Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
ASSETS
Real estate, at cost	[1]	$ 740,971	$ 752,420
Less: accumulated depreciation	[1]	(28,343)	(22,314)
Real estate, net	[1]	712,628	730,106
Real estate-related intangible assets, net	[1]	224,182	242,166
Total real estate, net and real estate-related intangible assets, net	[1]	936,810	972,272
Net investment in sales-type leases	[1]	2,412,716	1,305,519
Ground Lease receivables	[1]	796,252	577,457
Equity investments in Ground Leases	[1]	173,374	129,614
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	29,619	56,948
Restricted cash	[1]	8,897	39,519
Deferred operating lease income receivable	[1]	117,311	93,307
Deferred expenses and other assets, net	[1]	40,747	34,334
Total assets	[1]	4,515,726	3,208,970
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	[1],[2]	67,592	76,673
Real estate-related intangible liabilities, net	[1]	65,429	66,268
Debt obligations, net	[1]	2,697,503	1,684,726
Total liabilities	[1]	2,830,524	1,827,667
Commitments and contingencies (refer to Note 9)	[1]
Safehold Inc. shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 400,000 shares authorized, 56,619 and 53,206 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively	[1]	566	532
Additional paid-in capital	[1]	1,663,324	1,412,107
Retained earnings	[1]	59,368	23,945
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	[1]	(40,980)	(57,461)
Total Safehold Inc. shareholders' equity	[1]	1,682,278	1,379,123
Noncontrolling interests	[1]	2,924	2,180
Total equity	[1]	1,685,202	1,381,303
Total liabilities and equity	[1]	4,515,726	3,208,970
Other Liability, Due to Related Party
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		$ 6,200	$ 4,700

[1] Refer to Note 2 for details on the Company’s consolidated variable interest entities ("VIEs").

[2] As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, includes $6.2 million and $4.7 million, respectively, due to related parties.