Organization	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	Note 1. Organization Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. (referred to throughout this report as the “Company,” “we”, “us” and “our”) is a Maryland Corporation formed on April 29, 2015 for the purpose of creating a diversified portfolio of income-producing loans collateralized by institutional quality commercial real estate. We commenced operations on August 25, 2015 (“Commencement of Operations”) and generally conduct our business through wholly-owned subsidiaries or investments in joint ventures. Any references to the Company refer to the Company, its consolidated joint venture, CMTG/TT Mortgage REIT LLC (“CMTG/TT” or “JV REIT”), a Delaware limited liability company, and the consolidated subsidiaries of each entity. The Company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, under the symbol “CMTG”. We elected and intend to maintain our qualification to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Internal Revenue Code"), for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As such, we generally are not subject to U.S. federal income tax on that portion of our income that we distribute to stockholders. See Note 12 – Income Taxes regarding taxes applicable to the Company. We are externally managed by Claros REIT Management LP (the “Manager”), our affiliate, through a management agreement (the "Management Agreement") pursuant to which the Manager provides a management team and other professionals who are responsible for implementing our business strategy, subject to the supervision of our board of directors. In exchange for its services, the Manager is entitled to management fees and incentive fees. See Note 10 – Related Party Transactions regarding the Management Agreement.

Organization

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Note 1. Organization

Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. (referred to throughout this report as the “Company,” “we”, “us” and “our”) is a Maryland Corporation formed on April 29, 2015 for the purpose of creating a diversified portfolio of income-producing loans collateralized by institutional quality commercial real estate. We commenced operations on August 25, 2015 (“Commencement of Operations”) and generally conduct our business through wholly-owned subsidiaries or investments in joint ventures. Any references to the Company refer to the Company, its consolidated joint venture, CMTG/TT Mortgage REIT LLC (“CMTG/TT” or “JV REIT”), a Delaware limited liability company, and the consolidated subsidiaries of each entity. The Company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, under the symbol “CMTG”.

We elected and intend to maintain our qualification to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Internal Revenue Code"), for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As such, we generally are not subject to U.S. federal income tax on that portion of our income that we distribute to stockholders. See Note 12 – Income Taxes regarding taxes applicable to the Company.

We are externally managed by Claros REIT Management LP (the “Manager”), our affiliate, through a management agreement (the "Management Agreement") pursuant to which the Manager provides a management team and other professionals who are responsible for implementing our business strategy, subject to the supervision of our board of directors. In exchange for its services, the Manager is entitled to management fees and incentive fees. See Note 10 – Related Party Transactions regarding the Management Agreement.