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W. P. Carey Inc. Stock $wpc

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2011 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000095012311096440 Filed on November 08, 2011

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2010 Q3
Revenue	$60.03M	$74.90M	$56.93M
YoY Change	-25.03%	31.57%	-3.84%
Cost Of Revenue	$16.90M	$17.90M	$18.40M
YoY Change	-6.63%	-2.72%	19.48%
Gross Profit	$42.00M	$58.70M	$39.70M
YoY Change	-32.58%	47.86%	-9.36%
Gross Profit Margin	69.97%	78.37%	69.74%
Selling, General & Admin	$22.60M	$25.20M	$15.50M
YoY Change	6.1%	62.58%	3.33%
% of Gross Profit	53.81%	42.93%	39.04%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$9.400M	$7.400M	$6.100M
YoY Change	59.32%	21.31%	8.93%
% of Gross Profit	22.38%	12.61%	15.37%
Operating Expenses	$51.79M	$57.67M	$40.95M
YoY Change	7.47%	40.85%	84.45%
Operating Profit	-$9.790M	$1.026M	-$1.247M
YoY Change	-169.39%	-182.28%	-105.77%
Interest Expense	$13.90M	$5.989M	$4.169M
YoY Change	49.46%	43.66%	-1142.25%
% of Operating Profit		583.72%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$6.100M	$10.11M	$3.416M
YoY Change	41.86%	195.9%	1038.67%
Pretax Income	$18.20M	$34.59M	$19.80M
YoY Change	-50.68%	74.71%	-7.91%
Income Tax	-$1.300M	$5.931M	$3.377M
% Of Pretax Income	-7.14%	17.15%	17.06%
Net Earnings	$9.091M	$25.20M	$16.35M
YoY Change	-54.04%	54.18%	21.99%
Net Earnings / Revenue	15.15%	33.65%	28.71%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.22	$0.62	$0.41
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.22	$0.62	$0.41
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	39.72M shares	39.86M shares	39.18M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		40.40M shares	39.72M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2010 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$29.00M	$37.00M	$46.00M
YoY Change	-55.38%	-19.57%	142.11%
Cash & Equivalents	$29.30M	$37.10M	$46.25M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$38.00M	$40.00M	$28.00M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$67.00M	$77.00M	$74.00M
YoY Change	-35.58%	4.05%	39.62%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$621.0M	$610.0M	$553.0M
YoY Change	13.32%	10.31%	3.36%
Goodwill	$63.61M
YoY Change	0.0%
Intangibles	$62.35M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$538.7M	$537.4M	$324.0M
YoY Change	67.16%	65.86%	6.58%
Other Assets	$0.00
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.396B	$1.392B	$1.084B
YoY Change	30.64%	28.4%	3.83%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$67.00M	$77.00M	$74.00M
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.396B	$1.392B	$1.084B
Total Assets	$1.463B	$1.469B	$1.158B
YoY Change	24.76%	26.85%	5.56%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$82.00M	$72.00M	$34.00M
YoY Change	100.0%	111.76%	-29.17%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$149.0M	$143.0M	$91.00M
YoY Change	44.66%	57.14%	-22.88%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$589.0M	$589.0M	$396.0M
YoY Change	48.36%	48.74%	23.75%
Other Long-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$589.0M	$589.0M	$396.0M
YoY Change	48.36%	48.74%	23.75%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$149.0M	$143.0M	$91.00M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$589.0M	$589.0M	$396.0M
Total Liabilities	$738.5M	$731.1M	$534.0M
YoY Change	47.91%	36.91%	16.09%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$0.00
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$0.00
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$682.6M	$695.9M	$624.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$1.463B	$1.469B	$1.158B
YoY Change	24.76%	26.85%	5.56%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2010 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$9.091M	$25.20M	$16.35M
YoY Change	-54.04%	54.18%	21.99%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$9.400M	$7.400M	$6.100M
YoY Change	59.32%	21.31%	8.93%
Cash From Operating Activities	$17.40M	$14.10M	$16.00M
YoY Change	-48.97%	-11.88%	8.84%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$6.500M	-$5.400M	-$18.50M
YoY Change	-5.8%	-70.81%	-2155.56%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$8.300M	$5.300M	$7.600M
YoY Change	7.79%	-30.26%	-70.43%
Cash From Investing Activities	$1.800M	-$100.0K	-$10.90M
YoY Change	125.0%	-99.08%	-141.13%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-26.90M	-2.900M	1.200M
YoY Change	65.03%	-341.67%	-102.6%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	17.40M	14.10M	16.00M
Cash From Investing Activities	1.800M	-100.0K	-10.90M
Cash From Financing Activities	-26.90M	-2.900M	1.200M
Net Change In Cash	-7.700M	11.10M	6.300M
YoY Change	-141.4%	76.19%	-228.57%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$17.40M	$14.10M	$16.00M
Capital Expenditures	-$6.500M	-$5.400M	-$18.50M
Free Cash Flow	$23.90M	$19.50M	$34.50M
YoY Change	-41.71%	-43.48%	150.0%

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	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Provision For Loss Gain On Disposal Net Of Tax DiscontinuedOperationProvisionForLossGainOnDisposalNetOfTax	41000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	1870000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	129988000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	54191000	USD
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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 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">generally</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> triple-net leased to single corporate tenants, which requires </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">each</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> 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</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> 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;">September 30, 2011</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, we were the advisor to the following CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> REITs: Corporate Property Associates 15 Incorporated (“CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:15”), CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:16 – Global and Corporate Property Associates 17 – Global Incorporated (“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;">we </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">were the advisor to CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">: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</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">: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;">:</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</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> 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;">September 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;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">more than</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </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;">158</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;">74</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><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">In addition, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">through </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">one of our </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">consolidated </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">subsidiaries, Carey Storage Management LLC (“Carey Storage”), </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">we ha</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">d interests in </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">21</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> self-</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">storage properties</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> at </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">September 30, 2011</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 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">from </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">the operating partnership 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;">:16 – Global after </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">the 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 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 lease basis. We may also invest in other properties if opportunities arise.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Effective </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">as of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">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	Mortgage Notes Payable Fixed Interest Rate Minimum MortgageNotesPayableFixedInterestRateMinimum	0.031
	wpc	Mortgage Notes Payable Fixed Interest Rate Maximum MortgageNotesPayableFixedInterestRateMaximum	0.078
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	wpc	Mortgage Notes Payable Variable Interest Rate Maximum MortgageNotesPayableVariableInterestRateMaximum	0.073
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	wpc	Maturity Date Of Refinancing MaturityDateOfRefinancing	5.2 years
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	wpc	Maximum Share Based Compensation Expense MaximumShareBasedCompensationExpense	29600000	USD
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	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	5700000	USD
	wpc	Revised Share Based Compensation Psu RevisedShareBasedCompensationPsu	2400000	USD
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	us-gaap	Dilutive Securities DilutiveSecurities	695000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	128769000	USD
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	us-gaap	Dilutive Securities DilutiveSecurities	398000	USD
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CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	543456	shares
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	537212	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	613036	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	629810	shares
	wpc	Director Maximum Number Of Shares Issuance DirectorMaximumNumberOfSharesIssuance	325000	shares
CY2011Q3	wpc	Value Per Director Old ValuePerDirectorOld	50000	USD
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	wpc	Additional Director Shares Issued AdditionalDirectorSharesIssued	17335	shares
	wpc	Director Compensation Expense DirectorCompensationExpense	700000	USD
	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	920273	shares
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	wpc	Redeemablenoncontrollinginteresttabletextblock Redeemablenoncontrollinginteresttabletextblock	<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 15px"><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;">Nine Months Ended September 30, </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 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;"> (1,282)</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;"> (686)</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;"> 1,241</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;"> 698</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;"> (875)</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;"> (810)</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;"> 1</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;"> (7)</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 September 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;">$</font></td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 6,631</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 15px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:center;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:15px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">$</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;"> 6,887</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; 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CY2010Q3	wpc	Nonoperating Income Expense Excluding Interest Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpenseExcludingInterestExpense	7560000	USD
	wpc	Nonoperating Income Expense Excluding Interest Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpenseExcludingInterestExpense	71770000	USD
	wpc	Nonoperating Income Expense Excluding Interest Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpenseExcludingInterestExpense	24161000	USD
CY2010Q4	wpc	Noncurrent Assets NoncurrentAssets	950705000	USD
CY2011Q3	wpc	Noncurrent Assets NoncurrentAssets	1225736000	USD
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CY2010Q3	wpc	Reimbursable Costs From Affiliates ReimbursableCostsFromAffiliates	15300	USD
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