CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($)		Total		VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]	Offering Related Costs [Member] Affiliates of Former Manager [Member]	Offering Related Costs [Member] VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Affiliates of Former Manager [Member]	Member Units [Member]	Common Units [Member]	Preferred OP Units [Member]	Series D Preferred Stock [Member]	Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member]	Total Stockholders' Equity		Total Stockholders' Equity Member Units [Member]	Total Stockholders' Equity Common Units [Member]	Total Stockholders' Equity Preferred OP Units [Member]	Total Stockholders' Equity Series D Preferred Stock [Member]	Total Stockholders' Equity Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member]	Total Stockholders' Equity Preferred Stock [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Preferred OP Units [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member] Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]		Common Stock [Member] Series C Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Member Units [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Common Units [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]		Additional Paid-In Capital [Member] Series C Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member] Member Units [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member] Common Units [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member] Preferred OP Units [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member] Series D Preferred Stock [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member] Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member] Preferred Stock [Member]	Non-Controlling Interests [Member]	Non-Controlling Interests [Member] Member Units [Member]	Non-Controlling Interests [Member] Common Units [Member]	Non-Controlling Interests [Member] Preferred OP Units [Member]
Beginning balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2012																					6,990,328			184,553,676
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2012		$ 1,668,760,000											$ 1,652,579,000								$ 70,000			$ 1,846,000					$ 1,778,883,000						$ (3,934,000)	$ (124,286,000)				$ 16,181,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of stock (shares)																							36,037,691	78,215,719
Issuance of stock		2,153,925,000			$ 161,800,000	$ 161,800,000						$ 360,000	2,153,925,000							$ 360,000			$ 360,000	$ 781,000					2,153,144,000
Excess of ARCT IV Merger consideration over historical cost		(558,089,000)											(558,089,000)																(558,089,000)
Offering costs, commissions and dealer manager fees		(165,531,000)	[1]	$ (165,531,000)									(165,531,000)	[1]															(165,531,000)	[1]
Common stock issued through distribution reinvestment plan (shares)																								940,737
Common stock issued through distribution reinvestment plan		$ 25,564,000											25,564,000											$ 10,000					25,554,000
Common stock repurchases (shares)		(4,956)																						(28,319,972)
Common stock repurchases		$ (358,041,000)		(358,041,000)									(358,041,000)											$ (283,000)					(357,758,000)
Conversion of stock (shares)																					(828,472)			829,629		1,411,030	599,233
Conversion of stock		17,396,000											17,396,000		$ 5,800,000						$ (8,000)			$ 8,000		$ 14,000	$ 6,000				$ 17,382,000	$ 5,794,000									$ (5,800,000)
Equity-based compensation, net of forfeitures (shares)																								1,004,673
Equity-based compensation, net of forfeitures		40,662,000											7,962,000											$ 10,000					7,952,000											32,700,000
Equity component of convertible debt		28,559,000											28,559,000																28,559,000
Contribution from the Former Manager		2,313,000											2,313,000																2,313,000
Consideration paid for assets of the Former Manager in excess of carryover basis																													2,704,000							(2,704,000)
Distributions declared		(259,468,000)											(259,468,000)																							(259,468,000)
Issuance of OP Units							$ 107,771,000																																		107,771,000
Contributions from non-controlling interest holders		30,861,000																																						30,861,000
Distributions to non-controlling interest holders		(9,014,000)		(9,014,000)																																				(9,014,000)
Non-controlling interests retained		567,000		567,000																																				567,000
Redemption of OP Units / Disposition of consolidated joint venture interest		(1,152,000)																																						(1,152,000)
Net loss		(507,815,000)		(507,815,000)									(491,499,000)																							(491,499,000)				(16,316,000)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		11,600,000		11,600,000									11,600,000																						11,600,000
Ending balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2013																					42,199,547			239,234,725
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2013		2,229,228,000											2,073,430,000								$ 422,000			$ 2,392,000					2,940,907,000						7,666,000	(877,957,000)				155,798,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of stock (shares)	[1]																							662,305,318
Issuance of stock		8,930,263,000	[1]		2,200,000	2,200,000							8,930,263,000	[1]										$ 6,623,000	[1]				8,923,640,000	[1]
Common stock repurchases (shares)																								(551,664)
Common stock repurchases		(7,690,000)											(7,690,000)											$ (5,000)					(7,685,000)
Conversion of stock (shares)																						634,591						1,108,351
Conversion of stock								$ 0	$ 0							$ 16,046,000	$ 12,677,000					$ 6,000						$ 11,000					$ 16,035,000	$ 12,671,000								$ (16,046,000)	$ (12,677,000)
Equity-based compensation, net of forfeitures (shares)																								3,433,701
Equity-based compensation, net of forfeitures		31,861,000											30,261,000											$ 34,000					30,227,000											1,600,000
Excess tax benefit		4,458,000		4,458,000									4,458,000																4,458,000
Distributions declared		(819,377,000)											(819,377,000)																							(819,377,000)
Issuance of OP Units							$ 152,484,000																																		$ 152,484,000
Contributions from non-controlling interest holders		982,000		982,000																																				982,000
Distributions to non-controlling interest holders		(36,318,000)		(861,030,000)																																				(36,318,000)
Non-controlling interests retained		24,766,000		24,766,000																																				24,766,000
Distributions				(98,722,000)						$ (5,335,000)	$ (98,722,000)							$ (5,335,000)	$ (98,722,000)																		$ (5,335,000)	$ (98,722,000)
Redemption of OP Units / Disposition of consolidated joint venture interest		(8,420,000)																																						(8,420,000)
Net loss		(1,010,912,000)		(1,010,912,000)									(977,185,000)																							(977,185,000)				(33,727,000)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(4,938,000)		(4,938,000)									(4,938,000)																						(4,938,000)
Ending balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2014																					42,834,138			905,530,431
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014		$ 9,382,330,000											9,153,888,000								$ 428,000			$ 9,055,000					11,920,253,000						2,728,000	(2,778,576,000)				228,442,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of stock					$ 0	$ 0
Common stock repurchases (shares)		(188,075)																						(268,414)
Common stock repurchases		$ (2,227,000)		(2,227,000)									(2,227,000)											$ (2,000)					(2,225,000)
Equity-based compensation, net of forfeitures (shares)																								(377,623)
Equity-based compensation, net of forfeitures		14,500,000											14,500,000											$ (4,000)					14,504,000											0
Distributions declared		(248,476,000)											(248,476,000)																							(248,476,000)
Distributions to non-controlling interest holders		(45,594,000)		(294,894,000)																																				(45,594,000)
Distributions				(71,478,000)						$ (410,000)		$ (71,892,000)						$ (410,000)		$ (71,418,000)																	$ (410,000)		$ (71,418,000)	(474,000)
Disposition of consolidated joint venture interest		14,859,000																																						14,859,000
Tax shortfall from equity-based compensation		(764,000)											(764,000)																(764,000)
Net loss		(323,492,000)		(323,492,000)									(316,353,000)																							(316,353,000)				(7,139,000)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(4,875,000)		$ (4,875,000)									(4,753,000)																						(4,753,000)					(122,000)
Ending balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2015																					42,834,138			904,884,394.000
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015		$ 8,713,959,000											$ 8,523,987,000								$ 428,000			$ 9,049,000					$ 11,931,768,000						$ (2,025,000)	$ (3,415,233,000)				$ 189,972,000

[1] Includes $2.2 million and $161.8 million issued to affiliates of the Former Manager (as defined in Note 1 – Organization) for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. No such expenses were incurred during the year ended December 31, 2015.