| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands | Common Stock [Member] | Preferred Stock [Member] | Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] | Accumulated Deficit [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member] | Global Medial REIT Inc. Stockholders' Equity [Member] | Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balances at Dec. 31, 2017 | $ 22 | $ 74,959 | $ 205,788 | $ (34,434) | $ 0 | $ 246,335 | $ 12,678 | $ 259,013 | 
| Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017 | 21,631 | 3,105 | ||||||
| Net income | $ 0 | $ 0 | 0 | 4,998 | 0 | 4,998 | 59 | 5,057 | 
| Issuance of shares of common stock, net | $ 0 | $ 0 | 3,452 | 0 | 0 | 3,452 | 0 | 3,452 | 
| Issuance of shares of common stock, net (in shares) | 372 | 0 | ||||||
| Reclassification of deferred offering costs | $ 0 | $ 0 | (302) | 0 | 0 | (302) | 0 | (302) | 
| Change in fair value of interest rate swap agreements | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (109) | (109) | 0 | (109) | 
| Stock-based compensation expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,978 | 1,978 | 
| Dividends to common stockholders | 0 | 0 | 0 | (13,053) | 0 | (13,053) | 0 | (13,053) | 
| Dividends to preferred stockholders | 0 | 0 | 0 | (4,366) | 0 | (4,366) | 0 | (4,366) | 
| Dividends to noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1,493) | (1,493) | 
| OP Units issued to third parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,742 | 4,742 | 
| LTIP Units redeemed for cash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (263) | (263) | 
| Balances at Sep. 30, 2018 | $ 22 | $ 74,959 | 208,938 | (46,855) | (109) | 236,955 | 17,701 | 254,656 | 
| Balances (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018 | 22,003 | 3,105 | ||||||
| Balances at Dec. 31, 2017 | $ 22 | $ 74,959 | 205,788 | (34,434) | 0 | 246,335 | 12,678 | 259,013 | 
| Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017 | 21,631 | 3,105 | ||||||
| Balances at Dec. 31, 2018 | $ 26 | $ 74,959 | 243,038 | (45,007) | (3,721) | 269,295 | 30,455 | 299,750 | 
| Balances (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018 | 25,944 | 3,105 | ||||||
| Balances at Jun. 30, 2018 | $ 22 | $ 74,959 | 205,798 | (42,739) | 0 | 238,030 | 17,483 | 255,513 | 
| Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2018 | 21,631 | 3,105 | ||||||
| Net income | $ 0 | $ 0 | 0 | 1,741 | 0 | 1,741 | 32 | 1,773 | 
| Issuance of shares of common stock, net | $ 0 | $ 0 | 3,452 | 0 | 0 | 3,452 | 0 | 3,452 | 
| Issuance of shares of common stock, net (in shares) | 372 | 0 | ||||||
| Reclassification of deferred offering costs | $ 0 | $ 0 | (302) | 0 | 0 | (302) | 0 | (302) | 
| Change in fair value of interest rate swap agreements | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (109) | (109) | 0 | (109) | 
| Stock-based compensation expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 741 | 741 | 
| Dividends to common stockholders | 0 | 0 | 0 | (4,402) | 0 | (4,402) | 0 | (4,402) | 
| Dividends to preferred stockholders | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1,455) | 0 | (1,455) | 0 | (1,455) | 
| Dividends to noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (555) | (555) | 
| Balances at Sep. 30, 2018 | $ 22 | $ 74,959 | 208,938 | (46,855) | (109) | 236,955 | 17,701 | 254,656 | 
| Balances (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018 | 22,003 | 3,105 | ||||||
| Balances at Dec. 31, 2018 | $ 26 | $ 74,959 | 243,038 | (45,007) | (3,721) | 269,295 | 30,455 | 299,750 | 
| Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018 | 25,944 | 3,105 | ||||||
| Net income | $ 0 | $ 0 | 0 | 6,567 | 0 | 6,567 | 246 | 6,813 | 
| Issuance of shares of common stock, net | $ 10 | $ 0 | 96,767 | 0 | 0 | 96,777 | 0 | 96,777 | 
| Issuance of shares of common stock, net (in shares) | 10,284 | 0 | ||||||
| LTIP Units and OP Units redeemed for common stock | $ 0 | $ 0 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 630 | (630) | 0 | 
| LTIP Units and OP Units redeemed for common stock (in shares) | 62 | 0 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of interest rate swap agreements | $ 0 | $ 0 | 0 | 0 | (6,875) | (6,875) | 0 | (6,875) | 
| Stock-based compensation expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,493 | 2,493 | 
| Dividends to common stockholders | 0 | 0 | 0 | (21,040) | 0 | (21,040) | 0 | (21,040) | 
| Dividends to preferred stockholders | 0 | 0 | 0 | (4,366) | 0 | (4,366) | 0 | (4,366) | 
| Dividends to noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2,615) | (2,615) | 
| OP Units issued to third parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 506 | 506 | 
| Balances at Sep. 30, 2019 | $ 36 | $ 74,959 | 340,435 | (63,846) | (10,596) | 340,988 | 30,455 | 371,443 | 
| Balances (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019 | 36,290 | 3,105 | ||||||
| Balances at Jun. 30, 2019 | $ 35 | $ 74,959 | 322,872 | (57,397) | (9,293) | 331,176 | 30,427 | 361,603 | 
| Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019 | 34,653 | 3,105 | ||||||
| Net income | $ 0 | $ 0 | 0 | 2,225 | 0 | 2,225 | 83 | 2,308 | 
| Issuance of shares of common stock, net | $ 1 | 0 | 17,509 | 0 | 0 | 17,510 | 0 | 17,510 | 
| Issuance of shares of common stock, net (in shares) | 1,632 | |||||||
| LTIP Units and OP Units redeemed for common stock | $ 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 | (54) | 0 | 
| LTIP Units and OP Units redeemed for common stock (in shares) | 5 | |||||||
| Change in fair value of interest rate swap agreements | $ 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1,303) | (1,303) | 0 | (1,303) | 
| Stock-based compensation expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 868 | 868 | 
| Dividends to common stockholders | 0 | 0 | 0 | (7,219) | 0 | (7,219) | 0 | (7,219) | 
| Dividends to preferred stockholders | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1,455) | 0 | (1,455) | 0 | (1,455) | 
| Dividends to noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (869) | (869) | 
| Balances at Sep. 30, 2019 | $ 36 | $ 74,959 | $ 340,435 | $ (63,846) | $ (10,596) | $ 340,988 | $ 30,455 | $ 371,443 | 
| Balances (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019 | 36,290 | 3,105 |