CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Total Stockholders’ Equity	Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Non-Controlling Interests [Member]	Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]	Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] Total Stockholders’ Equity	Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] Non-Controlling Interests [Member]	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]
Beginning balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2018			42,834,138	967,515,165
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 7,300,144	$ 7,157,059	$ 428	$ 9,675	$ 12,615,472	$ (1,280)	$ (5,467,236)	$ 143,085
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Issuance of Common Stock, net (shares)				3,309,808
Issuance of Common Stock, net	27,544	27,544		$ 33	27,511								$ 27,544
Conversion of OP Units to Common Stock	0	(26)			(26)			26
Conversion of Series F Preferred Units to Series F Preferred Stock (shares)			37,108
Conversion of Series F Preferred Units to Series F Preferred Stock	0	923	$ 1		922			(923)
Repurchases of Common Stock to settle tax obligation (shares)				(199,083)
Repurchases of Common Stock to settle tax obligation	(1,595)	(1,595)		$ (2)	(1,593)								(1,595)
Equity-based compensation, net (shares)				950,487
Equity-based compensation, net	2,872	2,872		$ 10	2,862
Contributions from non-controlling interest holders	64							64					64
Distributions declared on Common Stock — $0.55 per common share	(133,480)	(133,480)					(133,480)
Distributions to non-controlling interest holders	(3,262)							(3,262)					(136,742)
Dividend equivalents on awards granted under the Equity Plan	(1,222)	(1,222)					(1,222)						(1,222)
Distributions to preferred shareholders and unitholders									$ (17,973)	$ (17,940)	$ (17,940)	$ (33)	(17,973)
Net income (loss)	70,971	69,304					69,304	1,667					70,971
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(11,189)	(10,922)				(10,922)		(267)					(11,189)
Ending balance (shares) at Mar. 31, 2019			42,871,246	971,576,377
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2019	7,232,874	7,092,517	$ 429	$ 9,716	12,645,148	(12,202)	(5,550,574)	140,357
Beginning balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2019			30,871,246	1,076,845,984
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2019	6,843,278	6,835,743	$ 309	$ 10,768	13,251,962	(27,670)	(6,399,626)	7,535
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Conversion of OP Units to Common Stock (shares)				4,549
Conversion of OP Units to Common Stock	0	45		$ 1	44			(45)
Conversion of Series F Preferred Units to Series F Preferred Stock													(27)
Redemptions of Series F Preferred Stock	(27)	(27)			(27)
Repurchases of Common Stock to settle tax obligation (shares)				(241,092)
Repurchases of Common Stock to settle tax obligation	(2,378)	(2,378)		$ (2)	(2,376)								(2,378)
Equity-based compensation, net (shares)				1,172,038
Equity-based compensation, net	2,855	2,855		$ 11	2,844
Distributions declared on Common Stock — $0.55 per common share	(148,194)	(148,194)					(148,194)
Distributions to non-controlling interest holders	(105)							(105)					(148,299)
Dividend equivalents on awards granted under the Equity Plan	(1,628)	(1,628)					(1,628)						(1,628)
Distributions to preferred shareholders and unitholders									$ (12,947)	$ (12,928)	$ (12,928)	$ (19)	(12,947)
Net income (loss)	86,863	86,808					86,808	55					86,863
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(76,602)	(76,547)				(76,547)		(55)					$ (76,602)
Ending balance (shares) at Mar. 31, 2020			30,871,246	1,077,781,479
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2020	$ 6,691,115	$ 6,683,749	$ 309	$ 10,778	$ 13,252,447	$ (104,217)	$ (6,475,568)	$ 7,366