclosure on these transactions.

(3) Represents commercial mortgage loans acquired from CMBS trusts which are consolidated as VIEs on our balance sheet.  Refer to Note 15 for further discussion.

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Investment Securities

Investment Securities

5. Investment Securities

Investment securities were comprised of the following as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	Carrying Value as of
	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
RMBS, available-for-sale	$	260,513	$	176,224
CMBS, fair value option (1)		1,029,205		1,038,200
Held-to-maturity (“HTM”) securities		522,620		321,244
Equity security, fair value option		12,749		14,498
Subtotal—Investment securities		1,825,087		1,550,166
VIE eliminations (1)		(970,420)		(825,219)
Total investment securities	$	854,667	$	724,947

(1) Certain fair value option CMBS are eliminated in consolidation against VIE liabilities pursuant to ASC 810.

Purchases, sales and principal collections for all investment securities were as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Available-for-sale				CMBS, fair			HTM		Equity
	RMBS		CMBS		value option			Securities		Security		Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
Purchases	$	8,868	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	8,868
Sales		—		—		17,456	(1)		—		—		17,456
Principal collections		9,917		—		12,289			566		—		22,772
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Purchases	$	—	$	—	$	5,665		$	9,930	$	—	$	15,595
Sales		—		—		1,203			—		—		1,203
Principal collections		8,500		91,794		1			21		—		100,316

	Available-for-sale				CMBS, fair			HTM		Equity
	RMBS		CMBS		value option			Securities		Security		Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Purchases	$	97,204	$	—	$	57,576		$	204,730	$	—	$	359,510
Sales		—		—		18,725	(1)		—		—		18,725
Principal collections		32,925		—		31,734			5,657		—		70,316
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Purchases	$	—	$	—	$	14,653		$	148,365	$	—	$	163,018
Sales		—		—		6,301			—		—		6,301
Principal collections		27,114		92,018		2			228,956		—		348,090

(1) Settlement of $14.9 million occurred subsequent to September 30, 2016. We account for all investment securities transactions on a trade-date basis.

RMBS, Available-for-Sale

The Company classified all of its RMBS as available-for-sale as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. These RMBS are reported at fair value in the balance sheet with changes in fair value recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”).

The tables below summarize various attributes of our investments in available-for-sale RMBS as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

							Unrealized Gains or (Losses)
							Recognized in AOCI
	Purchase				Recorded				Gross			Gross		Net
	Amortized		Credit		Amortized		Non-Credit		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair Value
	Cost		OTTI		Cost		OTTI		Gains			Losses		Adjustment		Fair Value
September 30, 2016
RMBS	$	224,735	$	(10,185)	$	214,550	$	(104)	$	46,069		$	(2)	$	45,963	$	260,513
December 31, 2015
RMBS	$	149,102	$	(10,185)	$	138,917	$	(340)	$	37,647		$	—	$	37,307	$	176,224

	Weighted Average Coupon (1)		Weighted Average Rating	WAL  (Years) (2)
September 30, 2016
RMBS	1.8	%	CCC+	6.0
December 31, 2015
RMBS	1.3	%	B−	6.2

(1) Calculated using the September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 one-month LIBOR rate of 0.531% and 0.430%, respectively, for floating rate securities.

(2) Represents the WAL of each respective group of securities as of the respective balance sheet date. The WAL of each individual security is calculated using projected amounts and projected timing of future principal payments.

As of September 30, 2016, approximately $215.6 million, or 82.8%, of our RMBS were variable rate and paid interest at LIBOR plus a weighted average spread of 1.25%. As of December 31, 2015, approximately $122.7 million, or 69.7%, of our RMBS were variable rate and paid interest at LIBOR plus a weighted average spread of 0.43%. We purchased all of the RMBS at a discount that will be accreted into income over the expected remaining life of the security. The majority of the income from this strategy is earned from the accretion of these discounts.

The following table contains a reconciliation of aggregate principal balance to amortized cost for our RMBS as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Principal balance	$	410,897	$	233,976
Accretable yield		(74,898)		(68,345)
Non-accretable difference		(121,449)		(26,714)
Total discount		(196,347)		(95,059)
Amortized cost	$	214,550	$	138,917

The principal balance of credit deteriorated RMBS was $381.1 million and $199.0 million as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Accretable yield related to these securities totaled $65.8 million and $57.7 million as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

The following table discloses the changes to accretable yield and non-accretable difference for our RMBS during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 (amounts in thousands):

			Non-Accretable
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016	Accretable Yield		Difference
Balance as of July 1, 2016	$	78,116	$	119,003
Accretion of discount		(4,197)		—
Principal write-downs, net		—		(1,429)
Purchases		1,905		2,949
Sales		—		—
OTTI		—		—
Transfer to/from non-accretable difference		(926)		926
Balance as of September 30, 2016	$	74,898	$	121,449
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Balance as of January 1, 2016	$	68,345	$	26,714
Accretion of discount		(11,354)		—
Principal recoveries, net		—		2,565
Purchases		11,052		99,025
Sales		—		—
OTTI		—		—
Transfer to/from non-accretable difference		6,855		(6,855)
Balance as of September 30, 2016	$	74,898	$	121,449

We have engaged a third party manager who specializes in RMBS to execute the trading of RMBS, the cost of which was $0.5 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $1.2 million and $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which has been recorded as management fees in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The following table presents the gross unrealized losses and estimated fair value of any available-for-sale securities that were in an unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and for which OTTIs (full or partial) have not been recognized in earnings (amounts in thousands):

	Estimated Fair Value				Unrealized Losses
	Securities with a		Securities with a		Securities with a		Securities with a
	loss less than		loss greater than		loss less than		loss greater than
	12 months		12 months		12 months		12 months
As of September 30, 2016
RMBS	$	8,875	$	971	$	(2)	$	(104)
As of December 31, 2015
RMBS	$	17,026	$	653	$	(180)	$	(160)

As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there were three securities and five securities, respectively, with unrealized losses reflected in the table above. After evaluating these securities and recording adjustments for credit-related OTTI, we concluded that the remaining unrealized losses reflected above were noncredit-related and would be recovered from the securities’ estimated future cash flows. We considered a number of factors in reaching this conclusion, including that we did not intend to sell the securities, it was not considered more likely than not that we would be forced to sell the securities prior to recovering our amortized cost, and there were no material credit events that would have caused us to otherwise conclude that we would not recover our cost. Credit losses, which represent most of the OTTI we record on securities, are calculated by comparing (i) the estimated future cash flows of each security discounted at the yield determined as of the initial acquisition date or, if since revised, as of the last date previously revised, to (ii) our amortized cost basis. Significant judgment is used in projecting cash flows for our non-agency RMBS. As a result, actual income and/or impairments could be materially different from what is currently projected and/or reported.

CMBS, Fair Value Option

As discussed in the “Fair Value Option” section of Note 2 herein, we elect the fair value option for the Investing and Servicing Segment’s CMBS in an effort to eliminate accounting mismatches resulting from the current or potential consolidation of securitization VIEs. As of September 30, 2016, the fair value and unpaid principal balance of CMBS where we have elected the fair value option, before consolidation of securitization VIEs, were $1.0 billion and $4.6 billion, respectively. The $1.0 billion fair value balance represents our economic interests in these assets. However, as a result of our consolidation of securitization VIEs, the vast majority of this fair value ($970.4 million at September 30, 2016) is eliminated against VIE liabilities before arriving at our GAAP balance for fair value option CMBS.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we purchased $25.6 million and $126.9 million of CMBS, respectively, for which we elected the fair value option. Due to our consolidation of securitization VIEs, $25.6 million and $69.3 million, respectively, of this amount is eliminated and reflected as repayment of debt of consolidated VIEs in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, we sold $17.5 million and $19.3 million of CMBS, respectively, for which we had previously elected the fair value option. Due to our consolidation of securitization VIEs, $0.6 million of this amount for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 is eliminated and reflected as issuance of debt of consolidated VIEs in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows. During the three months ended September 30, 2016, no portion of our sales of CMBS for which we had previously elected the fair value option required elimination.

As of September 30, 2016, none of our CMBS where we have elected the fair value option were variable rate. The table below summarizes various attributes of our investment in fair value option CMBS as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	Weighted Average Coupon		Weighted Average Rating (1)	WAL (Years) (2)
September 30, 2016
CMBS, fair value option	5.6	%	CCC	2.0
December 31, 2015
CMBS, fair value option	3.9	%	CCC+	7.4

(1) As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, excludes $6.9 million and $51.3 million, respectively, in fair value option CMBS that are not rated.

(2) The WAL of each security is calculated based on the period of time over which we expect to receive principal cash flows. Expected principal cash flows are based on contractual payments net of expected losses.

HTM Securities

The table below summarizes unrealized gains and losses of our investments in HTM securities as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	Net Carrying Amount		Gross Unrealized		Gross Unrealized
	(Amortized Cost)		Holding Gains		Holding Losses		Fair Value
September 30, 2016
CMBS	$	502,867	$	—	$	(10,160)	$	492,707
Preferred interests		19,753		—		(191)		19,562
Total	$	522,620	$	—	$	(10,351)	$	512,269
December 31, 2015
CMBS	$	301,858	$	257	$	(5,651)	$	296,464
Preferred interests		19,386		—		(595)		18,791
Total	$	321,244	$	257	$	(6,246)	$	315,255

The table below summarizes the maturities of our HTM CMBS and our HTM preferred equity interests in limited liability companies that own commercial real estate as of September 30, 2016 (amounts in thousands):

			Preferred
	CMBS		Interests		Total
Less than one year	$	210,791	$	—	$	210,791
One to three years		89,914		—		89,914
Three to five years		202,162		—		202,162
Thereafter		—		19,753		19,753
Total	$	502,867	$	19,753	$	522,620

Equity Security, Fair Value Option

During 2012, we acquired 9,140,000 ordinary shares from a related-party in Starwood European Real Estate Finance Limited (“SEREF”), a debt fund that is externally managed by an affiliate of our Manager and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. We have elected to report the investment using the fair value option because the shares are listed on an exchange, which allows us to determine the fair value using a quoted price from an active market, and also due to potential lags in reporting resulting from differences in the respective regulatory requirements. The fair value of the investment remeasured in USD was $12.7  million and $14.5 million as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. As of September 30, 2016, our shares represent an approximate 2% interest in SEREF.

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Properties

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Sep. 30, 2016

Properties

Properties

6. Properties

Our properties include the Woodstar Portfolio, the REO Portfolio and the Ireland Portfolio as discussed in Note 3. The table below summarizes our properties held as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

	Depreciable Life	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Property Segment
Land and land improvements	0 – 10 years	$	326,756	$	247,589
Buildings and building improvements	7 – 40 years		690,240		516,117
Furniture & fixtures	3 – 7 years		22,317		11,980
Investing and Servicing Segment
Land and land improvements	0 – 15 years		68,414		39,103
Buildings and building improvements	3 – 40 years		161,790		112,524
Furniture & fixtures	3 – 5 years		1,039		747
Properties, cost			1,270,556		928,060
Less: accumulated depreciation			(32,677)		(8,835)
Properties, net		$	1,237,879	$	919,225

In March 2015, the Investing and Servicing Segment sold an operating property that we had previously acquired from a CMBS trust, which resulted in a $17.1 million gain on sale of investments and other assets in our condensed consolidated statement of operationsfor the nine months ended September 30, 2015. There were no properties sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

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Investment in Unconsolidated Entities

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Investment in Unconsolidated Entities

Investment in Unconsolidated Entities

7. Investment in Unconsolidated Entities

The table below summarizes our investments in unconsolidated entities as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

	Participation /	Carrying value as of
	Ownership % (1)	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Equity method:
Retail Fund	33%	$	120,970	$	122,454
Investor entity which owns equity in an online real estate auction company	50%		23,013		23,972
Equity interests in commercial real estate (2) (3)	16% - 50%		18,531		28,230
Various	25% - 50%		6,805		6,376
			169,319		181,032
Cost method:
Investment funds which own equity in a loan servicer and other real estate assets	4% - 6%		9,225		9,225
Various	2% - 3%		7,204		8,944
			16,429		18,169
		$	185,748	$	199,201

(1) None of these investments are publicly traded and therefore quoted market prices are not available.

(2) During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, a partnership in which we hold a 50% interest acquired a real estate asset from a CMBS trust for $19.0 million.  As of September 30, 2016, our investment in the partnership was $3.4 million.

(3) During the three months ended September 30, 2016, we received a repayment of $13.0 million from an in-substance loan, which was accounted for as an equity method investment.

There were no differences between the carrying value of our equity method investments and the underlying equity in the net assets of the investees as of September 30, 2016.

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Sep. 30, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

8. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

Goodwill at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 represents the excess of consideration transferred over the fair value of net assets of LNR Property LLC (“LNR”) acquired on April 19, 2013. The goodwill recognized is attributable to value embedded in LNR’s existing platform, which includes an international network of commercial real estate asset managers, work-out specialists, underwriters and administrative support professionals as well as proprietary historical performance data on commercial real estate assets.

Intangible Assets

Servicing Rights Intangibles

In connection with the LNR acquisition, we identified domestic and European servicing rights that existed at the purchase date, based upon the expected future cash flows of the associated servicing contracts. All of our servicing fees are specified by these Pooling and Servicing Agreements. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the balance of the domestic servicing intangible was net of $29.8 million and $11.8 million, respectively, that was eliminated in consolidation pursuant to ASC 810 against VIE assets in connection with our consolidation of securitization VIEs. Before VIE consolidation, as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the domestic servicing intangible had a balance of $98.9 million and $131.5 million, respectively, which represents our economic interest in this asset.

Lease Intangibles

In connection with our acquisitions of commercial real estate, we recognized in-place lease intangible assets and favorable lease intangible assets associated with certain noncancelable operating leases of the acquired properties. The following table summarizes our intangible assets, which are comprised of servicing rights intangibles and lease intangibles, as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	As of September 30, 2016						As of December 31, 2015
	Gross Carrying		Accumulated		Net Carrying		Gross Carrying		Accumulated		Net Carrying
	Value		Amortization		Value		Value		Amortization		Value
Domestic servicing rights, at fair value	$	69,018	$	—	$	69,018	$	119,698	$	—	$	119,698
European servicing rights (1)		27,813		(26,570)		1,243		31,593		(28,967)		2,626
In-place lease intangible assets		106,177		(36,007)		70,170		74,983		(8,898)		66,085
Favorable lease intangible assets		17,768		(2,807)		14,961		14,103		(942)		13,161
Total net intangible assets	$	220,776	$	(65,384)	$	155,392	$	240,377	$	(38,807)	$	201,570

(1) The fair value as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was $4.4 million and $5.3 million, respectively.

The following table summarizes the activity within intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 (amounts in thousands):

	Domestic		European		In-place Lease		Favorable Lease
	Servicing		Servicing		Intangible		Intangible
	Rights		Rights		Assets		Assets		Total
Balance as of January 1, 2016	$	119,698	$	2,626	$	66,085	$	13,161	$	201,570
Impact of ASU 2015-02 adoption (1)		(17,467)		—		—		—		(17,467)
Acquisition of additional Woodstar Portfolio properties		—		—		8,174		—		8,174
Acquisition of additional REO Portfolio properties		—		—		22,040		3,347		25,387
Amortization		—		(1,152)		(26,939)		(1,841)		(29,932)
Foreign exchange (loss) gain		—		(231)		1,450		365		1,584
Impairment		—		—		(640)		(71)		(711)
Changes in fair value due to changes in inputs and assumptions		(33,213)		—		—		—		(33,213)
Balance as of September 30, 2016	$	69,018	$	1,243	$	70,170	$	14,961	$	155,392

(1) As discussed in Notes 2 and 14, our implementation of ASU 2015-02 resulted in the consolidation of certain CMBS trusts effective January 1, 2016, which required the elimination of $17.5 million of domestic servicing rights associated with these newly consolidated trusts.

The following table sets forth the estimated aggregate amortization of our European servicing rights, in-place lease intangible assets and favorable lease intangible assets for the next five years and thereafter (amounts in thousands):

2016 (remainder of)	$	4,869
2017		16,944
2018		14,582
2019		10,135
2020		7,498
Thereafter		32,346
Total	$	86,374

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Secured financing agreements

Secured Financing Agreements

Secured Financing Agreements

9. Secured Financing Agreements

The following table is a summary of our secured financing agreements in place as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

										Carrying value at
	Current	Extended			Pledged Asset		Maximum			September 30,		December 31,
	Maturity	Maturity (a)	Pricing		Carrying Value		Facility Size			2016		2015
Lender 1 Repo 1	(b)	(b)	LIBOR + 1.75% to 5.75%		$	1,527,099	$	2,000,000	(c)	$	1,104,111	$	975,735
Lender 2 Repo 1	Oct 2017	Oct 2020	LIBOR + 1.75% to 2.75%			298,274		500,000			165,823		233,705
Lender 3 Repo 1	May 2017	May 2019	LIBOR + 2.50% to 2.85%			111,469		78,902			78,902		131,997
Lender 4 Repo 1	Oct 2016	Oct 2017	LIBOR + 2.00%			—		—			—		309,498
Lender 4 Repo 2	Dec 2018	Dec 2020	LIBOR + 2.00% to 2.50%			468,606		1,000,000	(d)		195,854		—
Lender 6 Repo 1	Aug 2019	N/A	LIBOR + 2.50% to 3.00%			419,655		500,000			295,887		491,263
Lender 7 Secured Financing	Jul 2018	Jul 2019	LIBOR + 2.75%	(e)		86,981		650,000	(f)		—		38,055
Lender 8 Secured Financing	Aug 2019	N/A	LIBOR + 4.00%			89,012		75,000			58,589		—
Conduit Repo 1	N/A	N/A	N/A			—		—			—		80,741
Conduit Repo 2	Nov 2016	N/A	LIBOR + 2.10%			—		150,000			—		—
Conduit Repo 3	Feb 2018	Feb 2019	LIBOR + 2.10%			26,941		150,000			19,621		66,041
Conduit Repo 4	Oct 2017	Oct 2020	LIBOR + 2.25%			141,729		100,000			99,949		—
MBS Repo 1	(g)	(g)	LIBOR + 1.90%			32,700		21,354			21,354		—
MBS Repo 2	Jun 2020	N/A	LIBOR/EURIBOR + 2.00% to 2.70%			341,425		248,635			248,635		120,850
MBS Repo 3	(h)	(h)	LIBOR + 1.40% to 1.85%			434,776		299,323			299,323		243,434
MBS Repo 4	(i)	N/A	LIBOR + 1.90%			160,386		225,000			46,257		2,000
Investing and Servicing Segment Property Mortgages	Feb 2018 to Jun 2026	N/A	Various			165,547		134,661			130,366		82,964
Ireland Portfolio Mortgage	May 2020	N/A	EURIBOR + 1.69%			484,725		330,560			330,560		319,322
Woodstar Portfolio Mortgages	Nov 2025 to Oct 2026	N/A	3.72% to 3.97%			377,848		276,748			276,748		248,630
Woodstar Portfolio Government Financing	Mar 2026 to Jun 2049	N/A	1.00% to 5.00%			315,218		136,115			136,115		8,982
Term Loan	Apr 2020	N/A	LIBOR + 2.75%	(e)		2,949,740		653,193			653,193		658,270
FHLB Advances	N/A	N/A	N/A			—		—			—		9,250
					$	8,432,131	$	7,529,491			4,161,287		4,020,737
Unamortized premium (discount), net											1,257		(1,702)
Unamortized deferred financing costs											(39,705)		(38,336)
										$	4,122,839	$	3,980,699

(a) Subject to certain conditions as defined in the respective facility agreement.

(b) Maturity date for borrowings collateralized by loans is September 2018 before extension options and September 2020 assuming exercise of initial extension options.  Borrowings collateralized by loans existing at maturity may remain outstanding until such loan collateral matures, subject to certain specified conditions and not to exceed September 2025.

(c) The initial maximum facility size of $1.8 billion may be increased to $2.0 billion at our option, subject to certain conditions.

(d) The initial maximum facility size of $600.0 million may be increased to $1.0 billion at our option, subject to certain conditions.

(e) Subject to borrower’s option to choose alternative benchmark based rates pursuant to the terms of the credit agreement. The Term Loan is also subject to a 75 basis point floor.

(f) The initial maximum facility size of $450.0 million may be increased to $650.0 million at our option, subject to certain conditions.

(g) Facility carries a rolling 11 month term which may reset monthly with the lender’s consent not to exceed December 2018. This facility carries no maximum facility size.  Amount herein reflects the outstanding balance as of September 30, 2016.

(h) Facility carries a rolling 12 month term which may reset monthly with the lender’s consent. Current maturity is September 2017. This facility carries no maximum facility size. Amount herein reflects the outstanding balance as of September 30, 2016.

(i) The date that is 270 days after the buyer delivers notice to seller, subject to a maximum date of May 2018.

In the normal course of business, the Company is in discussions with its lenders to extend or amend any financing facilities which contain near term expirations.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we executed five mortgage facilities with aggregate borrowings of $42.8 million to finance commercial real estate acquired by our Investing and Servicing Segment. As of September 30, 2016, these facilities carry a remaining weighted average term of 4.8 years. Two of the facilities carry floating annual interest rates with average spreads of LIBOR + 2.30% while the remaining facilities carry average fixed annual interest rates of 3.50%.

In connection with our acquisition of the Woodstar Portfolio, we assumed 22 federal, state and county sponsored mortgage facilities (“Woodstar Portfolio Government Financing”) with aggregate outstanding balances of $136.1 million as of September 30, 2016.  At their respective acquisition dates, we also assumed two additional mortgage facilities with aggregate outstanding balances of $18.6 million.  These acquisitions were refinanced in September 2016 for $28.1 million with 10-year fixed rate financing at 3.97%.

In January 2016, we amended the mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) Repo 2 facility to extend the maturity from December 2016 to December 2017.  Subsequently in June 2016, we expanded the facility to finance our acquisition of a first mortgage loan and a first mortgage loan portfolio, each of which had been securitized into single-borrower securitizations by the seller. The financing for these assets matures in June 2020 and carries an annual interest rate of three-month EURIBOR + 2.00%.

In March 2016, we amended the Lender 2 Repo 1 facility to upsize available borrowings from $500.0 million to $600.0 million. This additional $100.0 million of borrowing capacity is exclusively for the financing of conduit mortgage loans and therefore this component of the Lender 2 Repo 1 facility is separately presented in the secured financing agreements table above as Conduit Repo 4.

In April 2016, we amended the Lender 4 Repo 2 facility to allow for up to $200.0 million of financing for conduit mortgage loan originations under the existing borrowing capacity. 

In April 2016, we terminated the Conduit Repo 1 facility.

In May 2016, we amended the MBS Repo 4 facility to upsize available borrowings from $125.0 million to $185.0 million and amend the maturity date to the earlier of (i) 270 days from when the lender delivers notice to the Company or (ii) May 2018. Subsequently in September 2016, we amended this facility to upsize available borrowings from $185.0 million to $225.0 million and allow for up to $50.0 million of the facility to be utilized for financing of CMBS.

In August 2016, we executed a $75.0 million secured financing agreement (“Lender 8 Secured Financing”) that carries a three year initial term and an annual interest rate of LIBOR + 4.00% to finance an existing first mortgage loan within our Lending Segment.

In September 2016, we amended the Lender 6 Repo 1 facility to extend the maturity from August 2018 to August 2019.

In September 2016, we amended the Lender 1 Repo 1 facility to upsize available borrowings from $1.6 billion to $1.8 billion and extend the maturity from January 2017 to September 2018.  Subject to certain conditions defined in the facility agreement, the maximum facility size may be increased to $2.0 billion at our option.

Our secured financing agreements contain certain financial tests and covenants. Should we breach certain of these covenants, these agreements may restrict our ability to pay dividends in the future. As of September 30, 2016, we were in compliance with all such covenants.

The following table sets forth our five‑year principal repayments schedule for secured financings assuming no defaults and excluding loans transferred as secured borrowings. Our credit facilities generally require principal to be paid down prior to the facilities’ respective maturities if and when we receive principal payments on, or sell, the investment collateral that we have pledged. The amount reflected in each period includes principal repayments on our credit facilities that would be required if (i) we received the repayments that we expect to receive on the investments that have been pledged as collateral under the credit facilities, as applicable, and (ii) the credit facilities that are expected to have amounts outstanding at their current maturity dates are extended where extension options are available to us (amounts in thousands):

	Repurchase		Other Secured
	Agreements		Financing		Total
2016 (remainder of)	$	149,841	$	8,933	$	158,774
2017		577,431		45,795		623,226
2018		618,147		60,562		678,709
2019		753,341		19,243		772,584
2020		397,363		975,158		1,372,521
Thereafter		79,593		475,880		555,473
Total	$	2,575,716	$	1,585,571	$	4,161,287

Secured financing maturities for 2016 primarily relate to $99.9 million on the Conduit Repo 4 facility and $19.6 million on the Conduit Repo 3 facility. 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, approximately $3.9 million and $12.1 million, respectively, of amortization of deferred financing costs from secured financing agreements was included in interest expense on our condensed consolidated statements of operations. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, approximately $3.8 million and $10.8 million, respectively, of amortization of deferred financing costs was included in interest expense on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The following table sets forth our outstanding balance of repurchase agreements related to the following asset collateral classes as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

Class of Collateral	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Loans held-for-investment	$	1,840,577	$	2,142,198
Loans held-for-sale		119,570		146,782
Investment securities		615,569		366,284
	$	2,575,716	$	2,655,264

We seek to mitigate risks associated with our repurchase agreements by managing risk related to the credit quality of our assets, interest rates, liquidity, prepayment speeds and market value.  The margin call provisions under the majority of our repurchase facilities, consisting of 62% of these agreements, do not permit valuation adjustments based on capital markets activity.  Instead, margin calls on these facilities are limited to collateral-specific credit marks.  To monitor credit risk associated with the performance and value of our loans and investments, our asset management team regularly reviews our investment portfolios and is in regular contact with our borrowers, monitoring performance of the collateral and enforcing our rights as necessary.  For repurchase agreements containing margin call provisions for general capital markets activity, approximately 25% of these pertain to our loans held-for-sale, for which we manage credit risk through the purchase of credit index instruments.  We further seek to manage risks associated with our repurchase agreements by matching the maturities and interest rate characteristics of our loans with the related repurchase agreements.

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Convertible Senior Notes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Convertible Senior Notes

Convertible Senior Notes

Convertible Senior Notes

10. Convertible Senior Notes

On October 8, 2014, we issued $431.3 million of 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”). On February 15, 2013, we issued $600.0 million of 4.55% Convertible Senior Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”). On July 3, 2013, we issued $460.0 million of 4.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “2019 Notes”). The following summarizes the unsecured convertible senior notes (collectively, the “Convertible Notes”) outstanding as of September 30, 2016 (dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts):

													Conversion Spread Value - Shares (4)
								Remaining					For the Three	For the Nine
	Principal		Coupon		Effective		Maturity	Period of		Conversion	Conversion		Months Ended	Months Ended
	Amount		Rate		Rate (1)		Date	Amortization		Rate (2)	Price (3)		September 30, 2016	September 30, 2016
2017 Notes	$	431,250	3.75	%	5.87	%	10/15/2017	1.0	years	41.7397	$	23.96	—	—
2018 Notes	$	599,981	4.55	%	6.10	%	3/1/2018	1.4	years	47.0059	$	21.27	1,595	1,743
2019 Notes	$	341,363	4.00	%	5.35	%	1/15/2019	2.3	years	49.7273	$	20.11	1,850	2,023
													3,445	3,766

	As of		As of
	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Total principal	$	1,372,594	$	1,372,594
Unamortized discount		(31,793)		(47,351)
Unamortized deferred financing costs		(948)		(1,448)
Carrying amount of debt components	$	1,339,853	$	1,323,795
Carrying amount of conversion option equity components recorded in additional paid-in capital	$	46,343	$	46,343

(1) Effective rate includes the effects of underwriter purchase discount and the adjustment for the conversion option, the value of which reduced the initial liability and was recorded in additional paid-in-capital.

(2) The conversion rate represents the number of shares of common stock issuable per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes converted, as adjusted in accordance with the indentures governing the Convertible Notes (including the applicable supplemental indentures) as a result of the spin-off of our former single family residential (“SFR”) segment to our stockholders in January 2014 and cash dividend payments.

(3) As of September 30, 2016, the market price of the Company’s common stock was $22.52 per share.

(4) The conversion spread value represents the portion of the convertible senior notes that are “in-the-money”, representing the value that would be delivered to investors in shares upon an assumed conversion.

The if-converted value of the 2018 Notes and 2019 Notes exceeded their principal amount by $35.3 million and $40.9 million, respectively, at September 30, 2016 since the closing market price of the Company’s common stock of $22.52 per share exceeded the implicit conversion prices of $21.27 and $20.11 per share, respectively. However, the if‑converted value of the 2017 Notes was less than its principal amount by $25.9 million at September 30, 2016 since the closing market price of the Company’s common stock was less than the implicit conversion price of $23.96.  

The Company has asserted its intent and ability to settle the principal amount of the Convertible Notes in cash.  As such, only the conversion spread value, if any, is included in the computation of diluted EPS. 

We did not repurchase any Convertible Notes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 or during the three months ended September 30, 2015. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we repurchased $118.6 million aggregate principal amount of our 2019 Notes for $136.3 million plus transaction expenses of $0.1 million. The repurchase price was allocated between the fair value of the liability component and the fair value of the equity component of the convertible security. The portion of the repurchase price attributable to the equity component totaled $17.7 million and was recognized as a reduction of additional paid-in capital during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The remaining repurchase price was attributable to the liability component. The difference between this amount and the net carrying amount of the liability and debt issuance costs was reflected as a loss on extinguishment of debt in our condensed consolidated statement of operations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the loss on extinguishment of debt totaled $5.9 million consisting principally of the write-off of unamortized debt discount.

Conditions for Conversion

Prior to April 15, 2017 for the 2017 Notes, September 1, 2017 for the 2018 Notes and July 15, 2018 for the 2019 Notes, the Convertible Notes will be convertible only upon satisfaction of one or more of the following conditions: (1) the closing market price of the Company’s common stock is at least 110%, in the case of the 2017 Notes, or 130%, in the case of the 2018 Notes and the 2019 Notes, of the conversion price of the respective Convertible Notes for at least 20 out of 30 trading days prior to the end of the preceding fiscal quarter, (2) the trading price of the Convertible Notes is less than 98% of the product of (i) the conversion rate and (ii) the closing price of the Company’s common stock during any five consecutive trading day period, (3) the Company issues certain equity instruments at less than the 10-day average closing market price of its common stock or the per-share value of certain distributions exceeds the market price of the Company’s common stock by more than 10% or (4) other specified corporate events (significant consolidation, sale, merger, share exchange, fundamental change, etc.) occur.

On or after April 15, 2017, in the case of the 2017 Notes, September 1, 2017, in the case of the 2018 Notes, and July 15, 2018, in the case of the 2019 Notes, holders may convert each of their Convertible Notes at the applicable conversion rate at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date.

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Loan Securitization/Sale Activities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Loan Securitization/Sale Activities

Loan Securitization/Sale Activities

11. Loan Securitization/Sale Activities

As described below, we regularly sell loans and notes under various strategies. We evaluate such sales as to whether they meet the criteria for treatment as a sale—legal isolation, ability of transferee to pledge or exchange the transferred assets without constraint, and transfer of control.

Within the Investing and Servicing Segment, we originate commercial mortgage loans with the intent to sell these mortgage loans to VIEs for the purposes of securitization. These VIEs then issue CMBS that are collateralized in part by these assets, as well as other assets transferred to the VIE. In certain instances, we retain a subordinated interest in the VIE and serve as special servicer for the VIE. The following summarizes the fair value and par value of loans sold from our conduit platform, as well as the amount of sale proceeds used in part to repay the outstanding balance of the repurchase agreements associated with these loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Fair value of loans sold	$	648,179	$	410,227	$	1,123,512	$	1,443,871
Par value of loans sold		599,997		398,654		1,056,859		1,396,674
Repayment of repurchase agreements		366,268		299,301		709,049		1,043,757

Within the Lending Segment, we originate or acquire loans and then subsequently sell a portion, which can be in various forms including first mortgages, A-Notes, senior participations and mezzanine loans. Typically, our motivation for entering into these transactions is to effectively create leverage on the subordinated position that we will retain and hold for investment. In certain instances, we continue to service the loan following its sale. The following table summarizes our loans sold and loans transferred as secured borrowings by the Lending Segment net of expenses (amounts in thousands):

					Loan Transfers
	Loan Transfers Accounted				Accounted for as Secured
	for as Sales				Borrowings
	Face Amount		Proceeds		Face Amount		Proceeds
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
2016	$	116,000	$	115,157	$	—	$	—
2015		225,264		220,928		—		—
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
2016	$	238,514	$	236,433	$	—	$	—
2015		606,725		599,504		38,925		38,925

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Lending Segment recognized gains on sales of loans of $2.7 million and $3.0 million, respectively, within gain on sale of investments and other assets in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, gains recognized by the Lending Segment on sales of loans were not material. 

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Derivatives and Hedging Activity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Derivatives and Hedging Activity

Derivatives and Hedging Activity

12. Derivatives and Hedging Activity

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

We are exposed to certain risks arising from both our business operations and economic conditions. Refer to Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for further discussion of our risk management objectives and policies.

Designated Hedges

Our objective in using interest rate derivatives is to manage our exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, we primarily use interest rate swaps as part of our interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for us making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.

In connection with our repurchase agreements, we have entered into six outstanding interest rate swaps that have been designated as cash flow hedges of the interest rate risk associated with forecasted interest payments. As of September 30, 2016, the aggregate notional amount of our interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk totaled $63.3 million. Under these agreements, we will pay fixed monthly coupons at fixed rates ranging from 0.60% to 1.52% of the notional amount to the counterparty and receive floating rate LIBOR. Our interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk have maturities ranging from August 2017 to May 2021.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in AOCI and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, we did not recognize any hedge ineffectiveness in earnings.

Amounts reported in AOCI related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the associated variable-rate debt. Over the next 12 months, we estimate that an additional $0.2 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense. We are hedging our exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions over a maximum period of 56 months.

Non-designated Hedges

Derivatives not designated as hedges are derivatives that do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting under GAAP or which we have not elected to designate as hedges. We do not use these derivatives for speculative purposes but instead they are used to manage our exposure to foreign exchange rates, interest rate changes and certain credit spreads. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated in hedging relationships are recorded directly in gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

We have entered into a series of forward contracts whereby we agreed to sell an amount of foreign currency for an agreed upon amount of USD at various dates through June 2020. These forward contracts were executed to economically fix the USD amounts of foreign denominated cash flows expected to be received by us related to certain foreign denominated loan investments and properties.

The following table summarizes our non-designated foreign exchange (“Fx”) forwards, interest rate swaps, interest rate caps and credit index instruments as of September 30, 2016 (notional amounts in thousands):

		Aggregate
	Number	Notional	Notional
Type of Derivative	of Contracts	Amount	Currency	Maturity
Fx contracts – Buy Danish Krone ("DKK")	2	137	DKK	December 2016
Fx contracts – Buy Euros ("EUR")	2	94	EUR	December 2016
Fx contracts – Buy Norwegian Krone ("NOK")	2	15	NOK	December 2016
Fx contracts – Buy Swedish Krona ("SEK")	2	1,321	SEK	December 2016
Fx contracts – Sell Danish Krone ("DKK")	1	6,251	DKK	December 2016
Fx contracts – Sell Euros ("EUR") (1)	64	301,458	EUR	November 2016 – June 2020
Fx contracts – Sell Pounds Sterling ("GBP")	117	174,744	GBP	October 2016 – June 2019
Fx contracts – Sell Norwegian Krone ("NOK")	1	878	NOK	December 2016
Fx contracts – Sell Swedish Krona ("SEK")	1	7,032	SEK	December 2016
Interest rate swaps – Paying fixed rates	20	248,033	USD	April 2019 – October 2026
Interest rate swaps – Receiving fixed rates	1	8,000	USD	July 2017
Interest rate caps	2	294,000	EUR	May 2020
Interest rate caps	4	34,405	USD	June 2018 – October 2020
Credit index instruments	5	16,000	USD	September 2058
Total	224

(1) Includes 45 Fx contracts executed to hedge our Euro currency exposure created by our acquisition of the Ireland Portfolio.  As of September 30, 2016, these contracts have an aggregate notional amount of €242.0 million and varying maturities through June 2020.

The table below presents the fair value of our derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	Fair Value of Derivatives				Fair Value of Derivatives
	in an Asset Position (1) As of				in a Liability Position (2) As of
	September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	$	7	$	57	$	208	$	122
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		7		57		208		122
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps and caps		713		2,360		12,038		4,970
Foreign exchange contracts		32,733		41,137		507		104
Credit index instruments		856		1,537		—		—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		34,302		45,034		12,545		5,074
Total derivatives	$	34,309	$	45,091	$	12,753	$	5,196

(1) Classified as derivative assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

(2) Classified as derivative liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The tables below present the effect of our derivative financial instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (amounts in thousands):

			Gain (Loss)
	Gain (Loss)		Reclassified		Gain (Loss)
	Recognized		from AOCI		Recognized
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments	in OCI		into Income		in Income		Location of Gain (Loss)
For the Three Months Ended September 30,	(effective portion)		(effective portion)		(ineffective portion)		Recognized in Income
2016	$	107	$	(78)	$	—	Interest expense
2015	$	(395)	$	(187)	$	—	Interest expense
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
2016	$	(397)	$	(261)	$	—	Interest expense
2015	$	(933)	$	(585)	$	—	Interest expense

		Amount of Gain (Loss)				Amount of Gain (Loss)
		Recognized in Income for the				Recognized in Income for the
Derivatives Not Designated	Location of Gain (Loss)	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
as Hedging Instruments	Recognized in Income	2016		2015		2016		2015
Interest rate swaps and caps	(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments	$	(626)	$	(17,242)	$	(25,899)	$	(22,206)
Foreign exchange contracts	(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments		(189)		18,957		21,160		29,129
Credit index instruments	(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments		(1,513)		515		(2,054)		400
		$	(2,328)	$	2,230	$	(6,793)	$	7,323

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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

13. Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The following tables present the potential effects of netting arrangements on our financial position for financial assets and liabilities within the scope of ASC 210-20, Balance Sheet—Offsetting, which for us are derivative assets and liabilities as well as repurchase agreement liabilities (amounts in thousands):

							(iv)
							Gross Amounts Not
							Offset in the Statement
			(ii)		(iii) = (i) - (ii)		of Financial Position
			Gross Amounts		Net Amounts				Cash
	(i)		Offset in the		Presented in				Collateral
	Gross Amounts		Statement of		the Statement of		Financial		Received /		(v) = (iii) - (iv)
	Recognized		Financial Position		Financial Position		Instruments		Pledged		Net Amount
As of September 30, 2016
Derivative assets	$	34,309	$	—	$	34,309	$	871	$	—	$	33,438
Derivative liabilities	$	12,753	$	—	$	12,753	$	871	$	11,882	$	—
Repurchase agreements		2,575,716		—		2,575,716		2,575,716		—		—
	$	2,588,469	$	—	$	2,588,469	$	2,576,587	$	11,882	$	—
As of December 31, 2015
Derivative assets	$	45,091	$	—	$	45,091	$	243	$	—	$	44,848
Derivative liabilities	$	5,196	$	—	$	5,196	$	243	$	4,953	$	—
Repurchase agreements		2,655,264		—		2,655,264		2,655,264		—		—
	$	2,660,460	$	—	$	2,660,460	$	2,655,507	$	4,953	$	—

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Variable Interest Entities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Variable Interest Entities

Variable Interest Entities

14. Variable Interest Entities

Investment Securities

As discussed in Note 2, we evaluate all of our investments and other interests in entities for consolidation, including our investments in CMBS and our retained interests in securitization transactions we initiated, all of which are generally considered to be variable interests in VIEs.

Securitization VIEs consolidated in accordance with ASC 810 are structured as pass through entities that receive principal and interest on the underlying collateral and distribute those payments to the certificate holders. The assets and other instruments held by these securitization entities are restricted and can only be used to fulfill the obligations of the entity. Additionally, the obligations of the securitization entities do not have any recourse to the general credit of any other consolidated entities, nor to us as the primary beneficiary. The VIE liabilities initially represent investment securities on our balance sheet (pre-consolidation). Upon consolidation of these VIEs, our associated investment securities are eliminated, as is the interest income related to those securities. Similarly, the fees we earn in our roles as special servicer of the bonds issued by the consolidated VIEs or as collateral administrator of the consolidated VIEs are also eliminated. Finally, an allocable portion of the identified servicing intangible associated with the eliminated fee streams is eliminated in consolidation.

VIEs in which we are the Primary Beneficiary

As discussed in Note 2, our implementation of ASU 2015-02 resulted in the consolidation of certain CMBS trusts wherethe right to remove the Company as special servicer was not exercisable without cause.  These 14 trusts had $15.1 billion of VIE assets and $15.1 billion of VIE liabilities as of March 31, 2016.  The carrying value of our CMBS investments in these 14 trusts, totaling $120.9 million, was eliminated in consolidation against VIE liabilities as of March 31, 2016.   

The inclusion of the assets and liabilities of securitization VIEs in which we are deemed the primary beneficiary has no economic effect on us. Our exposure to the obligations of securitization VIEs is generally limited to our investment in these entities. We are not obligated to provide, nor have we provided, any financial support for any of these consolidated structures.

As discussed in Note 2, our implementation of ASU 2015-02 resulted in the determination that certain entities in which we hold controlling interests, which were already consolidated prior to the implementation of ASU 2015-02, are now considered VIEs.We are the primary beneficiaries of these VIEs, which were established to facilitate the purchase of certain properties acquired with third party minority interest partners, as we possess both the power to direct the activities of the VIEs that most significantly impact their economic performance and hold significant economic interests.  These VIEs had assets of $139.6 million and liabilities of $74.0 million as of September 30, 2016.

VIEs in which we are not the Primary Beneficiary

In certain instances, we hold a variable interest in a VIE in the form of CMBS, but either (i) we are not appointed, or do not serve as, special servicer or (ii) an unrelated third party has the rights to unilaterally remove us as special servicer without cause. In these instances, we do not have the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance. In other cases, the variable interest we hold does not obligate us to absorb losses or provide us with the right to receive benefits from the VIE which could potentially be significant. For these structures, we are not deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE, and we do not consolidate these VIEs.

As of September 30, 2016, one of our CDO structures was in default, which, pursuant to the underlying indentures, changes the rights of the variable interest holders. Upon default of a CDO, the trustee or senior note holders are allowed to exercise certain rights, including liquidation of the collateral, which at that time, is the activity which would most significantly impact the CDO’s economic performance. Further, when the CDO is in default, the collateral administrator no longer has the option to purchase securities from the CDO. In cases where the CDO is in default and we do not have the ability to exercise rights which would most significantly impact the CDO’s economic performance, we do not consolidate the VIE. As of September 30, 2016, this CDO structure was not consolidated. 

As noted above, we are not obligated to provide, nor have we provided, any financial support for any of our securitization VIEs, whether or not we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary. As such, the risk associated with our involvement in these VIEs is limited to the carrying value of our investment in the entity. As of September 30, 2016, our maximum risk of loss related to securitization VIEs in which we were not the primary beneficiary was $58.8 million on a fair value basis.

As of September 30, 2016, the securitization VIEs which we do not consolidate had debt obligations to beneficial interest holders with unpaid principal balances of $16.8 billion. The corresponding assets are comprised primarily of commercial mortgage loans with unpaid principal balances corresponding to the amounts of the outstanding debt obligations.

As discussed in Note 2, our implementation of ASU 2015-02 resulted in the determination that certain unconsolidated entities in which we hold passive non-controlling interests are now considered VIEs.We are not the primary beneficiaries of these VIEs as we do not possess the power to direct the activities of the VIEs that most significantly impact their economic performance and therefore continue to report our interests, which totaled $130.2 million as of September 30, 2016, within investment in unconsolidated entities on our condensed consolidated balance sheet.  Our maximum risk of loss is limited to our carrying value of the investments of $130.2 million plus $29.2 million of unfunded commitments related to one of these VIEs.

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Related-Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Related-Party Transactions

Related-Party Transactions

15. Related-Party Transactions

Management Agreement

We are party to a management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with our Manager. Under the Management Agreement, our Manager, subject to the oversight of our board of directors, is required to manage our day to day activities, for which our Manager receives a base management fee and is eligible for an incentive fee and stock awards. Our Manager’s personnel perform certain due diligence, legal, management and other services that outside professionals or consultants would otherwise perform. As such, in accordance with the terms of our Management Agreement, our Manager is paid or reimbursed for the documented costs of performing such tasks, provided that such costs and reimbursements are in amounts no greater than those which would be payable to outside professionals or consultants engaged to perform such services pursuant to agreements negotiated on an arm’s-length basis. Refer to Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for further discussion of this agreement.

Base Management Fee.  For both the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, approximately $15.2 million was incurred for base management fees. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, approximately $45.4 million and $44.0 million, respectively, was incurred for base management fees. As of both September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there were $15.2 million of unpaid base management fees included in the related-party payable in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Incentive Fee.  For the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, approximately $6.3 million and $5.3 million, respectively, was incurred for incentive fees. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, approximately $13.8 million and $16.1 million, respectively, was incurred for incentive fees. As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, approximately $6.3 million and $21.8 million, respectively, of unpaid incentive fees were included in related-party payable in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Expense Reimbursement.  For the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, approximately $1.5 million and $1.7 million, respectively, was incurred for executive compensation and other reimbursable expenses and recognized within general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, approximately $4.1 million and $4.6 million, respectively, was incurred for executive compensation and other reimbursable expenses. As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, approximately $2.4 million and $3.6 million, respectively, of unpaid reimbursable executive compensation and other expenses were included in related-party payable in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Equity Awards. In certain instances, we issue RSAs to certain employees of affiliates of our Manager who perform services for us.  No such grants occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2016. During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we granted 30,608 RSAs at a grant date fair value of $0.7 million. Expenses related to the vesting of awards to employees of affiliates of our Manager were $0.6 million and $0.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and are reflected in general and administrative expenses in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, we granted 169,104 and 108,727 RSAs, respectively, at grant date fair values of $3.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively. Expenses related to the vesting of awards to employees of affiliates of our Manager were $1.6 million and $0.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These shares generally vest over a three-year period.

Manager Equity Plan

In May 2015, we granted 675,000 RSUs to our Manager under the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Manager Equity Plan (“Manager Equity Plan”).  In connection with this grant and prior similar grants, we recognized share-based compensation expense of $5.7 million and $7.1 million within management fees in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, we recognized $15.8 million and $21.4 million, respectively, related to these awards. Refer to Note 16 for further discussion of these grants.

Investments in Loans and Securities

In December 2013, we acquired a subordinate CMBS investment in a securitization issued by an affiliate of our Manager. The security was acquired for $84.1 million and is secured by five regional malls in Ohio, California and Washington.  In January 2016, we acquired an additional $9.7 million of this subordinate CMBS investment.

In June 2016, we co-originated a £75.0 million first mortgage for the development of a three-property mixed use portfolio located in Greater London with SEREF, an affiliate of our Manager. We originated £60.0 million of the loan and SEREF originated £15.0 million. The loan matures in June 2019.

Acquisitions from Consolidated CMBS Trusts

Our Investing and Servicing Segment acquires interests in properties for its REO Portfolio from CMBS trusts, some of which are consolidated as VIEs on our balance sheet.  Acquisitions from consolidated VIEs are reflected as repayment of debt of consolidated VIEs in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.  During the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, we acquired $3.3 million and $9.7 million, respectively, of net real estate assets from consolidated CMBS trusts and subsequently issued non-controlling interests of $1.5 million on the 2015 acquisitions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, we acquired $88.4 million and $42.9 million, respectively, of net real estate assets from consolidated CMBS trusts and subsequently issued non-controlling interests of $5.5 million and $3.6 million, respectively. Also during the nine months ended September 30, 2016, a partnership in which we hold a 50% interest acquired a real estate asset from a CMBS trust for $19.0 million. Refer to Notes 3 and 7 for further discussion of these acquisitions. 

Our Investing and Servicing Segment also acquires controlling interests in performing and non-performing commercial mortgage loans from CMBS trusts, some of which are consolidated as VIEs on our balance sheet. Acquisitions from consolidated VIEs are reflected as repayment of debt of consolidated VIEs in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.  During the three months ended September 30, 2016, we acquired $26.9 million of performing loans from consolidated CMBS trusts and did not acquire any non-performing loans from consolidated CMBS trusts.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we acquired $36.6 million and $8.2 million of performing and non-performing loans, respectively, from consolidated CMBS trusts. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, we did not acquire any performing loans and acquired $8.7 million of non-performing loans from consolidated CMBS trusts.

Other Related-Party Arrangements

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we established a co-investment fund which provides key personnel with the opportunity to invest in certain properties included in our REO Portfolio.  These personnel include certain of our employees as well as employees of affiliates of our Manager (collectively “Fund Participants”).  The fund carries an aggregate commitment of $15.0 million and owns a 10% equity interest in REO Portfolio properties acquired subsequent to January 1, 2015.  As of September 30, 2016, Fund Participants have funded $4.9 million of the capital commitment and it is our current expectation that there will be no additional funding of the commitment.  The capital contributed by Fund Participants is reflected on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries.  In an effort to retain key personnel, the fund provides for disproportionate distributions which allows Fund Participants to earn an incremental 60% on all operating cash flows attributable to their capital account, net of a 5% preferred return to us as general partner of the fund.  Amounts earned by Fund Participants pursuant to this waterfall are reflected within net income attributable to non-controlling interests in our condensed consolidated statement of operations.  During both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the non-controlling interests related to this fund recognized an immaterial loss.

Refer to Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for further discussion of related-party agreements.

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Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity

16. Stockholders’ Equity

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, our board of directors declared the following dividends:

Declare Date	Record Date	Ex-Dividend Date	Payment Date	Amount		Frequency
8/4/16	9/30/16	9/28/16	10/17/16	$	0.48	Quarterly
5/9/16	6/30/16	6/28/16	7/15/16	$	0.48	Quarterly
2/25/16	3/31/16	3/29/16	4/15/16	$	0.48	Quarterly

During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, there were no shares issued under our At-The-Market Equity Offering Sales Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”).  During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, shares issued under the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan (the “DRIP Plan”) were not material.

There were no share repurchases during the three months ended September 30, 2016. During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, we repurchased 1,052,889 shares of common stock for $19.7 million under our $500.0 million repurchase program.  Refer to Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for further information regarding the repurchase program.  As of September 30, 2016, we have $282.1 million of remaining capacity to repurchase common stock or Convertible Notes under the repurchase program through January 2017.

Equity Incentive Plans

The Company currently maintains the Manager Equity Plan, the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Equity Plan (the “Equity Plan”), and the Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Non-Executive Director Stock Plan (“Non-Executive Director Stock Plan”).  Refer to Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for further information regarding these plans.

The table below summarizes our share awards granted or vested under the Manager Equity Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (dollars in thousands):

Grant Date	Type	Amount Granted	Grant Date Fair Value		Vesting Period
May 2015	RSU	675,000	$	16,511	3 years
January 2014	RSU	489,281		14,776	3 years
January 2014	RSU	2,000,000		55,420	3 years

As of September 30, 2016, there were 2.2 million shares available for future grants under the Manager Equity Plan, the Equity Plan and the Non-Executive Director Stock Plan.

Schedule of Non-Vested Shares and Share Equivalents

	Non-Executive				Weighted Average
	Director		Manager		Grant Date Fair Value
	Stock Plan	Equity Plan	Equity Plan	Total	(per share)
Balance as of January 1, 2016	16,988	548,378	1,302,850	1,868,216	$	25.84
Granted	3,776	436,700	—	440,476		19.01
Vested	—	(300,740)	(766,200)	(1,066,940)		26.17
Forfeited	—	(21,796)	—	(21,796)		23.45
Balance as of September 30, 2016	20,764	662,542	536,650	1,219,956		23.12

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Sep. 30, 2016

Earnings per Share

Earnings per Share

17. Earnings per Share

The following table provides a reconciliation of net income and the number of shares of common stock used in the computation of basic EPS and diluted EPS (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Basic Earnings
Income attributable to STWD common stockholders	$	105,766	$	116,735	$	243,896	$	354,246
Less: Income attributable to participating shares		(456)		(1,052)		(1,743)		(3,239)
Basic earnings	$	105,310	$	115,683	$	242,153	$	351,007
Diluted Earnings
Basic — Income attributable to STWD common stockholders	$	105,766	$	116,735	$	243,896	$	354,246
Less: Income attributable to participating shares		(456)		(1,052)		(1,743)		(3,239)
Add: Undistributed earnings to participating shares		—		18		—		147
Less: Undistributed earnings reallocated to participating shares		—		(18)		—		(147)
Diluted earnings	$	105,310	$	115,683	$	242,153	$	351,007
Number of Shares:
Basic — Average shares outstanding		237,429		237,796		237,017		232,194
Effect of dilutive securities — Convertible Notes		3,445		—		3,766		—
Effect of dilutive securities — Contingently issuable shares		138		129		138		129
Effect of dilutive securities — Unvested non-participating shares		79		—		61		—
Diluted — Average shares outstanding		241,091		237,925		240,982		232,323
Earnings Per Share Attributable to STWD Common Stockholders:
Basic	$	0.44	$	0.49	$	1.02	$	1.51
Diluted	$	0.44	$	0.49	$	1.00	$	1.51

As of September 30, 2016 and 2015, participating shares of 0.9 million and 2.2 million, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted shares as their effect was already considered under the more dilutive two-class method used above.

Also as of September 30, 2016, there were 63.2 million potential shares of common stock contingently issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Notes.  The Company has asserted its intent and ability to settle the principal amount of the Convertible Notes in cash.  As a result, this principal amount, representing 59.7 million shares at September 30, 2016, was not included in the computation of diluted EPS.  However, as discussed in Note 10, the conversion options associated with the 2018 Notes and 2019 Notes are “in-the-money” as the if-converted values of the 2018 Notes and 2019 Notes exceeded their principal amounts by $35.3 million and $40.9 million, respectively, at September 30, 2016. The dilutive effect to EPS is determined by dividing this “conversion spread value” by the average share price. The “conversion spread value” is the value that would be delivered to investors in shares based on the terms of the Convertible Notes, upon an assumed conversion. In calculating the dilutive effect of these shares, the treasury stock method was used and resulted in a dilution of 3.4 million shares and 3.8 million shares for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. The conversion option associated with the 2017 Notes is “out-of-the-money” because the if-converted value of the 2017 Notes was less than its principal amount by $25.9 million at September 30, 2016. Therefore, there was no dilutive effect to EPS for the 2017 Notes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

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Sep. 30, 2016

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

18. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The changes in AOCI by component are as follows (amounts in thousands):

			Cumulative
			Unrealized Gain
	Effective Portion of		(Loss) on		Foreign
	Cumulative Loss on		Available-for-		Currency
	Cash Flow Hedges		Sale Securities		Translation		Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
Balance at June 30, 2016	$	(386)	$	39,858	$	(6,845)	$	32,627
OCI before reclassifications		107		6,105		1,331		7,543
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		78		—		—		78
Net period OCI		185		6,105		1,331		7,621
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	(201)	$	45,963	$	(5,514)	$	40,248
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Balance at June 30, 2015	$	(237)	$	50,370	$	(4,232)	$	45,901
OCI before reclassifications		(395)		(9,095)		(3,057)		(12,547)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		187		—		5,969		6,156
Net period OCI		(208)		(9,095)		2,912		(6,391)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	(445)	$	41,275	$	(1,320)	$	39,510
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Balance at January 1, 2016	$	(65)	$	37,307	$	(7,513)	$	29,729
OCI before reclassifications		(397)		8,656		1,999		10,258
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		261		—		—		261
Net period OCI		(136)		8,656		1,999		10,519
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	(201)	$	45,963	$	(5,514)	$	40,248
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Balance at January 1, 2015	$	(97)	$	60,190	$	(4,197)	$	55,896
OCI before reclassifications		(933)		(13,519)		(3,092)		(17,544)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		585		(5,396)		5,969		1,158
Net period OCI		(348)		(18,915)		2,877		(16,386)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	(445)	$	41,275	$	(1,320)	$	39,510

The reclassifications out of AOCI impacted the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Amounts Reclassified from				Amounts Reclassified from
	AOCI during the Three Months				AOCI during the Nine Months				Affected Line Item
	Ended September 30,				Ended September 30,				in the Statements
Details about AOCI Components	2016		2015		2016		2015		of Operations
Losses on cash flow hedges:
Interest rate contracts	$	(78)	$	(187)	$	(261)	$	(585)	Interest expense
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:
Interest realized upon collection		—		—		—		5,396	Interest income from investment securities
Foreign currency translation:
Foreign currency loss from CMBS redemption		—		(5,969)		—		(5,969)	Foreign currency loss, net
Total reclassifications for the period	$	(78)	$	(6,156)	$	(261)	$	(1,158)

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Fair Value

Fair Value

19. Fair Value

GAAP establishes a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on the observability of inputs utilized in measuring financial assets and liabilities at fair value. GAAP establishes market-based or observable inputs as the preferred source of values, followed by valuation models using management assumptions in the absence of market inputs. The three levels of the hierarchy are described below:

Level I—Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

Level II—Inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level I) are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability through correlation with market data at the measurement date and for the duration of the instrument’s anticipated life.

Level III—Inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.

Valuation Process

We have valuation control processes in place to validate the fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value including those derived from pricing models. These control processes are designed to assure that the values used for financial reporting are based on observable inputs wherever possible.  Refer to Note 20 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for further discussion of our valuation process.

We determine the fair value of our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis in accordance with the methodology described in our Form 10-K.

Fair Value Disclosures

The following tables present our financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis in the condensed consolidated balance sheets by their level in the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	September 30, 2016
	Total		Level I		Level II		Level III
Financial Assets:
Loans held-for-sale, fair value option	$	347,490	$	—	$	—	$	347,490
RMBS		260,513		—		—		260,513
CMBS		58,785		—		—		58,785
Equity security		12,749		12,749		—		—
Domestic servicing rights		69,018		—		—		69,018
Derivative assets		34,309		—		34,309		—
VIE assets		73,923,699		—		—		73,923,699
Total	$	74,706,563	$	12,749	$	34,309	$	74,659,505
Financial Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities	$	12,753	$	—	$	12,753	$	—
VIE liabilities		72,924,751		—		70,013,254		2,911,497
Total	$	72,937,504	$	—	$	70,026,007	$	2,911,497

	December 31, 2015
	Total		Level I		Level II		Level III
Financial Assets:
Loans held-for-sale, fair value option	$	203,865	$	—	$	—	$	203,865
RMBS		176,224		—		—		176,224
CMBS		212,981		—		—		212,981
Equity security		14,498		14,498		—		—
Domestic servicing rights		119,698				—		119,698
Derivative assets		45,091		—		45,091		—
VIE assets		76,675,689		—		—		76,675,689
Total	$	77,448,046	$	14,498	$	45,091	$	77,388,457
Financial Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities	$	5,196	$	—	$	5,196	$	—
VIE liabilities		75,817,014		—		73,264,566		2,552,448
Total	$	75,822,210	$	—	$	73,269,762	$	2,552,448

The changes in financial assets and liabilities classified as Level III are as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (amounts in thousands):

							Domestic
	Loans						Servicing				VIE
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016	Held‑for‑sale		RMBS		CMBS		Rights		VIE Assets		Liabilities		Total
July 1, 2016 balance	$	237,106	$	251,260	$	114,340	$	83,301	$	80,076,117	$	(3,540,652)	$	77,221,472
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings:
Change in fair value / gain on sale		49,996		—		(2,993)		(14,283)		(8,143,518)		653,103		(7,457,695)
Net accretion		—		4,197		—		—		—		—		4,197
Included in OCI		—		6,105		—		—		—		—		6,105
Purchases / Originations		709,045		8,868		—		—		—		—		717,913
Sales		(648,179)		—		(17,456)		—		—		—		(665,635)
Cash repayments / receipts		(478)		(9,917)		(12,289)		—		—		7,819		(14,865)
Transfers into Level III		—		—		—		—		—		(1)		(1)
Transfers out of Level III		—		—		—		—		—		40,959		40,959
Consolidation of VIEs		—		—		(24,403)		—		2,268,424		(109,913)		2,134,108
Deconsolidation of VIEs		—		—		1,586		—		(277,324)		37,188		(238,550)
September 30, 2016 balance	$	347,490	$	260,513	$	58,785	$	69,018	$	73,923,699	$	(2,911,497)	$	71,748,008
Amount of total gains (losses) included in earnings attributable to assets still held at September 30, 2016	$	9,746	$	4,197	$	(1,852)	$	(14,283)	$	(8,143,518)	$	653,103	$	(7,492,607)

							Domestic
	Loans						Servicing				VIE
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015	Held‑for‑sale		RMBS		CMBS		Rights		VIE Assets		Liabilities		Total
July 1, 2015 balance	$	279,352	$	193,150	$	314,152	$	128,109	$	92,719,092	$	(2,111,011)	$	91,522,844
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings:
Change in fair value / gain on sale		19,082		—		(2,835)		(4,217)		(10,394,490)		615,263		(9,767,197)
Net accretion		—		3,600		—		—		—		—		3,600
Included in OCI		—		(3,465)		(2,164)		—		—		—		(5,629)
Purchases / Originations		535,580		—		5,665		—		—		—		541,245
Sales		(410,227)		—		(1,203)		—		—		—		(411,430)
Issuances		—		—		—		—		—		(1,619)		(1,619)
Cash repayments / receipts		(157)		(8,500)		(91,795)		—		—		96,896		(3,556)
Transfers into Level III		—		—		—		—		—		(1,773,898)		(1,773,898)
Transfers out of Level III		—		—		—		—		—		232,484		232,484
Consolidation of VIEs		—		—		—		—		2,410,232		(80,149)		2,330,083
Deconsolidation of VIEs		—		—		540		—		(1,797,217)		18,457		(1,778,220)
September 30, 2015 balance	$	423,630	$	184,785	$	222,360	$	123,892	$	82,937,617	$	(3,003,577)	$	80,888,707
Amount of total gains (losses) included in earnings attributable to assets still held at September 30, 2015	$	5,482	$	3,600	$	3,212	$	(4,217)	$	(10,394,490)	$	615,263	$	(9,771,150)

							Domestic
	Loans						Servicing				VIE
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016	Held‑for‑sale		RMBS		CMBS		Rights		VIE Assets		Liabilities		Total
January 1, 2016 balance	$	203,865	$	176,224	$	212,981	$	119,698	$	76,675,689	$	(2,552,448)	$	74,836,009
Impact of ASU 2015-02 adoption (1)		—		—		—		(17,467)		17,467		—		—
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings:
Change in fair value / gain on sale		70,122		—		(677)		(33,213)		(16,483,798)		946,703		(15,500,863)
Net accretion		—		11,354		—		—		—		—		11,354
Included in OCI		—		8,656		—		—		—		—		8,656
Purchases / Originations		1,197,801		97,204		57,576		—		—		—		1,352,581
Sales		(1,123,512)		—		(18,725)		—		—		—		(1,142,237)
Issuances		—		—		—		—		—		(596)		(596)
Cash repayments / receipts		(786)		(32,925)		(31,734)		—		—		28,591		(36,854)
Transfers into Level III		—		—		—		—		—		(972,588)		(972,588)
Transfers out of Level III		—		—		—		—		—		187,683		187,683
Consolidation of VIEs		—		—		(162,745)		—		19,118,645		(593,818)		18,362,082
Deconsolidation of VIEs		—		—		2,109		—		(5,404,304)		44,976		(5,357,219)
September 30, 2016 balance	$	347,490	$	260,513	$	58,785	$	69,018	$	73,923,699	$	(2,911,497)	$	71,748,008
Amount of total gains (losses) included in earnings attributable to assets still held at September 30, 2016	$	9,746	$	11,354	$	263	$	(33,213)	$	(16,483,798)	$	946,703	$	(15,548,945)

(1) As discussed in Notes 2 and 14, our implementation of ASU 2015-02 resulted in the consolidation of certain CMBS trusts effective January 1, 2016, which required the elimination of $17.5 million of domestic servicing rights associated with these newly consolidated trusts.

							Domestic
	Loans						Servicing				VIE
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015	Held‑for‑sale		RMBS		CMBS		Rights		VIE Assets		Liabilities		Total
January 1, 2015 balance	$	391,620	$	207,053	$	334,080	$	132,303	$	107,816,065	$	(4,893,120)	$	103,988,001
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings:
Change in fair value / gain on sale		51,044		—		(2,059)		(8,411)		(27,667,727)		3,566,846		(24,060,307)
Net accretion		—		17,087		—		—		—		—		17,087
Included in OCI		—		(12,241)		(2,362)		—		—		—		(14,603)
Purchases / Originations		1,425,499		—		14,653		—		—		—		1,440,152
Sales		(1,443,871)		—		(6,301)		—		—		—		(1,450,172)
Issuances		—		—		—		—		—		(9,132)		(9,132)
Cash repayments / receipts		(662)		(27,114)		(92,018)		—		—		171,884		52,090
Transfers into Level III		—		—		—		—		—		(2,589,916)		(2,589,916)
Transfers out of Level III		—		—		—		—		—		956,230		956,230
Consolidation of VIEs		—		—		(24,310)		—		8,067,859		(225,354)		7,818,195
Deconsolidation of VIEs		—		—		677		—		(5,278,580)		18,985		(5,258,918)
September 30, 2015 balance	$	423,630	$	184,785	$	222,360	$	123,892	$	82,937,617	$	(3,003,577)	$	80,888,707
Amount of total gains (losses) included in earnings attributable to assets still held at September 30, 2015	$	5,126	$	11,594	$	4,171	$	(8,411)	$	(27,667,727)	$	3,566,846	$	(24,088,401)

Amounts were transferred from Level II to Level III due to a decrease in the observable relevant market activity and amounts were transferred from Level III to Level II due to an increase in the observable relevant market activity.

The following table presents the fair values, all of which are classified in Level III of the fair value hierarchy, of our financial instruments not carried at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (amounts in thousands):

	September 30, 2016				December 31, 2015
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value		Value		Value
Financial assets not carried at fair value:
Loans held-for-investment and loans transferred as secured borrowings	$	5,333,209	$	5,387,353	$	6,059,652	$	6,125,881
HTM securities		522,620		512,269		321,244		315,255
European servicing rights		1,243		4,400		2,626		5,302
Financial liabilities not carried at fair value:
Secured financing agreements and secured borrowings on transferred loans	$	4,225,204	$	4,236,892	$	4,068,699	$	4,092,264
Convertible senior notes		1,339,853		1,406,336		1,323,795		1,331,979

The following is quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs in our Level III measurements for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (dollars in thousands):

	Carrying Value at		Valuation	Unobservable	Range as of (1)
	September 30, 2016		Technique	Input	September 30, 2016	December 31, 2015
Loans held-for-sale, fair value option	$	347,490	Discounted cash flow	Yield (b)	4.2% - 5.1%	4.8% - 5.3%
				Duration (c)	10.0 years	5.0 - 10.0 years
RMBS		260,513	Discounted cash flow	Constant prepayment rate (a)	3.1% - 17.0%	2.6% - 17.8%
				Constant default rate (b)	1.0% - 8.6%	1.0% - 8.9%
				Loss severity (b)	14% - 80% (e)	10% - 79% (e)
				Delinquency rate (c)	2% - 29%	2% - 29%
				Servicer advances (a)	20% - 94%	30% - 94%
				Annual coupon deterioration (b)	0% - 0.6%	0% - 0.5%
				Putback amount per projected total collateral loss (d)	0% - 15%	0% - 11%
CMBS		58,785	Discounted cash flow	Yield (b)	0% - 950.2%	0% - 435.8%
				Duration (c)	0 - 9.3 years	0 - 18.5 years
Domestic servicing rights		69,018	Discounted cash flow	Debt yield (a)	7.75%	8.25%
				Discount rate (b)	15%	15%
				Control migration (b)	0% - 80%	0% - 80%
VIE assets		73,923,699	Discounted cash flow	Yield (b)	0% - 833.5%	0% - 920.2%
				Duration (c)	0 - 12.2 years	0 - 17.5 years
VIE liabilities		2,911,497	Discounted cash flow	Yield (b)	0% - 833.5%	0% - 920.2%
				Duration (c)	0 - 12.2 years	0 - 17.5 years

(1) The ranges of significant unobservable inputs are represented in percentages and years.

Sensitivity of the Fair Value to Changes in the Unobservable Inputs

(a) Significant increase (decrease) in the unobservable input in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.

(b) Significant increase (decrease) in the unobservable input in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

(c) Significant increase (decrease) in the unobservable input in isolation would result in either a significantly lower or higher (lower or higher) fair value measurement depending on the structural features of the security in question.

(d) Any delay in the putback recovery date leads to a decrease in fair value, for the majority of securities in our RMBS portfolio.

(e) 64% and 76% of the portfolio falls within a range of 45%-80% as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

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Income Taxes

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Income Taxes

Income Taxes

20.  Income Taxes

Certain of our subsidiaries have elected to be treated as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”). TRSs permit us to participate in certain activities from which REITs are generally precluded, as long as these activities meet specific criteria, are conducted within the parameters of certain limitations established by the Code, and are conducted in entities which elect to be treated as taxable subsidiaries under the Code. To the extent these criteria are met, we will continue to maintain our qualification as a REIT.

Our TRSs engage in various real estate related operations, including special servicing of commercial real estate, originating and securitizing commercial mortgage loans, and investing in entities which engage in real estate related operations. The majority of our TRSs are held within the Investing and Servicing Segment.  As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, approximately $918.2  million and $858.5 million, respectively, of the Investing and Servicing Segment’s assets, including $185.0 million and $185.6 million in cash, respectively, were owned by TRS entities. Our TRSs are not consolidated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but are instead taxed as corporations. For financial reporting purposes, a provision for current and deferred taxes is established for the portion of earnings recognized by us with respect to our interest in TRSs.

The following table is a reconciliation of our U.S. federal income tax determined using our statutory federal tax rate to our reported income tax provision for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (dollars in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,								For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016				2015				2016				2015
Federal statutory tax rate	$	37,968	35.0	%	$	43,677	35.0	%	$	86,939	35.0	%	$	134,034	35.0	%
REIT and other non-taxable income		(35,541)	(32.7)	%		(36,250)	(29.0)	%		(83,676)	(33.7)	%		(111,732)	(29.1)	%
State income taxes		247	0.2	%		937	0.8	%		224	0.1	%		3,117	0.8	%
Federal benefit of state tax deduction		(86)	(0.1)	%		(328)	(0.3)	%		(78)	—	%		(1,091)	(0.3)	%
Valuation allowance		—	—	%		(221)	(0.2)	%		—	—	%		2,652	0.7	%
Other		79	0.1	%		(140)	(0.1)	%		58	—	%		438	0.1	%
Effective tax rate	$	2,667	2.5	%	$	7,675	6.2	%	$	3,467	1.4	%	$	27,418	7.2	%

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Commitments and Contingencies

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Commitments and Contingencies.

Commitments and Contingencies

21. Commitments and Contingencies

As of September 30, 2016, we had future funding commitments on 48 loans totaling $1.6 billion, of which we expect to fund $1.3 billion. These future funding commitments primarily relate to construction projects, capital improvements, tenant improvements and leasing commissions. Generally, funding commitments are subject to certain conditions that must be met, such as customary construction draw certifications, minimum debt service coverage ratios or executions of new leases before advances are made to the borrower.

Management is not aware of any other contractual obligations, legal proceedings, or any other contingent obligations incurred in the normal course of business that would have a material adverse effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Segment Data

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Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Data

Segment and Data

22.  Segment Data

In its operation of the business, management, including our chief operating decision maker, who is our Chief Executive Officer, reviews certain financial information, including segmented internal profit and loss statements prepared on a basis prior to the impact of consolidating securitization VIEs under ASC 810. The segment information within this note is reported on that basis. 

The table below presents our results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2016 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

			Investing								Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property						and Servicing
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		VIEs		Total
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$	114,506	$	6,719	$	—	$	—	$	121,225	$	—	$	121,225
Interest income from investment securities		13,301		35,274		—		—		48,575		(29,400)		19,175
Servicing fees		195		37,678		—		—		37,873		(14,955)		22,918
Rental income		—		10,516		29,226		—		39,742		—		39,742
Other revenues		99		1,692		11		—		1,802		(157)		1,645
Total revenues		128,101		91,879		29,237		—		249,217		(44,512)		204,705
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		525		24		—		27,183		27,732		48		27,780
Interest expense		22,678		4,877		5,536		26,181		59,272		(190)		59,082
General and administrative		5,067		43,711		867		1,651		51,296		174		51,470
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		322		416		759		12		1,509		—		1,509
Costs of rental operations		—		4,872		13,139		—		18,011		—		18,011
Depreciation and amortization		—		4,482		10,870		—		15,352		—		15,352
Loan loss allowance, net		2,127		—		—		—		2,127		—		2,127
Total costs and expenses		30,719		58,382		31,171		55,027		175,299		32		175,331
Income (loss) before other income (loss), income taxes and non-controlling interests		97,382		33,497		(1,934)		(55,027)		73,918		(44,544)		29,374
Other income (loss):
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs		—		—		—		—		—		47,848		47,848
Change in fair value of servicing rights		—		(14,006)		—		—		(14,006)		(277)		(14,283)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net		207		620		—		—		827		(3,613)		(2,786)
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		—		49,996		—		—		49,996		—		49,996
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		852		617		2,455		—		3,924		381		4,305
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net		10		—		—		—		10		—		10
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net		4,982		(2,590)		(4,720)		—		(2,328)		—		(2,328)
Foreign currency (loss) gain, net		(3,839)		632		(7)		—		(3,214)		—		(3,214)
OTTI		—		(198)		(513)		—		(711)		—		(711)
Other income, net		—		35		—		234		269		—		269
Total other income (loss)		2,212		35,106		(2,785)		234		34,767		44,339		79,106
Income (loss) before income taxes		99,594		68,603		(4,719)		(54,793)		108,685		(205)		108,480
Income tax provision		—		(2,667)		—		—		(2,667)		—		(2,667)
Net income (loss)		99,594		65,936		(4,719)		(54,793)		106,018		(205)		105,813
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(352)		100		—		—		(252)		205		(47)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$	99,242	$	66,036	$	(4,719)	$	(54,793)	$	105,766	$	—	$	105,766

The table below presents our results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2015 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

			Investing								Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property						and Servicing
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		VIEs		Total
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$	116,049	$	4,549	$	—	$	—	$	120,598	$	—	$	120,598
Interest income from investment securities		18,137		40,615		—		—		58,752		(34,078)		24,674
Servicing fees		114		61,394		—		—		61,508		(28,980)		32,528
Rental income		—		2,758		7,287		—		10,045		—		10,045
Other revenues		154		4,372		—		—		4,526		(226)		4,300
Total revenues		134,454		113,688		7,287		—		255,429		(63,284)		192,145
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		364		18		—		27,614		27,996		86		28,082
Interest expense		20,148		2,793		1,713		26,034		50,688		—		50,688
General and administrative		5,901		30,187		226		2,201		38,515		178		38,693
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		935		552		2,233		(38)		3,682		—		3,682
Costs of rental operations		—		1,562		790		—		2,352		—		2,352
Depreciation and amortization		—		2,492		4,742		—		7,234		—		7,234
Loan loss allowance, net		(2,667)		—		—		—		(2,667)		—		(2,667)
Other expense		—		3		—		—		3		—		3
Total costs and expenses		24,681		37,607		9,704		55,811		127,803		264		128,067
Income (loss) before other (loss) income, income taxes and non-controlling interests		109,773		76,081		(2,417)		(55,811)		127,626		(63,548)		64,078
Other (loss) income:
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs		—		—		—		—		—		49,665		49,665
Change in fair value of servicing rights		—		(13,331)		—		—		(13,331)		9,114		(4,217)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net		(518)		(1,941)		—		—		(2,459)		5,076		2,617
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		—		19,082		—		—		19,082		—		19,082
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		818		2,652		2,436		—		5,906		(200)		5,706
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net		2,688		660		—		—		3,348		—		3,348
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net		10,693		(9,582)		1,119		—		2,230		—		2,230
Foreign currency (loss) gain, net		(18,705)		896		27		—		(17,782)		—		(17,782)
Other income, net		—		64		—		—		64		—		64
Total other (loss) income		(5,024)		(1,500)		3,582		—		(2,942)		63,655		60,713
Income (loss) before income taxes		104,749		74,581		1,165		(55,811)		124,684		107		124,791
Income tax provision		(166)		(7,509)		—		—		(7,675)		—		(7,675)
Net income (loss)		104,583		67,072		1,165		(55,811)		117,009		107		117,116
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(350)		76		—		—		(274)		(107)		(381)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$	104,233	$	67,148	$	1,165	$	(55,811)	$	116,735	$	—	$	116,735

The table below presents our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

			Investing								Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property						and Servicing
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		VIEs		Total
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$	348,460	$	12,854	$	—	$	—	$	361,314	$	—	$	361,314
Interest income from investment securities		33,975		115,335		—		—		149,310		(95,431)		53,879
Servicing fees		560		111,145		—		—		111,705		(40,784)		70,921
Rental income		—		25,214		85,048		—		110,262		—		110,262
Other revenues		180		4,110		35		—		4,325		(511)		3,814
Total revenues		383,175		268,658		85,083		—		736,916		(136,726)		600,190
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		1,295		54		—		75,015		76,364		146		76,510
Interest expense		67,585		11,443		16,163		78,236		173,427		(190)		173,237
General and administrative		13,529		95,726		2,259		7,631		119,145		532		119,677
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		1,602		1,551		1,517		1,012		5,682		—		5,682
Costs of rental operations		—		11,595		34,923		—		46,518		—		46,518
Depreciation and amortization		—		11,263		41,922		—		53,185		—		53,185
Loan loss allowance, net		3,395		—		—		—		3,395		—		3,395
Other expense		—		100		—		—		100		—		100
Total costs and expenses		87,406		131,732		96,784		161,894		477,816		488		478,304
Income (loss) before other (loss) income, income taxes and non-controlling interests		295,769		136,926		(11,701)		(161,894)		259,100		(137,214)		121,886
Other (loss) income:
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs		—		—		—		—		—		94,388		94,388
Change in fair value of servicing rights		—		(33,710)		—		—		(33,710)		497		(33,213)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net		(37)		(43,449)		—		—		(43,486)		42,772		(714)
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		—		70,122		—		—		70,122		—		70,122
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		2,544		3,280		7,313		—		13,137		(288)		12,849
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net		165		—		—		—		165		—		165
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net		17,824		(17,780)		(6,837)		—		(6,793)		—		(6,793)
Foreign currency (loss) gain, net		(23,501)		2,962		(41)		—		(20,580)		—		(20,580)
OTTI		—		(198)		(513)		—		(711)		—		(711)
Other income, net		—		112		9,102		1,784		10,998		—		10,998
Total other (loss) income		(3,005)		(18,661)		9,024		1,784		(10,858)		137,369		126,511
Income (loss) before income taxes		292,764		118,265		(2,677)		(160,110)		248,242		155		248,397
Income tax provision		(75)		(3,392)		—		—		(3,467)		—		(3,467)
Net income (loss)		292,689		114,873		(2,677)		(160,110)		244,775		155		244,930
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(1,050)		171		—		—		(879)		(155)		(1,034)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$	291,639	$	115,044	$	(2,677)	$	(160,110)	$	243,896	$	—	$	243,896

The table below presents our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

			Investing								Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property						and Servicing
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		VIEs		Total
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$	343,449	$	13,870	$	—	$	—	$	357,319	$	—	$	357,319
Interest income from investment securities		57,483		112,583		—		—		170,066		(93,838)		76,228
Servicing fees		296		166,691		—		—		166,987		(76,048)		90,939
Rental income		—		6,908		10,823		—		17,731		—		17,731
Other revenues		567		7,603		—		—		8,170		(733)		7,437
Total revenues		401,795		307,655		10,823		—		720,273		(170,619)		549,654
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		1,119		54		—		81,511		82,684		187		82,871
Interest expense		61,868		7,663		2,590		78,900		151,021		—		151,021
General and administrative		16,842		92,002		402		5,573		114,819		542		115,361
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		1,932		1,270		6,495		38		9,735		—		9,735
Costs of rental operations		—		4,138		1,123		—		5,261		—		5,261
Depreciation and amortization		—		10,790		6,357		—		17,147		—		17,147
Loan loss allowance, net		311		—		—		—		311		—		311
Other expense		—		378		—		—		378		—		378
Total costs and expenses		82,072		116,295		16,967		166,022		381,356		729		382,085
Income (loss) before other (loss) income, income taxes and non-controlling interests		319,723		191,360		(6,144)		(166,022)		338,917		(171,348)		167,569
Other (loss) income:
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs		—		—		—		—		—		153,399		153,399
Change in fair value of servicing rights		—		(26,587)		—		—		(26,587)		18,176		(8,411)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net		(347)		3,181		—		—		2,834		730		3,564
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		—		51,044		—		—		51,044		—		51,044
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		3,034		10,704		7,631		—		21,369		(622)		20,747
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net		2,995		17,760		—		—		20,755		—		20,755
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net		19,602		(13,315)		1,036		—		7,323		—		7,323
Foreign currency (loss) gain, net		(26,860)		(395)		20		—		(27,235)		—		(27,235)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—		—		—		(5,921)		(5,921)		—		(5,921)
Other income, net		—		105		—		14		119		—		119
Total other (loss) income		(1,576)		42,497		8,687		(5,907)		43,701		171,683		215,384
Income (loss) before income taxes		318,147		233,857		2,543		(171,929)		382,618		335		382,953
Income tax provision		(136)		(27,282)		—		—		(27,418)		—		(27,418)
Net income (loss)		318,011		206,575		2,543		(171,929)		355,200		335		355,535
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(1,030)		76		—		—		(954)		(335)		(1,289)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$	316,981	$	206,651	$	2,543	$	(171,929)	$	354,246	$	—	$	354,246

The table below presents our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2016 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

			Investing								Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property						and Servicing
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		VIEs		Total
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	136,096	$	73,779	$	6,222	$	284,325	$	500,422	$	1,135	$	501,557
Restricted cash		26,963		16,301		8,471		—		51,735		—		51,735
Loans held-for-investment, net		5,207,092		25,139		—		—		5,232,231		—		5,232,231
Loans held-for-sale		—		347,490		—		—		347,490		—		347,490
Loans transferred as secured borrowings		100,978		—		—		—		100,978		—		100,978
Investment securities		795,882		1,029,205		—		—		1,825,087		(970,420)		854,667
Properties, net		—		225,608		1,012,271		—		1,237,879		—		1,237,879
Intangible assets		—		137,746		47,495		—		185,241		(29,849)		155,392
Investment in unconsolidated entities		30,838		41,453		120,970		—		193,261		(7,513)		185,748
Goodwill		—		140,437		—		—		140,437		—		140,437
Derivative assets		29,818		1,399		3,092		—		34,309		—		34,309
Accrued interest receivable		25,771		973		—		—		26,744		—		26,744
Other assets		6,947		89,097		32,250		2,519		130,813		(2,521)		128,292
VIE assets, at fair value		—		—		—		—		—		73,923,699		73,923,699
Total Assets	$	6,360,385	$	2,128,627	$	1,230,771	$	286,844	$	10,006,627	$	72,914,531	$	82,921,158
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	21,410	$	87,324	$	46,530	$	18,025	$	173,289	$	835	$	174,124
Related-party payable		—		279		—		23,622		23,901		—		23,901
Dividends payable		—		—		—		115,190		115,190		—		115,190
Derivative liabilities		12,002		455		296		—		12,753		—		12,753
Secured financing agreements, net		2,269,960		494,213		737,796		644,570		4,146,539		(23,700)		4,122,839
Convertible senior notes, net		—		—		—		1,339,853		1,339,853		—		1,339,853
Secured borrowings on transferred loans		102,365		—		—		—		102,365		—		102,365
VIE liabilities, at fair value		—		—		—		—		—		72,924,751		72,924,751
Total Liabilities		2,405,737		582,271		784,622		2,141,260		5,913,890		72,901,886		78,815,776
Equity:
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock		—		—		—		2,430		2,430		—		2,430
Additional paid-in capital		1,814,902		1,205,686		438,512		771,477		4,230,577		—		4,230,577
Treasury stock		—		—		—		(92,104)		(92,104)		—		(92,104)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		45,762		(7,696)		2,182		—		40,248		—		40,248
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		2,082,734		335,727		5,455		(2,536,219)		(112,303)		—		(112,303)
Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity		3,943,398		1,533,717		446,149		(1,854,416)		4,068,848		—		4,068,848
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries		11,250		12,639		—		—		23,889		12,645		36,534
Total Equity		3,954,648		1,546,356		446,149		(1,854,416)		4,092,737		12,645		4,105,382
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	6,360,385	$	2,128,627	$	1,230,771	$	286,844	$	10,006,627	$	72,914,531	$	82,921,158

The table below presents our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

			Investing								Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property						and Servicing
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		VIEs		Total
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	83,836	$	62,649	$	2,944	$	218,408	$	367,837	$	978	$	368,815
Restricted cash		9,775		8,826		4,468		—		23,069		—		23,069
Loans held-for-investment, net		5,973,079		—		—		—		5,973,079		—		5,973,079
Loans held-for-sale		—		203,865		—		—		203,865		—		203,865
Loans transferred as secured borrowings		86,573		—		—		—		86,573		—		86,573
Investment securities		511,966		1,038,200		—		—		1,550,166		(825,219)		724,947
Properties, net		—		150,497		768,728		—		919,225		—		919,225
Intangible assets		—		152,278		61,121		—		213,399		(11,829)		201,570
Investment in unconsolidated entities		30,827		53,145		122,454		—		206,426		(7,225)		199,201
Goodwill		—		140,437		—		—		140,437		—		140,437
Derivative assets		33,412		2,087		9,592		—		45,091		—		45,091
Accrued interest receivable		34,028		286		—		—		34,314		—		34,314
Other assets		7,938		71,505		23,657		1,436		104,536		(2,057)		102,479
VIE assets, at fair value		—		—		—		—		—		76,675,689		76,675,689
Total Assets	$	6,771,434	$	1,883,775	$	992,964	$	219,844	$	9,868,017	$	75,830,337	$	85,698,354
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	18,822	$	90,399	$	25,427	$	21,468	$	156,116	$	689	$	156,805
Related-party payable		—		423		—		40,532		40,955		—		40,955
Dividends payable		—		—		—		114,947		114,947		—		114,947
Derivative liabilities		5,190		6		—		—		5,196		—		5,196
Secured financing agreements, net		2,341,897		422,260		568,738		647,804		3,980,699		—		3,980,699
Convertible senior notes, net		—		—		—		1,323,795		1,323,795		—		1,323,795
Secured borrowings on transferred loans		88,000		—		—		—		88,000		—		88,000
VIE liabilities, at fair value		—		—		—		—		—		75,817,014		75,817,014
Total Liabilities		2,453,909		513,088		594,165		2,148,546		5,709,708		75,817,703		81,527,411
Equity:
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock		—		—		—		2,410		2,410		—		2,410
Additional paid-in capital		2,477,987		1,146,926		394,465		173,466		4,192,844		—		4,192,844
Treasury stock		—		—		—		(72,381)		(72,381)		—		(72,381)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		37,242		(3,714)		(3,799)		—		29,729		—		29,729
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		1,790,705		221,073		8,133		(2,032,197)		(12,286)		—		(12,286)
Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity		4,305,934		1,364,285		398,799		(1,928,702)		4,140,316		—		4,140,316
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries		11,591		6,402		—		—		17,993		12,634		30,627
Total Equity		4,317,525		1,370,687		398,799		(1,928,702)		4,158,309		12,634		4,170,943
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	6,771,434	$	1,883,775	$	992,964	$	219,844	$	9,868,017	$	75,830,337	$	85,698,354

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

23. Subsequent Events

Our significant events subsequent to September 30, 2016 were as follows:

Medical Office Portfolio

On October 4, 2016 we funded a $40.0 million deposit associated with the acquisition of the Medical Office Portfolio.  See further discussion in Note 3.

European Real Estate Loan Servicing

On October 31, 2016, we entered into a definitive agreement with an affiliate of Situs Group LLC (“Situs”) to contribute the equity in the subsidiary which houses our European real estate loan servicing and advisory business to Situs in exchange for a minority equity interest in the combined entity.

Dividend Declaration

On November 2, 2016, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.48 per share for the fourth quarter of 2016, which is payable on January 13, 2017 to common stockholders of record as of December 30, 2016.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Balance Sheet Presentation of the Investing and Servicing Segment"s Variable Interest Entities

Balance Sheet Presentation of the Investing and Servicing Segment’s Variable Interest Entities

As noted above, the Investing and Servicing Segment operates an investment business that acquires unrated, investment grade and non-investment grade rated CMBS. These securities represent interests in securitization structures (commonly referred to as special purpose entities, or “SPEs”). These SPEs are structured as pass through entities that receive principal and interest on the underlying collateral and distribute those payments to the certificate holders. Under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), SPEs typically qualify as VIEs. These are entities that, by design, either (1) lack sufficient equity to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties, or (2) have equity investors that do not have the ability to make significant decisions relating to the entity’s operations through voting rights, or do not have the obligation to absorb the expected losses, or do not have the right to receive the residual returns of the entity.

Because the Investing and Servicing Segment often serves as the special servicer of the trusts in which it invests, consolidation of these structures is required pursuant to GAAP as outlined in detail below. This results in a consolidated balance sheet which presents the gross assets and liabilities of the VIEs. The assets and other instruments held by these VIEs are restricted and can only be used to fulfill the obligations of the entity. Additionally, the obligations of the VIEs do not have any recourse to the general credit of any other consolidated entities, nor to us as the consolidator of these VIEs.

The VIE liabilities initially represent investment securities on our balance sheet (pre-consolidation). Upon consolidation of these VIEs, our associated investment securities are eliminated, as is the interest income related to those securities. Similarly, the fees we earn in our roles as special servicer of the bonds issued by the consolidated VIEs or as collateral administrator of the consolidated VIEs are also eliminated. Finally, an allocable portion of the identified servicing intangible associated with the eliminated fee streams is eliminated in consolidation.

Refer to the segment data in Note 22 for a presentation of the Investing and Servicing Segment without consolidation of these VIEs.

Basis of Accounting and Principles of Consolidation

Basis of Accounting and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our consolidated subsidiaries and VIEs. Intercompany amounts have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows have been included.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 (the “Form 10-K”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

Refer to our Form 10-K for a description of our recurring accounting policies. We have included disclosure in this Note 2 regarding principles of consolidation and other accounting policies that (i) are required to be disclosed quarterly, (ii) we view as critical, or (iii) became significant since December 31, 2015 due to a corporate action or increase in the significance of the underlying business activity.

Variable Interest Entities

Variable Interest Entities

We evaluate all of our interests in VIEs for consolidation. When our interests are determined to be variable interests, we assess whether we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is required to consolidate the VIE. Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810, Consolidation, defines the primary beneficiary as the party that has both (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance, and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits from the VIE which could be potentially significant. We consider our variable interests as well as any variable interests of our related parties in making this determination. Where both of these factors are present, we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary and we consolidate the VIE. Where either one of these factors is not present, we are not the primary beneficiary and do not consolidate the VIE.

To assess whether we have the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, we consider all facts and circumstances, including our role in establishing the VIE and our ongoing rights and responsibilities. This assessment includes first, identifying the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance; and second, identifying which party, if any, has power over those activities. In general, the parties that make the most significant decisions affecting the VIE or have the right to unilaterally remove those decision makers are deemed to have the power to direct the activities of a VIE.

Effective January 1, 2016, we implemented Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810) – Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, which specifies that the right to remove the decision maker in a VIE must be exercisable without cause for the decision maker to not be deemed the party that has the power to direct the activities of a VIE.  In connection with the implementation of this ASU, we consolidated VIE assets and VIE liabilities from CMBS trusts as of March 31, 2016 where the right to remove the Company as special servicer was not exercisable without cause.

Our implementation of the ASU also resulted in the determination that certain entities in which we hold interests, which prior to the implementation of the ASU were not considered VIEs, are now considered VIEs as the limited partners of these entities do not collectively possess (i) the right to remove the general partner without cause or (ii) the right to participate in significant decisions made by the partnership.  The application of the ASU to these particular entities did not change our respective conclusions as to whether or not they should be consolidated.  We applied the provisions of this ASU using a modified retrospective approach which does not require the restatement of prior period financial statements.  There was no cumulative-effect adjustment to equity upon adoption.  Refer to Note 14 for further discussion of the impact of our implementation of ASU 2015-02.

To assess whether we have the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE, we consider all of our economic interests, including debt and equity investments, servicing fees, and other arrangements deemed to be variable interests in the VIE. This assessment requires that we apply judgment in determining whether these interests, in the aggregate, are considered potentially significant to the VIE. Factors considered in assessing significance include: the design of the VIE, including its capitalization structure; subordination of interests; payment priority; relative share of interests held across various classes within the VIE’s capital structure; and the reasons why the interests are held by us.

Our purchased investment securities include CMBS which are unrated and non-investment grade rated securities issued by CMBS trusts. In certain cases, we may contract to provide special servicing activities for these CMBS trusts, or, as holder of the controlling class, we may have the right to name and remove the special servicer for these trusts. In our role as special servicer, we provide services on defaulted loans within the trusts, such as foreclosure or work-out procedures, as permitted by the underlying contractual agreements. In exchange for these services, we receive a fee. These rights give us the ability to direct activities that could significantly impact the trust’s economic performance. However, in those instances where an unrelated third party has the right to unilaterally remove us as special servicer without cause, we do not have the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the trust’s economic performance. We evaluated all of our positions in such investments for consolidation.

For securitization VIEs in which we are determined to be the primary beneficiary, all of the underlying assets, liabilities and equity of the structures are recorded on our books, and the initial investment, along with any associated unrealized holding gains and losses, are eliminated in consolidation. Similarly, the interest income earned from these structures, as well as the fees paid by these trusts to us in our capacity as special servicer, are eliminated in consolidation. Further, an allocable portion of the identified servicing intangible asset associated with the servicing fee streams, and the corresponding allocable amortization or change in fair value of the servicing intangible asset, are also eliminated in consolidation.

We perform ongoing reassessments of: (1) whether any entities previously evaluated under the majority voting interest framework have become VIEs, based on certain events, and therefore subject to the VIE consolidation framework, and (2) whether changes in the facts and circumstances regarding our involvement with a VIE causes our consolidation conclusion regarding the VIE to change.

We elect the fair value option for initial and subsequent recognition of the assets and liabilities of our consolidated securitization VIEs.  Interest income and interest expense associated with these VIEs are no longer relevant on a standalone basis because these amounts are already reflected in the fair value changes.  We have elected to present these items in a single line on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.  The residual difference shown on our condensed consolidated statements of operations in the line item “Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs” represents our beneficial interest in the VIEs.

We separately present the assets and liabilities of our consolidated securitization VIEs as individual line items on our condensed consolidated balance sheets.  The liabilities of our consolidated securitization VIEs consist solely of obligations to the bondholders of the related CMBS trusts, and are thus presented as a single line item entitled “VIE liabilities.” The assets of our consolidated securitization VIEs consist principally of loans, but at times, also include foreclosed loans which have been temporarily converted into real estate owned (“REO”).  These assets in the aggregate are likewise presented as a single line item entitled “VIE assets.”

Loans comprise the vast majority of our securitization VIE assets and are carried at fair value due to the election of the fair value option.  When an asset becomes REO, it is due to nonperformance of the loan.  Because the loan is already at fair value, the carrying value of an REO asset is also initially at fair value.  Furthermore, when we consolidate a CMBS trust, any existing REO would be consolidated at fair value.  Once an asset becomes REO, its disposition time is relatively short. As a result, the carrying value of an REO generally approximates fair value under GAAP.

In addition to sharing a similar measurement method as the loans in a CMBS trust, the securitization VIE assets as a whole can only be used to settle the obligations of the consolidated VIE.  The assets of our securitization VIEs are not individually accessible by the bondholders, which creates inherent limitations from a valuation perspective.  Also creating limitations from a valuation perspective is our role as special servicer, which provides us very limited visibility, if any, into the performing loans of a CMBS trust.

REO assets generally represent a very small percentage of the overall asset pool of a CMBS trust.  In a new issue CMBS trust there are no REO assets.  We estimate that REO assets constitute approximately 4% of our consolidated securitization VIE assets, with the remaining 96% representing loans.  However, it is important to note that the fair value of our securitization VIE assets is determined by reference to our securitization VIE liabilities as permitted under ASU 2014-13, Consolidation (Topic 810): Measuring the Financial Assets and the Financial Liabilities of a Consolidated Collateralized Financing Entity.  In other words, our VIE liabilities are more reliably measurable than the VIE assets, resulting in our current measurement methodology which utilizes this value to determine the fair value of our securitization VIE assets as a whole. As a result, these percentages are not necessarily indicative of the relative fair values of each of these asset categories if the assets were to be valued individually. 

Due to our accounting policy election under ASU 2014-13, separately presenting two different asset categories would result in an arbitrary assignment of value to each, with one asset category representing a residual amount, as opposed to its fair value.  However, as a pool, the fair value of the assets in total is equal to the fair value of the liabilities. 

For these reasons, the assets of our securitization VIEs are presented in the aggregate.

Business Combinations

Business Combinations

Under ASC 805, Business Combinations, the acquirer in a business combination must recognize, with certain exceptions, the fair values of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and non-controlling interests when the acquisition constitutes a change in control of the acquired entity. As goodwill is calculated as a residual, all goodwill of the acquired business, not just the acquirer’s share, is recognized under this “full goodwill” approach.

We apply the provisions of ASC 805 in accounting for acquisitions of real estate assets.  In doing so, we record provisional amounts for certain items as of the date of acquisition.  During the measurement period, a period which shall not exceed one year, we prospectively adjust the provisional amounts recognized to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date that, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized.

Fair Value Option

Fair Value Option

The guidance in ASC 825, Financial Instruments, provides a fair value option election that allows entities to make an irrevocable election of fair value as the initial and subsequent measurement attribute for certain eligible financial assets and liabilities. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. The decision to elect the fair value option is determined on an instrument by instrument basis and must be applied to an entire instrument and is irrevocable once elected. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value pursuant to this guidance are required to be reported separately in our consolidated balance sheets from those instruments using another accounting method.

We have elected the fair value option for eligible financial assets and liabilities of our consolidated securitization VIEs, loans held-for-sale originated by the Investing and Servicing Segment’s conduit platform, purchased CMBS issued by VIEs we could consolidate in the future and certain investments in marketable equity securities. The fair value elections for VIE and securitization related items were made in order to mitigate accounting mismatches between the carrying value of the instruments and the related assets and liabilities that we consolidate at fair value. The fair value elections for mortgage loans held-for-sale originated by the Investing and Servicing Segment’s conduit platform were made due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value elections for investments in marketable equity securities were made because the shares are listed on an exchange, which allows us to determine the fair value using a quoted price from an active market.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

We measure our mortgage‑backed securities, derivative assets and liabilities, domestic servicing rights intangible asset and any assets or liabilities where we have elected the fair value option at fair value. When actively quoted observable prices are not available, we either use implied pricing from similar assets and liabilities or valuation models based on net present values of estimated future cash flows, adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, market and/or other risk factors.

As discussed above, we measure the assets and liabilities of consolidated securitization VIEs at fair value pursuant to our election of the fair value option. The securitization VIEs in which we invest are “static”; that is, no reinvestment is permitted, and there is no active management of the underlying assets. In determining the fair value of the assets and liabilities of the securitization VIE, we maximize the use of observable inputs over unobservable inputs. We also acknowledge that our principal market for selling CMBS assets is the securitization market where the market participant is considered to be a CMBS trust or a collateralized debt obligation (“CDO”). This methodology results in the fair value of the assets of a static CMBS trust being equal to the fair value of its liabilities. Refer to Note 19 for further discussion regarding our fair value measurements.

Loans Held-for-Investment and Provision for Loan Losses

Loans Held-for-Investment and Provision for Loan Losses

Loans that are held for investment are carried at cost, net of unamortized acquisition premiums or discounts, loan fees, and origination costs as applicable, unless the loans are deemed impaired. We evaluate each loan classified as held-for-investment for impairment at least quarterly. Impairment occurs when it is deemed probable that we will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan. If a loan is considered to be impaired, we record an allowance through the provision for loan losses to reduce the carrying value of the loan to the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s contractual effective rate or the fair value of the collateral, if repayment is expected solely from the collateral. Actual losses, if any, could ultimately differ from these estimates.

We perform a quarterly review of our portfolio of loans. In connection with this review, we assess the performance of each loan and assign a risk rating based on several factors, including risk of loss, loan-to-collateral value ratio (“LTV”), collateral performance, structure, exit plan, and sponsorship. Loans are rated “1” through “5”, from less risk to greater risk, in connection with this review.

Deferred Financing Costs

Deferred Financing Costs

In accordance with ASU 2015-03, Interest – Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30), effective January 1, 2016 we modified our presentation of deferred financing costs in our condensed consolidated balance sheets to present such costs as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the related debt liability, consistent with debt discounts, rather than as a separate deferred asset as the previous guidance required. Deferred financing costs will continue to be amortized to interest expense over the terms of the respective debt agreements. As required by this ASU, we applied this change retrospectively to our prior period condensed consolidated balance sheet presentation.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

We present both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) amounts in our financial statements.  Basic EPS excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the maximum potential dilution that could occur from (i) our share-based compensation, consisting of unvested restricted stock (“RSAs”) and restricted stock units (“RSUs”), (ii) shares contingently issuable to our Manager, and (iii) the “in-the-money” conversion options associated with our outstanding convertible senior notes (see further discussion in Note 17). Potential dilutive shares are excluded from the calculation if they have an anti-dilutive effect in the period.

Nearly all of the Company’s unvested RSUs and RSAs contain rights to receive non-forfeitable dividends and thus are participating securities.  Due to the existence of these participating securities, the two-class method of computing EPS is required, unless another method is determined to be more dilutive. Under the two-class method, undistributed earnings are reallocated between shares of common stock and participating securities.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the two-class method resulted in the most dilutive EPS calculation.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The most significant and subjective estimate that we make is the projection of cash flows we expect to receive on our loans, investment securities and intangible assets, which has a significant impact on the amounts of interest income, credit losses (if any), and fair values that we record and/or disclose. In addition, the fair value of financial assets and liabilities that are estimated using a discounted cash flows method is significantly impacted by the rates at which we estimate market participants would discount the expected cash flows.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications

In connection with our implementation of ASU 2015-03 discussed above, we reclassified deferred financing costs of $38.3 million and $1.4 million previously reported in other assets to secured financing agreements, net and convertible senior notes, net, respectively, within our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015.

Recent Accounting Developments

Recent Accounting Developments

On May 28, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which establishes key principles by which an entity determines the amount and timing of revenue recognized from customer contracts.  At issuance, the ASU was effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2016. On August 12, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Deferral of the Effective Date, which delayed the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year, resulting in the ASU becoming effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2017.  Early application, which was not permissible under the initial effectiveness timeline, is now permissible though no earlier than as of the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2016.  We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On January 5, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10) – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which impacts the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and disclosure requirements for financial instruments.  The ASU shall be applied prospectively and is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2017.  Early application is not permitted. We are in the process of assessing the impact this ASU will have on the Company.

On February 25, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which establishes a right-of-use model for lessee accounting which results in the recognition of most leased assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet of the lessee.  Lessor accounting was not significantly changed.  The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2018 by applying a modified retrospective approach. Early application is permitted.We are in the process of assessing the impact this ASU will have on the Company. 

On March 14, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-05, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) – Effect of Derivative Contract Novations on Existing Hedge Accounting Relationships, which clarifies that the change in counterparty to a derivative designated in a hedging relationship, in and of itself, would not require that the hedging relationship be de-designated for hedge accounting purposes. The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2016.Early application is permitted.We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On March 15, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-07, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323) – Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting, which amends existing guidance to require that in instances where an investee is transitioning from the cost method of accounting to the equity method of accounting due to an increase in ownership level or degree of influence, the investee applies the equity method of accounting prospectively from the date significant influence is obtained, whereas existing guidance requires an investee to retrospectively apply the equity method of accounting for all previous periods in which the investment was held.The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted. We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On March 17, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) – Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), which amends the principal-versus-agent implementation guidance and illustrations in the FASB’s revenue recognition standard issued in ASU 2014-09. The ASU provides further guidance to assist an entity in the determination of whether the nature of its promise to its customer is to provide the underlying goods or services, meaning the entity is a principal, or to arrange for a third party to provide the underlying goods or services, meaning the entity is an agent.  The ASU is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2017.  Early application is permissible though no earlier than the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2016.  We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On March 30, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718) – Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which seeks to simplify the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions, including the accounting for associated income taxes and forfeitures. The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted in any interim or annual period.  We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On April 14, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) – Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, which amends guidance and illustrations in the FASB’s revenue recognition standard issued in ASU 2014-09 regarding the identification of performance obligations and the implementation guidance on licensing arrangements. The ASU is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2017.  Early application is permissible though no earlier than the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2016.  We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On June 16, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326) – Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which mandates use of an “expected loss” credit model for estimating future credit losses of certain financial instruments instead of the “incurred loss” credit model that existing GAAP currently mandates.  The “expected loss” model requires the consideration of possible credit losses over the life of an instrument compared to only estimating credit losses upon the occurrence of a discrete loss event in accordance with the current “incurred loss” methodology.  The ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application is permissible though no earlier than the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2018. We are in the process of assessing the impact this ASU will have on the Company.

On August 26, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) – Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which seeks to reduce diversity in practice regarding how various cash receipts and payments are reported within the statement of cash flows.  The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early application is permitted in any interim or annual period. We do not expect the application of this ASU to materially impact the Company.

On October 24, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, Income Taxes (Topic 740) – Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory, which requires that an entity recognize the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory at the time of the transfer instead of deferring the tax consequences until the asset has been sold to an outside party, as current GAAP requires. The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early application is permitted in any interim or annual period. We are in the process of assessing the impact this ASU will have on the Company.

On October 26, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-17, Consolidation (Topic 810) – Interests Held through Related Parties That Are under Common Control, which requires when assessing which party is the primary beneficiary in a VIE, the decision maker considers interests held by entities under common control on a proportionate basis instead of treating those interests as if they were that of the decision maker itself, as current GAAP requires.  The ASU is effective for annual periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted in any interim or annual period. We are in the process of assessing the impact this ASU will have on the Company.

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Acquisitions (Tables) - Woodstar Portfolio, REO Portfolio And Ireland Portfolio

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Summary of assets acquired and liabilities assumed

The following table summarizes the identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the respective acquisition dates (amounts in thousands):

	2016				2015
	Woodstar		REO		Woodstar		REO		Ireland
Assets acquired:	Portfolio		Portfolio		Portfolio		Portfolio		Portfolio
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,254	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Restricted cash		—		—		—		—		10,829
Properties		245,430		71,496		339,040		128,218		445,369
Intangible assets		8,174		25,387		11,337		19,381		59,529
Other assets		16,417		2,862		652		4,973		2,508
Total assets acquired		276,275		99,745		351,029		152,572		518,235
Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		19,666		3,202		18,030		6,998		17,552
Secured financing agreements		150,763		—		8,982		—		283,010
Total liabilities assumed		170,429		3,202		27,012		6,998		300,562
Non-controlling interests		—		5,492		—		6,904		—
Net assets acquired	$	105,846	$	91,051	$	324,017	$	138,670	$	217,673

Schedule of unaudited pro forma revenue and net income

The pro-forma revenues and net income attributable to the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, assuming all the properties acquired within the Woodstar Portfolio, REO Portfolio and Ireland Portfolio were acquired on January 1, 2014 for the 2015 acquisitions and January 1, 2015 for the 2016 acquisitions, are as follows (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Revenues	$	204,887	$	219,708	$	610,944	$	648,449
Net income attributable to STWD		105,872		116,980		237,895		354,719
Net income per share - Basic		0.44		0.49		1.00		1.51
Net income per share - Diluted		0.44		0.49		0.98		1.51

Schedule of adjustments related to pro forma revenue and net income

Pro-forma net income was adjusted to include the following estimated incremental management fees the combined entity would have incurred (amounts in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Management fee expense addition	$	15	$	1,406	$	725	$	5,793

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Loans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Loans

Summary of investments in mortgages and loans by subordination class

The following tables summarize our investments in mortgages and loans by subordination class as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

							Weighted
					Weighted		Average Life
	Carrying		Face		Average		(“WAL”)
September 30, 2016	Value		Amount		Coupon		(years)(3)
First mortgages (1)	$	4,276,968	$	4,292,098	6.0	%	2.2
Subordinated mortgages (2)		276,086		292,839	8.8	%	3.5
Mezzanine loans (1)		688,601		689,944	9.6	%	2.0
Total loans held-for-investment		5,241,655		5,274,881
Loans held-for-sale, fair value option elected		347,490		331,892	4.7	%	10.0
Loans transferred as secured borrowings		100,978		102,365	6.1	%	1.8
Total gross loans		5,690,123		5,709,138
Loan loss allowance (loans held-for-investment)		(9,424)		—
Total net loans	$	5,680,699	$	5,709,138
December 31, 2015
First mortgages (1)	$	4,723,852	$	4,776,576	6.0	%	2.7
Subordinated mortgages (2)		392,563		416,713	8.5	%	3.4
Mezzanine loans (1)		862,693		850,024	9.9	%	2.5
Total loans held-for-investment		5,979,108		6,043,313
Loans held-for-sale, fair value option elected		203,865		203,710	4.9	%	9.8
Loans transferred as secured borrowings		86,573		88,000	6.1	%	2.4
Total gross loans		6,269,546		6,335,023
Loan loss allowance (loans held-for-investment)		(6,029)		—
Total net loans	$	6,263,517	$	6,335,023

(1) First mortgages include first mortgage loans and any contiguous mezzanine loan components because as a whole, the expected credit quality of these loans is more similar to that of a first mortgage loan.  The application of this methodology resulted in mezzanine loans with carrying values of $871.2 million and $930.0 million being classified as first mortgages as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

(2) Subordinated mortgages include B-Notes and junior participation in first mortgages where we do not own the senior A-Note or senior participation. If we own both the A-Note and B-Note, we categorize the loan as a first mortgage loan.

(3) Represents the WAL of each respective group of loans as of the respective balance sheet date. The WAL of each individual loan is calculated using amounts and timing of future principal payments, as projected at origination.

Summary of investments in floating rate loans

The following table summarizes our investments in floating rate loans (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2016				December 31, 2015
			Carrying				Carrying
Index	Base Rate		Value		Base Rate		Value
One-month LIBOR USD	0.5311	%	$	534,284	0.4295	%	$	438,641
Three-month LIBOR GBP	N/A			—	0.5904	%		375,467
LIBOR floor	0.15 - 3.00	% (1)		4,154,013	0.15 - 3.00	% (1)		4,237,947
Total			$	4,688,297			$	5,052,055

(1) The weighted-average LIBOR floor was 0.32% and 0.31% as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

Schedule of internal rating categories

As of September 30, 2016, the risk ratings for loans subject to our rating system, which excludes loans on the cost recovery method and loans for which the fair value option has been elected, by class of loan were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Balance Sheet Classification
	Loans Held-For-Investment									Loans
										Transferred				% of
Risk Rating	First			Subordinated		Mezzanine		Loans Held-		As Secured				Total
Category	Mortgages			Mortgages		Loans		For-Sale		Borrowings		Total		Loans
1	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	—	%
2		317,762			4,517		54,004		—		—		376,283	6.6	%
3		3,549,453			251,387		575,956		—		100,978		4,477,774	78.7	%
4		349,905			20,182		58,641		—		—		428,728	7.5	%
5		59,848	(1)		—		—		—		—		59,848	1.1	%
N/A		—			—		—		347,490		—		347,490	6.1	%
	$	4,276,968		$	276,086	$	688,601	$	347,490	$	100,978	$	5,690,123	100.0	%

(1) Represents a mezzanine loan which was reclassified to the first mortgage category during the three months ended September 30, 2016 when the Company acquired the contiguous first mortgage. 

Schedule of activity in allowance for loan losses

The following table presents the activity in our allowance for loan losses (amounts in thousands):

	For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2016		2015
Allowance for loan losses at January 1	$	6,029	$	6,031
Provision for loan losses		3,395		311
Charge-offs		—		—
Recoveries		—		—
Allowance for loan losses at September 30	$	9,424	$	6,342
Recorded investment in loans related to the allowance for loan loss	$	488,576	$	422,801

Schedule of activity in loan portfolio

The activity in our loan portfolio was as follows (amounts in thousands):

	For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2016			2015
Balance at January 1	$	6,263,517		$	6,300,285
Acquisitions/originations/additional funding		2,795,772			3,114,293
Capitalized interest (1)		65,003			51,416
Basis of loans sold (2)		(1,359,780)			(2,040,380)
Loan maturities/principal repayments		(2,188,583)			(1,055,419)
Discount accretion/premium amortization		38,809			26,615
Changes in fair value		70,122			51,044
Unrealized foreign currency remeasurement loss		(37,332)			(30,529)
Change in loan loss allowance, net		(3,395)			(311)
Transfer to/from other asset classifications		36,566	(3)		(8,844)
Balance at September 30	$	5,680,699		$	6,408,170

(1) Represents accrued interest income on loans whose terms do not require current payment of interest.

(2) See Note 11 for additional disclosure on these transactions.

(3) Represents commercial mortgage loans acquired from CMBS trusts which are consolidated as VIEs on our balance sheet.  Refer to Note 15 for further discussion.

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Investment Securities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Schedule of investment securities

Investment securities were comprised of the following as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	Carrying Value as of
	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
RMBS, available-for-sale	$	260,513	$	176,224
CMBS, fair value option (1)		1,029,205		1,038,200
Held-to-maturity (“HTM”) securities		522,620		321,244
Equity security, fair value option		12,749		14,498
Subtotal—Investment securities		1,825,087		1,550,166
VIE eliminations (1)		(970,420)		(825,219)
Total investment securities	$	854,667	$	724,947

(1) Certain fair value option CMBS are eliminated in consolidation against VIE liabilities pursuant to ASC 810.

Schedule of purchases, sales and principal collections for all investment securities

Purchases, sales and principal collections for all investment securities were as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Available-for-sale				CMBS, fair			HTM		Equity
	RMBS		CMBS		value option			Securities		Security		Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
Purchases	$	8,868	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	8,868
Sales		—		—		17,456	(1)		—		—		17,456
Principal collections		9,917		—		12,289			566		—		22,772
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Purchases	$	—	$	—	$	5,665		$	9,930	$	—	$	15,595
Sales		—		—		1,203			—		—		1,203
Principal collections		8,500		91,794		1			21		—		100,316

	Available-for-sale				CMBS, fair			HTM		Equity
	RMBS		CMBS		value option			Securities		Security		Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Purchases	$	97,204	$	—	$	57,576		$	204,730	$	—	$	359,510
Sales		—		—		18,725	(1)		—		—		18,725
Principal collections		32,925		—		31,734			5,657		—		70,316
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Purchases	$	—	$	—	$	14,653		$	148,365	$	—	$	163,018
Sales		—		—		6,301			—		—		6,301
Principal collections		27,114		92,018		2			228,956		—		348,090

(1) Settlement of $14.9 million occurred subsequent to September 30, 2016. We account for all investment securities transactions on a trade-date basis.

Summary of investments in available-for-sale RMBS and single-borrower CMBS where the fair value option has not been elected

The tables below summarize various attributes of our investments in available-for-sale RMBS as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

							Unrealized Gains or (Losses)
							Recognized in AOCI
	Purchase				Recorded				Gross			Gross		Net
	Amortized		Credit		Amortized		Non-Credit		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair Value
	Cost		OTTI		Cost		OTTI		Gains			Losses		Adjustment		Fair Value
September 30, 2016
RMBS	$	224,735	$	(10,185)	$	214,550	$	(104)	$	46,069		$	(2)	$	45,963	$	260,513
December 31, 2015
RMBS	$	149,102	$	(10,185)	$	138,917	$	(340)	$	37,647		$	—	$	37,307	$	176,224

	Weighted Average Coupon (1)		Weighted Average Rating	WAL  (Years) (2)
September 30, 2016
RMBS	1.8	%	CCC+	6.0
December 31, 2015
RMBS	1.3	%	B−	6.2

(1) Calculated using the September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 one-month LIBOR rate of 0.531% and 0.430%, respectively, for floating rate securities.

(2) Represents the WAL of each respective group of securities as of the respective balance sheet date. The WAL of each individual security is calculated using projected amounts and projected timing of future principal payments.

Reconciliation of aggregate principal balance to amortized cost for RMBS and single-borrower CMBS, excluding CMBS where the fair value option is elected

The following table contains a reconciliation of aggregate principal balance to amortized cost for our RMBS as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Principal balance	$	410,897	$	233,976
Accretable yield		(74,898)		(68,345)
Non-accretable difference		(121,449)		(26,714)
Total discount		(196,347)		(95,059)
Amortized cost	$	214,550	$	138,917

Schedule of changes to accretable yield and non-accretable difference for RMBS and single-borrower CMBS, excluding CMBS where the fair value option is elected

The following table discloses the changes to accretable yield and non-accretable difference for our RMBS during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 (amounts in thousands):

			Non-Accretable
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016	Accretable Yield		Difference
Balance as of July 1, 2016	$	78,116	$	119,003
Accretion of discount		(4,197)		—
Principal write-downs, net		—		(1,429)
Purchases		1,905		2,949
Sales		—		—
OTTI		—		—
Transfer to/from non-accretable difference		(926)		926
Balance as of September 30, 2016	$	74,898	$	121,449
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Balance as of January 1, 2016	$	68,345	$	26,714
Accretion of discount		(11,354)		—
Principal recoveries, net		—		2,565
Purchases		11,052		99,025
Sales		—		—
OTTI		—		—
Transfer to/from non-accretable difference		6,855		(6,855)
Balance as of September 30, 2016	$	74,898	$	121,449

Schedule of gross unrealized losses and estimated fair value of securities in an unrealized loss position, excluding CMBS where the fair value option is elected

The following table presents the gross unrealized losses and estimated fair value of any available-for-sale securities that were in an unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and for which OTTIs (full or partial) have not been recognized in earnings (amounts in thousands):

	Estimated Fair Value				Unrealized Losses
	Securities with a		Securities with a		Securities with a		Securities with a
	loss less than		loss greater than		loss less than		loss greater than
	12 months		12 months		12 months		12 months
As of September 30, 2016
RMBS	$	8,875	$	971	$	(2)	$	(104)
As of December 31, 2015
RMBS	$	17,026	$	653	$	(180)	$	(160)

Schedule of investment in fair value option CMBS

The table below summarizes various attributes of our investment in fair value option CMBS as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	Weighted Average Coupon		Weighted Average Rating (1)	WAL (Years) (2)
September 30, 2016
CMBS, fair value option	5.6	%	CCC	2.0
December 31, 2015
CMBS, fair value option	3.9	%	CCC+	7.4

(1) As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, excludes $6.9 million and $51.3 million, respectively, in fair value option CMBS that are not rated.

(2) The WAL of each security is calculated based on the period of time over which we expect to receive principal cash flows. Expected principal cash flows are based on contractual payments net of expected losses.

Held-to-maturity

Schedule of gross unrealized losses and estimated fair value of securities in an unrealized loss position, excluding CMBS where the fair value option is elected

The table below summarizes unrealized gains and losses of our investments in HTM securities as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	Net Carrying Amount		Gross Unrealized		Gross Unrealized
	(Amortized Cost)		Holding Gains		Holding Losses		Fair Value
September 30, 2016
CMBS	$	502,867	$	—	$	(10,160)	$	492,707
Preferred interests		19,753		—		(191)		19,562
Total	$	522,620	$	—	$	(10,351)	$	512,269
December 31, 2015
CMBS	$	301,858	$	257	$	(5,651)	$	296,464
Preferred interests		19,386		—		(595)		18,791
Total	$	321,244	$	257	$	(6,246)	$	315,255

Summary of investments in HTM securities

The table below summarizes the maturities of our HTM CMBS and our HTM preferred equity interests in limited liability companies that own commercial real estate as of September 30, 2016 (amounts in thousands):

			Preferred
	CMBS		Interests		Total
Less than one year	$	210,791	$	—	$	210,791
One to three years		89,914		—		89,914
Three to five years		202,162		—		202,162
Thereafter		—		19,753		19,753
Total	$	502,867	$	19,753	$	522,620

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Properties (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Properties

Summary of properties

	Depreciable Life	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Property Segment
Land and land improvements	0 – 10 years	$	326,756	$	247,589
Buildings and building improvements	7 – 40 years		690,240		516,117
Furniture & fixtures	3 – 7 years		22,317		11,980
Investing and Servicing Segment
Land and land improvements	0 – 15 years		68,414		39,103
Buildings and building improvements	3 – 40 years		161,790		112,524
Furniture & fixtures	3 – 5 years		1,039		747
Properties, cost			1,270,556		928,060
Less: accumulated depreciation			(32,677)		(8,835)
Properties, net		$	1,237,879	$	919,225

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Investment in Unconsolidated Entities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Investment in Unconsolidated Entities

Summary of investments in unconsolidated entities

The table below summarizes our investments in unconsolidated entities as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

	Participation /	Carrying value as of
	Ownership % (1)	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Equity method:
Retail Fund	33%	$	120,970	$	122,454
Investor entity which owns equity in an online real estate auction company	50%		23,013		23,972
Equity interests in commercial real estate (2) (3)	16% - 50%		18,531		28,230
Various	25% - 50%		6,805		6,376
			169,319		181,032
Cost method:
Investment funds which own equity in a loan servicer and other real estate assets	4% - 6%		9,225		9,225
Various	2% - 3%		7,204		8,944
			16,429		18,169
		$	185,748	$	199,201

(1) None of these investments are publicly traded and therefore quoted market prices are not available.

(2) During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, a partnership in which we hold a 50% interest acquired a real estate asset from a CMBS trust for $19.0 million.  As of September 30, 2016, our investment in the partnership was $3.4 million.

(3) During the three months ended September 30, 2016, we received a repayment of $13.0 million from an in-substance loan, which was accounted for as an equity method investment.

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Summary of intangibles assets

The following table summarizes our intangible assets, which are comprised of servicing rights intangibles and lease intangibles, as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	As of September 30, 2016						As of December 31, 2015
	Gross Carrying		Accumulated		Net Carrying		Gross Carrying		Accumulated		Net Carrying
	Value		Amortization		Value		Value		Amortization		Value
Domestic servicing rights, at fair value	$	69,018	$	—	$	69,018	$	119,698	$	—	$	119,698
European servicing rights (1)		27,813		(26,570)		1,243		31,593		(28,967)		2,626
In-place lease intangible assets		106,177		(36,007)		70,170		74,983		(8,898)		66,085
Favorable lease intangible assets		17,768		(2,807)		14,961		14,103		(942)		13,161
Total net intangible assets	$	220,776	$	(65,384)	$	155,392	$	240,377	$	(38,807)	$	201,570

(1) The fair value as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was $4.4 million and $5.3 million, respectively.

Summary of activity within intangible assets

The following table summarizes the activity within intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 (amounts in thousands):

	Domestic		European		In-place Lease		Favorable Lease
	Servicing		Servicing		Intangible		Intangible
	Rights		Rights		Assets		Assets		Total
Balance as of January 1, 2016	$	119,698	$	2,626	$	66,085	$	13,161	$	201,570
Impact of ASU 2015-02 adoption (1)		(17,467)		—		—		—		(17,467)
Acquisition of additional Woodstar Portfolio properties		—		—		8,174		—		8,174
Acquisition of additional REO Portfolio properties		—		—		22,040		3,347		25,387
Amortization		—		(1,152)		(26,939)		(1,841)		(29,932)
Foreign exchange (loss) gain		—		(231)		1,450		365		1,584
Impairment		—		—		(640)		(71)		(711)
Changes in fair value due to changes in inputs and assumptions		(33,213)		—		—		—		(33,213)
Balance as of September 30, 2016	$	69,018	$	1,243	$	70,170	$	14,961	$	155,392

(1) As discussed in Notes 2 and 14, our implementation of ASU 2015-02 resulted in the consolidation of certain CMBS trusts effective January 1, 2016, which required the elimination of $17.5 million of domestic servicing rights associated with these newly consolidated trusts.

Schedule of future amortization expense

The following table sets forth the estimated aggregate amortization of our European servicing rights, in-place lease intangible assets and favorable lease intangible assets for the next five years and thereafter (amounts in thousands):

2016 (remainder of)	$	4,869
2017		16,944
2018		14,582
2019		10,135
2020		7,498
Thereafter		32,346
Total	$	86,374

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Secured Financing Agreements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Secured Financing Agreements.

Summary of secured financing agreements

The following table is a summary of our secured financing agreements in place as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

										Carrying value at
	Current	Extended			Pledged Asset		Maximum			September 30,		December 31,
	Maturity	Maturity (a)	Pricing		Carrying Value		Facility Size			2016		2015
Lender 1 Repo 1	(b)	(b)	LIBOR + 1.75% to 5.75%		$	1,527,099	$	2,000,000	(c)	$	1,104,111	$	975,735
Lender 2 Repo 1	Oct 2017	Oct 2020	LIBOR + 1.75% to 2.75%			298,274		500,000			165,823		233,705
Lender 3 Repo 1	May 2017	May 2019	LIBOR + 2.50% to 2.85%			111,469		78,902			78,902		131,997
Lender 4 Repo 1	Oct 2016	Oct 2017	LIBOR + 2.00%			—		—			—		309,498
Lender 4 Repo 2	Dec 2018	Dec 2020	LIBOR + 2.00% to 2.50%			468,606		1,000,000	(d)		195,854		—
Lender 6 Repo 1	Aug 2019	N/A	LIBOR + 2.50% to 3.00%			419,655		500,000			295,887		491,263
Lender 7 Secured Financing	Jul 2018	Jul 2019	LIBOR + 2.75%	(e)		86,981		650,000	(f)		—		38,055
Lender 8 Secured Financing	Aug 2019	N/A	LIBOR + 4.00%			89,012		75,000			58,589		—
Conduit Repo 1	N/A	N/A	N/A			—		—			—		80,741
Conduit Repo 2	Nov 2016	N/A	LIBOR + 2.10%			—		150,000			—		—
Conduit Repo 3	Feb 2018	Feb 2019	LIBOR + 2.10%			26,941		150,000			19,621		66,041
Conduit Repo 4	Oct 2017	Oct 2020	LIBOR + 2.25%			141,729		100,000			99,949		—
MBS Repo 1	(g)	(g)	LIBOR + 1.90%			32,700		21,354			21,354		—
MBS Repo 2	Jun 2020	N/A	LIBOR/EURIBOR + 2.00% to 2.70%			341,425		248,635			248,635		120,850
MBS Repo 3	(h)	(h)	LIBOR + 1.40% to 1.85%			434,776		299,323			299,323		243,434
MBS Repo 4	(i)	N/A	LIBOR + 1.90%			160,386		225,000			46,257		2,000
Investing and Servicing Segment Property Mortgages	Feb 2018 to Jun 2026	N/A	Various			165,547		134,661			130,366		82,964
Ireland Portfolio Mortgage	May 2020	N/A	EURIBOR + 1.69%			484,725		330,560			330,560		319,322
Woodstar Portfolio Mortgages	Nov 2025 to Oct 2026	N/A	3.72% to 3.97%			377,848		276,748			276,748		248,630
Woodstar Portfolio Government Financing	Mar 2026 to Jun 2049	N/A	1.00% to 5.00%			315,218		136,115			136,115		8,982
Term Loan	Apr 2020	N/A	LIBOR + 2.75%	(e)		2,949,740		653,193			653,193		658,270
FHLB Advances	N/A	N/A	N/A			—		—			—		9,250
					$	8,432,131	$	7,529,491			4,161,287		4,020,737
Unamortized premium (discount), net											1,257		(1,702)
Unamortized deferred financing costs											(39,705)		(38,336)
										$	4,122,839	$	3,980,699

(a) Subject to certain conditions as defined in the respective facility agreement.

(b) Maturity date for borrowings collateralized by loans is September 2018 before extension options and September 2020 assuming exercise of initial extension options.  Borrowings collateralized by loans existing at maturity may remain outstanding until such loan collateral matures, subject to certain specified conditions and not to exceed September 2025.

(c) The initial maximum facility size of $1.8 billion may be increased to $2.0 billion at our option, subject to certain conditions.

(d) The initial maximum facility size of $600.0 million may be increased to $1.0 billion at our option, subject to certain conditions.

(e) Subject to borrower’s option to choose alternative benchmark based rates pursuant to the terms of the credit agreement. The Term Loan is also subject to a 75 basis point floor.

(f) The initial maximum facility size of $450.0 million may be increased to $650.0 million at our option, subject to certain conditions.

(g) Facility carries a rolling 11 month term which may reset monthly with the lender’s consent not to exceed December 2018. This facility carries no maximum facility size.  Amount herein reflects the outstanding balance as of September 30, 2016.

(h) Facility carries a rolling 12 month term which may reset monthly with the lender’s consent. Current maturity is September 2017. This facility carries no maximum facility size. Amount herein reflects the outstanding balance as of September 30, 2016.

(i) The date that is 270 days after the buyer delivers notice to seller, subject to a maximum date of May 2018.

Schedule of five-year principal repayments for secured financings

The amount reflected in each period includes principal repayments on our credit facilities that would be required if (i) we received the repayments that we expect to receive on the investments that have been pledged as collateral under the credit facilities, as applicable, and (ii) the credit facilities that are expected to have amounts outstanding at their current maturity dates are extended where extension options are available to us (amounts in thousands):

	Repurchase		Other Secured
	Agreements		Financing		Total
2016 (remainder of)	$	149,841	$	8,933	$	158,774
2017		577,431		45,795		623,226
2018		618,147		60,562		678,709
2019		753,341		19,243		772,584
2020		397,363		975,158		1,372,521
Thereafter		79,593		475,880		555,473
Total	$	2,575,716	$	1,585,571	$	4,161,287

Schedule of outstanding balance of repurchase agreements related to the following asset collateral classes

The following table sets forth our outstanding balance of repurchase agreements related to the following asset collateral classes as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

Class of Collateral	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Loans held-for-investment	$	1,840,577	$	2,142,198
Loans held-for-sale		119,570		146,782
Investment securities		615,569		366,284
	$	2,575,716	$	2,655,264

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Convertible Senior Notes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Convertible Senior Notes.

Schedule of the unsecured convertible senior notes outstanding

The following summarizes the unsecured convertible senior notes (collectively, the “Convertible Notes”) outstanding as of September 30, 2016 (dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts):

													Conversion Spread Value - Shares (4)
								Remaining					For the Three	For the Nine
	Principal		Coupon		Effective		Maturity	Period of		Conversion	Conversion		Months Ended	Months Ended
	Amount		Rate		Rate (1)		Date	Amortization		Rate (2)	Price (3)		September 30, 2016	September 30, 2016
2017 Notes	$	431,250	3.75	%	5.87	%	10/15/2017	1.0	years	41.7397	$	23.96	—	—
2018 Notes	$	599,981	4.55	%	6.10	%	3/1/2018	1.4	years	47.0059	$	21.27	1,595	1,743
2019 Notes	$	341,363	4.00	%	5.35	%	1/15/2019	2.3	years	49.7273	$	20.11	1,850	2,023
													3,445	3,766

	As of		As of
	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Total principal	$	1,372,594	$	1,372,594
Unamortized discount		(31,793)		(47,351)
Unamortized deferred financing costs		(948)		(1,448)
Carrying amount of debt components	$	1,339,853	$	1,323,795
Carrying amount of conversion option equity components recorded in additional paid-in capital	$	46,343	$	46,343

(1) Effective rate includes the effects of underwriter purchase discount and the adjustment for the conversion option, the value of which reduced the initial liability and was recorded in additional paid-in-capital.

(2) The conversion rate represents the number of shares of common stock issuable per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes converted, as adjusted in accordance with the indentures governing the Convertible Notes (including the applicable supplemental indentures) as a result of the spin-off of our former single family residential (“SFR”) segment to our stockholders in January 2014 and cash dividend payments.

(3) As of September 30, 2016, the market price of the Company’s common stock was $22.52 per share.

(4) The conversion spread value represents the portion of the convertible senior notes that are “in-the-money”, representing the value that would be delivered to investors in shares upon an assumed conversion.

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Loan Securitization/Sale Activities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Investment and Servicing Segment

Summary of fair value and par value of loans sold and amount of sale proceeds used in part to repay the outstanding balance of the repurchase agreements associated with the loans

The following summarizes the fair value and par value of loans sold from our conduit platform, as well as the amount of sale proceeds used in part to repay the outstanding balance of the repurchase agreements associated with these loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Fair value of loans sold	$	648,179	$	410,227	$	1,123,512	$	1,443,871
Par value of loans sold		599,997		398,654		1,056,859		1,396,674
Repayment of repurchase agreements		366,268		299,301		709,049		1,043,757

Lending Segment

Summary of loans sold and loans transferred as secured borrowings by the Lending segment net of expenses

The following table summarizes our loans sold and loans transferred as secured borrowings by the Lending Segment net of expenses (amounts in thousands):

					Loan Transfers
	Loan Transfers Accounted				Accounted for as Secured
	for as Sales				Borrowings
	Face Amount		Proceeds		Face Amount		Proceeds
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
2016	$	116,000	$	115,157	$	—	$	—
2015		225,264		220,928		—		—
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
2016	$	238,514	$	236,433	$	—	$	—
2015		606,725		599,504		38,925		38,925

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Derivatives and Hedging Activity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Derivatives and Hedging Activity

Summary of foreign exchange ("Fx") forwards, interest rate swaps, interest rate caps and credit index instruments

The following table summarizes our non-designated foreign exchange (“Fx”) forwards, interest rate swaps, interest rate caps and credit index instruments as of September 30, 2016 (notional amounts in thousands):

		Aggregate
	Number	Notional	Notional
Type of Derivative	of Contracts	Amount	Currency	Maturity
Fx contracts – Buy Danish Krone ("DKK")	2	137	DKK	December 2016
Fx contracts – Buy Euros ("EUR")	2	94	EUR	December 2016
Fx contracts – Buy Norwegian Krone ("NOK")	2	15	NOK	December 2016
Fx contracts – Buy Swedish Krona ("SEK")	2	1,321	SEK	December 2016
Fx contracts – Sell Danish Krone ("DKK")	1	6,251	DKK	December 2016
Fx contracts – Sell Euros ("EUR") (1)	64	301,458	EUR	November 2016 – June 2020
Fx contracts – Sell Pounds Sterling ("GBP")	117	174,744	GBP	October 2016 – June 2019
Fx contracts – Sell Norwegian Krone ("NOK")	1	878	NOK	December 2016
Fx contracts – Sell Swedish Krona ("SEK")	1	7,032	SEK	December 2016
Interest rate swaps – Paying fixed rates	20	248,033	USD	April 2019 – October 2026
Interest rate swaps – Receiving fixed rates	1	8,000	USD	July 2017
Interest rate caps	2	294,000	EUR	May 2020
Interest rate caps	4	34,405	USD	June 2018 – October 2020
Credit index instruments	5	16,000	USD	September 2058
Total	224

(1) Includes 45 Fx contracts executed to hedge our Euro currency exposure created by our acquisition of the Ireland Portfolio.  As of September 30, 2016, these contracts have an aggregate notional amount of €242.0 million and varying maturities through June 2020.

Schedule of fair values of derivative financial instruments

The table below presents the fair value of our derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	Fair Value of Derivatives				Fair Value of Derivatives
	in an Asset Position (1) As of				in a Liability Position (2) As of
	September 30,		December 31,		September 30,		December 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	$	7	$	57	$	208	$	122
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		7		57		208		122
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps and caps		713		2,360		12,038		4,970
Foreign exchange contracts		32,733		41,137		507		104
Credit index instruments		856		1,537		—		—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		34,302		45,034		12,545		5,074
Total derivatives	$	34,309	$	45,091	$	12,753	$	5,196

(1) Classified as derivative assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

(2) Classified as derivative liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Schedule of effect of derivative financial instruments on the consolidated statements of operations and of comprehensive income

			Gain (Loss)
	Gain (Loss)		Reclassified		Gain (Loss)
	Recognized		from AOCI		Recognized
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments	in OCI		into Income		in Income		Location of Gain (Loss)
For the Three Months Ended September 30,	(effective portion)		(effective portion)		(ineffective portion)		Recognized in Income
2016	$	107	$	(78)	$	—	Interest expense
2015	$	(395)	$	(187)	$	—	Interest expense
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
2016	$	(397)	$	(261)	$	—	Interest expense
2015	$	(933)	$	(585)	$	—	Interest expense

Schedule of Gain / (Loss) recognized in Income for Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

		Amount of Gain (Loss)				Amount of Gain (Loss)
		Recognized in Income for the				Recognized in Income for the
Derivatives Not Designated	Location of Gain (Loss)	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
as Hedging Instruments	Recognized in Income	2016		2015		2016		2015
Interest rate swaps and caps	(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments	$	(626)	$	(17,242)	$	(25,899)	$	(22,206)
Foreign exchange contracts	(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments		(189)		18,957		21,160		29,129
Credit index instruments	(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments		(1,513)		515		(2,054)		400
		$	(2,328)	$	2,230	$	(6,793)	$	7,323

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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

Schedule of offsetting assets and liabilities

The following tables present the potential effects of netting arrangements on our financial position for financial assets and liabilities within the scope of ASC 210-20, Balance Sheet—Offsetting, which for us are derivative assets and liabilities as well as repurchase agreement liabilities (amounts in thousands):

							(iv)
							Gross Amounts Not
							Offset in the Statement
			(ii)		(iii) = (i) - (ii)		of Financial Position
			Gross Amounts		Net Amounts				Cash
	(i)		Offset in the		Presented in				Collateral
	Gross Amounts		Statement of		the Statement of		Financial		Received /		(v) = (iii) - (iv)
	Recognized		Financial Position		Financial Position		Instruments		Pledged		Net Amount
As of September 30, 2016
Derivative assets	$	34,309	$	—	$	34,309	$	871	$	—	$	33,438
Derivative liabilities	$	12,753	$	—	$	12,753	$	871	$	11,882	$	—
Repurchase agreements		2,575,716		—		2,575,716		2,575,716		—		—
	$	2,588,469	$	—	$	2,588,469	$	2,576,587	$	11,882	$	—
As of December 31, 2015
Derivative assets	$	45,091	$	—	$	45,091	$	243	$	—	$	44,848
Derivative liabilities	$	5,196	$	—	$	5,196	$	243	$	4,953	$	—
Repurchase agreements		2,655,264		—		2,655,264		2,655,264		—		—
	$	2,660,460	$	—	$	2,660,460	$	2,655,507	$	4,953	$	—

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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Stockholders' Equity

Schedule of dividends declared by board of directors

Declare Date	Record Date	Ex-Dividend Date	Payment Date	Amount		Frequency
8/4/16	9/30/16	9/28/16	10/17/16	$	0.48	Quarterly
5/9/16	6/30/16	6/28/16	7/15/16	$	0.48	Quarterly
2/25/16	3/31/16	3/29/16	4/15/16	$	0.48	Quarterly

Summary of share awards granted under the Manager Equity Plan

The table below summarizes our share awards granted or vested under the Manager Equity Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (dollars in thousands):

Grant Date	Type	Amount Granted	Grant Date Fair Value		Vesting Period
May 2015	RSU	675,000	$	16,511	3 years
January 2014	RSU	489,281		14,776	3 years
January 2014	RSU	2,000,000		55,420	3 years

Schedule of Non-Vested Shares and Share Equivalents

	Non-Executive				Weighted Average
	Director		Manager		Grant Date Fair Value
	Stock Plan	Equity Plan	Equity Plan	Total	(per share)
Balance as of January 1, 2016	16,988	548,378	1,302,850	1,868,216	$	25.84
Granted	3,776	436,700	—	440,476		19.01
Vested	—	(300,740)	(766,200)	(1,066,940)		26.17
Forfeited	—	(21,796)	—	(21,796)		23.45
Balance as of September 30, 2016	20,764	662,542	536,650	1,219,956		23.12

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Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Earnings per Share

Reconciliation of net income from continuing operations and the number of shares of common stock used in the computation of basic EPS and diluted EPS

The following table provides a reconciliation of net income and the number of shares of common stock used in the computation of basic EPS and diluted EPS (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Basic Earnings
Income attributable to STWD common stockholders	$	105,766	$	116,735	$	243,896	$	354,246
Less: Income attributable to participating shares		(456)		(1,052)		(1,743)		(3,239)
Basic earnings	$	105,310	$	115,683	$	242,153	$	351,007
Diluted Earnings
Basic — Income attributable to STWD common stockholders	$	105,766	$	116,735	$	243,896	$	354,246
Less: Income attributable to participating shares		(456)		(1,052)		(1,743)		(3,239)
Add: Undistributed earnings to participating shares		—		18		—		147
Less: Undistributed earnings reallocated to participating shares		—		(18)		—		(147)
Diluted earnings	$	105,310	$	115,683	$	242,153	$	351,007
Number of Shares:
Basic — Average shares outstanding		237,429		237,796		237,017		232,194
Effect of dilutive securities — Convertible Notes		3,445		—		3,766		—
Effect of dilutive securities — Contingently issuable shares		138		129		138		129
Effect of dilutive securities — Unvested non-participating shares		79		—		61		—
Diluted — Average shares outstanding		241,091		237,925		240,982		232,323
Earnings Per Share Attributable to STWD Common Stockholders:
Basic	$	0.44	$	0.49	$	1.02	$	1.51
Diluted	$	0.44	$	0.49	$	1.00	$	1.51

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Schedule of changes in AOCI by component

The changes in AOCI by component are as follows (amounts in thousands):

			Cumulative
			Unrealized Gain
	Effective Portion of		(Loss) on		Foreign
	Cumulative Loss on		Available-for-		Currency
	Cash Flow Hedges		Sale Securities		Translation		Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
Balance at June 30, 2016	$	(386)	$	39,858	$	(6,845)	$	32,627
OCI before reclassifications		107		6,105		1,331		7,543
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		78		—		—		78
Net period OCI		185		6,105		1,331		7,621
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	(201)	$	45,963	$	(5,514)	$	40,248
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Balance at June 30, 2015	$	(237)	$	50,370	$	(4,232)	$	45,901
OCI before reclassifications		(395)		(9,095)		(3,057)		(12,547)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		187		—		5,969		6,156
Net period OCI		(208)		(9,095)		2,912		(6,391)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	(445)	$	41,275	$	(1,320)	$	39,510
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Balance at January 1, 2016	$	(65)	$	37,307	$	(7,513)	$	29,729
OCI before reclassifications		(397)		8,656		1,999		10,258
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		261		—		—		261
Net period OCI		(136)		8,656		1,999		10,519
Balance at September 30, 2016	$	(201)	$	45,963	$	(5,514)	$	40,248
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Balance at January 1, 2015	$	(97)	$	60,190	$	(4,197)	$	55,896
OCI before reclassifications		(933)		(13,519)		(3,092)		(17,544)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		585		(5,396)		5,969		1,158
Net period OCI		(348)		(18,915)		2,877		(16,386)
Balance at September 30, 2015	$	(445)	$	41,275	$	(1,320)	$	39,510

Schedule of reclassifications out of AOCI that impacted the condensed consolidated statements of operations

	Amounts Reclassified from				Amounts Reclassified from
	AOCI during the Three Months				AOCI during the Nine Months				Affected Line Item
	Ended September 30,				Ended September 30,				in the Statements
Details about AOCI Components	2016		2015		2016		2015		of Operations
Losses on cash flow hedges:
Interest rate contracts	$	(78)	$	(187)	$	(261)	$	(585)	Interest expense
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:
Interest realized upon collection		—		—		—		5,396	Interest income from investment securities
Foreign currency translation:
Foreign currency loss from CMBS redemption		—		(5,969)		—		(5,969)	Foreign currency loss, net
Total reclassifications for the period	$	(78)	$	(6,156)	$	(261)	$	(1,158)

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Fair Value (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Fair Value

Schedule of financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis

The following tables present our financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis in the condensed consolidated balance sheets by their level in the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):

	September 30, 2016
	Total		Level I		Level II		Level III
Financial Assets:
Loans held-for-sale, fair value option	$	347,490	$	—	$	—	$	347,490
RMBS		260,513		—		—		260,513
CMBS		58,785		—		—		58,785
Equity security		12,749		12,749		—		—
Domestic servicing rights		69,018		—		—		69,018
Derivative assets		34,309		—		34,309		—
VIE assets		73,923,699		—		—		73,923,699
Total	$	74,706,563	$	12,749	$	34,309	$	74,659,505
Financial Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities	$	12,753	$	—	$	12,753	$	—
VIE liabilities		72,924,751		—		70,013,254		2,911,497
Total	$	72,937,504	$	—	$	70,026,007	$	2,911,497

	December 31, 2015
	Total		Level I		Level II		Level III
Financial Assets:
Loans held-for-sale, fair value option	$	203,865	$	—	$	—	$	203,865
RMBS		176,224		—		—		176,224
CMBS		212,981		—		—		212,981
Equity security		14,498		14,498		—		—
Domestic servicing rights		119,698				—		119,698
Derivative assets		45,091		—		45,091		—
VIE assets		76,675,689		—		—		76,675,689
Total	$	77,448,046	$	14,498	$	45,091	$	77,388,457
Financial Liabilities:
Derivative liabilities	$	5,196	$	—	$	5,196	$	—
VIE liabilities		75,817,014		—		73,264,566		2,552,448
Total	$	75,822,210	$	—	$	73,269,762	$	2,552,448

Schedule of changes in financial assets and liabilities classified as Level III

The changes in financial assets and liabilities classified as Level III are as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (amounts in thousands):

							Domestic
	Loans						Servicing				VIE
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016	Held‑for‑sale		RMBS		CMBS		Rights		VIE Assets		Liabilities		Total
July 1, 2016 balance	$	237,106	$	251,260	$	114,340	$	83,301	$	80,076,117	$	(3,540,652)	$	77,221,472
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings:
Change in fair value / gain on sale		49,996		—		(2,993)		(14,283)		(8,143,518)		653,103		(7,457,695)
Net accretion		—		4,197		—		—		—		—		4,197
Included in OCI		—		6,105		—		—		—		—		6,105
Purchases / Originations		709,045		8,868		—		—		—		—		717,913
Sales		(648,179)		—		(17,456)		—		—		—		(665,635)
Cash repayments / receipts		(478)		(9,917)		(12,289)		—		—		7,819		(14,865)
Transfers into Level III		—		—		—		—		—		(1)		(1)
Transfers out of Level III		—		—		—		—		—		40,959		40,959
Consolidation of VIEs		—		—		(24,403)		—		2,268,424		(109,913)		2,134,108
Deconsolidation of VIEs		—		—		1,586		—		(277,324)		37,188		(238,550)
September 30, 2016 balance	$	347,490	$	260,513	$	58,785	$	69,018	$	73,923,699	$	(2,911,497)	$	71,748,008
Amount of total gains (losses) included in earnings attributable to assets still held at September 30, 2016	$	9,746	$	4,197	$	(1,852)	$	(14,283)	$	(8,143,518)	$	653,103	$	(7,492,607)

							Domestic
	Loans						Servicing				VIE
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015	Held‑for‑sale		RMBS		CMBS		Rights		VIE Assets		Liabilities		Total
July 1, 2015 balance	$	279,352	$	193,150	$	314,152	$	128,109	$	92,719,092	$	(2,111,011)	$	91,522,844
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings:
Change in fair value / gain on sale		19,082		—		(2,835)		(4,217)		(10,394,490)		615,263		(9,767,197)
Net accretion		—		3,600		—		—		—		—		3,600
Included in OCI		—		(3,465)		(2,164)		—		—		—		(5,629)
Purchases / Originations		535,580		—		5,665		—		—		—		541,245
Sales		(410,227)		—		(1,203)		—		—		—		(411,430)
Issuances		—		—		—		—		—		(1,619)		(1,619)
Cash repayments / receipts		(157)		(8,500)		(91,795)		—		—		96,896		(3,556)
Transfers into Level III		—		—		—		—		—		(1,773,898)		(1,773,898)
Transfers out of Level III		—		—		—		—		—		232,484		232,484
Consolidation of VIEs		—		—		—		—		2,410,232		(80,149)		2,330,083
Deconsolidation of VIEs		—		—		540		—		(1,797,217)		18,457		(1,778,220)
September 30, 2015 balance	$	423,630	$	184,785	$	222,360	$	123,892	$	82,937,617	$	(3,003,577)	$	80,888,707
Amount of total gains (losses) included in earnings attributable to assets still held at September 30, 2015	$	5,482	$	3,600	$	3,212	$	(4,217)	$	(10,394,490)	$	615,263	$	(9,771,150)

							Domestic
	Loans						Servicing				VIE
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016	Held‑for‑sale		RMBS		CMBS		Rights		VIE Assets		Liabilities		Total
January 1, 2016 balance	$	203,865	$	176,224	$	212,981	$	119,698	$	76,675,689	$	(2,552,448)	$	74,836,009
Impact of ASU 2015-02 adoption (1)		—		—		—		(17,467)		17,467		—		—
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings:
Change in fair value / gain on sale		70,122		—		(677)		(33,213)		(16,483,798)		946,703		(15,500,863)
Net accretion		—		11,354		—		—		—		—		11,354
Included in OCI		—		8,656		—		—		—		—		8,656
Purchases / Originations		1,197,801		97,204		57,576		—		—		—		1,352,581
Sales		(1,123,512)		—		(18,725)		—		—		—		(1,142,237)
Issuances		—		—		—		—		—		(596)		(596)
Cash repayments / receipts		(786)		(32,925)		(31,734)		—		—		28,591		(36,854)
Transfers into Level III		—		—		—		—		—		(972,588)		(972,588)
Transfers out of Level III		—		—		—		—		—		187,683		187,683
Consolidation of VIEs		—		—		(162,745)		—		19,118,645		(593,818)		18,362,082
Deconsolidation of VIEs		—		—		2,109		—		(5,404,304)		44,976		(5,357,219)
September 30, 2016 balance	$	347,490	$	260,513	$	58,785	$	69,018	$	73,923,699	$	(2,911,497)	$	71,748,008
Amount of total gains (losses) included in earnings attributable to assets still held at September 30, 2016	$	9,746	$	11,354	$	263	$	(33,213)	$	(16,483,798)	$	946,703	$	(15,548,945)

(1) As discussed in Notes 2 and 14, our implementation of ASU 2015-02 resulted in the consolidation of certain CMBS trusts effective January 1, 2016, which required the elimination of $17.5 million of domestic servicing rights associated with these newly consolidated trusts.

							Domestic
	Loans						Servicing				VIE
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015	Held‑for‑sale		RMBS		CMBS		Rights		VIE Assets		Liabilities		Total
January 1, 2015 balance	$	391,620	$	207,053	$	334,080	$	132,303	$	107,816,065	$	(4,893,120)	$	103,988,001
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings:
Change in fair value / gain on sale		51,044		—		(2,059)		(8,411)		(27,667,727)		3,566,846		(24,060,307)
Net accretion		—		17,087		—		—		—		—		17,087
Included in OCI		—		(12,241)		(2,362)		—		—		—		(14,603)
Purchases / Originations		1,425,499		—		14,653		—		—		—		1,440,152
Sales		(1,443,871)		—		(6,301)		—		—		—		(1,450,172)
Issuances		—		—		—		—		—		(9,132)		(9,132)
Cash repayments / receipts		(662)		(27,114)		(92,018)		—		—		171,884		52,090
Transfers into Level III		—		—		—		—		—		(2,589,916)		(2,589,916)
Transfers out of Level III		—		—		—		—		—		956,230		956,230
Consolidation of VIEs		—		—		(24,310)		—		8,067,859		(225,354)		7,818,195
Deconsolidation of VIEs		—		—		677		—		(5,278,580)		18,985		(5,258,918)
September 30, 2015 balance	$	423,630	$	184,785	$	222,360	$	123,892	$	82,937,617	$	(3,003,577)	$	80,888,707
Amount of total gains (losses) included in earnings attributable to assets still held at September 30, 2015	$	5,126	$	11,594	$	4,171	$	(8,411)	$	(27,667,727)	$	3,566,846	$	(24,088,401)

Schedule of fair value of financial instruments not carried at fair value

The following table presents the fair values, all of which are classified in Level III of the fair value hierarchy, of our financial instruments not carried at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (amounts in thousands):

	September 30, 2016				December 31, 2015
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value		Value		Value
Financial assets not carried at fair value:
Loans held-for-investment and loans transferred as secured borrowings	$	5,333,209	$	5,387,353	$	6,059,652	$	6,125,881
HTM securities		522,620		512,269		321,244		315,255
European servicing rights		1,243		4,400		2,626		5,302
Financial liabilities not carried at fair value:
Secured financing agreements and secured borrowings on transferred loans	$	4,225,204	$	4,236,892	$	4,068,699	$	4,092,264
Convertible senior notes		1,339,853		1,406,336		1,323,795		1,331,979

Schedule of quantitative information for Level 3 Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis

The following is quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs in our Level III measurements for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (dollars in thousands):

	Carrying Value at		Valuation	Unobservable	Range as of (1)
	September 30, 2016		Technique	Input	September 30, 2016	December 31, 2015
Loans held-for-sale, fair value option	$	347,490	Discounted cash flow	Yield (b)	4.2% - 5.1%	4.8% - 5.3%
				Duration (c)	10.0 years	5.0 - 10.0 years
RMBS		260,513	Discounted cash flow	Constant prepayment rate (a)	3.1% - 17.0%	2.6% - 17.8%
				Constant default rate (b)	1.0% - 8.6%	1.0% - 8.9%
				Loss severity (b)	14% - 80% (e)	10% - 79% (e)
				Delinquency rate (c)	2% - 29%	2% - 29%
				Servicer advances (a)	20% - 94%	30% - 94%
				Annual coupon deterioration (b)	0% - 0.6%	0% - 0.5%
				Putback amount per projected total collateral loss (d)	0% - 15%	0% - 11%
CMBS		58,785	Discounted cash flow	Yield (b)	0% - 950.2%	0% - 435.8%
				Duration (c)	0 - 9.3 years	0 - 18.5 years
Domestic servicing rights		69,018	Discounted cash flow	Debt yield (a)	7.75%	8.25%
				Discount rate (b)	15%	15%
				Control migration (b)	0% - 80%	0% - 80%
VIE assets		73,923,699	Discounted cash flow	Yield (b)	0% - 833.5%	0% - 920.2%
				Duration (c)	0 - 12.2 years	0 - 17.5 years
VIE liabilities		2,911,497	Discounted cash flow	Yield (b)	0% - 833.5%	0% - 920.2%
				Duration (c)	0 - 12.2 years	0 - 17.5 years

(1) The ranges of significant unobservable inputs are represented in percentages and years.

Sensitivity of the Fair Value to Changes in the Unobservable Inputs

(a) Significant increase (decrease) in the unobservable input in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.

(b) Significant increase (decrease) in the unobservable input in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

(c) Significant increase (decrease) in the unobservable input in isolation would result in either a significantly lower or higher (lower or higher) fair value measurement depending on the structural features of the security in question.

(d) Any delay in the putback recovery date leads to a decrease in fair value, for the majority of securities in our RMBS portfolio.

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Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Income Taxes

Schedule of reconciliation of federal income tax determined using statutory federal tax rate to reported income tax provision

The following table is a reconciliation of our U.S. federal income tax determined using our statutory federal tax rate to our reported income tax provision for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (dollars in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,								For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016				2015				2016				2015
Federal statutory tax rate	$	37,968	35.0	%	$	43,677	35.0	%	$	86,939	35.0	%	$	134,034	35.0	%
REIT and other non-taxable income		(35,541)	(32.7)	%		(36,250)	(29.0)	%		(83,676)	(33.7)	%		(111,732)	(29.1)	%
State income taxes		247	0.2	%		937	0.8	%		224	0.1	%		3,117	0.8	%
Federal benefit of state tax deduction		(86)	(0.1)	%		(328)	(0.3)	%		(78)	—	%		(1,091)	(0.3)	%
Valuation allowance		—	—	%		(221)	(0.2)	%		—	—	%		2,652	0.7	%
Other		79	0.1	%		(140)	(0.1)	%		58	—	%		438	0.1	%
Effective tax rate	$	2,667	2.5	%	$	7,675	6.2	%	$	3,467	1.4	%	$	27,418	7.2	%

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Segment Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Data

Schedule of results of operations by business segment

The table below presents our results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2016 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

			Investing								Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property						and Servicing
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		VIEs		Total
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$	114,506	$	6,719	$	—	$	—	$	121,225	$	—	$	121,225
Interest income from investment securities		13,301		35,274		—		—		48,575		(29,400)		19,175
Servicing fees		195		37,678		—		—		37,873		(14,955)		22,918
Rental income		—		10,516		29,226		—		39,742		—		39,742
Other revenues		99		1,692		11		—		1,802		(157)		1,645
Total revenues		128,101		91,879		29,237		—		249,217		(44,512)		204,705
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		525		24		—		27,183		27,732		48		27,780
Interest expense		22,678		4,877		5,536		26,181		59,272		(190)		59,082
General and administrative		5,067		43,711		867		1,651		51,296		174		51,470
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		322		416		759		12		1,509		—		1,509
Costs of rental operations		—		4,872		13,139		—		18,011		—		18,011
Depreciation and amortization		—		4,482		10,870		—		15,352		—		15,352
Loan loss allowance, net		2,127		—		—		—		2,127		—		2,127
Total costs and expenses		30,719		58,382		31,171		55,027		175,299		32		175,331
Income (loss) before other income (loss), income taxes and non-controlling interests		97,382		33,497		(1,934)		(55,027)		73,918		(44,544)		29,374
Other income (loss):
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs		—		—		—		—		—		47,848		47,848
Change in fair value of servicing rights		—		(14,006)		—		—		(14,006)		(277)		(14,283)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net		207		620		—		—		827		(3,613)		(2,786)
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		—		49,996		—		—		49,996		—		49,996
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		852		617		2,455		—		3,924		381		4,305
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net		10		—		—		—		10		—		10
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net		4,982		(2,590)		(4,720)		—		(2,328)		—		(2,328)
Foreign currency (loss) gain, net		(3,839)		632		(7)		—		(3,214)		—		(3,214)
OTTI		—		(198)		(513)		—		(711)		—		(711)
Other income, net		—		35		—		234		269		—		269
Total other income (loss)		2,212		35,106		(2,785)		234		34,767		44,339		79,106
Income (loss) before income taxes		99,594		68,603		(4,719)		(54,793)		108,685		(205)		108,480
Income tax provision		—		(2,667)		—		—		(2,667)		—		(2,667)
Net income (loss)		99,594		65,936		(4,719)		(54,793)		106,018		(205)		105,813
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(352)		100		—		—		(252)		205		(47)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$	99,242	$	66,036	$	(4,719)	$	(54,793)	$	105,766	$	—	$	105,766

The table below presents our results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2015 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

			Investing								Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property						and Servicing
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		VIEs		Total
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$	116,049	$	4,549	$	—	$	—	$	120,598	$	—	$	120,598
Interest income from investment securities		18,137		40,615		—		—		58,752		(34,078)		24,674
Servicing fees		114		61,394		—		—		61,508		(28,980)		32,528
Rental income		—		2,758		7,287		—		10,045		—		10,045
Other revenues		154		4,372		—		—		4,526		(226)		4,300
Total revenues		134,454		113,688		7,287		—		255,429		(63,284)		192,145
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		364		18		—		27,614		27,996		86		28,082
Interest expense		20,148		2,793		1,713		26,034		50,688		—		50,688
General and administrative		5,901		30,187		226		2,201		38,515		178		38,693
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		935		552		2,233		(38)		3,682		—		3,682
Costs of rental operations		—		1,562		790		—		2,352		—		2,352
Depreciation and amortization		—		2,492		4,742		—		7,234		—		7,234
Loan loss allowance, net		(2,667)		—		—		—		(2,667)		—		(2,667)
Other expense		—		3		—		—		3		—		3
Total costs and expenses		24,681		37,607		9,704		55,811		127,803		264		128,067
Income (loss) before other (loss) income, income taxes and non-controlling interests		109,773		76,081		(2,417)		(55,811)		127,626		(63,548)		64,078
Other (loss) income:
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs		—		—		—		—		—		49,665		49,665
Change in fair value of servicing rights		—		(13,331)		—		—		(13,331)		9,114		(4,217)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net		(518)		(1,941)		—		—		(2,459)		5,076		2,617
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		—		19,082		—		—		19,082		—		19,082
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		818		2,652		2,436		—		5,906		(200)		5,706
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net		2,688		660		—		—		3,348		—		3,348
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net		10,693		(9,582)		1,119		—		2,230		—		2,230
Foreign currency (loss) gain, net		(18,705)		896		27		—		(17,782)		—		(17,782)
Other income, net		—		64		—		—		64		—		64
Total other (loss) income		(5,024)		(1,500)		3,582		—		(2,942)		63,655		60,713
Income (loss) before income taxes		104,749		74,581		1,165		(55,811)		124,684		107		124,791
Income tax provision		(166)		(7,509)		—		—		(7,675)		—		(7,675)
Net income (loss)		104,583		67,072		1,165		(55,811)		117,009		107		117,116
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(350)		76		—		—		(274)		(107)		(381)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$	104,233	$	67,148	$	1,165	$	(55,811)	$	116,735	$	—	$	116,735

The table below presents our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

			Investing								Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property						and Servicing
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		VIEs		Total
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$	348,460	$	12,854	$	—	$	—	$	361,314	$	—	$	361,314
Interest income from investment securities		33,975		115,335		—		—		149,310		(95,431)		53,879
Servicing fees		560		111,145		—		—		111,705		(40,784)		70,921
Rental income		—		25,214		85,048		—		110,262		—		110,262
Other revenues		180		4,110		35		—		4,325		(511)		3,814
Total revenues		383,175		268,658		85,083		—		736,916		(136,726)		600,190
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		1,295		54		—		75,015		76,364		146		76,510
Interest expense		67,585		11,443		16,163		78,236		173,427		(190)		173,237
General and administrative		13,529		95,726		2,259		7,631		119,145		532		119,677
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		1,602		1,551		1,517		1,012		5,682		—		5,682
Costs of rental operations		—		11,595		34,923		—		46,518		—		46,518
Depreciation and amortization		—		11,263		41,922		—		53,185		—		53,185
Loan loss allowance, net		3,395		—		—		—		3,395		—		3,395
Other expense		—		100		—		—		100		—		100
Total costs and expenses		87,406		131,732		96,784		161,894		477,816		488		478,304
Income (loss) before other (loss) income, income taxes and non-controlling interests		295,769		136,926		(11,701)		(161,894)		259,100		(137,214)		121,886
Other (loss) income:
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs		—		—		—		—		—		94,388		94,388
Change in fair value of servicing rights		—		(33,710)		—		—		(33,710)		497		(33,213)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net		(37)		(43,449)		—		—		(43,486)		42,772		(714)
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		—		70,122		—		—		70,122		—		70,122
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		2,544		3,280		7,313		—		13,137		(288)		12,849
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net		165		—		—		—		165		—		165
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net		17,824		(17,780)		(6,837)		—		(6,793)		—		(6,793)
Foreign currency (loss) gain, net		(23,501)		2,962		(41)		—		(20,580)		—		(20,580)
OTTI		—		(198)		(513)		—		(711)		—		(711)
Other income, net		—		112		9,102		1,784		10,998		—		10,998
Total other (loss) income		(3,005)		(18,661)		9,024		1,784		(10,858)		137,369		126,511
Income (loss) before income taxes		292,764		118,265		(2,677)		(160,110)		248,242		155		248,397
Income tax provision		(75)		(3,392)		—		—		(3,467)		—		(3,467)
Net income (loss)		292,689		114,873		(2,677)		(160,110)		244,775		155		244,930
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(1,050)		171		—		—		(879)		(155)		(1,034)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$	291,639	$	115,044	$	(2,677)	$	(160,110)	$	243,896	$	—	$	243,896

The table below presents our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

			Investing								Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property						and Servicing
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		VIEs		Total
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$	343,449	$	13,870	$	—	$	—	$	357,319	$	—	$	357,319
Interest income from investment securities		57,483		112,583		—		—		170,066		(93,838)		76,228
Servicing fees		296		166,691		—		—		166,987		(76,048)		90,939
Rental income		—		6,908		10,823		—		17,731		—		17,731
Other revenues		567		7,603		—		—		8,170		(733)		7,437
Total revenues		401,795		307,655		10,823		—		720,273		(170,619)		549,654
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		1,119		54		—		81,511		82,684		187		82,871
Interest expense		61,868		7,663		2,590		78,900		151,021		—		151,021
General and administrative		16,842		92,002		402		5,573		114,819		542		115,361
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		1,932		1,270		6,495		38		9,735		—		9,735
Costs of rental operations		—		4,138		1,123		—		5,261		—		5,261
Depreciation and amortization		—		10,790		6,357		—		17,147		—		17,147
Loan loss allowance, net		311		—		—		—		311		—		311
Other expense		—		378		—		—		378		—		378
Total costs and expenses		82,072		116,295		16,967		166,022		381,356		729		382,085
Income (loss) before other (loss) income, income taxes and non-controlling interests		319,723		191,360		(6,144)		(166,022)		338,917		(171,348)		167,569
Other (loss) income:
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs		—		—		—		—		—		153,399		153,399
Change in fair value of servicing rights		—		(26,587)		—		—		(26,587)		18,176		(8,411)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net		(347)		3,181		—		—		2,834		730		3,564
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		—		51,044		—		—		51,044		—		51,044
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		3,034		10,704		7,631		—		21,369		(622)		20,747
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net		2,995		17,760		—		—		20,755		—		20,755
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net		19,602		(13,315)		1,036		—		7,323		—		7,323
Foreign currency (loss) gain, net		(26,860)		(395)		20		—		(27,235)		—		(27,235)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—		—		—		(5,921)		(5,921)		—		(5,921)
Other income, net		—		105		—		14		119		—		119
Total other (loss) income		(1,576)		42,497		8,687		(5,907)		43,701		171,683		215,384
Income (loss) before income taxes		318,147		233,857		2,543		(171,929)		382,618		335		382,953
Income tax provision		(136)		(27,282)		—		—		(27,418)		—		(27,418)
Net income (loss)		318,011		206,575		2,543		(171,929)		355,200		335		355,535
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests		(1,030)		76		—		—		(954)		(335)		(1,289)
Net income (loss) attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$	316,981	$	206,651	$	2,543	$	(171,929)	$	354,246	$	—	$	354,246

Schedule of condensed consolidated balance sheet by business segment

The table below presents our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2016 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

			Investing								Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property						and Servicing
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		VIEs		Total
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	136,096	$	73,779	$	6,222	$	284,325	$	500,422	$	1,135	$	501,557
Restricted cash		26,963		16,301		8,471		—		51,735		—		51,735
Loans held-for-investment, net		5,207,092		25,139		—		—		5,232,231		—		5,232,231
Loans held-for-sale		—		347,490		—		—		347,490		—		347,490
Loans transferred as secured borrowings		100,978		—		—		—		100,978		—		100,978
Investment securities		795,882		1,029,205		—		—		1,825,087		(970,420)		854,667
Properties, net		—		225,608		1,012,271		—		1,237,879		—		1,237,879
Intangible assets		—		137,746		47,495		—		185,241		(29,849)		155,392
Investment in unconsolidated entities		30,838		41,453		120,970		—		193,261		(7,513)		185,748
Goodwill		—		140,437		—		—		140,437		—		140,437
Derivative assets		29,818		1,399		3,092		—		34,309		—		34,309
Accrued interest receivable		25,771		973		—		—		26,744		—		26,744
Other assets		6,947		89,097		32,250		2,519		130,813		(2,521)		128,292
VIE assets, at fair value		—		—		—		—		—		73,923,699		73,923,699
Total Assets	$	6,360,385	$	2,128,627	$	1,230,771	$	286,844	$	10,006,627	$	72,914,531	$	82,921,158
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	21,410	$	87,324	$	46,530	$	18,025	$	173,289	$	835	$	174,124
Related-party payable		—		279		—		23,622		23,901		—		23,901
Dividends payable		—		—		—		115,190		115,190		—		115,190
Derivative liabilities		12,002		455		296		—		12,753		—		12,753
Secured financing agreements, net		2,269,960		494,213		737,796		644,570		4,146,539		(23,700)		4,122,839
Convertible senior notes, net		—		—		—		1,339,853		1,339,853		—		1,339,853
Secured borrowings on transferred loans		102,365		—		—		—		102,365		—		102,365
VIE liabilities, at fair value		—		—		—		—		—		72,924,751		72,924,751
Total Liabilities		2,405,737		582,271		784,622		2,141,260		5,913,890		72,901,886		78,815,776
Equity:
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock		—		—		—		2,430		2,430		—		2,430
Additional paid-in capital		1,814,902		1,205,686		438,512		771,477		4,230,577		—		4,230,577
Treasury stock		—		—		—		(92,104)		(92,104)		—		(92,104)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		45,762		(7,696)		2,182		—		40,248		—		40,248
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		2,082,734		335,727		5,455		(2,536,219)		(112,303)		—		(112,303)
Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity		3,943,398		1,533,717		446,149		(1,854,416)		4,068,848		—		4,068,848
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries		11,250		12,639		—		—		23,889		12,645		36,534
Total Equity		3,954,648		1,546,356		446,149		(1,854,416)		4,092,737		12,645		4,105,382
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	6,360,385	$	2,128,627	$	1,230,771	$	286,844	$	10,006,627	$	72,914,531	$	82,921,158

The table below presents our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 by business segment (amounts in thousands):

			Investing								Investing
	Lending		and Servicing		Property						and Servicing
	Segment		Segment		Segment		Corporate		Subtotal		VIEs		Total
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	83,836	$	62,649	$	2,944	$	218,408	$	367,837	$	978	$	368,815
Restricted cash		9,775		8,826		4,468		—		23,069		—		23,069
Loans held-for-investment, net		5,973,079		—		—		—		5,973,079		—		5,973,079
Loans held-for-sale		—		203,865		—		—		203,865		—		203,865
Loans transferred as secured borrowings		86,573		—		—		—		86,573		—		86,573
Investment securities		511,966		1,038,200		—		—		1,550,166		(825,219)		724,947
Properties, net		—		150,497		768,728		—		919,225		—		919,225
Intangible assets		—		152,278		61,121		—		213,399		(11,829)		201,570
Investment in unconsolidated entities		30,827		53,145		122,454		—		206,426		(7,225)		199,201
Goodwill		—		140,437		—		—		140,437		—		140,437
Derivative assets		33,412		2,087		9,592		—		45,091		—		45,091
Accrued interest receivable		34,028		286		—		—		34,314		—		34,314
Other assets		7,938		71,505		23,657		1,436		104,536		(2,057)		102,479
VIE assets, at fair value		—		—		—		—		—		76,675,689		76,675,689
Total Assets	$	6,771,434	$	1,883,775	$	992,964	$	219,844	$	9,868,017	$	75,830,337	$	85,698,354
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	18,822	$	90,399	$	25,427	$	21,468	$	156,116	$	689	$	156,805
Related-party payable		—		423		—		40,532		40,955		—		40,955
Dividends payable		—		—		—		114,947		114,947		—		114,947
Derivative liabilities		5,190		6		—		—		5,196		—		5,196
Secured financing agreements, net		2,341,897		422,260		568,738		647,804		3,980,699		—		3,980,699
Convertible senior notes, net		—		—		—		1,323,795		1,323,795		—		1,323,795
Secured borrowings on transferred loans		88,000		—		—		—		88,000		—		88,000
VIE liabilities, at fair value		—		—		—		—		—		75,817,014		75,817,014
Total Liabilities		2,453,909		513,088		594,165		2,148,546		5,709,708		75,817,703		81,527,411
Equity:
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock		—		—		—		2,410		2,410		—		2,410
Additional paid-in capital		2,477,987		1,146,926		394,465		173,466		4,192,844		—		4,192,844
Treasury stock		—		—		—		(72,381)		(72,381)		—		(72,381)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		37,242		(3,714)		(3,799)		—		29,729		—		29,729
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		1,790,705		221,073		8,133		(2,032,197)		(12,286)		—		(12,286)
Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity		4,305,934		1,364,285		398,799		(1,928,702)		4,140,316		—		4,140,316
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries		11,591		6,402		—		—		17,993		12,634		30,627
Total Equity		4,317,525		1,370,687		398,799		(1,928,702)		4,158,309		12,634		4,170,943
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	6,771,434	$	1,883,775	$	992,964	$	219,844	$	9,868,017	$	75,830,337	$	85,698,354

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Business and Organization (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 segment
Business and Organization
Number of reportable business segments	3
Minimum annual REIT taxable income distributable to stockholders (as a percent)	90.00%

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - VIE & Fair Value (Details)	Sep. 30, 2016
Variable Interest Entities
REO assets as a percent of consolidated VIE assets	4.00%
Loans as a percent of consolidated VIE assets	96.00%

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - reclassifications (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Reclassifications to financial statements
Deferred financing costs, net of amortization	$ 39,705	$ 38,336
Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 | Secured financing agreements | Reclassification Adjustment
Reclassifications to financial statements
Deferred financing costs, net of amortization		38,300
Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 | Convertible Senior Notes | Reclassification Adjustment
Reclassifications to financial statements
Deferred financing costs, net of amortization		$ 1,400

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Acquisitions (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) ft² property item	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) ft² property item $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) ft² property item $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) ft² property item	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Liabilities assumed:
Revenues			$ 204,705	$ 192,145	$ 600,190	$ 549,654
Net income (loss)			105,813	117,116	244,930	355,535
Bargain purchase gains					8,406
Depreciation and amortization					49,081	15,873
(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments, net			(2,328)	2,230	(6,793)	7,323
Goodwill		$ 140,437	$ 140,437		$ 140,437		$ 140,437
Medical Office Portfolio
Acquisitions
Number of properties in portfolio investment | property		38	38		38
Weighted average occupancy percentage		95.00%
Weighted average remaining lease term		7 years
Area of property | ft²		2,200,000	2,200,000		2,200,000
Deposit on property acquisition	$ 40,000
Medical Office Portfolio | Expected
Acquisitions
Initial aggregate purchase price								$ 837,900
Woodstar Portfolio, REO Portfolio And Ireland Portfolio
Pro forma revenue and net income
Revenues			$ 204,887	219,708	$ 610,944	648,449
Net income attributable to STWD			$ 105,872	$ 116,980	$ 237,895	$ 354,719
Net income per share - Basic | $ / shares			$ 0.44	$ 0.49	$ 1.00	$ 1.51
Net income per share - Diluted | $ / shares			$ 0.44	$ 0.49	$ 0.98	$ 1.51
Management fee expense addition			$ 15	$ 1,406	$ 725	$ 5,793
Woodstar Portfolio
Acquisitions
Number of properties in portfolio investment | item		32	32		32
Number of units | item		8,948	8,948		8,948
Number of acquired properties closed | item					14
Number of units acquired | item					3,710
Assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 6,254	$ 6,254		$ 6,254
Properties		245,430	245,430		245,430		339,040
Intangible assets		8,174	8,174		8,174		11,337
Other assets		16,417	16,417		16,417		652
Total assets acquired		276,275	276,275		276,275		351,029
Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		19,666	19,666		19,666		18,030
Secured financing agreements		150,763	150,763		150,763		8,982
Total liabilities assumed		170,429	170,429		170,429		27,012
Net assets acquired		105,846	105,846		105,846		$ 324,017
Revenues					23,700
Net income (loss)					3,900
Bargain purchase gains					8,400
Depreciation and amortization					12,700
Acquisition related costs					900
Goodwill		0	0		0
Ireland Portfolio
Acquisitions
Number of properties in portfolio investment | property							13
Area of property | ft²							600,000
Assets acquired:
Restricted cash							$ 10,829
Properties							445,369
Intangible assets							59,529
Other assets							2,508
Total assets acquired							518,235
Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities							17,552
Secured financing agreements							283,010
Total liabilities assumed							300,562
Net assets acquired							217,673
Goodwill							0
Ireland Portfolio | Ireland Portfolio Mortgage
Acquisitions
Debt incurred to partially fund acquisition							328,600
REO Portfolio
Assets acquired:
Properties		71,496	71,496		71,496		128,218
Intangible assets		25,387	25,387		25,387		19,381
Other assets		2,862	2,862		2,862		4,973
Total assets acquired		99,745	99,745		99,745		152,572
Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		3,202	3,202		3,202		6,998
Total liabilities assumed		3,202	3,202		3,202		6,998
Non-controlling interests		5,492	5,492		5,492		6,904
Net assets acquired		$ 91,051	91,051		91,051		$ 138,670
Net Leased Office Property | Ireland Portfolio
Acquisitions
Number of acquired properties closed | property							12
Multifamily Property | Ireland Portfolio
Acquisitions
Number of acquired properties closed | property							1
Investment and Servicing Segment
Acquisitions
Purchase price of properties - non-performing loans			0	$ 8,700	8,200	$ 8,700
Investment and Servicing Segment | REO Portfolio
Acquisitions
Number of acquired properties closed | item							14
Purchase price			$ 3,300		$ 91,100		$ 138,700

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Loans - Held for Investment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	$ 5,690,123	$ 6,269,546
Loan loss allowance (loans held-for-investment)	(9,424)	(6,029)	$ (6,342)	$ (6,031)
Carrying Value	5,680,699	6,263,517
Face Amount	5,709,138	6,335,023
Loans with variable rates of interest	$ 4,688,297	5,052,055
Loans with variable rates of interest (as a percent)	89.40%
Weighted average spread of loans (as a percent)	5.80%
1-month LIBOR
Investments in loans
Loans with variable rates of interest	$ 534,284	$ 438,641
Effective variable rate basis (as a percent)	0.5311%	0.4295%
3-month LIBOR
Investments in loans
Loans with variable rates of interest		$ 375,467
Effective variable rate basis (as a percent)		0.5904%
LIBOR floor
Investments in loans
Loans with variable rates of interest	$ 4,154,013	$ 4,237,947
Effective variable rate basis (as a percent)	3.00%
LIBOR floor | Weighted-average
Investments in loans
Effective variable rate basis (as a percent)	0.32%	0.31%
LIBOR floor | Minimum
Investments in loans
Effective variable rate basis (as a percent)	0.15%	0.15%
LIBOR floor | Maximum
Investments in loans
Effective variable rate basis (as a percent)		3.00%
Total loans held-for-investment
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	$ 5,241,655	$ 5,979,108
Face Amount	5,274,881	6,043,313
Loans held-for-sale
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	347,490	203,865
Face Amount	$ 331,892	$ 203,710
Weighted Average Coupon (as a percent)	4.70%	4.90%
Weighted Average Life	10 years	9 years 9 months 18 days
Loans transferred as secured borrowings
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	$ 100,978	$ 86,573
Face Amount	$ 102,365	$ 88,000
Weighted Average Coupon (as a percent)	6.10%	6.10%
Weighted Average Life	1 year 9 months 18 days	2 years 4 months 24 days
First Mortgages: | Total loans held-for-investment
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	$ 4,276,968	$ 4,723,852
Face Amount	$ 4,292,098	$ 4,776,576
Weighted Average Coupon (as a percent)	6.00%	6.00%
Weighted Average Life	2 years 2 months 12 days	2 years 8 months 12 days
Subordinated mortgages | Total loans held-for-investment
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	$ 276,086	$ 392,563
Face Amount	$ 292,839	$ 416,713
Weighted Average Coupon (as a percent)	8.80%	8.50%
Weighted Average Life	3 years 6 months	3 years 4 months 24 days
Mezzanine Loans
Investments in loans
Carrying Value	$ 871,200	$ 930,000
Mezzanine Loans | Total loans held-for-investment
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	688,601	862,693
Face Amount	$ 689,944	$ 850,024
Weighted Average Coupon (as a percent)	9.60%	9.90%
Weighted Average Life	2 years	2 years 6 months

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Loans - Ratings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	$ 5,690,123	$ 6,269,546
Total gross loans (as a percent)	100.00%	100.00%
Rating 1
Investments in loans
Total gross loans		$ 664
Rating 1 | Maximum
Investments in loans
LTV (as a percent)	65.00%
Rating 2
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	$ 376,283	$ 675,678
Total gross loans (as a percent)	6.60%	10.80%
Rating 2 | Maximum
Investments in loans
LTV (as a percent)	70.00%
Rating 3
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	$ 4,477,774	$ 4,987,459
Total gross loans (as a percent)	78.70%	79.60%
Rating 3 | Maximum
Investments in loans
LTV (as a percent)	80.00%
Rating 4
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	$ 428,728	$ 401,880
Total gross loans (as a percent)	7.50%	6.40%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of carrying amount	1.50%
Rating 4 | Minimum
Investments in loans
LTV (as a percent)	80.00%
Rating 4 | Maximum
Investments in loans
LTV (as a percent)	90.00%
Rating 5
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	$ 59,848
Total gross loans (as a percent)	1.10%
Allowance for loan losses as a percent of carrying amount	5.00%
Rating 5 | Minimum
Investments in loans
LTV (as a percent)	90.00%
N/A
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	$ 347,490	$ 203,865
Total gross loans (as a percent)	6.10%	3.20%
Total loans held-for-investment
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	$ 5,241,655	$ 5,979,108
Amount of loan impairment charges on individual loans held-for-investment	0	0
Total loans held-for-investment | First Mortgages, excluding Cost Recovery Loans
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	4,276,968	4,723,852
Total loans held-for-investment | First Mortgages, excluding Cost Recovery Loans | Rating 1
Investments in loans
Total gross loans		664
Total loans held-for-investment | First Mortgages, excluding Cost Recovery Loans | Rating 2
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	317,762	496,372
Total loans held-for-investment | First Mortgages, excluding Cost Recovery Loans | Rating 3
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	3,549,453	3,979,247
Total loans held-for-investment | First Mortgages, excluding Cost Recovery Loans | Rating 4
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	349,905	247,569
Total loans held-for-investment | First Mortgages, excluding Cost Recovery Loans | Rating 5
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	59,848
Total loans held-for-investment | Subordinated mortgages
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	276,086	392,563
Total loans held-for-investment | Subordinated mortgages | Rating 2
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	4,517	88,857
Total loans held-for-investment | Subordinated mortgages | Rating 3
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	251,387	270,435
Total loans held-for-investment | Subordinated mortgages | Rating 4
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	20,182	33,271
Total loans held-for-investment | Mezzanine Loans
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	688,601	862,693
Total loans held-for-investment | Mezzanine Loans | Rating 2
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	54,004	90,449
Total loans held-for-investment | Mezzanine Loans | Rating 3
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	575,956	651,204
Total loans held-for-investment | Mezzanine Loans | Rating 4
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	58,641	121,040
Loans held-for-sale
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	347,490	203,865
Loans held-for-sale | N/A
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	347,490	203,865
Loans transferred as secured borrowings
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	100,978	86,573
Loans transferred as secured borrowings | Rating 3
Investments in loans
Total gross loans	$ 100,978	$ 86,573

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Loans - Activity in Portfolio (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Activity in allowance for loan losses
Allowance for loan losses at the beginning of the period			$ 6,029	$ 6,031
Provision for loan losses			3,395	311
Allowance for loan losses at the end of the period	$ 9,424	$ 6,342	9,424	6,342
Recorded investment in loans related to the allowance for loan loss	488,576	422,801	488,576	422,801
Activity in loan portfolio
Balance at the beginning of the period			6,263,517	6,300,285
Acquisitions/origination/additional funding			2,795,772	3,114,293
Capitalized Interest			65,003	51,416
Basis of loans sold			(1,359,780)	(2,040,380)
Loan maturities/principal repayments			(2,188,583)	(1,055,419)
Discount accretion/premium amortization			38,809	26,615
Changes in fair value	49,996	19,082	70,122	51,044
Unrealized foreign currency remeasurement loss			(37,332)	(30,529)
Change in loan loss allowance, net			(3,395)	(311)
Transfer to/from other asset classifications			36,566	(8,844)
Balance at the end of the period	$ 5,680,699	$ 6,408,170	$ 5,680,699	$ 6,408,170

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Investment Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Investment Securities
Investment securities						$ 854,667	$ 724,947
Purchases	$ 8,868	$ 15,595	$ 359,510	$ 163,018
Sales	17,456	1,203	18,725	6,301
Principal collections	22,772	100,316	70,316	348,090
Before consolidation of securitization VIEs
Investment Securities
Investment securities						$ 1,825,087	$ 1,550,166
Available-for-sale | One-month LIBOR
Investment Securities
Effective variable rate basis (as a percent)						0.531%	0.43%
Fair value option | VIE eliminations
Investment Securities
Investment securities						$ (970,420)	$ (825,219)
Held-to-maturity
Investment Securities
Purchases		9,930	204,730	148,365
Principal collections	566	21	5,657	228,956
Held-to-maturity | Before consolidation of securitization VIEs
Investment Securities
Investment securities						522,620	321,244
RMBS
Investment Securities
Purchases			97,204
Principal collections			32,925	27,114
Portion of securities with variable rate						215,600
RMBS | Available-for-sale
Investment Securities
Purchases	8,868
Principal collections	9,917	8,500
Purchase Amortized Cost						224,735	149,102
Credit OTTI						(10,185)	(10,185)
Recorded Amortized Cost						214,550	138,917
Non-Credit OTTI						(104)	(340)
Gross Unrealized Gains						46,069	37,647
Gross Unrealized Losses						(2)
Net Fair Value Adjustment						45,963	37,307
Fair Value						$ 260,513	176,224
Portion of securities with variable rate							$ 122,700
Portion of securities with variable rate (as a percent)						82.80%	69.70%
Principal balance						$ 410,897	$ 233,976
Accretable yield	(74,898)		(68,345)		$ (68,345)	(74,898)	(68,345)
Non-accretable difference						(121,449)	(26,714)
Total discount						(196,347)	(95,059)
Amortized cost						214,550	138,917
Credit deteriorated RMBS						381,100	199,000
Accretable yield related to credit deteriorated RMBS						$ 65,800	$ 57,700
Changes to accretable yield
Balance at the beginning of the period			68,345
Accretion of discount	(4,197)		(11,354)
Purchases	1,905		11,052
Transfer to/from non-accretable difference	(926)		6,855
Balance at the end of the period	74,898		74,898		68,345
Changes to non accretable difference
Balance at the beginning of the period	119,003		26,714
Principal write-downs	(1,429)		2,565
Purchases	2,949		99,025
Transfer to/from non-accretable difference	926		(6,855)
Balance at the end of the period	121,449		$ 121,449		$ 26,714
RMBS | Available-for-sale | LIBOR
Investment Securities
Variable rate, weighted average spread (as a percent)			1.25%		0.43%
RMBS | Available-for-sale | B-
Investment Securities
Weighted Average Coupon (as a percent)						1.80%	1.30%
WAL			6 years		6 years 2 months 12 days
RMBS | Available-for-sale | Before consolidation of securitization VIEs
Investment Securities
Investment securities						$ 260,513	$ 176,224
RMBS | Available-for-sale | Available-for-sale
Investment Securities
Accretable yield	(78,116)		$ (68,345)		$ (68,345)	$ (74,898)	$ (68,345)
Changes to accretable yield
Balance at the beginning of the period	78,116		68,345
Balance at the end of the period	74,898		$ 74,898		$ 68,345
CMBS
Investment Securities
Principal collections				92,018
CMBS | Available-for-sale
Investment Securities
Principal collections		91,794
CMBS | Fair value option
Investment Securities
Purchases		5,665
Sales	17,456	1,203
Principal collections	$ 12,289	$ 1
Weighted Average Coupon (as a percent)						5.60%	3.90%
WAL			2 years		7 years 4 months 24 days
CMBS | Fair value option | Before consolidation of securitization VIEs
Investment Securities
Investment securities						$ 1,029,205	$ 1,038,200
Equity security | Fair value option | Before consolidation of securitization VIEs
Investment Securities
Investment securities						12,749	14,498
CMBS, fair value option
Investment Securities
Purchases			$ 57,576	14,653
Sales			18,725	6,301
Principal collections			$ 31,734	$ 2
Amount not rated						6,900	$ 51,300
Portion of securities with variable rate						$ 0

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Investment Securities - AFS and Fair Value Option (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) security	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) security	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) security
RMBS
Unrealized Losses
Portion of securities with variable rate	$ 215,600		$ 215,600
RMBS | Available-for-sale
Investment Securities
Cost of third party management	500	$ 400	1,200	$ 1,100
Estimated Fair Value
Securities with a loss less than 12 months	8,875		8,875		$ 17,026
Securities with a loss greater than 12 months	971		971		653
Unrealized Losses
Securities with a loss less than 12 months	(2)		(2)		(180)
Securities with a loss greater than 12 months	$ (104)		$ (104)		$ (160)
Number of securities with unrealized loss position | security	3		3		5
Portion of securities with variable rate					$ 122,700
CMBS | Fair value option
Unrealized Losses
Fair value of investment securities before consolidation of VIEs	$ 1,000,000		$ 1,000,000
Unpaid principal balance of investment securities before consolidation of VIEs	4,600,000		4,600,000
Purchases in which fair value option was elected	25,600		126,900
Purchase amount reflected as repayment of debt of consolidated VIEs	25,600		69,300
Sales in which fair value option was elected	17,500		19,300
Sale amount reflected as issuance of debt of consolidated VIEs			600
CMBS, fair value option
Unrealized Losses
Portion of securities with variable rate	$ 0		$ 0

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Investment Securities - HTM (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
HTM Securities
Net Carrying Amount (Amortized Cost)	$ 522,620	$ 321,244
Gross Unrealized Holdings Gains		257
Gross Unrealized Holdings Losses	(10,351)	(6,246)
Fair Value	512,269	315,255
HTM preferred equity interests
Less than one year	210,791
One to three years	89,914
Three to five years	202,162
Thereafter	19,753
Total	522,620	321,244
Preferred Equity Investment
HTM Securities
Net Carrying Amount (Amortized Cost)	19,753	19,386
Gross Unrealized Holdings Losses	(191)	(595)
Fair Value	19,562	18,791
HTM preferred equity interests
Thereafter	19,753
Total	19,753	19,386
CMBS
HTM Securities
Net Carrying Amount (Amortized Cost)	502,867	301,858
Gross Unrealized Holdings Gains		257
Gross Unrealized Holdings Losses	(10,160)	(5,651)
Fair Value	492,707	296,464
HTM preferred equity interests
Less than one year	210,791
One to three years	89,914
Three to five years	202,162
Total	$ 502,867	$ 301,858

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Investment Securities - SEREF (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2015
Residential Real Estate
Ownership percentage	2.00%
SEREF
Residential Real Estate
Number of shares acquired		9,140,000
Fair value of investment	$ 12.7		$ 14.5

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Properties (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Properties
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net		$ 10	$ 3,348	$ 165	$ 20,755
Summary of properties
Total properties, at cost		1,270,556		1,270,556		$ 928,060
Less: accumulated depreciation		(32,677)		(32,677)		(8,835)
Properties, net		1,237,879		$ 1,237,879		919,225
Number of properties sold | property				0
Property Segment
Summary of properties
Land and land improvements		326,756		$ 326,756		247,589
Buildings		690,240		690,240		516,117
Furniture & fixtures		22,317		$ 22,317		11,980
Property Segment | Minimum
Summary of properties
Land improvements, useful life				0 years
Building and building improvements, useful life				7 years
Furniture & fixtures, useful life				3 years
Property Segment | Maximum
Summary of properties
Land improvements, useful life				10 years
Building and building improvements, useful life				40 years
Furniture & fixtures, useful life				7 years
Investment and Servicing Segment
Properties
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net	$ 17,100
Summary of properties
Land and land improvements		68,414		$ 68,414		39,103
Buildings		161,790		161,790		112,524
Furniture & fixtures		$ 1,039		$ 1,039		$ 747
Investment and Servicing Segment | Minimum
Summary of properties
Land improvements, useful life				0 years
Building and building improvements, useful life				3 years
Furniture & fixtures, useful life				3 years
Investment and Servicing Segment | Maximum
Summary of properties
Land improvements, useful life				15 years
Building and building improvements, useful life				40 years
Furniture & fixtures, useful life				5 years

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Investment in Unconsolidated Entities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
Equity method, Carrying value	$ 169,319		$ 169,319		$ 181,032
Cost method, Carrying value	16,429		16,429		18,169
Investment in unconsolidated entities	185,748		185,748		$ 199,201
Income recognized	$ 4,305	$ 5,706	$ 12,849	$ 20,747
Retail fund
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
Equity method, Participation / Ownership %	33.00%		33.00%		33.00%
Equity method, Carrying value	$ 120,970		$ 120,970		$ 122,454
Investor entity which owns equity in two real estate services providers
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
Equity method, Participation / Ownership %	50.00%		50.00%		50.00%
Equity method, Carrying value	$ 23,013		$ 23,013		$ 23,972
Equity interests in commercial real estate
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
Equity method, Carrying value	18,531		18,531		$ 28,230
Repayment received from an in-substance loan accounted for as an equity method investment	13,000
Carrying value over (under) equity in net assets	$ 0		$ 0
Equity interests in commercial real estate | Partnership
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
Equity method, Participation / Ownership %	50.00%		50.00%
Equity method, Carrying value	$ 3,400		$ 3,400
Purchase price			$ 19,000
Equity interests in commercial real estate | Minimum
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
Equity method, Participation / Ownership %	16.00%		16.00%		16.00%
Equity interests in commercial real estate | Maximum
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
Equity method, Participation / Ownership %	50.00%		50.00%		50.00%
Various - Equity method
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
Equity method, Carrying value	$ 6,805		$ 6,805		$ 6,376
Various - Equity method | Minimum
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
Equity method, Participation / Ownership %	25.00%		25.00%		25.00%
Various - Equity method | Maximum
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
Equity method, Participation / Ownership %	50.00%		50.00%		50.00%
Investment funds which own equity in a loan servicer and other real estate assets
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
Cost method, Carrying value	$ 9,225		$ 9,225		$ 9,225
Investment funds which own equity in a loan servicer and other real estate assets | Minimum
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
Cost method, Ownership %	4.00%		4.00%		4.00%
Investment funds which own equity in a loan servicer and other real estate assets | Maximum
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
Cost method, Ownership %	6.00%		6.00%		6.00%
Various - Cost method
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
Cost method, Carrying value	$ 7,204		$ 7,204		$ 8,944
Various - Cost method | Minimum
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
Cost method, Ownership %	2.00%		2.00%		2.00%
Various - Cost method | Maximum
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
Cost method, Ownership %	3.00%		3.00%		3.00%

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Summary of Intangible Assets
Gross carrying value	$ 220,776	$ 240,377
Accumulated amortization	(65,384)	(38,807)
Net carrying value	155,392	201,570
European servicing rights
Summary of Intangible Assets
Gross carrying value	27,813	31,593
Accumulated amortization	(26,570)	(28,967)
Net carrying value	1,243	2,626
Fair value intangible assets	4,400	5,300
In-place lease
Summary of Intangible Assets
Gross carrying value	106,177	74,983
Accumulated amortization	(36,007)	(8,898)
Net carrying value	70,170	66,085
Favorable lease
Summary of Intangible Assets
Gross carrying value	17,768	14,103
Accumulated amortization	(2,807)	(942)
Net carrying value	14,961	13,161
Domestic servicing rights
Summary of Intangible Assets
Gross carrying value	69,018	119,698
Net carrying value	69,018	119,698
Domestic servicing rights | Before consolidation of securitization VIEs
Intangible Assets
Servicing rights intangibles	98,900	131,500
Domestic servicing rights | VIE eliminations
Intangible Assets
Servicing rights intangibles	$ 29,800	$ 11,800

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Activity (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Summary of activity within intangible assets
Balance as of beginning of period	$ 201,570
Impact of ASU 2015-02 Adoption	(17,467)
Amortization	(29,932)
Foreign exchange (loss) gain	1,584
Impairment	(711)
Changes in fair value due to changes in inputs and assumptions	(33,213)
Balance as of end of period	155,392
Future amortization expense for the European servicing rights, in-place lease intangible assets and favorable lease intangible assets
2016 (remainder of)	4,869
2017	16,944
2018	14,582
2019	10,135
2020	7,498
Thereafter	32,346
Total	86,374
Woodstar Portfolio
Summary of activity within intangible assets
Acquisition of finite-lived intangibles	8,174
REO Portfolio
Summary of activity within intangible assets
Acquisition of finite-lived intangibles	25,387
European servicing rights
Summary of activity within intangible assets
Balance as of beginning of period	2,626
Amortization	(1,152)
Foreign exchange (loss) gain	(231)
Balance as of end of period	1,243
In-place lease
Summary of activity within intangible assets
Balance as of beginning of period	66,085
Amortization	(26,939)
Foreign exchange (loss) gain	1,450
Impairment	(640)
Balance as of end of period	70,170
In-place lease | Woodstar Portfolio
Summary of activity within intangible assets
Acquisition of finite-lived intangibles	8,174
In-place lease | REO Portfolio
Summary of activity within intangible assets
Acquisition of finite-lived intangibles	22,040
Favorable lease
Summary of activity within intangible assets
Balance as of beginning of period	13,161
Amortization	(1,841)
Foreign exchange (loss) gain	365
Impairment	(71)
Balance as of end of period	14,961
Favorable lease | REO Portfolio
Summary of activity within intangible assets
Acquisition of finite-lived intangibles	3,347
Domestic servicing rights
Summary of activity within intangible assets
Balance as of beginning of period	119,698
Impact of ASU 2015-02 Adoption	(17,467)
Changes in fair value due to changes in inputs and assumptions	(33,213)
Balance as of end of period	$ 69,018

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Secured Financing Agreements (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Secured Financing Agreements
Unamortized premium (discount), net	$ 1,257			$ 1,257			$ 1,257					$ (1,702)
Unamortized deferred financing costs	(39,705)			(39,705)			(39,705)					(38,336)
Carrying Value	$ 4,122,839			$ 4,122,839			$ 4,122,839					3,980,699
Repayment of secured financings
Percentage of repurchase agreements for which margin calls are limited to collateral specific credit marks	62.00%			62.00%			62.00%
Percentage of repurchase agreements containing margin call provisions that pertain to loans held-for-sale	25.00%			25.00%			25.00%
Lender 1 Repo 1 Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,800,000	$ 1,600,000		$ 1,800,000			$ 1,800,000
Maximum facility size subject to certain conditions	2,000,000			2,000,000			2,000,000
Lender 2 Repo 1 Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Maximum Facility Size										$ 600,000	$ 500,000
Amount of increase in available borrowings										$ 100,000
Lender 4 Repo 2 Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Maximum borrowing capacity	600,000			600,000			600,000
Maximum facility size subject to certain conditions	1,000,000			1,000,000			1,000,000
Maximum allowed for conduit loan financing									$ 200,000
Lender 7 Secured Financing
Secured Financing Agreements
Maximum borrowing capacity	450,000			450,000			450,000
Maximum facility size subject to certain conditions	650,000			$ 650,000			$ 650,000
Floor interest rate (as a percent)							0.75%
Lender 8 Secured Financing
Secured Financing Agreements
Maximum Facility Size		$ 75,000
Lender 8 Secured Financing | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)		4.00%
MBS Repo 1 Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Maturity period							11 months
MBS Repo 2 Facility | EURIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)				2.00%
MBS Repo 3 Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Maturity period							12 months
MBS Repo 4 Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Maximum Facility Size	225,000		$ 185,000	$ 225,000			$ 225,000		$ 125,000
Amount of facility allowed to be utilized for financing of CMBS	$ 50,000			$ 50,000			$ 50,000
Maturity period			270 days
Investing and Servicing Segment Property Mortgages
Secured Financing Agreements
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.50%			3.50%			3.50%
Maximum Facility Size	$ 42,800			$ 42,800			$ 42,800
Number of mortgage facilities executed | item							5
Investing and Servicing Segment Property Mortgages | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							2.30%
Investing and Servicing Segment Property Mortgages | Weighted-average
Secured Financing Agreements
Maturity period							4 years 9 months 18 days
Woodstar Portfolio Mortgages | Additional Mortgage Facilities Acquired
Secured Financing Agreements
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.97%			3.97%			3.97%
Principal Amount	$ 28,100			$ 28,100	$ 18,600		$ 28,100
Maturity period	10 years
Number of mortgage facilities assumed | item					2
Repayment of secured financings
Total	$ 28,100			28,100	$ 18,600		28,100
Woodstar Portfolio Government Financing
Secured Financing Agreements
Principal Amount	136,100			136,100			$ 136,100
Number of federal, state and county sponsored mortgage facilities assumed | item							22
Repayment of secured financings
Total	136,100			136,100			$ 136,100
Secured financing agreements
Secured Financing Agreements
Pledged Asset Carrying Value	8,432,131			8,432,131			8,432,131
Maximum Facility Size	7,529,491			7,529,491			7,529,491
Principal Amount	4,161,287			4,161,287			4,161,287					4,020,737
Repayment of secured financings
2016 (remainder of)	158,774			158,774			158,774
2017	623,226			623,226			623,226
2018	678,709			678,709			678,709
2019	772,584			772,584			772,584
2020	1,372,521			1,372,521			1,372,521
Thereafter	555,473			555,473			555,473
Total	4,161,287			4,161,287			4,161,287					4,020,737
Amortization of deferred financing costs from secured financing agreements included in interest expense				3,900		$ 3,800	12,100	$ 10,800
Secured financing agreements | Lender 1 Repo 1 Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Pledged Asset Carrying Value	1,527,099			1,527,099			1,527,099
Maximum Facility Size	2,000,000			2,000,000			2,000,000
Principal Amount	1,104,111			1,104,111			1,104,111					975,735
Repayment of secured financings
Total	1,104,111			1,104,111			$ 1,104,111					975,735
Secured financing agreements | Lender 1 Repo 1 Facility | Minimum | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							1.75%
Secured financing agreements | Lender 1 Repo 1 Facility | Maximum | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							5.75%
Secured financing agreements | Lender 2 Repo 1 Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Pledged Asset Carrying Value	298,274			298,274			$ 298,274
Maximum Facility Size	500,000			500,000			500,000
Principal Amount	165,823			165,823			165,823					233,705
Repayment of secured financings
Total	165,823			165,823			$ 165,823					233,705
Secured financing agreements | Lender 2 Repo 1 Facility | Minimum | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							1.75%
Secured financing agreements | Lender 2 Repo 1 Facility | Maximum | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							2.75%
Secured financing agreements | Lender 3 Repo I Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Pledged Asset Carrying Value	111,469			111,469			$ 111,469
Maximum Facility Size	78,902			78,902			78,902
Principal Amount	78,902			78,902			78,902					131,997
Repayment of secured financings
Total	78,902			78,902			$ 78,902					131,997
Secured financing agreements | Lender 3 Repo I Facility | Minimum | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							2.50%
Secured financing agreements | Lender 3 Repo I Facility | Maximum | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							2.85%
Secured financing agreements | Lender 4 Repo 1 Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Principal Amount												309,498
Repayment of secured financings
Total												309,498
Secured financing agreements | Lender 4 Repo 1 Facility | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							2.00%
Secured financing agreements | Lender 4 Repo 2 Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Pledged Asset Carrying Value	468,606			468,606			$ 468,606
Maximum Facility Size	1,000,000			1,000,000			1,000,000
Principal Amount	195,854			195,854			195,854
Repayment of secured financings
Total	195,854			195,854			$ 195,854
Secured financing agreements | Lender 4 Repo 2 Facility | Minimum | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							2.00%
Secured financing agreements | Lender 4 Repo 2 Facility | Maximum | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							2.50%
Secured financing agreements | Lender 6 Repo 1 Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Pledged Asset Carrying Value	419,655			419,655			$ 419,655
Maximum Facility Size	500,000			500,000			500,000
Principal Amount	295,887			295,887			295,887					491,263
Repayment of secured financings
Total	295,887			295,887			$ 295,887					491,263
Secured financing agreements | Lender 6 Repo 1 Facility | Minimum | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							2.50%
Secured financing agreements | Lender 6 Repo 1 Facility | Maximum | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							3.00%
Secured financing agreements | Lender 7 Secured Financing
Secured Financing Agreements
Pledged Asset Carrying Value	86,981			86,981			$ 86,981
Maximum Facility Size	650,000			650,000			$ 650,000
Principal Amount												38,055
Repayment of secured financings
Total												38,055
Secured financing agreements | Lender 7 Secured Financing | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							2.75%
Secured financing agreements | Lender 8 Secured Financing
Secured Financing Agreements
Pledged Asset Carrying Value	89,012			89,012			$ 89,012
Maximum Facility Size	75,000			75,000			75,000
Principal Amount	58,589			58,589			58,589
Repayment of secured financings
Total	58,589			58,589			$ 58,589
Secured financing agreements | Lender 8 Secured Financing | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							4.00%
Secured financing agreements | Conduit Repo 1 Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Principal Amount												80,741
Repayment of secured financings
Total												80,741
Secured financing agreements | Conduit Repo 2 Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Maximum Facility Size	150,000			150,000			$ 150,000
Secured financing agreements | Conduit Repo 2 Facility | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							2.10%
Secured financing agreements | Conduit Repo 3 Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Pledged Asset Carrying Value	26,941			26,941			$ 26,941
Maximum Facility Size	150,000			150,000			150,000
Principal Amount	19,621			19,621			19,621					66,041
Repayment of secured financings
2016 (remainder of)	19,600			19,600			19,600
Total	19,621			19,621			$ 19,621					66,041
Secured financing agreements | Conduit Repo 3 Facility | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							2.10%
Secured financing agreements | Conduit Repo 4 Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Pledged Asset Carrying Value	141,729			141,729			$ 141,729
Maximum Facility Size	100,000			100,000			100,000
Principal Amount	99,949			99,949			99,949
Repayment of secured financings
2016 (remainder of)	99,900			99,900			99,900
Total	99,949			99,949			$ 99,949
Secured financing agreements | Conduit Repo 4 Facility | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							2.25%
Secured financing agreements | MBS Repo 1 Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Pledged Asset Carrying Value	32,700			32,700			$ 32,700
Maximum Facility Size	21,354			21,354			21,354
Principal Amount	21,354			21,354			21,354
Repayment of secured financings
Total	21,354			21,354			$ 21,354
Secured financing agreements | MBS Repo 1 Facility | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							1.90%
Secured financing agreements | MBS Repo 2 Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Pledged Asset Carrying Value	341,425			341,425			$ 341,425
Maximum Facility Size	248,635			248,635			248,635
Principal Amount	248,635			248,635			248,635					120,850
Repayment of secured financings
Total	248,635			248,635			$ 248,635					120,850
Secured financing agreements | MBS Repo 2 Facility | Minimum | LIBOR/EURIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							2.00%
Secured financing agreements | MBS Repo 2 Facility | Maximum | LIBOR/EURIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							2.70%
Secured financing agreements | MBS Repo 3 Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Pledged Asset Carrying Value	434,776			434,776			$ 434,776
Maximum Facility Size	299,323			299,323			299,323
Principal Amount	299,323			299,323			299,323					243,434
Repayment of secured financings
Total	299,323			299,323			$ 299,323					243,434
Secured financing agreements | MBS Repo 3 Facility | Minimum | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							1.40%
Secured financing agreements | MBS Repo 3 Facility | Maximum | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							1.85%
Secured financing agreements | MBS Repo 4 Facility
Secured Financing Agreements
Pledged Asset Carrying Value	160,386			160,386			$ 160,386
Maximum Facility Size	225,000			225,000			225,000
Principal Amount	46,257			46,257			$ 46,257					2,000
Current maturity period, relative to when the buyer delivers notice to the seller							270 days
Repayment of secured financings
Total	46,257			46,257			$ 46,257					2,000
Secured financing agreements | RMBS Repo 1 Facility | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							1.90%
Secured financing agreements | Investing and Servicing Segment Property Mortgages
Secured Financing Agreements
Pledged Asset Carrying Value	165,547			165,547			$ 165,547
Maximum Facility Size	134,661			134,661			134,661
Principal Amount	130,366			130,366			130,366					82,964
Repayment of secured financings
Total	130,366			130,366			130,366					82,964
Secured financing agreements | Ireland Portfolio Mortgage
Secured Financing Agreements
Pledged Asset Carrying Value	484,725			484,725			484,725
Maximum Facility Size	330,560			330,560			330,560
Principal Amount	330,560			330,560			330,560					319,322
Repayment of secured financings
Total	330,560			330,560			$ 330,560					319,322
Secured financing agreements | Ireland Portfolio Mortgage | EURIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							1.69%
Secured financing agreements | Woodstar Portfolio Mortgages
Secured Financing Agreements
Pledged Asset Carrying Value	377,848			377,848			$ 377,848
Maximum Facility Size	276,748			276,748			276,748
Principal Amount	276,748			276,748			276,748					248,630
Repayment of secured financings
Total	$ 276,748			$ 276,748			$ 276,748					248,630
Secured financing agreements | Woodstar Portfolio Mortgages | Minimum
Secured Financing Agreements
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.72%			3.72%			3.72%
Secured financing agreements | Woodstar Portfolio Mortgages | Maximum
Secured Financing Agreements
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.97%			3.97%			3.97%
Secured financing agreements | Woodstar Portfolio Government Financing
Secured Financing Agreements
Pledged Asset Carrying Value	$ 315,218			$ 315,218			$ 315,218
Maximum Facility Size	136,115			136,115			136,115
Principal Amount	136,115			136,115			136,115					8,982
Repayment of secured financings
Total	$ 136,115			$ 136,115			$ 136,115					8,982
Secured financing agreements | Woodstar Portfolio Government Financing | Minimum
Secured Financing Agreements
Interest rate (as a percent)	1.00%			1.00%			1.00%
Secured financing agreements | Woodstar Portfolio Government Financing | Maximum
Secured Financing Agreements
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.00%			5.00%			5.00%
Secured financing agreements | Term Loan
Secured Financing Agreements
Pledged Asset Carrying Value	$ 2,949,740			$ 2,949,740			$ 2,949,740
Maximum Facility Size	653,193			653,193			653,193
Principal Amount	653,193			653,193			653,193					658,270
Repayment of secured financings
Total	653,193			653,193			$ 653,193					658,270
Secured financing agreements | Term Loan | LIBOR
Secured Financing Agreements
Pricing margin (as a percent)							2.75%
Secured financing agreements | FHLB Advances
Secured Financing Agreements
Principal Amount												9,250
Repayment of secured financings
Total												9,250
Repurchase Agreements
Secured Financing Agreements
Principal amount	2,575,716			2,575,716			$ 2,575,716					2,655,264
Principal Amount	2,575,716			2,575,716			2,575,716
Repayment of secured financings
2016 (remainder of)	149,841			149,841			149,841
2017	577,431			577,431			577,431
2018	618,147			618,147			618,147
2019	753,341			753,341			753,341
2020	397,363			397,363			397,363
Thereafter	79,593			79,593			79,593
Total	2,575,716			2,575,716			2,575,716
Repurchase Agreements | Loans held for investment
Secured Financing Agreements
Principal amount	1,840,577			1,840,577			1,840,577					2,142,198
Repurchase Agreements | Loans held-for-sale
Secured Financing Agreements
Principal amount	119,570			119,570			119,570					146,782
Repurchase Agreements | Investment securities.
Secured Financing Agreements
Principal amount	615,569			615,569			615,569					$ 366,284
Other Secured Financing
Secured Financing Agreements
Principal Amount	1,585,571			1,585,571			1,585,571
Repayment of secured financings
2016 (remainder of)	8,933			8,933			8,933
2017	45,795			45,795			45,795
2018	60,562			60,562			60,562
2019	19,243			19,243			19,243
2020	975,158			975,158			975,158
Thereafter	475,880			475,880			475,880
Total	$ 1,585,571			$ 1,585,571			$ 1,585,571

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Convertible Senior Notes (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) item $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 08, 2014 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 15, 2013 USD ($)
Convertible Senior Notes
Conversion Spread Value - Shares | shares	3,445		3,766
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ (39,705,000)		$ (39,705,000)		$ (38,336,000)
Closing share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 22.52		$ 22.52
Portion of repurchase price attributable to equity component recognized as a reduction of additional paid-in-capital				$ (17,727,000)
Loss on extinguishment of debt				$ 5,921,000
Conversion spread included in computation of diluted EPS (in shares) | shares	3,445		3,766
Conversion upon satisfaction of closing market price condition
Convertible Senior Notes
Minimum number of conditions to be satisfied for conversion of debt | item			1
Minimum trading period as a basis for debt conversion			20 days
Consecutive trading period as a basis for debt conversion			30 days
Conversion upon satisfaction of closing market price condition | Minimum
Convertible Senior Notes
Percentage of per share value of distributions that exceeds the market price of the entity's common stock as a basis for debt conversion			10.00%
Conversion upon satisfaction of closing market price condition | Maximum
Convertible Senior Notes
Period of average closing market price of common stock as a basis for debt conversion			10 days
Conversion upon satisfaction of trading price condition
Convertible Senior Notes
Consecutive trading period as a basis for debt conversion			5 days
Conversion upon satisfaction of trading price condition | Maximum
Convertible Senior Notes
Percentage of conversion price and last reported sales price as a basis for debt conversion			98.00%
2017 Notes
Convertible Senior Notes
Amount issued						$ 431,300,000
Principal Amount	$ 431,250,000		$ 431,250,000
Coupon Rate (as a percent)	3.75%		3.75%			3.75%
Effective Rate (as a percent)	5.87%		5.87%
Remaining Period of Amortization			1 year
Conversion Rate			41.7397
Conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 23.96		$ 23.96
Amount by which if-converted value of the Notes are less than principal amount			$ 25,900,000
Conversion spread included in computation of diluted EPS (in shares) | shares	0		0
2017 Notes | Conversion upon satisfaction of closing market price condition | Minimum
Convertible Senior Notes
Percentage of conversion price as a basis for debt conversion			110.00%
2018 Notes
Convertible Senior Notes
Amount issued								$ 600,000,000
Principal Amount	$ 599,981,000		$ 599,981,000
Coupon Rate (as a percent)	4.55%		4.55%					4.55%
Effective Rate (as a percent)	6.10%		6.10%
Remaining Period of Amortization			1 year 4 months 24 days
Conversion Rate			47.0059
Conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 21.27		$ 21.27
Conversion Spread Value - Shares | shares	1,595		1,743
Amount by which if-converted value of the Notes exceed principal amount			$ 35,300,000
2019 Notes
Convertible Senior Notes
Amount issued							$ 460,000,000
Principal Amount	$ 341,363,000		$ 341,363,000
Coupon Rate (as a percent)	4.00%	4.00%	4.00%	4.00%			4.00%
Effective Rate (as a percent)	5.35%		5.35%
Remaining Period of Amortization			2 years 3 months 18 days
Conversion Rate			49.7273
Conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 20.11		$ 20.11
Conversion Spread Value - Shares | shares	1,850		2,023
Amount by which if-converted value of the Notes exceed principal amount			$ 40,900,000
Aggregate principal amount of debt repurchased				$ 118,600,000
Amount paid for debt repurchased				136,300,000
Portion of repurchase price attributable to equity component recognized as a reduction of additional paid-in-capital				17,700,000
Repurchase expenses				100,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt				$ 5,900,000
Conversion spread included in computation of diluted EPS (in shares) | shares	3,400		3,800
2018 Notes and 2019 Notes | Conversion upon satisfaction of closing market price condition | Minimum
Convertible Senior Notes
Percentage of conversion price as a basis for debt conversion			130.00%
Convertible Senior Notes
Convertible Senior Notes
Principal Amount	$ 1,372,594,000		$ 1,372,594,000		1,372,594,000
Unamortized discount	(31,793,000)		(31,793,000)		(47,351,000)
Unamortized deferred financing costs	(948,000)		(948,000)		(1,448,000)
Carrying amount of debt components	1,339,853,000		1,339,853,000		1,323,795,000
Carrying amount of conversion option equity components recorded in additional paid-in capital	46,343,000		46,343,000		46,343,000
Principal amount of notes, basis for conversion					$ 1,000
Aggregate principal amount of debt repurchased	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Conversion of principal not included in computation of diluted EPS (in shares | shares			59,700
Convertible Senior Notes | 2018 Notes
Convertible Senior Notes
Amount by which if-converted value of the Notes exceed principal amount			$ 35,300,000
Convertible Senior Notes | 2019 Notes
Convertible Senior Notes
Amount by which if-converted value of the Notes exceed principal amount			$ 40,900,000

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Loan Securitization/Sale Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Investment and Servicing Segment
Loan Transfer Activities
Fair value of loans sold	$ 648,179	$ 410,227	$ 1,123,512	$ 1,443,871
Par value of loans sold	599,997	398,654	1,056,859	1,396,674
Repayment of purchase agreements	366,268	299,301	709,049	1,043,757
Lending Segment
Loan Transfers Accounted for as Sales
Face Amount	116,000	225,264	238,514	606,725
Proceeds	$ 115,157	220,928	$ 236,433	599,504
Loan Transfers Accounted for as Secured Borrowings
Face Amount				38,925
Proceeds				38,925
Net gains (losses) on the sale of loan qualifying for sales treatment		$ 2,700		$ 3,000

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Derivatives and Hedging Activity - Designated and Non-Designated Hedges (Details) - 9 months ended Sep. 30, 2016 € in Thousands, £ in Thousands, SEK in Thousands, NOK in Thousands, DKK in Thousands, $ in Thousands	SEK instrument item	NOK instrument item	GBP (£) instrument item	DKK instrument item	EUR (€) instrument item	USD ($) instrument item
Derivatives
Number of contracts	224	224	224	224	224	224
Foreign exchange contracts | GBP | Sell
Derivatives
Number of contracts	117	117	117	117	117	117
Aggregate notional amount | £			£ 174,744
Foreign exchange contracts | EUR | Buy
Derivatives
Number of contracts	2	2	2	2	2	2
Aggregate notional amount | €					€ 94
Foreign exchange contracts | EUR | Sell
Derivatives
Number of contracts	64	64	64	64	64	64
Aggregate notional amount | €					€ 301,458
Foreign exchange contracts | EUR | Sell | Ireland Portfolio
Derivatives
Number of contracts	45	45	45	45	45	45
Aggregate notional amount | €					€ 242,000
Foreign exchange contracts | SEK | Buy
Derivatives
Number of contracts	2	2	2	2	2	2
Aggregate notional amount | SEK	SEK 1,321
Foreign exchange contracts | SEK | Sell
Derivatives
Number of contracts	1	1	1	1	1	1
Aggregate notional amount | SEK	SEK 7,032
Foreign exchange contracts | NOK | Buy
Derivatives
Number of contracts	2	2	2	2	2	2
Aggregate notional amount | NOK		NOK 15
Foreign exchange contracts | NOK | Sell
Derivatives
Number of contracts	1	1	1	1	1	1
Aggregate notional amount | NOK		NOK 878
Foreign exchange contracts | DKK | Buy
Derivatives
Number of contracts	2	2	2	2	2	2
Aggregate notional amount | DKK				DKK 137
Foreign exchange contracts | DKK | Sell
Derivatives
Number of contracts	1	1	1	1	1	1
Aggregate notional amount | DKK				DKK 6,251
Interest rate swaps | Paying fixed rates
Derivatives
Number of contracts	20	20	20	20	20	20
Aggregate notional amount | $						$ 248,033
Interest rate swaps | Receiving fixed rates
Derivatives
Number of contracts	1	1	1	1	1	1
Aggregate notional amount | $						$ 8,000
Interest rate swaps | Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives
Number of contracts | instrument	6	6	6	6	6	6
Aggregate notional amount | $						$ 63,300
Fixed monthly coupons at fixed rate, low end of range (as a percent)	0.60%	0.60%	0.60%	0.60%	0.60%	0.60%
Fixed monthly coupons at fixed rate, high end of range (as a percent)	1.52%	1.52%	1.52%	1.52%	1.52%	1.52%
Amount expected to be reclassified from other comprehensive income to interest expense over the next twelve months | $						$ 200
Hedging period for covering exposure to the variability in future cash flows	56 months
Interest rate caps | EUR
Derivatives
Number of contracts	2	2	2	2	2	2
Aggregate notional amount | €					€ 294,000
Interest rate caps | USD
Derivatives
Number of contracts	4	4	4	4	4	4
Aggregate notional amount | $						$ 34,405
Credit index instruments
Derivatives
Number of contracts	5	5	5	5	5	5
Aggregate notional amount | $						$ 16,000

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Derivatives and Hedging Activity - Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair value of derivative instruments
Fair Value of Derivatives in an Asset Position	$ 34,309	$ 45,091
Fair Value of Derivatives in a Liability Position	12,753	5,196
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Fair value of derivative instruments
Fair Value of Derivatives in an Asset Position	7	57
Fair Value of Derivatives in a Liability Position	208	122
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Fair value of derivative instruments
Fair Value of Derivatives in an Asset Position	34,302	45,034
Fair Value of Derivatives in a Liability Position	12,545	5,074
Interest rate swaps | Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Fair value of derivative instruments
Fair Value of Derivatives in an Asset Position	7	57
Fair Value of Derivatives in a Liability Position	208	122
Interest rate swaps | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Fair value of derivative instruments
Fair Value of Derivatives in an Asset Position	713	2,360
Fair Value of Derivatives in a Liability Position	12,038	4,970
Foreign exchange contracts | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Fair value of derivative instruments
Fair Value of Derivatives in an Asset Position	32,733	41,137
Fair Value of Derivatives in a Liability Position	507	104
Credit index instruments | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Fair value of derivative instruments
Fair Value of Derivatives in an Asset Position	$ 856	$ 1,537

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Derivatives and Hedging Activity - Effect on Financial Statements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Derivatives
(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments, net	$ (2,328)	$ 2,230	$ (6,793)	$ 7,323
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives
(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments, net	(2,328)	2,230	(6,793)	7,323
Interest rate swaps | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives
(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments, net	(626)	(17,242)	(25,899)	(22,206)
Foreign exchange contracts | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives
(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments, net	(189)	18,957	21,160	29,129
Credit index instruments | Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives
(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments, net	(1,513)	515	(2,054)	400
Cash flow hedges | Interest rate swaps | Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Derivatives
Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI (effective portion)	107	(395)	(397)	(933)
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (effective portion)	$ (78)	$ (187)	$ (261)	$ (585)

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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Position	$ 34,309	$ 45,091
Liabilities
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	2,588,469	2,660,460
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial	2,588,469	2,660,460
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
Financial Instruments	2,576,587	2,655,507
Cash Collateral Pledged	11,882	4,953
Derivatives
Assets
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets	34,309	45,091
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Position	34,309	45,091
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
Financial Instruments	871	243
Net Amount	33,438	44,848
Liabilities
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	12,753	5,196
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial	12,753	5,196
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
Financial Instruments	871	243
Cash Collateral Pledged	11,882	4,953
Repurchase agreements
Liabilities
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	2,575,716	2,655,264
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial	2,575,716	2,655,264
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
Financial Instruments	$ 2,575,716	$ 2,655,264

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Variable Interest Entities (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) trust	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Variable interest entities
VIE Assets		$ 73,923,699	$ 76,675,689
VIE Liabilities		72,924,751	75,817,014
Investment securities		854,667	724,947
Interest in VIE		185,748	$ 199,201
Primary beneficiary | Accounting Standards Update 2015-02
Variable interest entities
VIE Assets		139,600
VIE Liabilities		$ 74,000
Primary beneficiary | Accounting Standards Update 2015-02 | Adjustment
Variable interest entities
Number of VIE's | trust	14
VIE Assets	$ 15,100,000
VIE Liabilities	15,100,000
Not primary beneficiary
Variable interest entities
Number of CDO structures currently in default | item		1
Maximum risk of loss related to VIEs, on fair value basis		$ 58,800
Not primary beneficiary | Accounting Standards Update 2015-02 | Adjustment
Variable interest entities
Maximum risk of loss related to VIEs, on fair value basis		130,200
Interest in VIE		130,200
Commitments on loss		29,200
Not primary beneficiary | Securitization SPEs
Variable interest entities
Debt obligations to beneficial interest holders, unpaid principal balances		$ 16,800,000
CMBS | Primary beneficiary | Accounting Standards Update 2015-02 | Adjustment
Variable interest entities
Investment securities	$ 120,900

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Related-Party Transactions - Management Agreement and Manager Equity Plan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Related-Party Transactions
Granted (in shares)					440,476
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Manager Equity Plan | Restricted stock units
Related-Party Transactions
Granted (in shares)	675,000	2,000,000
Award vesting period	3 years	3 years
Manager
Related-Party Transactions
Base management fee incurred			$ 15.2	$ 15.2	$ 45.4	$ 44.0
Base management fee payable			15.2		15.2
Incentive fee incurred			6.3	5.3	13.8	16.1
Incentive fees payable			6.3		6.3		$ 21.8
Executive compensation and other reimbursable expenses			1.5	$ 1.7	4.1	$ 4.6
Executive compensation and other reimbursable expense payable			2.4		$ 2.4		$ 3.6
Manager | Restricted stock
Related-Party Transactions
Granted (in shares)				30,608	169,104	108,727
Grant date fair value				$ 0.7	$ 3.3	$ 2.6
Award vesting period					3 years	3 years
Share-based compensation expense			0.6	0.3	$ 1.6	$ 0.7
Manager | Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Manager Equity Plan | Restricted stock units
Related-Party Transactions
Granted (in shares)	675,000
Share-based compensation expense			$ 5.7	$ 7.1	$ 15.8	$ 21.4

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Related-Party Transactions - Investments in Loans and Securities and Other Arrangements (Details) $ in Thousands, £ in Millions	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 GBP (£) property	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 shares
Related-Party Transactions
Spread on interest rate basis (as a percent)				5.80%		5.80%
Originations of mortgage financing						$ 2,795,772	$ 3,114,293
Purchase price of notes						$ 1,583,628	1,670,124
Ownership percentage						2.00%
Equity method, Carrying value				$ 169,319		$ 169,319		$ 181,032
Distribution of capital from unconsolidated entities						15,026	29,003
Earnings from unconsolidated entities				4,305	$ 5,706	12,849	20,747
Interest in VIE				185,748		185,748		199,201
Contribution						10,417
CMBS
Related-Party Transactions
Payments to acquire security		$ 9,700	$ 84,100
Number of regional malls by which investment is secured | item			5
Co-origination of loan with SEREF and private funds, London
Related-Party Transactions
Number of properties | property	3
Originations of mortgage financing | £	£ 75.0
Loans funded by the reporting entity | £	60.0
SEREF
Related-Party Transactions
Number of shares acquired | shares									9,140,000
Retail fund
Related-Party Transactions
Equity method, Carrying value				$ 120,970		$ 120,970		$ 122,454
Equity interest acquired (as a percent)				33.00%		33.00%		33.00%
Investment and Servicing Segment
Related-Party Transactions
Purchase price of properties - non-performing loans				$ 0	8,700	$ 8,200	8,700
Purchase price of properties - performing loans				26,900	0	36,600	0
REO Portfolio | Investment and Servicing Segment
Related-Party Transactions
Purchase price				3,300		91,100		$ 138,700
REO Portfolio | Investment and Servicing Segment | CMBS
Related-Party Transactions
Purchase price				$ 3,300	9,700	88,400	42,900
Non-controlling interest issued through LNR acquisition					$ 1,500	$ 5,500	$ 3,600
REO Portfolio | Investment and Servicing Segment | Joint venture | CMBS
Related-Party Transactions
Equity interest acquired (as a percent)				50.00%		50.00%
Purchase price						$ 19,000
SEREF | Co-origination of loan with SEREF and private funds, London
Related-Party Transactions
Loans funded by the related party | £	£ 15.0
Fund Participants | REO Portfolio
Related-Party Transactions
Aggregate commitment						$ 15,000
Equity interest in REO properties acquired after January 1, 2015 (as percent)				10.00%		10.00%
Capital commitments funded						$ 4,900
Incremental percentage to earn on all operating cash flows attributable to capital account, net						60.00%
Preferred return to general partner of the fund						5.00%

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Stockholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Nov. 02, 2016	Aug. 04, 2016	May 09, 2016	Feb. 25, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Stockholders' Equity
Dividend declared (in dollars per share)		$ 0.48	$ 0.48	$ 0.48	$ 0.48	$ 0.48	$ 1.44	$ 1.44
Gross proceeds from issuance of common stock							$ 299	$ 326,361
Authorized amount of share repurchases					$ 500,000		$ 500,000
Common stock repurchased (in shares)					0		1,052,889
Cost of common stock repurchased							$ 19,723	37,890
Remaining capacity under repurchase program					$ 282,100		$ 282,100
Shares issued under ATM Agreement							0
Underwriting and offering costs								$ 945
Subsequent Events
Stockholders' Equity
Dividend declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48

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Stockholders' Equity - Equity Incentive Plans (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2016
Equity Incentive Plans
Awards granted (in shares)			440,476
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Equity Plan and Manager Equity Plan
Equity Incentive Plans
Number of shares available for future grants			2,200,000
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Equity Plan
Equity Incentive Plans
Awards granted (in shares)			436,700
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Manager Equity Plan | Restricted stock units
Equity Incentive Plans
Awards granted (in shares)	675,000	2,000,000
Awards granted, fair value	$ 16,511,000	$ 55,420,000
Award vesting period	3 years	3 years
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Manager Equity Plan | Restricted stock units | Spin off
Equity Incentive Plans
Awards granted (in shares)		489,281
Awards granted, fair value		$ 14,776,000
Award vesting period		3 years
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Non-Executive Director Stock Plan
Equity Incentive Plans
Awards granted (in shares)			3,776

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Stockholders' Equity - Non-Vested Shares (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 $ / shares shares
Non-Vested Shares and Share Equivalents activity
Beginning Balance (in shares)	1,868,216
Granted (in shares)	440,476
Vested (in shares)	(1,066,940)
Forfeited (in shares)	(21,796)
Balance at the end of period (in shares)	1,219,956
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (per share)
Balance at the beginning of period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 25.84
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	19.01
Vested (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	26.17
Forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	23.45
Balance at the end of period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 23.12
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Equity Plan
Non-Vested Shares and Share Equivalents activity
Beginning Balance (in shares)	548,378
Granted (in shares)	436,700
Vested (in shares)	(300,740)
Forfeited (in shares)	(21,796)
Balance at the end of period (in shares)	662,542
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Manager Equity Plan
Non-Vested Shares and Share Equivalents activity
Beginning Balance (in shares)	1,302,850
Vested (in shares)	(766,200)
Balance at the end of period (in shares)	536,650
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Non-Executive Director Stock Plan
Non-Vested Shares and Share Equivalents activity
Beginning Balance (in shares)	16,988
Granted (in shares)	3,776
Balance at the end of period (in shares)	20,764

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Earnings per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Continuing Operations:
Net income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$ 105,766	$ 116,735	$ 243,896	$ 354,246
Less: Income attributable to participating shares	(456)	(1,052)	(1,743)	(3,239)
Basic earnings	105,310	115,683	242,153	351,007
Continuing Operations:
Basic - Income attributable to STWD common stockholders	105,766	116,735	243,896	354,246
Less: Income attributable to participating shares	(456)	(1,052)	(1,743)	(3,239)
Add: Undistributed earnings to participating shares		18		147
Less: Undistributed earnings reallocated to participating shares		(18)		(147)
Diluted earnings	$ 105,310	$ 115,683	$ 242,153	$ 351,007
Number of Shares:
Basic - Average shares outstanding	237,429	237,796	237,017	232,194
Effect of dilutive securities - Convertible Notes (in shares)	3,445		3,766
Effect of dilutive securities - Contingently Issuable Shares (in shares)	138	129	138	129
Effect of dilutive securities — Unvested non-participating shares	79		61
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted, Total	241,091	237,925	240,982	232,323
Basic:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.44	$ 0.49	$ 1.02	$ 1.51
Diluted:
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.44	$ 0.49	$ 1.00	$ 1.51

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Earnings per Share - Dilutive and Antidilutive securities (Details) shares in Thousands, instrument in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) instrument shares	Sep. 30, 2015 shares
Antidilutive securities and effect of dilutive securities
Effect of dilutive securities - Convertible Notes (in shares) | shares	3,445	3,766
2017 Notes
Antidilutive securities and effect of dilutive securities
Amount by which if-converted value of the Notes are less than principal amount | $		$ 25.9
Effect of dilutive securities - Convertible Notes (in shares) | shares	0	0
2018 Notes
Antidilutive securities and effect of dilutive securities
Amount by which if-converted value of the Notes exceed principal amount | $		$ 35.3
2019 Notes
Antidilutive securities and effect of dilutive securities
Amount by which if-converted value of the Notes exceed principal amount | $		$ 40.9
Effect of dilutive securities - Convertible Notes (in shares) | shares	3,400	3,800
Convertible Senior Notes
Antidilutive securities and effect of dilutive securities
Potential shares of common stock contingently issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes | instrument		63.2
Shares excluded from diluted EPS calculations | shares		59,700
Convertible Senior Notes | 2018 Notes
Antidilutive securities and effect of dilutive securities
Amount by which if-converted value of the Notes exceed principal amount | $		$ 35.3
Convertible Senior Notes | 2019 Notes
Antidilutive securities and effect of dilutive securities
Amount by which if-converted value of the Notes exceed principal amount | $		$ 40.9
Restricted stock
Antidilutive securities and effect of dilutive securities
Number of anti-dilutive common shares excluded from the calculation of diluted income per share | shares		900	2,200

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income - Changes in AOCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Changes in AOCI by component
Beginning balance	$ 32,627	$ 45,901	$ 29,729	$ 55,896
OCI before reclassifications	7,543	(12,547)	10,258	(17,544)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	78	6,156	261	1,158
Net period OCI	7,621	(6,391)	10,519	(16,386)
Ending balance	40,248	39,510	40,248	39,510
Effective Portion of Cumulative Loss on Cash Flow Hedges
Changes in AOCI by component
Beginning balance	(386)	(237)	(65)	(97)
OCI before reclassifications	107	(395)	(397)	(933)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	78	187	261	585
Net period OCI	185	(208)	(136)	(348)
Ending balance	(201)	(445)	(201)	(445)
Cumulative Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-for-Sale Securities
Changes in AOCI by component
Beginning balance	39,858	50,370	37,307	60,190
OCI before reclassifications	6,105	(9,095)	8,656	(13,519)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI				(5,396)
Net period OCI	6,105	(9,095)	8,656	(18,915)
Ending balance	45,963	41,275	45,963	41,275
Foreign Currency Translation
Changes in AOCI by component
Beginning balance	(6,845)	(4,232)	(7,513)	(4,197)
OCI before reclassifications	1,331	(3,057)	1,999	(3,092)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		5,969		5,969
Net period OCI	1,331	2,912	1,999	2,877
Ending balance	$ (5,514)	$ (1,320)	$ (5,514)	$ (1,320)

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income - Impact of Reclassifications out of AOCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Interest expense	$ (59,082)	$ (50,688)	$ (173,237)	$ (151,021)
Interest income from investment securities	19,175	24,674	53,879	76,228
OTTI/Impairment	(711)		(711)
Net income	105,813	117,116	244,930	355,535
Amounts Reclassified from AOCI
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Net income	(78)	(6,156)	(261)	(1,158)
Foreign currency loss, net		(5,969)		(5,969)
Effective Portion of Cumulative Loss on Cash Flow Hedges | Interest rate contracts | Amounts Reclassified from AOCI
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Interest expense	$ (78)	$ (187)	$ (261)	(585)
Cumulative Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-for-Sale Securities | Amounts Reclassified from AOCI
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Interest income from investment securities				$ 5,396

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Fair Value - Financial Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
Marketable securities	$ 854,667	$ 724,947
Domestic servicing rights	69,018	119,698
Derivative assets	34,309	45,091
VIE Assets	73,923,699	76,675,689
Derivative liabilities	12,753	5,196
VIE Liabilities	72,924,751	75,817,014
Fair value measurements on recurring basis
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
Loans held-for-sale, fair value option	347,490	203,865
Derivative assets	34,309	45,091
VIE Assets	73,923,699	76,675,689
Total	74,706,563	77,448,046
Derivative liabilities	12,753	5,196
VIE Liabilities	72,924,751	75,817,014
Total	72,937,504	75,822,210
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Domestic servicing rights
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
Domestic servicing rights	69,018	119,698
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | RMBS
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
Available-for-sale securities	260,513	176,224
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | CMBS
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
Available-for-sale securities	58,785	212,981
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Equity security
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
Marketable securities	12,749	14,498
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level I
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
Total	12,749	14,498
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level I | Equity security
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
Marketable securities	12,749	14,498
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level II
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
Derivative assets	34,309	45,091
Total	34,309	45,091
Derivative liabilities	12,753	5,196
VIE Liabilities	70,013,254	73,264,566
Total	70,026,007	73,269,762
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
Loans held-for-sale, fair value option	347,490	203,865
VIE Assets	73,923,699	76,675,689
Total	74,659,505	77,388,457
VIE Liabilities	2,911,497	2,552,448
Total	2,911,497	2,552,448
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | Domestic servicing rights
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
Domestic servicing rights	69,018	119,698
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | RMBS
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
Available-for-sale securities	260,513	176,224
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | CMBS
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
Available-for-sale securities	$ 58,785	$ 212,981

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Fair Value - Level III (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings: OTTI	$ (711)		$ (711)
Included in earnings: Net accretion			11,967	$ 20,312
Level III
Changes in financial assets classified as Level III
Balance at the beginning of the period	77,221,472	$ 91,522,844	74,836,009	103,988,001
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings: Change in fair value / gain on sale	(7,457,695)	(9,767,197)	(15,500,863)	(24,060,307)
Included in earnings: Net accretion	4,197	3,600	11,354	17,087
Included in OCI	6,105	(5,629)	8,656	(14,603)
Purchases / Originations	717,913	541,245	1,352,581	1,440,152
Sales	(665,635)	(411,430)	(1,142,237)	(1,450,172)
Cash repayments / receipts	(14,865)	(3,556)	(36,854)	52,090
Consolidations of VIEs	2,134,108	2,330,083	18,362,082	7,818,195
Deconsolidations of VIEs	(238,550)	(1,778,220)	(5,357,219)	(5,258,918)
Balance at the end of the period	71,748,008	80,888,707	71,748,008	80,888,707
Amount of total (losses) gains included in earnings attributable to assets still held at period end	(7,492,607)	(9,771,150)	(15,548,945)	(24,088,401)
Total realized and unrealized (losses) gains:
Issuances		(1,619)	(596)	(9,132)
Transfers into Level III	(1)	(1,773,898)	(972,588)	(2,589,916)
Transfers out of Level III	40,959	232,484	187,683	956,230
VIE liabilities | Level III
Changes in financial liabilities classified as Level III
Balance at the beginning of the period	(3,540,652)	(2,111,011)	(2,552,448)	(4,893,120)
Total realized and unrealized (losses) gains:
Included in earnings: Change in fair value/ gain on sale	653,103	615,263	946,703	3,566,846
Issuances		(1,619)	(596)	(9,132)
Cash repayments / receipts	7,819	96,896	28,591	171,884
Transfers into Level III	(1)	(1,773,898)	(972,588)	(2,589,916)
Transfers out of Level III	40,959	232,484	187,683	956,230
Consolidations of VIEs	(109,913)	(80,149)	(593,818)	(225,354)
Deconsolidations of VIEs	37,188	18,457	44,976	18,985
Balance at the end of the period	(2,911,497)	(3,003,577)	(2,911,497)	(3,003,577)
Amount of total gains (losses) included in earnings attributable to assets still held at end of period	653,103	615,263	946,703	3,566,846
Loans held-for-sale | Level III
Changes in financial assets classified as Level III
Balance at the beginning of the period	237,106	279,352	203,865	391,620
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings: Change in fair value / gain on sale	49,996	19,082	70,122	51,044
Purchases / Originations	709,045	535,580	1,197,801	1,425,499
Sales	(648,179)	(410,227)	(1,123,512)	(1,443,871)
Cash repayments / receipts	(478)	(157)	(786)	(662)
Balance at the end of the period	347,490	423,630	347,490	423,630
Amount of total (losses) gains included in earnings attributable to assets still held at period end	9,746	5,482	9,746	5,126
RMBS | Level III
Changes in financial assets classified as Level III
Balance at the beginning of the period	251,260	193,150	176,224	207,053
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings: Net accretion	4,197	3,600	11,354	17,087
Included in OCI	6,105	(3,465)	8,656	(12,241)
Purchases / Originations	8,868		97,204
Cash repayments / receipts	(9,917)	(8,500)	(32,925)	(27,114)
Balance at the end of the period	260,513	184,785	260,513	184,785
Amount of total (losses) gains included in earnings attributable to assets still held at period end	4,197	3,600	11,354	11,594
CMBS | Level III
Changes in financial assets classified as Level III
Balance at the beginning of the period	114,340	314,152	212,981	334,080
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings: Change in fair value / gain on sale	(2,993)	(2,835)	(677)	(2,059)
Included in OCI		(2,164)		(2,362)
Purchases / Originations		5,665	57,576	14,653
Sales	(17,456)	(1,203)	(18,725)	(6,301)
Cash repayments / receipts	(12,289)	(91,795)	(31,734)	(92,018)
Consolidations of VIEs	(24,403)		(162,745)	(24,310)
Deconsolidations of VIEs	1,586	540	2,109	677
Balance at the end of the period	58,785	222,360	58,785	222,360
Amount of total (losses) gains included in earnings attributable to assets still held at period end	(1,852)	3,212	263	4,171
Domestic servicing rights | Level III
Changes in financial assets classified as Level III
Balance at the beginning of the period	83,301	128,109	119,698	132,303
Impact of ASU 2015-02 Adoption			(17,467)
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings: Change in fair value / gain on sale	(14,283)	(4,217)	(33,213)	(8,411)
Balance at the end of the period	69,018	123,892	69,018	123,892
Amount of total (losses) gains included in earnings attributable to assets still held at period end	(14,283)	(4,217)	(33,213)	(8,411)
VIE Assets | Level III
Changes in financial assets classified as Level III
Balance at the beginning of the period	80,076,117	92,719,092	76,675,689	107,816,065
Impact of ASU 2015-02 Adoption			17,467
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings: Change in fair value / gain on sale	(8,143,518)	(10,394,490)	(16,483,798)	(27,667,727)
Consolidations of VIEs	2,268,424	2,410,232	19,118,645	8,067,859
Deconsolidations of VIEs	(277,324)	(1,797,217)	(5,404,304)	(5,278,580)
Balance at the end of the period	73,923,699	82,937,617	73,923,699	82,937,617
Amount of total (losses) gains included in earnings attributable to assets still held at period end	$ (8,143,518)	$ (10,394,490)	$ (16,483,798)	$ (27,667,727)

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Fair Value - Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Financial assets not carried at fair value:
HTM securities	$ 522,620	$ 321,244
Financial liabilities not carried at fair value:
Convertible senior notes	1,339,853	1,323,795
Carrying Value
Financial assets not carried at fair value:
Loans held-for-investment and loans transferred as secured borrowings	5,333,209	6,059,652
HTM securities	522,620	321,244
European servicing rights	1,243	2,626
Financial liabilities not carried at fair value:
Secured financing agreements and secured borrowings on transferred loans	4,225,204	4,068,699
Convertible senior notes	1,339,853	1,323,795
Fair Value.
Financial assets not carried at fair value:
Loans held-for-investment and loans transferred as secured borrowings	5,387,353	6,125,881
HTM securities	512,269	315,255
European servicing rights	4,400	5,302
Financial liabilities not carried at fair value:
Secured financing agreements and secured borrowings on transferred loans	4,236,892	4,092,264
Convertible senior notes	$ 1,406,336	$ 1,331,979

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Fair Value - Significant unobservable inputs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
Carrying Value	$ 82,921,158	$ 85,698,354
Carrying Value	78,815,776	$ 81,527,411
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | VIE liabilities | Discounted cash flow
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
Carrying Value	$ 2,911,497
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | VIE liabilities | Discounted cash flow | Minimum
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
Yield (as a percent)	0.00%	0.00%
Duration	0 years	0 years
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | VIE liabilities | Discounted cash flow | Maximum
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
Yield (as a percent)	833.50%	920.20%
Duration	12 years 2 months 12 days	17 years 6 months
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | Loans held-for-sale | Discounted cash flow
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
Carrying Value	$ 347,490
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | Loans held-for-sale | Discounted cash flow | Minimum
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
Yield (as a percent)	4.20%	4.80%
Duration	10 years	5 years
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | Loans held-for-sale | Discounted cash flow | Maximum
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
Yield (as a percent)	5.10%	5.30%
Duration		10 years
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | RMBS | Discounted cash flow
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
Carrying Value	$ 260,513
Portfolio percentage	64.00%	76.00%
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | RMBS | Discounted cash flow | Minimum
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
Constant prepayment rate (as a percent)	3.10%	2.60%
Constant default rate (as a percent)	1.00%	1.00%
Loss severity (as a percent)	14.00%	10.00%
Delinquency rate (as a percent)	2.00%	2.00%
Servicer advances (as a percent)	20.00%	30.00%
Annual coupon deterioration (as a percent)	0.00%	0.00%
Putback amount per projected total collateral loss (as a percent)	0.00%	0.00%
Loss severity for specified percentage of portfolio (as a percent)	45.00%	45.00%
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | RMBS | Discounted cash flow | Maximum
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
Constant prepayment rate (as a percent)	17.00%	17.80%
Constant default rate (as a percent)	8.60%	8.90%
Loss severity (as a percent)	80.00%	79.00%
Delinquency rate (as a percent)	29.00%	29.00%
Servicer advances (as a percent)	94.00%	94.00%
Annual coupon deterioration (as a percent)	0.60%	0.50%
Putback amount per projected total collateral loss (as a percent)	15.00%	11.00%
Loss severity for specified percentage of portfolio (as a percent)	80.00%	80.00%
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | CMBS | Discounted cash flow
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
Carrying Value	$ 58,785
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | CMBS | Discounted cash flow | Minimum
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
Yield (as a percent)	0.00%	0.00%
Duration	0 years	0 years
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | CMBS | Discounted cash flow | Maximum
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
Yield (as a percent)	950.20%	435.80%
Duration	9 years 3 months 18 days	18 years 6 months
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | Domestic servicing rights | Discounted cash flow
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
Carrying Value	$ 69,018
Yield (as a percent)	7.75%	8.25%
Discount rate (as a percent)	15.00%	15.00%
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | Domestic servicing rights | Discounted cash flow | Minimum
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
Control migration (as a percent)	0.00%	0.00%
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | Domestic servicing rights | Discounted cash flow | Maximum
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
Control migration (as a percent)	80.00%	80.00%
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | VIE Assets | Discounted cash flow
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
Carrying Value	$ 73,923,699
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | VIE Assets | Discounted cash flow | Minimum
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
Yield (as a percent)	0.00%	0.00%
Duration	0 years	0 years
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level III | VIE Assets | Discounted cash flow | Maximum
Quantitative information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis
Yield (as a percent)	833.50%	920.20%
Duration	12 years 2 months 12 days	17 years 6 months

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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Taxes
Assets owned	$ 82,921,158	$ 85,698,354
Cash	501,557	368,815	$ 372,768	$ 255,187
Investment and Servicing Segment | TRS entities
Income Taxes
Assets owned	918,200	858,500
Cash	$ 185,000	$ 185,600

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Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Tax Rate (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Reconciliation of statutory tax to effective tax
Federal statutory tax rate	$ 37,968	$ 43,677	$ 86,939	$ 134,034
REIT and other non-taxable income	(35,541)	(36,250)	(83,676)	(111,732)
State income taxes	247	937	224	3,117
Federal benefit of state tax deduction	(86)	(328)	(78)	(1,091)
Valuation allowance		(221)		2,652
Other	79	(140)	58	438
Effective tax rate	$ 2,667	$ 7,675	$ 3,467	$ 27,418
Reconciliation of statutory tax rate to effective tax rate
Federal statutory tax rate (as a percent)	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
REIT and other non-taxable income (as a percent)	(32.70%)	(29.00%)	(33.70%)	(29.10%)
State income taxes (as a percent)	0.20%	0.80%	0.10%	0.80%
Federal benefit of state tax deduction (as a percent)	(0.10%)	(0.30%)		(0.30%)
Valuation allowance (as a percent)		(0.20%)		0.70%
Other (as a percent)	0.10%	(0.10%)		0.10%
Effective tax rate (as a percent)	2.50%	6.20%	1.40%	7.20%

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Commitments $ in Billions	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) loan
Operating leases
Number of loans with future funding commitments | loan	48
Value of loans with future funding commitments	$ 1.6
Value of loans with future funding commitments expected to fund	$ 1.3

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Segment Data - Results of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Revenues:
Interest income from loans		$ 121,225	$ 120,598	$ 361,314	$ 357,319
Interest income from investment securities		19,175	24,674	53,879	76,228
Servicing fees		22,918	32,528	70,921	90,939
Rental income		39,742	10,045	110,262	17,731
Other revenues		1,645	4,300	3,814	7,437
Total revenues		204,705	192,145	600,190	549,654
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		27,780	28,082	76,510	82,871
Interest expense		59,082	50,688	173,237	151,021
General and administrative		51,470	38,693	119,677	115,361
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		1,509	3,682	5,682	9,735
Costs of rental operations		18,011	2,352	46,518	5,261
Depreciation and amortization		15,352	7,234	53,185	17,147
Loan loss allowance, net		2,127	(2,667)	3,395	311
Other expense			3	100	378
Total costs and expenses		175,331	128,067	478,304	382,085
Income before other income, income taxes and non-controlling interests		29,374	64,078	121,886	167,569
Other income:
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs		47,848	49,665	94,388	153,399
Change in fair value of servicing rights		(14,283)	(4,217)	(33,213)	(8,411)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net		(2,786)	2,617	(714)	3,564
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		49,996	19,082	70,122	51,044
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		4,305	5,706	12,849	20,747
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net		10	3,348	165	20,755
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net		(2,328)	2,230	(6,793)	7,323
Foreign currency (loss), gain net		(3,214)	(17,782)	(20,580)	(27,235)
OTTI/Impairment		(711)		(711)
Loss on extinguishment of debt					(5,921)
Other income, net		269	64	10,998	119
Total other income		79,106	60,713	126,511	215,384
Income before income taxes		108,480	124,791	248,397	382,953
Income tax benefit (provision)		(2,667)	(7,675)	(3,467)	(27,418)
Net income		105,813	117,116	244,930	355,535
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		(47)	(381)	(1,034)	(1,289)
Net income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.		105,766	116,735	243,896	354,246
Investment and Servicing Segment
Other income:
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net	$ 17,100
Operating Segments and Corporate
Revenues:
Interest income from loans		121,225	120,598	361,314	357,319
Interest income from investment securities		48,575	58,752	149,310	170,066
Servicing fees		37,873	61,508	111,705	166,987
Rental income		39,742	10,045	110,262	17,731
Other revenues		1,802	4,526	4,325	8,170
Total revenues		249,217	255,429	736,916	720,273
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		27,732	27,996	76,364	82,684
Interest expense		59,272	50,688	173,427	151,021
General and administrative		51,296	38,515	119,145	114,819
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		1,509	3,682	5,682	9,735
Costs of rental operations		18,011	2,352	46,518	5,261
Depreciation and amortization		15,352	7,234	53,185	17,147
Loan loss allowance, net		2,127	(2,667)	3,395	311
Other expense			3	100	378
Total costs and expenses		175,299	127,803	477,816	381,356
Income before other income, income taxes and non-controlling interests		73,918	127,626	259,100	338,917
Other income:
Change in fair value of servicing rights		(14,006)	(13,331)	(33,710)	(26,587)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net		827	(2,459)	(43,486)	2,834
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		49,996	19,082	70,122	51,044
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		3,924	5,906	13,137	21,369
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net		10	3,348	165	20,755
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net		(2,328)	2,230	(6,793)	7,323
Foreign currency (loss), gain net		(3,214)	(17,782)	(20,580)	(27,235)
OTTI/Impairment		(711)		(711)
Loss on extinguishment of debt					(5,921)
Other income, net		269	64	10,998	119
Total other income		34,767	(2,942)	(10,858)	43,701
Income before income taxes		108,685	124,684	248,242	382,618
Income tax benefit (provision)		(2,667)	(7,675)	(3,467)	(27,418)
Net income		106,018	117,009	244,775	355,200
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		(252)	(274)	(879)	(954)
Net income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.		105,766	116,735	243,896	354,246
Operating segment | Lending Segment
Revenues:
Interest income from loans		114,506	116,049	348,460	343,449
Interest income from investment securities		13,301	18,137	33,975	57,483
Servicing fees		195	114	560	296
Other revenues		99	154	180	567
Total revenues		128,101	134,454	383,175	401,795
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		525	364	1,295	1,119
Interest expense		22,678	20,148	67,585	61,868
General and administrative		5,067	5,901	13,529	16,842
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		322	935	1,602	1,932
Loan loss allowance, net		2,127	(2,667)	3,395	311
Total costs and expenses		30,719	24,681	87,406	82,072
Income before other income, income taxes and non-controlling interests		97,382	109,773	295,769	319,723
Other income:
Change in fair value of investment securities, net		207	(518)	(37)	(347)
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		852	818	2,544	3,034
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net		10	2,688	165	2,995
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net		4,982	10,693	17,824	19,602
Foreign currency (loss), gain net		(3,839)	(18,705)	(23,501)	(26,860)
Total other income		2,212	(5,024)	(3,005)	(1,576)
Income before income taxes		99,594	104,749	292,764	318,147
Income tax benefit (provision)			(166)	(75)	(136)
Net income		99,594	104,583	292,689	318,011
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		(352)	(350)	(1,050)	(1,030)
Net income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.		99,242	104,233	291,639	316,981
Operating segment | Investment and Servicing Segment
Revenues:
Interest income from loans		6,719	4,549	12,854	13,870
Interest income from investment securities		35,274	40,615	115,335	112,583
Servicing fees		37,678	61,394	111,145	166,691
Rental income		10,516	2,758	25,214	6,908
Other revenues		1,692	4,372	4,110	7,603
Total revenues		91,879	113,688	268,658	307,655
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		24	18	54	54
Interest expense		4,877	2,793	11,443	7,663
General and administrative		43,711	30,187	95,726	92,002
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		416	552	1,551	1,270
Costs of rental operations		4,872	1,562	11,595	4,138
Depreciation and amortization		4,482	2,492	11,263	10,790
Other expense			3	100	378
Total costs and expenses		58,382	37,607	131,732	116,295
Income before other income, income taxes and non-controlling interests		33,497	76,081	136,926	191,360
Other income:
Change in fair value of servicing rights		(14,006)	(13,331)	(33,710)	(26,587)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net		620	(1,941)	(43,449)	3,181
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		49,996	19,082	70,122	51,044
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		617	2,652	3,280	10,704
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net			660		17,760
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net		(2,590)	(9,582)	(17,780)	(13,315)
Foreign currency (loss), gain net		632	896	2,962	(395)
OTTI/Impairment		(198)		(198)
Other income, net		35	64	112	105
Total other income		35,106	(1,500)	(18,661)	42,497
Income before income taxes		68,603	74,581	118,265	233,857
Income tax benefit (provision)		(2,667)	(7,509)	(3,392)	(27,282)
Net income		65,936	67,072	114,873	206,575
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		100	76	171	76
Net income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.		66,036	67,148	115,044	206,651
Operating segment | Property Segment
Revenues:
Rental income		29,226	7,287	85,048	10,823
Other revenues		11		35
Total revenues		29,237	7,287	85,083	10,823
Costs and expenses:
Interest expense		5,536	1,713	16,163	2,590
General and administrative		867	226	2,259	402
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		759	2,233	1,517	6,495
Costs of rental operations		13,139	790	34,923	1,123
Depreciation and amortization		10,870	4,742	41,922	6,357
Total costs and expenses		31,171	9,704	96,784	16,967
Income before other income, income taxes and non-controlling interests		(1,934)	(2,417)	(11,701)	(6,144)
Other income:
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		2,455	2,436	7,313	7,631
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net		(4,720)	1,119	(6,837)	1,036
Foreign currency (loss), gain net		(7)	27	(41)	20
OTTI/Impairment		(513)		(513)
Other income, net				9,102
Total other income		(2,785)	3,582	9,024	8,687
Income before income taxes		(4,719)	1,165	(2,677)	2,543
Net income		(4,719)	1,165	(2,677)	2,543
Net income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.		(4,719)	1,165	(2,677)	2,543
Corporate
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		27,183	27,614	75,015	81,511
Interest expense		26,181	26,034	78,236	78,900
General and administrative		1,651	2,201	7,631	5,573
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		12	(38)	1,012	38
Total costs and expenses		55,027	55,811	161,894	166,022
Income before other income, income taxes and non-controlling interests		(55,027)	(55,811)	(161,894)	(166,022)
Other income:
Loss on extinguishment of debt					(5,921)
Other income, net		234		1,784	14
Total other income		234		1,784	(5,907)
Income before income taxes		(54,793)	(55,811)	(160,110)	(171,929)
Net income		(54,793)	(55,811)	(160,110)	(171,929)
Net income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.		(54,793)	(55,811)	(160,110)	(171,929)
Investment and Servicing VIEs
Revenues:
Interest income from investment securities		(29,400)	(34,078)	(95,431)	(93,838)
Servicing fees		(14,955)	(28,980)	(40,784)	(76,048)
Other revenues		(157)	(226)	(511)	(733)
Total revenues		(44,512)	(63,284)	(136,726)	(170,619)
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		48	86	146	187
Interest expense		(190)		(190)
General and administrative		174	178	532	542
Total costs and expenses		32	264	488	729
Income before other income, income taxes and non-controlling interests		(44,544)	(63,548)	(137,214)	(171,348)
Other income:
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs		47,848	49,665	94,388	153,399
Change in fair value of servicing rights		(277)	9,114	497	18,176
Change in fair value of investment securities, net		(3,613)	5,076	42,772	730
Earnings from unconsolidated entities		381	(200)	(288)	(622)
Total other income		44,339	63,655	137,369	171,683
Income before income taxes		(205)	107	155	335
Net income		(205)	107	155	335
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		$ 205	$ (107)	$ (155)	$ (335)

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Segment Data - Balance sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 501,557		$ 368,815	$ 372,768		$ 255,187
Restricted cash	51,735		23,069
Loans held-for-investment, net	5,232,231		5,973,079
Loans held-for-sale	347,490		203,865
Loans transferred as secured borrowings	100,978		86,573
Investment securities	854,667		724,947
Properties, net	1,237,879		919,225
Intangible assets	155,392		201,570
Investment in unconsolidated entities	185,748		199,201
Goodwill	140,437		140,437
Derivative assets	34,309		45,091
Accrued interest receivable	26,744		34,314
Other assets	128,292		102,479
VIE assets, at fair value	73,923,699		76,675,689
Total Assets	82,921,158		85,698,354
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	174,124		156,805
Related-party payable	23,901		40,955
Dividends payable	115,190		114,947
Derivative liabilities	12,753		5,196
Secured financing agreements, net	4,122,839		3,980,699
Convertible senior notes, net	1,339,853		1,323,795
Secured borrowings on transferred loans	102,365		88,000
VIE liabilities, at fair value	72,924,751		75,817,014
Total Liabilities	78,815,776		81,527,411
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	2,430		2,410
Additional paid-in capital	4,230,577		4,192,844
Treasury stock	(92,104)		(72,381)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	40,248	$ 32,627	29,729	39,510	$ 45,901	55,896
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(112,303)		(12,286)
Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity	4,068,848		4,140,316
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	36,534		30,627
Total Equity	4,105,382		4,170,943	$ 4,201,180		$ 3,882,912
Total Liabilities and Equity	82,921,158		85,698,354
Operating Segments and Corporate
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	500,422		367,837
Restricted cash	51,735		23,069
Loans held-for-investment, net	5,232,231		5,973,079
Loans held-for-sale	347,490		203,865
Loans transferred as secured borrowings	100,978		86,573
Investment securities	1,825,087		1,550,166
Properties, net	1,237,879		919,225
Intangible assets	185,241		213,399
Investment in unconsolidated entities	193,261		206,426
Goodwill	140,437		140,437
Derivative assets	34,309		45,091
Accrued interest receivable	26,744		34,314
Other assets	130,813		104,536
Total Assets	10,006,627		9,868,017
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	173,289		156,116
Related-party payable	23,901		40,955
Dividends payable	115,190		114,947
Derivative liabilities	12,753		5,196
Secured financing agreements, net	4,146,539		3,980,699
Convertible senior notes, net	1,339,853		1,323,795
Secured borrowings on transferred loans	102,365		88,000
Total Liabilities	5,913,890		5,709,708
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	2,430		2,410
Additional paid-in capital	4,230,577		4,192,844
Treasury stock	(92,104)		(72,381)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	40,248		29,729
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(112,303)		(12,286)
Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity	4,068,848		4,140,316
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	23,889		17,993
Total Equity	4,092,737		4,158,309
Total Liabilities and Equity	10,006,627		9,868,017
Operating segment | Lending Segment
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	136,096		83,836
Restricted cash	26,963		9,775
Loans held-for-investment, net	5,207,092		5,973,079
Loans transferred as secured borrowings	100,978		86,573
Investment securities	795,882		511,966
Investment in unconsolidated entities	30,838		30,827
Derivative assets	29,818		33,412
Accrued interest receivable	25,771		34,028
Other assets	6,947		7,938
Total Assets	6,360,385		6,771,434
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	21,410		18,822
Derivative liabilities	12,002		5,190
Secured financing agreements, net	2,269,960		2,341,897
Secured borrowings on transferred loans	102,365		88,000
Total Liabilities	2,405,737		2,453,909
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity:
Additional paid-in capital	1,814,902		2,477,987
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	45,762		37,242
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	2,082,734		1,790,705
Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity	3,943,398		4,305,934
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	11,250		11,591
Total Equity	3,954,648		4,317,525
Total Liabilities and Equity	6,360,385		6,771,434
Operating segment | Investment and Servicing Segment
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	73,779		62,649
Restricted cash	16,301		8,826
Loans held-for-investment, net	25,139
Loans held-for-sale	347,490		203,865
Investment securities	1,029,205		1,038,200
Properties, net	225,608		150,497
Intangible assets	137,746		152,278
Investment in unconsolidated entities	41,453		53,145
Goodwill	140,437		140,437
Derivative assets	1,399		2,087
Accrued interest receivable	973		286
Other assets	89,097		71,505
Total Assets	2,128,627		1,883,775
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	87,324		90,399
Related-party payable	279		423
Derivative liabilities	455		6
Secured financing agreements, net	494,213		422,260
Total Liabilities	582,271		513,088
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity:
Additional paid-in capital	1,205,686		1,146,926
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(7,696)		(3,714)
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	335,727		221,073
Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity	1,533,717		1,364,285
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	12,639		6,402
Total Equity	1,546,356		1,370,687
Total Liabilities and Equity	2,128,627		1,883,775
Operating segment | Property Segment
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	6,222		2,944
Restricted cash	8,471		4,468
Properties, net	1,012,271		768,728
Intangible assets	47,495		61,121
Investment in unconsolidated entities	120,970		122,454
Derivative assets	3,092		9,592
Other assets	32,250		23,657
Total Assets	1,230,771		992,964
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	46,530		25,427
Derivative liabilities	296
Secured financing agreements, net	737,796		568,738
Total Liabilities	784,622		594,165
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity:
Additional paid-in capital	438,512		394,465
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	2,182		(3,799)
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	5,455		8,133
Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity	446,149		398,799
Total Equity	446,149		398,799
Total Liabilities and Equity	1,230,771		992,964
Corporate
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	284,325		218,408
Other assets	2,519		1,436
Total Assets	286,844		219,844
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	18,025		21,468
Related-party payable	23,622		40,532
Dividends payable	115,190		114,947
Secured financing agreements, net	644,570		647,804
Convertible senior notes, net	1,339,853		1,323,795
Total Liabilities	2,141,260		2,148,546
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	2,430		2,410
Additional paid-in capital	771,477		173,466
Treasury stock	(92,104)		(72,381)
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(2,536,219)		(2,032,197)
Total Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity	(1,854,416)		(1,928,702)
Total Equity	(1,854,416)		(1,928,702)
Total Liabilities and Equity	286,844		219,844
Investment and Servicing VIEs
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,135		978
Investment securities	(970,420)		(825,219)
Intangible assets	(29,849)		(11,829)
Investment in unconsolidated entities	(7,513)		(7,225)
Other assets	(2,521)		(2,057)
VIE assets, at fair value	73,923,699		76,675,689
Total Assets	72,914,531		75,830,337
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	835		689
Secured financing agreements, net	(23,700)
VIE liabilities, at fair value	72,924,751		75,817,014
Total Liabilities	72,901,886		75,817,703
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Stockholders' Equity:
Non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries	12,645		12,634
Total Equity	12,645		12,634
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 72,914,531		$ 75,830,337

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Nov. 02, 2016	Oct. 04, 2016	Aug. 04, 2016	May 09, 2016	Feb. 25, 2016	Oct. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Subsequent Events
Dividend declared (in dollars per share)			$ 0.48	$ 0.48	$ 0.48		$ 0.48	$ 0.48	$ 1.44	$ 1.44
Medical Office Portfolio
Subsequent Events
Deposit on property acquisition						$ 40.0
Subsequent Events
Subsequent Events
Dividend declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48
Subsequent Events | Medical Office Portfolio
Subsequent Events
Deposit on property acquisition		$ 40.0