CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - OP - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Total		VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Affiliates of Former Manager [Member] Offering Related Costs [Member]	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Preferred Units [Member] General Partner [Member]	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Preferred Units [Member] Limited Partner [Member]	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Common Stock [Member] General Partner [Member]	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Common Stock [Member] Limited Partner [Member]	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Parent [Member]	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Beginning balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2013						42,199,547	721,465	239,234,725	17,832,274
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2013				$ 2,229,228		$ 1,054,989	$ 16,466	$ 1,018,123	$ 139,083	$ 2,228,661	$ 567
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Equity-based compensation, net of forfeitures (shares)									10,744,697
Equity-based compensation, net of forfeitures				32,805				23,183	$ 9,622	32,805
Distributions to Common OP Units and non-controlling interests		$ (28,809)		(626,272)				(597,463)	(27,561)	(625,024)	(1,248)
Distributions to Preferred OP Units				(80,749)		$ (53,120)		(27,629)		(80,749)
Net (loss) income		(650,485)		(650,485)				(626,562)	(24,158)	(650,720)	235
Other comprehensive loss		934		934				$ 899	$ 35	934
Issuance of Common OP units, net (shares)	[1]							662,305,318	7,956,297
Issuance of common OP units, net	[1]			9,075,937				$ 8,923,453	$ 152,484	9,075,937
Conversion of Units to units (shares)						622,836	(622,836)	1,098,074	(1,098,074)
Conversion of Units to units						$ 12,470	$ (12,470)	$ 16,275	$ (16,275)
Issuance of restricted share awards, net (shares)								5,326,404
Issuance of restricted share awards, net		(4,256)		(4,256)				$ (4,256)		(4,256)
Contributions from non-controlling interest holders		982		982							982
Non-controlling interests retained in Cole Merger		24,766		24,766							24,766
Ending balance (shares) at Sep. 30, 2014						42,822,383	98,629	907,964,521	35,435,194
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2014				10,002,890		$ 1,014,339	$ 3,996	$ 8,726,023	$ 233,230	9,977,588	25,302
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Issuance of common stock		$ 8,923,453	[2]		$ 2,200
Beginning balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2014						42,834,138	86,874	905,530,431	23,763,797
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2014				9,382,330		$ 996,987	$ 3,375	$ 8,157,167	$ 201,102	9,358,631	23,699
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Repurchases of common OP Units to settle tax obligation (shares)		(183,492)						(183,492)
Repurchases of common OP Units to settle tax obligation		$ (1,634)		(1,634)				$ (1,634)		(1,634)
Equity-based compensation, net of forfeitures (shares)								(386,705)
Equity-based compensation, net of forfeitures				10,189				$ 10,189		10,189
Tax shortfall from equity-based compensation				(629)				(629)		(629)
Distributions to Common OP Units and non-controlling interests		(16,879)		(141,326)				(124,447)	(3,269)	(127,716)	(13,610)
Distributions to Preferred OP Units				(53,920)		$ (53,920)				(53,920)
Disposition of consolidated joint venture interest		6,339		6,339							6,339
Net (loss) income		(131,261)		(131,261)				(128,963)	(3,495)	(132,458)	1,197
Other comprehensive loss		$ (12,863)		(12,863)				$ (12,534)	$ (329)	(12,863)
Ending balance (shares) at Sep. 30, 2015						42,834,138	86,874	904,960,234	23,763,797
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2015				$ 9,057,225		$ 943,067	$ 3,375	$ 7,899,149	$ 194,009	$ 9,039,600	$ 17,625

[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.

[2] 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.