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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Limited Partner Series A Preferred Units
Spirit Realty, L.P.
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Limited Partner Series A Preferred Units
Spirit Realty, L.P.
Limited Partners' Capital
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| Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] | ||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance, value | $ 3,319,609 | $ 24,426 | $ 3,128,990 | [2] | $ 166,193 | [2] | ||||||||
| Partners' preferred units, beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2017 | [2] | 6,900,000 | ||||||||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] | ||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance, value | 3,168,723 | $ 23,954 | $ 2,978,576 | [2] | $ 166,193 | [2] | ||||||||
| Partners' common units, beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2017 | 3,988,218 | 444,880,051 | [2] | |||||||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ 30,718 | 30,718 | $ 229 | $ 30,489 | [2] | |||||||||
| Partnership distributions declared on preferred/common units | (78,581) | (701) | (77,880) | [2] | $ (2,588) | $ (2,588) | [2] | |||||||
| Net income after preferred distributions | $ 28,130 | 28,130 | 229 | $ 27,901 | [2] | |||||||||
| Tax withholdings related to net partnership unit settlements (in shares) | (100,000) | (60,945) | [2] | |||||||||||
| Tax withholdings related to net partnership unit settlements | $ (484) | (484) | $ (484) | [2] | ||||||||||
| Repurchase of partnership units (in shares) | [2] | (13,161,065) | ||||||||||||
| Repurchase of partnership units | (104,041) | $ (104,041) | [2] | |||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation (in shares) | [2] | 915,395 | ||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 4,090 | $ 4,090 | [2] | |||||||||||
| Partners' preferred units, ending balance at Mar. 31, 2018 | [2] | 6,900,000 | ||||||||||||
| Ending balance, value at Mar. 31, 2018 | 3,168,723 | $ 23,954 | $ 2,978,576 | [2] | $ 166,193 | [2] | ||||||||
| Partners' common units, ending balance at Mar. 31, 2018 | 3,988,218 | 432,573,436 | [2] | |||||||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward] | ||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance, value | $ 3,168,723 | $ 23,954 | $ 2,978,576 | [2] | $ 166,193 | [2] | ||||||||
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