Number of units held by holding limited liability company.

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Number of common units of ownership outstanding of a limited liability company (LLC).

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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Non-controlling Interests - Additional Information (Details) - $ / shares			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 22, 2019	Jul. 21, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interests in operating partnership			99.40%		99.40%		99.30%
Cash dividends (in USD per share)			$ 0.23	$ 0.21	$ 0.46	$ 0.43
Operating Partnership Unit
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest, excluding general partner ownership interest			99.40%		99.40%
Award exchange ratio			1		1
Operating Partnership Unit \| EPRT Holdings LLC
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Interest held in operating partnership (in shares)			553,847		553,847
Percentage of ownership interests in operating partnership			0.60%		0.60%
Eldridge Industries, LLC \| Operating Partnership Unit
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Operating partnership units held (in shares)					93,024,022
Secondary Offering \| Operating Partnership Unit
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Operating partnership units outstanding (in shares)		553,847
Secondary Offering \| Operating Partnership
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Operating partnership units converted (in shares)	18,502,705	18,502,705
Essential Properties OP GP LLC
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of general partner partnership interest owned					1.00%