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	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013 Special Limited Partner [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Special Limited Partner [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Monthly Average Daily Net Asset Value [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Gross Proceeds, Retail Shares [Member] Maximum [Member] Dealer Manager [Member] Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Contract Purchase Price [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	May 31, 2013 Contract Purchase Price [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Contract Purchase Price [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Special Limited Partner, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Contract Purchase Price [Member] Maximum [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Advance on Loan or Other Investment [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Amount Available or Outstanding Under Financing Arrangement [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Gross Revenue, Managed Properties [Member] Maximum [Member] Property Manager [Member] American Realty Capital Global Properties, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Pre-tax Non-compounded Return on Capital Contribution [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Pre-tax Non-compounded Return on Capital Contribution [Member] Maximum [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Excess of Adjusted Market Value of Real Estate Assets Plus Distributions Over Aggregate Contributed Investor Capital [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Net Sale Proceeds, after Return of Capital Contributions and Annual Targeted Investor Return [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Sales Commissions and Dealer Manager Fees [Member] Dealer Manager [Member] Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Sales Commissions and Dealer Manager Fees [Member] Dealer Manager [Member] Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Sales Commissions and Dealer Manager Fees [Member] Dealer Manager [Member] Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Sales Commissions and Dealer Manager Fees [Member] Dealer Manager [Member] Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Sales Commissions and Dealer Manager Fees [Member] Dealer Manager [Member] Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Property operating expenses absorbed [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Property operating expenses absorbed [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Property operating expenses absorbed [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Property operating expenses absorbed [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Fees and Expense Reimbursement,Stock Offering [Member] Advisor and Dealer Manager [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC and Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Fees and Expense Reimbursement,Stock Offering [Member] Advisor and Dealer Manager [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC and Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Fees and Expense Reimbursement,Stock Offering [Member] Advisor and Dealer Manager [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC and Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Fees and Expense Reimbursement,Stock Offering [Member] Advisor and Dealer Manager [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC and Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Fees and Expense Reimbursement,Stock Offering [Member] Advisor and Dealer Manager [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC and Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Absorbed General and Administrative Expenses [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Absorbed General and Administrative Expenses [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Absorbed General and Administrative Expenses [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Absorbed General and Administrative Expenses [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Absorbed General and Administrative Expenses [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Brokerage Commission Fees [Member] Contract Sales Price [Member] Maximum [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Real Estate Commissions [Member] Contract Sales Price [Member] Maximum [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Third party professional fees and offering costs [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Third party professional fees and offering costs [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Portion recoverable by thrid party service provider [Member] Excess of Adjusted Market Value of Real Estate Assets Plus Distributions Over Aggregate Contributed Investor Capital [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Portion recoverable by thrid party service provider [Member] Net Sale Proceeds, after Return of Capital Contributions and Annual Targeted Investor Return [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Option One [Member] Gross Proceeds, Retail Shares [Member] Maximum [Member] Participating Broker-Dealer [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Option One [Member] Gross Proceeds, Retail Shares [Member] Maximum [Member] Dealer Manager [Member] Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Option Two [Member] Gross Proceeds, Retail Shares [Member] Dealer Manager [Member] Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Greater Of [Member] Average Invested Assets [Member] Maximum [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Greater Of [Member] Net Income, Excluding Additions to Non-cash Reserves and Gains on Sales of Assets [Member] Maximum [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Stand Alone, Single Tenant, Net Leased [Member] Gross Revenue, Managed Properties [Member] Maximum [Member] Property Manager [Member] American Realty Capital Global Properties, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 All other properties, other than stand alone, single tenant, net leased [Member] Gross Revenue, Managed Properties [Member] Maximum [Member] Property Manager [Member] American Realty Capital Global Properties, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Europe [Member] Unaffiliated Third Party Property Management Services [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Europe [Member] Unaffiliated Third Party Property Management Services [Member] Contract Purchase Price [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Europe [Member] Unaffiliated Third Party Property Management Services [Member] Amount Available or Outstanding Under Financing Arrangement [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Europe [Member] Unaffiliated Third Party Property Management Services [Member] Pre-tax Non-compounded Return on Capital Contribution [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Europe [Member] Portion of Fees Attributable to Related Party [Member] Contract Purchase Price [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Europe [Member] Portion of Fees Attributable to Related Party [Member] Amount Available or Outstanding Under Financing Arrangement [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Europe [Member] Portion of Fees Attributable to Related Party [Member] Pre-tax Non-compounded Return on Capital Contribution [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Gross Revenue, Managed Properties [Member] Europe [Member] Unaffiliated Third Party Property Management Services [Member] Stand Alone, Single Tenant, Net Leased [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Gross Revenue, Managed Properties [Member] Europe [Member] Unaffiliated Third Party Property Management Services [Member] All other properties, other than stand alone, single tenant, net leased [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Gross Revenue, Managed Properties [Member] Europe [Member] Unaffiliated Third Party Property Management Services [Member] Singe Tenant Net Lease, Not Part of Shopping Center [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Gross Revenue, Managed Properties [Member] Europe [Member] Unaffiliated Third Party Property Management Services [Member] All Other Property Types, Other Than Stand Alone, Single Tenant, Net Leased and Not Part of Shopping Center [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Annual Targeted Investor Return [Member] Pre-tax Non-compounded Return on Capital Contribution [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Acquisition and Related Expenses [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Acquisition and Related Expenses [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Financing Coordination Fees [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Financing Coordination Fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Forgiven [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Forgiven [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Forgiven [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Forgiven [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Forgiven [Member] Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Acquisition and Related Expenses [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Forgiven [Member] Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Acquisition and Related Expenses [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Forgiven [Member] Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Acquisition and Related Expenses [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Forgiven [Member] Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Acquisition and Related Expenses [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Forgiven [Member] Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Financing Coordination Fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Forgiven [Member] Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Financing Coordination Fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Forgiven [Member] Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Financing Coordination Fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Forgiven [Member] Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Financing Coordination Fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Forgiven [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Property Management and Leasing Fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Forgiven [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Property Management and Leasing Fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Forgiven [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Property Management and Leasing Fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Forgiven [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Property Management and Leasing Fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Forgiven [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Strategic advisory fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Forgiven [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Strategic advisory fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Forgiven [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Strategic advisory fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Forgiven [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Strategic advisory fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Incurred [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Incurred [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Incurred [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Incurred [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Incurred [Member] Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Acquisition and Related Expenses [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Incurred [Member] Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Acquisition and Related Expenses [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Incurred [Member] Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Acquisition and Related Expenses [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Incurred [Member] Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Acquisition and Related Expenses [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Incurred [Member] Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Financing Coordination Fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Incurred [Member] Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Financing Coordination Fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Incurred [Member] Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Financing Coordination Fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Incurred [Member] Nonrecurring Fees [Member] Financing Coordination Fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Incurred [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Property Management and Leasing Fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Incurred [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Property Management and Leasing Fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Incurred [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Property Management and Leasing Fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Incurred [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Property Management and Leasing Fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Incurred [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Strategic advisory fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Incurred [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Strategic advisory fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Incurred [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Strategic advisory fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Incurred [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Strategic advisory fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Payable [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Payable [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Payable [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Property Management and Leasing Fees [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Payable [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Property Management and Leasing Fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Payable [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Strategic advisory fees [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Payable [Member] Recurring Fees [Member] Strategic advisory fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Greater Of [Member] Brokerage Commission Fees [Member] Contract Sales Price [Member] Maximum [Member] Advisor [Member] American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating Partnership Units Held By Related Party		244,444	244,444
Due to Affiliate																						$ 32,000		$ 32,000		$ 0					$ 94,000		$ 94,000		$ 930,000								$ 700,000	$ 1,000,000																						$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0																																									$ 0	$ 1,000	$ 0	$ 1,000	$ 0	$ 0
Sales commissions as a percentage of benchmark										7.00%																																						3.00%	2.50%
Brokerage fee as a percentage of benchmark																																															7.50%
Brokerage fees as a percentage of benchmark, initial grant																																															2.50%
Brokerage fees as a percentage of benchmark, periodic payment																																															1.00%
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party																						3,858,000	0	4,621,000	0						281,000	348,000	510,000	394,000																																				0	0	1,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,000	0	0	0	0	0	477,000	0	513,000	0	295,000	0	295,000	0	69,000	0	69,000	0	5,000	0	5,000	0	108,000	0	144,000	0
Liability for offering and related costs from IPO								1.50%
Aggregate costs borne by related party				2,900,000		2,900,000
Cumulative offering cost cap								15.00%
Cumulative offering costs, net of unpaid amounts	8,200,000
Acquisition fees as a percentage of benchmark											1.00%																																												50.00%			50.00%
Financing advance fees as a percentage of benchmark															1.00%
Financing advance fees as a percentage of benchmark, expected third party costs											0.50%
Acquisition and financing coordination fees as a percentage of benchmark														4.50%		0.75%																																								50.00%			50.00%
Aggregate acquisition fees and acquisition related expenses as a percentage of benchmark											4.50%
Related Party Transaction, Monthly Advisory Fees Earned by Related Party, Percentage of Benchmark									0.0625%
Cumulative capital investment return to investors as a percentage of benchmark																																																																	6.00%
Related Party Transaction, Quarterly Asset Management Fee Earned By Related Party, Percentage of Benchmark													0.1875%
Unearned Class B Units, in Lieu of Asset Management Fees Paid in Cash											0	572
Oversight fees as a percentage of benchmark																	1.00%																																			2.00%	4.00%
Property Management Fee, Percent Fee																																																						50.00%							0.25%	0.50%	1.75%	3.50%
Operating expenses as a percentage of benchmark																																																		2.00%	25.00%
Subordinated performance fee as a percentage of benchmark																		15.00%	10.00%		15.00%																									50.00%											50.00%			50.00%
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction				323,000	0	480,000	0																				0	0	4,000	0						323,000	0	476,000	0
Due from Affiliates																																				$ 300,000		$ 300,000		$ 100,000
Real estate commissions as a percentage of benchmark																																									2.00%	6.00%																																																																										50.00%
Subordinated participation fees as a percentage of benchmark																				15.00%																									50.00%