CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Revenues:
Rental income from operating leases	$ 143,376	$ 129,944	$ 421,167	$ 378,007
Earned income from direct financing leases	241	338	743	1,041
Percentage rent	239	321	985	959
Real estate expense reimbursement from tenants	3,614	3,413	11,174	10,251
Interest and other income from real estate transactions	151	141	368	905
Interest income on commercial mortgage residual interests	84	384	249	1,285
Total revenues	147,705	134,541	434,686	392,448
Operating expenses:
General and administrative	7,354	9,116	25,093	27,100
Real estate	5,553	4,942	16,640	14,297
Depreciation and amortization	48,409	38,970	129,878	110,114
Impairment – commercial mortgage residual interests valuation	0	5,978	0	6,830
Impairment losses – real estate and other charges, net of recoveries	80	4,917	1,247	10,949
Retirement severance costs	225	0	7,653	0
Total operating expenses	61,621	63,923	180,511	169,290
Earnings from operations	86,084	70,618	254,175	223,158
Other expenses (revenues):
Interest and other income	(64)	(17)	(239)	(108)
Interest expense	28,204	24,257	82,092	71,923
Real estate acquisition costs	0	111	0	520
Total other expenses (revenues)	28,140	24,351	81,853	72,335
Earnings before gain on disposition of real estate	57,944	46,267	172,322	150,823
Gain on disposition of real estate	3,185	4,505	20,864	22,558
Earnings including noncontrolling interests	61,129	50,772	193,186	173,381
Loss (earnings) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(9)	12	(381)	28
Net earnings attributable to NNN	61,120	50,784	192,805	173,409
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders	$ 52,538	$ 41,925	$ 153,606	$ 146,833
Net earnings per share of common stock:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.35	$ 0.29	$ 1.03	$ 1.02
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.35	$ 0.28	$ 1.03	$ 1.02
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	149,341,025	146,111,041	148,223,234	143,474,664
Diluted (in shares)	149,667,609	146,681,592	148,526,361	144,036,165
Other comprehensive income:
Net earnings attributable to NNN	$ 61,120	$ 50,784	$ 192,805	$ 173,409
Amortization of interest rate hedges	491	720	1,394	2,122
Fair value forward starting swaps	(5,994)	701	(7,688)	1,013
Net gain – commercial mortgage residual interests	0	(4,561)	0	(4,454)
Net gain – available-for-sale securities	125	47	118	600
Comprehensive income attributable to NNN	55,742	47,691	186,629	172,690
Series D Preferred Stock
Other expenses (revenues):
Dividends	0	(4,762)	(3,598)	(14,285)
Excess of redemption value over carrying value of Series D preferred shares redeemed	0	0	(9,855)	0
Series E Preferred Stock
Other expenses (revenues):
Dividends	(4,097)	(4,097)	(12,291)	(12,291)
Series F Preferred Stock
Other expenses (revenues):
Dividends	$ (4,485)	$ 0	$ (13,455)	$ 0