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Organization
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]
Note 1 – Organization
 
Global Medical REIT Inc. (the “Company”) is a Maryland corporation engaged primarily in the acquisition of licensed, state-of-the-art, purpose-built healthcare facilities and the leasing of these facilities to strong clinical operators with leading market share. The Company is externally managed and advised by Inter-American Management, LLC (the “Advisor”), a Delaware limited liability company and affiliate of the Company. ZH International Holdings Limited (formerly known as Heng Fai Enterprises, Ltd.) a Hong Kong limited liability company that is engaged in real estate development, investments, management and sales, hospitality management and investments, and REIT management, is an 85% owner of the Advisor and the Company’s Chief Executive Office is a 15% owner of the Advisor. ZH international Holdings Limited owns ZH USA, LLC, a related party and the Company’s former (pre initial public offering) majority stockholder.
 
The Company holds its facilities and conducts its operations through a Delaware limited partnership subsidiary named Global Medical REIT L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”). The Company serves as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership through a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company named Global Medical REIT GP LLC (the “GP”), a Delaware limited liability company, which owns an approximate 0.01% interest in the Operating Partnership. As of September 30, 2017, the Company was the 97.64% limited partner of the Operating Partnership, with 1.82% owned by holders of long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) units and 0.53% owned by third party holders of Operating Partnership Units (“OP Units”). The Operating Partnership holds the Company’s healthcare facilities through separate wholly-owned Delaware limited liability company subsidiaries that were formed for each healthcare facility acquisition.
 
The Company elected to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2016.