CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - OP - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	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, 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 Stock under the share repurchase programs (shares)						(68,759)
Repurchases of Common Stock under the share repurchase programs	$ (518)	(518)	(518)			$ (518)
Repurchases of Common Stock to settle tax obligation (shares)						(268,550)
Repurchases of common OP Units to settle tax obligation	(2,148)	(2,148)	(2,148)			$ (2,148)
Equity-based compensation, net (shares)						399,242
Equity-based compensation, net		16,754	16,754			$ 16,754
Contributions from non-controlling interest holders	101	101						101
Distributions to common OP Units and non-controlling interests —$0.55 per common unit	(13,227)	(548,884)	(548,717)			(535,657)	(13,060)	(167)
Dividend equivalents on awards granted under the Equity Plan		(571)	(571)			(571)
Distributions to Preferred OP Units		(71,892)	(71,892)	$ (71,748)	$ (144)
Disposition of joint venture interest	(838)	(838)						(838)
Distributions payable relinquished	0
Net income (loss)	32,378	32,378	32,572			31,818	754	(194)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,039)	(1,039)	(1,039)			$ (1,013)	$ (26)
Ending balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2017				42,834,138	86,874	974,208,583	23,748,347
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017		8,042,876	8,041,571	$ 782,073	$ 3,027	$ 7,102,205	$ 154,266	1,305
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Conversion of Limited Partners' Common OP Units to General Partner's Common OP Units (shares)						32,439	(32,439)
Conversion of Limited Partners' Common OP Units to General Partner's Common OP Units						$ 241	$ (241)
Repurchases of Common Stock under the share repurchase programs (shares)						(7,206,876)
Repurchases of Common Stock under the share repurchase programs	(50,154)	(50,154)	(50,154)			$ (50,154)
Repurchases of Common Stock to settle tax obligation (shares)						(324,502)
Repurchases of common OP Units to settle tax obligation	(2,326)	(2,326)	(2,326)			$ (2,326)
Equity-based compensation, net (shares)						805,521
Equity-based compensation, net		13,314	13,314			$ 13,314
Contributions from non-controlling interest holders	120	120						120
Distributions to common OP Units and non-controlling interests —$0.55 per common unit	(13,048)	(545,192)	(545,192)			(532,144)	(13,048)
Dividend equivalents on awards granted under the Equity Plan	(917)	(917)	(917)			(917)
Distributions to Preferred OP Units		(71,892)	(71,892)	$ (71,748)	$ (144)
Distributions payable relinquished	0
Net income (loss)	(88,030)	(88,030)	(87,876)			(85,774)	(2,102)	(154)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	2,345	2,345	2,345			$ 2,289	$ 56
Ending balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2018				42,834,138	86,874	967,515,165	23,715,908
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2018		7,300,144	7,298,873	$ 710,325	$ 2,883	$ 6,446,734	$ 138,931	1,271
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Issuance of common OP Units (shares)						108,410,070
Issuance of common OP Units, net	1,014,215	1,014,215	1,014,215			$ 1,014,215
Conversion of Limited Partners' Common OP Units to General Partner's Common OP Units (shares)						130,291	(130,291)
Conversion of Limited Partners' Common OP Units to General Partner's Common OP Units		0				$ 1,167	$ (1,167)
Conversion of Limited Partner Series F Preferred Units to Series F Preferred Stock (shares)				37,108	(37,108)
Conversion of Limited Partner Series F Preferred Units to Series F Preferred Stock		0		$ 923	$ (923)
Redemptions of Series F Preferred Stock (shares)				(12,000,000)
Redemptions of Series F Preferred Stock	(300,122)	(300,122)	(300,122)	$ (182,347)		$ (117,775)
Repurchases of Common Stock to settle tax obligation (shares)						(200,331)
Repurchases of common OP Units to settle tax obligation	(1,618)	(1,618)	(1,618)			$ (1,618)
Equity-based compensation, net (shares)						990,789
Equity-based compensation, net		13,101	13,101			$ 13,101
Contributions from non-controlling interest holders	64	64						64
Distributions to common OP Units and non-controlling interests —$0.55 per common unit	(9,494)	(571,689)	(571,689)			(562,195)	(9,494)
Dividend equivalents on awards granted under the Equity Plan	(1,328)	(1,328)	(1,328)			(1,328)
Distributions to Preferred OP Units		(68,488)	(68,488)	$ (68,397)	$ (91)
Distributions payable relinquished	12,522	12,522	12,522				12,522
Surrender of Limited Partner OP Units		(218,510)	(218,510)			(91,920)	$ (126,590)
Surrender of Limited Partner OP Units (in shares)							(22,798,898)
Repurchase of convertible notes	(470)	(470)	(470)			(470)
Reallocation of equity						2,071	$ (2,071)
Net income (loss)	(307,106)	(307,106)	(307,004)			(300,353)	(6,651)	(102)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$ (27,437)	(27,437)	(27,437)			$ (26,390)	$ (1,047)
Ending balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2019				30,871,246	49,766	1,076,845,984	786,719
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2019		$ 6,843,278	$ 6,842,045	$ 460,504	$ 1,869	$ 6,375,239	$ 4,433	$ 1,233