$WPC
W. P. Carey Inc. Stock $wpc

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2011 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000095012311075186 Filed on August 09, 2011

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q2	2010 Q2
Revenue	$114.7M	$67.90M
YoY Change	68.88%	31.6%
Cost Of Revenue	$19.50M	$17.10M
YoY Change	14.04%	30.53%
Gross Profit	$96.80M	$52.00M
YoY Change	86.15%	35.06%
Gross Profit Margin	84.41%	76.58%
Selling, General & Admin	$24.60M	$18.60M
YoY Change	32.26%	30.99%
% of Gross Profit	25.41%	35.77%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$7.300M	$6.000M
YoY Change	21.67%	-17.81%
% of Gross Profit	7.54%	11.54%
Operating Expenses	$53.51M	$42.34M
YoY Change	26.37%	90.73%
Operating Profit	$43.29M	$9.658M
YoY Change	348.26%	-40.75%
Interest Expense	$5.355M	$3.765M
YoY Change	42.23%	39.44%
% of Operating Profit	12.37%	38.98%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$42.89M	$4.256M
YoY Change	907.85%	4156.0%
Pretax Income	$106.4M	$30.70M
YoY Change	246.5%	67.76%
Income Tax	$24.76M	$6.751M
% Of Pretax Income	23.28%	21.99%
Net Earnings	$81.44M	$23.43M
YoY Change	247.57%	56.21%
Net Earnings / Revenue	71.02%	34.51%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.02	$0.59
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.99	$0.59
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	39.78M shares	39.08M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	40.24M shares	39.51M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q2	2010 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$26.00M	$39.00M
YoY Change	-33.33%	69.57%
Cash & Equivalents	$26.46M	$39.45M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$32.00M	$29.00M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$58.00M	$68.00M
YoY Change	-14.71%	25.93%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$628.0M	$532.0M
YoY Change	18.05%	-5.51%
Goodwill
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$528.0M	$313.0M
YoY Change	68.69%	1.29%
Other Assets
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.402B	$1.056B
YoY Change	32.74%	-2.49%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$58.00M	$68.00M
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.402B	$1.056B
Total Assets	$1.460B	$1.124B
YoY Change	29.87%	-1.14%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$65.00M	$46.00M
YoY Change	41.3%	-2.13%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$145.0M	$106.0M
YoY Change	36.79%	-10.92%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$576.0M	$378.0M
YoY Change	52.38%	5.59%
Other Long-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$576.0M	$378.0M
YoY Change	52.38%	5.59%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$145.0M	$106.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$576.0M	$378.0M
Total Liabilities	$720.9M	$508.0M
YoY Change	41.91%	1.8%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$693.3M	$617.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$1.460B	$1.124B
YoY Change	29.87%	-1.14%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q2	2010 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$81.44M	$23.43M
YoY Change	247.57%	56.21%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$7.300M	$6.000M
YoY Change	21.67%	-17.81%
Cash From Operating Activities	$41.90M	$22.70M
YoY Change	84.58%	118.27%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$24.80M	-$28.40M
YoY Change	-12.68%	879.31%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$112.1M	$600.0K
YoY Change	-18783.33%	-84.62%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$136.9M	-$27.80M
YoY Change	392.45%	-2880.0%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	87.20M	12.00M
YoY Change	626.67%	-117.78%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	41.90M	22.70M
Cash From Investing Activities	-136.9M	-27.80M
Cash From Financing Activities	87.20M	12.00M
Net Change In Cash	-7.800M	6.900M
YoY Change	-213.04%	-112.3%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$41.90M	$22.70M
Capital Expenditures	-$24.80M	-$28.40M
Free Cash Flow	$66.70M	$51.10M
YoY Change	30.53%	284.21%

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	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0px;">Note </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">.       </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Business</font></p><p style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;'></p><p style='margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (“W. P. Carey” and, together with its consolidated subsidiaries and predecessors, “we”, “us” or “our”) provides long-term financing via sale-leaseback and build-to-suit transactions for companies worldwide and manages a global investment portfolio. We invest primarily in commercial properties domestically and internationally that are each triple-net leased to single corporate tenants, which requires each tenant to pay substantially all of the costs associated with operating and maintaining the property. We also earn revenue as the advisor to publicly</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">owned, non-listed real estate investment trusts, which are sponsored by us under the Corporate Property Associates brand name (the “CPA® REITs”) </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">and</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> invest in similar properties. At </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2011</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, we were the advisor to the following CPA® REITs: Corporate Property Associates 15 Incorporated (“CPA®:15”), Corporate Property Associates 16 – Global Incorporated (“CPA®:16 – Global”) and Corporate Property Associates 17 – Global Incorporated (“CPA®:17 – Global”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">we </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">were the advisor to Corporate Property Associates 14 Incorporated (“CPA®:14”) until its merger with </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">a subsidiary of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">CPA®:16 – Global on May 2, 2011 (the “</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">CPA®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">14/16 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Merger”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. We are also the advisor to Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated (“CWI” and, together with the CPA® REITs, the “REITs”), which we formed in March 2008 for the purpose of acquiring interests in lodging and lodging-related properties. At </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2011</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, we owned and</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">/or</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> managed </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">990</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> properties domestically and internationally. Our owned portfolio was comprised of our full or partial ownership interest in </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">162</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> properties, substantially all of which were net leased to </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">76</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> tenants, and totaled approximately </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">14</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> million square feet (on a pro rata basis) with an occupancy rate of approximately </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">91</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">%.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;margin-left:0px;">Primary Business Segments</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;margin-left:0px;">Investment Management </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">— We structure and negotiate investments and debt placement transactions for the REITs, for which we earn structuring revenue, and manage their portfolios of real estate investments, for which we earn asset-based management and performance revenue. We earn asset-based management and performance revenue from the REITs based on the value of their real estate-related and lodging-related assets under management. As funds available to the REITs are invested, the asset base from which we earn revenue increases. In addition, we also receive a percentage of distributions of available cash from </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">the operating partnerships of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:17 – Global</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">CWI</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">as well as the operating partnership of</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> CPA®:16 – Global after </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">the CPA®:14/16 Merger</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> (Note 3)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. We may also earn incentive and disposition revenue and receive other compensation in connection with providing liquidity alternatives to the REIT shareholders.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;margin-left:0px;">Real Estate Ownership </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">— We own and invest in commercial properties in the United States of America (“U.S.”) and the European Union that are then leased to companies, primarily on a triple-net leased basis. We may also invest in other properties if opportunities arise.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">Effective January 1, 2011, we include our equity i</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">nvestments in the REITs in our R</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">eal </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">E</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">state </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">O</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">wnership segment. The equity income or loss from the REITs that is now included in our </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">R</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">eal </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">E</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">state </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">O</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">wnership segment represents our proportionate share of the revenue less expenses of the net-leased properties held by the REITs. This treatment is consistent with that of our directly-owned properties.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p>
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	wpc	Redeemablenoncontrollinginteresttabletextblock Redeemablenoncontrollinginteresttabletextblock	<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 485px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:485px;"> </td><td colspan="5" style="width: 235px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:235px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Six Months Ended June 30,</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 485px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:485px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 115px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:115px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">2011</font></td><td style="width: 5px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 115px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:115px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">2010</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 485px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:485px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Balance at January 1, </font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">$</font></td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 7,546</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">$</font></td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 7,692</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 485px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:485px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Redemption value adjustment</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (691)</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (538)</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 485px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:485px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Net income</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 604</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 592</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 485px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:485px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Distributions</font></td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (676)</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (610)</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 485px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:485px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Change in other comprehensive income (loss)</font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 9</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (17)</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 485px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:485px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Balance at June 30, </font></td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">$</font></td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 6,792</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">$</font></td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 7,119</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td style="width: 485px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:485px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> </td></tr></table></div>
CY2011Q2	wpc	Nonoperating Income Expense Excluding Interest Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpenseExcludingInterestExpense	46025000	USD
CY2010Q2	wpc	Nonoperating Income Expense Excluding Interest Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpenseExcludingInterestExpense	7732000	USD
	wpc	Nonoperating Income Expense Excluding Interest Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpenseExcludingInterestExpense	53124000	USD
	wpc	Nonoperating Income Expense Excluding Interest Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpenseExcludingInterestExpense	16601000	USD
CY2010Q4	wpc	Noncurrent Assets NoncurrentAssets	950705000	USD
CY2011Q2	wpc	Noncurrent Assets NoncurrentAssets	1234815000	USD
	wpc	Percentage Of Total Investment In Reit PercentageOfTotalInvestmentInReit	0.23
	wpc	Reimbursable Costs From Affiliates ReimbursableCostsFromAffiliates	29400	USD
CY2011Q2	wpc	Reimbursable Costs From Affiliates ReimbursableCostsFromAffiliates	17100	USD
CY2010Q2	wpc	Reimbursable Costs From Affiliates ReimbursableCostsFromAffiliates	14800	USD
	wpc	Reimbursable Costs From Affiliates ReimbursableCostsFromAffiliates	34800	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Revenue DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue	2000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Revenue DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue	882000	USD
	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Revenue DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue	222000	USD
	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Revenue DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue	2128000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Operating Expense DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOperatingExpense	38000	USD
CY2011Q2	wpc	Discontinued Operation Impairment Charges Of Real Estate DiscontinuedOperationImpairmentChargesOfRealEstate	0	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Operating Expense DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOperatingExpense	427000	USD
CY2010Q2	wpc	Discontinued Operation Impairment Charges Of Real Estate DiscontinuedOperationImpairmentChargesOfRealEstate	985000	USD
	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Operating Expense DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOperatingExpense	139000	USD
	wpc	Discontinued Operation Impairment Charges Of Real Estate DiscontinuedOperationImpairmentChargesOfRealEstate	0	USD
	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Operating Expense DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOperatingExpense	1090000	USD
	wpc	Discontinued Operation Impairment Charges Of Real Estate DiscontinuedOperationImpairmentChargesOfRealEstate	8137000	USD
CY2010Q2	wpc	Number Of Real Estate Properties Sold NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesSold	three
	wpc	Net Selling Price NetSellingPrice	5600000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Impairment Charge On Reclassified Assets ImpairmentChargeOnReclassifiedAssets	1000000	USD
	us-gaap	Impairment Charge On Reclassified Assets ImpairmentChargeOnReclassifiedAssets	5900000	USD

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