CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Series D Preferred equity, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Series D Preferred equity, shares authorized	0us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesAuthorized	21,735,008us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesAuthorized
Series D Preferred equity, shares issued	0us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesIssued	21,735,008us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesIssued
Series D Preferred equity, shares outstanding	0	21,735,008
Convertible preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Convertible preferred stock, shares authorized	100,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	100,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
Convertible preferred stock, shares issued	42,834,138us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued	42,199,547us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
Convertible preferred stock, shares outstanding	42,834,138us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding	42,199,547us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	1,500,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized	1,500,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized
Common stock, shares issued	905,530,430us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued	239,234,725us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
Common stock, shares outstanding	905,530,430us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding	239,234,725us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
ARC Properties Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]
Series D Preferred equity, shares issued	0	21,735,008
Series D Preferred equity, shares outstanding	0	21,735,008
ARC Properties Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
General partners', units issued	905,544,559	239,248,853
General partners', units outstanding	905,544,559	239,248,853
Limited partners', units issued	23,763,797	17,832,274
Limited partners', units outstanding	23,763,797	17,832,274
ARC Properties Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] \| Preferred Units [Member]
General partners', units issued	42,834,138	42,199,547
General partners', units outstanding	42,834,138	42,199,547
Limited partners', units issued	86,874,000	721,465,000
Limited partners', units outstanding	86,874,000	721,465,000

Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.29)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 30

-Article 5