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Cover Page - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
Cover Page - USD ($) $ in Billions	Dec. 31, 2019	Feb. 20, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2019
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-38597
Entity Registrant Name	American Finance Trust, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MD
Entity Tax Identification Number	90-0929989
Entity Address, Address Line One	650 Fifth Ave.
Entity Address, Address Line Two	30th Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	New York
Entity Address, State or Province	NY
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	10019
City Area Code	212
Local Phone Number	415-6500
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 1.2
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		108,475,266
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of the registrant’s proxy statement to be delivered to stockholders in connection with the registrant’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K. The registrant intends to file its proxy statement within 120 days after its fiscal year end.
Entity Central Index Key	0001568162
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value
Trading Symbol	AFIN
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
7.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	7.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value
Trading Symbol	AFINP
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ