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

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2012 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000110465912076041 Filed on November 08, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2012 Q3	2011 Q4
Revenue	$160.8M	$65.28M	$60.03M
YoY Change	167.95%	-12.84%	-25.03%
Cost Of Revenue	$43.60M	$21.90M	$16.90M
YoY Change	157.99%	22.35%	-6.63%
Gross Profit	$105.9M	$47.30M	$42.00M
YoY Change	152.14%	-19.42%	-32.58%
Gross Profit Margin	65.84%	72.45%	69.97%
Selling, General & Admin	$35.50M	$28.90M	$22.60M
YoY Change	57.08%	14.68%	6.1%
% of Gross Profit	33.52%	61.1%	53.81%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$32.60M	$7.400M	$9.400M
YoY Change	246.81%	0.0%	59.32%
% of Gross Profit	30.78%	15.64%	22.38%
Operating Expenses	$57.10M	$36.70M	$51.79M
YoY Change	10.25%	-36.37%	7.47%
Operating Profit	$48.80M	$10.60M	-$9.790M
YoY Change	-598.47%	933.14%	-169.39%
Interest Expense	-$14.60M	$7.845M	$13.90M
YoY Change	-205.04%	30.99%	49.46%
% of Operating Profit	-29.92%	74.01%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$1.800M	$24.18M	-$6.100M
YoY Change	-129.51%	139.23%	41.86%
Pretax Income	$34.80M	$9.007M	$18.20M
YoY Change	91.21%	-73.96%	-50.68%
Income Tax	$6.600M	$379.0K	-$1.300M
% Of Pretax Income	18.97%	4.21%	-7.14%
Net Earnings	$15.48M	$2.588M	$9.091M
YoY Change	70.25%	-89.73%	-54.04%
Net Earnings / Revenue	9.62%	3.96%	15.15%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.22	$0.06	$0.22
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.22	$0.06	$0.22
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	68.88M shares	40.37M shares	39.72M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		41.13M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q4	2012 Q3	2011 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$124.0M	$237.0M	$29.00M
YoY Change	327.59%	540.54%	-55.38%
Cash & Equivalents	$123.9M	$236.7M	$29.30M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables		$30.00M	$38.00M
Other Receivables		$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$160.0M	$267.0M	$67.00M
YoY Change	138.81%	246.75%	-35.58%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$2.298B	$2.345B	$621.0M
YoY Change	270.05%	284.43%	13.32%
Goodwill	$329.1M	$338.6M	$63.61M
YoY Change	417.45%		0.0%
Intangibles		$753.7M	$62.35M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$565.6M	$575.2M	$538.7M
YoY Change	4.99%	7.04%	67.16%
Other Assets	$1.000M		$0.00
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.449B	$4.515B	$1.396B
YoY Change	218.79%	224.41%	30.64%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$160.0M	$267.0M	$67.00M
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.449B	$4.515B	$1.396B
Total Assets	$4.609B	$4.782B	$1.463B
YoY Change	215.12%	225.59%	24.76%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$159.0M	$276.0M	$82.00M
YoY Change	93.9%	283.33%	100.0%
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	$230.0M	$347.0M	$149.0M
YoY Change	54.36%	142.66%	44.66%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.968B	$2.136B	$589.0M
YoY Change	234.13%	262.65%	48.36%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$106.0M
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.074B	$2.136B	$589.0M
YoY Change	252.12%	262.65%	48.36%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$230.0M	$347.0M	$149.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.074B	$2.136B	$589.0M
Total Liabilities	$2.304B	$2.482B	$738.5M
YoY Change	212.0%	239.51%	47.91%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$69.00K		$0.00
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$20.27M	$25.00M	$0.00
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	416.4K shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.987B	$1.962B	$682.6M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$4.609B	$4.782B	$1.463B
YoY Change	215.12%	225.59%	24.76%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2012 Q3	2011 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$15.48M	$2.588M	$9.091M
YoY Change	70.25%	-89.73%	-54.04%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$32.60M	$7.400M	$9.400M
YoY Change	246.81%	0.0%	59.32%
Cash From Operating Activities	$48.90M	$19.90M	$17.40M
YoY Change	181.03%	41.13%	-48.97%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$4.500M	-$3.800M	-$6.500M
YoY Change	-30.77%	-29.63%	-5.8%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$48.40M	$45.00M	$8.300M
YoY Change	483.13%	749.06%	7.79%
Cash From Investing Activities	$43.90M	$41.20M	$1.800M
YoY Change	2338.89%	-41300.0%	125.0%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	-$25.00M	$25.00M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-206.5M	135.7M	-26.90M
YoY Change	667.66%	-4779.31%	65.03%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	48.90M	19.90M	17.40M
Cash From Investing Activities	43.90M	41.20M	1.800M
Cash From Financing Activities	-206.5M	135.7M	-26.90M
Net Change In Cash	-113.7M	196.8M	-7.700M
YoY Change	1376.62%	1672.97%	-141.4%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$48.90M	$19.90M	$17.40M
Capital Expenditures	-$4.500M	-$3.800M	-$6.500M
Free Cash Flow	$53.40M	$23.70M	$23.90M
YoY Change	123.43%	21.54%	-41.71%

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	us-gaap	Impairment Of Real Estate ImpairmentOfRealEstate	0	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	132545000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	28608000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	3339000	USD
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	us-gaap	Interest Income Other InterestIncomeOther	910000	USD
	us-gaap	Interest Income Other InterestIncomeOther	1558000	USD
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	wpc	Discontinued Operation Impairment On Disposed Asset Discontinued Operation Net Of Tax DiscontinuedOperationImpairmentOnDisposedAssetDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax	6727000	USD
	wpc	Loss Gain On Sale Of Real Estate Including Deconsolidation Gain Loss LossGainOnSaleOfRealEstateIncludingDeconsolidationGainLoss	-888000	USD
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	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0px;">Note </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">1</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman Bold;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Business</font></p><p style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;'></p><p style='margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">At </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">September 30, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2012</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">W. P. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Carey </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Inc</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> (“</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">W. P. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Carey” and, together with its consolidated subsidiaries and predecessors, “we”, “us” or “our”) </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">is a </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">real estate investment trust</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> 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, primarily on a triple-net leased basis, which requires each tenant to pay substantially all of the costs associated with operating and maintaining the property. Through our taxable real estate investment trust subsidiaries (“TRSs”), we also earn revenue as the advisor to publicly-owned, non-listed real estate investment trusts, which are sponsored by us under the Corporate Property Associates brand name (the “CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> REITs”) and invest in similar properties.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> At </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">September 30, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2012</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, we were the advisor to the following CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> REITs</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:16 – Global and Corporate Property Associates 17 – Global Incorporated (“CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:17 – Global”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">and we were the advisor to CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:15 until its </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">m</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">erger </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">with and into </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">us on September 28, 2012</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">(Note </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. We are also the advisor to Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated (“CWI” and, together with the CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> REITs, the “REITs”), which acquir</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">es</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> interests in lodging and lodging-related properties. At </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">September 30, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2012</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, we owned and</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">/or</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> managed</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">more than</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">995</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> properties domestically and internationally. Our owned portfolio was comprised of our full or partial ownership interest in </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">430</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> properties, substantially all of which were net leased to </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">133</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> tenants, and totaled approximately </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">39.1</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> million square feet (on a pro rata basis) with an occupancy rate of approximately </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">98.4</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">%.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">In addition, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">through </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">our </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">consolidated </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">subsidiaries, Carey Storage Management LLC (“Carey Storage”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and Livho, Inc. (“Livho”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">we ha</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">d interests in 21 self-</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">storage properties</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">and a hotel property, respectively, for an aggregate of approximately 0.8 million square feet (on a pro rata basis) </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">at </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">September 30, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2012</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">We were formed as a corporation under the laws of Maryland on February 15, 2012. On February 17, 2012, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">W. P. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Carey & Co. LLC</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> (our “</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">predecessor</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, announced its intention to reorganize to qualify as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purpose</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">s</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> (the “REIT Reorganization”). On September 13, 2012, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">W. P. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Carey & Co. LLC's shareholders approved the REIT Reorganization. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">In connection with </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">the Merger, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">W. P. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Carey & Co. LLC completed an internal reorganization whereby </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">W. P. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Carey & Co. LLC and its subsidiaries merged with and into </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">W. P. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Carey Inc. with </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">W. P. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Carey Inc.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> as the surviving corporation, succeeding to and continuing to operate the existing business of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">W. P. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Carey & Co. LLC. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Upon consummation of the REIT Reorganization, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">the </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">40,396,245 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">outstanding share</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">s</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">W. P. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Carey & Co. LLC</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, no par value per share, w</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">ere</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> converted into</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> the</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> right to receive an equal number of shares of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">W. P. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Carey Inc. common stock, par value $0.001 per share, which are subject to certain share ownership and transfer restrictions designed to protect our ability</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> to qualify </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">as a </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">real estate investment </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">trust</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">A total of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">40,396,245</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> shares of our common stock were issued to the shareholders of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">W. P. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Carey & Co. LLC in exchange for an aggregate of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">40,396,245</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> shares they owned on the date of closing. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Immediately after the REIT Reorganization, the shares of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">W. P. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Carey & Co. LLC were delisted from the New York Stock Exchange</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> (“NYSE”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and the shares were canceled, and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">our common stock</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> became listed on the NYSE under the </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">same s</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">ymbol</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> “WPC”. </font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">The REIT Reorganization was accounted for as a transaction between entities under common control.  Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of our predecessor were recognized at their carrying amounts at the date of the REIT Reorganization. As such, in the consolidated financial statements, the historical results of our predecessor are included for the pre-REIT Reorganization period and the consolidated results that include the </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Merger with </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:15 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">are included subsequent to the effective date of the Merger</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> (Note </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">We</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> have</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust under Section 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code effective </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">February 15</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, 2012</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">for the year ending December 31, 2012 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">(Note </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">15</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. As a real estate investment trust, we are not </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">generally </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">subject to United States (“U.S</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">”) federal income taxation as long as we satisfy certain requirements, principally relating to the nature of our income</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> the level of our distributions</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, as well as </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">other factors. We </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">now</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> hold substantially all of our real estate assets attributable to our Real </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">E</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">state Ownership segment, including the assets acquired from </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:15 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">in the Merger</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">under the new real estate investment trust structure, while the activities conducted by our Investment Management segment subsidiaries </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">have been</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> organized under TRSs.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;margin-left:0px;">Primary Business Segments</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;margin-left:0px;">Investment Management </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">— </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Through our TRSs, w</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">e structure and negotiate investments and debt placement transactions for the REITs, for which we earn structuring revenue, and manage their portfolios of real estate investments, for which we earn asset-based management and performance revenue. We earn asset-based </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">management and performance revenue from the REITs based on the value of their real estate-related</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, self-storage-related</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and lodging-related assets under management. As funds available to the REITs are invested, the asset base from which we earn revenue increases. We may also earn incentive and disposition revenue and receive other compensation in connection with providing liquidity alternatives to the REIT</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">s</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">'</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> s</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">tock</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">holders.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;margin-left:0px;">Real Estate Ownership </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">— We own and invest in commercial properties in the U.S. and the European Union that are then leased to companies, primarily on a triple-net lease basis. We may also invest in other properties if opportunities arise.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">We own interests in the REITs and account for these interests under the equity method of accounting. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">In addition, we receive a percentage of distributions of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Available C</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">ash</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">as defined in the respective advisory agreements</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">from </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">the operating partnerships of</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> each of the REITs</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, and earn deferred revenue from </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">our special member interest in CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:16 – Global's operating partnership</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Effective April 1, 2012, we include </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">such </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">distributions and deferred revenue in our Real Estate Ownership segment. </font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p>
CY2012Q3	wpc	Number Of Tenants NumberOfTenants	133
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Number Of Real Estate Properties NumberOfRealEstateProperties	430
CY2012Q3	wpc	Number Of Real Estate Properties Owned And Managed NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesOwnedAndManaged	995
CY2012Q3	wpc	Number Of Self Storage Properties NumberOfSelfStorageProperties	21
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Minority Interest Ownership Percentage By Noncontrolling Owners MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners	0.2792
CY2012Q3	wpc	Occupancy Rate OccupancyRate	0.984
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Area Of Real Estate Property AreaOfRealEstateProperty	39100000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Assets Acquired Liabilities Assumed Net BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationAssetsAcquiredLiabilitiesAssumedNet	1657774000	USD
CY2012Q3	wpc	Per Share Closing Price PerShareClosingPrice	49.00
CY2012Q3	wpc	Business Acquisition Equity Total Per Share Consideration BusinessAcquisitionEquityTotalPerShareConsideration	12.65
CY2012Q3	wpc	Business Combination Consideration Recieved Shares BusinessCombinationConsiderationRecievedShares	121194272	shares
	us-gaap	Revenue From Related Parties RevenueFromRelatedParties	19000000	USD
	wpc	Acquisition Costs Expensed AcquisitionCostsExpensed	30600000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Liabilities Assumed BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationLiabilitiesAssumed	126300000	USD
	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Revenue BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue	368913000	USD
	wpc	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Changes In Accounting And Extraordinary Items Net Of Tax Attributable To Stockholders BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeChangesInAccountingAndExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxAttributableToStockholders	106675000	USD
	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Pro Forma Earnings Per Share Basic BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasic	1.53
	us-gaap	Diluted Earnings Per Share Pro Forma DilutedEarningsPerShareProForma	1.52
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding Pro Forma WeightedAverageBasicSharesOutstandingProForma	68569076	shares
	us-gaap	Pro Forma Weighted Average Shares Outstanding Diluted ProFormaWeightedAverageSharesOutstandingDiluted	69200221	shares
	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Revenue BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue	426612000	USD
	wpc	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Changes In Accounting And Extraordinary Items Net Of Tax Attributable To Stockholders BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeChangesInAccountingAndExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxAttributableToStockholders	108784000	USD
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding Pro Forma WeightedAverageBasicSharesOutstandingProForma	67965149	shares
	us-gaap	Pro Forma Weighted Average Shares Outstanding Diluted ProFormaWeightedAverageSharesOutstandingDiluted	68594959	shares
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Revenue BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue	134083000	USD
CY2011Q3	wpc	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Changes In Accounting And Extraordinary Items Net Of Tax Attributable To Stockholders BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeChangesInAccountingAndExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxAttributableToStockholders	31699000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding Pro Forma WeightedAverageBasicSharesOutstandingProForma	68031707	shares
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Pro Forma Weighted Average Shares Outstanding Diluted ProFormaWeightedAverageSharesOutstandingDiluted	68575163	shares
CY2012Q3	wpc	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Changes In Accounting And Extraordinary Items Net Of Tax Attributable To Stockholders BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeChangesInAccountingAndExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxAttributableToStockholders	28693000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Pro Forma Earnings Per Share Basic BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasic	0.46
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Pro Forma Earnings Per Share Basic BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasic	0.41
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	us-gaap	Diluted Earnings Per Share Pro Forma DilutedEarningsPerShareProForma	1.56
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CY2011Q2	wpc	Shares Received As Termination Revenue SharesReceivedAsTerminationRevenue	2717138	shares
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CY2012Q3	wpc	Second Sale Option Value SecondSaleOptionValue	20000000	USD
CY2012Q3	wpc	First Sale Option Value FirstSaleOptionValue	25000000	USD
CY2012Q3	wpc	Common Stock Share Value On Excerise Date CommonStockShareValueOnExceriseDate	45.53
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivable	3000000	USD
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	wpc	Deferred Revenue Recognized DeferredRevenueRecognized	3538000	USD
	us-gaap	Investment Banking Advisory Brokerage And Underwriting Fees And Commissions InvestmentBankingAdvisoryBrokerageAndUnderwritingFeesAndCommissions	165800000	USD
	us-gaap	Investment Banking Advisory Brokerage And Underwriting Fees And Commissions InvestmentBankingAdvisoryBrokerageAndUnderwritingFeesAndCommissions	216774000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Investment Banking Advisory Brokerage And Underwriting Fees And Commissions InvestmentBankingAdvisoryBrokerageAndUnderwritingFeesAndCommissions	57532000	USD
CY2012Q3	wpc	Deferred Revenue Recognized DeferredRevenueRecognized	2123000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Investment Banking Advisory Brokerage And Underwriting Fees And Commissions InvestmentBankingAdvisoryBrokerageAndUnderwritingFeesAndCommissions	59957000	USD
CY2011Q3	wpc	Deferred Revenue Recognized DeferredRevenueRecognized	2123000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments Net Of Dividends Or Distributions IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions	4480000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments Net Of Dividends Or Distributions IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions	8268000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments Net Of Dividends Or Distributions IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions	21789000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments Net Of Dividends Or Distributions IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions	7352000	USD
	wpc	Interest Earned On Unpaid Deferred Acquisition Fees InterestEarnedOnUnpaidDeferredAcquisitionFees	936000	USD
	wpc	Interest Earned On Unpaid Deferred Acquisition Fees InterestEarnedOnUnpaidDeferredAcquisitionFees	792000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Fees And Other Revenue Receivable AccruedFeesAndOtherRevenueReceivable	29410000	USD
CY2012Q3	wpc	Interest Earned On Unpaid Deferred Acquisition Fees InterestEarnedOnUnpaidDeferredAcquisitionFees	237000	USD
CY2011Q3	wpc	Interest Earned On Unpaid Deferred Acquisition Fees InterestEarnedOnUnpaidDeferredAcquisitionFees	294000	USD
CY2012Q3	wpc	Redemption Of Redeemable Securities RedemptionOfRedeemableSecurities	25000000	USD
	us-gaap	Reclassifications Of Temporary To Permanent Equity ReclassificationsOfTemporaryToPermanentEquity	85000000	USD
	us-gaap	Minority Interest In Net Income Loss Joint Venture Partners MinorityInterestInNetIncomeLossJointVenturePartners	1876000	USD
	us-gaap	Minority Interest In Net Income Loss Joint Venture Partners MinorityInterestInNetIncomeLossJointVenturePartners	2196000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Minority Interest In Net Income Loss Joint Venture Partners MinorityInterestInNetIncomeLossJointVenturePartners	768000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Minority Interest In Net Income Loss Joint Venture Partners MinorityInterestInNetIncomeLossJointVenturePartners	680000	USD
CY2012Q3	wpc	Deferred Rent Due To Affiliates DeferredRentDueToAffiliates	735000	USD
CY2011Q4	wpc	Deferred Rent Due To Affiliates DeferredRentDueToAffiliates	798000	USD
CY2012Q3	wpc	Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Impact ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateImpact	-500000	USD
CY2012Q3	wpc	Increase Decrease In Foreign Currency Exchange Rate IncreaseDecreaseInForeignCurrencyExchangeRate	-0.007
CY2012Q3	wpc	Foreign Currency Exchange Rate ForeignCurrencyExchangeRate	1.286	USD
CY2011Q4	wpc	Foreign Currency Exchange Rate ForeignCurrencyExchangeRate	1.2950	USD
CY2012Q3	wpc	Accounts Receivable Billed Under Direct Financing Leases AccountsReceivableBilledUnderDirectFinancingLeases	200000	USD
CY2011Q4	wpc	Accounts Receivable Billed Under Direct Financing Leases AccountsReceivableBilledUnderDirectFinancingLeases	200000	USD
CY2012Q3	wpc	Income From Equity Investment In Affiliates IncomeFromEquityInvestmentInAffiliates	187000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Other Than Temporary Impairment EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment	-2244000	USD
	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Other Than Temporary Impairment EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment	-5776000	USD
	wpc	Income From Equity Investment In Affiliates IncomeFromEquityInvestmentInAffiliates	5683000	USD
	wpc	Income From Equity Investment In Affiliates IncomeFromEquityInvestmentInAffiliates	15901000	USD
	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Other Than Temporary Impairment EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment	0	USD
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CY2012Q3	wpc	Income Loss From Equity Investments Other IncomeLossFromEquityInvestmentsOther	3059000	USD
CY2011Q3	wpc	Income From Equity Investment In Affiliates IncomeFromEquityInvestmentInAffiliates	6088000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Other Than Temporary Impairment EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment	0	USD
CY2011Q3	wpc	Income Loss From Equity Investments In Real Estate Investment Trust IncomeLossFromEquityInvestmentsInRealEstateInvestmentTrust	12691000	USD
CY2011Q3	wpc	Income Loss From Equity Investments Other IncomeLossFromEquityInvestmentsOther	3377000	USD
	wpc	Income Loss From Equity Investments In Real Estate Investment Trust IncomeLossFromEquityInvestmentsInRealEstateInvestmentTrust	28065000	USD
	wpc	Income Loss From Equity Investments Other IncomeLossFromEquityInvestmentsOther	24743000	USD
	wpc	Income Loss From Equity Investments In Real Estate Investment Trust IncomeLossFromEquityInvestmentsInRealEstateInvestmentTrust	27707000	USD
	wpc	Income Loss From Equity Investments Other IncomeLossFromEquityInvestmentsOther	9649000	USD
	wpc	Reduction In Equity Investments Earnings ReductionInEquityInvestmentsEarnings	1300000	USD
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CY2012Q3	wpc	Amortizable And Unmortizable Intangible Liabilities Acquired AmortizableAndUnmortizableIntangibleLiabilitiesAcquired	102919000	USD
	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	274951000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived Trade Names IndefiniteLivedTradeNames	3975000	USD
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Including Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill	1092228000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived Trade Names IndefiniteLivedTradeNames	3975000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Including Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill	125957000	USD
CY2012Q3	wpc	Amortizable And Unamortizable Intangible Liabilities Net AmortizableAndUnamortizableIntangibleLiabilitiesNet	-107281000	USD
CY2011Q4	wpc	Amortizable And Unamortizable Intangible Liabilities Net AmortizableAndUnamortizableIntangibleLiabilitiesNet	-4973000	USD
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Three FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree	76569000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Four FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour	71121000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive	66963000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense After Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive	329793000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	659124000	USD
	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Translation Adjustments FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments	3900000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Translation Adjustments FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments	1200000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Translation Adjustments FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments	1300000	USD
	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Translation Adjustments FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTranslationAdjustments	2700000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Change In Unrealized Gain Loss Included In Other Income FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisChangeInUnrealizedGainLossIncludedInOtherIncome	3000	USD
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CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Change In Unrealized Gain Loss Included In Other Income FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisChangeInUnrealizedGainLossIncludedInOtherIncome	3000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Other Comprehensive Income Loss FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	-5000	USD
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CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue	115000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Earnings1 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInEarnings1	3000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Other Comprehensive Income Loss FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	-2000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements	-116000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Net FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersNet	1640000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue	1640000	USD
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	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Earnings1 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInEarnings1	10000	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Other Comprehensive Income Loss FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	-7000	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements	-236000	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Net FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersNet	1640000	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Change In Unrealized Gain Loss Included In Other Income FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisChangeInUnrealizedGainLossIncludedInOtherIncome	10000	USD
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	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Earnings1 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInEarnings1	1000	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Other Comprehensive Income Loss FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	-8000	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Purchases FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchases	53000	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements	-173000	USD
	us-gaap	Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Change In Unrealized Gain Loss Included In Other Income FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisChangeInUnrealizedGainLossIncludedInOtherIncome	1000	USD
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Asset At Fair Value DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAssetAtFairValue	1640000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Net1 DerivativeLiabilityFairValueNet1	23017000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Net1 DerivativeLiabilityFairValueNet1	4175000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Liability At Fair Value DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsLiabilityAtFairValue	16627000	USD
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CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Reclassified From Accumulated Oci Into Income Effective Portion Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet	0	USD
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	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Reclassified From Accumulated Oci Into Income Effective Portion Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet	0	USD
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Four LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour	235704000	USD
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal After Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive	824896000	USD
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Unused Borrowing Capacity Amount DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityAmount	194900000	USD
CY2012Q3	wpc	Carrying Value Of Collaterial Mortgage Loans CarryingValueOfCollaterialMortgageLoans	2200000	USD
CY2012Q3	wpc	Long Term Debt Before Unamortized Discount LongTermDebtBeforeUnamortizedDiscount	2153637000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount	17757000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	2135880000	USD
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	us-gaap	Amount Of Dilutive Securities Stock Options And Restrictive Stock Units AmountOfDilutiveSecuritiesStockOptionsAndRestrictiveStockUnits	-1914000	USD
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	us-gaap	Dilutive Securities DilutiveSecurities	695000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	46159000	USD
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	2565000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	24831000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Dilutive Securities DilutiveSecurities	355000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Dilutive Securities DilutiveSecurities	-20000	USD
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	2545000	USD
	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	920273	shares
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CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	4400000	USD
	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	13100000	USD
	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	19700000	USD
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CY2012Q3	wpc	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Performance Share Units AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpensePerformanceShareUnits	6000000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	2300000	USD
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	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	8900000	USD
	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	2100000	USD
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	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Other Changes TemporaryEquityOtherChanges	-875000	USD
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	wpc	Nonoperating Income Expense Excluding Interest Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpenseExcludingInterestExpense	71772000	USD
CY2012Q3	wpc	Nonoperating Income Expense Excluding Interest Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpenseExcludingInterestExpense	32387000	USD
CY2011Q3	wpc	Nonoperating Income Expense Excluding Interest Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpenseExcludingInterestExpense	16041000	USD
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Noncurrent Assets NoncurrentAssets	3295223000	USD
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	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Operating Expense DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOperatingExpense	5481000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Revenue DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue	108000	USD
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