Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Real estate
Real estate, at cost	[1]	$ 1,752,053	$ 1,761,079
Less: accumulated depreciation	[1]	(267,772)	(233,860)
Real estate, net	[1]	1,484,281	1,527,219
Real estate available and held for sale	[1]	5,212	8,650
Total real estate	[1]	1,489,493	1,535,869
Net investment in leases	[1]	429,101	418,915
Land and development, net	[1]	430,663	580,545
Loans receivable and other lending investments, net	[1]	732,330	827,861
Other investments	[1]	1,176,560	907,875
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	98,633	307,172
Accrued interest and operating lease income receivable, net	[1]	10,061	10,162
Deferred operating lease income receivable, net	[1]	58,128	54,222
Deferred expenses and other assets, net	[1]	436,839	442,488
Total assets	[1]	4,861,808	5,085,109
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	[1]	467,922	424,374
Liabilities associated with properties held for sale	[1]	27	57
Loan participations payable, net	[1]	42,501	35,638
Debt obligations, net	[1]	3,286,975	3,387,080
Total liabilities	[1]	3,797,425	3,847,149
Commitments and contingencies (refer to Note 12)	[1]
iStar Inc. shareholders' equity:
Preferred Stock Series D, G and I, liquidation preference $25.00 per share (refer to Note 14)	[1]	12	12
Common Stock, $0.001 par value, 200,000 shares authorized, 73,967 and 77,810 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively	[1]	74	78
Additional paid-in capital	[1]	3,240,535	3,284,877
Accumulated deficit	[1]	(2,316,972)	(2,205,838)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (refer to Note 14)	[1]	(52,680)	(38,707)
Total iStar Inc. shareholders' equity	[1]	870,969	1,040,422
Noncontrolling interests	[1]	193,414	197,538
Total equity	[1]	1,064,383	1,237,960
Total liabilities and equity	[1]	$ 4,861,808	$ 5,085,109

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