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Notes Payable (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2014 instrument | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2007 | Jul. 31, 2011 derivative | Apr. 30, 2013 derivative | May 31, 2014 derivative | Jun. 30, 2014
Notes Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount | $ 10,285,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount |  | $ 10,816,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Interest Rate Derivatives Held | 0 us-gaap_NumberOfInterestRateDerivativesHeld |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Issuance Costs Incurred | 15,500,000 nnn_DebtIssuanceCostsIncurred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  | 100,000,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  |  |  |  |
Liability amount from termination of hedge agreement |  |  |  | 3,260,000 us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeDerivativeInstrumentLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember | [1] |  |  |  |
Liability amount from termination of hedge agreement, comprehensive income |  |  |  | 3,228,000 us-gaap_CashFlowHedgesDerivativeInstrumentsAtFairValueNet / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember | [2] |  |  |  |
2015 Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | 150,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandFifteenNotesMember | [3],[4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount | 390,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandFifteenNotesMember | [3],[4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Price | 149,610,000 nnn_NotesPayableNetPriceAtIssuance / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandFifteenNotesMember | [3],[4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated Rate | 6.15%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandFifteenNotesMember | [3],[4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Rate | 6.185%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandFifteenNotesMember | [3],[4],[5] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2017 Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | 250,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandSeventeenNotesMember | [3],[6] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount | 877,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandSeventeenNotesMember | [3],[6] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Price | 249,123,000 nnn_NotesPayableNetPriceAtIssuance / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandSeventeenNotesMember | [3],[6] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated Rate | 6.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandSeventeenNotesMember | [3],[6] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Rate | 6.924%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandSeventeenNotesMember | [3],[5],[6] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2017 Notes | Interest Rate Swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  | 100,000,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandSeventeenNotesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  |  |  |  |
Liability amount from termination of hedge agreement |  |  |  | 3,260,000 us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeDerivativeInstrumentLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandSeventeenNotesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  |  |  |  |
Liability amount from termination of hedge agreement, comprehensive income |  |  |  | 3,228,000 us-gaap_CashFlowHedgesDerivativeInstrumentsAtFairValueNet / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandSeventeenNotesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  |  |  |  |
2021 Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | 300,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwentyOneNotesMember | [3],[7] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount | 4,269,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwentyOneNotesMember | [3],[7] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Price | 295,731,000 nnn_NotesPayableNetPriceAtIssuance / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwentyOneNotesMember | [3],[7] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated Rate | 5.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwentyOneNotesMember | [3],[7] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Rate | 5.69%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwentyOneNotesMember | [3],[5],[7] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2021 Notes | Interest Rate Swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  |  | 150,000,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwentyOneNotesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  |  |
Liability amount from termination of hedge agreement |  |  |  |  |  | 5,300,000 us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeDerivativeInstrumentLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwentyOneNotesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  |  |
Liability amount from termination of hedge agreement, comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  | 5,218,000 us-gaap_CashFlowHedgesDerivativeInstrumentsAtFairValueNet / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwentyOneNotesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  |  |
Number of Interest Rate Derivatives Held |  |  |  |  |  | 2 us-gaap_NumberOfInterestRateDerivativesHeld / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwentyOneNotesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember |  |  |
2022 Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | 325,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_NotesPayableIssuedAugust2012Member | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount | 4,989,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_NotesPayableIssuedAugust2012Member | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Price | 320,011,000 nnn_NotesPayableNetPriceAtIssuance / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_NotesPayableIssuedAugust2012Member | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated Rate | 3.80%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_NotesPayableIssuedAugust2012Member | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Rate | 3.984%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_NotesPayableIssuedAugust2012Member | [3],[5] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2023 Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | 350,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwentyThreeNotesMember | [3],[8] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount | 2,594,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwentyThreeNotesMember | [3],[8] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Price | 347,406,000 nnn_NotesPayableNetPriceAtIssuance / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwentyThreeNotesMember | [3],[8] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated Rate | 3.30%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwentyThreeNotesMember | [3],[8] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Rate | 3.388%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwentyThreeNotesMember | [3],[5],[8] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2023 Notes | Forward Starting Swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | 240,000,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwentyThreeNotesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember |  |
Liability amount from termination of hedge agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,156,000 us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeDerivativeInstrumentLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwentyThreeNotesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember |  |
Liability amount from termination of hedge agreement, comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,141,000 us-gaap_CashFlowHedgesDerivativeInstrumentsAtFairValueNet / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwentyThreeNotesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember |  |
Number of Interest Rate Derivatives Held |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 us-gaap_NumberOfInterestRateDerivativesHeld / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwentyThreeNotesMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember |  |
2024 Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal | 350,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_NotesPayableIssuedMay2014Member | [3],[9] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount | 707,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_NotesPayableIssuedMay2014Member | [3],[9] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Price | 349,293,000 nnn_NotesPayableNetPriceAtIssuance / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_NotesPayableIssuedMay2014Member | [3],[9] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated Rate | 3.90%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_NotesPayableIssuedMay2014Member | [3],[9] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Rate | 3.924%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_NotesPayableIssuedMay2014Member | [3],[5],[9] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2024 Notes | Forward Starting Swaps |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 225,000,000 invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_NotesPayableIssuedMay2014Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember |
Liability amount from termination of hedge agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,312,000 us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeDerivativeInstrumentLiabilitiesAtFairValue / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_NotesPayableIssuedMay2014Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember |
Number of Interest Rate Derivatives Held |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 us-gaap_NumberOfInterestRateDerivativesHeld / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_NotesPayableIssuedMay2014Member / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember |
2012 Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwelveNotesMember
Stated Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = nnn_TwoThousandTwelveNotesMember
[1] | Liability
[2] | The amount reported in accumulated other comprehensive income will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the related notes payable.
[3] | The note discounts are amortized to interest expense over the respective term of each debt obligation using the effective interest method.
[4] | NNN plans to use proceeds from the Credit Facility and/or potential debt or equity offerings to repay the outstanding indebtedness.
[5] | Includes the effects of the discount, treasury lock gain/loss and swap gain/loss, as applicable.
[6] | NNN entered into an interest rate hedge with a notional amount of $100,000. Upon issuance of the 2017 Notes, NNN terminated the interest rate hedge agreement resulting in a liability of $3,260, of which $3,228 was recorded to other comprehensive income. The liability has been deferred and is being amortized as an adjustment to interest expense over the term of the 2017 Notes using the effective interest method.
[7] | NNN entered into two interest rate hedges with a total notional amount of $150,000. Upon issuance of the 2021 Notes, NNN terminated the interest rate hedge agreements resulting in a liability of $5,300, of which $5,218 was deferred in other comprehensive income. The deferred liability is being amortized over the term of the note using the effective interest method.
[8] | NNN entered into four forward starting swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $240,000. Upon issuance of the 2023 Notes, NNN terminated the forward starting swaps resulting in a liability of $3,156, of which $3,141 was deferred in other comprehensive income. The deferred liability is being amortized over the term of the note using the effective interest method.
[9] | NNN entered into three forward starting swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $225,000. Upon issuance of the 2024 Notes, NNN terminated the forward starting swaps resulting in a liability of $6,312, which was deferred in other comprehensive income. The deferred liability is being amortized over the term of the note using the effective interest method.

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