Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Preferred stock, par value		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, authorized shares		100,000,000	125
Preferred stock, shares issued		125	125
Preferred stock, shares outstanding		125	125
Common stock, par value		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, authorized shares		300,000,000	95,500,000
Common stock, shares issued		59,440,112	47,251,165
Common stock, shares outstanding		59,440,112	47,251,165
Total assets	[1]	$ 3,355,385	$ 2,665,583
Total liabilities	[1]	2,154,054	1,694,894
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Total assets		0	743,500
Total liabilities		$ 0	$ 542,800
Class A Common Stock
Common stock, par value		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, authorized shares		2,500,000	2,500,000
Common stock, shares issued		1,178,618	1,194,863
Common stock, shares outstanding		1,178,618	1,194,863
Repurchase Agreements
Loans pledged as collateral		$ 2,694,106	$ 1,397,610
Deferred financing costs		8,697	8,159
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | Repurchase Agreements
Available-for-sale securities pledged as collateral		47,762	51,305
Collateralized Loan Obligation
Loans pledged as collateral			712,158
Deferred financing costs		0	2,541
Notes Payable
Deferred financing costs		$ 1,601	$ 2,883

[1] At December 31, 2017, there were no VIE assets or liabilities recorded in the Company’s Total Assets and Total Liabilities. The Company’s consolidated Total Assets and Total Liabilities at December 31, 2016 include VIE assets and liabilities of $743.5 million and $542.8 million, respectively. These assets were available only to satisfy obligations of the VIE, and creditors of the VIE had recourse only to those assets, and not to TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for details