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Equity-based Compensation (Multi-Year Outperformance Plans) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 08, 2014	Oct. 03, 2013	Dec. 11, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Apr. 23, 2015
New Multi-Year Outperformance Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares								0
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense				$ 6,900,000	$ 0
Performance Shares [Member] \| Multi-year Outperformance Plans [Member] \| VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] \| General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense						$ 1,600,000	$ 92,300,000
Performance Shares [Member] \| Multi-year Outperformance Plans [Member] \| Noncontrolling Interest [Member] \| VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense						$ 93,900,000
Performance Shares [Member] \| Multi-year Outperformance Plans [Member] \| Former Manager [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration period			3 years
Number of shares vested (shares)	8,200,000
Performance Shares [Member] \| New Multi-Year Outperformance Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance based award percentage, as percentage of the company's market capitalization		5.00%
Maximum award opportunity		$ 120,000,000
Maximum award opportunity, original amount		$ 218,100,000