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Description of Business (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 4 Months Ended 11 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jul. 01, 2003
Sep. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Description of Business                
Number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance 500,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized 500,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized           500,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare           $ 0.01us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
Number of shares of preferred stock authorized for issuance 100,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized 100,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized           100,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.01us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 0.01us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare           $ 0.01us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare
Proceeds from issuance of common stock $ 6,800,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock $ 134,176,328us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock $ 39,200,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock          
ACM                
Description of Business                
Structured finance assets contribution amount for commensurate equity ownership under operating partnership       213,100,000abr_OperatingPartnershipStructuredFinanceAssetsContributionAmountForEqualEquityOwnership
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Borrowings supported by equity contributed for commensurate equity ownership under operating partnership       169,200,000abr_OperatingPartnershipBorrowingsContributionAmountForEqualEquityOwnership
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Equity investment for commensurate equity ownership under operating partnership       43,900,000abr_ProceedsFromOperatingPartnershipInvestmentsEquityContribution
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Common Stock                
Description of Business                
Issuance of common stock (in shares) 1,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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17,625,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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7,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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  6,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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5,625,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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6,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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1,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock         $ 40,900,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
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$ 43,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
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$ 45,600,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
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$ 6,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
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