Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Revenues:
Interest income from loans	$ 120,612	$ 122,557	$ 232,495	$ 240,089
Interest income from investment securities	12,370	15,301	27,594	34,704
Servicing fees	18,628	23,312	32,730	48,003
Rental income	58,966	37,843	116,008	70,520
Other revenues	993	979	1,462	2,169
Total revenues	211,569	199,992	410,289	395,485
Costs and expenses:
Management fees	24,633	23,767	49,017	48,730
Interest expense	71,317	57,635	137,177	114,155
General and administrative	32,520	35,409	62,949	68,207
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs	537	2,888	1,208	4,173
Costs of rental operations	23,024	15,852	43,902	28,507
Depreciation and amortization	22,032	19,073	44,260	37,833
Loan loss allowance, net	(2,694)	2,029	(2,999)	1,268
Other expense	142		900	100
Total costs and expenses	171,511	156,653	336,414	302,973
Income before other income (loss), income taxes and non-controlling interests	40,058	43,339	73,875	92,512
Other income (loss):
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs	77,761	50,707	146,931	46,540
Change in fair value of servicing rights	(8,001)	(12,191)	(16,434)	(18,930)
Change in fair value of investment securities, net	(2,493)	1,319	(3,664)	2,072
Change in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale, net	15,406	13,235	25,999	20,126
Earnings from unconsolidated entities	29,465	4,479	32,452	8,544
Gain (loss) on sale of investments and other assets, net	5,183	(90)	5,127	155
(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments, net	(37,586)	20,253	(41,935)	(4,465)
Foreign currency gain (loss), net	12,910	(16,988)	17,774	(17,366)
Total other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI")	109		109	54
Noncredit portion of OTTI recognized in other comprehensive income				54
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings	(109)		(109)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(5,916)
Other income, net	91	8,714	456	10,729
Total other income (loss)	92,627	69,438	160,681	47,405
Income before income taxes	132,685	112,777	234,556	139,917
Income tax benefit (provision)	(9,452)	(706)	(8,469)	(800)
Net income	123,233	112,071	226,087	139,117
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	(5,853)	(598)	(6,349)	(987)
Net income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.	$ 117,380	$ 111,473	$ 219,738	$ 138,130
Basic:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.47	$ 0.84	$ 0.58
Diluted:
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.44	0.47	0.83	0.58
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.48	$ 0.48	$ 0.96	$ 0.96