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

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2023 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000102537823000035 Filed on February 10, 2023

Income Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
Revenue	$427.8M	$402.6M	$1.479B
YoY Change	22.77%	7.4%	11.08%
Cost Of Revenue	$101.0K	$46.79M	$2.518M
YoY Change	-89.1%	47.07%	-37.6%
Gross Profit	$427.7M	$355.8M	$1.477B
YoY Change	23.07%	3.72%	11.23%
Gross Profit Margin	99.98%	88.38%	99.83%
Selling, General & Admin	$34.21M	$32.47M	$121.8M
YoY Change	10.66%	26.42%	14.07%
% of Gross Profit	8.0%	9.12%	8.25%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$156.4M	$145.6M	$519.7M
YoY Change	31.29%	4.57%	5.91%
% of Gross Profit	36.57%	40.91%	35.2%
Operating Expenses	$190.6M	$173.2M	$625.2M
YoY Change	30.29%	7.36%	7.28%
Operating Profit	$237.1M	$182.6M	$851.4M
YoY Change	17.83%	0.5%	14.32%
Interest Expense	$67.20M	-$61.64M	$219.2M
YoY Change	45.91%	14.39%	11.34%
% of Operating Profit	28.34%	-33.75%	25.74%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$128.5M	$103.6M	$14.10M
YoY Change	801.35%	-509.35%	-108.48%
Pretax Income	$309.6M	$215.6M	$626.2M
YoY Change	88.67%	106.02%	42.77%
Income Tax	$15.12M	$6.126M	$27.72M
% Of Pretax Income	4.88%	2.84%	4.43%
Net Earnings	$294.4M	$209.5M	$599.1M
YoY Change	87.51%	110.46%	46.14%
Net Earnings / Revenue	68.81%	52.04%	40.51%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.39	$1.00	$2.99
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	210.6M shares	208.0M shares	199.6M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	212.3M shares		200.4M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$147.9M	$168.0M	$168.0M
YoY Change	-27.98%	1.55%	1.55%
Cash & Equivalents	$147.9M	$168.0M	$168.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory	$43.04M	$57.94M	$57.94M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$192.1M	$226.9M	$226.9M
YoY Change	-12.28%	29.25%	29.25%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$12.57B	$12.79B	$12.79B
YoY Change	19.55%	22.16%	22.16%
Goodwill	$1.038B	$1.037B
YoY Change	15.37%	15.07%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$341.2M	$327.5M	$327.5M
YoY Change	0.52%	-8.17%	-8.17%
Other Assets	$82.89M	$56.15M	$56.15M
YoY Change	55.73%	6.9%	6.9%
Total Long-Term Assets	$18.64B	$17.88B	$17.88B
YoY Change	21.43%	16.79%	16.79%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$192.1M	$226.9M	$226.9M
Total Long-Term Assets	$18.64B	$17.88B	$17.88B
Total Assets	$18.83B	$18.10B	$18.10B
YoY Change	20.96%	16.93%	16.93%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$679.5M	$477.5M	$477.5M
YoY Change	20.06%	-16.64%	11.99%
Accrued Expenses		$146.3M	$146.3M
YoY Change			-0.09%
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	$911.0M	$852.1M	$852.1M
YoY Change	17.98%	9.71%	9.71%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$8.258B	$7.878B	$7.878B
YoY Change	21.83%	15.99%	15.99%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$161.8M	$184.6M	$184.6M
YoY Change	-10.7%	0.71%	0.71%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$8.420B	$8.062B	$8.062B
YoY Change	20.99%	15.59%	15.59%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$911.0M	$852.1M	$852.1M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$8.420B	$8.062B	$8.062B
Total Liabilities	$9.513B	$9.093B	$9.108B
YoY Change	20.8%	15.15%	15.31%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$214.0K	$211.0K
YoY Change	11.46%	11.05%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$9.302B	$8.994B	$8.994B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$18.83B	$18.10B	$18.10B
YoY Change	20.96%	16.93%	16.93%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2023 Q1	2022 Q4	2022
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$294.4M	$209.5M	$599.1M
YoY Change	87.51%	110.46%	46.14%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$156.4M	$145.6M	$519.7M
YoY Change	31.29%	4.57%	5.91%
Cash From Operating Activities	$282.7M	$301.0M	$1.004B
YoY Change	19.86%	-0.02%	8.32%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$178.9M	$152.5M	$1.250B
YoY Change	-162.28%	-146.48%	-188.01%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$1.101M	$119.4M	$19.77M
YoY Change	-118.32%	-164.41%	0.69%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$587.3M	-$33.11M	-$1.053B
YoY Change	156.39%	-93.55%	-32.82%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$218.1M
YoY Change			-35.85%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	$307.2M	-306.2M	$57.89M
YoY Change	760.5%	-221.89%	-89.61%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$282.7M	301.0M	$1.004B
Cash From Investing Activities	-$587.3M	-33.11M	-$1.053B
Cash From Financing Activities	$307.2M	-306.2M	$57.89M
Net Change In Cash	$6.690M	-38.25M	$6.191M
YoY Change	-83.55%	-198.56%	-106.6%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$282.7M	$301.0M	$1.004B
Capital Expenditures	$178.9M	$152.5M	$1.250B
Free Cash Flow	$103.9M	$148.5M	-$246.6M
YoY Change	-80.14%	-76.39%	-110.51%

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CY2021	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Properties GainLossOnSaleOfProperties	40425000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Properties GainLossOnSaleOfProperties	109370000	usd
CY2022	wpc	Gain Loss On Change In Control Of Interests GainLossOnChangeInControlOfInterests	33931000	usd
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
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	30309000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	13860000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	9587000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	29509000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	-10829000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	-18557000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	14103000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-166260000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-72522000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	626206000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	438608000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	445196000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	27724000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	28486000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-20759000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	410122000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	465955000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-657000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	134000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	10596000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	599139000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	409988000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	455359000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	3.00
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	2.25
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	2.61
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	2.99
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	2.24
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	2.60
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CY2021	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	182486476	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	174504406	shares
CY2022	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	200427124	shares
CY2021	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	183127098	shares
CY2020	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	174839428	shares
CY2022	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	598482000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	410122000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	465955000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-63149000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-35736000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	47746000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTax	19732000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTax	35305000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTax	-31978000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	-18688000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	18688000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	0	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-62105000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	18257000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	15768000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	536377000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	428379000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	481723000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-657000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	134000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	10596000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	5000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	0	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	0	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxNoncontrollingInterest	0	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxNoncontrollingInterest	21000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTaxNoncontrollingInterest	7000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-652000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	155000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	10603000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	537029000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	428224000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	471120000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	7583451000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Acquisitions StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions	1205750000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Other StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueOther	284202000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	218101000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	-6612000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	205000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	32841000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Other Longterm Incentive Plans Requisite Service Period Recognition AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationOtherLongtermIncentivePlansRequisiteServicePeriodRecognition	0	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Noncontrolling Interest Increase From Business Combination NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromBusinessCombination	14367000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	413000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Noncontrolling Interest Increase From Subsidiary Equity Issuance NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSubsidiaryEquityIssuance	30000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	4.242
CY2022	us-gaap	Dividends Dividends	859655000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	598482000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-63149000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTax	19732000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	-18688000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	9008644000	usd
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	6878369000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Other StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueOther	697044000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	340066000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	-3822000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	305000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	24881000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Other Longterm Incentive Plans Requisite Service Period Recognition AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationOtherLongtermIncentivePlansRequisiteServicePeriodRecognition	0	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	145000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	4.205
CY2021	us-gaap	Dividends Dividends	781626000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	410122000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-35736000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTax	35305000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	18688000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	7583451000	usd
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	6948173000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Other StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueOther	199481000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Restricted Stock Award Net Of Forfeitures StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures	-5372000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	389000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	60000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	15938000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Other Longterm Incentive Plans Requisite Service Period Recognition AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationOtherLongtermIncentivePlansRequisiteServicePeriodRecognition	0	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	5326000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	4.172
CY2020	us-gaap	Dividends Dividends	732020000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Redemptions MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions	9865000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	465955000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	47746000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss After Reclassification And Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossAfterReclassificationAndTax	-31978000	usd
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	6878369000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	598482000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	410122000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	465955000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Depreciation Amortization And Accretion Net DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet	519741000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Depreciation Amortization And Accretion Net DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet	490722000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Depreciation Amortization And Accretion Net DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet	456210000	usd
CY2022	wpc	Realized Gain Loss On Foreign Currency Transactions And Other RealizedGainLossOnForeignCurrencyTransactionsAndOther	76202000	usd
CY2021	wpc	Realized Gain Loss On Foreign Currency Transactions And Other RealizedGainLossOnForeignCurrencyTransactionsAndOther	-15505000	usd
CY2020	wpc	Realized Gain Loss On Foreign Currency Transactions And Other RealizedGainLossOnForeignCurrencyTransactionsAndOther	55810000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Straight Line Rent Adjustments StraightLineRentAdjustments	-57988000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Straight Line Rent Adjustments StraightLineRentAdjustments	-50565000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Straight Line Rent Adjustments StraightLineRentAdjustments	-50299000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Properties GainLossOnSaleOfProperties	43476000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Properties GainLossOnSaleOfProperties	40425000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Properties GainLossOnSaleOfProperties	109370000	usd
CY2022	wpc	Amortization Of Rent Related Intangibles And Deferred Rental Revenue AmortizationOfRentRelatedIntangiblesAndDeferredRentalRevenue	43249000	usd
CY2021	wpc	Amortization Of Rent Related Intangibles And Deferred Rental Revenue AmortizationOfRentRelatedIntangiblesAndDeferredRentalRevenue	56910000	usd
CY2020	wpc	Amortization Of Rent Related Intangibles And Deferred Rental Revenue AmortizationOfRentRelatedIntangiblesAndDeferredRentalRevenue	52736000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Impairment Of Real Estate ImpairmentOfRealEstate	39119000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Impairment Of Real Estate ImpairmentOfRealEstate	24246000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Impairment Of Real Estate ImpairmentOfRealEstate	35830000	usd
CY2022	wpc	Gain Loss On Change In Control Of Interests GainLossOnChangeInControlOfInterests	33931000	usd
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
CY2022	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	32841000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	24881000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	15938000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	30236000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	15471000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	9419000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	29509000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	-10829000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	-18557000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	29334000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Goodwill Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Lease And Other Losses ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	-24976000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Lease And Other Losses ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	266000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Provision For Loan Lease And Other Losses ProvisionForLoanLeaseAndOtherLosses	22259000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-8071000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-4703000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-49076000	usd
CY2022	wpc	Management Income Received In Shares Of Affiliates ManagementIncomeReceivedInSharesOfAffiliates	1024000	usd
CY2021	wpc	Management Income Received In Shares Of Affiliates ManagementIncomeReceivedInSharesOfAffiliates	12528000	usd
CY2020	wpc	Management Income Received In Shares Of Affiliates ManagementIncomeReceivedInSharesOfAffiliates	16642000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	14269000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	14252000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-5831000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	1003556000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	926479000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	801538000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	1145734000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	1306858000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	656313000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Gross PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross	423435000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Gross PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross	0	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Gross PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross	0	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Cash Acquired From Acquisition CashAcquiredFromAcquisition	331063000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Cash Acquired From Acquisition CashAcquiredFromAcquisition	0	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Cash Acquired From Acquisition CashAcquiredFromAcquisition	0	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateHeldforinvestment	234652000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateHeldforinvestment	163638000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateHeldforinvestment	366532000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Trading Securities Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfTradingSecuritiesHeldforinvestment	147625000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Trading Securities Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfTradingSecuritiesHeldforinvestment	0	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Trading Securities Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfTradingSecuritiesHeldforinvestment	0	usd
CY2022	wpc	Payments To Acquire Real Estate Under Construction PaymentsToAcquireRealEstateUnderConstruction	104441000	usd
CY2021	wpc	Payments To Acquire Real Estate Under Construction PaymentsToAcquireRealEstateUnderConstruction	113616000	usd
CY2020	wpc	Payments To Acquire Real Estate Under Construction PaymentsToAcquireRealEstateUnderConstruction	207256000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	93416000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	107552000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	4253000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Proceeds From Collection Of Loans Receivable ProceedsFromCollectionOfLoansReceivable	34000000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Proceeds From Collection Of Loans Receivable ProceedsFromCollectionOfLoansReceivable	0	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Collection Of Loans Receivable ProceedsFromCollectionOfLoansReceivable	11000000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Repayment Of Notes Receivable From Related Parties RepaymentOfNotesReceivableFromRelatedParties	26000000	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
CY2022	us-gaap	Payments For Advance To Affiliate PaymentsForAdvanceToAffiliate	26000000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments For Advance To Affiliate PaymentsForAdvanceToAffiliate	41000000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments For Advance To Affiliate PaymentsForAdvanceToAffiliate	26481000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Loans Receivable PaymentsToAcquireLoansReceivable	217711000	usd
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CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	158000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Repayments Of Secured Debt RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt	64290000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Repayments Of Secured Debt RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt	275746000	usd
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CY2021	wpc	Prepayment Of Mortgage Principal PrepaymentOfMortgagePrincipal	745124000	usd
CY2020	wpc	Prepayment Of Mortgage Principal PrepaymentOfMortgagePrincipal	68501000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	8839000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	4606000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	8917000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	3822000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	5372000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	2371000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	11295000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	14205000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	145000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	0	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	0	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Repayments Of Unsecured Debt RepaymentsOfUnsecuredDebt	0	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Repayments Of Unsecured Debt RepaymentsOfUnsecuredDebt	617442000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Repayments Of Unsecured Debt RepaymentsOfUnsecuredDebt	0	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	557048000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-210713000	usd
CY2022	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	-2721000	usd
CY2021	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	-10629000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	9368000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	-93829000	usd
CY2020	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	60261000	usd
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
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	224141000	usd
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
CY2022	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 August 1, 2022, a non-traded REIT that we advised, Corporate Property Associates 18 – Global Incorporated (“CPA:18 – Global”) merged with and into one of our indirect subsidiaries (the “CPA:18 Merger”) (</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="#ie3d8f8f2f5bc4ec3b0f59f93c06b0207_124" 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%">). At December 31, 2022, we were the advisor to Carey European Student Housing Fund I, L.P. (“CESH”), a limited partnership formed for the purpose of developing, owning, and operating student housing properties 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="#ie3d8f8f2f5bc4ec3b0f59f93c06b0207_127" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Note 4</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%">We refer to CPA:18 – Global (prior to the CPA:18 Merger) and CESH collectively as the “Managed Programs.” We no longer raise capital for new or existing funds, but currently expect to continue managing CESH through the end of its life cycle (</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="#ie3d8f8f2f5bc4ec3b0f59f93c06b0207_127" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Note 4</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-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, 2022, our owned portfolio was comprised of our full or partial ownership interests in 1,449 properties, totaling approximately 176 million square feet (unaudited), substantially all of which were net leased to 392 tenants, with a weighted-average lease term of 10.8 years and an occupancy rate of 98.8% (unaudited). In addition, at December 31, 2022, our portfolio was comprised of full or partial ownership interests in 87 operating properties, including 84 self-storage properties, two student housing properties, and one hotel, totaling approximately 6.6 million square feet (unaudited).</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%">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 portfolio for CESH, for which we earn asset management revenue. We may also be entitled to receive certain distributions pursuant to our advisory arrangements with CESH. At December 31, 2022, CESH owned (i) all or a portion of three net-leased properties, totaling approximately 0.4 million square feet (unaudited), all of which were leased to one tenant, with an occupancy rate of 100.0% (unaudited), and (ii) one active build-to-suit project.</span></div>
CY2022Q4	wpc	Variable Interest Entities Count VariableInterestEntitiesCount	16	vie
CY2021Q4	wpc	Variable Interest Entities Count VariableInterestEntitiesCount	14	vie
CY2022Q4	wpc	Variable Interest Entities Consolidated Count VariableInterestEntitiesConsolidatedCount	11	vie
CY2021Q4	wpc	Variable Interest Entities Consolidated Count VariableInterestEntitiesConsolidatedCount	6	vie
CY2022Q4	wpc	Variable Interest Entities Unconsolidated Count VariableInterestEntitiesUnconsolidatedCount	5	vie
CY2021Q4	wpc	Variable Interest Entities Unconsolidated Count VariableInterestEntitiesUnconsolidatedCount	8	vie
CY2022	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%">We currently present Land, buildings and improvements — net lease and other and Land, buildings and improvements — operating properties on separate line items in the consolidated balance sheets. Previously, land, buildings and improvements attributable to net lease properties and operating properties were aggregated within Land, buildings and improvements in the consolidated balance sheets (</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="#ie3d8f8f2f5bc4ec3b0f59f93c06b0207_130" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Note 5</a></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">).</span></div>
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CY2022	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Use of Estimates </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;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%">The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and the disclosure of contingent amounts in our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</span>
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CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Two Years LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedTwoYears	1233058000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Three Years LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedThreeYears	1179250000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Four Years LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedFourYears	1127974000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Five Years LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedFiveYears	1064061000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received Thereafter LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedThereafter	9481009000	usd
CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Lessor Operating Lease Payments To Be Received LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceived	15370833000	usd
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CY2020	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	1089000	usd
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CY2021	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	17575000	usd
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CY2020	us-gaap	Sublease Income SubleaseIncome	5500000	usd
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