Related Party Transactions - Narrative (Details)					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) property shares	Sep. 02, 2016 shares	Sep. 30, 2015 shares	Jun. 02, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) property shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from related parties	$ 16,000				$ 16,000		$ 16,000		$ 136,000
Due to related parties	680,000				$ 680,000		$ 680,000		399,000
Antidilutive securities (in shares) | shares					9,766,902	11,039,417	9,766,902	11,039,417
Proceeds from issuance of operating partnership units				$ 800,000			$ 0	$ 750,000
Distributions paid related to LTIP Units							1,749,000	321,000
Dividends payable	$ 30,000				$ 30,000		30,000		407,000
Equity based compensation							2,407,000	2,435,000
Lock out period (years)				1 year
Related party expenses					0	$ 0	$ 0	18,503,000
Number of properties sold (property) | property	3
Period to reinvest proceeds to not be included in the Sale							180 days
Properties Sold
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of properties sold (property) | property							3
Unaffiliated Third Party Property Management Services | Europe | Gross Revenue, Managed Properties | Singe Tenant Net Lease, Not Part of Shopping Center
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Property management fee, percent fee							1.75%
Unaffiliated Third Party Property Management Services | Europe | Gross Revenue, Managed Properties | All Other Property Types, Other Than Stand Alone, Single Tenant, Net Leased and Not Part of Shopping Center
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Property management fee, percent fee							3.50%
Unaffiliated Third Party Property Management Services | Europe | Gross Revenue, Managed Properties | Stand Alone, Single Tenant, Net Leased
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Property management fee, percent fee							0.25%
Unaffiliated Third Party Property Management Services | Europe | Gross Revenue, Managed Properties | All Other Properties, Other than Stand Alone, Single Tenant, Net Leased
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Property management fee, percent fee							0.50%
Contract Purchase Price | Unaffiliated Third Party Property Management Services | Europe
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Acquisition fees as a percentage of benchmark				50.00%
Amount Available or Outstanding Under Financing Arrangement | Unaffiliated Third Party Property Management Services | Europe
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Acquisition and financing coordination fees as a percentage of benchmark				50.00%
OP Units
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Distributions paid					300,000	$ 300,000	$ 1,000,000	$ 300,000
Class B Units
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Equity based compensation				$ 14,500,000
OPP
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Distributions paid related to LTIP Units					200,000		900,000
Dividends payable	$ 0				$ 0		$ 0		400,000
OP Units
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities (in shares) | shares				1,809,678	545,530	1,809,678	545,530	1,809,678
Conversion of stock (shares) | shares		1,264,148
Class B Units
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities (in shares) | shares			1,726,323		0	0	0	0
Third party professional fees and offering costs
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to related parties	$ 700,000				$ 700,000		$ 700,000		400,000
Special Limited Partner
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating partnership units (in shares) | shares	244,444				244,444		244,444
Special Limited Partner | OP Units
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities (in shares) | shares			22	22
Conversion of stock (shares) | shares		14
Advisor | Properties Sold
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to related parties	$ 200,000				$ 200,000		$ 200,000
Advisor | Amended Advisory Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Minimum monthly base management fee				$ 18,000,000
Amended Advisory Agreement, variable fee payable (percent)				1.25%
Amended Advisory Agreement, incentive compensation payable in cash (percent)				50.00%
Amended Advisory Agreement, incentive compensation payable in shares (percent)				50.00%
Amended Advisory Agreement, incentive compensation, percent of core AFFO per share in excess of incentive hurdle of $0.78 per share				15.00%
Amended Advisory Agreement, incentive compensation core AFFO per share, incentive hurdle one (USD per share) | $ / shares				$ 0.78
Amended Advisory Agreement, incentive compensation, percent of core AFFO per share in excess of incentive hurdle of $1.02 per share				10.00%
Amended Advisory Agreement, incentive compensation core AFFO per share, incentive hurdle two (USD per share) | $ / shares				$ 1.02
Amended Advisory Agreement, minimum base management fee and incentive compensation payable, cap on AUM up to $5 Billion (percent)				1.25%
Minimum base management fee and incentive compensation payable, cap on annum aggregate amount, maximum amount of assets under management, range three				$ 5,000,000,000.0
Amended Advisory Agreement, minimum base management fee and incentive compensation payable, cap on AUM of at least $15 billion (percent)				0.95%
Minimum base management fee and incentive compensation payable, cap on annum aggregate amount, maximum amount of assets under management, range two				$ 15,000,000,000.0
Minimum base management fee and incentive compensation payable, cap on annum aggregate amount, maximum amount of assets under management, range three calculation base (percent)				1.25%
Minimum base management fee and incentive compensation payable, cap on annum aggregate amount, maximum Amount of assets under management, range three calculation denominator				$ 10,000,000,000.0
Amended Advisory Agreement, minimum base management fee and incentive compensation payable, cap on AUM between $5 billion and $15 billion (percent)				0.30%
Amended Advisory Agreement, variable fee payable, maximum sale of investments to trigger possible reduction				$ 200,000,000.0
Advisor | Amended Advisory Agreement | Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amended Advisory Agreement, incentive compensation core AFFO per share, incentive hurdle possible annual increase (percent)				1.00%
Minimum base management fee and incentive compensation payable, cap on annum aggregate amount, maximum amount of assets under management, range three				$ 5,000,000,000.0
Advisor | Amended Advisory Agreement | Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amended Advisory Agreement, incentive compensation core AFFO per share, incentive hurdle possible annual increase (percent)				3.00%
Minimum base management fee and incentive compensation payable, cap on annum aggregate amount, maximum amount of assets under management, range three				$ 15,000,000,000.0
Advisor | Chief Executive Officer and President
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percent							10.00%
Advisor | Class B Units
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Distributions paid								$ 300,000
Advisor | OP Units
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities (in shares) | shares			83,333	1,461,753
Advisor | American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from related parties	$ 16,000				$ 16,000		$ 16,000		$ 100,000
Advisor | American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC | Contract Purchase Price
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Acquisition fees as a percentage of benchmark				1.00%
Financing advance fees as a percentage of benchmark, expected third party costs				0.50%
Advisor | American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC | Contract Purchase Price | Portion of Fees Attributable to Related Party | Europe
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Acquisition fees as a percentage of benchmark				50.00%
Advisor | American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC | Advance on Loan or Other Investment
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Financing advance fees as a percentage of benchmark				1.00%
Advisor | American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC | Amount Available or Outstanding Under Financing Arrangement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Acquisition and financing coordination fees as a percentage of benchmark				0.75%
Advisor | American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC | Amount Available or Outstanding Under Financing Arrangement | Portion of Fees Attributable to Related Party | Europe
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Acquisition and financing coordination fees as a percentage of benchmark				50.00%
Advisor | American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC | Average Invested Assets | Greater Of | Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating expenses as a percentage of benchmark	2.00%				2.00%		2.00%
Advisor | American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC | Net Income, Excluding Additions to Non-cash Reserves and Gains on Sales of Assets | Greater Of | Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating expenses as a percentage of benchmark	25.00%				25.00%		25.00%
Advisor | American Realty Capital Global Advisors, LLC | Annual Targeted Investor Return | Pre-tax Non-compounded Return on Capital Contribution
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cumulative capital investment return to investors as a percentage of benchmark										6.00%
Advisor | AR Global, LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percent							90.00%
Service Provider | OP Units
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities (in shares) | shares				347,903
Conversion of stock (shares) | shares		347,903
Individual Investor | OP Units
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Conversion of stock (shares) | shares		916,231
Advisor and Service Provider | OP Units
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities (in shares) | shares				1,726,323
Advisor and Service Provider | Class B Units
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities (in shares) | shares				1,726,323
Management | OP Units
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities (in shares) | shares				83,333
Property Manager | American Realty Capital Global Properties, LLC | Gross Revenue, Managed Properties | Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Oversight fees as a percentage of benchmark	1.00%				1.00%		1.00%
Property Manager | American Realty Capital Global Properties, LLC | Gross Revenue, Managed Properties | Stand Alone, Single Tenant, Net Leased | Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Oversight fees as a percentage of benchmark	2.00%				2.00%		2.00%
Property Manager | American Realty Capital Global Properties, LLC | Gross Revenue, Managed Properties | All Other Properties, Other than Stand Alone, Single Tenant, Net Leased | Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Oversight fees as a percentage of benchmark	4.00%				4.00%		4.00%
Affiliated Entity | Transfer Agent Fees | American National Stock Transfer, LLC | General and Administrative Expense
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party expenses					$ 2,000		$ 100,000