Related-Party Transactions and Arrangements (Narrative) (Details)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) employee	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) employee	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) employee property	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Asset management fees incurred		$ 4,877,000	$ 4,533,000	$ 9,664,000	$ 8,566,000
Number of direct employees | employee	0	0		0
Maximum brokerage commission paid by Company, as percentage of contract sales price				6.00%
Maximum investment banking fees paid by Company, as percentage of transaction price				0.50%
Cumulative non-compounded annual return rate to investors, as a percent				8.00%
Carter/Validus Advisors, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Acquisition fee, as percentage of contract purchase price of each property or asset acquired				2.00%
Acquisition fee, as percentage of amount advanced on mortgage loan				2.00%
Annual asset management fee, as percentage of aggregate asset value plus costs and expenses incurred by Advisor				0.85%
Monthly asset management fee, as percentage of aggregate asset value as of the last day of the immediately preceding month				0.07083%
Asset management fees incurred		$ 4,877,000	4,533,000	$ 9,664,000	8,566,000
Operating expenses allocated to the Company by the advisor		429,000	290,000	$ 857,000	565,000
Percentage of remaining net sales proceeds Advisor will receive after investors receive return				15.00%
Listing fee percentage				15.00%
Distribution percentage upon termination of Advisory agreement				15.00%
Carter/Validus Advisors, LLC And/Or Its Affiliates [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Acquisition fees incurred related to investments in real estate		1,420,000	329,000	$ 1,420,000	2,748,000
Minimum number of properties required to be sold to incur brokerage commission | property				1
Disposition fees incurred	$ 0
Subordinated participation in net sale proceeds	0
Subordinated incentive listing fees incurred	0
Subordinated termination fees	$ 0
Carter/Validus Advisors, LLC And/Or Its Affiliates [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Disposition fee, as percentage of contract sales price				1.00%
Percentage of brokerage commission paid by Company for properties sold that required a substantial amount of services				50.00%
Percentage of investment banking fees paid by Company for disposition, sale or merger of Company				50.00%
Carter Validus Real Estate Management Services, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Leasing and management fees, as percentage of gross revenues from single-tenant properties				3.00%
Leasing and management fees, as percentage of gross revenues from multi-tenant properties				4.00%
Oversight fee, as percentage of gross revenues from properties managed				1.00%
Property management fees incurred		1,324,000	1,279,000	$ 2,611,000	2,446,000
Leasing commissions incurred		277,000	44,000	277,000	44,000
Construction management fees		$ 0	$ 360,000	$ 0	$ 831,000
Carter Validus Real Estate Management Services, LLC [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Construction management fee, as percentage of cost of project				5.00%