2.4.0.8014 - Disclosure - Equity-Based Compensationtruefalsefalse1false falsefalseContext_6ME__30-Jun-2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001503707duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_DisclosureOfCompensationRelatedCostsSharebasedPaymentsAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs, Share-Based Payments [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_DisclosureOfCompensationRelatedCostsShareBasedPaymentsTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<p style="font: 10pt/normal times new roman, times, serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>7. Equity-Based Compensation</b></p> <p style="font: 10pt/normal times new roman, times, serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">&#160;</p> <p style="font: 10pt/normal times new roman, times, serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">The Company adopted a long-term incentive plan, as amended (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;), which it may use to attract and retain qualified officers, directors, employees and consultants, as well as an independent directors compensation plan, which is a component of the Plan. Each of the Company&#8217;s three independent directors received 5,000 shares of restricted stock in connection with the commencement of operations on February 11, 2013. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company recognized $8,438 and $12,988, of equity-based compensation expense, respectively, related to the issuance of restricted stock, which was recorded in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.</p>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5047-113901 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 50 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6406099&loc=d3e25284-112666 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6418621&loc=d3e17540-113929 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5444-113901 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 14 false0Equity-Based CompensationfalseEquity-Based CompensationUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.northstarreit.com/role/EquityBasedCompensation12