Document And Entity Information - shares shares in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Aug. 11, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Registrant Name	Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001482974
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		183,590