Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$ 111,883	$ 117,532
Interest income from investment securities	15,224	19,403
Servicing fees	14,102	24,691
Rental income	57,042	32,677
Other revenues	469	1,190
Total revenues	198,720	195,493
Costs and expenses:
Management fees	24,384	24,963
Interest expense	65,860	56,520
General and administrative	30,429	32,798
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs	671	1,285
Costs of rental operations	20,878	12,655
Depreciation and amortization	22,228	18,760
Loan loss allowance, net	(305)	(761)
Other expense	758	100
Total costs and expenses	164,903	146,320
Income before other income (loss), income taxes and non-controlling interests	33,817	49,173
Other income (loss):
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs	69,170	(4,167)
Change in fair value of servicing rights	(8,433)	(6,739)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net	(1,171)	753
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net	10,593	6,891
Earnings from unconsolidated entities	2,987	4,065
(Loss) gain on sale of investments and other assets, net	(56)	245
Loss on derivative financial instruments, net	(4,349)	(24,718)
Foreign currency gain (loss), net	4,864	(378)
Total other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI")		54
Noncredit portion of OTTI recognized in other comprehensive income		54
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(5,916)
Other income, net	365	2,015
Total other income (loss)	68,054	(22,033)
Income before income taxes	101,871	27,140
Income tax benefit (provision)	983	(94)
Net income	102,854	27,046
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(496)	(389)
Net income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$ 102,358	$ 26,657
Basic:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.39	$ 0.11
Diluted:
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.39	0.11
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.48