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Term of notice required to terminate management agreement without cause.

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Term of management agreement renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The amount of fees payable on termination of management agreement.

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The amount of fees to be paid for management of operations in year four per a management agreement.

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The percentage of gross assets, net of common stock shares owned, used for determining annual fees for managing operations for year five and thereafter per a management agreement.

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The amount of minimum quarterly fees to be paid for management of operations in year five as per management agreement.

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The amount of minimum quarterly fees to be paid for management of operations in year six as per management agreement.

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The amount of fees to be paid for management of operations in year four per a management agreement.

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The amount of revenue derived from managing business operations for an entity.

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The aggregate number of shares to be offered under shares sale agreement.

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Amount of expense for investment management fee, including, but not limited to, expense in connection with research, selection, supervision, and custody of investment.

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	Mar. 31, 2023	Sep. 30, 2026	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2026	Sep. 30, 2025	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024	Sep. 29, 2026	Sep. 29, 2025	Mar. 28, 2025	Apr. 30, 2023
Selling stockholder sales agreement \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Aggregate number of shares												1,000,000
Star Holdings \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fees recorded		$ 1,900,000	$ 2,700,000	$ 5,800,000	$ 9,000,000
Star Holdings \| Safehold Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage		19.10%		19.10%
Star Holdings \| SpinCo Manager \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fee payable - year four	$ 5,000,000	$ 7,500,000		$ 7,500,000							$ 7,500,000
Termination fee payable	$ 50,000,000								$ 62,500,000	$ 62,500,000	$ 55,000,000
Minimum quarterly fees payable - year five		1,250,000		1,250,000					1,250,000
Minimum quarterly fees payable - year six		$ 625,000		625,000					$ 625,000
Management fees						$ 10,000,000	$ 15,000,000	$ 25,000,000
Annual management fee - Year 4				$ 7,500,000
Annual management fee percent of gross book value, year five and thereafter				2.00%
Management agreement initial term	1 year
Management agreement renewal term	1 year
Notice required to terminate management agreement without cause	180 days
Percentage approval of independent directors to terminate management agreement without cause	66.70%
Notice required to terminate management agreement with cause	30 days