Document And Entity Information - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	May 09, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
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		186,120