Related Party Transactions and Arrangements (Additional Related Party Transactions) (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) property shares	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Investment securities, at fair value		$ 55,802		$ 58,646
Affiliates of Former Manager [Member] | Investments In Real Estate Fund [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Available-for-sale Securities			$ 1,700
Investment securities, at fair value		$ 100
ARC Real Estate Partners, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Indirect ownership interests		100.00%
Number of owned properties | property		63
Number of Vacant Properties Contributed | property		2
ARCT IV OP [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Issuance of common OP units, net		$ 800
Issuance of Common OP units, net, units | shares		79,870
VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Issuance of common OP units, net	[1]		$ 9,076,054
Investment securities, at fair value		$ 55,802		$ 58,646
VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] | Member Units [Member] | ARCT III [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Exchange ratio of ARCP's common stock		2.3961

[1] Includes $2.2 million issued to affiliates of the Former Manager (as defined in Note 15 – Equity) for the six months ended June 30, 2014.