Organization and Business	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS	ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc. (the “Company”) is a Maryland corporation that was formed on July 27, 2010, which has elected to be taxed, and currently qualifies, as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes. The Company is the sole general partner of and owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the partnership interests in Cole Operating Partnership IV, LP, a Delaware limited partnership. The Company is externally managed by Cole REIT Advisors IV, LLC (“CR IV Advisors”), an affiliate of the Company’s sponsor, Cole Capital^®, which is a trade name used to refer to a group of affiliated entities directly or indirectly controlled by VEREIT, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.) (“VEREIT”), a self-managed publicly traded REIT organized as a Maryland corporation and listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: VER). On February 7, 2014, VEREIT acquired Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc. (“Cole”), which, prior to its acquisition, indirectly owned and/or controlled the Company’s external advisor, CR IV Advisors, the Company’s dealer manager for the Offering (as defined below), Cole Capital Corporation (“CCC”), the Company’s property manager, CREI Advisors, LLC (“CREI Advisors”), and the Company’s sponsor, Cole Capital. As a result of VEREIT’s acquisition of Cole, VEREIT indirectly owns and/or controls CR IV Advisors, CCC, CREI Advisors and Cole Capital. On January 26, 2012, pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-169533) (the “Registration Statement”) filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Company commenced its initial public offering on a “best efforts” basis of up to a maximum of $2.975 billion in shares of common stock (the “Offering”). On November 25, 2013, the Company reallocated $400.0 million in shares from its distribution reinvestment plan (the “DRIP”) to the primary portion of the Offering, and on February 18, 2014, the Company reallocated an additional $23.0 million in shares from the DRIP to the primary portion of the Offering. As a result of these reallocations, the Offering offered up to a maximum of approximately 292.3 million shares of common stock at a price of $10.00 per share in the primary portion of the Offering and up to approximately 5.5 million additional shares pursuant to the DRIP under which the Company’s stockholders could have elected to have distributions reinvested in additional shares of common stock at a price of $9.50 per share. As of February 25, 2014, the Company no longer accepted subscription agreements in connection with the Offering because it had received subscription agreements that allowed it to reach the maximum primary offering. The Company ceased issuing shares in the Offering on April 4, 2014. At the completion of the Offering, a total of approximately 297.4 million shares of common stock had been issued, including approximately 292.3 million shares of common stock sold to the public pursuant to the primary portion of the Offering and approximately 5.1 million shares of common stock issued pursuant to the DRIP. The remaining approximately 404,000 unsold shares from the Offering were deregistered. In addition, the Company registered 26.0 million shares of common stock under the DRIP pursuant to a Registration Statement filed on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-192958) (the “DRIP Offering” and collectively with the Offering, the “Offerings”), which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 19, 2013 and automatically became effective with the SEC upon filing. The Company has issued, and expects that it will continue to issue, shares of common stock in the DRIP Offering. As of June 30, 2015, the Company had issued approximately 312.0 million shares of its common stock in the Offerings, including 14.7 million shares issued in the DRIP Offering, for gross offering proceeds of $3.1 billion before organization and offering costs, selling commissions and dealer manager fees of $306.0 million. As of June 30, 2015, the Company had redeemed approximately 2.7 million shares for $26.3 million (at an average price per share of $9.70). As of June 30, 2015, the Company owned 828 properties, which includes nine properties owned through a consolidated joint venture arrangement (the “Consolidated Joint Venture”), comprising 22.3 million rentable square feet of commercial space located in 45 states. As of June 30, 2015, the rentable space at these properties was 98% leased. In addition, through an unconsolidated joint venture arrangement, as of June 30, 2015, the Company had an interest in one property comprising 176,000 rentable square feet of commercial space (the “Unconsolidated Joint Venture”).

ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc. (the “Company”) is a Maryland corporation that was formed on July 27, 2010, which has elected to be taxed, and currently qualifies, as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes. The Company is the sole general partner of and owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the partnership interests in Cole Operating Partnership IV, LP, a Delaware limited partnership. The Company is externally managed by Cole REIT Advisors IV, LLC (“CR IV Advisors”), an affiliate of the Company’s sponsor, Cole Capital^®, which is a trade name used to refer to a group of affiliated entities directly or indirectly controlled by VEREIT, Inc. (formerly known as American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.) (“VEREIT”), a self-managed publicly traded REIT organized as a Maryland corporation and listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: VER). On February 7, 2014, VEREIT acquired Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc. (“Cole”), which, prior to its acquisition, indirectly owned and/or controlled the Company’s external advisor, CR IV Advisors, the Company’s dealer manager for the Offering (as defined below), Cole Capital Corporation (“CCC”), the Company’s property manager, CREI Advisors, LLC (“CREI Advisors”), and the Company’s sponsor, Cole Capital. As a result of VEREIT’s acquisition of Cole, VEREIT indirectly owns and/or controls CR IV Advisors, CCC, CREI Advisors and Cole Capital.

On January 26, 2012, pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-169533) (the “Registration Statement”) filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Company commenced its initial public offering on a “best efforts” basis of up to a maximum of $2.975 billion in shares of common stock (the “Offering”). On November 25, 2013, the Company reallocated $400.0 million in shares from its distribution reinvestment plan (the “DRIP”) to the primary portion of the Offering, and on February 18, 2014, the Company reallocated an additional $23.0 million in shares from the DRIP to the primary portion of the Offering. As a result of these reallocations, the Offering offered up to a maximum of approximately 292.3 million shares of common stock at a price of $10.00 per share in the primary portion of the Offering and up to approximately 5.5 million additional shares pursuant to the DRIP under which the Company’s stockholders could have elected to have distributions reinvested in additional shares of common stock at a price of $9.50 per share.

As of February 25, 2014, the Company no longer accepted subscription agreements in connection with the Offering because it had received subscription agreements that allowed it to reach the maximum primary offering. The Company ceased issuing shares in the Offering on April 4, 2014. At the completion of the Offering, a total of approximately 297.4 million shares of common stock had been issued, including approximately 292.3 million shares of common stock sold to the public pursuant to the primary portion of the Offering and approximately 5.1 million shares of common stock issued pursuant to the DRIP. The remaining approximately 404,000 unsold shares from the Offering were deregistered.

In addition, the Company registered 26.0 million shares of common stock under the DRIP pursuant to a Registration Statement filed on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-192958) (the “DRIP Offering” and collectively with the Offering, the “Offerings”), which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 19, 2013 and automatically became effective with the SEC upon filing. The Company has issued, and expects that it will continue to issue, shares of common stock in the DRIP Offering.

As of June 30, 2015, the Company had issued approximately 312.0 million shares of its common stock in the Offerings, including 14.7 million shares issued in the DRIP Offering, for gross offering proceeds of $3.1 billion before organization and offering costs, selling commissions and dealer manager fees of $306.0 million. As of June 30, 2015, the Company had redeemed approximately 2.7 million shares for $26.3 million (at an average price per share of $9.70). As of June 30, 2015, the Company owned 828 properties, which includes nine properties owned through a consolidated joint venture arrangement (the “Consolidated Joint Venture”), comprising 22.3 million rentable square feet of commercial space located in 45 states. As of June 30, 2015, the rentable space at these properties was 98% leased. In addition, through an unconsolidated joint venture arrangement, as of June 30, 2015, the Company had an interest in one property comprising 176,000 rentable square feet of commercial space (the “Unconsolidated Joint Venture”).