CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - OP - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member]	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Total Partners' Capital [Member]	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Preferred Units [Member] General Partner [Member]	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Preferred Units [Member] Limited Partner [Member]	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Common Units [Member] General Partner [Member]	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Common Units [Member] Limited Partner [Member]	VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. [Member] Non-Controlling Interests [Member]
Beginning balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2018				42,834,138	86,874	967,515,165	23,715,908
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2018		$ 7,300,144	$ 7,298,873	$ 710,325	$ 2,883	$ 6,446,734	$ 138,931	$ 1,271
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Issuance of common OP Units (shares)						3,309,808
Issuance of common OP Units, net	$ 27,544	27,544	27,544			$ 27,544
Conversion of Limited Partners' Common OP Units to General Partner's Common OP Units						$ (26)	26
Conversion of Limited Partner Series F Preferred Units to Series F Preferred Stock (shares)				37,108	(37,108)
Conversion of Limited Partner Series F Preferred Units to Series F Preferred Stock	0			$ 923	$ (923)
Repurchases of common OP Units to settle tax obligation (shares)						(199,083)
Repurchases of common OP Units to settle tax obligation	(1,595)	(1,595)	(1,595)			$ (1,595)
Equity-based compensation, net (shares)						950,487
Equity-based compensation, net		2,872	2,872			$ 2,872
Contributions from non-controlling interest holders	64	64						64
Distributions to Common OP Units and non-controlling interests —$0.1375 per common unit	(3,262)	(136,742)	(136,742)			(133,480)	(3,262)
Dividend equivalents on awards granted under the Equity Plan	(1,222)	(1,222)	(1,222)			(1,222)
Distributions to Series F Preferred Units		(17,973)	(17,973)	$ (17,940)	$ (33)
Net income (loss)	70,971	70,971	70,999			69,304	1,695	(28)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(11,189)	(11,189)	(11,189)			$ (10,922)	$ (267)
Ending balance (shares) at Mar. 31, 2019				42,871,246	49,766	971,576,377	23,715,908
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2019		7,232,874	7,231,567	$ 693,308	$ 1,927	$ 6,399,209	$ 137,123	1,307
Beginning balance (shares) at Dec. 31, 2019				30,871,246	49,766	1,076,845,984	786,719
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2019		6,843,278	6,842,045	$ 460,504	$ 1,869	$ 6,375,239	$ 4,433	1,233
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Conversion of Limited Partners' Common OP Units to General Partner's Common OP Units (shares)						4,549	(4,549)
Conversion of Limited Partners' Common OP Units to General Partner's Common OP Units						$ 45	$ (45)
Conversion of Limited Partner Series F Preferred Units to Series F Preferred Stock		(27)	(27)	(27)
Repurchases of common OP Units to settle tax obligation (shares)						(241,092)
Repurchases of common OP Units to settle tax obligation	(2,378)	(2,378)	(2,378)			$ (2,378)
Equity-based compensation, net (shares)						1,172,038
Equity-based compensation, net		2,855	2,855			$ 2,855
Distributions to Common OP Units and non-controlling interests —$0.1375 per common unit	(105)	(148,299)	(148,299)			(148,194)	(105)
Dividend equivalents on awards granted under the Equity Plan	(1,628)	(1,628)	(1,628)			(1,628)
Distributions to Series F Preferred Units		(12,947)	(12,947)	$ (12,928)	$ (19)
Net income (loss)	86,863	86,863	86,870			86,808	62	(7)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$ (76,602)	(76,602)	(76,602)			$ (76,547)	$ (55)
Ending balance (shares) at Mar. 31, 2020				30,871,246	49,766	1,077,781,479	782,170
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2020		$ 6,691,115	$ 6,689,889	$ 447,549	$ 1,850	$ 6,236,200	$ 4,290	$ 1,226