Consolidated Statements of Partners' Capital Consolidated Statements of Partners' Capital - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
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Spirit Realty, L.P. |
Spirit Realty, L.P.
General Partner's Capital
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Spirit Realty, L.P.
Limited Partners' Capital
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| Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] | |||||||||||
| Beginning balance, value | $ 3,682,108 | $ 26,586 | $ 3,655,522 | [2] | |||||||
| Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016 | 3,988,218 | 479,635,902 | [2] | ||||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] | |||||||||||
| Beginning balance, value | 3,259,165 | $ 24,835 | $ 3,234,330 | [2] | |||||||
| Net income | $ 41,357 | 41,357 | 344 | 41,013 | [2] | ||||||
| Partnership distributions declared | (251,606) | $ (2,095) | $ (249,511) | [2] | |||||||
| Tax withholdings related to net partnership unit settlements (in shares) | (400,000) | (430,429) | [2] | ||||||||
| Tax withholdings related to net partnership unit settlements | $ (3,458) | (3,458) | $ (3,458) | [2] | |||||||
| Repurchase of partnership units (in shares) | [2] | (28,819,865) | |||||||||
| Repurchase of partnership units | (222,290) | $ (222,290) | [2] | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation (in shares) | [2] | 1,526,206 | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 13,054 | $ 13,054 | [2] | ||||||||
| Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2017 | 3,988,218 | 451,911,814 | [2] | ||||||||
| Ending balance, value at Sep. 30, 2017 | 3,259,165 | $ 24,835 | $ 3,234,330 | [2] | |||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] | |||||||||||
| Beginning balance, value | $ 3,259,165 | $ 24,835 | $ 3,234,330 | [2] | |||||||
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