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Expected total of acquisition fees and acquisition related expenses, percentage of benchmark

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Related Party Transaction, Acquisition Fees Earned by Related Party, Percentage of Benchmark

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Related Party Transaction, Asset Management Fees Earned Above Threshold

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Related Party Transaction, Asset Management Fees Earned by Related Party, Percentage of Benchmark

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Related Party Transaction, Financing Coordination Fees Earned by Related Party, Percentage of Benchmark

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Related party transaction, operating expenses as a percentage of benchmark, fee cap

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Related Party Transaction, Oversight Fees Earned by Related Party, Percentage of Benchmark

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Related Party Transaction, Property Management Fees Earned by Related Party, Percentage of Benchmark

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Unearned Class B Units, in Lieu of Asset Management Fees Paid in Cash

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Related Party Transactions and Arrangements - Fees Paid in Connection With the Operations of the Company (Details) (Advisor, USD $)	0 Months Ended
	Apr. 15, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
New York Recovery Advisors, LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cost of assets maximum		$ 3,000,000,000
Asset management fees earned above		0.40%
New York Recovery Advisors, LLC \| Contract Purchase Price
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Acquisition fees earned by related party		1.00%
New York Recovery Advisors, LLC \| Average Invested Assets
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Asset management fees as a percentage of benchmark		0.50%	0.75%
Cost of assets maximum		3,000,000,000
New York Recovery Advisors, LLC \| Gross Revenue, Multi-tenant Properties
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Property management fees as a percentage of benchmark		4.00%
New York Recovery Advisors, LLC \| Amount Available or Outstanding Under Financing Arrangement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Financing coordination as a percentage of benchmark		0.75%
New York Recovery Advisors, LLC and Realty Capital Securities, LLC \| Contract Purchase Price
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Unearned units, in lieu of asset management fees (in shares)	1,188,667
Equity-based compensation	$ 11,500,000
Maximum \| New York Recovery Advisors, LLC \| Contract Purchase Price
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Acquisition fees and acquisition related expenses earned by related party		4.50%
Maximum \| New York Recovery Advisors, LLC \| Gross Revenue, Managed Properties
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Oversight fees as a percentage of benchmark		1.00%
Greater Of \| Maximum \| New York Recovery Advisors, LLC \| Average Invested Assets
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating expenses as a percentage of benchmark		2.00%
Greater Of \| Maximum \| New York Recovery Advisors, LLC \| Net Income, Excluding Additions to Non-cash Reserves and Gains on Sales of Assets
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating expenses as a percentage of benchmark		25.00%