Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenues:
Rental income from operating leases		$ 121,645	$ 111,474
Earned income from direct financing leases		356	405
Percentage rent		474	185
Real estate expense reimbursement from tenants		3,590	3,515
Interest and other income from real estate transactions		463	163
Interest income on commercial mortgage residual interests		452	445
Total revenues		126,980	116,187
Operating expenses:
General and administrative		9,249	8,605
Real estate		4,787	4,759
Depreciation and amortization		34,655	32,141
Impairment – commercial mortgage residual interests valuation		220	0
Impairment losses, net of recoveries		572	1,028
Total operating expenses		49,483	46,533
Earnings from operations		77,497	69,654
Other expenses (revenues):
Interest and other income		(19)	(11)
Interest expense		23,586	21,786
Real estate acquisition costs		129	599
Total other expenses (revenues)		23,696	22,374
Earnings before income tax expense		53,801	47,280
Income tax expense		0	(442)
Earnings before gain on disposition of real estate, net of income tax expense		53,801	46,838
Gain on disposition of real estate, net of income tax expense		16,875	7,200
Earnings including noncontrolling interests		70,676	54,038
Loss (earnings) attributable to noncontrolling interests		7	(60)
Net earnings attributable to NNN		70,683	53,978
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders		$ 61,824	$ 45,119
Net earnings per share of common stock:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.44	$ 0.34
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.44	$ 0.34
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		140,840,371	131,665,258
Diluted (in shares)		141,326,003	132,109,965
Other comprehensive income:
Net earnings attributable to NNN		$ 70,683	$ 53,978
Amortization of interest rate hedges		695	414
Net loss – commercial mortgage residual interests		(175)	(346)
Net gain – available-for-sale securities		174	73
Comprehensive income attributable to NNN		71,377	54,119
Series D Preferred Stock
Other expenses (revenues):
Dividends	[1]	(4,762)	(4,762)
Series E Preferred Stock
Other expenses (revenues):
Dividends	[1]	$ (4,097)	$ (4,097)

[1] The Series D and E preferred stock have no maturity date and will remain outstanding unless redeemed. The earliest redemption date for the Series D and Series E preferred stock is February 2017 and May 2018, respectively.