CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - OP - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total		General Partner [Member]	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Total Partners' Capital [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 Units [Member] General Partner [Member]	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Common Units [Member] Limited Partner [Member]	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Non-Controlling Interests [Member]
Beginning balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2015						42,834,138	86,874	904,884,394	23,763,797
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2015				$ 8,713,959	$ 8,712,102	$ 925,569	$ 3,315	$ 7,598,418	$ 184,800	$ 1,857
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Issuance of common stock (shares)								69,000,000
Issuance of common stock	$ 702,482			702,482	702,482			$ 702,482
Conversion of Limited Partners' Common OP Units to General Partner's Common OP Units (shares)								15,450	(15,450)
Conversion of Limited Partners' Common OP Units to General Partner's Common OP Units								$ 159	$ (159)
Repurchases of Common OP Units to settle tax obligation (shares)								(424,726)
Repurchases of common OP Units to settle tax obligation	(4,148)			(4,148)	(4,148)			$ (4,148)
Equity-based compensation, net (shares)								708,701
Equity-based compensation, net				7,097	7,097			$ 7,097
Contributions from non-controlling interest holders	675			675						675
Distributions to Common OP Units and non-controlling interest holders	(9,889)			(393,108)	(393,022)			(383,219)	(9,803)	(86)
Distributions to Preferred OP Units				(53,919)	(53,919)	$ (53,811)	$ (108)
Net income (loss)	(82,601)			(82,601)	(82,578)			(80,445)	(2,133)	(23)
Other comprehensive loss	(2,742)			(2,742)	(2,742)			$ (2,662)	$ (80)
Ending balance (shares) at Sep. 30, 2016						42,834,138	86,874	974,183,819	23,748,347
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2016				8,887,695	8,885,272	$ 871,758	$ 3,207	$ 7,837,682	$ 172,625	2,423
Beginning balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2016						42,834,138	86,874	974,146,650	23,748,347
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2016				8,619,533	8,617,130	$ 853,821	$ 3,171	$ 7,593,540	$ 166,598	2,403
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Repurchases of common OP Units under the Share Repurchase Program (shares)								(68,759)
Repurchases of common OP Units under the Share Repurchase Program	(518)	[1]		(518)	(518)			$ (518)
Repurchases of Common OP Units to settle tax obligation (shares)			(222,923)					(222,923)
Repurchases of common OP Units to settle tax obligation	(1,913)			(1,913)	(1,913)			$ (1,913)
Equity-based compensation, net (shares)								390,377
Equity-based compensation, net				11,228	11,228			$ 11,228
Distributions to Common OP Units and non-controlling interest holders	(9,880)			(412,119)	(412,034)			(402,239)	(9,795)	(85)
Distributions to Preferred OP Units				(53,919)	(53,919)	$ (53,811)	$ (108)
Net income (loss)	65,470			65,470	65,482			63,940	1,542	(12)
Other comprehensive loss	$ (793)			(793)	(793)			$ (774)	$ (19)
Ending balance (shares) at Sep. 30, 2017						42,834,138	86,874	974,245,345	23,748,347
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2017				$ 8,226,969	$ 8,224,663	$ 800,010	$ 3,063	$ 7,263,264	$ 158,326	$ 2,306

[1] The Company’s Share Repurchase Program (as defined in Note 15 – Equity), which was authorized by the board of directors on May 12, 2017, allows for the repurchase of up to $200.0 million of the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock