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2017 Q2 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000102537817000049 Filed on August 04, 2017

Income Statement

Concept	2017 Q2	2016 Q2
Revenue	$221.5M	$217.3M
YoY Change	1.96%	-8.74%
Cost Of Revenue	$18.80M	$33.50M
YoY Change	-43.88%	7.03%
Gross Profit	$202.7M	$183.8M
YoY Change	10.3%	-11.12%
Gross Profit Margin	91.51%	84.6%
Selling, General & Admin	$20.60M	$25.00M
YoY Change	-17.6%	-20.63%
% of Gross Profit	10.16%	13.6%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$35.80M	$37.00M
YoY Change	-3.24%	-51.63%
% of Gross Profit	17.66%	20.13%
Operating Expenses	$83.50M	$91.50M
YoY Change	-8.74%	-5.28%
Operating Profit	$119.2M	$92.30M
YoY Change	29.17%	-16.24%
Interest Expense	$42.24M	$46.75M
YoY Change	-9.66%	-1.97%
% of Operating Profit	35.42%	50.65%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$27.42M	-$29.90M
YoY Change	-8.28%	15.97%
Pretax Income	$66.11M	$26.67M
YoY Change	147.88%	-67.44%
Income Tax	$2.448M	-$8.217M
% Of Pretax Income	3.7%	-30.81%
Net Earnings	$64.32M	$51.66M
YoY Change	24.5%	-18.45%
Net Earnings / Revenue	29.03%	23.78%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.60	$0.48
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.59	$0.48
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	107.7M shares	106.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	107.8M shares	106.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2017 Q2	2016 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$172.0M	$173.0M
YoY Change	-0.58%	-26.07%
Cash & Equivalents	$171.6M	$173.3M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory	$32.00M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$333.0M	$230.0M
YoY Change	44.78%	-44.04%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$4.806B	$4.893B
YoY Change	-1.78%	-3.24%
Goodwill	$640.8M	$640.6M
YoY Change	0.03%	-6.77%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$330.5M	$286.8M
YoY Change	15.26%	8.87%
Other Assets		$276.0M
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets	$7.984B	$8.453B
YoY Change	-5.54%	-1.22%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$333.0M	$230.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$7.984B	$8.453B
Total Assets	$8.317B	$8.683B
YoY Change	-4.21%	-3.18%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$277.0M	$271.0M
YoY Change	2.21%	-13.42%
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	$386.0M	$376.0M
YoY Change	2.66%	-9.4%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$4.265B	$4.642B
YoY Change	-8.12%	2.13%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$123.0M	$128.0M
YoY Change	-3.91%	-25.58%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.388B	$4.770B
YoY Change	-8.01%	1.12%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$386.0M	$376.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.388B	$4.770B
Total Liabilities	$4.860B	$5.219B
YoY Change	-6.87%	-0.01%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$107.0K	$105.0K
YoY Change	1.9%	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$3.238B	$3.332B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$8.317B	$8.683B
YoY Change	-4.21%	-3.18%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2017 Q2	2016 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$64.32M	$51.66M
YoY Change	24.5%	-18.45%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$35.80M	$37.00M
YoY Change	-3.24%	-51.63%
Cash From Operating Activities	$136.1M	$124.3M
YoY Change	9.49%	-8.06%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$20.30M	-$402.2M
YoY Change	-94.95%	522.6%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$1.800M	$93.40M
YoY Change	-98.07%	-200.43%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$18.50M	-$308.8M
YoY Change	-94.01%	96.06%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-103.8M	94.70M
YoY Change	-209.61%	115.72%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	136.1M	124.3M
Cash From Investing Activities	-18.50M	-308.8M
Cash From Financing Activities	-103.8M	94.70M
Net Change In Cash	13.80M	-89.80M
YoY Change	-115.37%	-515.74%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$136.1M	$124.3M
Capital Expenditures	-$20.30M	-$402.2M
Free Cash Flow	$156.4M	$526.5M
YoY Change	-70.29%	163.51%

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CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Equity Method Investments EquityMethodInvestments	330540000	USD
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CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	640761000	USD
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	us-gaap	Impairment Of Real Estate ImpairmentOfRealEstate	35429000	USD
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	us-gaap	Impairment Of Real Estate ImpairmentOfRealEstate	0	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	109100000	USD
CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	64318000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	121802000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	123481000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	1.02
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	31440000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	31502000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments Net Of Dividends Or Distributions IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions	31440000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments Net Of Dividends Or Distributions IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions	31502000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-7692000	USD
CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	2448000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1143000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash	-2405000	USD
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	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	95147000	USD
CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	42235000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	84192000	USD
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	us-gaap	Interest Income Related Party InterestIncomeRelatedParty	362000	USD
CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Interest Income Related Party InterestIncomeRelatedParty	432000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Income Related Party InterestIncomeRelatedParty	1017000	USD
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CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Interest Receivable InterestReceivable	500000	USD
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	us-gaap	Investment Advisory Management And Administrative Fees InvestmentAdvisoryManagementAndAdministrativeFees	83683000	USD
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	us-gaap	Investment Advisory Management And Administrative Fees InvestmentAdvisoryManagementAndAdministrativeFees	97798000	USD
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CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	4860046000	USD
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CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Line Of Credit LineOfCredit	165501000	USD
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CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	4264664000	USD
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CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Four LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour	224166000	USD
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CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Two LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo	274732000	USD
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	us-gaap	Management Fees Revenue ManagementFeesRevenue	29618000	USD
CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Management Fees Revenue ManagementFeesRevenue	17966000	USD
	us-gaap	Management Fees Revenue ManagementFeesRevenue	35333000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	109100000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	5154000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	108732000	USD
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	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-59410000	USD
CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-27423000	USD
	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-53090000	USD
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CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Related Parties Current NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent	72040000	USD
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CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Occupancy Net OccupancyNet	10530000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	42707000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-33077000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-2906000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-22304000	USD
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CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-73000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-326000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	4297000	USD
CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-916000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-400000	USD
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CY2017Q2	us-gaap	Other Real Estate Revenue OtherRealEstateRevenue	8223000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	1290000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	385835000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	6000000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments To Develop Real Estate Assets PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets	4689000	USD
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	us-gaap	Description Of New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted DescriptionOfNewAccountingPronouncementsNotYetAdopted	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Recent Accounting Pronouncements</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"> ASU 2014-09</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> ASU 2014-09 is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model requiring a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount reflecting the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 does not apply to our lease revenues, which constitute a majority of our revenues, but will apply to reimbursed tenant costs, revenues generated from our operating properties, and our Investment Management business. We will adopt this guidance for our annual and interim periods beginning January 1, 2018 using one of two methods: retrospective restatement for each reporting period presented at the time of adoption, or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying this guidance recognized at the date of initial application. We have not decided which method of adoption we will use. We are evaluating the impact of the new standard and have not yet determined if it will have a material impact on our business or our consolidated financial statements.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In February 2016, the FASB issued </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">ASU 2016-02 outlines a new model for accounting by lessees, whereby their rights and obligations under substantially all leases, existing and new, would be capitalized and recorded on the balance sheet. For lessors, however, the accounting remains largely unchanged from the current model, with the distinction between operating and financing leases retained, but updated to align with certain changes to the lessee model and the new revenue recognition standard. The new standard also replaces existing sale-leaseback guidance with a new model applicable to both lessees and lessors. Additionally, the new standard requires extensive quantitative and qualitative disclosures. ASU 2016-02 is effective for GAAP public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application will be permitted for all entities. The new standard must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition of the new guidance and provides for certain practical expedients. Transition will require application of the new model at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented. The ASU is expected to impact our consolidated financial statements as we have certain operating office and land lease arrangements for which we are the lessee. We are evaluating the impact of the new standard and have not yet determined if it will have a material impact on our business or our consolidated financial statements.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In March 2016, the FASB issued </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">ASU 2016-09 amends Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Based Compensation to simplify various aspects of how share-based payments are accounted for and presented in the financial statements including (i) reflecting income tax effects of share-based payments through the income statement, (ii) allowing statutory tax withholding requirements at the employees’ maximum individual tax rate without requiring awards to be classified as liabilities, and (iii) permitting an entity to make an accounting policy election for the impact of forfeitures on the recognition of expense. ASU 2016-09 is effective for public business entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within that reporting period, with early adoption permitted.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We adopted ASU 2016-09 as of January 1, 2017 and elected to account for forfeitures as they occur, rather than to account for them based on an estimate of expected forfeitures. This election was adopted using a modified retrospective transition method, with a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings. The related financial statement impact of this adjustment is not material. Depending on several factors, such as the market price of our common stock, employee stock option exercise behavior, and corporate income tax rates, the excess tax benefits associated with the exercise of stock options and the vesting and delivery of restricted share awards, or RSAs, restricted share units, or RSUs, and performance share units, or PSUs, could generate a significant income tax benefit in a particular interim period, potentially creating volatility in Net income attributable to W. P. Carey and basic and diluted earnings per share between interim periods. Under the former accounting guidance, windfall tax benefits related to stock-based compensation were recognized within Additional paid-in capital in our consolidated financial statements. Under ASU 2016-09, these amounts are reflected as a reduction to Provision for income taxes. For reference, windfall tax benefits related to stock-based compensation recorded in Additional paid-in capital for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$6.7 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$12.5 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, respectively. Windfall tax benefits related to stock-based compensation recorded as a deferred tax benefit for the three and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">six months ended June 30, 2017</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> were </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$0.8 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$3.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, respectively.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In June 2016, the FASB issued </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses. </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">ASU 2016-13 introduces a new model for estimating credit losses based on current expected credit losses for certain types of financial instruments, including loans receivable, held-to-maturity debt securities, and net investments in direct financing leases, amongst other financial instruments. ASU 2016-13 also modifies the impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities and expands the disclosure requirements regarding an entity’s assumptions, models, and methods for estimating the allowance for losses. ASU 2016-13 will be effective for public business entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early application of the guidance permitted. We are in the process of evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-13 on our consolidated financial statements.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In August 2016, the FASB issued </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. ASU 2016-15 intends to reduce diversity in practice for certain cash flow classifications, including, but not limited to (i) debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, (ii) contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, (iii) proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, and (iv) distributions received from equity method investees. ASU 2016-15 will be effective for public business entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early application of the guidance permitted. We are in the process of evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-15 on our consolidated financial statements and will adopt the standard for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2018.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In October 2016, the FASB issued </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">ASU 2016-17, Consolidation (Topic 810): Interests Held through Related Parties That Are under Common Control.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> ASU 2016-17 changes how a reporting entity that is a decision maker should consider indirect interests in a VIE held through an entity under common control. If a decision maker must evaluate whether it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, it will only need to consider its proportionate indirect interest in the VIE held through a common control party. ASU 2016-17 amends ASU 2015-02, which we adopted on January 1, 2016, and which currently directs the decision maker to treat the common control party’s interest in the VIE as if the decision maker held the interest itself. ASU 2016-17 is effective for public business entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We adopted ASU 2016-17 as of January 1, 2017 on a prospective basis. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In November 2016, the FASB issued </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. ASU 2016-18 intends to reduce diversity in practice for the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-18 requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-18 will be effective for public business entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. We are in the process of evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2016-18 on our consolidated financial statements and will adopt the standard for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2018.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In January 2017, the FASB issued </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. ASU 2017-01 intends to clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. Under the current implementation guidance in Topic 805, there are three elements of a business: inputs, processes, and outputs. While an integrated set of assets and activities, collectively referred to as a “set,” that is a business usually has outputs, outputs are not required to be present. ASU 2017-01 provides a screen to determine when a set is not a business. The screen requires that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. ASU 2017-01 will be effective for public business entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. We elected to early adopt ASU 2017-01 on January 1, 2017 on a prospective basis. While our acquisitions have historically been classified as either business combinations or asset acquisitions, certain acquisitions that were classified as business combinations by us likely would have been considered asset acquisitions under the new standard. As a result, transaction costs are more likely to be capitalized since we expect most of our future acquisitions to be classified as asset acquisitions under this new standard. In addition, goodwill that was previously allocated to businesses that were sold or held for sale will no longer be allocated and written off upon sale if future sales were deemed to be sales of assets and not businesses.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In January 2017, the FASB issued </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">ASU 2017-04, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. ASU 2017-04 removes step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. All other goodwill impairment guidance will remain largely unchanged. Entities will continue to have the option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine if a quantitative impairment test is necessary. ASU 2017-04 will be effective for public business entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years in which a goodwill impairment test is performed, with early adoption permitted. We adopted ASU 2017-04 as of April 1, 2017 on a prospective basis. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In February 2017, the FASB issued </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">ASU 2017-05, Other Income — Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets (Subtopic 610-20)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. ASU 2017-05 clarifies that a financial asset is within the scope of Subtopic 610-20 if it meets the definition of an in substance nonfinancial asset. The amendments define the term “in substance nonfinancial asset,” in part, as a financial asset promised to a counterparty in a contract if substantially all of the fair value of the assets (recognized and unrecognized) that are promised to the counterparty in the contract is concentrated in nonfinancial assets. If substantially all of the fair value of the assets that are promised to the counterparty in a contract is concentrated in nonfinancial assets, then all of the financial assets promised to the counterparty are in substance nonfinancial assets within the scope of Subtopic 610-20. This amendment also clarifies that nonfinancial assets within the scope of Subtopic 610-20 may include nonfinancial assets transferred within a legal entity to a counterparty. For example, a parent company may transfer control of nonfinancial assets by transferring ownership interests in a consolidated subsidiary. ASU 2017-05 is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early application permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. We are currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2017-05 on our consolidated financial statements.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In May 2017, the FASB issued </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">ASU 2017-09, Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. ASU 2017-09 clarifies when to account for a change to the terms and conditions of a share-based payment award as a modification. Under the new guidance, modification accounting is required only if the fair value, vesting conditions, or classification of the award (as equity or liability) changes as a result of the change in terms or conditions. ASU 2017-09 will be effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. We are in the process of evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2017-09 on our consolidated financial statements.</font></div></div>
	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Business and Organization</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">W. P. Carey Inc., or W. P. Carey, is, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, a REIT that 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. We earn revenue principally by leasing the properties we own to single corporate tenants, on a triple-net lease basis, which generally requires each tenant to pay the costs associated with operating and maintaining the property.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Originally founded in 1973, we reorganized as a REIT in September 2012 in connection with our merger with Corporate Property Associates 15 Incorporated. We refer to that merger as the CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">:15 Merger. On January 31, 2014, Corporate Property Associates 16 – Global Incorporated, or CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">:16 – Global, merged with and into us, which we refer to as the CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">:16 Merger. Our shares of common stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “WPC.”</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under Section 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, we are not generally subject to United States federal income taxation other than from our taxable REIT subsidiaries, or TRSs, as long as we satisfy certain requirements, principally relating to the nature of our income and the level of our distributions, as well as other factors. We also own real property in jurisdictions outside the United States through foreign subsidiaries and are subject to income taxes on our pre-tax income earned from properties in such countries. We hold all of our real estate assets attributable to our Owned Real Estate segment under the REIT structure, while the activities conducted by our Investment Management segment subsidiaries have been organized under TRSs.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Through our TRSs, we also earn revenue as the advisor to publicly owned, non-listed REITs, which are sponsored by us under the Corporate Property Associates, or CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt"> </sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">brand name and invest in similar properties. At </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2017</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, we were the advisor to Corporate Property Associates 17 – Global Incorporated, or CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">:17 – Global, and Corporate Property Associates 18 – Global Incorporated, or CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">:18 – Global. We refer to CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">:17 – Global and CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">:18 – Global together as the CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> REITs. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">At </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2017</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, we were also the advisor to Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated, or CWI 1, and Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated, or CWI 2, two publicly owned, non-listed REITs that invest in lodging and lodging-related properties. We refer to CWI 1 and CWI 2 together as the CWI REITs and, together with the CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> REITs, as the Managed REITs (</font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="#s7EE23DFF44FE57489ED805992B83B656"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Note 3</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">). </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">At </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2017</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, we also served as the advisor to Carey Credit Income Fund, or CCIF, and its feeder funds, or the CCIF Feeder Funds, each of which is a business development company, or BDC (</font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="#s7EE23DFF44FE57489ED805992B83B656"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Note 3</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">). We refer to CCIF and the CCIF Feeder Funds collectively as the Managed BDCs. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">At </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2017</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, we were also the advisor to Carey European Student Housing Fund I, L.P., or CESH I, a limited partnership formed for the purpose of developing, owning, and operating student housing properties and similar investments in Europe. We refer to the Managed REITs, Managed BDCs, and CESH I collectively as the Managed Programs.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On June 15, 2017, our board of directors, or the Board, approved a plan to exit all non-traded retail fundraising activities carried out by our wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary, Carey Financial LLC, or Carey Financial, as of June 30, 2017. We currently expect to continue to manage all existing Managed Programs through the end of their natural life cycles (</font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="#s7EE23DFF44FE57489ED805992B83B656"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Note 3</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Reportable Segments</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As a result of our Board’s decision to exit all non-traded retail fundraising activities, described above, we have revised how we view and present a component of our two reportable segments. As such, effective for the second quarter of 2017, we include equity income generated through our (i) ownership of shares and limited partnership units of the Managed REITs and CESH I and (ii) special member interests in the operating partnerships of the Managed REITs in our Investment Management segment. Previously, these items were recognized within our Owned Real Estate segment. We also include our equity investments in the Managed REITs and CESH I in our Investment Management segment. Both (i) equity in earnings of our equity method investment in CCIF and (ii) our equity investment in CCIF continue to be included in our Investment Management segment. Results of operations and assets by segment for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Owned Real Estate</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> — We own and invest in commercial properties principally in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia that are then leased to companies, primarily on a triple-net lease basis. We also own </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">two</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> hotels, which are considered operating properties. We earn lease revenues from our wholly-owned and co-owned real estate investments that we control. In addition, we generate equity income through co-owned real estate investments that we do not control (</font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="#sAD46F36E3164559EA557951F4FE14250"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Note 7</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">). At </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2017</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, our owned portfolio was comprised of our full or partial ownership interests in </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">895</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties, totaling approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">86.6 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> square feet, substantially all of which were net leased to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">214</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> tenants, with an occupancy rate of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">99.3%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Investment Management</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> — Through our TRSs, we structure and negotiate investments and debt placement transactions for the Managed REITs and CESH I, for which we earn structuring revenue, and manage their portfolios of real estate investments, for which we earn asset management revenue. We also earn asset management revenue from CCIF based on the average of its gross assets at fair value. We may earn disposition revenue when we negotiate and structure the sale of properties on behalf of the Managed REITs, and we may also earn incentive revenue and receive other compensation through our advisory agreements with certain of the Managed Programs, including in connection with providing liquidity events for the Managed REITs’ stockholders. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In addition, we generate equity income through our ownership of shares and limited partnership units of the Managed Programs (</font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="#sAD46F36E3164559EA557951F4FE14250"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Note 7</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">). Through our special member interests in the operating partnerships of the Managed REITs, we also participate in their cash flows (</font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="#s7EE23DFF44FE57489ED805992B83B656"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Note 3</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">). Our Board’s decision to exit all non-traded retail fundraising activities through Carey Financial as of June 30, 2017, as discussed above, will not affect the continuation of these current revenue streams. At </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">June 30, 2017</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">® </sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">REITs collectively owned all or a portion of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">461</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties (including certain properties in which we have an ownership interest), totaling approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">54.1 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> square feet, substantially all of which were net leased to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">210</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> tenants, with an occupancy rate of approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">99.8%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. The Managed REITs and CESH I also had interests in </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">164</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> operating properties, totaling approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">19.7 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> square feet in the aggregate.</font></div></div>

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