Related Party Transactions and Arrangements (Additional Related Party Transactions) (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) property shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
ARC Real Estate Partners, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Indirect ownership interests		100.00%
Number of properties owned		63
Number of vacant properties contributed		2
ARCT IV OP [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Issuance of common OP units, net | $		$ 800
Issuance of Common OP units, net (shares) | shares		79,870
VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Issuance of common OP units, net | $	[1]		$ 9,075,937
VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] | Member Units [Member] | ARCT IV OP [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Exchange ratio of ARCT'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 nine months ended September 30, 2014.