Related Party Transactions and Arrangements (Offering Fee Summary for Cole REITs) (Details)	Nov. 01, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016
Selling Commissions Allowable [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party, percentage		100.00%
Cole REITs [Member] | Selling Commissions Allowable [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party, percentage		100.00%
CCPT V [Member] | Selling Commissions [Member] | Class A Shares [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party, percentage of gross offering proceeds		7.00%
CCPT V [Member] | Selling Commissions [Member] | Class T Shares [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party, percentage of gross offering proceeds		3.00%
CCPT V [Member] | Dealer Manager Fees [Member] | Class A Shares [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party, percentage of gross offering proceeds		2.00%
CCPT V [Member] | Dealer Manager Fees [Member] | Class T Shares [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party, percentage of gross offering proceeds		2.00%
CCPT V [Member] | Annual Distribution and Stockholder Servicing Fee [Member] | Class T Shares [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party, percentage of gross offering proceeds		0.80%
CCPT V [Member] | Annual Distribution and Stockholder Servicing Fee [Member] | Class T Shares [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party, percentage of gross offering proceeds	1.00%
CCPT V [Member] | Annual Distribution and Stockholder Servicing Fee [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Class T Shares [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party, percentage of gross offering proceeds		4.00%
INAV [Member] | Selling Commissions [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Advisor Class Shares [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party, percentage of gross offering proceeds		3.75%
INAV [Member] | Dealer Manager Fees [Member] | Wrap Class Shares [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party, percentage of gross offering proceeds		0.55%
INAV [Member] | Dealer Manager Fees [Member] | Advisor Class Shares [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party, percentage of gross offering proceeds		0.55%
INAV [Member] | Dealer Manager Fees [Member] | Institutional Class Shares [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party, percentage of gross offering proceeds		0.25%
INAV [Member] | Dealer Manager Fees [Member] | INAV Classes [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Daily accrual percentage of estimated per share NAV and payable monthly in arrears		0.27%
INAV [Member] | Annual Distribution and Stockholder Servicing Fee [Member] | Advisor Class Shares [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party, percentage of gross offering proceeds		0.50%
CCIT III [Member] | Selling Commissions [Member] | Class A Shares [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party, percentage of gross offering proceeds		7.00%
CCIT III [Member] | Selling Commissions [Member] | Class T Shares [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party, percentage of gross offering proceeds		3.00%
CCIT III [Member] | Dealer Manager Fees [Member] | Class A Shares [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party, percentage of gross offering proceeds		2.00%
CCIT III [Member] | Dealer Manager Fees [Member] | Class T Shares [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party, percentage of gross offering proceeds		2.00%
CCIT III [Member] | Annual Distribution and Stockholder Servicing Fee [Member] | Class T Shares [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related party, percentage of gross offering proceeds		1.00%