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Issuance of Common Stock (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Jan. 22, 2013 | Apr. 30, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013
Issuance of common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock issued to shareholders | 224,881,192 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued | 207,485,073 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued |  |  |  |  |
Underwriting discounts and offering costs | $ 22,827,000 us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts | $ 55,359,000 us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts | $ 13,773,000 us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares | 528,615,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock | 1,133,574,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock |  |  |  |  |
5.375% notes, issued in March 2003 and repaid in March 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Stated Interest Rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = o_NotesPayableDueMarch2013Member
ARCT |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock issued to shareholders |  |  |  | 45,573,144 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = o_AmericanRealtyCapitalTrustIncMember |  |  |
Total value of common shares issued |  |  |  | 2,000,000,000 us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestIssuedOrIssuableValueAssigned / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = o_AmericanRealtyCapitalTrustIncMember |  |  |
Common stock redeemed (in shares) |  |  |  | 208,709 us-gaap_StockRedeemedOrCalledDuringPeriodShares / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = o_AmericanRealtyCapitalTrustIncMember |  |  |
Common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued |  |  |  |  | 13,800,000 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 9,775,000 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 17,250,000 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Common stock purchased by the underwriters (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 1,800,000 o_CommonStockPurchasedByUnderwriters / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 1,275,000 o_CommonStockPurchasedByUnderwriters / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 2,250,000 o_CommonStockPurchasedByUnderwriters / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Underwriting discounts and offering costs |  |  |  |  | 22,800,000 us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 18,700,000 us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | 36,700,000 us-gaap_PaymentsOfStockIssuanceCosts / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares |  |  |  |  | $ 528,600,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | $ 378,500,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember | $ 755,100,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonStockMember

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