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

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2017 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000102537817000062 Filed on November 03, 2017

Income Statement

Concept	2017 Q4	2017 Q3	2016 Q3
Revenue	$197.0M	$210.8M	$225.2M
YoY Change	-13.91%	-6.43%	4.93%
Cost Of Revenue	$23.20M	$11.61M	$39.10M
YoY Change	-48.67%	-70.31%	20.31%
Gross Profit	$173.8M	$199.1M	$186.1M
YoY Change	-5.34%	7.01%	2.2%
Gross Profit Margin	88.24%	94.49%	82.62%
Selling, General & Admin	$22.00M	$21.90M	$20.10M
YoY Change	-19.41%	8.96%	-25.0%
% of Gross Profit	12.66%	11.0%	10.8%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$66.10M	$36.30M	$35.40M
YoY Change	3.77%	2.54%	-0.84%
% of Gross Profit	38.03%	18.23%	19.02%
Operating Expenses	$86.00M	$86.00M	$83.00M
YoY Change	-4.34%	3.61%	-18.95%
Operating Profit	$87.80M	$113.1M	$103.1M
YoY Change	-6.3%	9.74%	29.36%
Interest Expense	-$23.30M	$41.18M	$44.35M
YoY Change	-23.36%	-7.14%	-10.74%
% of Operating Profit	-26.54%	36.4%	43.02%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$35.00M	-$29.43M	-$22.45M
YoY Change	-5100.0%	31.13%	-26.26%
Pretax Income	$97.00M	$66.16M	$66.30M
YoY Change	83.02%	-0.22%	163.51%
Income Tax	$7.600M	$1.760M	$3.154M
% Of Pretax Income	7.84%	2.66%	4.76%
Net Earnings	$75.21M	$80.28M	$110.9M
YoY Change	57.66%	-27.64%	410.2%
Net Earnings / Revenue	38.18%	38.09%	49.25%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.69	$0.74	$1.03
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.69	$0.74	$1.03
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	106.9M shares	108.0M shares	107.2M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		108.1M shares	107.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2017 Q4	2017 Q3	2016 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$162.0M	$170.0M	$209.0M
YoY Change	4.52%	-18.66%	9.42%
Cash & Equivalents	$162.3M	$169.8M	$209.5M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory	$0.00	$11.00M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$267.0M	$335.0M	$261.0M
YoY Change	-41.32%	28.35%	-23.01%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$4.827B	$4.835B	$4.848B
YoY Change	0.54%	-0.27%	-3.6%
Goodwill	$644.0M	$643.3M	$640.3M
YoY Change	1.26%	0.47%	-6.47%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$341.5M	$327.6M	$294.7M
YoY Change	14.24%	11.17%	6.82%
Other Assets			$128.0M
YoY Change			2460.0%
Total Long-Term Assets	$7.964B	$7.999B	$8.207B
YoY Change	-0.43%	-2.53%	-4.0%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$267.0M	$335.0M	$261.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$7.964B	$7.999B	$8.207B
Total Assets	$8.231B	$8.334B	$8.468B
YoY Change	-2.63%	-1.58%	-4.73%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$263.0M	$250.0M	$259.0M
YoY Change	-1.5%	-3.47%	-13.38%
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	$373.0M	$359.0M	$366.0M
YoY Change	-0.27%	-1.91%	-8.73%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$4.265B	$4.315B	$4.392B
YoY Change	-3.96%	-1.75%	-4.52%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$114.0M	$123.0M	$126.0M
YoY Change	-6.56%	-2.38%	-24.1%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.379B	$4.438B	$4.518B
YoY Change	-4.03%	-1.77%	-5.2%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$373.0M	$359.0M	$366.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.379B	$4.438B	$4.518B
Total Liabilities	$4.819B	$4.883B	$4.955B
YoY Change	-4.15%	-1.45%	-5.68%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$107.0K	$107.0K	$106.0K
YoY Change	0.94%	0.94%	0.95%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$3.192B	$3.229B	$3.384B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$8.231B	$8.334B	$8.468B
YoY Change	-2.63%	-1.58%	-4.73%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2017 Q4	2017 Q3	2016 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$75.21M	$80.28M	$110.9M
YoY Change	57.66%	-27.64%	410.2%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$66.10M	$36.30M	$35.40M
YoY Change	3.77%	2.54%	-0.84%
Cash From Operating Activities	$134.7M	$138.2M	$116.8M
YoY Change	-24.87%	18.32%	1.74%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$56.40M	-$19.00M	-$26.10M
YoY Change	-65.08%	-27.2%	-74.61%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$104.8M	$5.400M	$212.7M
YoY Change	-230.35%	-97.46%	35350.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	$48.40M	-$13.60M	$186.6M
YoY Change	-120.02%	-107.29%	-282.4%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-194.2M	-133.4M	-267.4M
YoY Change	-1284.15%	-50.11%	401.69%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	134.7M	138.2M	116.8M
Cash From Investing Activities	48.40M	-13.60M	186.6M
Cash From Financing Activities	-194.2M	-133.4M	-267.4M
Net Change In Cash	-11.10M	-8.800M	36.00M
YoY Change	-75.92%	-124.44%	-188.24%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$134.7M	$138.2M	$116.8M
Capital Expenditures	-$56.40M	-$19.00M	-$26.10M
Free Cash Flow	$191.1M	$157.2M	$142.9M
YoY Change	-43.93%	10.01%	-34.33%

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	us-gaap	Dividends Dividends	324463000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Dividends Payable Current And Noncurrent DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent	107090000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Dividends Payable Current And Noncurrent DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent	109187000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Due From Affiliates DueFromAffiliates	299610000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Due From Affiliates DueFromAffiliates	154336000	USD
	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	860000	USD
	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	6834000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized	21400000	USD
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	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	48303000	USD
	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	49365000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investments EquityMethodInvestments	298893000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Equity Method Investments EquityMethodInvestments	327598000	USD
	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Credit Quality Additional Information FinancingReceivableCreditQualityAdditionalInformation	We generally seek investments in facilities that we believe are critical to a tenant’s business and that we believe have a low risk of tenant default.
	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Credit Quality Range Of Dates Ratings Updated FinancingReceivableCreditQualityRangeOfDatesRatingsUpdated	The credit quality evaluation of our finance receivables was last updated in the third quarter of 2017.
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	539495000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	662446000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Derivative At Fair Value Net ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeDerivativeAtFairValueNet	17001000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	General And Administrative Expense GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	15733000	USD
	us-gaap	General And Administrative Expense GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	58122000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Properties GainLossOnSaleOfProperties	22732000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Investment Real Estate GainsLossesOnSalesOfInvestmentRealEstate	49126000	USD
	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Investment Real Estate GainsLossesOnSalesOfInvestmentRealEstate	68070000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Sales Of Investment Real Estate GainsLossesOnSalesOfInvestmentRealEstate	19257000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	6294000	USD
	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Properties GainLossOnSaleOfProperties	68070000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	General And Administrative Expense GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	17236000	USD
	us-gaap	General And Administrative Expense GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	53189000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	635920000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	643321000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Impairment Of Real Estate ImpairmentOfRealEstate	14441000	USD
	us-gaap	Impairment Of Real Estate ImpairmentOfRealEstate	49870000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Impairment Of Real Estate ImpairmentOfRealEstate	0	USD
	us-gaap	Impairment Of Real Estate ImpairmentOfRealEstate	0	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss Before Gain Or Loss On Sale Of Properties Extraordinary Items And Cumulative Effects Of Accounting Changes IncomeLossBeforeGainOrLossOnSaleOfPropertiesExtraordinaryItemsAndCumulativeEffectsOfAccountingChanges	66330000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss Before Gain Or Loss On Sale Of Properties Extraordinary Items And Cumulative Effects Of Accounting Changes IncomeLossBeforeGainOrLossOnSaleOfPropertiesExtraordinaryItemsAndCumulativeEffectsOfAccountingChanges	153729000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss Before Gain Or Loss On Sale Of Properties Extraordinary Items And Cumulative Effects Of Accounting Changes IncomeLossBeforeGainOrLossOnSaleOfPropertiesExtraordinaryItemsAndCumulativeEffectsOfAccountingChanges	66157000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss Before Gain Or Loss On Sale Of Properties Extraordinary Items And Cumulative Effects Of Accounting Changes IncomeLossBeforeGainOrLossOnSaleOfPropertiesExtraordinaryItemsAndCumulativeEffectsOfAccountingChanges	190781000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	110943000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	220043000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	80278000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	202080000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	63176000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	158267000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	64397000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	187878000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	1.03
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	2.06
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	0.74
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	1.87
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	1.03
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	2.05
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	0.74
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	1.87
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	16803000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	48243000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	16318000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	47820000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments Net Of Dividends Or Distributions IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions	48243000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments Net Of Dividends Or Distributions IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions	47820000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	3154000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-4538000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1760000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	2903000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	15771000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	4526000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash	-7775000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash	-9588000	USD
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CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Including Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill	1847409000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	44349000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	139496000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	41182000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	125374000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Interest Income Related Party InterestIncomeRelatedParty	130000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Income Related Party InterestIncomeRelatedParty	492000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Interest Income Related Party InterestIncomeRelatedParty	447000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Income Related Party InterestIncomeRelatedParty	1464000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Interest Rate Derivatives At Fair Value Net InterestRateDerivativesAtFairValueNet	-1557000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Interest Receivable InterestReceivable	100000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Interest Receivable InterestReceivable	900000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Investment Advisory Management And Administrative Fees InvestmentAdvisoryManagementAndAdministrativeFees	45176000	USD
	us-gaap	Investment Advisory Management And Administrative Fees InvestmentAdvisoryManagementAndAdministrativeFees	128859000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Investment Advisory Management And Administrative Fees InvestmentAdvisoryManagementAndAdministrativeFees	34170000	USD
	us-gaap	Investment Advisory Management And Administrative Fees InvestmentAdvisoryManagementAndAdministrativeFees	131968000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	5027849000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Liabilities Liabilities	4883497000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	8453954000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	8334411000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Line Of Credit LineOfCredit	676715000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Line Of Credit LineOfCredit	224213000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Capacity LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity	2350000000.00	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Loans And Leases Receivable Related Parties LoansAndLeasesReceivableRelatedParties	237500000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Loans And Leases Receivable Related Parties LoansAndLeasesReceivableRelatedParties	131296000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	4440814000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	4314838000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal After Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive	3320040000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive	384004000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Four LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour	221547000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Three LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree	99384000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Two LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo	278163000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal Remainder Of Fiscal Year LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalRemainderOfFiscalYear	40784000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Management Fees Revenue ManagementFeesRevenue	15978000	USD
	us-gaap	Management Fees Revenue ManagementFeesRevenue	45596000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Management Fees Revenue ManagementFeesRevenue	17938000	USD
	us-gaap	Management Fees Revenue ManagementFeesRevenue	53271000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Minority Interest MinorityInterest	123473000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Minority Interest MinorityInterest	221373000	USD
	us-gaap	Minority Interest Change In Redemption Value MinorityInterestChangeInRedemptionValue	561000	USD
	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	13418000	USD
	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	16910000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-298096000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-549728000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-27984000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	175305000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	377476000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	381877000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	110943000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	220043000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	80278000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	3376000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	8530000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	110557000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	219277000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	202080000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1359000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-260000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	80039000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	201480000	USD
	us-gaap	Noncontrolling Interest Decrease From Deconsolidation NoncontrollingInterestDecreaseFromDeconsolidation	14184000	USD
	us-gaap	Noncontrolling Interest Increase From Subsidiary Equity Issuance NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSubsidiaryEquityIssuance	14319000	USD
	us-gaap	Noncontrolling Interest Increase From Subsidiary Equity Issuance NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSubsidiaryEquityIssuance	90487000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-22445000	USD
	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-81855000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-29433000	USD
	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-82523000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Net NotesReceivableNet	694410000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Net NotesReceivableNet	727254000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Related Parties Current NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent	237613000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Related Parties Current NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent	132210000	USD
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CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Occupancy Net OccupancyNet	10193000	USD
	us-gaap	Occupancy Net OccupancyNet	38475000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Occupancy Net OccupancyNet	10556000	USD
	us-gaap	Occupancy Net OccupancyNet	31196000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Other Asset Impairment Charges OtherAssetImpairmentCharges	14400000	USD
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CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Other Assets OtherAssets	287481000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-17000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-17000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-13000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1051000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	4716000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	13961000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-41999000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	28979000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	71686000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Reclassification Adjustment From Aoci Realized Upon Sale Or Liquidation Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIRealizedUponSaleOrLiquidationNetOfTax	3600000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-14924000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-48001000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	18775000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	38852000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-5999000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-10270000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-32574000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-7000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-3000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	66000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	0	USD
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CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	65000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	1138000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	5101000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	9398000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-4569000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-4969000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Other Real Estate Revenue OtherRealEstateRevenue	8524000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Real Estate Revenue OtherRealEstateRevenue	23696000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Other Real Estate Revenue OtherRealEstateRevenue	8449000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Real Estate Revenue OtherRealEstateRevenue	23652000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Restructuring Costs OtherRestructuringCosts	900000	USD
CY2016Q3	us-gaap	Other Sales Revenue Net OtherSalesRevenueNet	1224000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Sales Revenue Net OtherSalesRevenueNet	34603000	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Other Sales Revenue Net OtherSalesRevenueNet	1227000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Sales Revenue Net OtherSalesRevenueNet	4234000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Advance To Affiliate PaymentsForAdvanceToAffiliate	20000000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Advance To Affiliate PaymentsForAdvanceToAffiliate	123492000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Productive Assets PaymentsForProceedsFromProductiveAssets	846000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Productive Assets PaymentsForProceedsFromProductiveAssets	349000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	310509000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	322389000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	13418000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	16910000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	2949000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	12672000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	15943000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	11423000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	6000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	1291000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Interest In Subsidiaries And Affiliates PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates	14861000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Interest In Subsidiaries And Affiliates PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates	0	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	385835000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	6000000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Develop Real Estate Assets PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets	7104000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Develop Real Estate Assets PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets	10819000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.001
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.001
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CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Issued PreferredStockSharesIssued	0	shares
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue	0	USD
CY2017Q3	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Value PreferredStockValue	0	USD
CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Proceeds From Deposits On Real Estate Sales ProceedsFromDepositsOnRealEstateSales	12700000	USD
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	us-gaap	Proceeds From Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions Return Of Capital ProceedsFromEquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributionsReturnOfCapital	6482000	USD
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	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	226337000	USD
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	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	210610000	USD
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	us-gaap	Real Estate Revenue Net RealEstateRevenueNet	506358000	USD
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	us-gaap	Real Estate Revenue Net RealEstateRevenueNet	475547000	USD
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	us-gaap	Reimbursement Revenue ReimbursementRevenue	19237000	USD
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	us-gaap	Reimbursement Revenue ReimbursementRevenue	15940000	USD
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	wpc	Advisory Expense AdvisoryExpense	10010000	USD
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CY2017Q3	wpc	Affiliates Reimbursement Revenue AffiliatesReimbursementRevenue	6211000	USD
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	wpc	Dealer Manager Feesand Expenses DealerManagerFeesandExpenses	9000000	USD
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	wpc	Dealer Manager Feesand Expenses DealerManagerFeesandExpenses	6544000	USD
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	wpc	Distributionof Available Cash From Managed Reits DistributionofAvailableCashFromManagedReits	32018000	USD
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CY2017Q3	wpc	Finite Lived Intangible Asset Acquired In Place Leases Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetAcquiredInPlaceLeasesNet	1204770000	USD
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CY2017Q3	wpc	Finite Lived Intangible Liabilities Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleLiabilitiesAccumulatedAmortization	49256000	USD
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CY2017Q3	wpc	Finite Lived Intangible Liabilities Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleLiabilitiesGross	149525000	USD
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	wpc	Incentive Termination And Subordinated Disposition Revenue IncentiveTerminationAndSubordinatedDispositionRevenue	522000	USD
CY2017Q3	wpc	Incentive Termination And Subordinated Disposition Revenue IncentiveTerminationAndSubordinatedDispositionRevenue	99000	USD
	wpc	Incentive Termination And Subordinated Disposition Revenue IncentiveTerminationAndSubordinatedDispositionRevenue	896000	USD
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	wpc	Increase Decrease In Structuring Revenue Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInStructuringRevenueReceivable	3697000	USD
	wpc	Increase Decreasein Direct Financing Lease IncreaseDecreaseinDirectFinancingLease	-1700000	USD
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CY2017Q3	wpc	Intangible Liabilities Net IntangibleLiabilitiesNet	116980000	USD
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	wpc	Net Income Loss Including Portion Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossIncludingPortionAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	210610000	USD
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	wpc	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest And Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAndRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestNetOfTax	-32574000	USD
	wpc	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestNetOfTax	-41999000	USD
	wpc	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestNetOfTax	71686000	USD
	wpc	Other Comprehensive Income Lossunrealizedholding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Including Portion Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossunrealizedholdingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodIncludingPortionAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestNetOfTax	-3000	USD
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	wpc	Payments To Acquire Real Estate Under Construction PaymentsToAcquireRealEstateUnderConstruction	36741000	USD
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	wpc	Prepayment Of Mortgage Principal PrepaymentOfMortgagePrincipal	193030000	USD
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	wpc	Proceeds From Shares Issuedby Affiliates ProceedsFromSharesIssuedbyAffiliates	0	USD
CY2016Q3	wpc	Real Estate Revenueand Other RealEstateRevenueandOther	180071000	USD
	wpc	Real Estate Revenueand Other RealEstateRevenueandOther	583894000	USD
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	wpc	Real Estate Revenueand Other RealEstateRevenueandOther	519373000	USD
	wpc	Realized Gain Loss On Foreign Currency Transactions And Other RealizedGainLossOnForeignCurrencyTransactionsAndOther	6921000	USD
	wpc	Realized Gain Loss On Foreign Currency Transactions And Other RealizedGainLossOnForeignCurrencyTransactionsAndOther	-13112000	USD
CY2016Q3	wpc	Related Party Reimbursement Revenue RelatedPartyReimbursementRevenue	14540000	USD
	wpc	Related Party Reimbursement Revenue RelatedPartyReimbursementRevenue	46372000	USD
CY2017Q3	wpc	Related Party Reimbursement Revenue RelatedPartyReimbursementRevenue	6211000	USD
	wpc	Related Party Reimbursement Revenue RelatedPartyReimbursementRevenue	45390000	USD
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CY2017Q3	wpc	Related Party Reimbursement Revenue Receivable RelatedPartyReimbursementRevenueReceivable	3943000	USD
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CY2016Q3	wpc	Structuring Revenue StructuringRevenue	12301000	USD
	wpc	Structuring Revenue StructuringRevenue	30990000	USD
CY2017Q3	wpc	Structuring Revenue StructuringRevenue	9817000	USD
	wpc	Structuring Revenue StructuringRevenue	27981000	USD
CY2016Q4	wpc	Unfunded Commitment UnfundedCommitment	135200000	USD
CY2017Q3	wpc	Unfunded Commitment UnfundedCommitment	109600000	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 primarily apply to revenues generated from our operating properties and our Investment Management business. We will adopt this guidance for our interim and annual 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. In addition, it also requires lessors to record gross revenues and expenses associated with activities that do not transfer services to the lessee (such as real estate taxes and insurance). Additionally, the new standard requires extensive quantitative and qualitative disclosures. 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. We will adopt this guidance for our interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2019. 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, or ASC, 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;">nine months ended September 30, 2017</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> were </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$0.6 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$3.6 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 retrospectively 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 retrospectively 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 in the process of evaluating the impact of ASU 2017-05 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 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 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 August 2017, the FASB issued </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. ASU 2017-12 will make more financial and nonfinancial hedging strategies eligible for hedge accounting. It also amends the presentation and disclosure requirements and changes how companies assess hedge effectiveness. It is intended to more closely align hedge accounting with companies’ risk management strategies, simplify the application of hedge accounting, and increase transparency as to the scope and results of hedging programs. ASU 2017-12 will be effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. We are in the process of evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2017-12 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;">September 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;">September 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="#sD407C99C1E2B54B8A8100D68513DAEF0"><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;">September 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 (</font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="#sD407C99C1E2B54B8A8100D68513DAEF0"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Note 3</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">). We refer to the Managed REITs 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 respective natural life cycles (</font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="#sD407C99C1E2B54B8A8100D68513DAEF0"><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;">In August 2017, we resigned as the advisor to Carey Credit Income Fund (known as Guggenheim Credit Income Fund since October 23, 2017), or CCIF, and by extension, 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="#sD407C99C1E2B54B8A8100D68513DAEF0"><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. The board of trustees of CCIF approved our resignation and appointed CCIF’s subadvisor Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, or Guggenheim, as the interim sole advisor to CCIF, effective as of September 11, 2017. The shareholders of CCIF approved Guggenheim’s appointment as sole advisor on a permanent basis on October 20, 2017. The Managed BDCs were included in the Managed Programs prior to our resignation as their advisor.</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 </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">two</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> reportable segments. As such, beginning with the second quarter of 2017, we include equity income generated through our (i) ownership of shares and limited partnership units of the Managed Programs and (ii) special general partner 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 Programs in our Investment Management segment. Both (i) earnings from our investment in CCIF and (ii) our 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, which are 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="#s3806F02F90FC599E9AE6993839F8E61C"><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;">September 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;">890</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties, totaling approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">85.9 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;">211</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> tenants, with an occupancy rate of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">99.8%</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 Programs, for which we earn structuring revenue, and manage their portfolios of real estate investments, for which we earn asset management revenue. We also earned asset management revenue from CCIF based on the average of its gross assets at fair value through the effective date of our resignation as its advisor. 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="#s3806F02F90FC599E9AE6993839F8E61C"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Note 7</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">). Through our special general partner 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="#sD407C99C1E2B54B8A8100D68513DAEF0"><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;">September 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;">207</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;">99.7%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. The Managed Programs also had interests in </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">166</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> operating properties, totaling approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">20.2 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> square feet in the aggregate.</font></div></div>

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