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	Jun. 30, 2017 GBP (£)	May 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) property shares	May 31, 2015 shares	Jan. 31, 2014 shares	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) item shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) item shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
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Granted (in shares) \| shares								1,548,160
Originations of mortgage financing								$ 2,231,907	$ 1,492,845
Restricted stock units
Related-Party Transactions
Granted (in shares) \| shares						0	0
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Manager Equity Plan
Related-Party Transactions
Granted (in shares) \| shares								1,000,000
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Manager Equity Plan \| Restricted stock units
Related-Party Transactions
Granted (in shares) \| shares			1,000,000	675,000	2,000,000
Award vesting period			3 years	3 years	3 years
Co-origination of loan with SEREF and private funds, London
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Originations of mortgage financing \| £	£ 75.0
Number of properties \| item						3		3
Manager
Related-Party Transactions
Base management fee incurred						$ 16,900	$ 15,100	$ 33,800	30,200
Base management fee payable						16,900		16,900		$ 15,700
Incentive fee incurred						4,300	2,900	9,800	7,500
Incentive fees payable						4,300		4,300		19,000
Executive compensation and other reimbursable expenses						1,300	1,500	2,800	2,600
Executive compensation and other reimbursable expense payable						1,500		1,500		3,000
Grant date fair value								$ 3,100	$ 3,300
Manager \| Restricted stock units
Related-Party Transactions
Granted (in shares) \| shares								138,264	169,104
Award vesting period								3 years	3 years
Share-based compensation expense						800	600	$ 1,400	$ 1,000
Manager \| Starwood Property Trust, Inc. Manager Equity Plan \| Restricted stock units
Related-Party Transactions
Share-based compensation expense						2,900	5,300	4,400	10,100
Affiliates of Manager
Related-Party Transactions
Purchase price		$ 50,000
Commercial real estate loans sold subsequent to the end of the period.						15,000		15,000
Commercial real estate loans not sold subsequent to the end of the period.						35,000		35,000
Investment and Servicing Segment
Related-Party Transactions
Purchase price										$ 268,500
CMBS \| Investment and Servicing Segment \| REO Portfolio
Related-Party Transactions
Purchase price						19,700	60,500	19,700	85,100
Non-controlling interest issued						$ 0	$ 2,400	$ 0	$ 5,500
CMBS \| Investment and Servicing Segment \| Co-origination of loan with SEREF and private funds, London
Related-Party Transactions
Total commitments \| £	69.3
Amount committed for loans by the entity \| £	£ 55.4
CMBS \| Investment and Servicing Segment \| Fund IX
Related-Party Transactions
Aggregate proceeds			$ 59,000
Number of hotel properties. \| property			85