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Merger Agreement, Number Of Newly Formed Subsidiaries

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The amount of goodwill arising from a business combination that is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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This element represents the amount of earnings or loss of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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This element represents the amount of revenue of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated income statement for the reporting period.

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Amount of increase in asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from a business combination.

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Number of claims dismissed.

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Merger with VEREIT, Inc. and Orion Office REIT Inc. Divestiture - Narrative (Details)			2 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2021 USD ($) Rate	Jun. 16, 2021 lawsuit	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 23, 2021 lawsuit	Oct. 27, 2021 lawsuit	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2021 subsidiary
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Merger and integration-related costs						$ 167,413,000	$ 0	$ 0
VEREIT
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Agreement and Plan of Merger, newly formed subsidiaries \| subsidiary									2
Disclosure challenges, purported stockholders of VEREIT
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed \| lawsuit				12
Number of complaints voluntarily dismissed \| lawsuit					12
Disclosure challenges, purported stockholders of Realty Income
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed \| lawsuit		1
Number of complaints voluntarily dismissed \| lawsuit					1
VEREIT
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Conversion for common stock and common units per merger agreement \| Rate	70.50%
Preliminary allocation to goodwill	$ 3,660,000,000
Goodwill expected to be deductible for tax purposes	$ 0
Merger and integration-related costs						$ 161,400,000
Revenues associated with VEREIT OP since merger closing date			$ 176,300,000
Net loss associated with VEREIT OP since merger closing date			$ 36,700,000