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Common Stock (Details) - $ / shares		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Common Stock (Details) - $ / shares	Apr. 09, 2013	Mar. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Apr. 01, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Nov. 14, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, outstanding (in shares)			65,475,650		64,961,256
Dividends declared per day (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00452054795	$ 0.00450819672
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 1.65	$ 1.65
Percentage of weighted average outstanding stock for fiscal semester			2.50%
Percentage of weighted average outstanding stock for fiscal year			5.00%
Number of shares in unfulfilled requests (in shares)			5,000,000
Shares available for issuance under a distribution reinvestment plan (in shares)				7,700,000.0
Common stock issued through distribution reinvestment plan (in shares)			522,248
Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share price for Drip (in dollars per share)						$ 23.75
Minimum \| Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Drip Share price (in dollars per share)						95.00%
One Year \| Maximum
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage of value of capital paid			92.50%
Two Years \| Maximum
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage of value of capital paid			95.00%
Three Years \| Maximum
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage of value of capital paid			97.50%
Four Years \| Maximum
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage of value of capital paid			100.00%