Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Revenues:
Interest income from loans		$ 1,804,104	$ 1,218,521	$ 800,291
Interest income from investment securities		76,524	65,058	45,168
Servicing fees		33,121	40,359	38,739
Rental income		127,666	128,263	278,831
Other revenues		8,493	12,515	7,059
Total revenues		2,049,908	1,464,716	1,170,088
Costs and expenses:
Management fees		141,543	155,551	167,773
Interest expense		1,436,107	797,121	445,087
General and administrative		180,212	175,500	171,302
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs		925	3,400	1,184
Costs of rental operations		44,842	44,115	111,667
Depreciation and amortization		49,141	49,293	83,001
Credit loss provision, net		243,728	46,657	8,335
Other expense		1,820	1,314	708
Total costs and expenses		2,098,318	1,272,951	989,057
Other income (loss):
Change in net assets related to consolidated VIEs		181,688	124,001	162,333
Change in fair value of servicing rights		1,594	1,010	3,578
Change in fair value of investment securities, net		767	(2,204)	(387)
Change in fair value of mortgage loans, net		62,702	(346,222)	69,050
Income from affordable housing fund investments			755,736
Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities		16,722	(6,323)	8,752
Gain on sale of investments and other assets, net		25,729	137,611	38,984
(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments, net		(38,605)	334,015	82,363
Foreign currency gain (loss), net		60,834	(96,956)	(36,292)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(1,238)	(1,185)	(7,428)
Other loss, net		(135,552)	(93,710)	(7,314)
Total other income		465,885	805,773	320,064
Income before income taxes		417,475	997,538	501,095
Income tax benefit (provision)		682	61,523	(8,669)
Net income		418,157	1,059,061	492,426
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		(78,944)	(187,586)	(44,687)
Net income attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.		$ 339,213	$ 871,475	$ 447,739
Earnings per share data attributable to Starwood Property Trust, Inc.:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 1.07	$ 2.80	$ 1.54
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 1.07	$ 2.74	$ 1.52
Primary beneficiary
Other income (loss):
Income from affordable housing fund investments	$ 6,425	$ 291,244	$ 755,736	$ 6,425