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Segment Reporting - Narrative (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
security
Dec. 31, 2013
security
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Number of reportable segments 2us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments  
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Number of securities acquired 10arcp_NumberofSecuritiesAcquired
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
10arcp_NumberofSecuritiesAcquired
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
Real Estate Investment Segment [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Number of loans held for investment 14arcp_NumberofLoansHeldforInvestment
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= arcp_RealEstateInvestmentSegmentMember
 
Real Estate Investment Segment [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Number of securities acquired 10arcp_NumberofSecuritiesAcquired
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= arcp_RealEstateInvestmentSegmentMember
 
Real Estate Investment Segment [Member] | Consolidated Properties [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Number of owned properties 4,648us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidatedPropertiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= arcp_RealEstateInvestmentSegmentMember
 
Square feet of property 103,100,000us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidatedPropertiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= arcp_RealEstateInvestmentSegmentMember
 
Number of states in which entity operates 49us-gaap_NumberOfStatesInWhichEntityOperates
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidatedPropertiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= arcp_RealEstateInvestmentSegmentMember
 
Percentage of rentable space leased 99.30%arcp_PercentageOfNetRentableAreaLeased
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidatedPropertiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= arcp_RealEstateInvestmentSegmentMember
 
Real estate property, weighted average remaining lease term 11 years 9 months 18 days  
Real Estate Investment Segment [Member] | Unconsolidated Properties [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Net rentable area (in square feet) 1,600,000us-gaap_NetRentableArea
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_UnconsolidatedPropertiesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= arcp_RealEstateInvestmentSegmentMember
 
Unconsolidated Joint Venture [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Number of owned properties 6us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= arcp_UnconsolidatedJointVentureMember