Credit Facilities	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Credit Facilities	Credit Facilities Senior Unsecured Credit Facility The General Partner, as guarantor, and the OP, as borrower, are parties to an unsecured credit facility with Wells Fargo, National Association, as administrative agent and other lenders party thereto (the “Credit Facility”). On June 30, 2014, the General Partner, as guarantor, and the OP, as borrower, entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), which increased the available borrowings, extended the term and decreased the interest rates associated with the Credit Facility, prior to the execution of the Credit Agreement. The Company accepted commitments from 20 financial institutions totaling $4.6 billion for the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility was initially comprised of a $1.2 billion term loan facility (with a delayed draw component equal to $200.0 million), a $3.3 billion revolving credit facility, inclusive of a $250.0 million multi-currency revolving facility (all of which can be borrowed in dollars, at the Company’s discretion). The Credit Facility included an accordion feature, which, if exercised in full, allowed the Company to increase the aggregate commitments under the Credit Facility to $6.0 billion, subject to the receipt of such additional commitments and the satisfaction of certain customary conditions. Subsequent to the Credit Agreement date, the Company accepted an additional $50.0 million commitment on the revolving credit facility from one of the original 20 financial institutions, bringing the total Credit Facility commitments to $4.65 billion. The revolving credit facility generally bears interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus from 1.00% to 1.80% or Base Rate plus 0.00% to 0.80% (based upon ARCP’s then current credit rating). “Base Rate” is defined as the highest of the prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 0.50% or a floating rate based on one month LIBOR, determined on a daily basis. The term loan facility generally bears interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus 1.15% to 2.05%, or Base Rate plus 0.15% to 1.05% (based upon ARCP’s then current credit rating). The Loans were initially priced with an applicable margin of 1.35% in the case of LIBOR revolving loans and 1.60% in the case of LIBOR term loans. In addition, the Credit Agreement provides the flexibility for interest rate auctions, pursuant to which, at the Company’s election, the Company may request that lenders make competitive bids to provide revolving loans, which competitive bids may be at pricing levels that differ from the foregoing interest rates. The Credit Agreement provides for monthly interest payments under the Credit Facility. In the event of default, at the election of the majority of the lenders (or automatically upon a bankruptcy event of default with respect to the OP or ARCP), the commitments of the lenders under the Credit Facility terminate, and payment of any unpaid amounts in respect of the Credit Facility is accelerated. The revolving credit facility and the term loan facility both terminate on June 30, 2018, in each case, unless extended in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement provides for a one-year extension option with respect to each of the revolving credit facility and the term loan facility, exercisable at the Company’s election and subject to certain customary conditions, as well as certain customary “amend and extend” provisions. At any time, upon timely notice by the OP and subject to any breakage fees, the OP may prepay borrowings under the Credit Facility (subject to certain limitations applicable to the prepayment of any loans obtained through an interest rate auction, as described above). The OP incurs a fee equal to 0.15% to 0.25% per annum (based upon ARCP’s then current credit rating) multiplied by the commitments (whether or not utilized) in respect of the dollar revolving credit facility and the multi-currency credit facility. The OP incurs an unused fee of 0.25% per annum on the unused amount of the delayed draw term loan commitments. In addition, the OP incurs customary administrative agent, letter of credit issuance, letter of credit fronting, extension and other fees. The Credit Facility requires restrictions on corporate guarantees, as well as the maintenance of financial covenants, including the maintenance of certain financial ratios (such as specified debt to equity and debt service coverage ratios) and the maintenance of a minimum net worth. In connection with the Credit Agreement, the Company expensed $3.9 million of unamortized deferred financing costs incurred in connection with the original Credit Facility, which is included in interest expense, net in the accompanying consolidated unaudited statements of operations. During the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company repaid $1.2 billion outstanding on the revolving credit facility with proceeds from the sale of the Multi-Tenant Portfolio. On November 12, 2014, the Company entered into a consent, waiver and amendment (the “Amendment”) with its lenders under the Credit Facility to extend the date of delivery of the Company’s third quarter 2014 financial statements and certain other financial deliverables until the earlier of five days following the date the Company filed with the SEC its third quarter 2014 10-Q and January 5, 2015. As part of the Amendment, the Company agreed to reduce the maximum amount of indebtedness available under the Credit Facility from $4.65 billion to $4.0 billion. Additionally, until the third quarter 2014 financial statements and a restatement of the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 were filed with the SEC, the maximum principal amount of indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Facility was temporarily reduced to $3.6 billion. On December 23, 2014, ARCP and the OP, as the borrower, entered into a Consent and Waiver Agreement (the “Consent and Waiver”) with respect to the Credit Agreement, as amended. The Consent and Waiver, among other things, (i) provided for a further extension of the date for the delivery of the Company’s third quarter 2014 financial statements and certain other financial deliverables that the Company agreed to provide under the Amendment, until the earlier of March 2, 2015 and 45 days following the receipt of a notice of breach or default from the applicable trustee or the requisite percentage of holders under ARCP’s and the OP’s respective indentures, (ii) provided an extension from the lenders for the delivery of the Company’s full-year 2014 audited financial statements until the earlier of the fifth day after the date that the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015, (iii) permanently reduced the maximum amount of indebtedness under the Credit Agreement to $3.6 billion, including the reduction of commitments under the undrawn term loan commitments and the Company’s revolving facilities as well as the elimination of the $25 million swingline facility, (iv) provided that until the date that all required financial deliverables have been delivered, no further loans or letters of credit would be requested under the Credit Agreement, as amended, by the Company, other than in accordance with the cash flow forecast provided by the Company to the lenders thereunder and that neither the Company nor the OP would pay any dividends on, or make any other Restricted Payment (as defined in the Credit Agreement) on, its respective common equity and (v) provided that the Company would provide additional financial and other information to the lenders from time to time. In connection with the Amendment and Consent and Waiver, the Company agreed to pay certain customary fees to the consenting lenders and agreed to reimburse certain customary expenses of the arrangers. On February 20, 2015, we entered into a third consent (the “Third Consent”) to clarify the required financial deliverables due to the lenders. As of December 31, 2014, the outstanding balance on the Credit Facility was $3.2 billion, of which $2.2 billion bore a floating interest rate of 1.95% at December 31, 2014. The remaining outstanding balance on the Credit Facility of $1.0 billion is fixed through the use of derivative instruments used to hedge interest rate volatility. Including the spread, which can vary based on ARCP’s credit rating, the interest rate on this portion was 3.28% at December 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2014, a maximum of $416.0 million was available to the OP for future borrowings, subject to borrowing availability. The credit facility matures on June 30, 2018. Repayment of Previous Credit Facilities As part of the ARCT IV Merger, the Company assumed a $800.0 million senior unsecured credit facility with various lenders, with Regions Bank acting as the administrative agent (the “ARCT IV Credit Facility”). As of the date of the ARCT IV Merger, there was $760.0 million outstanding under the ARCT IV Credit Facility, which consisted of a $300.0 million term loan facility and $460.0 million under the revolving credit facility. In connection with the ARCT IV Merger, the Company prepaid all of its loans pursuant to, and terminated all commitments available under, the ARCT IV Credit Facility. As part of the CapLease Merger, the Company assumed an unsecured credit facility with Wells Fargo, National Association, which had commitments of up to $150.0 million. In February 2014, such credit facility was amended and certain modifications were made to the terms of the agreement (the “CapLease Credit Facility”). On June 6, 2014, the Company repaid the outstanding balance of $150.0 million and terminated the credit facility agreement. No prepayment premium or penalty was paid in connection with the termination of the CapLease Credit Facility. On February 28, 2013, the Company repaid all of the outstanding borrowings under its previous senior secured revolving credit facility in the amount of $124.6 million and the credit agreement for such facility was terminated. The average interest rate on the borrowings during the period the balance was outstanding was 3.11%. On February 14, 2013, simultaneous with entering into the Credit Facility, the Company terminated its then effective unsecured credit facility agreement, which had been unused.

Credit Facilities

Senior Unsecured Credit Facility

The General Partner, as guarantor, and the OP, as borrower, are parties to an unsecured credit facility with Wells Fargo, National Association, as administrative agent and other lenders party thereto (the “Credit Facility”).

On June 30, 2014, the General Partner, as guarantor, and the OP, as borrower, entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), which increased the available borrowings, extended the term and decreased the interest rates associated with the Credit Facility, prior to the execution of the Credit Agreement. The Company accepted commitments from 20 financial institutions totaling $4.6 billion for the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility was initially comprised of a $1.2 billion term loan facility (with a delayed draw component equal to $200.0 million), a $3.3 billion revolving credit facility, inclusive of a $250.0 million multi-currency revolving facility (all of which can be borrowed in dollars, at the Company’s discretion). The Credit Facility included an accordion feature, which, if exercised in full, allowed the Company to increase the aggregate commitments under the Credit Facility to $6.0 billion, subject to the receipt of such additional commitments and the satisfaction of certain customary conditions. Subsequent to the Credit Agreement date, the Company accepted an additional $50.0 million commitment on the revolving credit facility from one of the original 20 financial institutions, bringing the total Credit Facility commitments to $4.65 billion.

The revolving credit facility generally bears interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus from 1.00% to 1.80% or Base Rate plus 0.00% to 0.80% (based upon ARCP’s then current credit rating). “Base Rate” is defined as the highest of the prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 0.50% or a floating rate based on one month LIBOR, determined on a daily basis. The term loan facility generally bears interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus 1.15% to 2.05%, or Base Rate plus 0.15% to 1.05% (based upon ARCP’s then current credit rating). The Loans were initially priced with an applicable margin of 1.35% in the case of LIBOR revolving loans and 1.60% in the case of LIBOR term loans. In addition, the Credit Agreement provides the flexibility for interest rate auctions, pursuant to which, at the Company’s election, the Company may request that lenders make competitive bids to provide revolving loans, which competitive bids may be at pricing levels that differ from the foregoing interest rates.

The Credit Agreement provides for monthly interest payments under the Credit Facility. In the event of default, at the election of the majority of the lenders (or automatically upon a bankruptcy event of default with respect to the OP or ARCP), the commitments of the lenders under the Credit Facility terminate, and payment of any unpaid amounts in respect of the Credit Facility is accelerated. The revolving credit facility and the term loan facility both terminate on June 30, 2018, in each case, unless extended in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement provides for a one-year extension option with respect to each of the revolving credit facility and the term loan facility, exercisable at the Company’s election and subject to certain customary conditions, as well as certain customary “amend and extend” provisions. At any time, upon timely notice by the OP and subject to any breakage fees, the OP may prepay borrowings under the Credit Facility (subject to certain limitations applicable to the prepayment of any loans obtained through an interest rate auction, as described above). The OP incurs a fee equal to 0.15% to 0.25% per annum (based upon ARCP’s then current credit rating) multiplied by the commitments (whether or not utilized) in respect of the dollar revolving credit facility and the multi-currency credit facility. The OP incurs an unused fee of 0.25% per annum on the unused amount of the delayed draw term loan commitments. In addition, the OP incurs customary administrative agent, letter of credit issuance, letter of credit fronting, extension and other fees.

The Credit Facility requires restrictions on corporate guarantees, as well as the maintenance of financial covenants, including the maintenance of certain financial ratios (such as specified debt to equity and debt service coverage ratios) and the maintenance of a minimum net worth.

In connection with the Credit Agreement, the Company expensed $3.9 million of unamortized deferred financing costs incurred in connection with the original Credit Facility, which is included in interest expense, net in the accompanying consolidated unaudited statements of operations. During the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company repaid $1.2 billion outstanding on the revolving credit facility with proceeds from the sale of the Multi-Tenant Portfolio.

On November 12, 2014, the Company entered into a consent, waiver and amendment (the “Amendment”) with its lenders under the Credit Facility to extend the date of delivery of the Company’s third quarter 2014 financial statements and certain other financial deliverables until the earlier of five days following the date the Company filed with the SEC its third quarter 2014 10-Q and January 5, 2015. As part of the Amendment, the Company agreed to reduce the maximum amount of indebtedness available under the Credit Facility from $4.65 billion to $4.0 billion. Additionally, until the third quarter 2014 financial statements and a restatement of the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 were filed with the SEC, the maximum principal amount of indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Facility was temporarily reduced to $3.6 billion.

On December 23, 2014, ARCP and the OP, as the borrower, entered into a Consent and Waiver Agreement (the “Consent and Waiver”) with respect to the Credit Agreement, as amended. The Consent and Waiver, among other things, (i) provided for a further extension of the date for the delivery of the Company’s third quarter 2014 financial statements and certain other financial deliverables that the Company agreed to provide under the Amendment, until the earlier of March 2, 2015 and 45 days following the receipt of a notice of breach or default from the applicable trustee or the requisite percentage of holders under ARCP’s and the OP’s respective indentures, (ii) provided an extension from the lenders for the delivery of the Company’s full-year 2014 audited financial statements until the earlier of the fifth day after the date that the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015, (iii) permanently reduced the maximum amount of indebtedness under the Credit Agreement to $3.6 billion, including the reduction of commitments under the undrawn term loan commitments and the Company’s revolving facilities as well as the elimination of the $25 million swingline facility, (iv) provided that until the date that all required financial deliverables have been delivered, no further loans or letters of credit would be requested under the Credit Agreement, as amended, by the Company, other than in accordance with the cash flow forecast provided by the Company to the lenders thereunder and that neither the Company nor the OP would pay any dividends on, or make any other Restricted Payment (as defined in the Credit Agreement) on, its respective common equity and (v) provided that the Company would provide additional financial and other information to the lenders from time to time. In connection with the Amendment and Consent and Waiver, the Company agreed to pay certain customary fees to the consenting lenders and agreed to reimburse certain customary expenses of the arrangers. On February 20, 2015, we entered into a third consent (the “Third Consent”) to clarify the required financial deliverables due to the lenders.

As of December 31, 2014, the outstanding balance on the Credit Facility was $3.2 billion, of which $2.2 billion bore a floating interest rate of 1.95% at December 31, 2014. The remaining outstanding balance on the Credit Facility of $1.0 billion is fixed through the use of derivative instruments used to hedge interest rate volatility. Including the spread, which can vary based on ARCP’s credit rating, the interest rate on this portion was 3.28% at December 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2014, a maximum of $416.0 million was available to the OP for future borrowings, subject to borrowing availability. The credit facility matures on June 30, 2018.

Repayment of Previous Credit Facilities

As part of the ARCT IV Merger, the Company assumed a $800.0 million senior unsecured credit facility with various lenders, with Regions Bank acting as the administrative agent (the “ARCT IV Credit Facility”). As of the date of the ARCT IV Merger, there was $760.0 million outstanding under the ARCT IV Credit Facility, which consisted of a $300.0 million term loan facility and $460.0 million under the revolving credit facility. In connection with the ARCT IV Merger, the Company prepaid all of its loans pursuant to, and terminated all commitments available under, the ARCT IV Credit Facility.

As part of the CapLease Merger, the Company assumed an unsecured credit facility with Wells Fargo, National Association, which had commitments of up to $150.0 million. In February 2014, such credit facility was amended and certain modifications were made to the terms of the agreement (the “CapLease Credit Facility”). On June 6, 2014, the Company repaid the outstanding balance of $150.0 million and terminated the credit facility agreement. No prepayment premium or penalty was paid in connection with the termination of the CapLease Credit Facility.

On February 28, 2013, the Company repaid all of the outstanding borrowings under its previous senior secured revolving credit facility in the amount of $124.6 million and the credit agreement for such facility was terminated. The average interest rate on the borrowings during the period the balance was outstanding was 3.11%. On February 14, 2013, simultaneous with entering into the Credit Facility, the Company terminated its then effective unsecured credit facility agreement, which had been unused.