Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes The General Partner currently qualifies and has elected to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, the General Partner generally is not subject to federal income tax, with the exception of its TRS entities. However, the General Partner, including its TRS entities, and the Operating Partnership are still subject to certain state and local income and franchise taxes in the various jurisdictions in which they operate. Cole Capital Income Taxes Based on the above, Cole Capital’s business, substantially all of which is conducted through a TRS, recognized a provision of $1.1 million and a benefit of $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which are included in provision for income taxes in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. REI Income Taxes The REI segment recognized a provision of $3.1 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which are included in provision for income taxes in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The Company had no unrecognized tax benefits as of or during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. Any interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits would be recognized in provision for income taxes in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, Canadian federal jurisdiction and various state and local jurisdictions, and is subject to routine examinations by the respective tax authorities. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to federal or state examinations by tax authorities for years before 2012. As of March 31, 2017, the OP and the General Partner had no material uncertain income tax positions. The tax years subsequent to and including the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which the OP, the General Partner, American Realty Capital Trust III, Inc., CapLease, Inc., American Realty Capital Trust IV, Inc., Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc., and Cole Credit Property Trust, Inc. are subject.

Income Taxes

The General Partner currently qualifies and has elected to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, the General Partner generally is not subject to federal income tax, with the exception of its TRS entities. However, the General Partner, including its TRS entities, and the Operating Partnership are still subject to certain state and local income and franchise taxes in the various jurisdictions in which they operate.

Cole Capital Income Taxes

Based on the above, Cole Capital’s business, substantially all of which is conducted through a TRS, recognized a provision of $1.1 million and a benefit of $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which are included in provision for income taxes in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

REI Income Taxes

The REI segment recognized a provision of $3.1 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which are included in provision for income taxes in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The Company had no unrecognized tax benefits as of or during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. Any interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits would be recognized in provision for income taxes in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, Canadian federal jurisdiction and various state and local jurisdictions, and is subject to routine examinations by the respective tax authorities. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to federal or state examinations by tax authorities for years before 2012.

As of March 31, 2017, the OP and the General Partner had no material uncertain income tax positions. The tax years subsequent to and including the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which the OP, the General Partner, American Realty Capital Trust III, Inc., CapLease, Inc., American Realty Capital Trust IV, Inc., Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc., and Cole Credit Property Trust, Inc. are subject.