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Real Estate (Impairments) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Impairment of assets $ 34,634,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges $ 12,589,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges $ 13,778,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Impairment of Real Estate 34,600,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate 14,400,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate 35,400,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate
Impairment of long-lived assets to be disposed of or sold   1,800,000star_ImpairmentofLongLivedAssetstobeDisposedoforSold 22,600,000star_ImpairmentofLongLivedAssetstobeDisposedoforSold
Net Lease      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Impairment of long-lived assets to be disposed of or sold 3,600,000star_ImpairmentofLongLivedAssetstobeDisposedoforSold
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= star_NetLeaseAssetMember
   
Land and Residential Properties [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Impairment of Real Estate 15,600,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= star_LandandResidentialPropertiesMember
   
Real Estate Properties [Member]      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Impairment of Real Estate $ 15,400,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfRealEstate
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= star_RealEstatePropertiesMember
   
Number of Properties Impaired 2star_NumberofPropertiesImpaired
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= star_RealEstatePropertiesMember