Stockholders' Equity (Common and Preferred Stock) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 Vote $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2011 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 $ / shares shares	Aug. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Private Placement [Member]
Common Stock [Abstract]
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction		20,000,000
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share | $ / shares		$ 10
Sale Of Stock Nature Of Consideration Received Per Transaction	The Company ceased raising capital under this private placement offering effective December 31, 2011.
Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Stock [Abstract]
Preferred shares authorized (in shares)	8,990,000
Preferred shares issued (in shares)	0
Convertible Series AA Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Stock [Abstract]
Preferred shares authorized (in shares)	1,000,000		1,000,000
Annual cash dividend rate (in hundredths)	7.00%
Liquidation preference per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 25		$ 25
Initial conversion price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 25.00
Total number of common shares issuable upon conversion of outstanding shares of preferred stock (in shares)	2
Preferred shares issued (in shares)	0		0
Redeemable Convertible Series 6.3% Preferred Stock [Member] | NetREIT National City Partnership, LP [Member]
Preferred Stock [Abstract]
Preferred shares authorized (in shares)	1,649
Annual cash dividend rate (in hundredths)		6.30%
Preferred Stock Dividend Payment Terms	Quarterly
Preferred Stock Redemption Amount | $				$ 1,600,000
Common Class A [Member]
Common Stock [Abstract]
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	100,000,000		100,000,000
Par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Common stock shares issued (in shares)	17,202,228		16,887,377
Number of votes holder is entitled to | Vote	1
Maximum individual common stock ownership (in hundredths)	9.80%
Common Class B [Member]
Common Stock [Abstract]
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000
Par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.01
Common stock shares issued (in shares)	0
Number of votes holder is entitled to | Vote	1
Maximum individual common stock ownership (in hundredths)	9.80%