Organization and Business (Details) (USD $)
6 Months Ended 105 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 105 Months Ended 105 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Property
Mortgage_Notes_Receivable
states
Jun. 30, 2013
Property
Mortgage_Notes_Receivable
states
Jan. 22, 2013
Spirit And Spirit Realty, L.P. Merger
Jun. 30, 2013
Distribution reinvestment plan
Jun. 30, 2013
Consolidated properties
Property
sqft
Jun. 30, 2013
CCPT OP II
Jun. 30, 2013
CCPT OP II
Maximum
Organization and business [Line Items]              
General partner partnership interest percentage           99.99%  
Noncontrolling interest - limited partner partnership interest percentage             0.01%
Number of owned properties (in number of properties)         747    
Rentable square feet (in square feet)         21,100,000    
Number of states in which entity owns properties (in number of states) 45 45          
Percentage of rentable space leased 96.00% 96.00%          
Number of mortgage notes receivable (in number of mortgage notes receivable) 69 69          
Number of restaurant properties securing mortgage notes receivable (in properties) 43 43          
Number of single-tenant retail properties securing mortgage notes receivable (in properties) 26 26          
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues and dividend reinvestment plan (in shares)   231,200,000          
Issuance of common stock, gross proceeds   $ 2,300,000,000          
Gross proceeds from the issuance of common stock       261,300,000      
Redemptions of common stock 121,000 206,200,000          
Offering costs, selling commissions, and dealer management fees   $ 188,300,000          
Business Combination, Exchange Ratio of Third Party Common Stock     1.9048        
Business Combination, Exchange Ratio of Company Common Stock     0.525