Related Party Transactions and Arrangements (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		51 Months Ended				12 Months Ended									12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended								12 Months Ended											12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 RCS Advisory Services, LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Realty Capital Securities, LLC and American National Stock Transfer, LLC [Member] Dealer Manager and Transfer Agent [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Realty Capital Securities, LLC and American National Stock Transfer, LLC [Member] Dealer Manager and Transfer Agent [Member] Information Agent and Advisory Service Fee [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC and Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member] Advisor and Dealer Manager [Member] Fees and Expense Reimbursement, Stock Offering [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC and Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member] Advisor and Dealer Manager [Member] Fees and Expense Reimbursement, Stock Offering [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC and Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member] Advisor and Dealer Manager [Member] Fees and Expense Reimbursement, Stock Offering [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 New York Recovery Special Limited Partnership, LLC [Member] Entity Wholly Owned by Sponsor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 New York Recovery Special Limited Partnership, LLC [Member] Entity Wholly Owned by Sponsor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member] Dealer Manager [Member] Sales Commissions and Dealer Manager Fees [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member] Dealer Manager [Member] Sales Commissions and Dealer Manager Fees [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member] Dealer Manager [Member] Sales Commissions and Dealer Manager Fees [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member] Dealer Manager [Member] Maximum [Member] Gross Proceeds, Initial Public Offering [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member] Dealer Manager [Member] Maximum [Member] Gross Proceeds, Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member] Participating Broker-Dealer [Member] Gross Proceeds, Initial Public Offering [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member] Participating Broker-Dealer [Member] Maximum [Member] Gross Proceeds, Initial Public Offering [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Contract Purchase Price [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Contract Purchase Price [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Average Invested Assets [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Gross Revenue, Multi-tenant Properties [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Amount Available or Outstanding Under Financing Arrangement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Net Sale Proceeds, after Return of Capital Contributions and Annual Targeted Investor Return [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Excess of Adjusted Market Value of Real Estate Assets Plus Distributions Over Aggregate Contributed Investor Capital [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Property operating expenses absorbed [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Property operating expenses absorbed [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Absorbed General and Administrative Expenses [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Absorbed General and Administrative Expenses [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Annual Targeted Investor Return [Member] Pre-tax Non-compounded Return on Capital Contribution [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Maximum [Member] Contract Purchase Price [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Maximum [Member] Average Invested Assets [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Maximum [Member] Average Invested Assets [Member] Greater Of [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Maximum [Member] Gross Revenue, Managed Properties [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Maximum [Member] Net Income, Excluding Additions to Non-cash Reserves and Gains on Sales of Assets [Member] Greater Of [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Maximum [Member] Real Estate Commissions [Member] Contract Sales Price [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 RCS Advisory Services, LLC [Member] Transaction Managment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Payable [Member] New York Recovery Advisors, LLC and Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member] Advisor and Dealer Manager [Member] Fees and Expense Reimbursement, Stock Offering [Member]		Dec. 31, 2012 Payable [Member] New York Recovery Advisors, LLC and Realty Capital Securities, LLC [Member] Advisor and Dealer Manager [Member] Fees and Expense Reimbursement, Stock Offering [Member]		Dec. 31, 2013 Greater Of [Member] New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Maximum [Member] Contract Sales Price [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Greater Of [Member] New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Maximum [Member] Brokerage Commission Fees [Member] Contract Sales Price [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Scenario, Forecast [Member] New York Recovery Advisors, LLC [Member] Advisor [Member] Contract Purchase Price [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating Partnertship Units Held By Related Party														20,000	20,000
Related Party Transaction, Sales Commissions Earned by Related Party, Percentage of Benchmark																			7.00%	3.00%
Related Party Transaction, Fee of Gross Procceds From Sale of Shares Earned by Related Party, Percentage of Benchmark																						7.50%
Related Party Transaction, Sales Commissions Earned by Related Party Paid at time of Sale, Percentage of Benchmark																					2.50%
Related Party Transaction, Sales Commissions Earned by Related Party Paid at Annieversary of Closing, Percentage of Benchmark																					1.00%
Fees paid to related parties							$ 600,000	$ 11,561,000	[1]	$ (1,240,000)	[1]	$ 3,269,000	[1]			$ 134,972,000	$ 12,576,000	$ 4,303,000																								$ 1,500,000	$ 416,000	[1]	$ 83,000	[1]
Due to Affiliate																857,000	93,000
Liability for offering and related costs from IPO				1.50%
Cumulative offering cost cap				15.00%
Offering Cost Reimbursements Received		(4,700,000)
Reimbursed Offering Costs																							4,700,000
Cumulative Offering Costs, Gross			(174,900,000)
Acquisition fees as a percentage of benchmark																								1.00%																									0.50%
Aggregate acquisition fees and acquisition related expenses as a percentage of benchmark																																				4.50%
Asset management fees as a percentage of benchmark																										0.75%
Aggregate asset management and oversight fees as a percentage of benchmark																																					0.75%
Property management fees as a percentage of benchmark																											4.00%
Related Party Transaction, Operating Expenses as a Percentage of Benchmark																																						2.00%		25.00%
Related Party Transaction, Oversight Fees Earned by Related Party, Percentage of Benchmark																																							1.00%
Expenses absorbed by advisor	1,450,000	965,000																													0	270,000	1,450,000	695,000
Due from affiliate, net	0	325,000	0
Related Party Fee, Transaction Management Fee Earned By Related Party, Total Liability					3,000,000
Financing coordination as a percentage of benchmark																												0.75%
Related Party Fee, Information Agent and Advisory Service Fee Earned by Related Party						$ 1,900,000
Real estate commissions as a percentage of benchmark																																									6.00%						2.00%	50.00%
Subordinated participation fees as a percentage of benchmark																													15.00%
Cumulative capital investment return to investors as a percentage of benchmark																																			6.00%
Unearned Class B Units, in Lieu of Asset Management Fees Paid in Cash																								410,771	43,968
Subordinated incentive listing distribution as a percentage of the benchmark																														15.00%

[1] The Advisor elected to reimburse offering costs in excess of 15% of proceeds from the sale of common stock. This cash reimbursement of $4.7 million was received during the year ended December 31, 2012.