CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Jun. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Nov. 08, 2013
Real estate investments, at cost:
Land	$ 3,343,235	[1]	$ 1,380,308	[1]	$ 754,493
Buildings, fixtures and improvements	12,420,626	[1]	5,297,400	[1]	2,813,279
Land and construction in progress	62,594	[1]	21,839	[1]
Acquired Intangible lease assets	2,227,393	[1]	759,595	[1]	432,300
Total real estate investments, at cost	18,053,848	[1]	7,459,142	[1]	4,000,072
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(660,617)	[1]	(267,278)	[1]	(116,802)
Total real estate investments, net	17,393,231	[1]	7,191,864	[1]	3,883,270
Investment in unconsolidated entities	102,047	[1]	0	[1]
Investment in direct financing leases, net	62,094	[1]	66,112	[1]	76,410
Investment securities, at fair value	219,204	[1]	62,067	[1]	78,002
Loans held for investment, net	97,587	[1]	26,279	[1]
Cash and cash equivalents	195,529	[1]	52,725	[1]	272,448	[1]	292,575	[1]
Restricted cash	69,544	[1]	35,921	[1]	1,576
Intangible assets, net	347,618	[1]	0	[1]
Deferred costs and other assets, net	418,199	[1]	280,661	[1]	128,183
Goodwill	2,293,020	[1]	92,789	[1]
Due from affiliates	73,686	[1]	0	[1]
Assets held for sale	38,737	[1]	665	[1]	6,014
Total assets	21,310,496	[1]	7,809,083	[1]	4,445,903
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Mortgage notes payable, net	4,227,494	[1]	1,301,114	[1]	272,042
Corporate bonds, net	2,546,089	[1]	0	[1]
Convertible debt, net	975,003	[1]	972,490	[1]
Credit facilities	1,896,000	[1]	1,969,800	[1]
Other debt, net	146,158	[1]	104,804	[1]
Below-market lease liabilities, net	281,954	[1]	77,169	[1]
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	174,942	[1]	730,571	[1]	666,080
Deferred rent, derivative and other liabilities	223,419	[1]	40,271	[1]	8,359
Distributions payable	10,779	[1]	10,903	[1]	9,966
Due to affiliates	3,184	[1]	103,434	[1]	1,349
Total liabilities	10,485,022	[1]	5,310,556	[1]	2,033,930
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,500,000,000 shares authorized and 907,918,821 and 239,234,725 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	9,079	[1]	2,392	[1]	2,214
Additional paid-in capital	11,901,675	[1]	2,940,907	[1]	2,706,087
Accumulated other comprehensive income	7,058	[1]	7,666	[1]	7,582
Accumulated deficit	(1,639,208)	[1]	(877,957)	[1]	(447,741)
Total stockholders' equity	10,279,031	[1]	2,073,430	[1]	2,268,572
Non-controlling interests	277,144	[1]	155,798	[1]	143,401
Total equity	10,556,175	[1]	2,229,228	[1]	2,411,973	[1]	1,668,760	[1]
Total liabilities and equity	21,310,496	[1]	7,809,083	[1]	4,445,903
Series D preferred stock [Member]
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Series D preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 21,735,008 shares (part of 100,000,000 aggregate preferred shares authorized) issued and outstanding at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	269,299	[1]	269,299	[1]					269,300
Preferred stock (excluding Series D Preferred Stock) [Member]
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Preferred stock (excluding Series D Preferred Stock), $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized and 42,730,013 and 42,199,547 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	$ 427	[1]	$ 422	[1]	$ 430

[1] For discussion on the restatement adjustments, see Note 2 - Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements.