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Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (SDNY and Maryland Derivative Actions) (Details) (Subsequent Event [Member])
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Feb. 20, 2015
plaintiff
Feb. 02, 2015
lawsuit
Jan. 16, 2015
lawsuit
SDNY Derivative Actions [Member]      
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]      
Number of shareholder derivative actions   6us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= arcp_SDNYDerivativeActionsMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
 
Number of plaintiffs 3us-gaap_LossContingencyNumberOfPlaintiffs
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= arcp_SDNYDerivativeActionsMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
   
Maryland Derivative Actions [Member]      
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]      
Number of shareholder derivative actions     2us-gaap_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledNumber
/ us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis
= arcp_MarylandDerivativeActionsMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember