Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 145,338	$ 122,141	$ 350,608	$ 657,956
Costs and expenses:
Interest expense	46,522	47,219	136,851	135,572
Depreciation and amortization	14,199	19,979	43,586	41,857
General and administrative	24,110	21,613	72,512	73,655
(Recovery of) provision for loan losses	(3,805)	200	(3,792)	18,237
Impairment of assets	0	989	4,953	11,177
Other expense	407	298	12,798	5,180
Total costs and expenses	152,721	134,699	409,858	710,070
Income from sales of real estate	3,476	5,409	233,406	79,353
Income (loss) from operations before earnings from equity method investments and other items	(3,907)	(7,149)	174,156	27,239
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net	0	(911)	(468)	(3,447)
Earnings (losses) from equity method investments	7,617	(635)	16,566	(4,581)
Selling profit from sales-type leases	0		180,416
Gain on consolidation of equity method investment	0	0	0	67,877
Net income (loss) before income taxes	3,710	(8,695)	370,670	87,088
Income tax expense	(84)	(137)	(323)	(386)
Net income (loss)	3,626	(8,832)	370,347	86,702
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2,845)	(2,028)	(8,168)	(11,632)
Net income (loss) attributable to iStar Inc.	781	(10,860)	362,179	75,070
Preferred dividends	(8,124)	(8,124)	(24,372)	(24,372)
Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders	$ (7,343)	$ (18,984)	$ 337,807	$ 50,698
Net income (loss) allocable to common shareholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.12)	$ (0.28)	$ 5.23	$ 0.75
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.12)	$ (0.28)	$ 4.26	$ 0.69
Weighted average number of common shares:
Basic (in shares)	62,168	67,975	64,624	67,940
Diluted (in shares)	62,168	67,975	80,876	83,729
Operating lease income
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 44,110	$ 59,109	$ 158,210	$ 149,516
Interest income
Revenues:
Total revenues	19,701	22,915	60,417	74,824
Interest income from sales-type leases
Revenues:
Total revenues	8,339	0	12,157	0
Other income
Revenues:
Total revenues	18,270	27,808	43,133	63,951
Real estate
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales expense	23,187	32,287	71,165	105,511
Land development
Revenues:
Total revenues	54,918	12,309	76,691	369,665
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales expense	$ 48,101	$ 12,114	$ 71,785	$ 318,881