Common Stock Incentive Plan (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Common Stock Incentive Plan

Summary of common stock grant activity under the 2012 Plan and the previous 2003 Incentive Award Plan of Realty Income Corporation, or the 2003 Plan

	For the six months ended				For the year ended
	June 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
			Weighted				Weighted
	Number of		average		Number of		average
	shares		price(1)		shares		price(1)
Outstanding nonvested shares, beginning of year	895,550		$	19.94	925,526		$	20.21
Shares granted	272,787		42.89		261,811		35.06
Shares vested	(324,625	)	32.14		(290,877	)	27.47
Shares forfeited	(2,143	)	35.84		(910	)	31.67
Outstanding nonvested shares, end of each period	841,569		$	26.12	895,550		$	19.94