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

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2021 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000102537822000041 Filed on February 11, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
Revenue	$374.9M	$1.332B	$307.4M
YoY Change	21.96%	10.11%	-1.24%
Cost Of Revenue	$31.81M	$4.035M	$27.00M
YoY Change	17.83%	-54.43%	-25.62%
Gross Profit	$343.1M	$1.327B	$280.4M
YoY Change	22.35%	10.58%	1.96%
Gross Profit Margin	91.51%	99.7%	91.23%
Selling, General & Admin	$25.68M	$106.8M	$24.10M
YoY Change	6.56%	16.18%	9.55%
% of Gross Profit	7.49%	8.04%	8.59%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$139.2M	$490.7M	$114.4M
YoY Change	21.69%	7.57%	-0.61%
% of Gross Profit	40.58%	36.97%	40.8%
Operating Expenses	$161.3M	$582.8M	$135.0M
YoY Change	19.51%	8.97%	1.05%
Operating Profit	$181.7M	$744.7M	$145.4M
YoY Change	24.98%	11.88%	2.83%
Interest Expense	-$53.88M	$196.8M	-$61.30M
YoY Change	-12.1%	-6.31%	32.97%
% of Operating Profit	-29.65%	26.43%	-42.16%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$25.31M	-$166.3M	-$2.800M
YoY Change	803.75%	129.25%	-106.36%
Pretax Income	$104.7M	$438.6M	$142.0M
YoY Change	-26.29%	-1.48%	-5.9%
Income Tax	$5.052M	$28.49M	$7.400M
% Of Pretax Income	4.83%	6.49%	5.21%
Net Earnings	$99.56M	$410.0M	$134.6M
YoY Change	-26.02%	-9.96%	4.02%
Net Earnings / Revenue	26.56%	30.79%	43.78%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$528.1K	$2.239M	$760.9K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	186.3M shares	182.5M shares	175.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		183.1M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$165.4M	$165.4M	$249.0M
YoY Change	-33.56%	-33.56%	27.04%
Cash & Equivalents	$165.4M	$165.4M	$248.7M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory	$8.269M	$8.269M	$19.00M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$175.5M	$175.5M	$294.0M
YoY Change	-40.3%	-40.3%	-17.88%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$10.47B	$10.47B	$9.780B
YoY Change	7.06%	7.06%	9.86%
Goodwill	$901.5M		$910.8M
YoY Change	-1.02%		-2.55%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$356.6M	$356.6M	$283.4M
YoY Change	25.82%	26.02%	-12.52%
Other Assets	$52.52M	$52.52M	$63.00M
YoY Change	-16.63%	-16.63%	14.55%
Total Long-Term Assets	$15.31B	$15.31B	$14.41B
YoY Change	6.18%	6.18%	5.19%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$175.5M	$175.5M	$294.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$15.31B	$15.31B	$14.41B
Total Assets	$15.48B	$15.48B	$14.71B
YoY Change	5.26%	5.25%	4.6%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$572.8M	$426.4M	$452.0M
YoY Change	26.74%	-5.66%	13.85%
Accrued Expenses		$146.4M	$151.0M
YoY Change		-3.02%	71.59%
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	$776.7M	$776.7M	$790.0M
YoY Change	-1.68%	-1.68%	18.62%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$6.792B	$6.792B	$6.696B
YoY Change	1.43%	1.43%	10.6%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$183.3M	$183.3M	$197.0M
YoY Change	-6.96%	-6.96%	-7.94%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$6.975B	$6.975B	$6.893B
YoY Change	1.19%	1.19%	9.97%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$776.7M	$776.7M	$790.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$6.975B	$6.975B	$6.893B
Total Liabilities	$7.897B	$7.899B	$7.829B
YoY Change	0.87%	0.87%	10.07%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$190.0K		$175.0K
YoY Change	8.57%		1.74%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$7.582B	$7.582B	$6.877B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$15.48B	$15.48B	$14.71B
YoY Change	5.26%	5.25%	4.6%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$99.56M	$410.0M	$134.6M
YoY Change	-26.02%	-9.96%	4.02%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$139.2M	$490.7M	$114.4M
YoY Change	21.69%	7.57%	-0.61%
Cash From Operating Activities	$301.1M	$926.5M	$244.9M
YoY Change	22.94%	15.59%	4.39%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$328.1M	-$1.420B	-$344.0M
YoY Change	-4.63%	64.48%	-13.85%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$185.4M	$19.63M	$81.80M
YoY Change	-326.62%	-1785.06%	-72.53%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$513.5M	-$1.567B	-$262.0M
YoY Change	95.98%	190.17%	158.13%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$340.0M
YoY Change		-215269.62%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	251.2M	$557.0M	100.7M
YoY Change	149.44%	-364.36%	-136.34%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	301.1M	$926.5M	244.9M
Cash From Investing Activities	-513.5M	-$1.567B	-262.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	251.2M	$557.0M	100.7M
Net Change In Cash	38.81M	-$93.83M	83.60M
YoY Change	-53.58%	-255.7%	-158.06%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$301.1M	$926.5M	$244.9M
Capital Expenditures	-$328.1M	-$1.420B	-$344.0M
Free Cash Flow	$629.2M	$2.347B	$588.9M
YoY Change	6.84%	40.95%	-7.1%

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CY2021	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	428224000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	15938000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	523393000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Noncontrolling Interest Increase From Subsidiary Equity Issuance NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSubsidiaryEquityIssuance	849000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	306544000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Properties GainLossOnSaleOfProperties	18143000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	18787000	USD
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CY2021	wpc	Gain Loss On Change In Control Of Interests GainLossOnChangeInControlOfInterests	0	USD
CY2020	wpc	Gain Loss On Change In Control Of Interests GainLossOnChangeInControlOfInterests	0	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	26772000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	-18557000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	9255000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-5831000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	16491000	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	1306858000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	656313000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	717666000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Loans Receivable PaymentsToAcquireLoansReceivable	217711000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Loans Receivable PaymentsToAcquireLoansReceivable	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Loans Receivable PaymentsToAcquireLoansReceivable	0	USD
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CY2019	wpc	Payments To Acquire Real Estate Under Construction PaymentsToAcquireRealEstateUnderConstruction	165490000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	4253000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	2595000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Repayment Of Notes Receivable From Related Parties RepaymentOfNotesReceivableFromRelatedParties	62048000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Repayment Of Notes Receivable From Related Parties RepaymentOfNotesReceivableFromRelatedParties	51702000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Repayment Of Notes Receivable From Related Parties RepaymentOfNotesReceivableFromRelatedParties	46637000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments For Advance To Affiliate PaymentsForAdvanceToAffiliate	41000000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments For Advance To Affiliate PaymentsForAdvanceToAffiliate	26481000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Advance To Affiliate PaymentsForAdvanceToAffiliate	36808000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	19631000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-1165000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions Return Of Capital ProceedsFromEquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributionsReturnOfCapital	34365000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Marketable Securities PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Marketable Securities PaymentsToAcquireMarketableSecurities	95511000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Collection Of Loans Receivable ProceedsFromCollectionOfLoansReceivable	11000000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-539932000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-522773000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	704396000	USD
CY2021	wpc	Prepayment Of Mortgage Principal PrepaymentOfMortgagePrincipal	745124000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Other Equity ProceedsFromOtherEquity	199716000	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	339968000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Repayments Of Secured Debt RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt	275746000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Repayments Of Secured Debt RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt	210414000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	11295000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	14205000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	6716000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	8917000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	5550000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	15766000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	5326000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	1683000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Unsecured Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfUnsecuredDebt	0	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	0	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	-4071000	USD
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CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	217950000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	311779000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	251518000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	Business and Organization<div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">W. P. Carey Inc. (“W. P. Carey”) is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that, together with our consolidated subsidiaries, invests primarily in operationally-critical, single-tenant commercial real estate properties located in the United States and Northern and Western Europe on a long-term basis. We earn revenue principally by leasing the properties we own to companies on a triple-net lease basis, which generally requires each tenant to pay the costs associated with operating and maintaining the property.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Founded in 1973, our shares of common stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “WPC.”</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We elected to be taxed as a REIT under Section 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code effective as of February 15, 2012. As a REIT, we are not subject to federal income taxes on income and gains that we distribute to our stockholders 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. Through our taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”), we also earn revenue as the advisor to certain non-traded investment programs. We hold all of our real estate assets attributable to our Real Estate segment under the REIT structure, while the activities conducted by our Investment Management segment subsidiaries have been organized under TRSs.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On April 13, 2020, two of the non-traded REITs that we advised, Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated (“CWI 1”) and Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated (“CWI 2”) (together, the “CWI REITs”), merged in an all-stock transaction, with CWI 2 as the surviving entity (the “CWI 1 and CWI 2 Merger”). Following the close of the CWI 1 and CWI 2 Merger, our advisory agreements with CWI 1 and CWI 2 were terminated, CWI 2 was renamed Watermark Lodging Trust, Inc. (“WLT”), and we began to provide certain services to WLT pursuant to a transition services agreement (which was terminated on October 13, 2021). At December 31, 2021, we were the advisor to the following entities (</span><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i184601299069428fbb6a49701d97fcc7_127" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Note 3</a></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">):</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Corporate Property Associates 18 – Global Incorporated (“CPA:18 – Global”), a publicly owned, non-traded REIT that primarily invests in commercial real estate properties; we refer to CPA:18 – Global together with the CWI REITs as the “Managed REITs” (as used throughout this Report, the term “Managed REITs” does not include CWI 1 and CWI 2 after April 13, 2020); and</span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">•</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">Carey European Student Housing Fund I, L.P. (“CESH”), a limited partnership formed for the purpose of developing, owning, and operating student housing properties and similar investments in Europe (</span><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i184601299069428fbb6a49701d97fcc7_127" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Note 3</a></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">); we refer to the Managed REITs and CESH collectively as the “Managed Programs.”</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We no longer raise capital for new or existing funds, but currently expect to continue managing CPA:18 – Global and CESH through the end of their respective life cycles (</span><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i184601299069428fbb6a49701d97fcc7_127" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Note 3</a></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">).</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On August 31, 2021, CPA:18 – Global reported that its independent directors intended to begin the process of evaluating possible liquidity alternatives for its shareholders, including a transaction involving us or one of our subsidiaries. There can be no assurance that any such liquidity transaction will occur in the near future or at all.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Reportable Segments</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Real Estate</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> — Lease revenues from our real estate investments generate the vast majority of our earnings. We invest primarily in commercial properties located in the United States and Northern and Western Europe, which are leased to companies on a triple-net lease basis. At December 31, 2021, our owned portfolio was comprised of our full or partial ownership interests in 1,304 properties, totaling approximately 156 million square feet (unaudited), substantially all of which were net leased to 352 tenants, with a weighted-average lease term of 10.8 years and an occupancy rate of 98.5%. In addition, at December 31, 2021, our portfolio was comprised of full or partial ownership interests in 20 operating properties, including 19 self-storage properties and one hotel, totaling approximately 1.4 million square feet (unaudited).</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Investment Management</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> — Through our TRSs, we manage the real estate investment portfolios for the Managed Programs, for which we earn asset management revenue. We may earn incentive revenue and receive other compensation through our advisory agreements with certain of the Managed Programs, including in connection with providing a liquidity event for CPA:18 – Global’s stockholders. In addition, we include equity income generated through our (i) ownership of shares and limited partnership units of the Managed Programs (</span><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i184601299069428fbb6a49701d97fcc7_142" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Note 7</a></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">) and (ii) special general partner interest in the operating partnership of CPA:18 – Global (through which we participate in its cash flows (</span><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#i184601299069428fbb6a49701d97fcc7_127" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Note 3</a></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">)), in our Investment Management segment.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">At December 31, 2021, the Managed Programs owned all or a portion of 56 net-leased properties (including certain properties in which we also have an ownership interest), totaling approximately 10.8 million square feet (unaudited), substantially all of which were leased to 50 tenants, with an occupancy rate of approximately 98.3%. The Managed Programs also had interests in 66 operating properties (totaling approximately 5.1 million square feet (unaudited) in the aggregate) and four active build-to-suit projects at the same date.</span></div>
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CY2020Q4	wpc	Variable Interest Entities Count VariableInterestEntitiesCount	12	vie
CY2021Q4	wpc	Variable Interest Entities Consolidated Count VariableInterestEntitiesConsolidatedCount	6	vie
CY2020Q4	wpc	Variable Interest Entities Consolidated Count VariableInterestEntitiesConsolidatedCount	5	vie
CY2021Q4	wpc	Variable Interest Entities Unconsolidated Count VariableInterestEntitiesUnconsolidatedCount	8	vie
CY2020Q4	wpc	Variable Interest Entities Unconsolidated Count VariableInterestEntitiesUnconsolidatedCount	7	vie
CY2021	us-gaap	Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment Description PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustmentDescription	<div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Reclassifications —</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Asset management revenue and structuring and other advisory revenue are now included within Asset management and other revenue in the consolidated statements of income.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We currently present Non-operating income on its own line item in the consolidated statements of income, which was previously included within Other gains and (losses). Non-operating income primarily consists of realized gains and losses on derivative instruments, dividends from equity securities, and interest income on our cash deposits and loans to affiliates.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We currently present Income from direct financing leases and loans receivable on its own line item in the consolidated statements of income. Previously, income from direct financing leases was included within Lease revenues and income from loans receivable was included within Lease termination income and other in the consolidated statements of income.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Loans receivable are now included within the retitled line item Net investments in direct financing leases and loans receivable in the consolidated balance sheets. Previously, loans receivable were included within Other assets, net in the consolidated balance sheets.</span></div>
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CY2020Q4	wpc	Related Party Reimbursement Revenue Receivable RelatedPartyReimbursementRevenueReceivable	1760000	USD
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CY2020Q4	wpc	Current Acquisition Fees Receivable CurrentAcquisitionFeesReceivable	136000	USD
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CY2020	wpc	End Of Lease Payments EndOfLeasePayments	7900000	USD
CY2019	wpc	End Of Lease Payments EndOfLeasePayments	24100000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Lease Income Lease Payments OperatingLeaseLeaseIncomeLeasePayments	898111000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Lease Lease Income OperatingLeaseLeaseIncome	1080623000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Lease Income OperatingLeaseLeaseIncome	987984000	USD
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CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Five Years LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedFiveYears	946077000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Thereafter LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedThereafter	8154484000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceived	13413334000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	17616000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	14503000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	1089000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	1186000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	18705000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	15689000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Sublease Income SubleaseIncome	5100000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Sublease Income SubleaseIncome	5500000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Sublease Income SubleaseIncome	5400000	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	180727000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	146437000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	151466000	USD
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P26Y1M6D
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P29Y2M12D
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.068
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Direct Financing Lease Lease Receivable DirectFinancingLeaseLeaseReceivable	527691000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	15500000	USD
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