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Outstanding balance	$ 5,913,065,000	$ 5,913,065,000	$ 5,705,725,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt repayments	900,000,000.0
Credit Facility [Member]
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Outstanding balance	0	0	$ 1,045,669,000
Debt repayments		$ 1,952,000,000
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Credit Facility [Member] \| VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]
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Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 2,900,000,000
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Maximum aggregate amount outstanding at any one time		$ 50,000,000.0
Maximum leverage ratio (less than or equal to)	60.00%	60.00%
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio (of at least)	1.5	1.5
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Unencumbered asset value ratio (less than or equal to)	60.00%	60.00%
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Commitment fee percentage		0.30%
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Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 1,500,000,000	2,000,000,000.0
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Basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
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