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	Dec. 31, 2020	Feb. 19, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
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Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2020
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-35263
Entity Registrant Name	VEREIT, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MD
Entity Tax Identification Number	45-2482685
Entity Address, Address Line One	2325 E. Camelback Road, 9th Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	Phoenix
Entity Address, State or Province	AZ
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	85016
City Area Code	(800)
Local Phone Number	606-3610
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 6.9
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		229,029,658
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Certain portions of VEREIT, Inc.’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Proxy Statement”) to be filed pursuant to Rule 14a-6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Other than those portions of the Proxy Statement specifically incorporated by reference pursuant to Items 10 through 14 of Part III hereof, no other portions of the Proxy Statement shall be deemed so incorporated.
Entity Central Index Key	0001507385
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
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Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock
Trading Symbol	VER
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. [Member] | Series F Preferred Stock [Member]
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Title of 12(b) Security	6.70% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
Trading Symbol	VER PRF
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]
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Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2020
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	333-197780
Entity Registrant Name	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	45-1255683
Entity Address, Address Line One	2325 E. Camelback Road, 9th Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	Phoenix
Entity Address, State or Province	AZ
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	85016
City Area Code	(800)
Local Phone Number	606-3610
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001528059
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false