Common Stock, Shares Held By Related Party as a Percentage of Common Stock Outstanding

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Operating Partnership Units Held By Related Party

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Related Party Transaction, Acquisition Fees Earned by Related Party, Percentage of Benchmark

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Related Party Transaction, Asset Management Fees Earned by Related Party, Percentage of Benchmark

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Related Party Transaction, Financing Coordination Fees Earned by Related Party, Percentage of Benchmark

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Related Party Transaction, Sales Commissions Earned by Related Party, Percentage of Benchmark

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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 57

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph c

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 850

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864

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Related Party Transactions and Arrangements (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified				12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012 Operating Partnership Unit [Member] ARC Real Estate Partners, LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Operating Partnership Unit [Member] ARC Real Estate Partners, LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Operating Partnership Unit [Member] ARC Real Estate Partners, LLC [Member] Contributor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Fees and Expense Reimbursement, Stock Offering [Member] ARC Properties Advisors, LLC [Member] Manager [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Fees and Expense Reimbursement, Stock Offering [Member] ARC Properties Advisors, LLC [Member] Manager [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Sales Commissions and Fees [Member] Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member] Dealer Manager [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Sales Commissions and Fees [Member] Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member] Dealer Manager [Member]	Sep. 07, 2011 Gross Proceeds, Initial Public Offering [Member] Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member] Dealer Manager [Member]	Sep. 07, 2011 Gross Proceeds, Common Stock [Member] Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member] Dealer Manager [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Contract Purchase Price [Member] ARC Properties Advisors, LLC [Member] Manager [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Amount Available or Outstanding Under Financing Arrangement [Member] ARC Properties Advisors, LLC [Member] Manager [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Average Invested Assets [Member] ARC Properties Advisors, LLC [Member] Manager [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Acquisition Fees Earned by Related Party, Percentage of Benchmark										1.00%
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party				$ 183	$ 0	$ 1,601	$ 14
Common stock held by related party, percent	20.70%	31.30%
Operating Partnership Units Held By Related Party			310,000
Sales commissions as a percentage of benchmark								6.00%	2.00%
Financing coordination as a percentage of benchmark											0.75%
Asset management fees as a percentage of benchmark												0.50%