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

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2012 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000110465913014285 Filed on February 26, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4
Revenue	$352.4M	$60.03M
YoY Change	13.77%	-25.03%
Cost Of Revenue	$128.5M	$16.90M
YoY Change	74.36%	-6.63%
Gross Profit	$223.8M	$42.00M
YoY Change	-5.17%	-32.58%
Gross Profit Margin	63.51%	69.97%
Selling, General & Admin	$94.90M	$22.60M
YoY Change	1.39%	6.1%
% of Gross Profit	42.4%	53.81%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$25.70M	$9.400M
YoY Change	71.33%	59.32%
% of Gross Profit	11.48%	22.38%
Operating Expenses	$139.4M	$51.79M
YoY Change	21.75%	7.47%
Operating Profit	$94.34M	-$9.790M
YoY Change	-22.35%	-169.39%
Interest Expense	$46.45M	$13.90M
YoY Change	155.07%	49.46%
% of Operating Profit	49.23%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$39.08M	-$6.100M
YoY Change	-42.07%	41.86%
Pretax Income	$91.95M	$18.20M
YoY Change	-51.67%	-50.68%
Income Tax	$6.772M	-$1.300M
% Of Pretax Income	7.37%	-7.14%
Net Earnings	$62.13M	$9.091M
YoY Change	-55.33%	-54.04%
Net Earnings / Revenue	17.63%	15.15%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.30	$0.22
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.28	$0.22
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	47.39M shares	39.72M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	48.08M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012	2011 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$124.0M	$29.00M
YoY Change	327.59%	-55.38%
Cash & Equivalents	$124.0M	$29.30M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables		$38.00M
Other Receivables		$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$160.0M	$67.00M
YoY Change	451.72%	-35.58%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$2.298B	$621.0M
YoY Change	270.05%	13.32%
Goodwill		$63.61M
YoY Change		0.0%
Intangibles		$62.35M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$566.0M	$538.7M
YoY Change	5.01%	67.16%
Other Assets	$1.000M	$0.00
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.449B	$1.396B
YoY Change	210.25%	30.64%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$160.0M	$67.00M
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.449B	$1.396B
Total Assets	$4.609B	$1.463B
YoY Change	215.04%	24.76%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$134.0M	$82.00M
YoY Change	63.41%	100.0%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$205.0M	$149.0M
YoY Change	37.58%	44.66%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.968B	$589.0M
YoY Change	234.13%	48.36%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$131.0M
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.099B	$589.0M
YoY Change	256.37%	48.36%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$205.0M	$149.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.099B	$589.0M
Total Liabilities	$2.622B	$738.5M
YoY Change	236.15%	47.91%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock		$0.00
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$0.00
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.987B	$682.6M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$4.609B	$1.463B
YoY Change	215.04%	24.76%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012	2011 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$62.13M	$9.091M
YoY Change	-55.33%	-54.04%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$25.70M	$9.400M
YoY Change	71.33%	59.32%
Cash From Operating Activities	$80.64M	$17.40M
YoY Change	0.66%	-48.97%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$10.10M	-$6.500M
YoY Change	-73.14%	-5.8%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$372.0K	$8.300M
YoY Change	-57.49%	7.79%
Cash From Investing Activities	$126.5M	$1.800M
YoY Change	-200.3%	125.0%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$45.27M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-$113.3M	-26.90M
YoY Change	-1178.77%	65.03%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$80.64M	17.40M
Cash From Investing Activities	$126.5M	1.800M
Cash From Financing Activities	-$113.3M	-26.90M
Net Change In Cash	$93.82M	-7.700M
YoY Change	-364.53%	-141.4%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$80.64M	$17.40M
Capital Expenditures	-$10.10M	-$6.500M
Free Cash Flow	$90.74M	$23.90M
YoY Change	-22.91%	-41.71%

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CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-1227000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-757000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-3588000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-2262000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-7000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-11000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	6000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-1978000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1676000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-5395000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	5540000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	68319000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	133743000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	72973000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-346000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	816000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	502000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-2210000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	2283000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments TemporaryEquityForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments	12000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments TemporaryEquityForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments	5000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments TemporaryEquityForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments	-6000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Comprehensive Income Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterests	46000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Comprehensive Income Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterests	1918000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Comprehensive Income Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterests	1281000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	71190000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	134035000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	65990000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	2.03
CY2011	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	2.19
CY2012	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	2.44
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	632408000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Under Incentive And Share Based Compensation Plans ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlans	3724000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Other StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueOther	450000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Granted During Period Value Sharebased Compensation Forfeited StockGrantedDuringPeriodValueSharebasedCompensationForfeited	1517000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Contributions From Affiliates ProceedsFromContributionsFromAffiliates	14261000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Dividends Dividends	81299000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	3305000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	2354000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation Gross StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensationGross	7961000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased And Retired During Period Value StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue	2317000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Accretion To Redemption Value TemporaryEquityAccretionToRedemptionValue	471000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Tax Benefit From Stock Options Exercised1 TaxBenefitFromStockOptionsExercised1	-1637000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Reclassification Of Investors Interest ReclassificationOfInvestorsInterest	22402000	USD
CY2010Q4	wpc	Net Income Loss Including Portion Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossIncludingPortionAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	73658000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Including Portion Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentIncludingPortionAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestNetOfTax	-1389000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Including Portion Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodIncludingPortionAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestNetOfTax	-757000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Including Portion Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodIncludingPortionAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestNetOfTax	6000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	665474000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Other StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueOther	700000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Contributions From Affiliates ProceedsFromContributionsFromAffiliates	3223000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Granted During Period Value Sharebased Compensation Forfeited StockGrantedDuringPeriodValueSharebasedCompensationForfeited	274000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Dividends Dividends	88055000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	6000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	2569000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation Gross StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensationGross	17290000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased And Retired During Period Value StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue	4761000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Accretion To Redemption Value TemporaryEquityAccretionToRedemptionValue	455000	USD
CY2011Q4	wpc	Purchase Of Noncontrolling Interest In Equity PurchaseOfNoncontrollingInterestInEquity	7491000	USD
CY2011Q4	wpc	Net Income Loss Including Portion Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossIncludingPortionAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	137215000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Including Portion Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentIncludingPortionAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestNetOfTax	-1832000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Including Portion Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodIncludingPortionAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestNetOfTax	-3588000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Including Portion Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodIncludingPortionAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestNetOfTax	-11000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Under Incentive And Share Based Compensation Plans ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlans	1488000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Shares Issued In Connection With Merger Value SharesIssuedInConnectionWithMergerValue	1380361000	USD
CY2012Q4	wpc	Purchase Of Noncontrolling Interest In Equity PurchaseOfNoncontrollingInterestInEquity	-237359000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Reclassification Of Estate Shareholder Shares ReclassificationOfEstateShareholderShares	-40000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Under Incentive And Share Based Compensation Plans ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlans	1553000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares To Third Party Value ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesToThirdPartyValue	45000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	646000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Contributions From Affiliates ProceedsFromContributionsFromAffiliates	3291000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	10185000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation Gross StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensationGross	26038000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased And Retired During Period Value StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue	840000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Accretion To Redemption Value TemporaryEquityAccretionToRedemptionValue	-6649000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	138944000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Dividends Dividends	45270000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Purchase Of Treasury Stock From Related Party Value PurchaseOfTreasuryStockFromRelatedPartyValue	0	USD
CY2012Q4	wpc	Net Income Loss Including Portion Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossIncludingPortionAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest		USD
CY2012	wpc	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Including Portion Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentIncludingPortionAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestNetOfTax	-2262000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Including Portion Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodIncludingPortionAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestNetOfTax	-7000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Including Portion Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodIncludingPortionAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestNetOfTax	2257323000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Depreciation And Amortization Including Intangible Assets And Deferred Financing Costs DepreciationAndAmortizationIncludingIntangibleAssetsAndDeferredFinancingCosts	55114000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	-17271000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Straight Line Rent Adjustments StraightLineRentAdjustments	2831000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Deferred Revenue Revenue Recognized DeferredRevenueRevenueRecognized	-9436000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Unrealized ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized	1861000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Realized ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossRealized	-610000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Management Income Received In Shares Of Affiliates ManagementIncomeReceivedInSharesOfAffiliates	28477000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Gain On Conversion Of Shares GainOnConversionOfShares	15000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	22962000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	26038000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Deferred Acquisition Revenue Received DeferredAcquisitionRevenueReceived	21059000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Increase Decrease In Structuring Revenue Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInStructuringRevenueReceivable	-20304000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes1 IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxes1	-18277000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-2912000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	80643000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Depreciation And Amortization Including Intangible Assets And Deferred Financing Costs DepreciationAndAmortizationIncludingIntangibleAssetsAndDeferredFinancingCosts	29616000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	310000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Straight Line Rent Adjustments StraightLineRentAdjustments	-3698000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Revenue Revenue Recognized DeferredRevenueRevenueRecognized	-6291000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Unrealized ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized	-138000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Realized ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossRealized	965000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Management Income Received In Shares Of Affiliates ManagementIncomeReceivedInSharesOfAffiliates	73936000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Gain On Conversion Of Shares GainOnConversionOfShares	3806000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	10473000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	17716000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Deferred Acquisition Revenue Received DeferredAcquisitionRevenueReceived	21546000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Increase Decrease In Structuring Revenue Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInStructuringRevenueReceivable	-19537000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes1 IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxes1	244000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	5356000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	80116000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Depreciation And Amortization Including Intangible Assets And Deferred Financing Costs DepreciationAndAmortizationIncludingIntangibleAssetsAndDeferredFinancingCosts	24443000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	-4920000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Straight Line Rent Adjustments StraightLineRentAdjustments	286000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Unrealized ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossUnrealized	-300000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Realized ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossRealized	731000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Income Loss From Profit Sharing Interest IncomeLossFromProfitSharingInterest	781000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Management Income Received In Shares Of Affiliates ManagementIncomeReceivedInSharesOfAffiliates	35235000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	15381000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	7082000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Deferred Acquisition Revenue Received DeferredAcquisitionRevenueReceived	21204000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Interest In Subsidiaries And Affiliates PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates	121315000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Increase Decrease In Structuring Revenue Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInStructuringRevenueReceivable	-20237000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes1 IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxes1	-1288000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-6422000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	86417000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions Return Of Capital ProceedsFromEquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributionsReturnOfCapital	18758000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	96884000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Value Added Taxes Paid ValueAddedTaxesPaid	4222000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Develop Real Estate Assets PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets	5135000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateHeldforinvestment	14591000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Funds Placed In Escrow In Connection With Sale Of Property FundsPlacedInEscrowInConnectionWithSaleOfProperty	1571000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Funds Released From Escrow In Connection With Sale Of Property FundsReleasedFromEscrowInConnectionWithSaleOfProperty	36620000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-37843000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions Return Of Capital ProceedsFromEquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributionsReturnOfCapital	20807000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	2297000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	24315000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Income Tax Refunds ProceedsFromIncomeTaxRefunds	5035000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Cash Acquired From Acquisition CashAcquiredFromAcquisition	57000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Develop Real Estate Assets PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets	13239000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateHeldforinvestment	12516000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Marketable Securities ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities	818000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Payments To Short Term Loans To Related Parties PaymentsToShortTermLoansToRelatedParties	96000000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Proceeds From Collection Of Short Term Loans To Related Parties ProceedsFromCollectionOfShortTermLoansToRelatedParties	96000000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Funds Placed In Escrow In Connection With Sale Of Property FundsPlacedInEscrowInConnectionWithSaleOfProperty	6735000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Funds Released From Escrow In Connection With Sale Of Property FundsReleasedFromEscrowInConnectionWithSaleOfProperty	2584000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-126084000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Cash Paid To Liquidated Shareholders CashPaidToLiquidatedShareholders	152356000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Cash Received From Merger CashReceivedFromMerger	178945000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions Return Of Capital ProceedsFromEquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributionsReturnOfCapital	46294000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	726000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	3944000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Develop Real Estate Assets PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets	6204000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateHeldforinvestment	73204000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Marketable Securities ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities	372000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Funds Placed In Escrow In Connection With Sale Of Property FundsPlacedInEscrowInConnectionWithSaleOfProperty	46951000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Funds Released From Escrow In Connection With Sale Of Property FundsReleasedFromEscrowInConnectionWithSaleOfProperty	37832000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	126466000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	113867000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	3291000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	7314000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	45270000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Repayments Of Secured Debt RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt	54964000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Secured Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSecuredDebt	23750000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Unsecured Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromUnsecuredLinesOfCredit	300000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Repayments Of Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	280160000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	2557000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-113292000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	790000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	94607000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	85814000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	7258000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	3223000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Additional Interest In Subsidiaries PaymentsToAcquireAdditionalInterestInSubsidiaries	7502000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Secured Debt RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt	25327000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Secured Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSecuredDebt	45491000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Unsecured Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromUnsecuredLinesOfCredit	251410000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	64693000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Including Institutional Investors ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesIncludingInstitutionalInvestors	51644000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Including Institutional Investors ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesIncludingInstitutionalInvestors	1488000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	160000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	7778000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	10502000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	70000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-35396000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	92591000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	14261000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Minority Interest PaymentsOfDividendsMinorityInterest	4360000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Contributions From Profit Sharing Interest ContributionsFromProfitSharingInterest	3694000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Distributions From Profit Sharing Interest DistributionsFromProfitSharingInterest	693000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Repayments Of Secured Debt RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt	14324000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Secured Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSecuredDebt	56841000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Unsecured Lines Of Credit ProceedsFromUnsecuredLinesOfCredit	83250000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Repayments Of Lines Of Credit RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit	52500000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	1204000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-1548000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	-783000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	46243000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	18450000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Including Institutional Investors ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesIncludingInstitutionalInvestors	3724000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Funds Placed In Escrow In Financing FundsPlacedInEscrowInFinancing	1970000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Gains Losses On Sales Of Investment Real Estate Excluding Direct Financing Leases GainsLossesOnSalesOfInvestmentRealEstateExcludingDirectFinancingLeases	460000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Gains Losses On Sales Of Investment Real Estate Excluding Direct Financing Leases GainsLossesOnSalesOfInvestmentRealEstateExcludingDirectFinancingLeases	-2773000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Gains Losses On Sales Of Investment Real Estate Excluding Direct Financing Leases GainsLossesOnSalesOfInvestmentRealEstateExcludingDirectFinancingLeases	-3391000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Gain On Change In Control Of Interests Excluding Allocation Of Profit Sharing Interest GainOnChangeInControlOfInterestsExcludingAllocationOfProfitSharingInterest	20794000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Gain On Change In Control Of Interests Excluding Allocation Of Profit Sharing Interest GainOnChangeInControlOfInterestsExcludingAllocationOfProfitSharingInterest	27859000	USD
CY2012Q3	wpc	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Investments DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationInvestments	5340000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Intangible Assets Net DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationIntangibleAssetsNet	-15000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Assets Of Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Noncurrent AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNoncurrent	5325000	USD
CY2012Q3	wpc	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Nonrecourse Debt DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationNonrecourseDebt	6311000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Liabilities Of Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Current LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrent	22000	USD
CY2012Q3	wpc	Liabilities Of Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Current And Noncurrent LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCurrentAndNoncurrent	6333000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Schedule Of Assets And Liabilities Deconsolidated Tabletext Block ScheduleOfAssetsAndLiabilitiesDeconsolidatedTabletextBlock	<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 587px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:587px;"> </td><td style="width: 13px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:13px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="3" style="width: 607px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:607px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Assets</font></td><td style="width: 13px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:13px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 597px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:597px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Net investments in properties</font></td><td style="width: 13px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:13px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">$</font></td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 5,340</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 597px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:597px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Intangible assets and goodwill, net</font></td><td style="width: 13px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:13px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (15)</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 587px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:587px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Total</font></td><td style="width: 13px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:13px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">$</font></td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 5,325</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 5px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 587px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:587px;"> </td><td style="width: 13px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:13px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td colspan="3" style="width: 607px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:607px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Liabilities</font></td><td style="width: 13px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:13px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 597px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:597px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Non-recourse debt</font></td><td style="width: 13px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:13px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">$</font></td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (6,311)</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 597px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:597px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities</font></td><td style="width: 13px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:13px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (22)</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 587px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:587px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Total</font></td><td style="width: 13px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:13px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">$</font></td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (6,333)</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 20px"><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 587px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:587px;"> </td><td style="width: 13px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:13px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> </td></tr></table></div>
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	38092000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	21168000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	15351000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	24307000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	33641000	USD
CY2012	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;">December 31, </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;">is a </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">REIT</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 TRSs, we also earn revenue as the advisor to publicly-owned, non-listed </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">REITs</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, which are sponsored by us under the </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Corporate Property Associates </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">brand name 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;">December 31, </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 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 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">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 CWI, 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;">December 31, </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;">1,007</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;">423</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;">124</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;">38.5</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">million square feet.</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 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">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 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">21</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> 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 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">0.8</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> million square feet </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">at </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">December 31, </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;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">All references to square feet are unaudited.</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 t</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">he laws of Maryland on February 15, 2012. On February </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">17, 2012, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">our predecessor</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;">, announced its intention to reorganize to qualify as a </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">REIT</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> 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;">. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Prior to the REIT Reorganization, our predecessor was a limited liability company formed und</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">er the laws of Delaware on July </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">15, 1996 and</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> as a limited liability company, was not subject to federal income taxation as long as it satisfied certain requirements relating to its operations and passed through any tax liabilities or benefits to its shareholders; however, certain of its subsidiaries were engaged in investment management operations and were subject to U.S. federal, state and local income taxes, and some of its subsidiaries may have also been subject to foreign taxes. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">On September </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">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;"> </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 $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">0.001</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> 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 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">remain qualified</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </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</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </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</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> entities under common control.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> 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 a</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">nd the consolidated results, which</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> 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;">:</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;"> </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></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 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">REIT</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> under Section 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code effective </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">February </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">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 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">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;">16</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. As a </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">REIT</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, 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 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 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">REIT</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> 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 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Reportable</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">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;">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;"> We own interests in the Managed REITs and account for these interests under the equity method </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">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;">from </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">the operating partnerships of each of the Managed REITs, 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 – </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Global's</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> 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 such distributions and deferred revenue in our Real Estate Ownership segment (Note </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">18</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;">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 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Managed </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">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 management and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">historically we earned </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">performance revenue from the </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Managed </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">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 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Managed </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">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 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Managed </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">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></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p>
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	12501000	USD
CY2012Q4	wpc	Number Of Tenants NumberOfTenants	124
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Number Of Real Estate Properties NumberOfRealEstateProperties	423
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Area Of Real Estate Property AreaOfRealEstateProperty	38500000
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.0001
CY2012	us-gaap	Real Estate Tax Expense RealEstateTaxExpense	18700000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Real Estate Tax Expense RealEstateTaxExpense	6400000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Real Estate Tax Expense RealEstateTaxExpense	7700000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	400000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-100000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Quantifying Misstatement In Current Year Financial Statements Amount QuantifyingMisstatementInCurrentYearFinancialStatementsAmount	200000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment Description PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustmentDescription	<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;">Reclassifications and Revisions</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;">Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. The consolidated financial statements included in this Report have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the disposition (or planned disposition) of certain properties as discontinued operations </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">and certain adjustments </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">related to</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> purchase price allocation </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">for all periods presented.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p>
CY2012	us-gaap	Description Of New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted DescriptionOfNewAccountingPronouncementsNotYetAdopted	<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;">Future Accounting Requirement</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 following Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) promulgated by the FASB </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">is</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> applicable to us in future reports, as indicated:</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;">ASU 2012-02, Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">— In July 2012, the FASB issued an update to ASC 350, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Intangibles – Goodwill and Other.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">The objective of this ASU is to simplify how entities test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment and to improve consistency in impairment testing guidance among long-lived asset categories. The amendments in the ASU permit an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test described in topic 350. The more-likely-than-not threshold is defined as having a likelihood of more than 50 percent. Previous guidance under topic 350 required an entity to test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment, on at least an annual basis, by comparing the fair value of the asset with its carrying amount. If the fair value of an intangible asset is less than its carrying amount, an entity should recognize an impairment loss in the amount of that excess. Under the amendments in this ASU, an entity is not required to calculate the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset unless the entity determines that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. Permitting an entity to assess qualitative factors when testing indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment, results in guidance that is similar to the goodwill impairment testing guidance in ASU 2011-08. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">We do not expect the adoption </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">to</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> have a material impact on our financial position and results of operations.</font></p>
CY2012	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<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;">Use of Estimates</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 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.</font></p>
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CY2012	us-gaap	Diluted Earnings Per Share Pro Forma DilutedEarningsPerShareProForma	1.87
CY2012	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Pro Forma Earnings Per Share Basic BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasic	1.89
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CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding Pro Forma WeightedAverageBasicSharesOutstandingProForma	67990118	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Pro Forma Weighted Average Shares Outstanding Diluted ProFormaWeightedAverageSharesOutstandingDiluted	68268738	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Net Income Loss BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss	130129000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Net Income Loss BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaNetIncomeLoss	119133000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Incentive Termination And Subordinated Disposition Revenue IncentiveTerminationAndSubordinatedDispositionRevenue	0	USD
CY2010	wpc	Incentive Termination And Subordinated Disposition Revenue IncentiveTerminationAndSubordinatedDispositionRevenue	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments Net Of Dividends Or Distributions IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions	4468000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments Net Of Dividends Or Distributions IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions	15535000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Equity Method Investments Net Of Dividends Or Distributions IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions	30009000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Deferred Revenue Recognized DeferredRevenueRecognized	8492000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Deferred Revenue Recognized DeferredRevenueRecognized	5662000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Deferred Revenue Recognized DeferredRevenueRecognized	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Investment Banking Advisory Brokerage And Underwriting Fees And Commissions InvestmentBankingAdvisoryBrokerageAndUnderwritingFeesAndCommissions	196358000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Investment Banking Advisory Brokerage And Underwriting Fees And Commissions InvestmentBankingAdvisoryBrokerageAndUnderwritingFeesAndCommissions	263844000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Investment Banking Advisory Brokerage And Underwriting Fees And Commissions InvestmentBankingAdvisoryBrokerageAndUnderwritingFeesAndCommissions	261681000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Fees And Other Revenue Receivable AccruedFeesAndOtherRevenueReceivable	29410000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Fees And Other Revenue Receivable AccruedFeesAndOtherRevenueReceivable	28654000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Interest Earned On Unpaid Deferred Acquisition Fees InterestEarnedOnUnpaidDeferredAcquisitionFees	1064000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Interest Earned On Unpaid Deferred Acquisition Fees InterestEarnedOnUnpaidDeferredAcquisitionFees	1332000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Interest Earned On Unpaid Deferred Acquisition Fees InterestEarnedOnUnpaidDeferredAcquisitionFees	1136000	USD
CY2012Q4	wpc	Redemption Of Redeemable Securities RedemptionOfRedeemableSecurities	45000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Reclassifications Of Temporary To Permanent Equity ReclassificationsOfTemporaryToPermanentEquity	85000000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Percentage Of Average Invested Assets Management Fee Revenue PercentageOfAverageInvestedAssetsManagementFeeRevenue	0.01
CY2012	wpc	Percentage Of Average Invested Assets Performance Revenue PercentageOfAverageInvestedAssetsPerformanceRevenue	0.005
CY2012	wpc	Other Distributions Of Cash Received OtherDistributionsOfCashReceived	0.10
CY2011	wpc	Asset Management Fees Receivable In Shares Percent Of Total AssetManagementFeesReceivableInSharesPercentOfTotal	0.80
CY2011	wpc	Asset Management Fees Receivable In Cash Percent Of Total AssetManagementFeesReceivableInCashPercentOfTotal	0.20
CY2012	wpc	Asset Management Fees Receivable In Shares Percent Of Total AssetManagementFeesReceivableInSharesPercentOfTotal	0.50
CY2012	wpc	Asset Management Fees Receivable In Cash Percent Of Total AssetManagementFeesReceivableInCashPercentOfTotal	0.50
CY2012	wpc	Subordinated Disposition Revenue Percentage SubordinatedDispositionRevenuePercentage	0.03
CY2012	wpc	Subordinated Incentive Revenue SubordinatedIncentiveRevenue	0.15
CY2011	wpc	Termination Revenue TerminationRevenue	31200000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Subordinated Disposition Revenue SubordinatedDispositionRevenue	21300000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Investment Banking Revenue As Percentage Of Total Cost Of Investments Made InvestmentBankingRevenueAsPercentageOfTotalCostOfInvestmentsMade	0.045
CY2012	wpc	Investment Banking Revenue Percent Paid Upon Completion Of Transaction InvestmentBankingRevenuePercentPaidUponCompletionOfTransaction	0.025
CY2012	wpc	Investment Banking Revenue Percent Deferred InvestmentBankingRevenuePercentDeferred	0.02
CY2012	wpc	Maximum Percentage Of Revenue Earned On Initial Acquisition MaximumPercentageOfRevenueEarnedOnInitialAcquisition	0.06
CY2011	wpc	Payments For Special Member Interest PaymentsForSpecialMemberInterest	0.3	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue	6000000	USD
CY2012Q4	wpc	First Sale Option Value FirstSaleOptionValue	25000000	USD
CY2012Q4	wpc	Second Sale Option Value SecondSaleOptionValue	20000000	USD
CY2012Q4	wpc	Third Sale Option Value ThirdSaleOptionValue	40000000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Loan Refinanced Fee Rate LoanRefinancedFeeRate	0.01
CY2011Q4	wpc	Percent Purchase Price PercentPurchasePrice	0.96
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Income Expense Net InterestIncomeExpenseNet	200000	USD
CY2012Q4	wpc	Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Impact ForeignCurrencyExchangeRateImpact	12900000	USD
CY2012Q4	wpc	Increase Decrease In Foreign Currency Exchange Rate IncreaseDecreaseInForeignCurrencyExchangeRate	0.021
CY2012Q4	wpc	Foreign Currency Exchange Rate ForeignCurrencyExchangeRate	1.3218	USD
CY2011Q4	wpc	Foreign Currency Exchange Rate ForeignCurrencyExchangeRate	1.2950	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears	213292000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent	272559000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears	270952000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears	249266000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears	227445000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableThereafter	1078071000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivable	2311585000	USD
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CY2012Q4	wpc	Capital Leases Gross Investment In Direct Financing Leases CapitalLeasesGrossInvestmentInDirectFinancingLeases	806220000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Net Investment In Direct Financing Leases Deferred Income CapitalLeasesNetInvestmentInDirectFinancingLeasesDeferredIncome	430215000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Net Investment In Direct Financing Leases Deferred Income CapitalLeasesNetInvestmentInDirectFinancingLeasesDeferredIncome	29204000	USD
CY2011Q4	wpc	Capital Leases Gross Investment In Direct Financing Leases CapitalLeasesGrossInvestmentInDirectFinancingLeases	87204000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Net Investment In Direct Financing Leases Unguaranteed Residual Values Of Leased Property CapitalLeasesNetInvestmentInDirectFinancingLeasesUnguaranteedResidualValuesOfLeasedProperty	57218000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Net Investment In Direct Financing Leases Minimum Payments To Be Received CapitalLeasesNetInvestmentInDirectFinancingLeasesMinimumPaymentsToBeReceived	29986000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Accounts Receivable Billed Under Direct Financing Leases AccountsReceivableBilledUnderDirectFinancingLeases	200000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Accounts Receivable Billed Under Direct Financing Leases AccountsReceivableBilledUnderDirectFinancingLeases	100000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Proceeds From Sales Of Direct Financing Lease ProceedsFromSalesOfDirectFinancingLease	2000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Credit Quality Additional Information FinancingReceivableCreditQualityAdditionalInformation	We generally seek investments in facilities that we believe are critical to a tenant’s business and that we believe have a low risk of tenant defaults. At both ##D<d_cqytd_nar>##D<d_cy> and ##D<d_py>, none of our finance receivables were past due and we had not established any allowances for credit losses.
CY2012	us-gaap	Financing Receivable Credit Quality Range Of Dates Ratings Updated FinancingReceivableCreditQualityRangeOfDatesRatingsUpdated	fourth quarter of 2012
CY2012	wpc	Gain Loss On Sales Of Direct Financing Leases GainLossOnSalesOfDirectFinancingLeases	-200000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable Current CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent	34573000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Two Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears	32277000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Three Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears	31968000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Four Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears	30150000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Five Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears	29707000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable Due Thereafter CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableDueThereafter	271839000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivable	430514000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Income From Equity Investment In Affiliates IncomeFromEquityInvestmentInAffiliates	5509000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Other Than Temporary Impairment EquityMethodInvestmentOtherThanTemporaryImpairment	9910000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Income Loss From Equity Investments In Real Estate Investment Trust IncomeLossFromEquityInvestmentsInRealEstateInvestmentTrust	34100000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Income Loss From Equity Investments Other IncomeLossFromEquityInvestmentsOther	28292000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Income From Equity Investment In Affiliates IncomeFromEquityInvestmentInAffiliates	16928000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Income Loss From Equity Investments In Real Estate Investment Trust IncomeLossFromEquityInvestmentsInRealEstateInvestmentTrust	38125000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Income Loss From Equity Investments Other IncomeLossFromEquityInvestmentsOther	13103000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Income From Equity Investment In Affiliates IncomeFromEquityInvestmentInAffiliates	10480000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Income Loss From Equity Investments In Real Estate Investment Trust IncomeLossFromEquityInvestmentsInRealEstateInvestmentTrust	14948000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Income Loss From Equity Investments Other IncomeLossFromEquityInvestmentsOther	16044000	USD
	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Acquired FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired	697372000	USD
CY2012Q3	wpc	Amortizable And Unmortizable Intangible Liabilities Acquired AmortizableAndUnmortizableIntangibleLiabilitiesAcquired	102919000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Acquired FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired	703484000	USD
CY2012Q4	wpc	Amortizable And Unmortizable Intangible Liabilities Acquired AmortizableAndUnmortizableIntangibleLiabilitiesAcquired	103716000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	63607000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	63607000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	268683000	USD
CY2012Q4	wpc	Allocation Of Goodwill To Disposed Property AllocationOfGoodwillToDisposedProperty	3158000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived Trade Names IndefiniteLivedTradeNames	3975000	USD
CY2011Q4	wpc	Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Net Including Goodwill IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill	125957000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived Trade Names IndefiniteLivedTradeNames	3975000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	75782000	USD
CY2012Q4	wpc	Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Net Including Goodwill IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill	1066495000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	57425000	USD
CY2012Q4	wpc	Amortizable And Unamortized Intangible Liabilities Gross AmortizableAndUnamortizedIntangibleLiabilitiesGross	109778000	USD
CY2012Q4	wpc	Accumulated Depreciation On Unamortizable Intangible Liabilities AccumulatedDepreciationOnUnamortizableIntangibleLiabilities	3330000	USD
CY2012Q4	wpc	Amortizable And Unamortizable Intangible Liabilities Net AmortizableAndUnamortizableIntangibleLiabilitiesNet	106448000	USD
CY2011Q4	wpc	Accumulated Depreciation On Unamortizable Intangible Liabilities AccumulatedDepreciationOnUnamortizableIntangibleLiabilities	1482000	USD
CY2011Q4	wpc	Amortizable And Unamortizable Intangible Liabilities Net AmortizableAndUnamortizableIntangibleLiabilitiesNet	4973000	USD
CY2011Q4	wpc	Amortizable And Unamortized Intangible Liabilities Gross AmortizableAndUnamortizedIntangibleLiabilitiesGross	6455000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Next Twelve Months FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths	84274000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Two FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo	79533000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Three FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree	72016000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Four FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour	70050000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive	66667000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense After Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseAfterYearFive	271111000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	643651000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	24700000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	1300000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	4000000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue	263000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Earnings1 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInEarnings1	-20000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Other Comprehensive Income Loss FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	-10000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Purchases FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchases	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements	0	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue	233000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Change In Unrealized Gain Loss Included In Other Income FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisChangeInUnrealizedGainLossIncludedInOtherIncome	-20000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Earnings1 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInEarnings1	90000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Other Comprehensive Income Loss FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	-7000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Purchases FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchases	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetSettlements	236000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Net FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersNet	1640000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Value FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue	1720000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Fair Value Assets Measured On Recurring Basis Change In Unrealized Gain Loss Included In Other Income FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisChangeInUnrealizedGainLossIncludedInOtherIncome	80000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Asset At Fair Value DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAssetAtFairValue	1720000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Fair Value Net DerivativeAssetFairValueNet	1745000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments Liability At Fair Value DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsLiabilityAtFairValue	16686000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Net1 DerivativeLiabilityFairValueNet1	24578000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Net1 DerivativeLiabilityFairValueNet1	4175000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Effective Portion Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet	-2262000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Effective Portion Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet	-3564000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Effective Portion Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet	-45000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Reclassified From Accumulated Oci Into Income Effective Portion Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet	-1628000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Reclassified From Accumulated Oci Into Income Effective Portion Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Reclassified From Accumulated Oci Into Income Effective Portion Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCIIntoIncomeEffectivePortionNet	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Income Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInIncomeNet	537000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Income Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInIncomeNet	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Income Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInIncomeNet	0	USD
CY2012Q4	wpc	Aggregate Termination Value Of Derivatives In Liability Position AggregateTerminationValueOfDerivativesInLiabilityPosition	27300000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Gross Asset DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset	25700000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Maximum Potential Future Exposure On Credit Risk Derivatives MaximumPotentialFutureExposureOnCreditRiskDerivatives	100000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedge Derivative At Fair Value Net InterestRateCashFlowHedgeDerivativeAtFairValueNet	-2067000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Percentage1 ConcentrationRiskPercentage1	0.1
CY2012Q4	wpc	Maximum Cash Distribution Per Credit Agreement MaximumCashDistributionPerCreditAgreement	50000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Maturity Date Range Start1 DebtInstrumentMaturityDateRangeStart1	2013-01-01
CY2012	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Maturity Date Range End1 DebtInstrumentMaturityDateRangeEnd1	2026-12-31
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Capacity LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity	625000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Letters Of Credit Outstanding Amount LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount	5400000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Expiration Date1 LineOfCreditFacilityExpirationDate1	2014-12-31
CY2012	wpc	Amendment Fees AmendmentFees	7000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Next Twelve Months LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths	174648000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Two LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo	631345000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Three LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree	240681000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Four LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour	87223000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive	125999000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal After Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive	725257000	USD
CY2012Q4	wpc	Long Term Debt Before Unamortized Discount LongTermDebtBeforeUnamortizedDiscount	1985153000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount	16756000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	1968397000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Capacity LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity	450000000	USD
CY2012Q4	wpc	Carrying Value Of Collateral Mortgage Loans CarryingValueOfCollateralMortgageLoans	2000000000	USD
CY2012Q4	wpc	Debt Refinanced DebtRefinanced	21200000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Non Recourse Debt NonRecourseDebt	23800000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Interest Rate MortgageLoansOnRealEstateInterestRate	0.042
CY2012Q4	wpc	Mortgage Loan Term MortgageLoanTerm	11.5
CY2011Q4	wpc	Debt Refinanced DebtRefinanced	10500000	USD
CY2011Q4	wpc	Debt Refinanced Restated Carrying Value DebtRefinancedRestatedCarryingValue	11900000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Non Recourse Debt NonRecourseDebt	29000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Interest Rate MortgageLoansOnRealEstateInterestRate	0.051
CY2011Q4	wpc	Mortgage Loan Term MortgageLoanTerm	10.4
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Non Recourse Debt NonRecourseDebt	35000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Mortgage Loans On Real Estate Interest Rate MortgageLoansOnRealEstateInterestRate	0.055
CY2010	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Description Of Variable Rate Basis DebtInstrumentDescriptionOfVariableRateBasis	Libor
CY2012	wpc	Ordinary Income Per Share OrdinaryIncomePerShare	0.6228
CY2012	wpc	Return Of Capital Per Share ReturnOfCapitalPerShare	0.0272
CY2012	wpc	Distributions Per Share DistributionsPerShare	0.6500
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Dividends Payable Amount Per Share DividendsPayableAmountPerShare	0.5630
CY2003	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Gross StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardGross	1500000	shares
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Basis Spread On Variable Rate DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate	0.025
CY2012	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Covenant Compliance DebtInstrumentCovenantCompliance	We were in compliance with all of these covenants at December 31, 2012.
CY2010Q4	wpc	Mortgage Loan Term MortgageLoanTerm	10
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Dividends Payable Amount Per Share DividendsPayableAmountPerShare	0.6600
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Dividends Payable Date To Be Paid Month And Year DividendsPayableDateToBePaidMonthAndYear	2013-01
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Dividends Payable Date To Be Paid Month And Year DividendsPayableDateToBePaidMonthAndYear	2012-01
CY2003	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation Gross StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensationGross	2500000	USD
CY2008	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	1.00
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Issued CommonStockSharesIssued	937500	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	45000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Sale Of Stock Price Per Share SaleOfStockPricePerShare	48.00
CY2010	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Other Changes TemporaryEquityOtherChanges	956000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Other Changes TemporaryEquityOtherChanges	1309000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Other Changes TemporaryEquityOtherChanges	1055000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Redemption Value TemporaryEquityRedemptionValue	7692000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Redemption Value TemporaryEquityRedemptionValue	7546000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	207258	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	247750	shares
CY2003	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	1500000	shares
CY2003Q4	wpc	Percent Ownership In Subsidary By Officers PercentOwnershipInSubsidaryByOfficers	0.13
CY2008Q4	wpc	Percent Ownership In Subsidary By Officers PercentOwnershipInSubsidaryByOfficers	0.23
CY2012Q4	wpc	Percent Ownership In Subsidary By Officers PercentOwnershipInSubsidaryByOfficers	0.077
CY2010	wpc	Change From Net Income To Transfers To Noncontrolling Interest ChangeFromNetIncomeToTransfersToNoncontrollingInterest	73972000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Net Transfers To Noncontrolling Interest NetTransfersToNoncontrollingInterest	-5879000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Change From Net Income To Transfers To Noncontrolling Interest ChangeFromNetIncomeToTransfersToNoncontrollingInterest	133200000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Net Transfers To Noncontrolling Interest NetTransfersToNoncontrollingInterest	-154000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Change From Net Income To Transfers To Noncontrolling Interest ChangeFromNetIncomeToTransfersToNoncontrollingInterest	61978000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	31000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cumulative Changes In Net Gain Loss From Cash Flow Hedges Effect Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax	-6029000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	1349000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	37000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cumulative Changes In Net Gain Loss From Cash Flow Hedges Effect Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax	-5246000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-3298000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	73532000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Dilutive Securities DilutiveSecurities	724000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	74256000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	493148	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	278620	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	138025000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Dilutive Securities DilutiveSecurities	1076000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	136949000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	61597000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Dilutive Securities DilutiveSecurities	23000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	61620000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment WeightedAverageNumberDilutedSharesOutstandingAdjustment	689014	shares
CY2012	wpc	Allocation Of Earnings To Participating Unvested Rsus AllocationOfEarningsToParticipatingUnvestedRsus	535000	USD
CY2011	wpc	Allocation Of Earnings To Participating Unvested Rsus AllocationOfEarningsToParticipatingUnvestedRsus	2130000	USD
CY2010	wpc	Allocation Of Earnings To Participating Unvested Rsus AllocationOfEarningsToParticipatingUnvestedRsus	440000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Stock Issued During Period Shares Performance Stock Award Gross Excluded StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesPerformanceStockAwardGrossExcluded	10000	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	1208041	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	410331	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod	3500	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	794210	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber	746689	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	623218	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	28.73
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	25.94
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	24.93
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	30.32
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	30.26
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	30.22
CY2012	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P3Y2M8D
CY2012	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P3Y2M5D
CY2012	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P2Y11M26D
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	17335637000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Exercisable Aggregate Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableAggregateIntrinsicValue	16346539000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	13669784000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	0.512
CY2012	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	26200000	USD
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