Equity Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended															0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended																	3 Months Ended	36 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 Cole Merger [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Equity Plan [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 2013 Advisor Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement (OPP) [Member] Restricted Equity Based Compensation [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 2013 Advisor Multi-Year Outperformance Agreement (OPP) [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Restricted Stock [Member] Equity Plan [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Restricted Stock [Member] Equity Plan [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Restricted Stock [Member] Equity Plan [Member] Manager [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Restricted Stock [Member] Equity Plan [Member] ARC Properties Advisors, LLC [Member] Manager [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Restricted Stock [Member] Restricted Share Plan [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Restricted Stock [Member] Director Stock Plan [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Restricted Stock [Member] Director Stock Plan [Member] Year One [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Restricted Stock [Member] Director Stock Plan [Member] Year Two [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Restricted Stock [Member] Director Stock Plan [Member] Year Three [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Performance Shares [Member] Outperformance Plan [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Performance Shares [Member] Outperformance Plan [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Performance Shares [Member] Outperformance Plan [Member] Excess Return, Above Threshold [Member] Absolute Component [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Performance Shares [Member] Outperformance Plan [Member] Excess Return, Above Threshold [Member] Absolute Component [Member] Maximum [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Performance Shares [Member] Outperformance Plan [Member] Excess Return, Above Peer Group [Member] Relative Component [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Performance Shares [Member] Outperformance Plan [Member] Cumulative Return, Above Threshold [Member] Relative Component [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Performance Shares [Member] Outperformance Plan [Member] Cumulative Return, Above Threshold [Member] Relative Component [Member] Maximum [Member]		Feb. 28, 2013 Performance Shares [Member] Outperformance Plan [Member] Cumulative Return, Above Threshold [Member] Relative Component [Member] Minimum [Member]		Feb. 28, 2013 Performance Shares [Member] Outperformance Plan [Member] Cumulative Return, Above Threshold [Member] Relative Component, Linear Interpolation [Member] Maximum [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Performance Shares [Member] Outperformance Plan [Member] Cumulative Return, Equal to Threshold [Member] Relative Component [Member]		Feb. 28, 2013 Performance Shares [Member] Outperformance Plan [Member] Cumulative Return, Equal to Threshold [Member] Relative Component, Linear Interpolation [Member] Minimum [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Performance Shares [Member] Outperformance Plan [Member] Cumulative Return, Below Threshold [Member] Relative Component [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Performance Shares [Member] Outperformance Plan [Member] Interim Period [Member] Excess Return, Above Threshold [Member] Absolute Component [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Performance Shares [Member] Outperformance Plan [Member] Interim Period [Member] Cumulative Return, Above Threshold [Member] Relative Component [Member] Minimum [Member]		Mar. 31, 2014 Performance Shares [Member] New Multi-Year Outperformance Plan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Performance Shares [Member] New Multi-Year Outperformance Plan [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Performance Shares [Member] New Multi-Year Outperformance Plan [Member] Interim Period [Member] Excess Return, Above Threshold [Member] Absolute Component [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Performance Shares [Member] New Multi-Year Outperformance Plan [Member] Interim Period [Member] 100 Percent Cumulative Threshold [Member] Relative Component [Member]		Mar. 31, 2014 Performance Shares [Member] New Multi-Year Outperformance Plan [Member] Interim Period [Member] 50% Component Threshold [Member] Relative Component [Member]		Mar. 31, 2014 Performance Shares [Member] New Multi-Year Outperformance Plan [Member] Interim Period [Member] 0% Cumulative Threshold [Member] Relative Component [Member]		Mar. 31, 2014 Performance Shares [Member] New Multi-Year Outperformance Plan [Member] Performance Period [Member] Excess Return, Above Threshold [Member] Absolute Component [Member] Maximum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Performance Shares [Member] New Multi-Year Outperformance Plan [Member] Performance Period [Member] 100 Percent Cumulative Threshold [Member] Relative Component [Member]		Mar. 31, 2014 Performance Shares [Member] New Multi-Year Outperformance Plan [Member] Performance Period [Member] 50% Component Threshold [Member] Relative Component [Member]		Mar. 31, 2014 Performance Shares [Member] New Multi-Year Outperformance Plan [Member] Performance Period [Member] 0% Cumulative Threshold [Member] Relative Component [Member]		Mar. 31, 2014 Performance Shares [Member] New Multi-Year Outperformance Plan [Member] Annual Period [Member] Excess Return, Above Threshold [Member] Absolute Component [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Performance Shares [Member] New Multi-Year Outperformance Plan [Member] Annual Period [Member] 100 Percent Cumulative Threshold [Member] Relative Component [Member]		Mar. 31, 2014 Performance Shares [Member] New Multi-Year Outperformance Plan [Member] Annual Period [Member] 50% Component Threshold [Member] Relative Component [Member]		Mar. 31, 2014 Performance Shares [Member] New Multi-Year Outperformance Plan [Member] Annual Period [Member] 0% Cumulative Threshold [Member] Relative Component [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum authorized amount as a percentage of shares authorized									10.00%
Number of shares authorized, in shares												99,000
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, shares issued in period				6,715,197								60,854
Restricted share vesting period											5 years	3 years
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, periodic vesting percentage											20.00%		34.00%	33.00%	33.00%
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, equity instruments other than options, automatic grant											1,333
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Number of Restricted Common Shares, Unvested Beginning Balance											931,442	15,000
Number of Restricted Common Shares, Granted										167,400	5,523,846	42,854				8,241,101
Number of Restricted Common Shares, Vested											(676,066)	0
Number of Restricted Common Shares, Forfeited											0	0
Number of Restricted Common Shares, Unvested Ending Balance											5,779,222	57,854
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Weighted-Average Issue Price, Unvested Beginning Balance											$ 13.82	$ 14.45
Weighted-Average Issue Price, Granted											$ 13.20	$ 13.99
Weighted-Average Issue Price, Vested											$ 12.79	$ 0.00
Weighted-Average Issue Price, Forfeited											$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Weighted-Average Issue Price, Unvested Ending Balance											$ 13.35	$ 14.11
Equity based compensation	$ 22,510,000	$ 881,000					$ 18,100,000	$ 900,000
Equity based compensation	22,510,000	3,260,000	500,000		1,600,000	93,900,000																												4,400,000
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, performance period																	3 years
Share based compensation, maximum award opportunity																																		218,100,000
Performance based award percentage, as percentage of the company's market capitalization																																			5.00%
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, return percentage threshold																		7.00%	21.00%			18.00%	[1]	6.00%	[1]	6.00%	0.00%	[1]	0.00%		14.00%	12.00%	[1]			14.00%	12.00%	[1]	0.00%	[1]	0.00%	[1]	21.00%	18.00%	[1]	0.00%	[1]	0.00%	[1]	7.00%	6.00%	[1]	0.00%	[1]	0.00%	[1]
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, percentage of market capitalization threshold																		4.00%		4.00%
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, shares awarded as a percentage of maximum																					100.00%						50.00%			0.00%
Dividends payable																																		$ 300,000

[1] ________________________________(1) The “Peer Group” is comprised of the following companies: EPR Properties; Getty Realty Corporation; Lexington Realty Trust; National Retail Properties, Inc.; Realty Income Corpora