Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 20, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	VEREIT, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001507385
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		974,297,922
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 7.9
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P.
Entity Central Index Key	0001528059
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No