Document and Entity Information In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Aug. 11, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	COLE CREDIT PROPERTY TRUST IV, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001498547
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity common stock, shares outstanding		301.5