Corporate Transactions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Corporate Transactions	3. CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS Blackstone Loan Warehouse Joint Venture On May 13, 2013, we entered into a joint venture, 42-16 Partners, LLC, or 42-16 Partners, with an affiliate of our Manager to originate and warehouse loans prior to the completion of our class A common stock offering on May 29, 2013. 42-16 Partners was controlled by us and owned 16.7% by us and 83.3% by an affiliate of our Manager, and originated one senior mortgage loan on May 21, 2013. On May 30, 2013, we ended this relationship with the affiliate of our Manager and purchased 100% of the equity interests in 42-16 Partners held by the affiliate of our Manager using proceeds from the sale of our class A common stock and, as a result, 42-16 Partners became a 100% owned and consolidated subsidiary. CT Legacy Partners Merger To maintain its tax efficiency, on March 22, 2013, CT Legacy REIT Mezz Borrower, Inc., or CT Legacy REIT, was merged with and into CT Legacy Partners, LLC, or CT Legacy Partners, whereby CT Legacy Partners was the surviving entity. We refer to this transaction as the Merger. As a result of the Merger, all outstanding shares of class A-1 common stock, class A-2 common stock, class B common stock, and class A preferred stock of CT Legacy REIT were converted into limited liability company shares, or LLC Shares, in CT Legacy Partners. These LLC Shares have economic and voting rights equivalent to the corresponding shares of stock of CT Legacy REIT. In addition, all outstanding shares of class B preferred stock of CT Legacy REIT were redeemed on March 21, 2013 for an aggregate of $147,000 in cash, which amount was composed of the shares’ par value, liquidation preference, and accrued dividends thereon. As a result of the Merger, we have consolidated CT Legacy Partners as of March 22, 2013, and, therefore, the remaining legacy assets and liabilities from our comprehensive debt restructuring on March 31, 2011, which we refer to as our March 2011 Restructuring. As a result of the consolidation, we recorded an increase of $12.0 million in total equity. Refer to Note 8 and Note 13 for further discussion of CT Legacy Partners. Investment Management Business Sale On December 19, 2012, pursuant to a purchase and sale agreement, dated as of September 27, 2012, or Purchase Agreement, by and between us and an affiliate of Blackstone, we completed the disposition of our investment management and special servicing business for a purchase price of $21.4 million. The sale included our equity interests in CT Investment Management Co., LLC, or CTIMCO, our related private investment fund co-investments, and 100% of the outstanding class A preferred stock of CT Legacy REIT. We refer to the entire transaction as our Investment Management Business Sale. Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, on December 19, 2012, we entered into a management agreement with our Manager, or Management Agreement, which was amended and restated as of March 26, 2013, and further amended on July 30, 2013, pursuant to which we are now managed by our Manager pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Management Agreement. In addition, Blackstone received the right to designate two members of our board of directors, and exercised that right by designating an employee of Blackstone and one of its senior advisors to replace two former members of our board of directors who resigned effective December 19, 2012. As a result of the Investment Management Business Sale, the income and expense items related to our investment management business have been reclassified to income from discontinued operations on our consolidated statements of operations. Refer to Note 15 for a further discussion of discontinued operations. On December 19, 2012, we also closed our sale to Blackstone of 500,000 shares of our class A common stock for a purchase price of $10.0 million. In connection with the consummation of the Investment Management Business Sale and the closing of our sale of 500,000 shares of class A common stock to Blackstone, we paid a $20.00 per share special cash dividend on December 20, 2012, to holders of record of our class A common stock at the close of business on November 12, 2012. CT CDO Deconsolidation On December 19, 2012, as a result of the Investment Management Business Sale, we are no longer the collateral manager for certain collateralized debt obligations, or CT CDOs, nor are we the special servicer on their collateral assets. Due to the externalization of these management functions, and our lack of material economic interest in the residual equity we own in CT CDOs II and IV, we ceased to be the primary beneficiary of these entities and, therefore, discontinued the consolidation of CT CDOs II and IV, which we refer to as the CT CDO Deconsolidation. We recognized a gain of $53.9 million on the deconsolidation of CT CDOs II and IV, which was due primarily to the reversal of charges to stockholders’ equity resulting from losses previously recorded in excess of our economic interests in these non-recourse securitization vehicles. Subsequently, in May 2013, we disposed of our residual equity interest in CT CDOs II and IV, which had no impact to our consolidated financial statements.

3. CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS

Blackstone Loan Warehouse Joint Venture

On May 13, 2013, we entered into a joint venture, 42-16 Partners, LLC, or 42-16 Partners, with an affiliate of our Manager to originate and warehouse loans prior to the completion of our class A common stock offering on May 29, 2013. 42-16 Partners was controlled by us and owned 16.7% by us and 83.3% by an affiliate of our Manager, and originated one senior mortgage loan on May 21, 2013. On May 30, 2013, we ended this relationship with the affiliate of our Manager and purchased 100% of the equity interests in 42-16 Partners held by the affiliate of our Manager using proceeds from the sale of our class A common stock and, as a result, 42-16 Partners became a 100% owned and consolidated subsidiary.

CT Legacy Partners Merger

To maintain its tax efficiency, on March 22, 2013, CT Legacy REIT Mezz Borrower, Inc., or CT Legacy REIT, was merged with and into CT Legacy Partners, LLC, or CT Legacy Partners, whereby CT Legacy Partners was the surviving entity. We refer to this transaction as the Merger. As a result of the Merger, all outstanding shares of class A-1 common stock, class A-2 common stock, class B common stock, and class A preferred stock of CT Legacy REIT were converted into limited liability company shares, or LLC Shares, in CT Legacy Partners. These LLC Shares have economic and voting rights equivalent to the corresponding shares of stock of CT Legacy REIT. In addition, all outstanding shares of class B preferred stock of CT Legacy REIT were redeemed on March 21, 2013 for an aggregate of $147,000 in cash, which amount was composed of the shares’ par value, liquidation preference, and accrued dividends thereon.

As a result of the Merger, we have consolidated CT Legacy Partners as of March 22, 2013, and, therefore, the remaining legacy assets and liabilities from our comprehensive debt restructuring on March 31, 2011, which we refer to as our March 2011 Restructuring. As a result of the consolidation, we recorded an increase of $12.0 million in total equity. Refer to Note 8 and Note 13 for further discussion of CT Legacy Partners.

Investment Management Business Sale

On December 19, 2012, pursuant to a purchase and sale agreement, dated as of September 27, 2012, or Purchase Agreement, by and between us and an affiliate of Blackstone, we completed the disposition of our investment management and special servicing business for a purchase price of $21.4 million. The sale included our equity interests in CT Investment Management Co., LLC, or CTIMCO, our related private investment fund co-investments, and 100% of the outstanding class A preferred stock of CT Legacy REIT. We refer to the entire transaction as our Investment Management Business Sale. Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, on December 19, 2012, we entered into a management agreement with our Manager, or Management Agreement, which was amended and restated as of March 26, 2013, and further amended on July 30, 2013, pursuant to which we are now managed by our Manager pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Management Agreement. In addition, Blackstone received the right to designate two members of our board of directors, and exercised that right by designating an employee of Blackstone and one of its senior advisors to replace two former members of our board of directors who resigned effective December 19, 2012. As a result of the Investment Management Business Sale, the income and expense items related to our investment management business have been reclassified to income from discontinued operations on our consolidated statements of operations. Refer to Note 15 for a further discussion of discontinued operations.

On December 19, 2012, we also closed our sale to Blackstone of 500,000 shares of our class A common stock for a purchase price of $10.0 million.

In connection with the consummation of the Investment Management Business Sale and the closing of our sale of 500,000 shares of class A common stock to Blackstone, we paid a $20.00 per share special cash dividend on December 20, 2012, to holders of record of our class A common stock at the close of business on November 12, 2012.

CT CDO Deconsolidation

On December 19, 2012, as a result of the Investment Management Business Sale, we are no longer the collateral manager for certain collateralized debt obligations, or CT CDOs, nor are we the special servicer on their collateral assets. Due to the externalization of these management functions, and our lack of material economic interest in the residual equity we own in CT CDOs II and IV, we ceased to be the primary beneficiary of these entities and, therefore, discontinued the consolidation of CT CDOs II and IV, which we refer to as the CT CDO Deconsolidation. We recognized a gain of $53.9 million on the deconsolidation of CT CDOs II and IV, which was due primarily to the reversal of charges to stockholders’ equity resulting from losses previously recorded in excess of our economic interests in these non-recourse securitization vehicles. Subsequently, in May 2013, we disposed of our residual equity interest in CT CDOs II and IV, which had no impact to our consolidated financial statements.