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

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2013 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000110465913081183 Filed on November 05, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2013 Q3	2012 Q3
Revenue	$132.6M	$65.28M
YoY Change	103.1%	-12.84%
Cost Of Revenue	$33.90M	$21.90M
YoY Change	54.79%	22.35%
Gross Profit	$98.70M	$47.30M
YoY Change	108.67%	-19.42%
Gross Profit Margin	74.44%	72.45%
Selling, General & Admin	$23.60M	$28.90M
YoY Change	-18.34%	14.68%
% of Gross Profit	23.91%	61.1%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$50.70M	$7.400M
YoY Change	585.14%	0.0%
% of Gross Profit	51.37%	15.64%
Operating Expenses	$54.10M	$36.70M
YoY Change	47.41%	-36.37%
Operating Profit	$44.60M	$10.60M
YoY Change	320.75%	933.14%
Interest Expense	$26.26M	$7.845M
YoY Change	234.76%	30.99%
% of Operating Profit	58.88%	74.01%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$14.30M	$24.18M
YoY Change	-159.15%	139.23%
Pretax Income	$26.66M	$9.007M
YoY Change	196.03%	-73.96%
Income Tax	$5.391M	$379.0K
% Of Pretax Income	20.22%	4.21%
Net Earnings	$18.51M	$2.588M
YoY Change	615.07%	-89.73%
Net Earnings / Revenue	13.96%	3.96%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.27	$0.06
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.27	$0.06
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	68.40M shares	40.37M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	69.40M shares	41.13M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013 Q3	2012 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$94.00M	$237.0M
YoY Change	-60.34%	540.54%
Cash & Equivalents	$93.62M	$236.7M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables		$30.00M
Other Receivables		$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$136.0M	$267.0M
YoY Change	-49.06%	246.75%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$2.429B	$2.345B
YoY Change	3.58%	284.43%
Goodwill	$328.0M	$338.6M
YoY Change	-3.13%
Intangibles		$753.7M
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$558.0M	$575.2M
YoY Change	-2.99%	7.04%
Other Assets	$18.00M
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.590B	$4.515B
YoY Change	1.66%	224.41%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$136.0M	$267.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.590B	$4.515B
Total Assets	$4.726B	$4.782B
YoY Change	-1.17%	225.59%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$282.0M	$276.0M
YoY Change	2.17%	283.33%
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	$353.0M	$347.0M
YoY Change	1.73%	142.66%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.176B	$2.136B
YoY Change	1.87%	262.65%
Other Long-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.176B	$2.136B
YoY Change	1.87%	262.65%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$353.0M	$347.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.176B	$2.136B
Total Liabilities	$2.529B	$2.482B
YoY Change	1.87%	239.51%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$69.00K
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$60.27M	$25.00M
YoY Change	141.08%
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.929B	$1.962B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$4.726B	$4.782B
YoY Change	-1.17%	225.59%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013 Q3	2012 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$18.51M	$2.588M
YoY Change	615.07%	-89.73%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$50.70M	$7.400M
YoY Change	585.14%	0.0%
Cash From Operating Activities	$74.80M	$19.90M
YoY Change	275.88%	41.13%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$70.10M	-$3.800M
YoY Change	1744.74%	-29.63%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$9.500M	$45.00M
YoY Change	-78.89%	749.06%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$60.70M	$41.20M
YoY Change	-247.33%	-41300.0%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$25.00M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	14.40M	135.7M
YoY Change	-89.39%	-4779.31%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	74.80M	19.90M
Cash From Investing Activities	-60.70M	41.20M
Cash From Financing Activities	14.40M	135.7M
Net Change In Cash	28.50M	196.8M
YoY Change	-85.52%	1672.97%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$74.80M	$19.90M
Capital Expenditures	-$70.10M	-$3.800M
Free Cash Flow	$144.9M	$23.70M
YoY Change	511.39%	21.54%

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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	139000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	-146000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	18506000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	75854000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	46654000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	1.49
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	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.10
	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.14
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CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	0.01
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	-0.01
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	-1066000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	76920000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	60864000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	-14210000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	1.47
	us-gaap	Common Stock Dividends Per Share Declared CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared	1.782
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	40366298	shares
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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-1450000	USD
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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	45896000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	89129000	USD
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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	8296000	USD
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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	97564000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	13017000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	2164000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-92000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-2000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	2070000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	4296000	USD
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-95000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments TemporaryEquityForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments	-9000	USD
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	4419000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	30116000	USD
CY2013Q3	wpc	Comprehensive Income Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterests	253000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments TemporaryEquityForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustments	-21000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	4943000	USD
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CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	35312000	USD
CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	13662000	USD
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CY2013Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	17675000	USD
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CY2012	wpc	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Including Portion Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentIncludingPortionAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestNetOfTax	7721000	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	-2262000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Other Comprehensive Income Lossunrealizedholding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Including Portion Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossunrealizedholdingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodIncludingPortionAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestNetOfTax	-7000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Dividends Dividends	138944000	USD
	us-gaap	Dividends Dividends	176985000	USD
	wpc	Reclassification Of Estate Shareholder Shares ReclassificationOfEstateShareholderShares	40000000	USD
	wpc	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	3000	USD
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	wpc	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Including Portion Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentIncludingPortionAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestNetOfTax	13017000	USD
	wpc	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Including Portion Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodIncludingPortionAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterestNetOfTax	1242000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Acquisitions StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions	1380361000	USD
CY2012	wpc	Reclassification Of Estate Shareholder Shares ReclassificationOfEstateShareholderShares	-40000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	1553000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	45000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	3291000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	10185000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	26038000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Accretion To Redemption Value TemporaryEquityAccretionToRedemptionValue	-840000	USD
	us-gaap	Deferred Revenue Revenue Recognized DeferredRevenueRevenueRecognized	-7077000	USD
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	wpc	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes1 IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxes1	-13673000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Value StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue	45270000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Redemptions MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions	-237359000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Value StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue	40000000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation Gross StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensationGross	-9190000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	2830000	USD
	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	11614000	USD
	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	25431000	USD
	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	20093000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation Gross StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensationGross	646000	USD
	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	1970000	USD
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	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Realized ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossRealized	-579000	USD
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	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	19560000	USD
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	wpc	Increase Decrease In Structuring Revenue Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInStructuringRevenueReceivable	8502000	USD
	wpc	Increase Decrease In Income Taxes1 IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxes1	-20000000	USD
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	wpc	Deferred Acquisition Revenue Received DeferredAcquisitionRevenueReceived	13496000	USD
	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	25430000	USD
	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	6366000	USD
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	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Realized ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossRealized	-36000	USD
	wpc	Gains Losses On Sales Of Investment Real Estate Excluding Direct Financing Leases GainsLossesOnSalesOfInvestmentRealEstateExcludingDirectFinancingLeases	290000	USD
	us-gaap	Deferred Revenue Revenue Recognized DeferredRevenueRevenueRecognized	-7077000	USD
	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	22138000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidTaxes	9257000	USD
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Taxes IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidTaxes	-5115000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	11484000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Equity Method Investments PaymentsToAcquireEquityMethodInvestments	1945000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	249289000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Develop Real Estate Assets PaymentsToDevelopRealEstateAssets	10164000	USD
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	wpc	Funds Placed In Escrow In Connection With Sale Of Property FundsPlacedInEscrowInConnectionWithSaleOfProperty	163025000	USD
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	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Marketable Securities ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities	-5000	USD
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	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	1627000	USD
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	us-gaap	Repayments Of Secured Debt RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt	12455000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	2679000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate Heldforinvestment ProceedsFromSaleOfRealEstateHeldforinvestment	32586000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions Return Of Capital ProceedsFromEquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributionsReturnOfCapital	27241000	USD
	wpc	Funds Placed In Escrow In Connection With Sale Of Property FundsPlacedInEscrowInConnectionWithSaleOfProperty	11716000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Marketable Securities ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities	314000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	5155000	USD
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	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	1970000	USD
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	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">W. P.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Carey</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Inc</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">(“W.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">P.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Carey” and, together with its consolidated subsidiaries and predecessors, “we”, “us” or “our”) </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">is a </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">real estate investment trust (“</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">REIT</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">”) </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">that </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">seeks to achieve superior, risk-adjusted returns by providing long-term net-lease financing via sale-leaseback and build-to-suit transactions for companies worldwide</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. 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. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">W</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">e 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;">.</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;">W</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">e have sponsored a series of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">seventeen</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> income-generating funds that invest in </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">commercial </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">real estate, under the Corporate </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Property Associates</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> brand name (the “CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">REITs”). We are currently the advisor to Corporate Property Associates 16 – Global Incorporated (“CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:16 – Global”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> Corporate Property Associates 17 – Global Incorporated (“CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:17 – Global”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Corporate Property Associates 1</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">8</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> – Global Incorporated (“CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:1</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">8</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> – Global”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. We are also the advisor to Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated (“CWI” and, together with </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</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;">CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:1</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">7</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> – Global</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and </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;">:1</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">8</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> – Global</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> the “Managed REITs”), which invests in lodging and lodging-related properties.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">We were formed as a corporation under the laws of Maryland on February 15, 2012. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">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;">CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:15 merged with and into us, with </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:15 surviving as an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of ours. In connection with the </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 Merger</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">W. P. Carey</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">& Co. LLC</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;">our </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">predecessor, which was formed under the laws of Delaware on July 15, 1996, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">completed an internal reorganization whereby our predecessor and its subsidiaries</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> merged with and into us with </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">W. P. Carey </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 our predecessor (“REIT Reorgan</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">i</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">zation”). U</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">pon completion of the </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 Merger</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">and the REIT Reorganization, the shares of</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">our predecessor were delisted from the New York Stock Exchange </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">(“NYSE”) </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">and canceled, and our common stock became listed on the NYSE under the same symbol, “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;">On July 25, 2013, we and 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 entered into a merger agreement pursuant to which 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 will merge with and into one of our subsidiaries in exchange for shares of our common stock (the </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">“</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Proposed 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;">. On October 1, 2013, we filed a registration statement with the SEC to register the shares of our common stock to be issued to stockholders of 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 in connection with the Proposed Merger. If the Proposed Merger is approved by our stockholders and the stockholders of 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 the other closing conditions are met, we expect that the closing will occur </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">during</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> the </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">first quarter of 2014, although there can be no assurance of such timing. </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;">— </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">We</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> own and invest in commercial properties </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">primarily </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">in the U</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">nited States (“U</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;"> and Europe that are leased to companies, primarily on a triple-net lease basis.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">At </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">September 30, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2013</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">o</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">ur portfolio was comprised of our full or partial ownership interest in </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">421</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> properties</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. S</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">ubstantially all of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">these properties, totaling</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> approximately </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">39.4</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;">were net leased to </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">125</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> tenants</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, with an occupancy rate of approximately </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">99.0%</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;">Collectively, at </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">September 30, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2013</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, the Managed REITs owned all or a portion of over </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">693</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> properties, including certain properties in which we have an ownership interest. Substantially all of these properties, totaling approximately </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">78.6</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> million square feet, were net leased to </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">218</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> tenants, with an average occupancy rate of approximately </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">98.8%</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> The Managed REITs also had interests in </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">91</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">operating properties for an aggregate of approximately</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">8.1</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;">at </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">September 30, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2013</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 earn lease revenues from our wholly-owned and co-owned real estate investments. In addition, we generate equity income through our investments in t</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">he shares of the Managed REITs </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">(Note</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">6</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">). </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">T</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">hrough our special member interests in the operating partnerships of the Managed REITs, we </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">also </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">participate in the</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">ir</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> cash flows </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">(Note</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </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;">. Lastly, we earn other real estate revenues through our investments in self</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">storage facilities and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">a </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">hotel in the U.S.</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;">We</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> earn revenue as the advisor to the Managed REITs. Under the respective advisory agreements with each of the Managed REITs, we perform various services, including the day-to-day management of the Managed REITs and transaction-related services. W</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">e structure and negotiate investments and debt placement </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">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 management revenue. </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 generate acquisition revenue when we structure and negotiate investments and related financing for the Managed REITs. We may also be entitled, subject to the approval by the board</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">s</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> of directors of </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 CWI</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, to fees for structuring loan refinancing</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> transactions</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. This loan refinancing revenue, together with the acquisition revenue, is referred to as structuring revenue. We earn ongoing asset management revenue from each Managed REIT, which is based on average invested assets and is calculated according to the advisory agreement for each Managed REIT. We may also earn revenue related to the disposition of properties, subject to subordination provisions, which will only be recognized as the relevant conditions are met. Such revenue may include subordinated disposition revenue when assets are sold as well as a percentage of the net cash proceeds distributable to stockholders from the disposition of properties, after recoupment by stockholders of their initial investment plus a specified preferred return. We may earn incentive or termination revenue in connection with providing liquidity to the stockholders of the Managed REITs, although these events do not occur every year. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">However, in the event they do occur, we may waive the incentive or termination fee we would have been entitled to receive from the Managed REITs pursuant to the terms of our advisory agreements with the Managed </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">REITs</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, which was the case in the CPA</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">®</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">:15 Merger and will be the case under the terms of the merger agreement between </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">us and </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</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;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">We will not receive a termination</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> payment in circumstances where we receive incentive revenue</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p>
	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-style:italic;margin-left:0px;">Recent</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Accounting Requirement</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">s</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 Updates (“ASUs”) promulgated by </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">the </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) are applicable to us 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 2013-01, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">— In January 2013, the FASB issued an update to ASU 2011-11, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. ASU 2013-01 clarifies that the scope of ASU 2011-11 a</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">pplies to derivatives </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">accounted</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> for in accordance with Topic 815, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Derivatives and Hedging</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, including bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">re</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">purchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions that are either offset in accordance </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">with Section 210-20-45 or Section 815-10-45 or subject to an enforceable master netting or similar arrangement. These amendments did not have a significant impact on our financial position or results of operations and are</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> applicable to us for our interim and annual reports beginning in 2013 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">has been </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">applied retrospectively</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;">ASU 2013-02, Other Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Out</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"> of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">— In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-02 requiring entities to disclose additional information about items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. This ASU impacts the form of our disclosures only,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">is applicable to us for our interim and annual reports beginning in 2013 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">has been</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> applied retrospectively</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">The related additional disclosures are </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">located in Note </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">12</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;font-style:italic;margin-left:0px;">ASU 2013-04, Liabilities (Topic 405): Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation is Fixed at the Reporting Date, a </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">C</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">onsensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">— In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-04, which requires entities to measure obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements (in our case, tenancy-in-common arrangements</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, Note </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">6</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">) for which the total amount of the obligation is fixed as the sum of the amount the entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors and any additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> on behalf of its co-obligors. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">This ASU is </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">applicable to us for our interim and annual reports beginning in 2014 </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">and shall be applied retrospectively</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">; however, we elected to adopt this ASU early in 2013 and it did not have a significant impact on our financial position or results of operations for any of the periods presented.</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 2013-05, Foreign Currency Matters (Topic 830): Parent's Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Derecognition</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"> of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">— In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-05, which indicates that a cumulative translation adjustment (“C</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">TA”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> is attached to the parent's investment in a foreign entity and should be released in a manner consistent with the </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">derecognition</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> guidance on investments in entities. Therefore, the entire amount of the CTA associated with the foreign entity would be released into earnings when there has been a sale of a foreign subsidiary or group of assets within a foreign subsidiary, a loss of a controlling financial interest upon deconsolidation of an investment in a foreign entity or a step acquisition in a foreign entity. This ASU will be applicable to us for </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">derecognit</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">ion</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> transactions after December </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">31, 2013.</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 2013-10, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Inclusion of the Fed Funds Effective Swap Rate (or Overnight Index Swap Rate) as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes, a Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">— In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-1</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">0</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, which permits the Fed Funds Effective Swap Rate, also referred to as the “Overnight Index Swap Rate</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">” to be used as a U.S. benchmark interest rate for hedge accounting purposes under Topic 815, in addition to the U.S. government and London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) swap rate. The update also removes the restriction on </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">the use of</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> different benchmark rates for similar hedges. This ASU will be applicable to us for qualifying new or </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">redesignated</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> hedging relationships entered into on or after July 17, 2013. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> Through the date of this Report, we had not entered into any transactions to which this ASU applies.</font></p>
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