Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Revenues:
Rental income from operating leases		$ 129,944	$ 118,218	$ 378,007	$ 342,407
Earned income from direct financing leases		338	340	1,041	1,142
Percentage rent		321	331	959	628
Real estate expense reimbursement from tenants		3,413	3,469	10,251	10,307
Interest and other income from real estate transactions		141	345	905	721
Interest income on commercial mortgage residual interests		384	440	1,285	1,332
Total revenues		134,541	123,143	392,448	356,537
Operating expenses:
General and administrative		9,116	8,643	27,100	25,078
Real estate		4,942	4,782	14,297	14,199
Depreciation and amortization		38,970	33,607	110,114	99,950
Impairment – commercial mortgage residual interests valuation		5,978	53	6,830	481
Impairment losses – real estate and other charges, net of recoveries		4,917	(3)	10,949	3,711
Total operating expenses		63,923	47,082	169,290	143,419
Earnings from operations		70,618	76,061	223,158	213,118
Other expenses (revenues):
Interest and other income		(17)	(20)	(108)	(67)
Interest expense		24,257	21,996	71,923	65,460
Real estate acquisition costs		111	199	520	894
Total other expenses (revenues)		24,351	22,175	72,335	66,287
Earnings before income tax expense		46,267	53,886	150,823	146,831
Income tax expense		0	(545)	0	(491)
Earnings before gain on disposition of real estate, net of income tax expense		46,267	53,341	150,823	146,340
Gain on disposition of real estate, net of income tax expense		4,505	1,914	22,558	9,145
Earnings including noncontrolling interests		50,772	55,255	173,381	155,485
Loss (earnings) attributable to noncontrolling interests		12	(57)	28	(120)
Net earnings attributable to NNN		50,784	55,198	173,409	155,365
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders		$ 41,925	$ 46,339	$ 146,833	$ 128,789
Net earnings per share of common stock:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.29	$ 0.34	$ 1.02	$ 0.96
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.28	$ 0.34	$ 1.02	$ 0.96
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		146,111,041	133,892,905	143,474,664	132,949,978
Diluted (in shares)		146,681,592	134,246,098	144,036,165	133,306,268
Other comprehensive income:
Net earnings attributable to NNN		$ 50,784	$ 55,198	$ 173,409	$ 155,365
Amortization of interest rate hedges		720	424	2,122	1,256
Fair value forward starting swaps		701	(10,297)	1,013	(10,297)
Net gain (loss) – commercial mortgage residual interests		(4,561)	116	(4,454)	(268)
Net gain (loss) – available-for-sale securities		47	26	600	(48)
Comprehensive income attributable to NNN		47,691	45,467	172,690	146,008
Series D Preferred Stock
Other expenses (revenues):
Dividends	[1]	(4,762)	(4,762)	(14,285)	(14,285)
Series E Preferred Stock
Other expenses (revenues):
Dividends	[1]	$ (4,097)	$ (4,097)	$ (12,291)	$ (12,291)

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