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Transactions with Related Parties - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions, £ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2019 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2019 GBP (£)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Non-cash expenses				$ 17,329,000	$ 15,522,000
Loan face amount	$ 16,434,631,000			16,434,631,000		$ 16,277,343,000
Twenty Nineteen Term Loan [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt Securities			$ 60,000,000.0		$ 60,000,000.0
percentage of total secured term loans			8.00%		8.00%		8.00%
Twenty Twenty Term Loan [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt Securities	$ 5,000,000.0			$ 5,000,000.0
percentage of total secured term loans	2.00%			2.00%
Restricted Class A Common Stock [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares held \| shares	1,547,277			1,547,277		1,698,582
Senior Term Facility [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Minority participation in senior term facility			49.00%		49.00%		49.00%	49.00%
Manager [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management Agreement renewal term, description				the current term of which expires on December 19, 2020, and will be automatically renewed for a one-year term upon such date and each anniversary thereafter unless earlier terminated.
Accrued management and incentive fees payable	$ 20,500,000			$ 20,500,000		$ 20,200,000
Management fees paid to Manager	19,300,000		$ 19,800,000	39,400,000	$ 38,400,000
Expenses reimbursed to Manager	$ 205,000		242,000	$ 423,000	430,000
Manager [Member] \| Class A Common Stock [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services \| shares	840,696	840,696
Management fees paid to Manager		$ 19,300,000
Manager [Member] \| Class A Common Stock [Member] \| Restricted Class A Common Stock [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares held \| shares	768,179			768,179
Non-cash expenses	$ 4,200,000		3,900,000	$ 8,500,000
Manager [Member] \| Class A Common Stock [Member] \| Restricted Class A Common Stock [Member] \| Manager [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Non-cash expenses				26,300,000	7,700,000
Affiliates of Manager [Member] \| Third-Party Service Provider [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Administrative services expenses incurred	138,000		$ 90,000	$ 271,000	$ 176,000
BXMT Advisors Limited Liability Company and Affiliates [Member] \| Twenty Nineteen Term Loan [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total incentive compensation payments	750,000
BXMT Advisors Limited Liability Company and Affiliates [Member] \| Twenty Twenty Term Loan [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total incentive compensation payments	$ 250,000
Blackstone-Advised Investment Vehicles, or the Funds [Member] \| Senior Term Facility [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loan face amount		421,500,000					€ 391.3	£ 490.0
Senior term facility		$ 140,000,000.0					€ 191.8	£ 240.1
Minority participation in senior term facility		33.00%