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Earnings per Share (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Summary of Components used in Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share | The following table summarizes the components used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the years ended December 31:
(in thousands, except per share) |  | For the years ended December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Basic earnings: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings attributable to Broadstone Net Lease, Inc |  | $ | 54,799 |  |  | $ | 36,354 |  |  | $ | 19,287 |
Diluted earnings: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings attributable to Broadstone Net Lease, Inc |  | $ | 54,799 |  |  | $ | 36,354 |  |  | $ | 19,287 |
Net earnings attributable to non-controlling interests |  |  | 4,756 |  |  |  | 3,914 |  |  |  | 1,603 |
|  | $ | 59,555 |  |  | $ | 40,268 |  |  | $ | 20,890 |
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per share |  |  | 17,084 |  |  |  | 13,178 |  |  |  | 8,989 |
Effects of convertible membership units |  |  | 1,483 |  |  |  | 1,419 |  |  |  | 747 |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in diluted earnings per share |  |  | 18,567 |  |  |  | 14,597 |  |  |  | 9,736 |
Basic and diluted net earnings per common share |  | $ | 3.21 |  |  | $ | 2.76 |  |  | $ | 2.15 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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