W. P. Carey (WPC) 10-K 3 Mar 14 2013 FY Annual report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Billions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 21, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'W. P. Carey Inc.	'	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001025378	'	'
Document Type	'10-K	'	'
Document Period End Date	31-Dec-13	'	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2013	'	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'FY	'	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'	'
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	'Yes	'	'
Entity Voluntary Filers	'No	'	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'No	'	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	98,990,247	'
Entity Public Float	'	'	$4.60

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Investments in real estate:	'	'
Real estate, at cost (inclusive of $78,782 and $78,745, respectively, attributable to variable interest entities, or VIEs)	$2,516,325	$2,334,488
Operating real estate, at cost	6,024	99,703
Accumulated depreciation (inclusive of $18,238 and $16,110, respectively, attributable to VIEs)	-168,958	-136,068
Net investments in properties	2,353,391	2,298,123
Net investments in direct financing leases (inclusive of $18,089 and $23,921, respectively, attributable to VIEs)	363,420	376,005
Assets held for sale	86,823	1,445
Equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs	530,020	565,626
Net investments in real estate	3,333,654	3,241,199
Cash and cash equivalents (inclusive of $37 and $17, respectively, attributable to VIEs)	117,519	123,904
Due from affiliates	32,034	36,002
Goodwill	350,208	329,132
In-place lease intangible assets, net (inclusive of $3,385 and $3,823, respectively, attributable to VIEs)	467,127	447,278
Above-market rent intangible assets, net (inclusive of $2,544 and 2,773, respectively, attributable to VIEs)	241,975	279,885
Other assets, net (inclusive of $4,246 and $4,529, respectively, attributable to VIEs)	136,433	151,642
Total assets	4,678,950	4,609,042
Liabilities:	'	'
Non-recourse debt (inclusive of $29,042 and $30,326, respectively, attributable to VIEs)	1,492,410	1,715,397
Senior credit facility and unsecured term loan	575,000	253,000
Below-market rent and other intangible liabilities (Inclusive of $3,481 and $3,887, respectively, attributable to VIEs)	128,202	106,448
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities (inclusive of $2,988 and $3,772, respectively, attributable to VIEs)	161,369	158,684
Income taxes, net	44,056	24,959
Distributions payable	67,746	45,700
Total liabilities	2,468,783	2,304,188
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	7,436	7,531
Redeemable securities - related party	0	40,000
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)	'	'
W. P. Carey stockholders’ equity:	'	'
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; none issued	0	0
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 450,000,000 shares authorized; 69,299,949 and 68,901,933 shares issued, respectively; and 68,266,570 and 68,485,525 shares outstanding, respectively	69	69
Additional paid-in capital	2,256,503	2,175,820
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	-318,577	-172,182
Deferred compensation obligation	11,354	8,358
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	15,336	-4,649
Less: treasury stock at cost, 1,033,379 and 416,408 shares, respectively	-60,270	-20,270
Total W. P. Carey stockholders’ equity	1,904,415	1,987,146
Noncontrolling interests	298,316	270,177
Total equity	2,202,731	2,257,323
Total liabilities and equity	$4,678,950	$4,609,042

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Investments in real estate:	'	'
Real estates, at cost attributable to consolidated VIEs	$2,516,325	$2,334,488
Operating real estate, at cost	6,024	99,703
Accumulated depreciation attributable to consolidated VIEs	168,958	136,068
Net investments in direct financing leases	363,420	376,005
Cash and cash equivalents attributable to consolidated VIEs	117,519	123,904
In-place lease, net attributable to consolidated VIEs	467,127	447,278
Above-market rent, net attributable to consolidated VIEs	241,975	279,885
Other assets, net attributable to consolidated VIEs	136,433	151,642
Liabilities:	'	'
Non-recourse debt attributable to consolidated VIEs	1,492,410	1,715,397
Below-market rent and other intangible liabilities attributable to consolidated VIEs	128,202	106,448
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities attributable to consolidated VIEs	161,369	158,684
W. P. Carey stockholders’ equity:	'	'
Common stock, per share value	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, authorized	450,000,000	450,000,000
Common stock, issued	69,299,949	68,901,933
Common stock, outstanding	68,266,570	68,485,525
Preferred stock, par share value	$0.00	$0.00
Preferred stock, share authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, issued	0	0
Treasury stock, shares	1,033,379	416,408
Variable Interest Entity	'	'
Investments in real estate:	'	'
Real estates, at cost attributable to consolidated VIEs	78,782	78,745
Accumulated depreciation attributable to consolidated VIEs	18,238	16,110
Net investments in direct financing leases	18,089	23,921
Cash and cash equivalents attributable to consolidated VIEs	37	17
In-place lease, net attributable to consolidated VIEs	3,385	3,823
Above-market rent, net attributable to consolidated VIEs	2,544	2,773
Other assets, net attributable to consolidated VIEs	4,246	4,529
Liabilities:	'	'
Non-recourse debt attributable to consolidated VIEs	29,042	30,326
Below-market rent and other intangible liabilities attributable to consolidated VIEs	3,481	3,887
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities attributable to consolidated VIEs	$2,988	$3,772

Consolidated_Statements_of_Inc

Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Lease revenues:	'	'	'
Rental income	$262,330	$104,079	$49,618
Interest income from direct financing leases	37,294	15,217	10,278
Total lease revenues	299,624	119,296	59,896
Reimbursed costs from affiliates	73,572	98,245	64,829
Structuring revenue from affiliates	46,589	48,355	46,831
Asset management revenue from affiliates	42,670	56,666	66,808
Other real estate income	16,341	9,885	7,168
Dealer manager fees from affiliates	10,856	19,914	11,664
Incentive, termination and subordinated disposition revenue from affiliates	199	0	52,515
Total revenues	489,851	352,361	309,711
Operating Expenses	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	121,822	44,427	20,481
General and administrative	84,112	86,916	75,850
Reimbursable costs	73,572	98,245	64,829
Stock-based compensation expenses	37,280	26,241	17,750
Property expenses	20,840	11,534	8,852
Merger and acquisition expenses	9,230	31,639	33
Other real estate expenses	556	489	478
Impairment charges	5,294	0	-1,365
Total operating expenses	352,706	299,491	186,908
Other Income and Expenses	'	'	'
Net income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs	52,731	62,392	51,228
Other income and (expenses)	7,997	3,396	4,579
Other interest income	1,092	1,332	1,996
Gain on change in control of interests	0	20,744	27,859
Interest expense	-103,728	-46,448	-18,210
Total other income and expenses	-41,908	41,416	67,452
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	95,237	94,286	190,255
Provision for income taxes	-1,252	-6,772	-37,214
Income from continuing operations	93,985	87,514	153,041
Discontinued Operations	'	'	'
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate, net of tax	40,043	-5,015	-3,391
Income from operations of discontinued properties, net of tax	8,967	3,242	318
Gain on deconsolidation of a subsidiary, net of tax	0	0	1,008
Impairment charges, net of tax	-8,415	-22,962	-11,838
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net of tax	-2,415	0	0
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	38,180	-24,735	-13,903
Net Income	132,165	62,779	139,138
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	-32,936	-607	1,864
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	-353	-40	-1,923
Net Income Attributable to W. P. Carey	98,876	62,132	139,079
Basic Earnings Per Share	'	'	'
Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey	$1.22	$1.83	$3.78
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to W. P. Carey	$0.21	($0.53)	($0.34)
Net Income Attributable to W. P. Carey	$1.43	$1.30	$3.44
Diluted Earnings Per Share	'	'	'
Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey	$1.21	$1.80	$3.76
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to W. P. Carey	$0.20	($0.52)	($0.34)
Net Income Attributable to W. P. Carey	$1.41	$1.28	$3.42
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	'	'	'
Basic	68,691,046	47,389,460	39,819,475
Diluted	69,708,008	48,078,474	40,098,095
Amounts Attributable to W. P. Carey	'	'	'
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	84,637	87,571	153,011
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	14,239	-25,439	-13,932
Net Income Attributable to W. P. Carey	$98,876	$62,132	$139,079

Consolidated_Statements_of_Com

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'	'	'
Net Income	$132,165	$62,779	$139,138
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments	21,835	7,809	-1,796
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments	20	-2,262	-3,588
Change in unrealized depreciation on marketable securities	0	-7	-11
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income	21,855	5,540	-5,395
Comprehensive Income	154,020	68,319	133,743
Amounts Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	'	'	'
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	-32,936	-607	1,864
Foreign currency translation adjustments	-1,883	-1,676	346
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	-34,819	-2,283	2,210
Amounts Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	'	'	'
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	-353	-40	-1,923
Foreign currency translation adjustments	13	-6	5
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	-340	-46	-1,918
Comprehensive Income Attributable to W. P. Carey	$118,861	$65,990	$134,035

Consolidated_Statement_of_Equi

Consolidated Statement of Equity (USD $)	Total	No Par Value Common Stock	$0.001 Par Value Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Distributions in Excess of Accumulated Earnings	Deferred Compensation Obligation	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Treasury Stock	Total W.P. Carey Members	Noncontrolling interest
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	USD ($)		USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)
Balance - beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2010	$665,474	'	'	$763,734	($145,769)	$10,511	($3,463)	'	$625,013	$40,461
Beginning equity balance - shares at Dec. 31, 2010	'	39,454,847	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
W.P. Carey Stockholders	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	-7,491	'	'	-5,879	'	'	'	'	-5,879	-1,612
Exercise of stock options and employee purchase under the employee share purchase plan, value	1,488	'	'	1,488	'	'	'	'	1,488	'
Exercise of stock options and employee purchase under the employee share purchase plan, shares	'	45,674	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Grants issued in connection with services rendered, value	700	'	'	'	'	700	'	'	700	'
Grants issued in connection with services rendered, shares	'	5,285	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Shares issued under share incentive plans, shares	'	576,148	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	3,223	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	3,223
Windfall tax benefits - share incentive plan	2,569	'	'	2,569	'	'	'	'	2,569	'
Forfeitures of shares - value	-274	'	'	-274	'	'	'	'	-274	'
Forfeitures of shares - shares	'	-3,562	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	17,290	'	'	21,739	'	-4,449	'	'	17,290	'
Repurchase and retirement of shares - value	-4,761	'	'	-4,761	'	'	'	'	-4,761	'
Repurchase and retirement of shares - shares	'	-349,374	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Redemption value adjustment	455	'	'	455	'	'	'	'	455	'
Distributions	-6,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-6,000
Distributions declared	-88,055	'	'	'	-88,356	301	'	'	-88,055	'
Net income	137,215	'	'	'	139,079	'	'	'	139,079	-1,864
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments	-1,832	'	'	'	'	'	-1,445	'	-1,445	-387
Realized and unrealized loss on derivative instruments	-3,588	'	'	'	'	'	-3,588	'	-3,588	'
Change in unrealized depreciation on marketable securities	-11	'	'	'	'	'	-11	'	-11	'
Balance - end of period at Dec. 31, 2011	716,402	'	'	779,071	-95,046	7,063	-8,507	'	682,581	33,821
Ending equity balance - shares at Dec. 31, 2011	'	39,729,018	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
W.P. Carey Stockholders	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Exchange of shares of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC shares for shares of W.P.Carey Inc. in connection with the CPA:15 Merger,value	'	'	40	-40	'	'	'	'	'	'
Exchange of shares of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC shares for shares of W.P.Carey Inc. in connection with the CPA:15 Merger, shares	'	-39,834,827	39,834,827	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Shares issued to stockholders of CPA:15 in connection with the CPA:15 Merger, value	1,380,361	'	28	1,380,333	'	'	'	'	1,380,361	'
Shares issued to stockholders of CPA:15 in connection with the CPA:15 Merger, shares	'	'	28,170,643	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	237,359	'	'	-154	'	'	'	'	-154	237,513
Reclassification of Estate shareholder shares	-40,000	'	'	-40,000	'	'	'	'	-40,000	'
Exercise of stock options and employee purchase under the employee share purchase plan, value	1,553	'	'	1,553	'	'	'	'	1,553	'
Exercise of stock options and employee purchase under the employee share purchase plan, shares	'	30,993	13,768	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cash proceeds on issuance of shares to third party, value	45,000	'	1	44,999	'	'	'	'	45,000	'
Cash proceeds on issuance of shares to third party, shares	'	'	937,500	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Grants issued in connection with services rendered, shares	'	427,425	3,822	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Shares issued under share incentive plans, value	646	'	'	646	'	'	'	'	646	'
Shares issued under share incentive plans, shares	'	238,728	27,044	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	3,291	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	3,291
Windfall tax benefits - share incentive plan	10,185	'	'	10,185	'	'	'	'	10,185	'
Forfeitures of shares - shares	'	-29,919	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Stock-based compensation expense	26,038	'	'	25,067	'	971	'	'	26,038	'
Redemption value adjustment	-840	'	'	-840	'	'	'	'	-840	'
Distributions	-6,649	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-6,649
Distributions declared	-138,944	'	'	'	-139,268	324	'	'	-138,944	'
Purchase of treasury stock from related party (Note 4), value	-45,270	'	'	'	'	'	'	-45,270	-45,270	'
Purchase of treasury stock from related parties (Note 4), shares	'	-561,418	-416,408	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cancellation of shares, value	'	'	'	-25,000	'	'	'	25,000	'	'
Cancellation of shares, shares	'	'	-85,671	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income	62,739	'	'	'	62,132	'	'	'	62,132	607
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments	7,721	'	'	'	'	'	6,127	'	6,127	1,594
Realized and unrealized loss on derivative instruments	-2,262	'	'	'	'	'	-2,262	'	-2,262	'
Change in unrealized depreciation on marketable securities	-7	'	'	'	'	'	-7	'	-7	'
Balance - end of period at Dec. 31, 2012	2,257,323	'	69	2,175,820	-172,182	8,358	-4,649	-20,270	1,987,146	270,177
Ending equity balance - shares at Dec. 31, 2012	68,485,525	0	68,485,525	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
W.P. Carey Stockholders	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Reclassification of Estate shareholder shares	40,000	'	'	40,000	'	'	'	'	40,000	'
Exercise of stock options and employee purchase under the employee share purchase plan, value	2,312	'	'	2,312	'	'	'	'	2,312	'
Exercise of stock options and employee purchase under the employee share purchase plan, shares	'	'	55,423	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Grants issued in connection with services rendered, shares	'	'	295,304	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Shares issued under share incentive plans, value	-9,183	'	'	-9,183	'	'	'	'	-9,183	'
Shares issued under share incentive plans, shares	'	'	47,289	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	65,145	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	65,145
Windfall tax benefits - share incentive plan	12,817	'	'	12,817	'	'	'	'	12,817	'
Stock-based compensation expense	37,196	'	'	34,737	'	2,459	'	'	37,196	'
Distributions	-71,820	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-71,820
Distributions declared	-244,734	'	'	'	-245,271	537	'	'	-244,734	'
Purchase of treasury stock from related party (Note 4), value	-40,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	-40,000	-40,000	'
Purchase of treasury stock from related parties (Note 4), shares	'	'	-616,971	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Foreign currency translation	-5	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-5
Net income	131,812	'	'	'	98,876	'	'	'	98,876	32,936
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments	21,848	'	'	'	'	'	19,965	'	19,965	1,883
Realized and unrealized loss on derivative instruments	20	'	'	'	'	'	20	'	20	'
Balance - end of period at Dec. 31, 2013	$2,202,731	'	$69	$2,256,503	($318,577)	$11,354	$15,336	($60,270)	$1,904,415	$298,316
Ending equity balance - shares at Dec. 31, 2013	68,266,570	0	68,266,570	'	'	'	'	'	'	'

Consolidated_Statement_of_Equi1

Consolidated Statement of Equity (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Per shares distributions declared	$0.98	$0.86	$0.84	$0.82	$0.66	$0.65	$0.57	$0.56	$3.39	$2.44	$2.19

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Cash Flows — Operating Activities	'	'	'
Net income	$132,165	$62,779	$139,138
Adjustments to net income:	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization, including intangible assets and deferred financing costs	140,316	55,114	29,616
(Income) loss from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs in excess of distributions received	-10,177	-17,271	310
Straight-line rent and amortization of rent-related intangibles	21,333	2,831	-3,698
Amortization of deferred revenue	-9,436	-9,436	-6,291
Gain on deconsolidation of a subsidiary	0	0	-1,008
(Gain) loss on sale of real estate	-39,711	2,773	3,391
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives and others	-7,529	-1,861	138
Realized loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt and others	1,375	610	-965
Management and disposition income received in shares of Managed REITs	-33,572	-28,477	-73,936
Gain on conversion of shares	0	-15	-3,806
Gain on change in control of interests	0	-20,794	-27,859
Impairment charges	13,709	22,962	10,473
Stock-based compensation expenses	37,195	26,038	17,716
Deferred acquisition revenue received	18,633	21,059	21,546
Increase in structuring revenue receivable	-13,788	-20,304	-19,537
(Increase) decrease in income taxes, net	-21,978	-6,936	3,242
Increase in prepaid taxes	-5,967	-11,341	-2,998
Payments for withholding taxes upon delivery of equity-based awards and exercises of stock options	-11,476	-6,135	-4,760
Net changes in other operating assets and liabilities	-3,184	9,047	-596
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	207,908	80,643	80,116
Cash Flows — Investing Activities	'	'	'
Cash paid to stockholders of CPA®:15 in the CPA®:15 Merger	0	-152,356	0
Cash acquired in connection with the CPA®:15 Merger	0	178,945	0
Distributions received from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs in excess of equity income	58,018	46,294	20,807
Capital contributions to equity investments	-1,945	-726	-2,297
Purchase of interests in CPA®:16 – Global	0	0	-121,315
Purchases of real estate and equity investments in real estate	-265,383	-3,944	-24,315
Value added taxes, or VAT, refunded in connection with acquisition of real estate	0	0	5,035
Capital expenditures	-14,039	-6,204	-13,239
Proceeds from sale of real estate and equity investments	171,300	73,204	12,516
Funding of short-term loans to affiliates	-15,000	0	-96,000
Proceeds from repayment of short-term loans to affiliates	15,000	0	96,000
Funds placed in escrow	-224,122	-46,951	-6,735
Funds released from escrow	267,189	37,832	2,584
Other investing activities, net	2,608	372	875
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Investing Activities	-6,374	126,466	-126,084
Cash Flows — Financing Activities	'	'	'
Distributions paid	-220,395	-113,867	-85,814
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	65,145	3,291	3,223
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests	-72,059	-7,314	-7,258
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	0	0	-7,502
Purchase of treasury stock from related party	-40,000	-45,270	0
Scheduled payments of mortgage principal	-391,764	-54,964	-25,327
Proceeds from mortgage financing	115,567	23,750	45,491
Proceeds from senior credit facility and unsecured term loan	735,000	300,000	251,410
Repayments of senior credit facility	-413,000	-280,160	-160,000
Payment of financing costs and mortgage deposits, net of deposits refunded	-2,368	-2,557	-7,778
(Return) receipt of tenant security deposits	-1,843	1,970	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee purchase under the employee share purchase plan	2,312	51,644	1,488
Windfall tax benefit associated with stock-based compensation awards	12,817	10,185	2,569
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities	-210,588	-113,292	10,502
Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents During the Year	'	'	'
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	2,669	790	70
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	-6,385	94,607	-35,396
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	123,904	29,297	64,693
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$117,519	$123,904	$29,297

Business_and_Organization

Business and Organization	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Business and Organization	'
	Business and Organization
	W. P. Carey Inc. is a REIT 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 REITs, which are sponsored by us under the Corporate Property Associates brand name and invest in similar properties. At December 31, 2013, we were the advisor to the following CPA® REITs: CPA®:16 – Global, CPA®:17 – Global and CPA®:18 – Global. We were also the advisor to CWI, which acquires interests in lodging and lodging-related properties. At December 31, 2013, we owned and/or managed 1,021 properties domestically and internationally. Our owned portfolio was comprised of our full or partial ownership interest in 418 properties, substantially all of which were net leased to 128 tenants, with an occupancy rate of 98.9%, and totaled approximately 39.5 million square feet. All references to occupancy and square feet are unaudited.
	We were formed as a corporation under the laws of Maryland on February 15, 2012. On September 28, 2012, CPA®:15 merged with and into us, with CPA®:15 surviving as an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of ours. In connection with the CPA®:15 Merger, W. P. Carey & Co. LLC, our predecessor, which was formed under the laws of Delaware on July 15, 1996, completed an internal reorganization whereby W. P. Carey & Co. LLC and its subsidiaries merged with and into us, with W. P. Carey as the surviving corporation, succeeding to and continuing to operate the existing business of our predecessor. Upon completion of the CPA®:15 Merger and the REIT Reorganization, the shares of our predecessor were delisted from the NYSE and canceled, and our common stock became listed on the NYSE under the same symbol, “WPC.”
	On January 31, 2014, CPA®:16 – Global merged with and into us based on a merger agreement, dated as of July 25, 2013 (Note 20).
	We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under Section 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, we are not generally subject to U.S. federal income taxation as long as we satisfy certain requirements, principally relating to the nature of our income and the level of our distributions, as well as other factors. We now hold substantially all of our real estate assets attributable to our Real Estate Ownership segment under the REIT structure, while the activities conducted by our Investment Management segment subsidiaries have been organized under TRSs.
	Primary Reportable Segments
	Real Estate Ownership — We own and invest in commercial properties principally 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. We earn lease revenues from our wholly-owned and co-owned real estate investments. In addition, we generate equity income through co-owned real estate investments that we do not control and our investments in the shares of the Managed REITs (Note 7). Through our special member interests in the operating partnerships of the Managed REITs, we also participate in their cash flows (Note 4).
	Investment Management — Through our TRSs, we structure and negotiate investments and debt placement transactions for the Managed 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 may also earn incentive and disposition revenue and receive other compensation in connection with providing liquidity alternatives to the Managed REITs’ stockholders.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	'
	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
	Basis of Consolidation
	Our consolidated financial statements reflect all of our accounts, including those of our controlled subsidiaries. The portion of equity in a consolidated subsidiary that is not attributable, directly or indirectly, to us is presented as noncontrolling interests. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The consolidated financial statements include the historical results of our predecessor prior to the REIT Reorganization and the CPA®:15 Merger.
	When we obtain an economic interest in an entity, we evaluate the entity to determine if it is deemed a VIE and, if so, whether we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary and are therefore required to consolidate the entity. We apply accounting guidance for consolidation of VIEs to certain entities in which the equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties.  Fixed price purchase and renewal options within a lease as well as certain decision-making rights within a loan can cause us to consider an entity a VIE. We review the contractual arrangements provided for in the partnership agreement or other related contracts to determine whether the entity is considered a VIE, and to establish whether we have any variable interests in the VIE. We then compare our variable interests, if any, to those of the other variable interest holders to determine which party is the primary beneficiary of a VIE based on whether the entity (i) has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE, and (ii) has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.
	For an entity that is not considered to be a VIE, the general partners in a limited partnership (or similar entity) are presumed to control the entity regardless of the level of their ownership and, accordingly, may be required to consolidate the entity. We evaluate the partnership agreements or other relevant contracts to determine whether there are provisions in the agreements that would overcome this presumption. If the agreements provide the limited partners with either (a) the substantive ability to dissolve or liquidate the limited partnership or otherwise remove the general partners without cause or (b) substantive participating rights, the limited partners’ rights overcome the presumption of control by a general partner of the limited partnership, and, therefore, the general partner must account for its investment in the limited partnership using the equity method of accounting.
	We have investments in tenancy-in-common interests in various domestic and international properties. Consolidation of these investments is not required as such interests do not qualify as VIEs and do not meet the control requirement required for consolidation. Accordingly, we account for these investments using the equity method of accounting. We use the equity method of accounting because the shared decision-making involved in a tenancy-in-common interest investment provides us with significant influence on the operating and financial decisions of these investments.
	Additionally, we own interests in single-tenant net lease properties leased to companies through noncontrolling interests in partnerships and limited liability companies that we do not control but over which we exercise significant influence. We account for these investments under the equity method of accounting. At times, the carrying value of our equity investments may fall below zero for certain investments. We intend to fund our share of the jointly-owned investments’ future operating deficits should the need arise. However, we have no legal obligation to pay for any of the liabilities of such investments nor do we have any legal obligation to fund operating deficits.
	In November 2012, we filed a registration statement with the SEC to sell up to $1.0 billion of common stock of CPA®:18 – Global in an initial public offering plus up to an additional $400.0 million of its common stock under a dividend reinvestment plan. This registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on May 7, 2013. Through July 25, 2013, the financial activity of CPA®:18 – Global, which at that time had no significant assets, liabilities or operations, was included in our consolidated financial statements as we owned 100% of its outstanding common stock. On July 25, 2013, upon CPA®:18 – Global reaching its minimum offering proceeds and admitting new stockholders, our ownership of its outstanding common stock was immediately reduced to 8.5%, and we deconsolidated CPA®:18 – Global and began to account for our interests in it under the equity method. As its advisor, we do not exert control over, but we have the ability to exercise significant influence on, CPA®:18 – Global (Note 7).
	Reclassifications
	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 and certain adjustments related to purchase price allocation for all periods presented.
	Accounting for Acquisitions
	In accordance with the guidance for business combinations, we determine whether a transaction or other event is a business combination, which requires that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed constitute a business. Each business combination is then accounted for by applying the acquisition method. If the assets acquired are not a business, we account for the transaction or other event as an asset acquisition. Under both methods, we recognize the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquired entity. In addition, for transactions that are business combinations, we evaluate the existence of goodwill or a gain from a bargain purchase. We immediately expense acquisition-related costs and fees associated with business combinations.
	Purchase Price Allocation
	When we acquire properties with leases classified as operating leases, we allocate the purchase price to the tangible and intangible assets and liabilities acquired based on their estimated fair values. We determine the value of the tangible assets, consisting of land, buildings, and site improvements, and intangible assets, including the above- and below-market value of leases and the value of in-place leases at their estimated fair values. Land is typically valued utilizing the sales comparison (or market approach). Buildings are valued, as if vacant, using the cost and/or income approach. Site improvements are valued using the cost approach. The fair value of real estate is determined by reference to portfolio appraisals which determines their values, on a property level, by applying a discounted cash flow analysis to the estimated net operating income, or NOI, for each property in the portfolio during the remaining anticipated lease term, and the estimated residual value. The estimated residual value of each property is based on a hypothetical sale of the property upon expiration of a lease factoring in the re-tenanting of such property at estimated current market rental rates, applying a selected capitalization rate and deducting estimated costs of sale. The discount rates and residual capitalization rates used to value the properties are selected based on several factors, including the creditworthiness of the lessees, industry surveys, property type, location and age, current lease rates relative to market lease rates and anticipated lease duration. In the case where a tenant has a purchase option deemed to be materially favorable to the tenant, or the tenant has long-term renewal options at rental rates below estimated market rental rates, the appraisal assumes the exercise of such purchase option or long-term renewal options in its determination of residual value. Where a property is deemed to have excess land, the discounted cash flow analysis includes the estimated excess land value at the assumed expiration of the lease, based upon an analysis of comparable land sales or listings in the general market area of the property grown at estimated market growth rates through the year of lease expiration. For those properties that are under contract for sale, the appraised value of the portfolio reflects the current contractual sale price of such properties. See Real Estate Leased to Others and Depreciation below for a discussion of our significant accounting policies related to tangible assets.
	We record above- and below-market lease values for owned properties based on the present value (using a discount rate reflecting the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the leases negotiated and in place at the time of acquisition of the properties and (ii) our estimate of fair market lease rates for the property or equivalent property, both of which are measured over a period equal to the estimated lease term which includes renewal options with rental rates below estimated market rental rates. We amortize the capitalized above-market lease value as a reduction of rental income over the estimated market lease term. We amortize the capitalized below-market lease value as an increase to rental income over the initial term and any fixed rate renewal periods in the respective leases. We include the value of below-market leases in Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the consolidated financial statements.
	We measure the fair value of the below-market purchase option liability we acquired in connection with the Merger as the excess of the present value of the fair value of the real estate over the present value of the tenant’s exercise price at the option date.
	The value of any in-place lease is estimated to be equal to the property owners’ avoidance of costs necessary to release the property for a lease term equal to the remaining primary in-place lease term and the value of investment grade tenancy. The cost avoidance to the property owners’ of vacancy/leasing costs necessary to lease the property for a lease term equal to the remaining in-place lease term is derived first by determining the in-place lease term on the subject lease. Then, based on our review of the market, the cost to be borne by a property owner to replicate a market lease to the remaining in-place term is estimated. These costs consist of: (i) rent lost during downtime (i.e. assumed periods of vacancy), (ii) estimated expenses that would be incurred by the property owner during periods of vacancy (iii) rent concessions (i.e. free rent) (iv) leasing commissions and (v) tenant improvements allowances given to tenants. We determine these values using our estimates or by relying in part upon third-party appraisals. We amortize the capitalized value of in-place lease intangibles to expense over the remaining initial term of each lease. No amortization period for intangibles will exceed the remaining depreciable life of the building.
	If a lease is terminated, we charge the unamortized portion of above- and below-market lease values to lease revenue, and in-place lease and tenant relationship values to amortization expense. We amortize the capitalized value of in-place lease intangibles and tenant relationships to expense over the respective term of each lease.
	When we acquire leveraged properties, the fair value of debt instruments assumed is determined using a discounted cash flow model with rates that take into account the credit of the tenants, where applicable, and interest rate risk. Such resulting premium or discount is amortized over the remaining term of the obligation. We also consider the value of the underlying collateral, taking into account the quality of the collateral, the credit quality of the tenant, the time until maturity and the current interest rate.
	Goodwill
	In the case of a business combination, after identifying all tangible and intangible assets and liabilities, the excess consideration paid over the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired and assumed, respectively, represents goodwill. We allocated goodwill to the respective reporting units in which such goodwill arose. Goodwill acquired in the CPA®:15 Merger was attributed to the Real Estate Ownership segment which comprises one reporting unit. In the event we dispose of a property that constitutes a business under GAAP from a reporting unit with goodwill, we allocate a portion of the reporting unit’s goodwill to that business in determining the gain or loss on the disposal of the business. The amount of goodwill allocated to the business is based on the relative fair value of the business to the fair value of the reporting unit.
	Operating Real Estate
	We carry land and buildings and personal property at cost less accumulated depreciation. We capitalize improvements and significant renovations that increase the useful life of the properties, while we expense replacements, maintenance and repairs that do not improve or extend the lives of the respective assets as incurred.
	Assets Held for Sale
	We classify those assets that are associated with operating leases as held for sale when we have entered into a contract to sell the property, all material due diligence requirements have been satisfied and we believe it is probable that the disposition will occur within one year. Assets held for sale are recorded at the lower of carrying value or estimated fair value, less estimated costs to sell. The results of operations and the related gain or loss on sale of properties that have been sold or that are classified as held for sale and in which we will have no significant continuing involvement are included in discontinued operations (Note 17).
	If circumstances arise that we previously considered unlikely and, as a result, we decide not to sell a property previously classified as held for sale, we reclassify the property as held and used. We measure and record a property that is reclassified as held and used at the lower of (i) its carrying amount before the property was classified as held for sale, adjusted for any depreciation expense that would have been recognized had the property been continuously classified as held and used or (ii) the estimated fair value at the date of the subsequent decision not to sell.
	We recognize gains and losses on the sale of properties when, among other criteria, we no longer have continuing involvement, the parties are bound by the terms of the contract, all consideration has been exchanged and all conditions precedent to closing have been performed. At the time the sale is consummated, a gain or loss is recognized as the difference between the sale price, less any selling costs, and the carrying value of the property.
	Cash and Cash Equivalents
	We consider all short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to cash and have a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. Items classified as cash equivalents include commercial paper and money market funds. Our cash and cash equivalents are held in the custody of several financial institutions, and these balances, at times, exceed federally insurable limits. We seek to mitigate this risk by depositing funds only with major financial institutions.
	Internal-Use Software Development Costs
	We expense costs associated with the assessment stage of software development projects. Upon completion of the preliminary project assessment stage, we capitalize internal and external costs associated with the application development stage, including the costs associated with software that allows for the conversion of our old data to our new system. We expense the costs of training and data conversion. We also expense costs associated with the post-implementation and operation stage, including maintenance and specified upgrades; however, we capitalize internal and external costs associated with significant upgrades to existing systems that result in additional functionality. Capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the software’s estimated useful life, which is three to five years. Periodically, we reassess the useful life considering technology, obsolescence and other factors.
	Other Assets and Liabilities
	We include prepaid expenses, deferred rental income, tenant receivables, deferred charges, escrow balances held by lenders, restricted cash balances, marketable securities, derivative assets, other intangible assets and corporate fixed assets in Other assets. We include derivative instruments; miscellaneous amounts held on behalf of tenants; and deferred revenue in Other liabilities. Deferred charges are costs incurred in connection with mortgage financings and refinancings that are amortized over the terms of the mortgages and included in Interest expense in the consolidated financial statements. Deferred rental income is the aggregate cumulative difference for operating leases between scheduled rents that vary during the lease term, and rent recognized on a straight-line basis. Marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale securities and reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses on these securities reported as a component of Other comprehensive income (loss) until realized.
	Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
	We consider direct financing leases to be past-due or delinquent when a contractually required principal or interest payment is not remitted in accordance with the provisions of the underlying agreement.  We evaluate each account individually and set up an allowance when, based upon current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the existing contractual terms, and the amount can be reasonably estimated.
	Revenue Recognition
	Real Estate Leased to Others
	We lease real estate to others primarily on a triple-net leased basis, whereby the tenant is generally responsible for all operating expenses relating to the property, including property taxes, insurance, maintenance, repairs and improvements. We charge expenditures for maintenance and repairs, including routine betterments, to operations as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, although we are legally obligated for payment pursuant to our lease agreements with our tenants, lessees were responsible for the direct payment to the taxing authorities of real estate taxes of approximately $37.3 million, $18.7 million and $6.4 million, respectively.
	Substantially all of our leases provide for either scheduled rent increases, periodic rent adjustments based on formulas indexed to changes in the CPI or similar indices or percentage rents. CPI-based adjustments are contingent on future events and are therefore not included in straight-line rent calculations. We recognize rents from percentage rents as reported by the lessees, which is after the level of sales requiring a rental payment to us is reached. Percentage rents were insignificant for the periods presented.
	We account for leases as operating or direct financing leases, as described below:
	Operating leases — We record real estate at cost less accumulated depreciation; we recognize future minimum rental revenue on a straight-line basis over the non-cancelable lease term of the related leases and charge expenses to operations as incurred (Note 5).
	Direct financing method — We record leases accounted for under the direct financing method at their net investment (Note 5). We defer and amortize unearned income to income over the lease term so as to produce a constant periodic rate of return on our net investment in the lease.
	Investment Management Operations
	We earn structuring revenue and asset management revenue in connection with providing services to the Managed REITs. We earn structuring revenue for services we provide in connection with the analysis, negotiation and structuring of transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions and the placement of mortgage financing obtained by the Managed REITs. Asset management revenue consists of property management, leasing and advisory revenue. Receipt of the incentive revenue portion of the asset management revenue or performance revenue, however, which we received from CPA®:15 prior to the date of the CPA®:15 Merger on September 28, 2012 and from CPA®:14 and CPA®:16 – Global prior to the CPA®:14/16 Merger on May 2, 2011, was subordinated to the achievement of specified cumulative return requirements by the stockholders of those CPA® REITs. At our option, the performance revenue could be collected in cash or shares of the CPA® REIT (Note 4). In addition, we earn subordinated incentive and disposition revenue related to the disposition of properties. We may also earn termination revenue in connection with the termination of the advisory agreements for the Managed REITs.
	We recognize all revenue as earned. We earn structuring revenue upon the consummation of a transaction and asset management revenue when services are performed. We recognize revenue subject to subordination only when the performance criteria of the Managed REIT is achieved and contractual limitations are not exceeded.
	We earned subordinated disposition and incentive revenue from CPA®:15 until the completion of the CPA®:15 Merger on September 28, 2012 (Note 4), through which its stockholders received their initial investment plus a specified preferred return. We may earn termination revenue if a liquidity event is consummated by any of the other Managed REITs. As a condition of the CPA®:15 Merger and CPA®:16 Merger, we waived the subordinated disposition and termination fees that we would have been entitled to receive from CPA®:15 and CPA®:16 - Global upon their liquidation pursuant to the terms of our advisory agreements with CPA®:15 and CPA®:16 - Global, respectively (Note 4).
	We are also reimbursed for certain costs incurred in providing services, including broker-dealer commissions paid on behalf of the Managed REITs, marketing costs and the cost of personnel provided for the administration of the Managed REITs. We record reimbursement income as the expenses are incurred, subject to limitations on a Managed REIT’s ability to incur offering costs.
	Depreciation
	We compute depreciation of building and related improvements using the straight-line method over the estimated remaining useful lives of the properties (not to exceed 40 years) and furniture, fixtures and equipment (generally up to seven years). We compute depreciation of tenant improvements using the straight-line method over the lesser of the remaining term of the lease or the estimated useful life.
	Impairments
	We periodically assess whether there are any indicators that the value of our long-lived assets, including goodwill, may be impaired or that their carrying value may not be recoverable. These impairment indicators include, but are not limited to, the vacancy of a property that is not subject to a lease; a lease default by a tenant that is experiencing financial difficulty; the termination of a lease by a tenant; or the rejection of a lease in a bankruptcy proceeding. We may incur impairment charges on long-lived assets, including real estate, direct financing leases, assets held for sale and equity investments in real estate. We may also incur impairment charges on marketable securities and goodwill. Our policies for evaluating whether these assets are impaired are presented below.
	Real Estate
	For real estate assets, which include intangibles, in which an impairment indicator is identified, we follow a two-step process to determine whether an asset is impaired and to determine the amount of the charge. First, we compare the carrying value of the property’s asset group to the future net undiscounted cash flow that we expect the property’s asset group will generate, including any estimated proceeds from the eventual sale of the property’s asset group. The undiscounted cash flow analysis requires us to make our best estimate of, among other things, market rents, residual values, and holding periods. Depending on the assumptions made and estimates used, the future cash flow projected in the evaluation of long-lived assets can vary within a range of outcomes. We consider the likelihood of possible outcomes in determining our estimate of future cash flows. If the future net undiscounted cash flow of the property’s asset group is less than the carrying value, the property’s asset group is considered to be impaired. We then measure the loss as the excess of the carrying value of the property’s asset group over its estimated fair value.
	Direct Financing Leases
	We review our direct financing leases at least annually to determine whether there has been an other-than-temporary decline in the current estimate of residual value of the property. The residual value is our estimate of what we could realize upon the sale of the property at the end of the lease term, based on market information. If this review indicates that a decline in residual value has occurred that is other-than-temporary, we recognize an impairment charge equal to the difference between the fair value and carrying amount of the residual value.
	Assets Held for Sale
	When we classify an asset as held for sale, we compare the asset’s estimated fair value less estimated cost to sell to its carrying value, and if the estimated fair value less estimated cost to sell is less than the property’s carrying value, we reduce the carrying value to the estimated fair value less estimated cost to sell. We will continue to review the property for subsequent changes in the estimated fair value, and may recognize an additional impairment charge, if warranted.
	Equity Investments in Real Estate and the Managed REITs
	We evaluate our equity investments in real estate and in the Managed REITs on a periodic basis to determine if there are any indicators that the value of our equity investment may be impaired and whether or not that impairment is other-than-temporary. To the extent an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred, we measure the charge as the excess of the carrying value of our investment over its estimated fair value, which is determined by multiplying the estimated fair value of the underlying investment’s net assets by our ownership interest percentage. For our equity investments in real estate, we calculate the estimated fair value of the underlying investment’s real estate or net investment in direct financing lease as described in Real Estate and Direct Financing Leases above. The fair value of the underlying investment’s debt, if any, is calculated based on market interest rates and other market information. The fair value of the underlying investment’s other financial assets and liabilities (excluding net investment in direct financing leases) have fair values that generally approximate their carrying values. For certain investments in the Managed REITs, we calculate the estimated fair value of our investment using the most recently published NAV of each Managed REIT, which for CPA®:18 – Global is deemed to be the initial public offering price.
	Goodwill
	We evaluate goodwill for possible impairment at least annually or upon the occurrence of a triggering event using a two-step process. To identify any impairment, we first compare the estimated fair value of each of our reporting units with their respective carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, we do not consider goodwill to be impaired and no further analysis is required. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, we then perform the second step to determine and measure the amount of the potential impairment charge.
	We calculate the estimated fair value of the Investment Management reporting unit by applying a price-to-EBITDA multiple to earnings. For both reporting units, the multiples are based on comparable companies. For the Real Estate Ownership reporting unit, we calculate its estimated fair value by applying an AFFO multiple. The selection of the comparable companies and transactions to be used in our evaluation process could have a significant impact on the fair value of our reporting units and possible impairments. The testing did not indicate any goodwill impairment as each of the reporting units with goodwill had fair value that was substantially in excess of the carrying value.
	For the second step, we compare the implied fair value of the goodwill for each reporting unit with its respective carrying amount and record an impairment charge equal to the excess of the carrying amount over the implied fair value. We determine the implied fair value of the goodwill by allocating the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to its assets and liabilities. The excess of the estimated fair value of the reporting unit over the amounts assigned to its assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of the goodwill.
The goodwill recorded in our Investment Management reporting unit is evaluated in the fourth quarter of every year. In connection with the CPA®:15 Merger, we recorded goodwill in our Real Estate Ownership reporting unit. Prior to the CPA®:15 Merger, there was no goodwill recorded in our Real Estate Ownership reporting unit. We initially elected to evaluate the goodwill recorded in our Real Estate Ownership reporting unit in the second quarter of every year. During the fourth quarter of 2013, we elected to change the date of our annual impairment test for goodwill in our Real Estate Ownership reporting unit from the second quarter to the fourth quarter of each year. This change is preferable because moving the test to the fourth quarter aligns the goodwill testing of the Real Estate Ownership reporting unit with that of our Investment Management reporting unit, which is also tested annually in the fourth quarter. Additionally, fourth quarter is more closely aligned with our business planning and forecasting cycle. As a result of this change, there was not more than a 12-month span between testing dates because our last goodwill test for the Real Estate Ownership reporting unit was completed on June 30, 2013 for the goodwill that was acquired on September 28, 2012. The change in testing dates does not accelerate, delay or avoid a potential impairment charge. Additional goodwill impairment testing may be required at interim dates when and if triggering events occur in the future (Note 9).
Stock-Based Compensation
We have granted restricted shares, stock options, RSUs and PSUs to certain employees and independent directors. Grants were awarded in the name of the recipient subject to certain restrictions of transferability and a risk of forfeiture. Stock-based compensation expense for all equity-classified stock-based compensation awards is based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with current accounting guidance for share-based payments. We recognize these compensation costs for only those shares expected to vest on a straight-line or graded-vesting basis, as appropriate, over the requisite service period of the award. We include stock-based compensation within the listed shares caption of equity.
Foreign Currency
Translation
We have interests in real estate investments in the European Union and United Kingdom for which the functional currency is the euro and the British pound sterling, respectively. We perform the translation from the euro or the British pound sterling to the U.S. dollar for assets and liabilities using current exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and for revenue and expense accounts using a weighted-average exchange rate during the period. We report the gains and losses resulting from such translation as a component of other comprehensive income in equity. These translation gains and losses are released to net income when we have substantially exited from all investments in the related currency.
Transaction Gains or Losses
A transaction gain or loss (measured from the transaction date or the most recent intervening balance sheet date, whichever is later), realized upon settlement of a foreign currency transaction generally will be included in net income for the period in which the transaction is settled. Also, foreign currency intercompany transactions that are scheduled for settlement, consisting primarily of accrued interest and the translation to the reporting currency of subordinated intercompany debt with scheduled principal payments, are included in the determination of net income.
Intercompany foreign currency transactions of a long term nature (that is, settlement is not planned or anticipated in the foreseeable future), in which the entities to the transactions are consolidated or accounted for by the equity method in our financial statements, are not included in net income but are reported as a component of other comprehensive income in equity.
Net realized gains or (losses) are recognized on foreign currency transactions in connection with the transfer of cash from foreign operations of subsidiaries to the parent company. For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, we recognized net realized (losses) gains on such transactions of $(0.2) million, $(0.6) million and $0.4 million, respectively.
Derivative Instruments
We measure derivative instruments at fair value and record them as assets or liabilities, depending on our rights or obligations under the applicable derivative contract. Derivatives that are not designated as hedges must be adjusted to fair value through earnings. For a derivative designated and qualified as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the change in fair value of the derivative is recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss) until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of a derivative’s change in fair value is immediately recognized in earnings.
We made an accounting policy election effective January 1, 2011, or the “effective date”, to use the portfolio exception in Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, 820-10-35-18D, Application to Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities with Offsetting Positions in Market Risk or Counterparty Credit Risk, the “portfolio exception,” with respect to measuring counterparty credit risk for all of our derivative transactions subject to master netting arrangements.
Income Taxes
We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code. As a REIT, we are not subject to federal income taxes on our income and gains that we distribute to our stockholders as long as we satisfy certain requirements, principally relating to the nature of our income and the level of our distributions, as well as other factors. We believe that we have operated, and we intend to continue to operate, in a manner that allows us to continue to qualify as a REIT. Deferred income taxes are recorded for the corporate subsidiaries based on earnings reported. The provision for income taxes differs from the amounts currently payable because of temporary differences in the recognition of certain income and expense items for financial reporting and tax reporting purposes. Income taxes are computed under the asset and liability method. The asset and liability method requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between tax bases and financial bases of assets and liabilities (Note 16).
Deferred Income Taxes
We recognize deferred income taxes in certain of our subsidiaries taxable in the U.S. or in foreign jurisdictions. Deferred income taxes are generally the result of temporary differences (items that are treated differently for tax purposes than for U.S. GAAP purposes as described in Note 16). In addition, deferred tax assets arise from unutilized tax net operating losses generated in prior years. We provide a valuation allowance against our deferred income tax assets when we believe that it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the deferred income tax asset may not be realized. Whenever a change in circumstances causes a change in the estimated realizability of the related deferred income tax asset, the resulting increase or decrease in the valuation allowance is included in deferred income tax expense.
Real Estate Ownership Operations
We derive most of our REIT income from our real estate operations under our Real Estate Ownership segment. As such, our real estate operations are generally not subject to federal tax, and accordingly, no provision has been made for U.S. federal income taxes in the consolidated financial statements for these operations. These operations are subject to certain state, local and foreign taxes, as applicable.
Investment Management Operations
We conduct our Investment Management operations primarily through TRSs. These operations are subject to federal, state, local and foreign taxes, as applicable. Our financial statements are prepared on a consolidated basis including these TRSs and include a provision for current and deferred taxes on these operations.
Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income available to common stockholders, as adjusted for unallocated earnings attributable to the unvested RSUs and restricted shares by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects potentially dilutive securities (options, restricted shares and RSUs) using the treasury stock method, except when the effect would be anti-dilutive.
Recent Accounting Requirements
The following Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, promulgated by the FASB is applicable to us, as indicated:
ASU 2013-01, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities — In January 2013, the FASB issued an update to ASU 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. ASU 2013-01 clarifies that the scope of ASU 2011-11 applies to derivatives accounted for in accordance with Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, including bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions that are either offset in accordance 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 were applicable to us for our interim and annual reports beginning in 2013.
ASU 2013-02, Other Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income — 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, is applicable to us for our interim and annual reports beginning in 2013 and has been applied retrospectively. The related additional disclosures are located in Note 14.
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 Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force — 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, Note 7) 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 on behalf of its co-obligors. This ASU is applicable to us for our interim and annual reports beginning in 2014 and shall be applied retrospectively; 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.
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 — In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-10, which permits the Fed Funds Effective Swap Rate, also referred to as the “Overnight Index Swap Rate,” 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, or LIBOR, swap rate. The update also removes the restriction on the use of different benchmark rates for similar hedges. This ASU will be applicable to us for qualifying new or redesignated hedging relationships entered into on or after July 17, 2013. Through the date of this Report, we had not entered into any transactions to which this ASU applies.
Out-of-Period Adjustments
In the fourth quarter of 2013, we identified an error in the consolidated financial statements related to accounting for deferred foreign income taxes in connection with the initial acquisition accounting for 95 properties acquired in the CPA®:15 Merger and seven other properties acquired during 2000-2013 (Note 16). We concluded that this adjustment was not material to our financial position or results of operations for the current period or any of the prior periods. As such, we recorded an out-of-period adjustment of $2.3 million and $37.5 million to reflect the cumulative deferred tax assets and liabilities, respectively, associated with the initial basis differential that resulted from the tax-basis carry-over of these properties as well as an aggregate corresponding increase to total assets of $32.4 million primarily comprised of $31.4 million to Goodwill and $1.0 million to Net investments in properties. Additionally, this adjustment resulted in a net decrease of $2.3 million to Net income, including primarily a deferred income tax expense of $2.0 million.
During 2012, we identified errors in the consolidated financial statements related to prior years. The errors were primarily attributable to the misapplication of guidance in accounting for and clerical errors related to the expropriation of land related to two investments and our reimbursement of certain affiliated costs. We concluded that these adjustments were not material, individually or in the aggregate, to our results for this or any of the prior periods, and as such, we recorded an out-of-period adjustment to increase our income from operations by $2.5 million within continuing operations primarily attributable to an increase in Gain on sale of real estate of $2.0 million in the consolidated statement of income.
In 2011, we identified an error in the consolidated financial statements related to prior years. The error relates to the misapplication of accounting guidance related to the modifications of certain leases. We concluded that this adjustment, with a net impact of $0.2 million on our statement of operations for the fourth quarter of 2011, was not material to our results for the prior year periods or to the period of adjustment. Accordingly, this cumulative change was recorded in the consolidated financial statements in the fourth quarter of 2011 as an out-of-period adjustment as follows: a reduction to Net investment in direct financing leases of $17.6 million and an increase in net Operating real estate of $17.9 million on the consolidated balance sheet; and an increase in Lease revenues of $0.9 million, a reduction of Impairment charges of $1.6 million, and an increase in Depreciation expense of $2.2 million on the consolidated statement of operations.
Use of Estimates
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.

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Merger with CPA 15	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'
Merger with CPA 15	'
	Merger with CPA®:15
	On February 17, 2012, our predecessor, W. P. Carey & Co. LLC, and CPA®:15 entered into a definitive agreement, or the CPA®:15 Merger Agreement, pursuant to which CPA®:15 would merge with and into W. P. Carey Inc. On September 28, 2012, or the acquisition date, CPA®:15 merged with and into W. P. Carey Inc., with CPA®:15 surviving as an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of W. P. Carey Inc. In the CPA®:15 Merger, CPA®:15’s stockholders received for each share of CPA®:15’s common stock owned 0.2326 shares of W. P. Carey Inc. common stock, which equated to $11.40 per share of CPA®:15 common stock based on the $49.00 per share closing price of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC’s shares on the NYSE on that date, and $1.25 in cash for total consideration of $12.65 per share of CPA®:15. We paid total Merger consideration of $1.5 billion, including cash of $152.4 million and the issuance of 28,170,643 shares of our common stock with a fair value of $1.4 billion on the acquisition date, or the Merger Consideration, to the stockholders of CPA®:15 in exchange for 121,194,272 shares of CPA®:15 common stock that we did not previously own. In order to fund the cash portion of the Merger Consideration, we drew down the full amount of our then existing $175.0 million Term Loan Facility (Note 12). As a condition of the CPA®:15 Merger, we waived the subordinated disposition and termination fees that we would have been entitled to receive from CPA®:15 upon its liquidation pursuant to the terms of our advisory agreement with CPA®:15 (Note 4).
	Immediately prior to the CPA®:15 Merger, CPA®:15’s portfolio was comprised of full or partial ownership interests in 305 properties, substantially all of which were triple-net leased to 76 tenants, and totaled approximately 27 million square feet, with an occupancy rate of approximately 99%. In the CPA®:15 Merger, we acquired these properties and their related leases with an average remaining life of 9.7 years.  In 2011, CPA®:15 recorded lease revenues of $242.2 million. We also assumed the related property debt comprised of 58 fixed-rate and nine variable-rate non-recourse mortgage loans with a preliminary aggregate fair value of $1.2 billion and a weighted-average annual interest rate of 5.6%. During the period from January 1, 2012 through September 28, 2012, we earned $19.0 million in fees from CPA®:15 and recognized $4.5 million in equity earnings based on our ownership of shares in CPA®:15 prior to the CPA®:15 Merger. The lease revenues and income from operations contributed from the properties acquired from the date of the CPA®:15 Merger through December 31, 2012 were $57.3 million and $9.5 million (inclusive of $2.5 million attributable to noncontrolling interests), respectively.
	We accounted for the CPA®:15 Merger as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting. After consideration of all applicable factors pursuant to the business combination accounting rules, we were considered the “accounting acquirer” due to various factors, including the fact that the shareholders of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC, our predecessor, held the largest portion of the voting rights in W. P. Carey Inc., upon completion of the CPA®:15 Merger. Acquisition costs of $31.7 million related to the CPA®:15 Merger have been expensed as incurred and classified within General and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2012.
	On September 19, 2012, we acquired a 52.63% ownership interest in Marcourt, from an unrelated third party. At that time, CPA®:15 held a 47.37% ownership interest in Marcourt. Marcourt owns 12 Marriott Courtyard hotels located throughout the U.S. that are leased to and operated by Marriott International, Inc. We obtained this investment in contemplation of the CPA®:15 Merger and accounted for this step acquisition as part of the CPA®:15 Merger. Accordingly, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from Marcourt in this transaction are included in the table below.
	Initially, the purchase price in the CPA®:15 Merger was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based upon their preliminary fair values. The fair values of the lease intangibles acquired were measured in a manner consistent with our purchase price allocation policy described in Note 2. During the fourth quarter of 2012, we identified certain measurement period adjustments that impacted the provisional accounting, which increased the fair value of the identifiable real estate acquired and the non-controlling interests acquired by $5.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively, resulting in a $6.3 million reduction in goodwill. The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition.
	(in thousands):
	Total Consideration
	Fair value of W. P. Carey shares of common stock issued		$	1,380,362
	Cash consideration paid		152,356
	Merger Consideration		1,532,718
	Fair value of our equity interest in CPA®:15 prior to the CPA®:15 Merger		107,147
	Fair value of our equity interest in jointly-owned investments with CPA®:15 prior to the CPA®:15 Merger		54,822
			$	1,694,687
	Assets Acquired at Fair Value
	Net investment in properties		$	1,762,872
	Net investment in direct financing leases		315,789
	Equity investments in real estate		166,247
	Intangible assets (Note 9)		695,310
	Cash and cash equivalents		178,945
	Other assets		81,750
			3,200,913
	Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value
	Non-recourse debt		(1,350,755		)
	Below-market rent and other intangible liabilities		(102,155		)
	Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		(84,640		)
			(1,537,550		)
	Total identifiable net assets		1,663,363
	Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests		(237,359		)
	Goodwill		268,683
			$	1,694,687
	Goodwill
	Two items comprise a majority of the $268.7 million of goodwill recorded in the CPA®:15 Merger. First, at the time we entered into the CPA®:15 Merger Agreement, the market value of our stock was $45.07 per share. The increase in the market value of our stock of $3.93 per share from the date of the CPA®:15 Merger Agreement to $49.00 per share on the transaction date gave rise to approximately $110.8 million of the goodwill recorded, based on the fixed amount of 28,170,643 shares issued. Second, at the time we entered into the CPA®:15 Merger Agreement, the consideration of 0.2326 shares of our common stock plus $1.25 in cash per common share of CPA®:15 represented a premium of approximately $1.33 per share over the September 30, 2011 estimated NAV of CPA®:15, which was $10.40. Management believes that the premium was supported by several factors of the combined entity, including the fact that (i) as a result of the CPA®:15 Merger, we became one of the largest publicly traded REITs, with greater operating and financial flexibility and better access to capital markets and with a lower cost of capital than CPA®:15 had on a stand-alone basis; (ii) the CPA®:15 Merger eliminated costs associated with the advisory structure that CPA®:15 had previously; and (iii) the combined portfolio has greater tenant and geographic diversification and an improved overall weighted-average debt maturity and interest rate than either company had on a stand-alone basis. Based on the number of CPA®:15 shares ultimately exchanged of 121,194,272, this premium comprised approximately $121.2 million of the goodwill. In addition to these factors, since the September 30, 2011 valuation date there was a reduction in the fair value of CPA®:15’s net assets primarily attributable to the impact of foreign currency exchange rates during the period from September 30, 2011 to the acquisition date.
	The fair value of our 28,170,643 common shares issued in the CPA®:15 Merger as part of the consideration paid for CPA®:15 of $1.5 billion was derived from the closing market price of our common stock on the acquisition date. As required by GAAP, the fair value related to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as well as the shares exchanged, has been computed as of the date we gained control, which was the closing date of the CPA®:15 Merger, in a manner consistent with the methodology described above.
	Goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes.
	Equity Investments and Noncontrolling Interests
	Additionally, we recognized a gain on change in control of interests of $14.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 related to the difference between the carrying value of $92.4 million and the fair value of $107.1 million of our previously-held equity interest in 10,389,079 shares of CPA®:15’s common stock.
	The CPA®:15 Merger also resulted in our acquisition of the remaining interests in four investments in which we already had a joint interest and accounted for under the equity method (Note 7). Upon acquiring the remaining interests in these investments, we owned 100% of these investments and thus accounted for these acquisitions as step acquisitions utilizing the purchase method of accounting. Due to the change in control of the four jointly-owned investments that occurred, we recorded an aggregate gain of approximately $6.1 million related to the difference between our carrying values and the fair values of our previously-held equity interests on the acquisition date of $48.7 million and $54.8 million, respectively. Subsequent to the CPA®:15 Merger, we consolidate these wholly-owned investments.
	The fair values of our previously-held equity interests and our noncontrolling interests were based on the estimated fair market values of the underlying real estate and mortgage debt, both of which were determined by management relying in part on a third party. Real estate valuation requires significant judgment. We determined the significant inputs to be Level 3 with ranges for the entire portfolio as follows:
	•	Discount rates applied to the estimated NOI of each property ranged from approximately 3.5% to 14.75%;
	•	Discount rates applied to the estimated residual value of each property ranged from approximately 5.75% to 12.5%;
	•	Residual capitalization rates applied to the properties ranged from approximately 7.0% to 11.5%.
	•	The fair market value of such property level debt was determined based upon available market data for comparable liabilities and by applying selected discount rates to the stream of future debt payments; and
	•	Discount rates applied to cash flows ranged from approximately 2.7% to 10%.
	No illiquidity adjustments to the equity interests or noncontrolling interests were deemed necessary as the investments are held with affiliates and do not allow for unilateral sale or financing by any of the affiliated parties. Furthermore, the discount and/or capitalization rates utilized in the appraisals also reflect the illiquidity of real estate assets. Lastly, there were no control premiums contemplated as the investments were in individual, or a portfolio of, underlying real estate and debt, as opposed to a business operation.
	Pro Forma Financial Information (Unaudited)
	The following consolidated pro forma financial information has been presented as if the CPA®:15 Merger, including the acquisition of Marcourt, had occurred on January 1, 2011 for the years ended 2012 and 2011. The pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results would have been had the CPA®:15 Merger occurred on that date, nor does it purport to represent the results of operations for future periods.
	(in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2012				2011
	Pro forma total revenues	$	512,822			$	528,257
	Pro forma income attributable to W. P. Carey	$	138,157			$	116,746
	Pro forma earnings per share: (a)
	Basic	$	2			$	1.69
	Diluted	$	1.98			$	1.68
	Pro forma weighted average shares: (b)
	Basic	68,382,378				67,990,118
	Diluted	69,071,391				68,268,738
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	(a)	The pro forma income attributable to W. P. Carey reflects combined general and administrative expenses of $31.7 million and income tax expenses of $9.6 million incurred related to the CPA®:15 Merger for the year ended December 31, 2011 as if the CPA®:15 Merger had taken place on January 1, 2011.
	(b)	The pro forma weighted average shares outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were determined as if the 28,170,643 shares of our common stock issued to CPA®:15 stockholders in the CPA®:15 Merger were issued on January 1, 2011.

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Agreements and Transactions with Related Parties	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
Agreements and Transactions with Related Parties	'
	Agreements and Transactions with Related Parties
	Advisory Agreements with the Managed REITs
	We have advisory agreements with each of the Managed REITs, pursuant to which we earn fees and are entitled to receive cash distributions. The following tables present a summary of revenue earned and/or cash received from the Managed REITs, as well as from CPA®:15 and CPA®:14 for the periods indicated, included in the consolidated statements of income (in thousands):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Reimbursed costs from affiliates (a)	$	73,592		$	97,638		$	63,940
	Structuring revenue	46,589			48,355			46,831
	Asset management revenue (a)	42,579			56,576			66,712
	Dealer manager fees	10,856			19,914			11,664
	Incentive, termination and subordinated disposition revenue	199			—			52,515
	Distributions of Available Cash	34,121			30,009			15,535
	Deferred revenue earned	8,492			8,492			5,662
	Interest income on deferred acquisition fees and loans to affiliates	949			1,064			1,522
		$	217,377		$	262,048		$	264,381
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	CPA®:14 (b)	$	—		$	—		$	59,655
	CPA®:15 (c)	—			21,593			31,616
	CPA®:16 – Global (d)	53,166			50,929			40,695
	CPA®:17 – Global (e)	69,275			174,192			125,659
	CPA®:18 – Global (f)	29,293			—			—
	CWI (g)	65,643			15,334			6,756
		$	217,377		$	262,048		$	264,381
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	(a)	Excludes amounts received from third parties.
	(b)	CPA®:14 merged with and into CPA®:16 – Global on May 2, 2011.
	(c)	CPA®:15 merged with and into us on September 28, 2012.
	(d)	Upon completion of the CPA®:16 Merger, we terminated the advisory agreement with CPA®:16 – Global. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement that we entered into with CPA®:16 – Global, we waived the incentive or termination fee that we would have been entitled to receive from CPA®:16 – Global pursuant to the terms of the advisory agreement.
	(e)	The current form of the advisory agreement with CPA®:17 – Global is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2014, unless renewed pursuant to its terms.
	(f)	The current form of the advisory agreement with CPA®:18 – Global is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2014, unless renewed pursuant to its terms.
	(g)	The current form of the advisory agreement with CWI is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2014, unless renewed pursuant to its terms.
	The following table presents a summary of Due from affiliates (in thousands):
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Deferred acquisition fees receivable	$	19,684		$	28,654
	Current acquisition fees receivable	4,149			—
	Reimbursable costs	334			1,457
	Organization and offering costs	2,700			4,920
	Accounts receivable	3,716			182
	Asset management fee receivable	1,451			789
		$	32,034		$	36,002
	Asset Management Revenue
	We earn asset management revenue from each Managed REIT, which is based on average invested assets and is calculated according to the respective advisory agreement. For CPA®:16 – Global prior to the CPA®:14/16 Merger and for CPA®:15 prior to the CPA®:15 Merger, this revenue generally totaled 1% per annum, with a portion of this revenue, or 0.5%, contingent upon the achievement of specific performance criteria. For CPA®:16 – Global subsequent to the CPA®:14/16 Merger, we earned asset management revenue of 0.5% of average invested assets. For CPA®:17 – Global, we earn asset management revenue ranging from 0.5% of average market value for long-term net leases and certain other types of real estate investments up to 1.75% of average equity value for certain types of securities. For CPA®:18 – Global, we earn asset management revenue ranging from 0.5% to 1.5%, depending on the type of investment and based on the average market value or average equity value, as applicable. For CWI, we earn asset management revenue of 0.5% of the average market value of lodging-related investments. We do not earn performance revenue from CPA®:17 – Global, CPA®:18 – Global, CWI and, subsequent to the CPA®:14/16 Merger, from CPA®:16 – Global, but we receive up to 10% of distributions of Available Cash from their operating partnerships.
	Under the terms of the advisory agreements, we may elect to receive cash or shares of stock for asset management revenue due from each of the Managed REIT. In 2013, we elected to receive all asset management revenue from CPA®:17 – Global, CPA®:18 – Global and CWI in their respective shares. For 2013, we had initially elected to receive asset management revenue from CPA®:16 – Global in its shares. However, in light of the announcement of the CPA®:16 Merger in July 2013 (Note 20), a Special Committee of the Board of Directors of CPA®:16 – Global, or the CPA®:16 – Global Special Committee, requested that we elect to receive the asset management revenue in cash, which became effective as of August 1, 2013. In 2012, we elected to receive all asset management revenue from CPA®:15 prior to the CPA®:15 Merger in cash, while for CPA®:16 – Global, we elected to receive 50% of asset management revenue in its shares with the remaining 50% payable in cash. For CPA®:17 – Global and CWI, we elected to receive asset management revenue in 2012 in their shares.
	Structuring Revenue
	Under the terms of the advisory agreements, we earn revenue in connection with structuring and negotiating investments and related financing for the Managed REITs, which we call acquisition revenue. We may receive acquisition revenue of 4.5% of the total aggregate cost of long-term net lease investments made by each CPA® REIT. A portion of this revenue (generally 2.5%) is paid when the transaction is completed, while the remainder (generally 2%) is payable in annual installments ranging from three to eight years, provided the relevant CPA® REIT meets its performance criterion. For certain types of non-long term net lease investments acquired on behalf of CPA®:17 – Global, initial acquisition revenue may range from 0% to 1.75% of the equity invested plus the related acquisition revenue, with no deferred acquisition revenue being earned. For CWI, we earn initial acquisition revenue of 2.5% of the total investment cost of the properties acquired and loans originated by us not to exceed 6% of the aggregate contract purchase price of all investments and loans with no deferred acquisition revenue being earned. We may also be entitled to fees for structuring loan refinancing transactions of up to 1% of the principal amount. This loan refinancing revenue, together with the acquisition revenue, is referred to as structuring revenue.
	Unpaid transaction fees, including accrued interest, are included in Due from affiliates in the consolidated financial statements. Unpaid transaction fees bear interest at annual rates ranging from 2% to 7%.
	Incentive, Termination and Subordinated Disposition Revenue
	We earn revenue related to the disposition of properties by the Managed REITs, subject to subordination provisions, which will only be recognized as the relevant conditions are met. Such revenue may include subordinated disposition revenue of no more than 3% of the value of any assets sold, payable only after stockholders have received back their initial investment plus a specified preferred return, and subordinated incentive revenue of 15% 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 also, in connection with the termination of the advisory agreements for the Managed REITs, be entitled to a termination payment based on the amount by which the fair value of a Managed REITs’ properties, less indebtedness, exceeds investors’ capital plus a specified preferred return.
	We waived any acquisition fees payable by CPA®:16 – Global under its advisory agreement with us in respect of the properties it acquired in the CPA®:14/16 Merger and also waived any disposition fees that may subsequently be payable by CPA®:16 – Global upon a sale of such assets. As the advisor to CPA®:14, we earned acquisition fees related to those properties when they were acquired by CPA®:14 and disposition fees on those properties to CPA®:16 – Global by CPA®:14 in the CPA®:14/16 Merger and, as a result, we and CPA®:16 – Global agreed that we should not receive fees upon the acquisition or disposition of the same properties by CPA®:16 – Global.
	In connection with providing a liquidity event for CPA®:14 stockholders during the second quarter of 2011 with the completion of the CPA®:14/16 Merger, we earned termination revenue of $31.2 million and subordinated disposition revenue of $21.3 million, which we elected to receive in shares of CPA®:14 and cash, respectively. In connection with the CPA®:15 Merger with CPA®:15 and the CPA®:16 Merger with CPA®:16 – Global, we waived the subordinated disposition and termination fees we would have been entitled to receive from CPA®:15 and CPA®:16 – Global upon their liquidations pursuant to the terms of our advisory agreement with each of CPA®:15 and CPA®:16 – Global. There was no gain or loss recognized in connection with waiving these subordinated disposition and termination fees.
	Reimbursed Costs from Affiliates and Dealer Manager Fees
	The Managed REITs reimburse us for certain costs we incur on their behalf, primarily broker-dealer commissions, marketing costs, and certain personnel and overhead costs. Since October 1, 2012, personnel costs have been charged to CPA®:16 – Global and CPA®:17 – Global based on the trailing 12-month reported revenues of the CPA® REITs, CWI and us rather than the method utilized before that date, which involved an allocation of personnel costs based on the time incurred by our personnel for CPA®:16 – Global and CPA®:17 – Global. Through December 31, 2013, we have not allocated any personnel costs to CPA®:18 – Global or CWI.
	During CPA®:17 – Global’s follow-on offering, which was terminated in January 2013, we earned a selling commission of $0.65 per share sold and a dealer manager fee of $0.35 per share sold. In addition, during CWI’s initial public offering, which was terminated in September 2013, we earned a selling commission of $0.70 per share sold and a dealer manager fee of $0.30 per share sold.
	For CPA®:18 – Global’s initial public offering, we receive selling commissions, depending on the class of common stock sold, of $0.70 or $0.14 per share sold, and a dealer manager fee of $0.30 or $0.21 per share sold, for its class A common stock and class C common stock, respectively. We also receive an annual distribution and shareholder servicing fee, or Shareholder Servicing Fee, paid in connection with investor purchases of shares of class C common stock. The amount of the Shareholder Servicing Fee is 1.0% of the purchase price per share (or, once reported, the amount of the estimated NAV per share) for the shares of class C common stock sold in the offering. The Shareholder Servicing Fee is accrued daily and is payable quarterly in arrears. CPA®:18 – Global will cease paying the Shareholder Servicing Fee on the date at which, in the aggregate, underwriting compensation from all sources, including the Shareholder Servicing Fee, any organizational and offering fee paid for underwriting, and underwriting compensation paid by us, equals 10% of the gross proceeds from the initial public offering. We re-allow all or a portion of the dealer manager fees to selected dealers in the offering. Dealer manager fees that are not re-allowed and the Shareholder Servicing Fee are classified as Dealer manager fees.
	We also received a commission of 5% of the distribution amount from CPA®:16 – Global pursuant to its distribution reinvestment and stock purchase plan, or the DRIP plan. In March 2012, CPA®:16 – Global amended the DRIP plan to remove the commission and pay DRIP at 95% of its most recently published NAV. We no longer receive DRIP commissions from CPA®:16 – Global after the amendment.
	Pursuant to its advisory agreement, CWI is obligated to reimburse us for all organization costs and a portion of offering costs incurred in connection with its initial and follow-on public offerings up to a maximum amount (excluding selling commissions and the dealer manager fee) of 2% and 4%, respectively, of the gross proceeds of its offering and distribution reinvestment plan. Through December 31, 2013, we incurred organization and offering costs on behalf of CWI of approximately $10.4 million, of which CWI is obligated to reimburse us $9.5 million, and $9.4 million had been reimbursed as of December 31, 2013.
	Pursuant to its advisory agreement, CPA®:18 – Global is obligated to reimburse us for all organization costs and a portion of offering costs incurred in connection with its initial public offering. CPA®:18 – Global is obligated to reimburse us up to 4% of the gross proceeds of its offering if the gross proceeds are less than $500.0 million, 2% of the gross proceeds if the gross proceeds are $500.0 million or more but less than $750.0 million, and 1.5% of the gross proceeds if the gross proceeds are $750.0 million or more within 60 days after the end of the quarter in which the offering terminates. Through December 31, 2013, we incurred organization and offering costs on behalf of CPA®:18 – Global of approximately $5.1 million, and based on current fundraising projections, the entire amount is expected to be reimbursed by CPA®:18 – Global. As of December 31, 2013, $3.4 million had been reimbursed.
	Distributions of Available Cash and Deferred Revenue Earned
	We are entitled to receive distributions of our proportionate share of earnings up to 10% of available cash from CPA®:17 – Global, CPA®:18 – Global, CWI, and after the UPREIT reorganization, CPA®:16 – Global through the date of the CPA®:16 Merger, as defined in the respective advisory agreements, from their operating partnerships. As discussed under “CPA®:16 – Global UPREIT Reorganization” below, we acquired the Special Member Interest in CPA®:16 – Global’s operating partnership for $0.3 million during the second quarter of 2011. We initially recorded the Special Member Interest at its fair value of $28.3 million, which is net of approximately $6.0 million related to our ownership interest in CPA®:16 – Global that was eliminated in our consolidated financial statement, to be amortized into earnings over the expected period of performance. Cash distributions of our proportionate share of earnings from the CPA®:16 – Global and CPA®:17 – Global operating partnerships as well as deferred revenue earned from our Special Member Interest in CPA®:16 – Global’s operating partnership are recorded as Income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs within the Investment Management segment. We have not yet earned or received any distributions of our proportionate share of earnings from CPA®:18 – Global and CWI’s operating partnerships.
	Other Transactions with Affiliates
	Transactions with Estate of Wm. Polk Carey
	Voting Agreement
In July 2012, we entered into a Voting Agreement with the Estate of Wm. Polk Carey, our Chairman and founder who passed away on January 2, 2012, pursuant to which the Estate and W. P. Carey & Co., Inc., a wholly-owned corporation of the Estate, had agreed, among other things, to vote their share of our predecessor’s common stock, or the Listed Shares, at the special meeting of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC’s shareholders regarding the REIT Conversion and CPA®:15 Merger in favor of those transactions. The REIT Conversion and CPA®:15 Merger were approved by those shareholders on September 13, 2012 and the transactions closed on September 28, 2012.
Share Purchase Agreement
Concurrently with the execution of the Voting Agreement, we entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with the Estate pursuant to which we agreed to purchase, at the option of the Estate, up to an aggregate amount of $85.0 million of our common stock — or, prior to the Merger, the Listed Shares of our predecessor — beneficially owned by the Estate. The Estate had three sale options.
On August 2, 2012, we repurchased 561,418 Listed shares for $25.0 million from the Estate at a price of $44.53 per share pursuant to the first sale option. On October 9, 2012, we repurchased an additional 410,964 shares of our common stock for $20.0 million from the Estate at a price of $48.67 per share pursuant to the second sale option. On April 4, 2013, we repurchased 616,971 shares of our common stock for $40.0 million from the Estate at a price of $64.83 per share pursuant to the final sale option.
Because the Share Purchase Agreement contained put options that, if exercised, would obligate us to settle the transactions in cash, we accounted for the shares of our common stock owned by the Estate as redeemable securities in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 480, or ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” and Accounting Series Release No. 268, or ASR 268, “Presentation in Financial Statements of Redeemable Preferred Stocks.” ASR 268 requires us to reclassify a portion of our permanent equity to redeemable equity in order to reflect the future cash obligations that could arise if the Estate were to exercise the put options requiring us to purchase its shares. When the Estate exercised its sale options, we reclassified the amount from temporary equity to permanent equity, and reclassify the amount from Additional paid-in capital stock to Treasury stock. Accordingly, on the date of the execution of the Share Repurchase Agreement, we reclassified $85.0 million from Additional paid-in capital to Redeemable securities – related party, which represented the maximum amount that we would be required to pay should the Estate exercise all its sale options. Additionally, during 2013 and 2012, when we purchased our common stock in connection with the Estate’s exercise of the three sale options, we reclassified $40.0 million and $45.0 million, respectively, from Redeemable securities – related party to Additional paid-in capital and reclassified the shares from Additional paid-in capital to Treasury stock.
The following table presents a reconciliation of our Redeemable securities – related party (in thousands):
	Years Ended December 31.
	2013			2012
Beginning balance	$	40,000		$	—
Reclassification from permanent equity to temporary equity	—			85,000
Redemptions of securities	(40,000		)	(45,000		)
Ending balance	$	—		$	40,000
Registration Rights Agreement
Concurrently with the execution of the Voting Agreement and the Share Purchase Agreement, we and the Estate Shareholders entered into a Registration Rights Agreement.
The Registration Rights Agreement provides the Estate with, on or before September 28, 2015, subject to certain exceptions and limitations, three demand rights, or the Demand Registration Rights, for the registration via an underwritten public offering of, in each instance, between a minimum of (i)(a) $50.0 million with respect to one Demand Registration Right, and (b) $75.0 million with respect to two Demand Registration Rights, and a maximum of (ii) $250.0 million, worth of shares of our common stock received in the REIT Conversion in exchange for the Listed Shares of our predecessor that were owned by the Estate as of the date of the Registration Rights Agreement.
Additionally, the Registration Rights Agreement provides the Estate Shareholders with, subject to certain exceptions and limitations, unlimited “piggyback” registration rights, or the Piggyback Registration Rights, and together with the Demand Registration Rights, the Estate Shareholders’ Registration Rights pertaining to the shares of our common stock received in the REIT conversion in exchange for the Listed Shares of our predecessor that were owned by the Estate as of the date of the Registration Rights Agreement.
The Estate Shareholders’ Registration Rights are subject to customary lock-up and cutback provisions, and the Registration Rights Agreement contains customary indemnification provisions. We have agreed to bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any registration statements attributable to the exercise of the Estate’s Registration Rights, other than any (i) underwriting fees, discounts and sales commissions, (ii) fees, expense and disbursements of legal counsel of the Estate, and (iii) transfer taxes, in each case relating to the sale or disposition by the Estate of shares of our common stock pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. We accounted for our obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement in accordance with ASC 450 “Contingencies,” which requires us to record a liability if the contingent loss is probable and the amount can be estimated. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, we had not recorded a liability pertaining to our obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement because the amount cannot be reasonably estimated at this time and is not deemed probable.
CPA®:14/16 Merger
On May 2, 2011, CPA®:14 merged with and into a subsidiary of CPA®:16 – Global. In connection with the CPA®:14/16 Merger, on May 2, 2011, we purchased the remaining interests in three jointly-owned investments from CPA®:14, in which we already had a partial ownership interest, for an aggregate purchase price of $31.8 million, plus the assumption of $87.6 million of indebtedness.
In the CPA®:14/16 Merger, CPA®:14 shareholders were entitled to receive $11.50 per share, which was equal to the estimated NAV of CPA®:14 as of September 30, 2010. For each share of CPA®:14 stock owned, each CPA®:14 shareholder received a $1.00 per share special cash dividend and a choice of either (i) $10.50 in cash or (ii) 1.1932 shares of CPA®:16 – Global. The merger consideration of $954.5 million was paid by CPA®:16 – Global, including payment of $444.0 million to liquidating shareholders and issuing 57,365,145 shares of common stock with a fair value of $510.5 million on the date of closing to shareholders of CPA®:14 in exchange for 48,076,723 shares of CPA®:14 common stock. The $1.00 per share special cash distribution, totaling $90.4 million in the aggregate, was funded from the proceeds of the CPA®:14 Asset Sales. In connection with the CPA®:14/16 Merger, we agreed to purchase a sufficient number of shares of CPA®:16 – Global common stock from CPA®:16 – Global to enable it to pay the merger consideration if the cash on hand and available to CPA®:14 and CPA®:16 – Global, including the proceeds of the CPA®:14 Asset Sales and a new $320.0 million senior credit facility of CPA®:16 – Global, were not sufficient. Accordingly, we purchased 13,750,000 shares of CPA®:16 – Global on May 2, 2011 for $121.0 million, which we funded, along with other obligations, with cash on hand and $121.4 million drawn on our then-existing unsecured line of credit.
Upon consummation of the CPA®:14/16 Merger, we earned revenues of $31.2 million in connection with the termination of the advisory agreement with CPA®:14 and $21.3 million of subordinated disposition revenues. We elected to receive our termination revenue in 2,717,138 shares of CPA®:14, which were exchanged into 3,242,089 shares of CPA®:16 – Global in the CPA®:14/16 Merger. Upon closing of the CPA®:14/16 Merger, we received 13,260,091 shares of common stock of CPA®:16 – Global in respect of our shares of CPA®:14.
Carey Asset Management Corp., or CAM, waived any acquisition fees payable by CPA®:16 – Global under its advisory agreement with CAM in respect of the properties acquired in the CPA®:14/16 Merger and also waived any disposition fees that may subsequently be payable by CPA®:16 – Global upon a sale of such assets. As the advisor to CPA®:14, CAM earned acquisition fees related to those properties acquired by CPA®:14 and disposition fees on those properties upon the liquidation of CPA®:14 and, as a result, CAM and CPA®:16 – Global agreed that CAM should not receive fees upon the acquisition or disposition of the same properties by CPA®:16 – Global.
CPA®:16 – Global UPREIT Reorganization
Immediately following the CPA®:14/16 Merger on May 2, 2011, CPA®:16 – Global completed an internal reorganization whereby CPA®:16 – Global formed an UPREIT, which was approved by CPA®:16 – Global stockholders in connection with the CPA®:14/16 Merger, which is referred to as the CPA®:16 – Global UPREIT Reorganization. In connection with the formation of the UPREIT, CPA®:16 – Global contributed substantially all of its assets and liabilities to an operating partnership in exchange for a managing member interest and units of membership interest in the operating partnership, which together represent a 99.985% capital interest of the Managing Member. Through a subsidiary, we acquired a Special Member Interest of 0.015% in the operating partnership for $0.3 million, entitling us to receive certain profit allocations and distributions of cash.
As consideration for the Special Member Interest, we amended our advisory agreement with CPA®:16 – Global to give effect to this UPREIT reorganization and to reflect a revised fee structure whereby (i) our asset management fees are prospectively reduced to 0.5% from 1.0% of the asset value of a property under management, (ii) the former 15% subordinated incentive fee and termination fees have been eliminated and replaced by (iii) a 10% Special General Partner Available Cash Distribution and (iv) the 15% Final Distribution, each defined below. The sum of the new 0.5% asset management fee and the Available Cash Distribution is expected to be lower than the original 1.0% asset management fee; accordingly, the Available Cash Distribution is contractually limited to 0.5% of the value of CPA®:16 – Global’s assets under management.
As Special General Partner, we were entitled to 10% of the operating partnership’s available cash, or the Available Cash Distribution, which was defined as the operating partnership’s cash generated from operations, excluding capital proceeds, as reduced by operating expenses and debt service, excluding prepayments and balloon payments.
We initially recorded the Special Member Interest as an equity investment at its fair value of $28.3 million and an equal amount of deferred revenues (Note 7), which was net of approximately $6.0 million related to our ownership interest of approximately 17.5% in CPA®:16 – Global that was eliminated in our consolidated financial statements. We recognize the deferred revenue earned from our Special Member Interest in CPA®:16 – Global’s operating partnership into earnings on a straight-line basis over the expected period of performance, which is currently estimated at three years based on the stated intended life of CPA®:16 – Global as described in its offering documents. The amount of deferred revenue recognized during each of the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $8.5 million. The amount of deferred revenue recognized in both 2013 and 2012 was net of $0.9 million in amortization associated with the basis differential generated by the Special Member Interest in CPA®:16 – Global’s operating partnership and our underlying claim on the net assets of CPA®:16 – Global. We determined the fair value of the Special Member Interest based upon a discounted cash flow model, which included assumptions related to estimated future cash flows of CPA®:16 – Global and the estimated duration of the fee stream of three years. The equity investment is evaluated for impairment consistent with the policy described in Note 2. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the unamortized balance of the deferred revenue was $3.1 million and $12.6 million, respectively. The remaining unamortized balance was amortized through the consummation of the CPA®:16 Merger in January 2014.
CPA®:16 Merger
On July 25, 2013, we and CPA®:16 – Global entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which CPA®:16 – Global would merge with and into one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, subject to the approval of our stockholders and the stockholders of CPA®:16 – Global. On January 24, 2014, our stockholders and the stockholders of CPA®:16 – Global approved the CPA®:16 Merger and the CPA®:16 Merger closed on January 31, 2014 as described in Note 20.
Loans to Managed REITs
During 2013, our board of directors approved unsecured loans from us to CWI and CPA®:18 – Global of up to $50.0 million and up to $100.0 million, respectively, each at a rate of LIBOR plus 1.75%, which is equal to the rate at which we were able to borrow funds under our Prior Senior Credit Facility (Note 12), for the purpose of facilitating acquisitions approved by their respective investment committees, that they would not otherwise have sufficient available funds to complete, with any loans to be made solely at our Management’s discretion. On August 20, 2013, in order to facilitate an acquisition by CPA®:18 – Global, we made a $15.0 million loan to CPA®:18 – Global, which was repaid in full prior to maturity on October 4, 2013.
During February 2011, we loaned $90.0 million at an annual interest rate of 1.15% to CPA®:17 – Global, which was repaid on April 8, 2011, its maturity date. During May 2011, we loaned $4.0 million at the 30-day LIBOR plus 2.5% to CWI, which was repaid on June 6, 2011. In addition, during September 2011, we loaned $2.0 million at LIBOR plus 0.9% to CWI, of which $1.0 million was repaid on September 13, 2011 and the remaining $1.0 million was repaid on October 6, 2011.
Other
As discussed in Note 17, in November 2013, an entity in which we, two of our employees and a third-party owned 38.3%, 1.7% and 60.0%, respectively, and which we consolidated, sold 19 of its 20 self-storage properties. In connection with the sale, we made distributions aggregating $3.8 million to the two employees, representing their share of the net proceeds from the sale.
We own interests in entities ranging from 3% to 95%, as well as jointly-controlled tenancy-in-common interests in properties, with the remaining interests generally held by affiliates, and own common stock in each of the Managed REITs. We consolidate certain of these investments and account for the remainder under the equity method of accounting.
Family members of one of our directors have an ownership interest in certain companies that own noncontrolling interests in one of our French majority-owned subsidiaries. These ownership interests are subject to substantially the same terms as all other ownership interests in the subsidiary companies.

Net_Investments_in_Properties

Net Investments in Properties	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Real Estate [Abstract]	'
Net Investments in Properties	'
	Net Investments in Properties
	Real Estate
	Real estate, which consists of land and buildings leased to others, at cost, and which are subject to operating leases, and real estate under construction, is summarized as follows (in thousands):
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Land	$	534,697		$	509,530
	Buildings	1,972,107			1,824,958
	Real estate under construction	9,521			—
	Less: Accumulated depreciation	(168,076		)	(116,075		)
		$	2,348,249		$	2,218,413
	During 2013, the U.S. dollar weakened against the euro, as the end-of-period rate for the U.S. dollar in relation to the euro at December 31, 2013 increased by 4.2% to $1.3768 from $1.3218 at December 31, 2012. The impact of this weakening was a $25.5 million increase in the carrying value of Real estate from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2013.
	In connection with restructuring six leases, we reclassified $14.0 million of properties from Net investments in direct financing leases to Real estate during 2013 (Note 6). In connection with the anticipated sales of certain properties during 2013, we reclassified one international and 12 domestic properties with an aggregate carrying value of $91.7 million to Assets held for sale. At December 31, 2013, total Assets held for sale were $86.8 million, which includes real estate, net of $62.4 million and net lease intangibles of $24.4 million. We completed the sale of six of these properties in January 2014. There can be no assurance that the remaining properties will be sold at the contracted price or at all.
	Assets disposed of and reclassified as held-for-sale during 2013 are discussed in Note 17. Impairment charges recognized on these properties are discussed in Note 10.
	In December 2013, one of our properties in France was partially damaged by a fire. Any loss due to the fire cannot be estimated at this time as the event is still under investigation, but we currently expect that our insurance will cover the full amount of the damages sustained. At December 31, 2013, this property had a carrying value of $18.7 million. Total dollar amount is based on the exchange rate of the euro at December 31, 2013.
	Real Estate Acquired During 2013 – We entered into the following investments, which were deemed to be real estate asset acquisitions because we entered into new leases with the sellers, at a total cost of $124.4 million, including net lease intangibles of $26.5 million (Note 9) and acquisition-related costs of $1.5 million, which were capitalized:
	•	a domestic investment for $72.4 million for an office building; and
	•	an investment in Finland for $52.1 million for an office and research and development facility.
	We also entered into the following investments, which were deemed to be business combinations because we assumed the existing leases on the properties, at a total cost of $157.7 million, including land of $17.2 million, buildings of $99.0 million, and net lease intangibles of $41.5 million (Note 9):
	•	an investment in the United Kingdom for $63.3 million for an office building;
	•	a domestic investment for $33.6 million for an office building. We are also committed to funding a tenant improvement allowance of $5.2 million;
	•	an investment in the Netherlands for $35.3 million for a logistics facility; and
	•	a domestic investment for $25.5 million for an office building.
	In connection with these business combinations, we expensed aggregate acquisition-related costs of $4.2 million, which are included in Merger and acquisition expenses in the consolidated financial statements.
	We also entered into a build-to-suit transaction for the construction of an office building located in Germany for a total cost of up to $65.0 million, including acquisition expenses, of which we funded $3.9 million through December 31, 2013 and incurred $5.6 million of unpaid construction costs.
	Dollar amounts above are based on the exchange rate of the euro and the British pound sterling on the dates of acquisition, as applicable.
	Real Estate Acquired During 2012 – As discussed in Note 3, we acquired properties in the CPA®:15 Merger, which increased the carrying value of our real estate by $1.8 billion during the year ended December 31, 2012.
	On September 13, 2012, we acquired a domestic investment at a total cost of $24.8 million, including net lease intangible assets totaling $6.6 million (Note 9) and acquisition-related costs. We updated our purchase price allocation during the fourth quarter of 2012, and recorded a measurement period adjustment of $5.3 million to reduce land and buildings and to increase net lease intangibles. We deemed this investment to be a real estate asset acquisition, and as such, we capitalized acquisition-related costs of $0.2 million.
	Real Estate Acquired During 2011 – As discussed in Note 4, in connection with the CPA®:14/16 Merger in May 2011, we purchased the remaining interests in certain investments, in which we already had a joint interest, from CPA®:14. These three investments’ properties had an aggregate fair value of $174.8 million at the date of acquisition. Prior to this purchase, we had consolidated one of these investments and accounted for the other two investments under the equity method. As part of the transaction, we assumed the related non-recourse mortgages on the two investments previously accounted for under the equity method. These two mortgages and the mortgage on the investment we already consolidated, had an aggregate fair value of $117.1 million at the date of acquisition (Note 12). Amounts provided are the total amounts attributable to the jointly-owned investments’ properties and do not represent the proportionate share that we purchased. Upon acquiring the remaining interests in the two equity investments, we owned 100% of these investments and accounted for these acquisitions as step acquisitions utilizing the purchase method of accounting. Due to the change in control of the investments that occurred, and in accordance with ASC 810 involving a step acquisition where control is obtained and there is a previously held equity interest, we recorded an aggregate gain of approximately $27.9 million related to the difference between our respective carrying values and the fair values of our previously-held interests on the acquisition date. Subsequent to this acquisition, we consolidate all of these wholly-owned investments. The consolidation of these investments resulted in an increase of $90.2 million and $40.8 million to Real estate, net and net lease intangibles, respectively, in May 2011.
	During 2011, we reclassified real estate with a net carrying value of $17.9 million to Real estate in connection with an out-of-period adjustment (Note 2).
	Scheduled Future Minimum Rents
	Scheduled future minimum rents, exclusive of renewals and expenses paid by tenants and future CPI-based adjustments under non-cancelable operating leases, at December 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):
	Years Ending December 31,		Total
	2014		$	308,433
	2015		286,443
	2016		262,604
	2017		248,578
	2018		232,315
	Thereafter		1,074,170
	Total		$	2,412,543
	Operating Real Estate
	Operating real estate, which consisted of our investments in 21 self-storage properties through our Carey Storage Management LLC, or Carey Storage, subsidiary and our Livho Inc., or Livho, hotel subsidiary, at cost, is summarized as follows (in thousands):
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Land	$	1,097		$	22,158
	Buildings	4,927			77,545
	Less: Accumulated depreciation	(882		)	(19,993		)
		$	5,142		$	79,710
	During 2013, we sold 19 self-storage properties and the Livho hotel (Note 4 and Note 17, respectively).
	Depreciation expense, including the effect of foreign currency translation, on our real estate and operating real estate for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $61.8 million, $25.7 million and $15.0 million, respectively.

Finance_Receivables

Finance Receivables	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Receivables [Abstract]	'
Finance Receivables	'
	Finance Receivables
	Assets representing rights to receive money on demand or at fixed or determinable dates are referred to as finance receivables. Our finance receivable portfolios consist of our Net investments in direct financing leases and deferred acquisition fees. Operating leases are not included in finance receivables as such amounts are not recognized as an asset in the consolidated balance sheets.
	Net Investment in Direct Financing Leases
	Net investment in direct financing leases is summarized as follows (in thousands):
		December 31,
		2013				2012
	Minimum lease payments receivable	$	466,182			$	430,514
	Unguaranteed residual value	363,903				375,706
		830,085				806,220
	Less: unearned income	(466,665		)		(430,215		)
		$	363,420			$	376,005
	2013 — During 2013, we reclassified $14.0 million of properties from Net investment in direct financing leases to Real estate (Note 5) in connection with the restructuring of six leases. Additionally, during 2013, we sold our net investment in a direct financing lease, which we acquired in the CPA®:15 Merger, for $5.5 million, net of selling costs, and recognized a loss on the sale of $0.3 million. We also recognized an impairment charge of $0.1 million on a property accounted for as Net investments in direct financing leases in connection with an other-than-temporary decline in the estimated fair value of the property’s residual value.
	2012 — During 2012, we sold our net investment in a direct financing lease for $2.0 million, net of selling costs, and recognized a net loss on sale of $0.2 million. In connection with the CPA®:15 Merger in September 2012, we acquired 15 direct financing leases with a total fair value of $315.8 million (Note 3).
	2011 — During 2011, we reclassified $17.7 million out of Net investments in direct financing leases in connection with an out-of-period adjustment (Note 2). We also reversed impairment charges of $1.6 million in connection with the out-of-period adjustment.
	Scheduled Future Minimum Rents
	Scheduled future minimum rents, exclusive of renewals and expenses paid by tenants, percentage of sales rents and future CPI-based adjustments, under non-cancelable direct financing leases at December 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):
	Years Ending December 31,		Total
	2014		$	35,865
	2015		35,885
	2016		34,273
	2017		34,106
	2018		34,125
	Thereafter		291,928
	Total		$	466,182
	Deferred Acquisition Fees Receivable
	As described in Note 4, we earn revenue in connection with structuring and negotiating investments and related mortgage financing for the Managed REITs. A portion of this revenue is due in equal annual installments ranging from three to eight years, provided the Managed REITs meet their respective performance criteria. Unpaid deferred installments, including accrued interest, from all of the Managed REITs were included in Due from affiliates in the consolidated financial statements.
	Credit Quality of Finance Receivables
	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 December 31, 2013 and 2012, none of our finance receivables were past due and we had not established any allowances for credit losses. There were no modifications of finance receivables for either of the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. We evaluate the credit quality of our finance receivables utilizing an internal five-point credit rating scale, with one representing the highest credit quality and five representing the lowest. The credit quality evaluation of our finance receivables was last updated in the fourth quarter of 2013. We believe the credit quality of our deferred acquisition fees receivable falls under category one, as the CPA® REITs are expected to have the available cash to make such payments.
	A summary of our finance receivables by internal credit quality rating is as follows (dollars in thousands):
			Number of Tenants at December 31,				Net Investments in Direct Financing Leases at December 31,
	Internal Credit Quality Indicator		2013		2012		2013		2012
	1		3		3		$	42,812	$	46,398
	2		3		4		27,869		49,764
	3		8		8		284,968		257,281
	4		1		4		7,771		22,562
	5		—		—		—		—
							$	363,420	$	376,005

Equity_Investment_in_Real_Esta

Equity Investment in Real Estate and the Managed REITs	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]	'
Equity Investments in Real Estate and REITs	'
	Equity Investments in Real Estate and the Managed REITs
	We own interests in certain unconsolidated real estate investments with the Managed REITs and also own interests in the Managed REITs. We account for our interests in these investments under the equity method of accounting (i.e., at cost, increased or decreased by our share of earnings or losses, less distributions, plus contributions and other adjustments required by equity method accounting, such as basis differences.
	The following table presents net income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs, which represents our proportionate share of the income or losses of these investments as well as certain adjustments related to other-than-temporary impairment charges and amortization of basis differences related to purchase accounting adjustments (in thousands):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013				2012				2011
	Proportionate share of earnings from equity investments in the Managed REITs	$	7,057			$	8,867			$	19,912
	Amortization of basis differences on equity investments in the Managed REITs	(5,115		)		(4,302		)		(3,613		)
	Other-than-temporary impairment charges on the Special Member Interest in	(15,383		)		(9,910		)		—
	CPA®:16 – Global’s operating partnership
	Distributions of Available Cash (Note 4)	34,121				30,009				15,535
	Deferred revenue earned (Note 4)	9,436				9,436				6,291
	Total equity earnings from the Managed REITs	30,116				34,100				38,125
	Equity earnings from other equity investments	26,928				29,864				13,602
	Amortization of basis differences on other equity investments	(4,313		)		(1,572		)		(499		)
	Net income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs	$	52,731			$	62,392			$	51,228
	Managed REITs
	We own interests in the Managed REITs and account for these interests under the equity method because, as their advisor and through our ownership of their common stock, we do not exert control over, but we do have the ability to exercise significant influence on, the Managed REITs.
	The following table sets forth certain information about our investments in the Managed REITs (dollars in thousands):
			% of Outstanding Shares Owned at						Carrying Amount of Investment at
			December 31,						December 31,
	Fund		2013			2012			2013 (a) (b)				2012 (a)
	CPA®:16 – Global (c)		18.533	%		18.33	%		$	282,520			$	296,301
	CPA®:16 – Global operating partnership (d)		0.015	%		0.015	%		813				17,140
	CPA®:17 – Global (e)		1.91	%		1.29	%		57,753				38,977
	CPA®:17 – Global operating partnership (f)		0.009	%		0.015	%		—				—
	CPA®:18 – Global (g)		0.127	%		100	%		320				—
	CPA®:18 – Global operating partnership (h)		0.015	%		N/A			209				—
	CWI		0.538	%		0.4	%		3,369				727
	CWI operating partnership		0.015	%		0.015	%		—				—
									$	344,984			$	353,145
	___________
	(a)	Includes asset management fees receivable, for which 197,231 shares, 3,781 class A shares and 43,850 shares of CPA®:17 – Global, CPA®:18 – Global and CWI, respectively, were issued during the first quarter of 2014.
	(b)	At December 31, 2013, the aggregate unamortized basis differences on our equity investments in the Management REITs were $9.7 million.
	(c)	We received distributions of $25.3 million, $24.3 million and $12.4 million from this affiliate during 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively. At December 31, 2011, our investment in CPA®:16 – Global comprised more than 20% of our total assets. Therefore, the audited consolidated financial statements of CPA®:16 – Global are included in this Report.
	(d)	During 2013 and 2012, we recognized other-than-temporary impairment charges of $15.4 million and $9.9 million respectively, on this investment to reduce the carrying value of our interest in the investment to its estimated fair value (Note 10). In addition, we received distributions of $15.2 million, $15.4 million and $6.2 million from this investment during 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.
	(e)	We received distributions of $3.0 million, $1.6 million, and $0.6 million from this affiliate during 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.
	(f)	We received distributions of $16.9 million, $14.6 million, and $9.4 million from this affiliate during 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.
	(g)	On September 13, 2012, we purchased 1,000 shares of CPA®:18 – Global common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $9,000. On December 14, 2012, we made a capital contribution of $0.2 million in exchange for 22,222 shares of CPA®:18 – Global common stock. We consolidated this investment until July 25, 2013, when CPA®:18 – Global reached its minimum offering proceeds and began admitting new stockholders. We currently account for our interests under the equity method of accounting (Note 2).
	(h)	On July 3, 2013, we purchased a 0.015% special general partnership interest in CPA®:18 – Global’s operating partnership for $0.2 million. This special general partnership interest entitles us to receive distributions of our proportionate share of earnings up to 10% of the Available Cash from CPA®:18 – Global’s operating partnership (Note 4).
	The following tables present estimated combined summarized financial information for the Managed REITs. Certain prior year amounts have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the impact of discontinued operations. Amounts provided are expected total amounts attributable to the Managed REITs and do not represent our proportionate share (in thousands):
		December 31,
		2013				2012
	Real estate, net	$	7,218,177			$	6,049,926
	Other assets	2,128,862				2,002,620
	Total assets	9,347,039				8,052,546
	Debt	(4,237,044		)		(3,509,394		)
	Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities	(571,097		)		(450,362		)
	Total liabilities	(4,808,141		)		(3,959,756		)
	Redeemable noncontrolling interest	—				(21,747		)
	Noncontrolling interests	(192,492		)		(170,140		)
	Stockholders’ equity	$	4,346,406			$	3,900,903
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013				2012				2011
	Revenues	$	796,637			$	860,983			$	734,870
	Expenses (a) (b)	(701,830		)		(759,435		)		(611,417		)
	Income from continuing operations	$	94,807			$	101,548			$	123,453
	Net income attributable to the Managed REITs (c) (d)	$	104,342			$	128,455			$	116,560
	___________
	(a)	Total net expenses recognized by the Managed REITs during the year ended December 31, 2012 included $3.1 million of CPA®:15 Merger-related expenses incurred by CPA®:15, of which our share was approximately $0.2 million.
	(b)	Total net expenses recognized by the Managed REITs during the year ended December 31, 2011 included the following items related to the CPA®:14/16 Merger: (i) $78.8 million of net gains recognized by CPA®:14 in connection with selling certain properties to us, CPA®:17 – Global and third parties, of which our share was approximately $7.4 million; (ii) a net gain of $28.7 million recognized by CPA®:16 – Global in connection with the CPA®:14/16 Merger as a result of the fair value of CPA®:14 exceeding the total merger consideration, of which our share was approximately $5.0 million; (iii) $13.6 million of expenses incurred by CPA®:16 – Global related to the CPA®:14/16 Merger, of which our share was approximately $2.4 million; and (iv) a $2.8 million net loss recognized by CPA®:16 – Global in connection with the prepayment of certain non-recourse mortgage loans, of which our share was approximately $0.5 million.
	(c)	Inclusive of impairment charges recognized by the Managed REITs totaling $25.6 million, $25.0 million and $57.7 million during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. These impairment charges reduced our income earned from these investments by approximately $4.7 million, $4.2 million and $7.8 million during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	(d)	Amounts included net gains on sale of real estate recorded by the Managed REITs totaling $7.7 million, $35.4 million and $45.4 million during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	Interests in Other Unconsolidated Real Estate Investments
We own equity interests in single-tenant net leased properties that are generally leased to companies through noncontrolling interests (i) in partnerships and limited liability companies that we do not control but over which we exercise significant influence or (ii) as tenants-in-common subject to common control. Generally, the underlying investments are jointly-owned with affiliates. We account for these investments under the equity method of accounting. Earnings for each investment are recognized in accordance with each respective investment agreement. Investments in unconsolidated investments are required to be evaluated periodically. We periodically compare an investment’s carrying value to its estimated fair value and recognize an impairment charge to the extent that the carrying value exceeds fair value and such decline is determined to be other than temporary.
The following table sets forth our ownership interests in our equity investments in real estate, excluding the Managed REITs, and their respective carrying values (dollars in thousands):
				Ownership Interest			Carrying Value at December 31,
Lessee		Co-owner(s)		at December 31, 2013			2013				2012
Schuler A.G. (a) (b) (c)		CPA®:16 – Global		67	%		$	65,798			$	62,006
Hellweg Die Profi-Baumärkte GmbH		CPA®:16 – Global/ CPA®:17 – Global		38	%		27,923				42,387
& Co. KG (Hellweg 2) (a) (c) (d) (e)
Advanced Micro Devices (b) (c)		CPA®:16 – Global		33	%		22,392				23,667
The New York Times Company		CPA®:16 – Global/CPA®:17 – Global		18	%		21,543				20,584
C1000 Logistiek Vastgoed B.V. (a) (b) (d)		CPA®:17 – Global		15	%		13,673				14,929
The Upper Deck Company (c)		CPA®:16 – Global		50	%		7,518				7,198
Del Monte Corporation (b) (c) (d)		CPA®:16 – Global		50	%		7,145				8,318
Waldaschaff Automotive GmbH and Wagon Automotive Nagold GmbH (a)		CPA®:17 – Global		33	%		7,267				6,323
Builders FirstSource, Inc. (c)		CPA®:16 – Global		40	%		4,968				5,138
PetSmart, Inc. (c)		CPA®:16 – Global		30	%		3,877				3,808
Consolidated Systems, Inc. (b) (c)		CPA®:16 – Global		60	%		3,176				3,278
Wanbishi Archives Co. Ltd. (a) (f) (g)		CPA®:17 – Global		3	%		395				(736		)
U.S. Airways Group, Inc. (h)		Third party		75	%		—				7,995
The Talaria Company (Hinckley) (h)		CPA®:16 – Global		—			—				7,702
SaarOTEC (a) (c) (g)		CPA®:16 – Global		50	%		(639		)		(116		)
							$	185,036			$	212,481
___________
(a)	The carrying value of the investment is affected by the impact of fluctuations in the exchange rate of the foreign currency.
(b)	Represents a tenancy-in-common interest, under which the investment is under common control by us and our investment partner. With the exception of Schuler A.G., these investments are tenancy-in-common interests whereby the property is encumbered by debt for which we are jointly and severally liable. The aggregate amount due under the arrangements was approximately $171.0 million at December 31, 2013. Of this amount, $43.9 million represents the aggregate amount we agreed to pay and is included within the carrying value of each of these investments, where applicable.
(c)	Subsequent to the CPA®:16 Merger in January 2014, we consolidate these wholly-owned or majority-owned investments (Note 20).
(d)	The decrease in carrying value is due to the distributions made to us.
(e)	The decrease in carrying value is primarily due to our share of the German real estate transfer tax incurred by the investment. Please see “Hellweg 2 Restructuring” below for more information.
(f)	We acquired our interest in this investment in December 2012.
(g)	At December 31, 2013 and 2012, as applicable, we intended to fund our share of the investment’s future operating deficits if the need arose. However, we had no legal obligation to pay for any of the investment’s liabilities nor did we have any legal obligation to fund operating deficits.
(h)	These investments were sold in 2013. Please see “Disposition of Unconsolidated Real Estate Investment” below for more information.
The following tables present combined summarized financial information of our equity investments. Amounts provided are the total amounts attributable to the investments and do not represent our proportionate share (in thousands):
	December 31,
	2013				2012
Real estate, net	$	1,038,422			$	1,106,640
Other assets	146,635				179,654
Total assets	1,185,057				1,286,294
Debt	(695,429		)		(740,595		)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities	(77,819		)		(58,827		)
Total liabilities	(773,248		)		(799,422		)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	—				(21,747		)
Noncontrolling interests	176				—
Stockholders’ equity	$	411,985			$	465,125
	Years Ended December 31,
	2013				2012				2011
Revenues	$	117,278			$	108,242			$	118,819
Expenses	(50,907		)		(64,453		)		(75,992		)
Impairment charge (b)	—				—				(8,602		)
Income from continuing operations	$	66,371			$	43,789			$	34,225
Net income attributable to the Managed REITs (a) (b)	$	15,762			$	79,591			$	34,225
___________
(a)	Amount during the year ended December 31, 2012 included a net gain of approximately $34.0 million recognized by a jointly-owned investment as a result of selling its interests in the Médica investment. Our share of the gain was approximately $15.1 million.
(b)	Amount during the year ended December 31, 2011 included an impairment charge of $8.6 million incurred by a jointly-owned investment that leased property to Symphony IRI Group, Inc. in connection with a potential sale of the property owned by the investment, of which our share was approximately $0.4 million. The investment completed the sale in June 2011.
We received aggregate distributions of $25.9 million, $20.0 million, and $15.3 million from our other unconsolidated real estate investments for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. At December 31, 2013, the aggregate unamortized basis differences on our unconsolidated real estate investments were $8.9 million.
Hellweg 2 Restructuring
In 2007, CPA®:14, CPA®:15 and CPA®:16 – Global, acquired a 33%, 40% and 27% interest, respectively, in an entity, or Purchaser, for purposes of acquiring a 25% interest in a property holding company, or PropCo, that owns 37 do-it yourself stores located in Germany. This is referred to as the Hellweg 2 transaction. The remaining 75% interest in PropCo was owned by a third party, or the Partner. In November 2010, CPA®:14, CPA®:15 and CPA®:16 – Global obtained a 70% additional interest in PropCo from the Partner resulting in Purchaser owning approximately 95% of PropCo. In 2011, CPA®:17 – Global acquired CPA®:14’s interests, and in 2012, we acquired CPA®:15’s interests. We account for our investment under the equity method of accounting.
In October 2013, the Partner’s remaining 5% equity interest in PropCo was acquired by CPA®:17 – Global, which resulted in PropCo incurring a German real estate transfer tax of $22.1 million of which our share was approximately $8.4 million and was recorded within Net income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs in our consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2013. PropCo intends to appeal the real estate transfer tax upon assessment, but there is no certainty it will be successful in appealing its obligation.
Acquisition of Unconsolidated Real Estate Investment During 2012
In December 2012, an entity in which we and CPA®:17 – Global hold 3% and 97% interests, respectively, purchased a warehouse/distribution facility in Japan for $52.1 million. Our share of the purchase price was approximately $1.5 million. We account for this investment under the equity method of accounting, as we do not have a controlling interest in the entity but exercise significant influence over it. In connection with this investment, the entity obtained mortgage financing on the property of $31.6 million at an annual interest rate of 2% and term of five years. Our share of the financing was approximately $0.9 million. Amounts are based on the exchange rate of the Japanese yen on the date of acquisition.
Disposition of Unconsolidated Real Estate Investment During 2013
In June 2013, we contributed $2.9 million to partially repay the existing $17.1 million mortgage loan on our U.S. Airways investment. We refinanced the remaining mortgage loan with new financing of $13.9 million. Immediately after the refinancing, we sold our interest in the investment to a third party for $28.4 million, net of closing costs and our contribution to partially repay the loan, and recognized a gain on sale of $19.5 million. The proceeds were placed into escrow for the purpose of executing an exchange transaction under Section 1031 of the Code. The gain was included in Net income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs in the consolidated financial statements.
In October 2013, an entity in which we and CPA®:16 – Global held 30% and 70% interests, respectively, sold the five properties it owned for $41.4 million and recognized a net gain on sale of $0.5 million. The entity used a portion of the proceeds to repay the related mortgage loan, which had a carrying value of $25.7 million on the date of sale. Amounts presented are total amounts attributable to the whole entity and do not represent our proportionate share. In connection with the sale, the entity made a distribution of $4.2 million to us, representing our share of the net proceeds from the sale.

NonCash_Investing_and_Financin

Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Additional Cash Flow Elements and Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]	'
Cash Flow Information	'
	Cash Flow Information
	Supplemental Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:
	A summary of our non-cash investing and financing activities for the periods presented is as follows (in thousands):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Reclassification from Net investments in direct financing leases (Note 6)	$	(13,952	)	$	—		$	(17,651	)
	Reclassification to Real estate (Note 5)	13,952			—			17,651
	Reclassification from Real estate, net (Note 5)	(63,697		)	(14,016		)	—
	Reclassification from Intangible assets, net (Note 5)	(24,423		)	(852		)	—
	Reclassification from Operating real estate, net (Note 5)	(3,627		)	—			—
	Reclassification to Assets held for sale (Note 5)	91,747			14,868			—
	Build-to-suit construction costs incurred but unpaid (Note 5)	5,614			—			—
	Reclassification to (from) Additional paid-in capital (Note 4)	40,000			(40,000		)	—
	Reclassification to (from) Redeemable securities (Note 4)	(40,000		)	40,000			—
	Fourth quarter distributions declared	67,746			45,700			22,314
	Fair value of special member interest in CPA®:16 – Global’s operating partnership (Note 4)	—			—			28,308
	Non-recourse mortgages assumed on acquisition (Note 4)	—			—			87,590
	2013 — In November 2013, we purchased a domestic office building for $33.6 million (Note 5). This transaction consisted of the acquisition and assumption of certain assets and liabilities, respectively, as detailed in the table below (in thousands).
	Cash Consideration	$	13,748
	Assets Acquired at Fair Value:
	Net investments in real estate	$	33,625
	In-place lease intangible assets, net	872
	Above-market rent intangible assets, net	722
	Other assets	1,170
	Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value:
	Non-recourse debt	(21,023		)
	Below-market rent and other intangible liabilities	(1,618		)
	Net assets acquired	$	13,748
	2012 — On September 28, 2012, we merged with CPA®:15. In the CPA®:15 Merger, CPA®:15 stockholders received $1.25 in cash and 0.2326 shares of our common stock for each share of CPA®:15 common stock held at the completion of the CPA®:15 Merger (Note 3). The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based upon their fair values. The following table summarizes estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition (in thousands):
	Total Consideration
	Fair value of common shares issued	$	1,380,362
	Cash consideration	152,356
	Fair value of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC equity interest in CPA®:15 prior to the CPA®:15 Merger	107,147
	Fair value of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC equity interest in jointly-owned investments with CPA®:15 prior to the CPA®:15 Merger	54,822
		1,694,687
	Assets Acquired at Fair Value
	Net investments in real estate	1,762,872
	Net investments in direct financing leases	315,789
	Equity investments in real estate	166,247
	Goodwill	268,683
	Intangible assets	695,310
	Other assets	81,750
	Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value
	Non-recourse debt	(1,350,755		)
	Below-market rent and other intangible liabilities	(102,155		)
	Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(84,640		)
	Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	(237,359		)
	Net assets acquired excluding cash	1,515,742
	Cash acquired on acquisition of subsidiaries	$	178,945
	2011 — Prior to our implementation of Emerging Issues Task Force, or EITF, 10-E “Accounting for Deconsolidation of a Subsidiary That Is In-Substance Real Estate,” we deconsolidated a wholly-owned subsidiary in 2011 because we no longer had control over the activities that most significantly impact its economic performance following possession of the subsidiary’s property by a receiver (Note 17). The following table presents the assets and liabilities of the subsidiary on the date of deconsolidation (in thousands):
	Assets
	Net investments in properties	$	5,340
	Intangible assets and goodwill, net	(15		)
	Total	$	5,325
	Liabilities
	Non-recourse debt	$	(6,311	)
	Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(22		)
	Total	$	(6,333	)
	Supplemental cash flow information
	(In thousands)
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Interest paid	$	98,599		$	38,092		$	21,168
Income taxes paid	$	14,405		$	12,501		$	33,641

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangibles

Goodwill and Other Intangibles	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure	'
	Goodwill and Other Intangibles
	In connection with our acquisitions of properties, we have recorded net lease intangibles that are being amortized over periods ranging from one to 40 years. In addition, we have several ground leases that are being amortized over periods up to 134 years. In-place lease and above-market rent are included in In-place lease intangible assets, net and Above-market rent intangible assets, net, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets. Tenant relationship, below-market ground lease (as lessee), trade name, management contracts and software license intangibles are included in Other intangible assets, net in the consolidated balance sheets. Below-market rent, above-market ground lease (as lessor), and below-market purchase option intangibles are included in Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.
	In connection with our investment activity during 2013, we have recorded net lease intangibles comprised as follows (life in years, dollars in thousands):
		Weighted-Average		Amount
		Life
	Amortizable Intangible Assets
	In-place lease	12.3		$	85,759
	Above-market rent	16.5		10,917
	Below-market ground lease	118.1		3,998
				$	100,674
	Amortizable Intangible Liabilities
	Below-market rent	21.1		$	(32,716	)
	In connection with the CPA®:15 Merger, we recorded goodwill of $268.7 million as a result of the Merger Consideration exceeding the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed (Note 3). The goodwill was attributed to our Real Estate Ownership reporting unit as it relates to the real estate assets we acquired. The following table presents a reconciliation of our goodwill (in thousands):
		Real Estate Ownership				Investment Management			Total
	Balance at January 1, 2011	$	—			$	63,607		$	63,607
	Activity	—				—			—
	Balance at December 31, 2011	—				63,607			63,607
	Acquisition of CPA®:15	268,683				—			268,683
	Allocation of goodwill to the cost basis of properties sold or held for sale (a)	(3,158		)		—			(3,158		)
	Balance at December 31, 2012	265,525				63,607			329,132
	Allocation of goodwill to the cost basis of properties sold or held for sale (a)	(13,118		)		—			(13,118		)
	Adjustments related to deferred foreign income taxes (b)	32,715				—			32,715
	Adjustment to purchase price (c)	1,479				—			1,479
	Balance at December 31, 2013 (d)	$	286,601			$	63,607		$	350,208
	___________
	(a)	Amount is included within Gain (loss) on sale of real estate for assets sold or Impairment charges for assets classified as held for sale, both of which are included in discontinued operations (Note 17).
	(b)	In the fourth quarter of 2013, we recorded an out-of-period adjustment related to accounting for deferred foreign income taxes (Note 2).
	(c)	In the fourth quarter of 2013, we recorded an immaterial out-of-period adjustment to correct an error in the purchase price allocation for the CPA®:15 Merger.
	(d)	We recorded goodwill in the Real Estate Ownership segment in connection with the CPA®:16 Merger in January 2014 (Note 20).
	Current accounting guidance requires that we test for the recoverability of goodwill at the reporting unit level. The test for recoverability must be conducted at least annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable. We performed our annual test for impairment during the fourth quarter of 2013 for goodwill recorded in both segments, and no impairment was indicated.
	Intangible assets and liabilities and goodwill are summarized as follows (in thousands):
		December 31,
		2013										2012
		Gross Carrying Amount				Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount			Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
	Amortizable Intangible Assets
	Management contracts	$	32,765			$	(32,395	)	$	370		$	32,765		$	(31,283	)	$	1,482
	Internal-use software development costs	3,255				—			3,255			—			—			—
		36,020				(32,395		)	3,625			32,765			(31,283		)	1,482
	Lease Intangibles:
	In-place lease	551,737				(84,610		)	467,127			474,630			(27,352		)	447,278
	Tenant relationship	6,247				(1,656		)	4,591			8,149			(3,406		)	4,743
	Above-market rent	292,132				(50,157		)	241,975			293,627			(13,742		)	279,885
	Below-market ground lease	4,386				(22		)	4,364			—			—			—
		854,502				(136,445		)	718,057			776,406			(44,500		)	731,906
	Unamortizable Goodwill and
	Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
	Goodwill	350,208				—			350,208			329,132			—			329,132
	Trade name	3,975				—			3,975			3,975			—			3,975
		354,183				—			354,183			333,107			—			333,107
	Total intangible assets	$	1,244,705			$	(168,840	)	$	1,075,865		$	1,142,278		$	(75,783	)	$	1,066,495
	Amortizable Intangible Liabilities
	Below-market rent	$	(116,939	)		$	11,832		$	(105,107	)	$	(86,171	)	$	3,227		$	(82,944	)
	Above-market ground lease	(6,896		)		512			(6,384		)	(6,896		)	103			(6,793		)
		(123,835		)		12,344			(111,491		)	(93,067		)	3,330			(89,737		)
	Unamortizable Intangible Liabilities
	Below-market purchase option	(16,711		)		—			(16,711		)	(16,711		)	—			(16,711		)
	Total intangible assets	$	(140,546	)		$	12,344		$	(128,202	)	$	(109,778	)	$	3,330		$	(106,448	)
	Net amortization of intangibles, including the effect of foreign currency translation, was $86.1 million, $24.9 million and $4.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Amortization of below-market rent and above-market rent is recorded as an adjustment to Lease revenues, while amortization of management contracts, in-place lease and tenant relationship intangibles is included in Depreciation and amortization, and amortization of above-market ground lease and below-market ground lease is included in Property expenses.
	Based on the intangible assets and liabilities recorded at December 31, 2013, scheduled annual net amortization of intangibles for each of the next five years and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):
	Years Ending December 31,		Total
	2014		$	84,921
	2015		76,725
	2016		74,872
2017		71,474
2018		65,170
Thereafter		237,029
Total		$	610,191

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Fair Value Measurements	'
	Fair Value Measurements
	The fair value of an asset is defined as the exit price, which is the amount that would either be received when an asset is sold or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The guidance establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers are: Level 1, for which quoted market prices for identical instruments are available in active markets, such as money market funds, equity securities and U.S. Treasury securities; Level 2, for which there are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the instrument, such as certain derivative instruments including interest rate caps and swaps; and Level 3, for securities that do not fall into Level 1 or Level 2 and for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring us to develop our own assumptions.
	Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
	The methods and assumptions described below were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument. For significant Level 3 items we have also provided the unobservable inputs along with their weighted-average ranges.
	Money Market Funds — Our money market funds, which are included in Cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated financial statements, are comprised of government securities and U.S. Treasury bills. These funds were classified as Level 1 as we used quoted prices from active markets to determine their fair values.
	Derivative Assets — Our derivative assets, which are included in Other assets, net in the consolidated financial statements, are comprised of an interest rate cap, interest rate swaps and stock warrants (Note 11). The interest rate cap and interest rate swaps were measured at fair value using readily observable market inputs, such as quotations on interest rates, and were classified as Level 2 as these instruments are custom, over-the-counter contracts with various bank counterparties that are not traded in the open market. The stock warrants were measured at fair value using internal valuation models that incorporate market inputs and our own assumptions about future cash flows. We classified these assets as Level 3 because these assets are not traded in an active market.
	Derivative Liabilities — Our derivative liabilities, which are included in Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the consolidated financial statements, are comprised of interest rate swaps and foreign currency forward contracts (Note 11). These derivative instruments were measured at fair value using readily observable market inputs, such as quotations on interest rates. These derivative instruments were classified as Level 2 because they are custom, over-the-counter contracts with various bank counterparties that are not traded in an active market.
	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — We account for the noncontrolling interest in W. P. Carey International, LLC, or WPCI, held by a third party as a redeemable noncontrolling interest (Note 14). We determined the valuation of the redeemable noncontrolling interest using widely accepted valuation techniques, including expected discounted cash flows of the investment as well as the income capitalization approach, which considers prevailing market capitalization rates. We classified this liability as Level 3. At December 31, 2013, unobservable inputs for WPCI include a discount for lack of marketability, a discount rate and EBITDA multiples with weighted-average ranges of 20% - 30%, 22% - 26% and 3x - 5x, respectively. Significant increases or decreases in any one of these inputs in isolation would result in significant changes in the fair value measurement.
	We did not have any transfers into or out of Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 measurements during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011.
	Our other financial instruments had the following carrying values and fair values as of the dates shown (in thousands):
				31-Dec-13						31-Dec-12
			Level	Carrying Value			Fair Value			Carrying Value			Fair Value
	Non-recourse debt (a)		3	$	1,492,410		$	1,477,497		$	1,715,397		$	1,727,985
	Prior Senior Credit Facility (b)		3	275,000			275,000			253,000			253,000
	Unsecured Term Loan (b)		3	300,000			300,000			—			—
	Deferred acquisition fees receivable (c)		3	19,684			20,733			28,654			33,632
	__________
	(a)	We determined the estimated fair value of our debt instruments using a discounted cash flow model with rates that take into account the credit of the tenants, where applicable, and interest rate risk. We also considered the value of the underlying collateral taking into account the quality of the collateral, the credit quality of the company, the time until maturity and the current market interest rate.
	(b)	As described in Note 20, the Prior Senior Credit Facility and Unsecured Term Loan were repaid and terminated in January 2014.
	(c)	We determined the estimated fair value of our deferred acquisition fees based on an estimate of discounted cash flows using two significant unobservable inputs, which are the leverage adjusted unsecured spread and an illiquidity adjustment with a weighted-average range of 100 - 380 bps and 50 - 100 bps, respectively at December 31, 2013. Significant increases or decreases to these inputs in isolation would result in a significant change in the fair value measurement.
	We estimated that our other financial assets and liabilities (excluding net investments in direct financing leases) had fair values that approximated their carrying values at both December 31, 2013 and 2012.
	Items Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis (Including Impairment Charges)
	We periodically assess whether there are any indicators that the value of our real estate investments may be impaired or that their carrying value may not be recoverable. For investments in real estate for which an impairment indicator is identified, we follow a two-step process to determine whether the investment is impaired and to determine the amount of the charge. First, we compare the carrying value of the property’s asset group to the future undiscounted net cash flows that we expect the property’s asset group will generate, including any estimated proceeds from the eventual sale of the property’s asset group. If this amount is less than the carrying value, the property’s asset group is considered to be impaired. We then measure the impairment charge as the excess of the carrying value of the property’s asset group over the estimated fair value of the property’s asset group, which is primarily determined using market information such as recent comparable sales or broker quotes. If relevant market information is not available or is not deemed appropriate, we perform a future net cash flow analysis, discounted for inherent risk associated with each investment. We determined that the significant inputs used to value these investments fall within Level 3 for fair value accounting. As a result of our assessments, we calculated impairment charges based on market conditions and assumptions that existed at the time. The valuation of real estate is subject to significant judgment and actual results may differ materially if market conditions or the underlying assumptions change.
	The following tables present information about our other assets that were measured on a fair value basis (in thousands):
		Year Ended December 31, 2013						Year Ended December 31, 2012						Year Ended December 31, 2011
		Fair Value			Total Impairment			Fair Value			Total Impairment			Fair Value		Total Impairment
		Measurements			Charges			Measurements			Charges			Measurements		Charges
	Impairment Charges from Continuing Operations:
	Real estate	$	15,495		$	4,673		$	—		$	—		$	380	$	243
	Net investments in direct financing leases	891			68			—			—			—		(1,608		)
	Equity investments in real estate	5,111			19,256			17,140			9,910			1,554		206
	Marketable security	483			553			—			—			—		—
					24,550						9,910					(1,159		)
	Impairment Charges from Discontinued Operations:
	Real estate	19,413			6,192			39,642			12,495			42,207		11,838
	Operating real estate	3,709			1,071			5,002			10,467			—		—
					7,263						22,962					11,838
					$	31,813					$	32,872				$	10,679
	Significant impairment charges, and their related triggering events and fair value measurements, recognized during 2013, 2012, and 2011 were as follows:
	Real Estate
	During the year ended December 31, 2013, we recognized an impairment charge of $4.7 million on a property in France. This impairment was the result of writing down the property’s carrying value to its estimated fair value in connection with the tenant vacating the property. The fair value measurements related to the impairment charge were determined by estimating discounted cash flows using three significant unobservable inputs, which are the cash flow discount rate, the residual discount rate, and the residual capitalization rate equal to 12.75%, 11.75% and 10.0%, respectively. Significant increases or decreases to these inputs in isolation would result in a significant change in the fair value measurement.
	Direct Financing Leases
	During the year ended December 31, 2013, we recognized an impairment charge of $0.1 million on a property accounted for as Net investments in direct financing leases in order to reduce the carrying value of the property to its estimated fair value, which approximated its estimated selling price.
	During the year ended December 31, 2011, we recorded an out-of-period adjustment of $1.6 million (Note 2).
	Equity Investments in Real Estate
	During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, we recognized other-than-temporary impairment charges totaling $15.4 million and $9.9 million, respectively, on the Special Member Interest in CPA®:16 – Global’s operating partnership to reduce its carrying value to its estimated fair value, which had declined. The fair value was obtained by estimating discounted cash flows using two significant unobservable inputs, which are the discount rate and the estimated general and administrative costs as a percentage of assets under management with a weighted-average range of 12.75% - 15.75% and 35 bps - 45 bps, respectively. Significant increases or decreases to these inputs in isolation would result in a significant change in the fair value measurement. The valuation was also dependent upon the estimated date of a liquidity event for CPA®:16 – Global because cash flows attributable to this investment would cease upon such event.
	During the year ended December 31, 2013, we recognized an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $3.9 million on a jointly-owned investment to reduce the carrying value of our investment to its estimated fair value, which was based on the contracted selling price of the properties held by the jointly-owned investment. The properties were sold in October 2013.
	During the year ended December 31, 2011, we recognized an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $0.2 million on a jointly-owned investment to reduce the carrying value of our investment to its estimated fair value.
	Marketable Security
	During the year ended December 31, 2013, we recognized an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $0.6 million on a
	an investment in an equity fund.  During the fourth quarter of 2013, we received information that indicated the fair value of the equity fund was less than its carrying value.  Since the fund is being wound down and the remaining investments have fair values less than their cost, this impairment was deemed other-than-temporary and the carrying value was written down to the estimated fair value.
	Properties Sold
	During the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, we recognized impairment charges on properties sold, including our hotel, totaling $7.3 million, $23.0 million, and $11.8 million, respectively, to reduce the carrying values of the properties to their selling prices. These impairment charges, which are included in discontinued operations, were the result of reducing these properties’ carrying values to their estimated fair values (Note 17), which approximated their estimated selling prices, in connection with anticipated sales. The fair value measurement related to these impairment charges, other than the fair value of the hotel, was determined in part by third-party sources, subject to our corroboration for reasonableness. The fair value of the hotel property was obtained using an estimate of discounted cash flows using three significant inputs, which are capitalization rate, cash flow discount rate and residual discount rate of 9.5%, 7.5% and 10.0%, respectively.

Risk_Management_and_Use_of_Der

Risk Management and Use of Derivative Financial Instruments	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Risk Management and Use of Derivative Financial Instruments	'
	Risk Management and Use of Derivative Financial Instruments
	In the normal course of our ongoing business operations, we encounter economic risk. There are three main components of economic risk that impact us: interest rate risk, credit risk and market risk. We are primarily subject to interest rate risk on our interest-bearing liabilities, including our Prior Senior Credit Facility and Unsecured Term Loan (Note 12) at December 31, 2013. Credit risk is the risk of default on our operations and our tenants’ inability or unwillingness to make contractually required payments. Market risk includes changes in the value of our properties and related loans, as well as changes in the value of our other securities and the shares we hold in the Managed REITs due to changes in interest rates or other market factors. In addition, we own investments in the European Union and are subject to the risks associated with changing foreign currency exchange rates.
	Derivative Financial Instruments
	When we use derivative instruments, it is generally to reduce our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rate movements. We have not entered, and do not plan to enter into, financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. The primary risks related to our use of derivative instruments include default by a counterparty to a hedging arrangement on its obligation and a downgrade in the credit quality of a counterparty to such an extent that our ability to sell or assign our side of the hedging transaction is impaired. While we seek to mitigate these risks by entering into hedging arrangements with counterparties that are large financial institutions that we deem to be creditworthy, it is possible that our hedging transactions, which are intended to limit losses, could adversely affect our earnings. Furthermore, if we terminate a hedging arrangement, we may be obligated to pay certain costs, such as transaction or breakage fees. We have established policies and procedures for risk assessment and the approval, reporting and monitoring of derivative financial instrument activities.
	We measure derivative instruments at fair value and record them as assets or liabilities, depending on our rights or obligations under the applicable derivative contract. Derivatives that are not designated as hedges must be adjusted to fair value through earnings. For a derivative designated and that qualified as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the change in fair value of the derivative is recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss) until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of a derivative’s change in fair value is immediately recognized in earnings.
	The following table sets forth certain information regarding our derivative instruments (in thousands):
					Asset Derivatives Fair Value at								Liability Derivatives Fair Value at
	Derivatives Designated		Balance Sheet Location		31-Dec-13				31-Dec-12				31-Dec-13			31-Dec-12
	as Hedging Instruments
	Interest rate cap		Other assets, net		$	2			$	25			$	—		$	—
	Interest rate swaps		Other assets, net		1,618				—				—			—
	Foreign currency forward contracts		Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		—				—				(7,083		)	(2,067		)
	Interest rate swaps		Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		—				—				(2,734		)	(5,825		)
	Derivatives Not Designated
	as Hedging Instruments
	Stock warrants (a)		Other assets, net		2,160				1,720				—			—
	Interest rate swaps (b)		Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		—				—				(11,995		)	(16,686		)
	Total derivatives				$	3,780			$	1,745			$	(21,812	)	$	(24,578	)
	__________
	(a)	In connection with the CPA®:15 Merger, we acquired warrants from CPA®:15, which were granted by Hellweg to CPA®:15. These warrants give us participation rights to any distributions made by Hellweg 2 and we are entitled to a cash distribution that equals a certain percentage of the liquidity event price of Hellweg 2, should a liquidity event occur.
	(b)	These interest rate swaps were acquired from CPA®:15 in the CPA®:15 Merger. They do not qualify for hedge accounting; however, they do protect against fluctuations in interest rates related to the variable-rate debt we acquired in the CPA®:15 Merger.
	All derivative transactions with an individual counterparty are governed by a master International Swap and Derivatives Association agreement, which can be considered as a master netting arrangement; however, we report all our derivative instruments on a gross basis on our consolidated balance sheets. At both December 31, 2013 and 2012, no cash collateral had been posted nor received for any of our derivative positions.
	The following tables present the impact of derivative instruments on the consolidated financial statements (in thousands):
			Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in
			Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)on Derivatives (Effective Portion) (a)
			Years Ended December 31,
	Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships		2013				2012				2011
	Interest rate swaps		$	4,720			$	(1,059	)		$	(3,564	)
	Interest rate cap		(15		)		277				—
	Foreign currency forward contracts		(5,211		)		(1,480		)		—
	Total		$	(506	)		$	(2,262	)		$	(3,564	)
			Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Other Comprehensive
			Income (Loss) into Income (Effective Portion) (b)
			Years Ended December 31,
	Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships		2013				2012				2011
	Interest rate swaps		$	1,745			$	1,539			$	344
	Foreign currency forward contracts		537				239				—
	Total		$	2,282			$	1,778			$	344
					Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in
					Income on Derivatives
			Location of Gain (Loss)		Years Ended December 31,
	Derivatives Not in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships		Recognized in Income		2013				2012				2011
	Interest rate swaps		Interest expense		$	5,249			$	429			$	—
	Stock warrants		Other income and (expenses)		440				108				—
	Total				$	5,689			$	537			$	—
	__________
	(a)	Excludes net gains (losses) of $0.5 million, $0.3 million and less than $(0.1) million recognized on unconsolidated jointly-owned investments for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	(b)	Excludes net gains of $0.5 million, $0.4 million and $0.2 million recognized on unconsolidated jointly-owned investments for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 respectively.
	See below for information on our purposes for entering into derivative instruments and for information on derivative instruments owned by unconsolidated investments, which are excluded from the tables above.
	Interest Rate Swaps and Caps
	We are exposed to the impact of interest rate changes primarily through our borrowing activities. To limit this exposure, we attempt to obtain mortgage financing on a long-term, fixed-rate basis. However, from time to time, we or our investment partners may obtain variable-rate non-recourse mortgage loans and, as a result, may enter into interest rate swap agreements or interest rate cap agreements with counterparties. Interest rate swaps, which effectively convert the variable-rate debt service obligations of the loan to a fixed rate, are agreements in which one party exchanges a stream of interest payments for a counterparty’s stream of cash flow over a specific period. The notional, or face, amount on which the swaps are based is not exchanged. Interest rate caps limit the effective borrowing rate of variable-rate debt obligations while allowing participants to share in downward shifts in interest rates. Our objective in using these derivatives is to limit our exposure to interest rate movements.
	The interest rate swaps and cap that we had outstanding on our consolidated subsidiaries at December 31, 2013 are summarized as follows (currency in thousands):
			Number of Instruments		Notional Amount				Fair Value at December 31, 2013 (a)
	Interest Rate Derivatives
	Designated as Cash Flow Hedging Instruments
	Interest rate swaps		5		$	72,240			$	(24	)
	Interest rate swaps		2		€	8,375			(1,092		)
	Interest rate cap (b)		1		€	64,543			2
	Not Designated as Cash Flow Hedging Instruments
	Interest rate swaps (c) (d)		3		€	109,959			(11,995		)
									$	(13,109	)
	__________
	(a)	Amounts are based on the exchange rate of the euro at December 31, 2013, as applicable.
(b)	The applicable interest rate of the related debt was 1.3%, which was below the strike price of the cap of 2.0% at December 31, 2013.
(c)	These interest rate swaps were acquired from CPA®:15 in the CPA®:15 Merger. They do not qualify for hedge accounting; however, they do protect against fluctuations in interest rates related to the variable-rate debt we acquired in the CPA®:15 Merger.
(d)	Notional and fair value amounts include, on a combined basis, portions attributable to noncontrolling interests totaling $27.5 million and $3.0 million, respectively.
Foreign Currency Contracts
We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate movements, primarily in the euro and, to a lesser extent, the British pound sterling. We manage foreign currency exchange rate movements by generally placing our debt service obligation on an investment in the same currency as the tenant’s rental obligation to us. This reduces our overall exposure to the net cash flow from that investment. However, we are subject to foreign currency exchange rate movements to the extent of the difference in the timing and amount of the rental obligation and the debt service. Realized and unrealized gains and losses recognized in earnings related to foreign currency transactions are included in Other income and (expenses) in the consolidated financial statements.
In order to hedge certain of our foreign currency cash flow exposures, we enter into foreign currency forward contracts. A foreign currency forward contract is a commitment to deliver a certain amount of currency at a certain price on a specific date in the future. By entering into forward contracts and holding them to maturity, we are locked into a future currency exchange rate for the term of the contract.
The following table presents the foreign currency derivative contracts we had outstanding at December 31, 2013, which were designated as cash flow hedges (currency in thousands):
		Number of Instruments		Notional Amount				Fair Value at December 31, 2013 (a)
Foreign Currency Derivatives
Foreign currency forward contracts		58		€	100,737			$	(6,357	)
Foreign currency forward contracts		19		£	10,773			(726		)
								$	(7,083	)
__________
(a)	Amounts are based on the applicable exchange rate of the foreign currency at December 31, 2013.
Other
Amounts reported in Other comprehensive (loss) income related to interest rate swaps will be reclassified to Interest expense as interest payments are made on our variable-rate debt. Amounts reported in Other comprehensive (loss) income related to foreign currency derivative contracts will be reclassified to Other income and (expenses) when the hedged foreign currency proceeds from foreign operations are repatriated to the U.S. At December 31, 2013, we estimate that an additional $1.8 million and $1.4 million will be reclassified as interest expense and other income, respectively, during the next 12 months.
We measure our credit exposure on a counterparty basis as the net positive aggregate estimated fair value of our derivatives, net of collateral received, if any. No collateral was received as of December 31, 2013. At December 31, 2013, both our total credit exposure and the maximum exposure to any single counterparty was $1.4 million, inclusive of amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests.
Some of the agreements we have with our derivative counterparties contain certain credit contingent provisions that could result in a declaration of default against us regarding our derivative obligations if we either default or are capable of being declared in default on certain of our indebtedness. At December 31, 2013, we had not been declared in default on any of our derivative obligations. The estimated fair value of our derivatives that were in a net liability position was $22.9 million and $25.7 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, which included accrued interest and any adjustment for nonperformance risk. If we had breached any of these provisions at either December 31, 2013 or December 31, 2012, we could have been required to settle our obligations under these agreements at their aggregate termination value of $24.4 million or $27.3 million, respectively.
Portfolio Concentration Risk
Concentrations of credit risk arise when a group of tenants is engaged in similar business activities or is subject to similar economic risks or conditions that could cause them to default on their lease obligations to us. We regularly monitor our portfolio to assess potential concentrations of credit risk. While we believe our portfolio is reasonably well diversified, it does contain concentrations in excess of 10%, based on the percentage of our annualized contractual minimum base rent for the fourth quarter of 2013, in certain areas, as shown in the table below. The percentages in the table below represent our directly-owned real estate properties and do not include our share of equity investments.
	31-Dec-13
Region:
California	10	%
Other U.S.	60	%
Total U.S	70	%
Total Europe	30	%
Total	100	%
Asset Type:
Office	32	%
Industrial	18	%
Warehouse/Distribution	16	%
Retail	13	%
All others	21	%
Total	100	%
Tenant Industry:
Retail	19	%
All other	81	%
Total	100	%
Except for our investment in CPA®:16 – Global, there were no significant concentrations, individually or in the aggregate, related to our unconsolidated jointly-owned investments. At December 31, 2013, we owned approximately 18.5% of CPA®:16 – Global, which had total assets at that date of approximately $3.2 billion consisting of a portfolio comprised of full or partial ownership interests in 467 properties, as well as two hotel properties, and has certain concentrations within its portfolio, which are outlined in its consolidated financial statements provided with this Report. The CPA®:16 Merger was completed on January 31, 2014 (Note 20).

Debt

Debt	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Debt	'
	Debt
	New Senior Credit Facility
	As discussed in Note 20, in January 2014, we entered into the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to increase the maximum aggregate principal amount from $625.0 million to $1.25 billion and drew down $765.0 million to repay the Prior Senior Credit Facility and Unsecured Term Loan discussed below.
	Prior Senior Credit Facility
	In February 2012, we amended and restated our existing credit agreement, or the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, to increase the maximum aggregate principal amount from $450.0 million to $625.0 million, which was comprised of a $450.0 million Revolver and a $175.0 million Term Loan Facility. The Prior Senior Credit Facility was scheduled to mature in December 2014, and we had the ability to extend it by one year at our option, subject to the conditions provided in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. The Prior Senior Credit Facility also permitted (i) up to $150.0 million to be borrowed in certain currencies other than the U.S. dollar, (ii) swing line loans of up to $35.0 million, and (iii) the issuance of letters of credit in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50.0 million.
	The Prior Senior Credit Facility provided for an annual interest rate, at our election, of either (i) the Eurocurrency Rate or (ii) the Base Rate, in each case plus the Applicable Rate (each as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement). Prior to us obtaining an Investment Grade Debt Rating (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement), the Applicable Rate on Eurocurrency Rate loans and letters of credit ranged from 1.75% to 2.50% (based on LIBOR) and the Applicable Rate on Base Rate loans ranged from 0.75% to1.50% (based on the “prime rate,” defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement as a rate of interest set by the Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired returns). If an Investment Grade Debt Rating were obtained, the Applicable Rate on Eurocurrency Rate loans and letters of credit ranged from 1.10% to 2.00% (based on LIBOR) and the Applicable Rate on Base Rate loans ranged from 0.10% to 1.00% (based on the “prime rate”). Swing line loans will bear interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate then in effect. In addition, we paid a quarterly fee ranging from 0.30% to 0.40% of the unused portion of the line of credit, depending on our leverage ratio. In connection with the amendments of the credit agreement in July 2013, we incurred costs of $7.0 million, which were being amortized over the remaining term of the facility.
	Availability under the Prior Senior Credit Facility was dependent upon a number of factors, including the Unencumbered Property NOI, the Unencumbered Management EBITDA and the Total Unsecured Outstanding Indebtedness (each as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement). As discussed below, on July 31, 2013, we used the proceeds from the Unsecured Term Loan (as defined below) to repay the $250.0 million outstanding balance on the Revolver on that date. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, availability under the Prior Senior Credit Facility was $925.0 million and $625.0 million, respectively, of which we had drawn $275.0 million and $253.0 million, respectively, including $175.0 million under the Term Loan, which we drew down in connection with the CPA®:15 Merger. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, we were required to pay interest on the Prior Senior Credit Facility at an annual interest rate consisting of LIBOR plus 1.75% and LIBOR plus 2.00%, respectively. In addition, as of December 31, 2013, our lenders had issued letters of credit totaling $3.2 million on our behalf in connection with certain contractual obligations, which reduce amounts that may be drawn under the Revolver.
	We were required to ensure that the total Restricted Payments (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) made in the current quarter, when added to the total for the three preceding fiscal quarters, did not exceed the greater of (i) 95% of Adjusted Funds from Operations (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) and (ii) the amount of Restricted Payments required in order for us to maintain our REIT status. Restricted Payments included quarterly dividends and the total amount of shares repurchased by us, if any, in excess of $50.0 million per year. In addition to placing limitations on dividend distributions and share repurchases, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement stipulated certain financial covenants. We were in compliance with all of these covenants at December 31, 2013.
	Unsecured Term Loan
	On July 31, 2013, we entered into a new credit agreement with the lender of our Prior Senior Credit Facility, Bank of America, the Term Loan Credit Agreement, for an unsecured term loan of up to $300.0 million, which we drew down in full on that date primarily to repay the $250.0 million that was then outstanding on the Revolver. We incurred costs of $1.5 million to obtain the Unsecured Term Loan, which were being amortized over the term of the loan. The Term Loan Credit Agreement had substantially the same terms as the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
	The Unsecured Term Loan was scheduled to mature in July 2014, subject to the conditions provided in the Term Loan Credit Agreement. The Unsecured Term Loan provided for an annual interest rate, at our election, of either (i) the Eurocurrency Rate or (ii) the Base Rate, in each case plus the Applicable Rate (each as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement). At December 31, 2013, the Applicable Rate on Eurocurrency Rate loans ranged from 1.60% to 2.35% (based on LIBOR) and the Applicable Rate on Base Rate loans ranged from 0.60% to 1.35% (based on the “prime rate,” defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement as a rate of interest set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired returns). At December 31, 2013, the outstanding balance on the Unsecured Term Loan was $300.0 million with an annual interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.60%. The Term Loan Credit agreement also stipulated certain financial covenants that were similar to those of the Prior Senior Credit Facility. We were in compliance with all of these covenants at December 31, 2013.
	Non-Recourse Debt
	Non-recourse debt consists of mortgage notes payable, which are collateralized by the assignment of real property and direct financing leases with an aggregate carrying value of approximately $1.9 billion and $2.0 billion at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At December 31, 2013, our mortgage notes payable bore interest at fixed annual rates ranging from 2.7% to 7.8% and variable contractual annual rates ranging from 1.3% to 7.6%, with maturity dates ranging from 2014 to 2026 at December 31, 2013.
	Financing Activity During 2013 — During the year ended December 31, 2013, in connection with our acquisitions (Note 5) during that period, we obtained non-recourse mortgage loans totaling $39.1 million with a weighted-average interest rate of 3.9% and term of 9.5 years.
	During the year ended December 31, 2013, we also refinanced four maturing non-recourse mortgage loans totaling $48.7 million with new financing totaling $76.5 million. These new mortgage loans had a weighted-average annual interest rate and term of 5.0% and 9.3 years, respectively.
	Financing Activity During 2012 — In connection with the CPA®:15 Merger (Note 3), we assumed property level debt comprised of nine variable-rate and 58 fixed-rate non-recourse mortgage loans with fair values totaling $295.2 million and $1.1 billion, respectively, on the acquisition date and recorded an aggregate net fair market value adjustment of $14.8 million at that date. The fair market value adjustment will be amortized to interest expense over the remaining lives of the related loans using the effective interest rate method. These fixed-rate and variable-rate mortgages had weighted-average annual interest rates of 5.08% and 5.03%, respectively. The weighted-average annual interest rate for the variable-rate mortgages was calculated using the applicable interest rates on the date of the CPA®:15 Merger.
	During the year ended December 31, 2012, we also refinanced four maturing non-recourse mortgages totaling $21.2 million with new financing totaling $23.8 million. These mortgage loans had a weighted-average annual interest rate and term of 4.2% and 11.5 years, respectively.
	Financing Activity During 2011 — In connection with our acquisition of three properties from CPA®:14 in May 2011 (Note 4), we assumed two non-recourse mortgage loans with an aggregate fair value of $87.6 million (and a carrying value of $88.7 million) on the date of acquisition and recorded a net fair market value adjustment of $1.1 million. The fair market value adjustment will be amortized to interest expense over the remaining lives of the loans. These mortgage loans had a weighted-average annual fixed interest rate and remaining term of 5.8% and 8.3 years, respectively.
	During the year ended December 31, 2011, we also refinanced two maturing non-recourse mortgage loans totaling $10.5 million with new financing totaling $11.9 million and obtained new financing on two unencumbered properties totaling $29.0 million. These mortgage loans had a weighted-average annual interest rate and term of 5.1% and 10.4 years, respectively. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2011, the Carey Storage borrowed a total of $4.6 million, inclusive of amounts attributable to the third-party’s interest of $2.8 million, with a weighted-average annual interest rate and term of 6.7% and 8.2 years, respectively.
	Scheduled Debt Principal Payments
	Scheduled debt principal payments during each of the next five calendar years following December 31, 2013, and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):
	Years Ending December 31,		Total (a)
	2014 (b)		$	835,086
	2015		244,540
	2016		80,208
	2017		126,288
	2018		208,907
	Thereafter through 2026		584,669
			2,079,698
	Unamortized discount		(12,288		)
	Total		$	2,067,410
	__________
	(a)	Certain amounts are based on the applicable foreign currency exchange rate at December 31, 2013.
	(b)	Includes $100.0 million outstanding under our Revolver, $175.0 million outstanding under our Term Loan Facility and $300.0 million outstanding under our Unsecured Term Loan at December 31, 2013, each of which was scheduled to mature at various dates in 2014 unless extended pursuant to its terms. In January 2014, we entered into the New Senior Credit Facility, and the Prior Senior Credit Facility and Unsecured Term Loan were repaid in full at that time and terminated. Also includes $216.1 million of non-recourse mortgage balloon payments that will be due in the 12 months following December 31, 2013.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	Commitments and Contingencies
	On December 31, 2013, Ira Gaines and entities affiliated with him commenced a purported class action (Ira Gaines, et al. v. Corporate Property Associates 16 – Global Incorporated, Index. No. 650001/2014, N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. County) against us, WPC REIT, CPA®:16 – Global, and the directors of CPA®:16 – Global. The complaint alleges (i) that the CPA®:16 Merger was unfair to CPA®:16 – Global stockholders, (ii) breaches of fiduciary duty by the individual defendants, all of whom are members of the board of directors of CPA®:16 – Global, (iii) that the entity defendants aided and abetted the directors in breaching their fiduciary duties, and (iv) that the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus relating to the CPA®:16 Merger contained inadequate disclosure about certain matters.
	The complaint demands (i) that a class be certified and plaintiffs named as class representatives, (ii) supplemental disclosures to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, be issued (iii) the CPA®:16 Merger be rescinded, (iv) damages be awarded, and (v) plaintiffs’ attorneys fees and other costs be reimbursed.
	On January 10, 2014, the plaintiffs asked the court to issue a temporary restraining order enjoining the vote of the stockholders of CPA®:16 – Global pending the completion of expedited discovery and a preliminary injunction hearing. On January 13, 2014 after a hearing, the court denied the plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order enjoining the vote of CPA®:16 – Global’s stockholders.
	We believe that these claims are without merit and are defending the case vigorously.
	Various other claims and lawsuits arising in the normal course of business are pending against us. The results of these proceedings are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Equity

Equity	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Equity [Abstract]	'
Equity	'
	Equity
	Distributions
	Distributions paid to stockholders consist of ordinary income, capital gains, return of capital or a combination thereof for income tax purposes. The following table presents distributions per share, declared and paid during the year ended December 31, 2013 and in October 2012, reported for federal tax purposes and serves as a designation of capital gain distributions, if applicable, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 857(b)(3)(C) and Treasury Regulation § 1.857-6(e):
		Distributions Paid
		During the Year Ended December 31, 2013			On October 16, 2012
	Ordinary income	$	3.1701		$	0.6228
	Return of capital	0.0099			0.0272
	Total distributions paid	$	3.18		$	0.65
	We declared a quarterly distribution of $0.8700 per share and a special distribution of $0.1100 per share in December 2013, which were paid in January 2014 to stockholders of record at December 31, 2013.
	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
	On June 30, 2003, WPCI granted an incentive award to two officers of WPCI consisting of 1,500,000 restricted units, representing an approximate 13% interest in WPCI, and 1,500,000 options for WPCI units with a combined fair value of $2.5 million at that date. Both the options and restricted units vested ratably over five years, with full vesting occurring December 31, 2007. During 2008, the officers exercised all of their 1,500,000 options to purchase 1,500,000 units of WPCI at $1.00 per unit. Upon the exercise of the WPCI options, the officers had a total interest of approximately 23% in WPCI. The terms of the vested restricted units and units received in connection with the exercise of options of WPCI by noncontrolling interest holders provided that the units could be redeemed, commencing December 31, 2012 and thereafter, solely in exchange for our shares and that any redemption would be subject to a third-party valuation of WPCI.
	In December 2009, one of those officers resigned from W. P. Carey, WPCI and all affiliated entities pursuant to a mutually agreed separation. In October 2012, the remaining officer’s employment with W. P. Carey, WPCI and all affiliated entities was terminated. At December 31, 2012, this former employee had a total interest of approximately 7.7% in each of WPCI and the related entities. We account for the noncontrolling interest in WPCI held by the former employee as a redeemable noncontrolling interest, as we could have an obligation to redeem the interest at fair value, subject to certain conditions. This redemption is required to be settled in shares of our common stock. The former employee’s interest is reflected at estimated redemption value for all periods presented. On October 1, 2013, we received a notice from the former employee regarding the exercise of the put option, pursuant to which we are required to redeem the
	7.7% interest in WPCI and affiliated entities. Pursuant to the terms of the related put agreement, the redemption price is to be determined based on a third-party valuation as of October 31, 2013, which is the end of the month that the put option was exercised.  The agreement also requires that we and the former employee agree on both the valuation firm and the valuation methodology, although to date no such agreement has been reached.  We cannot currently estimate when the redemption will occur.
	The following table presents a reconciliation of redeemable noncontrolling interest (in thousands):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Beginning balance	$	7,531		$	7,700		$	7,546
	Redemption value adjustment	—			840			(455		)
	Net income	353			40			1,923
	Distributions	(435		)	(1,055		)	(1,309		)
	Change in other comprehensive income (loss)	(13		)	6			(5		)
	Ending balance	$	7,436		$	7,531		$	7,700
	Transfers to Noncontrolling Interest
	The following table presents a reconciliation of the effect of transfers in noncontrolling interest (in thousands):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Net income attributable to W. P. Carey	$	98,876		$	62,132		$	139,079
	Transfers to noncontrolling interest
	Decrease in W. P. Carey’s additional paid-in capital for purchase of 50 Rock	—			(154		)	—
	Decrease in W. P. Carey’s additional paid-in capital for purchase of CheckFree Holdings, Inc.	—			—			(5,879		)
	Net transfers to noncontrolling interest	—			(154		)	(5,879		)
	Change from net income attributable to W. P. Carey and transfers to noncontrolling interest	$	98,876		$	61,978		$	133,200
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
	The following table presents the components of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) reflected in equity, net of tax. Amounts include our proportionate share of other comprehensive income or loss from our unconsolidated investments (in thousands):
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Unrealized appreciation on marketable securities	$	31		$	31
	Realized and unrealized loss on derivative instruments	(7,488		)	(7,508		)
	Foreign currency translation adjustments	22,793			2,828
	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$	15,336		$	(4,649	)
	Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
	The following tables present a reconciliation of changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component for the periods presented (in thousands):
		Year Ended December 31, 2013
		Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivative Instruments			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments			Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Marketable Securities			Total
	Beginning balance	$	(7,508	)	$	2,828		$	31		$	(4,649	)
	Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(2,793		)	21,835			—			19,042
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:
	Interest expense	1,745			—			—			1,745
	Other income and (expenses)	537			—			—			537
	Net income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs	531			—			—			531
	Total	2,813			—			—			2,813
	Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income	20			21,835			—			21,855
	Net current period other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			(1,870		)	—			(1,870		)
	Ending balance	$	(7,488	)	$	22,793		$	31		$	15,336
		Year Ended December 31, 2012
		Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivative Instruments			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments			Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Marketable Securities			Total
	Beginning balance	$	(5,246	)	$	(3,299	)	$	38		$	(8,507	)
	Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(4,394		)	7,809			(7		)	3,408
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:
	Interest expense	1,539			—			—			1,539
	Other income and (expenses)	239			—			—			239
	Net income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs	354			—			—			354
	Total	2,132			—			—			2,132
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income	(2,262		)	7,809			(7		)	5,540
Net current period other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			(1,682		)	—			(1,682		)
Ending balance	$	(7,508	)	$	2,828		$	31		$	(4,649	)
	Year Ended December 31, 2011
	Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivative Instruments			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments			Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Marketable Securities			Total
Beginning balance	$	(1,658	)	$	(1,854	)	$	49		$	(3,463	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(4,120		)	(1,796		)	(11		)	(5,927		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:
Interest expense	344			—			—			344
Net income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs	188			—			—			188
Total	532			—			—			532
Net current period other comprehensive loss	(3,588		)	(1,796		)	(11		)	(5,395		)
Net current period other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			351			—			351
Ending balance	$	(5,246	)	$	(3,299	)	$	38		$	(8,507	)
Earnings Per Share
Under current authoritative guidance for determining earnings per share, all unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to distributions are considered to be participating securities and therefore are included in the computation of earnings per share under the two-class method. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common shares and participating security according to dividends declared (or accumulated) and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Our unvested RSUs and restricted stocks awards, or RSAs, contain rights to receive non-forfeitable distribution equivalents, and therefore we apply the two-class method of computing earnings per share. The calculation of earnings per share below excludes the income attributable to the unvested RSUs and RSAs from the numerator. The following table summarizes basic and diluted earnings (in thousands, except share amounts):
	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Net income attributable to W. P. Carey	$	98,876		$	62,132		$	139,079
Allocation of distribution equivalents paid on unvested RSUs and RSAs in excess of income	(743		)	(535		)	(2,130		)
Net income – basic	98,133			61,597			136,949
Income effect of dilutive securities, net of taxes	187			23			1,076
Net income – diluted	$	98,320		$	61,620		$	138,025
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic	68,691,046			47,389,460			39,819,475
Effect of dilutive securities	1,016,962			689,014			278,620
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted	69,708,008			48,078,474			40,098,095
Securities totaling 114,919 and 207,258 shares for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2011, respectively, were excluded from the earnings per share computations above as their effect would have been anti-dilutive. There were no such anti-dilutive securities for the year ended December 31, 2012. For information on long-term incentive plan awards issued to key employees subsequent to December 31, 2013 and the shares issued to the CPA®:16 – Global stockholders in connection with the CPA®:16 Merger that could have a dilutive impact on our earnings per share calculation, please see Note 20.
Sale of Common Shares
On October 19, 2012, we entered into an agreement to sell 937,500 shares of our common stock to an institutional investor, which were issued pursuant to our existing shelf registration statement. The shares were issued in a privately negotiated transaction at a purchase price of $48.00 per share. The proceeds to us from the sale of these shares were $45.0 million. We delivered the shares to the institutional investor on October 19, 2012.

StockBased_and_Other_Compensat

Stock-Based and Other Compensation	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Stock-Based and Other Compensation	'
	Stock-Based and Other Compensation
	Stock-Based Compensation
	At December 31, 2013, we maintained several stock-based compensation plans as described below. The total compensation expense (net of forfeitures) for awards issued under these plans was $37.3 million, $26.2 million and $17.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, all of which are included in Stock-based compensation expenses in the consolidated financial statements. The tax benefit recognized by us related to these awards totaled $18.4 million, $16.2 million and $7.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	2009 Incentive Plan
	We maintain the W. P. Carey, Inc. 2009 Share Incentive Plan, or the 2009 Incentive Plan, which as amended currently authorizes the issuance of up to 5,900,000 shares of our common stock. At December 31, 2013, there were 3,977,040 shares remain available for issuance under the 2009 Share Incentive Plan. The 2009 Incentive Plan provides for the grant of (i) share options, (ii) RSUs, (iii) PSUs, and (iv) dividend equivalent rights. The vesting of grants under both plans is accelerated upon a change in our control and under certain other conditions.
	In December 2007, the Compensation Committee approved the long-term incentive plan, or LTIP, and terminated further contributions to the Partnership Equity Unit Plan described below. The following table presents LTIP awards granted in the past three years (PSUs are reflected at 100% of target but may settle at more or less than the amount shown):
			2009 Incentive Plan
	Fiscal Year		RSUs Awarded		PSUs Awarded
	2013 (a)		171,804		85,900
	2012 (b)		259,400		314,400
	2011 (c)		524,550		291,600
	__________
	(a)	Includes 20,250 RSUs issued in connection with entering into employment agreements with certain employees. Also includes 10,000 PSUs awarded related to 2011 awards for which the previously undetermined terms and conditions of the grant were finalized in 2013.
	(b)	Includes 78,000 RSUs and 142,000 PSUs issued in connection with entering into employment agreements with certain employees, and excludes 20,000 PSUs for which the terms and conditions were not determined at the time of grant. Also includes 10,000 PSUs awarded related to 2011 awards for which the previously undetermined terms and conditions of the grant were finalized in 2012.
	(c)	Includes 340,000 RSUs and 100,000 PSUs issued in connection with entering into employment agreements with certain employees, and excludes 20,000 PSUs for which the terms and conditions were not determined at the time of grant.
	2009 Non-Employee Directors Incentive Plan
	We maintain the W. P. Carey, Inc. 2009 Non-Employee Directors’ Incentive Plan, or the 2009 Directors’ Plan, which authorizes the issuance of 325,000 shares of our common stock in the aggregate. In the discretion of our board of directors, the awards may be in the form of RSUs, share options or RSAs, or any combination of the permitted awards. In July 2013, we issued 13,211 RSAs, with a total value of $0.9 million, to our directors under the 2009 Directors’ Plan in lieu of the RSUs that had been granted in previous years, as permitted under the terms of that plan. These RSAs are scheduled to vest one year from the date of grant. At December 31, 2013, there were 231,864 shares that remained available for issuance under this plan.
	Employee Share Purchase Plan
	We sponsor an Employee Share Purchase Plan, or ESPP, pursuant to which eligible employees may contribute up to 10% of compensation, subject to certain limits, to purchase our common stock. Employees can purchase stock semi-annually at a price equal to 85% of the fair market value at certain plan defined dates. Compensation expense under this plan for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $1.2 million, $0.6 million and $0.6 million, respectively.
	Partnership Equity Unit Plan
	During 2003, we adopted a non-qualified deferred compensation plan, called the Partnership Equity Plan, or PEP, under which a portion of any participating officer’s cash compensation in excess of designated amounts was deferred and the officer was awarded Partnership Equity Plan Units, or PEP Units. Each of the PEPs is a deferred compensation plan and is therefore considered to be outside the scope of current accounting guidance for stock-based compensation and subject to liability award accounting. The value of each PEP Unit is adjusted to reflect the underlying appraised value of the designated CPA® REIT. Additionally, each PEP Unit is entitled to distributions equal to the distribution rate of the CPA® REIT. All issuances of PEP Units, changes in the fair value of PEP Units and distributions paid are included in our compensation expense. On December 16, 2013, we paid $0.2 million in cash to the remaining holders of the PEP Units issued under the initial PEP, which was equal to the per-share Merger Consideration received by CPA®:15 stockholders or the NAV of CPA®:16 – Global, as applicable.
	The plans are carried at fair value each quarter and are subject to changes in the fair value of the PEP units. Further contributions to the second PEP were terminated at December 31, 2007; however, this termination did not affect any awardees’ rights pursuant to awards granted under this plan. In December 2008, participants in the PEPs were required to make an election to either (i) remain in the PEPs, (ii) receive cash for their PEP Units (available to former employees only) or (iii) convert their PEP Units to fully vested RSUs (available to current employees only) to be issued under the 1997 Share Incentive Plan, or as amended, the 1997 Incentive Plan on June 15, 2009. Substantially all of the PEP participants elected to receive cash or convert their existing PEP Units to RSUs. The PEP participants electing to receive RSUs were required to defer receipt of the underlying shares of our common stock for a minimum of two years. While employed by us, these participants are entitled to receive dividend equivalents equal to the amount of dividends paid on the underlying common stock during the deferral period. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, we were obligated to issue 47,126 and 53,743 shares, respectively, of our common stock underlying these RSUs, which were recorded within W. P. Carey members’ equity as a Deferred compensation obligation of $1.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively. The remaining PEP liability pertaining to participants who elected to remain in the plans was $0.7 million at both December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. Those PEP Units are scheduled to be paid between 2017 and 2019.
	Stock Options
	Option activity and changes for all periods presented were as follows:
		Year Ended December 31, 2013
		Shares		Weighted-Average		Weighted-Average		Aggregate
				Exercise Price		Remaining		Intrinsic Value
						Contractual
						Term (in Years)
	Outstanding – beginning of year	794,210		$	30.32
	Exercised	(169,412	)	30.43
	Forfeited / Expired	(5,197	)	29.84
	Outstanding – end of year	619,601		$	30.3	2.59		$	19,239,738
	Vested and expected to vest – end of year	619,601		$	30.3	2.59		$	19,239,738
	Exercisable – end of year	511,811		$	30.18	2.45		$	15,950,707
		Years Ended December 31,
		2012						2011
		Shares		Weighted-Average		Weighted-Average		Shares			Weighted-Average		Weighted-Average
				Exercise Price		Remaining					Exercise Price		Remaining
						Contractual							Contractual
						Term (in Years)							Term (in Years)
	Outstanding – beginning of year	1,208,041		$	28.73			1,699,701			$	28.57
	Exercised	(410,331	)	25.94				(449,660	)		27.71
	Forfeited / Expired	(3,500	)	24.93				(42,000	)		32.85
	Outstanding – end of year	794,210		$	30.32	3.19		1,208,041			$	28.73	3.29
	Exercisable – end of year	623,218		$	30.22			959,779			$	28.36
	Options granted under the 1997 Incentive Plan generally have a ten-year term and generally vest in four equal annual installments. Options granted under the 1997 Directors’ Plan have a ten-year term and vest generally over three years from the date of grant. We have not issued option awards since 2008. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $5.7 million, $9.3 million and $4.6 million, respectively.
	At December 31, 2013, all of our options were fully vested; however certain options had exercise limitations.
	We have the ability and intent to issue shares upon stock option exercises. Historically, we have issued authorized but unissued common stock to satisfy such exercises. Cash received from stock option exercises and purchases under the ESPP during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $2.3 million, $6.8 million and $1.2 million, respectively.
	Restricted and Conditional Awards
	Nonvested RSAs, RSUs and PSUs at December 31, 2013 and changes during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
		RSA and RSU Awards				PSU Awards
		Shares		Weighted-Average		Shares			Weighted-Average
				Grant Date					Grant Date
				Fair Value					Fair Value
	Nonvested at January 1, 2011	263,820		$	28.42	243,994			$	36.18
	Granted	541,890		34.65		291,600			46.66
	Vested (a)	(162,437	)	30.48		(48,925	)		39.78
	Forfeited	(18,480	)	29.32		(14,055	)		42.14
	Adjustment (b)	—		—		200,814			22.65
	Nonvested at December 31, 2011	624,793		33.26		673,428			36.3
	Granted	274,420		41.41		314,400			42.28
	Vested (a)	(268,683	)	32.56		(235,189	)		23.66
Forfeited	(36,336	)	36.33		(49,494	)		33.96
Adjustment (b)	—		—		296,368			26.01
Nonvested at December 31, 2012	594,194		37.15		999,513			34.55
Granted (c)	185,015		57.69		86,189			84.33
Vested (a)	(233,098	)	36.76		(324,161	)		39.48
Forfeited	(26,503	)	43.05		(30,108	)		50.52
Adjustment (b)	—		—		489,287			67.22
Nonvested at December 31, 2013 (d)	519,608		$	45.19	1,220,720			$	28.28
__________
(a)	The total fair value of shares vested during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $21.4 million, $14.3 million and $6.9 million, respectively. Upon vesting of the shares, employees have the option to take immediate delivery of the shares or defer receipt to a future date. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, we were obligated to issue 363,052 and 243,262 shares, respectively, of our common stock underlying these shares, which is recorded within W. P. Carey members’ equity as a Deferred compensation obligation of $10.1 million and $7.0 million, respectively.
(b)	Vesting and payment of the PSUs is conditional on certain company and market performance goals being met during the relevant three-year performance period. The ultimate number of PSUs to be vested will depend on the extent to which the performance goals are met and can range from zero to three times the original awards. Pursuant to a review of our current and expected performance versus the performance goals, we revised our estimate of the ultimate number of certain of the PSUs to be vested. As a result, we recorded adjustments in 2013, 2012 and 2011 to reflect the number of shares expected to be issued when the PSUs vest.
(c)	The grant date fair value of RSAs and RSUs are based on our stock price on the date of grant. The grant date fair value of PSUs were determined utilizing a Monte Carlo simulation model to generate a range of possible future stock prices for both us and the plan defined peer index over the three-year performance period. To estimate the fair value of PSUs granted during 2013, we used a risk-free interest rate of 0.37% and an expected volatility rate of 25.36% (the plan defined peer index assumes 24.83%) and assumed a dividend yield of zero.
(d)	At December 31, 2013, total unrecognized compensation expense was approximately $17.0 million related to nonvested PSUs, $13.6 million related to nonvested RSUs and $0.4 million related to nonvested RSAs, with aggregate weighted-average remaining term of 1.13 years.
At the end of each reporting period, we evaluate the ultimate number of PSUs we expect to vest based upon the extent to which we have met and expect to meet the performance goals and where appropriate revise our estimate and associated expense. We do not adjust the associated expense for revision on PSUs expected to vest based on market performance. Upon vesting, the RSUs and PSUs may be converted into shares of our common stock. Both the RSUs and PSUs carry dividend equivalent rights. Dividend equivalent rights on RSUs are paid in cash on a quarterly basis whereas dividend equivalent rights on PSUs accrue during the performance period and may be converted into additional shares of common stock at the conclusion of the performance period to the extent the PSUs vest. Dividend equivalent rights are accounted for as a reduction to retained earnings to the extent that the awards are expected to vest. For awards that are not expected to vest or do not ultimately vest, dividend equivalent rights are accounted for as additional compensation expense.
Other Compensation
Profit-Sharing Plan
We sponsor a qualified profit-sharing plan and trust that generally permits all employees, as defined by the plan, to make pre-tax contributions into the plan. We are under no obligation to contribute to the plan and the amount of any contribution is determined by and at the discretion of our board of directors. Our board of directors can authorize contributions to a maximum of 15% of an eligible participant’s compensation, limited to less than $0.1 million annually per participant. For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, amounts expensed for contributions to the trust were $4.5 million, $4.4 million and $3.8 million, respectively, which were included in General and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The profit-sharing plan is a deferred compensation plan and is therefore considered to be outside the scope of current accounting guidance for stock-based compensation.
Other
We have employment contracts with certain senior executives. These contracts provide for severance payments in the event of termination under certain conditions including a change of control. During 2013, 2012 and 2011, we recognized severance costs totaling approximately $0.7 million, $1.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, related to several former employees who did not have employment contracts. Such costs are included in General and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Income Taxes	'
	Income Taxes
	Income Tax Provision
	The components of our provision for income taxes attributable to continuing operations for the periods presented are as follows (in thousands):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2012				2011
	Federal
	Current	$	8,274		$	18,142			$	17,820
	Deferred	(13,029		)	(21,167		)		6,867
		(4,755		)	(3,025		)		24,687
	State and Local
	Current	4,970			12,303				9,079
	Deferred	(3,665		)	(5,644		)		1,968
		1,305			6,659				11,047
	Foreign
	Current	7,144			3,138				1,480
	Deferred	(2,442		)	—				—
		4,702			3,138				1,480
	Total Provision	$	1,252		$	6,772			$	37,214
	A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes with the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before provision for income taxes for the periods presented is as follows (in thousands, except percentages):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013						2012					2011
	Income from continuing operations before	$	85,889					$	94,343				$	190,225
	income taxes
	Pre-tax income attributable to pass-through subsidiaries	(96,314		)				(94,755		)			(111,664		)
	Pre-tax (loss) income attributable to taxable	(10,425		)				(412		)			78,561
	subsidiaries
	Federal provision at statutory tax rate (35%)	(3,649		)	(35.0	)%		(144		)	(35.0	)%	27,496			35	%
	State and local taxes, net of federal benefit	(166		)	(1.6	)%		616			149.5	%	7,409			9.4	%
	Amortization of intangible assets	492			4.7	%		465			112.9	%	486			0.6	%
	Other	(302		)	(2.9	)%		1,069			261.2	%	272			0.4	%
	Tax provision — taxable subsidiaries	(3,625		)	(34.8	)%		2,006			488.6	%	35,663			45.4	%
	Current foreign taxes	7,144						3,138					1,480
	Deferred foreign taxes	(2,442		)				—					—
	Other state and local taxes	175						1,628					71
	Total provision	$	1,252					$	6,772				$	37,214
	Deferred Income Taxes
	Deferred income taxes at December 31, 2013 and 2012 consist of the following (in thousands):
		At December 31,
		2013			2012
	Deferred Tax Assets
	Net operating loss carry-forwards	$	17,034		$	15,133
	Unearned and deferred compensation	29,104			17,272
	Basis differences — foreign investments	4,482			—
	Other	10,565			10,832
	Total deferred income taxes	61,185			43,237
	Valuation allowance	(18,214		)	(15,133		)
	Net deferred income taxes	42,971			28,104
	Deferred Tax Liabilities
	Basis differences — equity investees	(9,870		)	(13,251		)
	Basis differences — foreign investments	(38,405		)	—
	Receivables from affiliates	(30,248		)	(31,598		)
	Other	(187		)	(583		)
	Total deferred tax liabilities	(78,710		)	(45,432		)
	Net Deferred Tax Liability	$	(35,739	)	$	(17,328	)
	Our deferred tax assets and liabilities are primarily the result of temporary differences related to the following:
	•	Basis differences between tax and U.S. GAAP for certain international real estate investments. For income tax purposes, in certain acquisitions, we assume the seller’s basis, or the carry-over basis, in the acquired assets. The carry-over basis is typically lower than the purchase price, or the U. S. GAAP basis, resulting in a deferred tax liability with an offsetting increase to goodwill or the acquired tangible or intangible assets, respectively in a business combination or asset acquisition;
	•	Timing differences generated by differences in the U. S. GAAP basis and the tax basis of assets such as those related to capitalized acquisition costs, straight line rent, prepaid rents and intangible assets, as well as unearned and deferred compensation;
	•	Receivables from affiliates that are long-term in nature and have not yet resulted in income for tax purposes but have been recorded as revenues under U.S. GAAP, such as deferred acquisition fees; and
	•	Tax net operating losses in certain subsidiaries, including those domiciled in foreign jurisdictions, that may be realized in future periods if the respective subsidiary generates sufficient taxable income.
	During the fourth quarter of 2013, we recorded an out-of-period adjustment to reflect deferred tax assets net of valuation allowances and deferred tax liabilities of $2.3 million and $37.5 million, respectively, associated with basis differences on certain foreign properties acquired in prior periods. In addition, this out-of-period adjustment included the recognition of a deferred tax provision of $2.0 million (Note 2).
	As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, we had net operating losses, or NOLs, in foreign jurisdictions of approximately $61.7 million and $57.9 million, respectively, translating to a deferred tax asset before valuation allowance of $17.0 million and $15.1 million, respectively.  Our NOLs began expiring in 2011 in certain foreign jurisdictions.  The utilization of NOLs may be subject to certain limitations under the tax laws of the relevant jurisdiction.  Management determined that, as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, $18.2 million and $15.1 million, respectively, of deferred tax assets related to losses in foreign jurisdictions did not satisfy the recognition criteria set forth in accounting guidance for income taxes and established a valuation allowance for this amount.
	Included in Other assets, net in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2013 is deferred tax assets of $3.3 million related to foreign investments. Included in Income taxes, net in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2013 and 2012 are accrued income taxes totaling $4.9 million and $7.3 million, respectively, deferred income taxes totaling $39.0 million and $17.3 million, respectively, and uncertain tax positions totaling $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The uncertain tax positions, which we account for in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, were acquired in the CPA®:15 Merger.
	Real Estate Ownership Operations
Effective February 15, 2012, we elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code. As a REIT, we are not subject to federal income taxes on our income and gains that we distribute to our stockholders as long as we satisfy certain requirements, principally relating to the nature of our income and the level of our distributions, as well as other factors. We believe that we have operated, and we intend to continue to operate, in a manner that allows us to continue to qualify as a REIT. As a REIT, we expect to derive most of our REIT income from our real estate operations under our Real Estate Ownership segment.
Investment Management Operations
We conduct our investment management services in our Investment Management segment through TRSs. A TRS is a subsidiary of a REIT that is subject to corporate federal, state, local and foreign taxes, as applicable. Our use of TRSs enables us to engage in certain businesses while complying with the REIT qualification requirements and also allows us to retain income generated by these businesses for reinvestment without the requirement to distribute those earnings. We conduct business in the U.S., Asia and the European Union, and as a result, we or one or more of our subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and certain foreign jurisdictions. Certain of our inter-company transactions that have been eliminated in consolidation for financial accounting purposes are also subject to taxation. Periodically, shares in the Managed REITs that are payable to our TRSs in consideration of services rendered are distributed from TRSs to us.
Our tax returns are subject to audit by taxing authorities. Such audits can often take years to complete and settle. The tax years 2005 through 2013 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which we are subject.

Discontinued_Operations

Discontinued Operations	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]	'
Discontinued Operations	'
	Discontinued Operations
	From time to time, we may decide to sell a property. We may make a decision to dispose of a property when it is vacant as a result of tenants vacating space, tenants electing not to renew their leases, tenant insolvency, or lease rejection in the bankruptcy process. In such cases, we assess whether we can obtain the highest value from the property by selling it, as opposed to re-leasing it. We may also sell a property when we receive an unsolicited offer or negotiate a price for an investment that is consistent with our strategy for that investment. When it is appropriate to do so, we classify the property as an asset held for sale on our consolidated balance sheet and the current and prior period results of operations of the property are reclassified as discontinued operations.
	The results of operations for properties that are held for sale or have been sold and with which we have no continuing involvement are reflected in the consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations and are summarized as follows (in thousands, net of tax):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Revenues	$	28,951		$	27,137		$	28,973
	Expenses	(19,984		)	(23,895		)	(28,655		)
	Loss on extinguishment of debt	(2,415		)	—			—
	Gain on deconsolidation of a subsidiary	—			—			1,008
	Gain (loss) on sale of real estate	40,043			(5,015		)	(3,391		)
	Impairment charges	(8,415		)	(22,962		)	(11,838		)
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	38,180		$	(24,735	)	$	(13,903	)
	2013 — During the year ended December 31, 2013, we sold seven domestic properties for a total of $22.7 million, net of selling costs, and recognized a net gain on these sales of $0.6 million, excluding impairment charges totaling $3.9 million and $0.2 million previously recognized during 2013 and 2012, respectively. We used a portion of the proceeds to repay the related mortgage loan obligation of $5.7 million and recognized a gain on extinguishment of debt of $0.1 million.
	Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2013, an entity in which we, two of our employees (Note 4) and a third party owned 38.3%, 1.7% and 60.0% respectively, and which we consolidated, sold 19 of its 20 self-storage properties for a total of $112.3 million, net of selling costs, and recognized a net gain on the sale of $39.6 million, inclusive of amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests of $24.4 million. In connection with the sale, we used a portion of the proceeds to repay the aggregate related mortgage loan obligations of $45.1 million and recognized a net loss on extinguishment of debt of $2.5 million, inclusive of amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests of $1.5 million. In connection with the sale, we made a distribution to noncontrolling interest holders of $40.8 million, representing their share of the net proceeds from the sale.
	During the year ended December 31, 2013, we also sold our hotel for $3.7 million, net of selling costs, and recognized a net loss on the sale of $0.2 million, excluding impairment charges of $1.1 million and $10.5 million previously recognized during 2013 and 2012, respectively.
	During the year ended December 31, 2013, we entered into contracts to sell nine properties for a total of $117.5 million. In connection with these potential sales, we recognized impairment charges totaling $3.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2013 to reduce the carrying values of the properties to their selling prices. At December 31, 2013, these properties were classified as Assets held for sale in the consolidated balance sheet (Note 5). We completed the sale of six of these properties in January 2014. There can be no assurance that the remaining properties will be sold at the contracted prices, or at all.
	In connection with those sales that are deemed businesses, we allocated goodwill totaling $13.1 million to the cost basis of the properties, for our Real Estate Ownership segment based on the relative fair value at the time of sale or when contracted for sale (Note 9).
	2012 — During the year ended December 31, 2012, we sold 13 domestic properties for $44.8 million, net of selling costs, and recognized an aggregate net loss on these sales of $1.4 million, excluding impairment charges of $12.5 million recognized in 2012 and $11.8 million previously recognized during 2011.
	We also sold a property in December 2012 that we acquired in the CPA®:15 Merger (Note 3), which was leased to BE Aerospace. We sold the property for $25.3 million, net of selling costs, and recognized a net loss on this sale of $0.5 million.
	In December 2012, we entered into a contract to sell a domestic property that we acquired in the CPA®:15 Merger for $1.4 million. We completed the sale of this property in January 2013.  At December 31, 2012, this property was classified within Assets held for sale in the consolidated balance sheet.
	In connection with those sales that are deemed businesses, we allocated goodwill totaling $3.2 million to the cost basis of the properties, for our Real Estate Ownership segment based on the relative fair value at the time of sale (Note 9).
	2011 — During the year ended December 31, 2011, we sold seven domestic properties for $12.5 million, net of selling costs, and recognized a net loss on these sales of $3.4 million, excluding previously recognized impairment charges of less than $0.1 million.
	In September 2011, one of our subsidiaries consented to a court order appointing a receiver when the subsidiary stopped making payments on the non-recourse debt obligation on a property after the tenant vacated the property. As we no longer had control over the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of this subsidiary following possession of the property by the receiver, we deconsolidated the subsidiary during the third quarter of 2011. As of the date of deconsolidation, the property had a carrying value of $5.3 million, reflecting the impact of impairment charges totaling $5.6 million recognized during the fourth quarter of 2010, and the related non-recourse mortgage loan had an outstanding balance of $6.3 million. In connection with the deconsolidation, we recognized a gain of $1.0 million during the third quarter of 2011. We believe that our retained interest in this deconsolidated entity had no value at the date of deconsolidation.

Segment_Reporting

Segment Reporting	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Segment Reporting	'
	Segment Reporting
	We evaluate our results from operations by our two major business segments — Real Estate Ownership and Investment Management (Note 1). The following table presents a summary of comparative results of these business segments (in thousands):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013				2012				2011
	Real Estate Ownership (a)
	Revenues	$	315,965			$	129,181			$	67,064
	Operating expenses (b)	(178,962		)		(92,441		)		(29,336		)
	Interest expense	(103,728		)		(46,448		)		(18,210		)
	Other, net (c)	51,704				84,043				82,937
	Provision for income taxes	(4,703		)		(4,001		)		(2,243		)
	Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey	$	80,276			$	70,334			$	100,212
	Investment Management
	Revenues (d)	$	173,886			$	223,180			$	242,647
	Operating expenses (d) (e)	(173,744		)		(207,050		)		(157,572		)
	Other, net (f)	768				3,878				2,695
	Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	3,451				(2,771		)		(34,971		)
	Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey	$	4,361			$	17,237			$	52,799
	Total Company
	Revenues (d)	$	489,851			$	352,361			$	309,711
	Operating expenses (d) (e)	(352,706		)		(299,491		)		(186,908		)
	Interest expense	(103,728		)		(46,448		)		(18,210		)
	Other, net (c) (f)	52,472				87,921				85,632
	Provision for income taxes	(1,252		)		(6,772		)		(37,214		)
	Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey	$	84,637			$	87,571			$	153,011
		Total Long-Lived Assets (g) at December 31,								Total Assets at December 31,
		2013				2012				2013				2012
	Real Estate Ownership	$	3,333,654			$	3,239,755			$	4,537,853			$	4,484,821
	Investment Management	—				—				141,097				124,221
	Total Company	$	3,333,654			$	3,239,755			$	4,678,950			$	4,609,042
	__________
	(a)	Included within the Real Estate Ownership segment is our total investment in shares of CPA®:16 – Global, which represented approximately 6.0% of our total assets at December 31, 2013 (Note 7).
	(b)	Includes expenses incurred of $5.0 million related to the CPA®:16 Merger for the year ended December 31, 2013 and $31.7 million related to the CPA®:15 Merger for the year ended December 31, 2012.
	(c)	Includes Other interest income, Net income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs, Gain on change in control of interests, Other income and (expenses), and Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests.
	(d)	Included in revenues and operating expenses are reimbursable costs from affiliates totaling $73.6 million, $98.2 million and $64.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	(e)	Includes Stock-based compensation expenses of $37.3 million, $26.2 million and $17.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, of which $37.0 million, $26.0 million and $17.8 million, respectively, were included in the Investment Management segment.
	(f)	Includes Other interest income, Other income and (expenses), Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest.
	(g)	Consists of Net investments in real estate.
	Our portfolio is comprised of domestic and international investments. At December 31, 2013, our international investments within our Real Estate Ownership segment were comprised of investments in France, Japan, Poland, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Finland, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. None of these countries comprised more than 10% of our total lease revenues or total long-lived assets at December 31, 2013. The following tables present the geographic information (in thousands):
	Year Ended December 31, 2013		Domestic				Foreign (a)				Total
	Revenues		$	218,758			$	97,207			$	315,965
	Operating expenses		(126,534		)		(52,428		)		(178,962		)
	Interest expense		(65,978		)		(37,750		)		(103,728		)
	Other, net (b) (c)		48,405				3,299				51,704
	Benefit from (provision) for income taxes		19				(4,722		)		(4,703		)
	Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey		$	74,670			$	5,606			$	80,276
	Total assets		$	3,290,568			$	1,247,285			$	4,537,853
	Total long-lived assets (d)		$	2,172,549			$	1,161,105			$	3,333,654
	Year Ended December 31, 2012		Domestic				Foreign (a)				Total
	Revenues		$	100,619			$	28,562			$	129,181
	Operating expenses		(91,196		)		(1,245		)		(92,441		)
	Interest expense		(35,239		)		(11,209		)		(46,448		)
	Other, net (c)		77,441				6,602				84,043
	Provision for income taxes		(2,690		)		(1,311		)		(4,001		)
	Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey		$	48,935			$	21,399			$	70,334
	Total assets		$	3,527,918			$	956,903			$	4,484,821
	Total long-lived assets (d)		$	2,552,481			$	687,274			$	3,239,755
	Year Ended December 31, 2011		Domestic				Foreign (a)				Total
	Revenues		$	58,940			$	8,124			$	67,064
	Operating expenses		(25,821		)		(3,515		)		(29,336		)
	Interest expense		(16,884		)		(1,326		)		(18,210		)
	Other, net (c)		76,764				6,173				82,937
	Provision for income taxes		(2,135		)		(108		)		(2,243		)
	Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey		$	90,864			$	9,348			$	100,212
Total assets		$	1,258,544			$	75,522			$	1,334,066
Total long-lived assets (d)		$	1,207,435			$	66,086			$	1,273,521
__________
(a)	All years include operations in France, Germany, Poland and Spain. The years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 also includes operations in Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom through properties acquired in 2013 and from CPA®:15 in the CPA®:15 Merger.
(b)	Amount for the year ended December 31, 2012 includes our $15.1 million share of the net gain recognized by a jointly-owned entity in connection with selling its interests in the Médica investment.
(c)	Includes Other interest income, Income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs, Gain on change in control of interests, Other income and (expenses), and Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests.
(d)	Consists of Net investments in real estate.

Selected_Quarterly_Financial_D

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)	'
	Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
	(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
		Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2013			June 30, 2013			September 30, 2013			December 31, 2013
	Revenues (a) (b)	$	106,030		$	112,221		$	132,592		$	139,008
	Expenses (a)	75,194			80,811			91,625			105,076
	Net income (c) (d)	15,839			45,816			21,650			48,860
	Net income attributable to noncontrolling	(1,708		)	(2,692		)	(2,912		)	(25,624		)
	interests (d)
	Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	50			43			(232		)	(214		)
	Net income attributable to W. P. Carey	$	14,181		$	43,167		$	18,506		$	23,022
	Earnings per share attributable to W. P. Carey (f):
	Basic	$	0.2		$	0.63		$	0.27		$	0.33
	Diluted	$	0.2		$	0.62		$	0.27		$	0.33
	Distributions declared per share	$	0.82		$	0.84		$	0.86		$	0.98
		Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2012			June 30, 2012			September 30, 2012			December 31, 2012
	Revenues (a) (b)	$	63,831		$	62,405		$	65,284		$	160,841
	Expenses (a)	52,998			55,422			82,133			108,938
	Net income (e)	11,669			31,230			2,226			17,654
	Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	578			480			325			(1,990		)
	Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	43			67			37			(187		)
	Net income attributable to W. P. Carey	$	12,290		$	31,777		$	2,588		$	15,477
	Earnings per share attributable to W. P. Carey (g):
	Basic	$	0.3		$	0.78		$	0.06		$	0.22
	Diluted	$	0.3		$	0.77		$	0.06		$	0.22
	Distributions declared per share	$	0.565		$	0.567		$	0.65		$	0.66
	__________
	(a)	Certain amounts from previous quarters have been reclassified to discontinued operations (Note 17).
	(b)	Amounts for 2013 and the three months ended December 31, 2012 include the impact of the CPA®:15 Merger (Note 3).
	(c)	Amount for the three months ended June 30, 2013 includes a net gain of $19.5 million on the sale of our U.S. Airway investment (Note 7).
	(d)	Amount for the three months ended December 31, 2013 includes a net gain of $39.6 million on the sale of 19 of 20 of our self-storage properties, inclusive of amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests of $24.4 million (Note 17).
	(e)	Amount for the three months ended June 30, 2012 includes our $15.1 million share of the net gain recognized by a jointly-owned French entity in connection with selling its interests in the underlying investment.
	(f)	For the year ended December 31, 2013, the total quarterly diluted earnings per share was $0.01 higher than the annual diluted earnings per share due to the effects of rounding.
	(g)	For the year ended December 31, 2012, total quarterly basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.06 and $0.07 higher than the annual basis and diluted earnings per share, respectively, as a result of the change in the shares outstanding for each of the periods, primarily due to the issuance of shares in the CPA®:15 Merger (Note 3).

Subsequent_Events

Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Subsequent Events [Abstract]	'
Subsequent Events	'
	Subsequent Events
	CPA®:16 Merger
	On July 25, 2013, we and CPA®:16 – Global entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which CPA®:16 – Global would merge with and into one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, subject to the approval of our stockholders and the stockholders of CPA®:16 – Global. On January 24, 2014, our stockholders and the stockholders of CPA®:16 – Global each approved the CPA®:16 Merger, and the CPA®:16 Merger closed on January 31, 2014.
	In the CPA®:16 Merger, CPA®:16 – Global stockholders received 0.1830 shares of our common stock in exchange for their shares of CPA®:16 – Global stock, pursuant to an exchange ratio based upon a value of $11.25 per share of CPA®:16 – Global and the volume weighted average trading price, or VWAP, of our common stock for the five consecutive trading days ending on the third trading day preceding the closing of the transaction on January 31, 2014. CPA®:16 – Global stockholders received cash in lieu of any fractional shares in the CPA®:16 Merger. We paid total merger consideration of approximately $1.8 billion, including the issuance of 30,729,878 shares of our common stock with a fair value of $1.8 billion, based on the closing price of our common stock on January 31, 2014, of $59.08 per share, to the stockholders of CPA®:16 – Global in exchange for the 168,041,772 shares of CPA®:16 – Global common stock that we and our affiliates did not previously own, and cash of $1.3 million paid in lieu of issuing any fractional shares. As a condition of the CPA®:16 Merger, we waived the subordinated disposition and termination fees that we would have been entitled to receive from CPA®:16 – Global upon its liquidation pursuant to the terms of our advisory agreement with CPA®:16 – Global (Note 4).
	Immediately prior to the CPA®:16 Merger, CPA®:16 – Global’s portfolio was comprised of the consolidated full or partial interests in 327 leased properties, substantially all of which were triple-net leased with an average remaining life of 10.4 years and an estimated annual contractual minimum base rent totaling $300.1 million, and two hotel properties. The related property-level debt was comprised of 92 fixed-rate and 18 variable-rate non-recourse mortgage loans with an aggregate fair value of approximately $1.7 billion and a weighted-average annual interest rate of 5.6%. In addition, CPA®:16 – Global had equity interests in 18 unconsolidated investments, eleven of which were consolidated by us prior to the CPA®:16 Merger, five are consolidated by us subsequent to the CPA®:16 Merger and two are jointly-owned with CPA®:17 – Global . These investments own 140 properties, substantially all of which were triple-net leased with an average remaining life of 8.6 years and an estimated annual contractual minimum base rent totaling $63.9 million. The debt related to these equity investments was comprised of 17 fixed-rate and five variable-rate non-recourse mortgage loans with an aggregate fair value of approximately $0.3 billion and a weighted-average annual interest rate of 4.8%.
	Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
	We accounted for the CPA®:16 Merger as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting. After consideration of all applicable factors pursuant to the business combination accounting rules, we were considered the “accounting acquirer” due to various factors, including the fact that our stockholders held the largest portion of the voting rights in us upon completion of the CPA®:16 Merger. Costs of $5.0 million related to the CPA®:16 Merger have been expensed as incurred and classified within Merger and acquisition expenses in the consolidated statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2013.
	The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based upon their preliminary fair values at January 31, 2014. The fair values of the lease intangibles acquired were measured in a manner consistent with our purchase price allocation policy described in Note 2. The following table summarizes the preliminary estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition, based on the current best estimate of management. We are in the process of finalizing our assessment of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Investments in real estate, net investments in direct financing leases, equity investments in real estate, non-recourse debt and amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests were based on preliminary valuation data and estimates. Accordingly, the fair value of these assets and liabilities and the impact to goodwill are subject to change.
		Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
		(in thousands)
	Total Consideration
	Fair value of W. P. Carey shares of common stock issued	$	1,815,521
	Cash consideration for fractional shares	1,338
	Merger Consideration	1,816,859
	Fair value of our equity interest in CPA®:16 – Global prior to the CPA®:16 Merger	324,049
	Fair value of our equity interest in jointly-owned investments with CPA®:16 – Global prior to the	156,205
	CPA®:16 Merger
	Fair value of noncontrolling interests acquired	(259,455		)
		$	2,037,658
	Assets Acquired at Fair Value
	Net investments in properties	$	2,018,445
	Net investments in direct financing leases	496,723
	Equity investments in real estate	68,608
	Notes receivable	21,419
	In-place lease intangible assets, net (weighted-average life - 12.8 years)	568,692
	Above-market rent intangible assets, net (weighted-average life - 12.1 years)	387,206
	Cash and cash equivalents	70,672
	Other assets, net	71,969
		3,703,734
	Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value
	Non-recourse debt and line of credit	(1,728,382		)
	Below-market rent and other intangible liabilities (weighted-average life - 19.3 years)	(66,183		)
	Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(123,036		)
	Deferred tax liability	(44,795		)
		(1,962,396		)
	Total identifiable net assets	1,741,338
	Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	(96,139		)
	Goodwill	392,459
		$	2,037,658
	Goodwill
	The $392.5 million of preliminary estimated goodwill recorded in the CPA®:16 Merger was primarily due to the $428.5 million premium we paid on CPA®:16 – Global’s common stock. At the time we entered into the merger agreement, the consideration of $11.25 per common share of CPA®:16 – Global represented a premium of $2.55 per share over the December 31, 2012 estimated NAV of CPA®:16 – Global, which was $8.70. Management believes the premium is supported by several factors of the combined entity, including the fact that (i) it is among the largest publicly traded REITs with greater operating and financial flexibility and better access to capital markets and with a lower cost of capital than CPA®:16 – Global had on a stand-alone basis; (ii) the CPA®:16 Merger eliminated costs associated with the advisory structure that CPA®:16 – Global had previously; and (iii) the combined portfolio has greater tenant and geographic diversification and an improved overall weighted-average debt maturity and interest rate.
	The fair value of the 30,729,878 shares of our common stock issued in the CPA®:16 Merger as part of the consideration paid for CPA®:16 of $1.8 billion was derived from the closing market price of our common stock on the acquisition date. As required by GAAP, the fair value related to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as well as the shares exchanged, has been computed as of the date we gained control, which was the closing date of the CPA®:16 Merger, in a manner consistent with the methodology described above.
	Goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes.
	Pro Forma Financial Information (Unaudited)
	The following unaudited consolidated pro forma financial information has been presented as if the CPA®:16 Merger, had occurred on January 1, 2013 for the year ended December 31, 2013. The pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results would have been had the CPA®:16 Merger on that date, nor does it purport to represent the results of operations for future periods.
	(in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
	Pro forma total revenues		$	787,219
	Pro forma income attributable to W. P. Carey		$	85,827
	Pro forma earnings per share: (a)
	Basic		$	0.86
	Diluted		$	0.85
	Pro forma weighted-average shares: (b)
	Basic		99,420,924
	Diluted		100,437,886
	___________
	(a)	The pro forma income attributable to W. P. Carey reflects combined merger expenses of $36.3 million incurred related to the CPA®:16 Merger for the year ended December 31, 2013 as if the CPA®:16 Merger had taken place on January 1, 2013.
	(b)	The pro forma weighted average shares outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2013 were determined as if the 30,729,878 shares of our common stock issued to CPA®:16 stockholders in the CPA®:16 Merger were issued on January 1, 2013.
	New Senior Credit Facility
	In January 2014, we entered into the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with various banks to increase the maximum aggregate principal amount from $625.0 million to $1.25 billion, which is comprised of a $1.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility and a $250.0 million term loan facility. The revolving credit facility matures in four years but may be extended by one year at our option, subject to the conditions provided in the credit agreement. The term loan facility matures in two years but we have two options to extend the maturity by another year. In connection with obtaining the new line of credit, we incurred financing costs totaling $8.6 million, to be amortized to interest expense over the life of the facilities. On January 31, 2014, we drew down $765.0 million, to repay and terminate our Prior Senior Credit Facility, and our Unsecured Term Loan, as well as CPA®:16 – Global’s line of credit in connection with the CPA®:16 Merger.
	2014 LTIP Awards
	In February 2014, the compensation committee of our board of directors approved long-term incentive plan awards to key employees consisting of 161,960 RSUs and 79,654 PSUs that will have a dilutive impact on our earnings per share calculation.

Schedule_II_Valuation_And_Qual

Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]	'
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS	'
	W. P. CAREY INC.
	SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
	For the Years Ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011
	(in thousands)
	Description		Balance at		Other		Deductions		Balance at
			Beginning		Additions (a) (b)				End of Year
			of Year
	Year Ended December 31, 2013
	Valuation reserve for deferred tax assets		$	15,133	$	3,081	$	—	$	18,214
	Year Ended December 31, 2012
	Valuation reserve for deferred tax assets		$	—	$	15,133	$	—	15,133
	Year Ended December 31, 2011
	Valuation reserve for deferred tax assets		$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
	__________
	(a)	The amount for the year ended December 31, 2013 includes the amount recorded in connection with the out-of-period adjustment related to deferred foreign income taxes (Note 2).
	(b)	Amount for the year ended December 31, 2012 represents the amount acquired in the CPA®:15 Merger related to net operating loss carry-forwards. During 2013, we corrected an error which increased the valuation reserve for deferred tax assets for the year ended December 31, 2012 from $11.9 million to $15.1 million.

Schedule_IIIReal_Estate_and_Ac

Schedule III-Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Disclosure [Abstract]	'
SCHEDULE III- REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION	'
	W. P. CAREY INC.
	SCHEDULE III — REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
	December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
																																	Life on which
																																	Depreciation in
												Costs Capitalized			(Decrease)			Gross Amount at which															Latest Statement
						Initial Cost to Company						Subsequent to			Increase in Net			Carried at Close of Period (c)										Accumulated		Date of		Date	of Income is
	Description		Encumbrances			Land				Buildings		Acquisition (a)			Investments (b)			Land			Buildings				Total			Depreciation (c)		Construction		Acquired	Computed
	Real Estate Under Operating Leases:
	Office facilities in Broomfield, CO		$	—		$	248			$	2,538	$	4,844		$	(3,798	)	$	1,983		$	1,849			$	3,832		$	819	1974		Jan. 1998	40 yrs.
	Industrial facilities in Erlanger, KY		11,722			1,526				21,427		2,966			141			1,526			24,534				26,060			10,094		1979; 1987		Jan. 1998	40 yrs.
	Retail facility in Montgomery, AL		—			855				6,762		277			(6,978		)	142			774				916			435		1987		Jan. 1998	40 yrs.
	Warehouse/distribution facilities in Anchorage, AK and Commerce, CA		—			4,905				11,898		—			12			4,905			11,910				16,815			2,231		1948; 1975		Jan. 1998	40 yrs.
	Industrial facility in Toledo, OH		—			224				2,408		—			—			224			2,408				2,632			1,104		1966		Jan. 1998	40 yrs.
	Industrial facility in Goshen, IN		—			239				940		—			—			239			940				1,179			180		1973		Jan. 1998	40 yrs.
	Office facility in Raleigh, NC		—			1,638				2,844		157			(2,554		)	828			1,257				2,085			524		1983		Jan. 1998	20 yrs.
	Office facility in King of Prussia, PA		—			1,219				6,283		1,295			—			1,219			7,578				8,797			2,854		1968		Jan. 1998	40 yrs.
	Industrial facility in Pinconning, MS		—			32				1,692		—			—			32			1,692				1,724			677		1948		Jan. 1998	40 yrs.
	Industrial facilities in San Fernando, CA		6,885			2,052				5,322		—			(1,889		)	1,494			3,991				5,485			1,616		1962; 1979		Jan. 1998	40 yrs.
	Retail facilities in several cities in the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas		—			9,382				—		—			3,371			9,210			3,543				12,753			83		Various		Jan. 1998	15 yrs.
	Industrial facility in Milton, VT		—			220				1,579		—			—			220			1,579				1,799			631		1987		Jan. 1998	40 yrs.
	Land in Glendora, CA		—			1,135				—		—			17			1,152			—				1,152			—		N/A		Jan. 1998	N/A
	Industrial facility in Doraville, GA		4,746			3,288				9,864		1,546			274			3,288			11,684				14,972			4,198		1964		Jan. 1998	40 yrs.
	Office facilities in Collierville, TN and warehouse/distribution facility in Corpus Christi, TX		50,843			3,490				72,497		—			(15,609		)	288			60,090				60,378			5,815		1989; 1999		Jan. 1998	40 yrs.
	Land in Irving and Houston, TX		8,037			9,795				—		—			—			9,795			—				9,795			—		N/A		Jan. 1998	N/A
	Industrial facility in Chandler, AZ		11,396			5,035				18,957		7,435			541			5,035			26,933				31,968			9,743		1989		Jan. 1998	40 yrs.
	Warehouse/distribution facility in Houston, TX		—			167				885		73			—			167			958				1,125			368		1952		Jan. 1998	40 yrs.
	SCHEDULE III — REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (Continued)
	December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
																											Life on which
																											Depreciation in
											Costs Capitalized	(Decrease)		Gross Amount at which													Latest Statement
					Initial Cost to Company						Subsequent to	Increase in Net		Carried at Close of Period (c)							Accumulated			Date of		Date	of Income is
	Description		Encumbrances		Land			Buildings			Acquisition (a)	Investments (b)		Land			Buildings		Total		Depreciation (c)			Construction		Acquired	Computed
	Office facility in Bridgeton, MO		—		842			4,762			1,832	71		842			6,665		7,507		1,839			1972		Jan. 1998	40 yrs.
	Warehouse/distribution facility in Industry, CA		—		3,789			13,164			2,070	318		3,789			15,552		19,341		5,017			1976		Jan. 1998	40 yrs.
	Retail facilities in Drayton Plains, MI and Citrus Heights, CA		—		1,039			4,788			202	193		1,039			5,183		6,222		1,178			1972		Jan. 1998	35 yrs.
	Warehouse/distribution facility in Memphis, TN		—		1,882			3,973			21	(3,893	)	328			1,655		1,983		629			1969		Jan. 1998	15 yrs.
	Retail facility in Bellevue, WA		7,992		4,125			11,812			393	(123	)	4,371			11,836		16,207		4,647			1994		Apr. 1998	40 yrs.
	Office facility in Houston, TX		—		3,260			22,574			1,628	(23,311	)	211			3,940		4,151		2,985			1982		Jun. 1998	40 yrs.
	Office facility in Rio Rancho, NM		7,893		1,190			9,353			1,742	—		1,467			10,818		12,285		3,884			1999		Jul. 1998	40 yrs.
	Office facility in Moorestown, NJ		—		351			5,981			987	43		351			7,011		7,362		3,062			1964		Feb. 1999	40 yrs.
	Office facility in Norcross, GA		27,911		5,200			25,585			11,822	—		5,200			37,407		42,607		13,262			1975		Jun. 1999	40 yrs.
	Office facility in Illkirch, France		12,348		—			18,520			6	11,133		—			29,659		29,659		10,188			2001		Dec. 2001	40 yrs.
	Industrial facilities in Lenexa, KS; Winston-Salem, NC; and Dallas, TX		—		1,860			12,539			2,875	5		1,860			15,419		17,279		3,632			1968; 1980; 1983		Sep. 2002	40 yrs.
	Office facilities in Playa Vista and Venice, CA		49,161		2,032			10,152			52,816	1		5,889			59,112		65,001		4,629			1991; 1999		Sep. 2004; Sep. 2012	40 yrs.
	Warehouse/distribution facility in Greenfield, IN		—		2,807			10,335			223	(8,383	)	967			4,015		4,982		995			1995		Sep. 2004	40 yrs.
	Warehouse/distribution facilities in Birmingham, AL		4,284		1,256			7,704			—	—		1,256			7,704		8,960		1,789			1995		Sep. 2004	40 yrs.
	Industrial facility in Scottsdale, AZ		1,189		586			46			—	—		586			46		632		11			1988		Sep. 2004	40 yrs.
	Retail facility in Hot Springs, AR		—		850			2,939			2	(2,614	)	—			1,177		1,177		274			1985		Sep. 2004	40 yrs.
	Warehouse/distribution facilities in Apopka, FL		—		362			10,855			657	(155	)	337			11,382		11,719		2,573			1969		Sep. 2004	40 yrs.
	Land in San Leandro, CA		—		1,532			—			—	—		1,532			—		1,532		—			N/A		Dec. 2006	N/A
	Sports facility in Austin, TX		3,007		1,725			5,168			—	—		1,725			5,168		6,893		1,285			1995		Dec. 2006	28.5 yrs.
	Retail facility in Wroclaw, Poland		8,541		3,600			10,306			—	(1,455	)	3,443			9,008		12,451		1,364			2007		Dec. 2007	40 yrs.
	Office facility in Fort Worth, TX		33,044		4,600			37,580			—	—		4,600			37,580		42,180		3,680			2003		Feb. 2010	40 yrs.
	Warehouse/distribution facility in Mallorca, Spain		—		11,109			12,636			—	3,571		12,781			14,535		27,021		1,302			2008		Jun. 2010	40 yrs.
	Office facilities in San Diego, CA		33,268		7,247			29,098			967	(5,514	)	4,762			27,036		31,798		3,179			1989		May-11	40 yrs.
	Retail facilities in Florence, AL; Snellville, GA; Concord, NC; Rockport, TX; and Virginia Beach, VA		22,000		5,646			12,367			—	—		5,646			12,367		18,013		434			2005; 2007		Sep. 2012	40 yrs.
	SCHEDULE III — REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (Continued)
	December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
																										Life on which
																										Depreciation in
										Costs Capitalized	(Decrease)		Gross Amount at which													Latest Statement
				Initial Cost to Company						Subsequent to	Increase in Net		Carried at Close of Period (c)							Accumulated			Date of		Date	of Income is
Description		Encumbrances		Land			Buildings			Acquisition (a)	Investments (b)		Land			Buildings		Total		Depreciation (c)			Construction		Acquired	Computed
Hospitality facilities in Irvine, Sacramento, and San Diego, CA; Orlando, FL; Des Plaines, IL; Indianapolis, IN; Louisville, KY; Linthicum Heights, MD; Newark, NJ; Albuquerque, NM; and Spokane, WA		140,000		32,680			198,999			—	—		32,680			198,999		231,679		6,843			1989; 1990		Sep. 2012	34 - 37 yrs.
Industrial facilities in Bluffton, OH; Auburn, IN; and Milan, TN		—		2,564			6,998			—	—		2,564			6,998		9,562		292			1968; 1975; 1979		Sep. 2012	30 yrs.
Land in Irvine, CA		1,649		4,173			—			—	—		4,173			—		4,173		—			N/A		Sep. 2012	N/A
Industrial facility in Alpharetta, GA		7,540		2,198			6,349			—	—		2,198			6,349		8,547		265			1997		Sep. 2012	30 yrs.
Office facility in Clinton, NJ		24,827		2,866			34,834			—	—		2,866			34,834		37,700		1,451			1987		Sep. 2012	30 yrs.
Office facilities in St. Petersburg, FL		—		3,280			24,627			—	—		3,280			24,627		27,907		1,026			1980; 1996; 1999		Sep. 2012	30 yrs.
Movie theater in Baton Rouge, LA		9,869		4,168			5,724			—	—		4,168			5,724		9,892		238			2003		Sep. 2012	30 yrs.
Office facilities in San Diego, CA		16,771		7,804			16,729			—	—		7,804			16,729		24,533		697			2002		Sep. 2012	30 yrs.
Industrial facilities in Richmond, CA		—		895			1,953			—	—		895			1,953		2,848		81			1987; 1999		Sep. 2012	30 yrs.
Warehouse/distribution and industrial facilities in Kingman, AZ; Woodland, CA; Jonesboro, GA; Kansas City, MO; Springfield, OR; Fogelsville, PA; and Corsicana, TX		61,262		16,386			84,668			—	—		16,386			84,668		101,054		3,499			Various		Sep. 2012	30 yrs.
Warehouse/distribution facilities in Lens, Nimes, Colomiers, Thuit Hebert, Ploufragen, and Cholet, France		89,224		15,779			89,421			—	7,428		16,893			95,735		112,628		3,981			Various		Sep. 2012	30 yrs.
Industrial facilities in Orlando, FL; Rocky Mount, NC, and Lewisville, TX		—		2,163			17,715			—	—		2,163			17,715		19,878		740			Various		Sep. 2012	30 yrs.
Industrial facilities in Chattanooga, TN		—		558			5,923			—	—		558			5,923		6,481		244			1974; 1989		Sep. 2012	30 yrs.
Industrial facility in Mooresville, NC		6,063		756			9,775			—	—		756			9,775		10,531		402			1997		Sep. 2012	30 yrs.
Industrial facility in McCalla, AL		—		960			14,472			6,350	—		960			20,822		21,782		652			2004		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
Office facility in Lower Makefield Township, PA		10,460		1,726			12,781			—	—		1,726			12,781		14,507		524			2002		Sep. 2012	30 yrs.
Industrial facility in Fort Smith, AZ		—		1,063			6,159			—	—		1,063			6,159		7,222		250			1982		Sep. 2012	30 yrs.
Retail facilities in Greenwood, IN and Buffalo, NY		10,883		—			19,990			—	—		—			19,990		19,990		804			2003; 2004		Sep. 2012	30 - 31 yrs.
SCHEDULE III — REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (Continued)
December 31, 2013
(in thousands)
																										Life on which
																										Depreciation in
										Costs Capitalized	(Decrease)		Gross Amount at which													Latest Statement
				Initial Cost to Company						Subsequent to	Increase in Net		Carried at Close of Period (c)							Accumulated			Date of		Date	of Income is
Description		Encumbrances		Land			Buildings			Acquisition (a)	Investments (b)		Land			Buildings		Total		Depreciation (c)			Construction		Acquired	Computed
Industrial facilities in Bowling Green, KY and Jackson, TN		7,106		1,492			8,182			—	—		1,492			8,182		9,674		332			1989; 1995		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
Education facilities in Avondale, AZ; Rancho Cucamonga, CA; Glendale Heights, IL; and Exton, PA		36,244		14,006			33,683			—	(1,961	)	12,045			33,683		45,728		1,315			1988; 2004		Sep. 2012	31 - 32 yrs.
Industrial facilities in St. Petersburg, FL; Buffalo Grove, IL; West Lafayette, IN; Excelsior Springs, MO; and North Versailles, PA		12,008		6,559			19,078			—	—		6,559			19,078		25,637		767			Various		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
Industrial facilities in Tolleson, AZ; Alsip, IL; and Solvay, NY		14,276		6,080			23,424			—	—		6,080			23,424		29,504		935			1990; 1994; 2000		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
Land in Kahl, Germany		10,406		6,694			—			—	473		7,167			—		7,167		—			N/A		Sep. 2012	N/A
Land in Memphis, TN and sports facilities in Bedford, TX and Englewood, CO		9,320		4,877			4,258			—	4,823		4,877			9,081		13,958		264			1990; 1995; 2001		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
Office facilities in Mons, Belgium		11,032		1,505			6,026			195	537		1,611			6,652		8,263		252			1982; 1983		Sep. 2012	32 yrs.
Warehouse/distribution facilities in Oceanside, CA and Concordville, PA		4,242		3,333			8,270			—	—		3,333			8,270		11,603		331			1989; 1996		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
Office facility in Peachtree City, GA		3,747		1,205			5,907			—	—		1,205			5,907		7,112		234			2001		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
Self-storage and trucking facilities in numerous locations throughout the U.S.		—		74,551			319,186			—	—		74,551			319,186		393,737		12,633			Various		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
Warehouse/distribution facility in La Vista, NE		21,968		4,196			23,148			—	—		4,196			23,148		27,344		864			2005		Sep. 2012	33 yrs.
Office facility in Pleasanton, CA		12,114		3,675			7,468			—	—		3,675			7,468		11,143		295			2000		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
Office facility in San Marcos, TX		—		440			688			—	—		440			688		1,128		27			2000		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
Office facilities in Espoo, Finland		60,643		40,555			15,662			—	3,969		43,418			16,768		60,186		660			1972		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
Office facility in Conflans, France		21,987		7,208			11,333			196	(3,351	)	5,879			9,507		15,386		476			1985		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
Office facility in Chicago, IL		15,090		2,169			19,010			—	—		2,169			19,010		21,179		745			1910		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
Industrial facility in Louisville, CO		9,445		5,342			8,786			—	—		5,342			8,786		14,128		344			1993		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
Industrial facilities in Hollywood and Orlando, FL		—		3,639			1,269			—	—		3,639			1,269		4,908		50			1996		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
Warehouse/distribution facility in Golden, CO		—		808			4,304			77	—		808			4,381		5,189		186			1998		Sep. 2012	30 yrs.
Industrial facilities in Texarkana, TX and Orem, UT		—		1,755			4,493			—	—		1,755			4,493		6,248		176			1991; 1997		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
Industrial facility in Eugene, OR		4,642		2,286			3,783			—	—		2,286			3,783		6,069		148			1980		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
Industrial facility in Neenah, WI		4,186		438			4,954			—	—		438			4,954		5,392		194			1993		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
Industrial facility in South Jordan, UT		12,814		2,183			11,340			—	—		2,183			11,340		13,523		444			1995		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
SCHEDULE III — REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (Continued)
December 31, 2013
(in thousands)
																																Life on which
																																Depreciation in
											Costs Capitalized			(Decrease)			Gross Amount at which															Latest Statement
					Initial Cost to Company						Subsequent to			Increase in Net			Carried at Close of Period (c)										Accumulated		Date of		Date	of Income is
Description		Encumbrances			Land				Buildings		Acquisition (a)			Investments (b)			Land			Buildings				Total			Depreciation (c)		Construction		Acquired	Computed
Warehouse/distribution facility in Ennis, TX		2,522			478				4,087		145			—			478			4,232				4,710			164		1989		Sep. 2012	31 yrs.
Land in Chandler and Tucson, AZ; Alhambra, Chino, Garden Grove, and Tustin, CA; Westland and Canton, MI; and Carrollton, Duncansville, and Lewisville, TX		—			6,343				379		—			(1,384		)	5,338			—				5,338			—		N/A		Sep. 2012	N/A
Land in Braintree, MA		473			2,409				—		—			(1,403		)	1,006			—				1,006			—		N/A		Sep. 2012	N/A
Office facility in Helsinki, Finland		67,879			26,560				20,735		—			3,339			28,435			22,199				50,634			860		1969		Sep. 2012	32 yrs.
Office facility in Paris, France		76,089			23,387				43,450		—			4,719			25,038			46,518				71,556			1,776		1975		Sep. 2012	32 yrs.
Retail facilities in Bydgoszcz, Czestochowa, Jablonna, Katowice, Kielce, Lodz, Lubin, Olsztyn, Opole, Plock, Rybnik, Walbrzych, and Warsaw, Poland		151,391			26,564				72,866		—			7,021			28,439			78,012				106,450			4,087		Various		Sep. 2012	23 - 34 yrs.
Office facility in Laupheim, Germany		—			2,072				8,339		—			735			2,219			8,927				11,146			558		1960		Sep. 2012	20 yrs.
Industrial facilities in Danbury, CT and Bedford, MA		12,088			3,519				16,329		—			—			3,519			16,329				19,848			682		1965; 1980		Sep. 2012	29 yrs.
Office facility in Northfield, IL		36,500			18,979				40,063		—			—			18,979			40,063				59,042			1,287		1990		Jan. 2013	35 yrs.
Warehouse/distribution facilities in Venlo, Netherlands		—			10,154				18,590		—			1,691			10,751			19,684				30,435			387		Various		Apr. 2013	35 yrs.
Office and industrial facilities in Tampere, Finland		—			2,309				37,153		—			2,215			2,408			39,269				41,677			732		2012		Jun. 2013	40 yrs.
Office facility in Quincy, MA		—			2,316				21,537		—			—			2,316			21,537				23,853			337		1989		Jun. 2013	40 yrs.
Office facility in Salford, United Kingdom		—			—				30,012		—			1,627			—			31,639				31,639			271		1997		Sep. 2013	40 yrs.
Office facility in Lone Tree, CO		20,978			4,761				28,864		—			—			4,761			28,864				33,625			64		2001		Nov. 2013	40 yrs.
		$	1,322,005		$	537,206			$	1,891,906	$	103,799		$	(26,107	)	$	534,697		$	1,972,107			$	2,506,804		$	168,076
SCHEDULE III — REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (Continued)
December 31, 2013
(in thousands)
																	Gross Amount
											Costs Capitalized			(Decrease)			at which Carried
					Initial Cost to Company						Subsequent to			Increase in Net			at Close of			Date of		Date
Description		Encumbrances			Land				Buildings		Acquisition (a)			Investments (b)			Period Total			Construction		Acquired
Direct Financing Method:
Retail facilities in several cities in the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, and Texas		$	—		$	—			$	16,416	$	—		$	(3,927	)	$	12,489		Various		Jan. 1998
Industrial facilities in Glendora, CA and Romulus, MI		—			454				13,251		9			(2,747		)	10,967			1950; 1970		Jan. 1998
Industrial facilities in Thurmont, MD and Farmington, NY		—			729				6,093		—			(184		)	6,638			1964; 1983		Jan. 1998
Industrial facilities in Irving and Houston, TX		19,437			—				27,599		—			(3,914		)	23,685			1978		Jan. 1998
Retail facility in Braintree, MA		2,908			—				8,761		—			(2,577		)	6,184			1994		Sep. 2012
Education facilities in Chandler and Tucson, AZ; Alhambra, Chino, Garden Grove, and Tustin, CA; Naperville, IL; Westland and Canton, MI; and Carrollton, Duncansville, and Lewisville, TX		—			—				7,840		—			(69		)	7,771			Various		Sep. 2012
Retail facility in Freehold, NJ		9,901			—				17,067		—			(39		)	17,028			2004		Sep. 2012
Office facilities in Corpus Christi, Odessa, San Marcos, and Waco, TX		4,981			2,089				14,211		—			(111		)	16,189			1969; 1996; 2000		Sep. 2012
Retail facilities in Osnabruck, Borken, Bunde, Arnstadt, Dorsten, Duisburg, Freiberg, Leimbach-Kaiserro, Monheim, Oberhausen, Rodewisch, Sankt Augustin, Schmalkalden, Stendal, Wuppertal, and Monheim, Germany		87,668			28,734				145,854		—			12,202			186,790			Various		Sep. 2012
Warehouse/distribution facility in Brierley Hill, United Kingdom		10,933			2,147				12,357		—			643			15,147			1996		Sep. 2012
Warehouse/distribution and industrial facilities in Mesquite, TX		6,716			2,851				15,899		—			(198		)	18,552			1961; 1972; 1975		Sep. 2012
Industrial facility in Rochester, MN		4,855			881				17,039		—			169			18,089			1997		Sep. 2012
Office facility in Irvine, CA		6,681			—				17,027		—			(126		)	16,901			1981		Sep. 2012
Industrial facility in Brownwood, TX		—			722				6,268		—			—			6,990			1964		Sep. 2012
		$	154,080		$	38,607			$	325,682	$	9		$	(878	)	$	363,420
																																				Life on which
																																				Depreciation
																				Gross Amount at which Carried																in Latest
					Initial Cost to Company									Costs Capitalized			Decrease			at Close of Period (c)																Statement of
											Personal			subsequent to			in Net										Personal					Accumulated		Date of	Date	Income is
Description		Encumbrances			Land				Buildings		Property			Acquisition (a)			Investments (b)			Land				Buildings			Property		Total			Depreciation (c)		Construction	Acquired	Computed
Operating Real Estate - Self Storage Facilities:
Taunton, MA		$	—		$	4,300			$	12,274	$	—		$	303		$	(13,516	)	$	537			$	2,824		$	—	$	3,361		$	655	2001	Dec. 2006	25 yrs.
Pensacola, FL		1,762			560				2,082		—			21			—			560				2,103			—		2,663			227		2004	Sep. 2010	30 yrs.
		$	1,762		$	4,860			$	14,356	$	—		$	324		$	(13,516	)	$	1,097			$	4,927		$	—	$	6,024		$	882
__________
(a) Consists of the cost of improvements and acquisition costs subsequent to acquisition, including legal fees, appraisal fees, title costs, and other related professional fees. For business combinations, transaction costs are excluded.
(b) The increase (decrease) in net investment was primarily due to (i) the amortization of unearned income from net investment in direct financing leases, which produces a periodic rate of return that at times may be greater or less than lease payments received, (ii) sales of properties, (iii) impairment charges, and (iv) changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
(c) Reconciliation of real estate and accumulated depreciation (see below).
W. P. CAREY INC.
NOTES TO SCHEDULE III — REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
(in thousands)
	Reconciliation of Real Estate Subject to
	Operating Leases
	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012				2011
Beginning balance	$	2,331,613		$	646,482			$	560,592
Additions (a)	223,844			1,777,443				107,484
Dispositions	(8,347		)	(75,548		)		(22,106		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	26,729			13,263				(1,837		)
Reclassification (to) from direct financing lease or assets held for sale	(58,875		)	(17,681		)		20,105
Reclassification from real estate under construction	2,875			—				—
Deconsolidation of real estate asset	—			—				(5,938		)
Impairment charges	(11,035		)	(12,346		)		(11,818		)
Ending balance	$	2,506,804		$	2,331,613			$	646,482
__________
(a)	Amount for the year ended December 31, 2013 includes an out-of-period adjustment of $1.8 million related to deferred foreign income taxes (Note 2).
	Reconciliation of Accumulated Depreciation for
	Real Estate Subject to Operating Leases
	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012				2011
Beginning balance	$	116,075		$	118,054			$	108,032
Depreciation expense	60,470			24,302				15,179
Dispositions	(533		)	(22,947		)		(5,785		)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	1,194			358				(396		)
Reclassification (to) from assets held for sale, direct financing lease, or equity investment	(9,130		)	(3,692		)		2,339
Deconsolidation of real estate asset	—			—				(1,315		)
Ending balance	$	168,076		$	116,075			$	118,054
	Reconciliation of Operating Real Estate
	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012				2011
Beginning balance	$	99,703		$	109,875			$	109,851
Additions	706			295				24
Dispositions	(93,314		)	—				—
Impairment charges	(1,071		)	(10,467		)		—
Ending balance	$	6,024		$	99,703			$	109,875
	Reconciliation of Accumulated Depreciation for
	Operating Real Estate
	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012				2011
Beginning balance	$	19,993		$	17,121			$	14,280
Depreciation expense	2,242			2,872				2,841
Dispositions	(21,353		)	—				—
Ending balance	$	882		$	19,993			$	17,121
At December 31, 2013, the aggregate cost of real estate that we and our consolidated subsidiaries own for federal income tax purposes was approximately $2.5 billion.

Summary_of_Significant_Account1

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Basis of Consolidation	'
	Basis of Consolidation
	Our consolidated financial statements reflect all of our accounts, including those of our controlled subsidiaries. The portion of equity in a consolidated subsidiary that is not attributable, directly or indirectly, to us is presented as noncontrolling interests. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The consolidated financial statements include the historical results of our predecessor prior to the REIT Reorganization and the CPA®:15 Merger.
	When we obtain an economic interest in an entity, we evaluate the entity to determine if it is deemed a VIE and, if so, whether we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary and are therefore required to consolidate the entity. We apply accounting guidance for consolidation of VIEs to certain entities in which the equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties.  Fixed price purchase and renewal options within a lease as well as certain decision-making rights within a loan can cause us to consider an entity a VIE. We review the contractual arrangements provided for in the partnership agreement or other related contracts to determine whether the entity is considered a VIE, and to establish whether we have any variable interests in the VIE. We then compare our variable interests, if any, to those of the other variable interest holders to determine which party is the primary beneficiary of a VIE based on whether the entity (i) has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE, and (ii) has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.
	For an entity that is not considered to be a VIE, the general partners in a limited partnership (or similar entity) are presumed to control the entity regardless of the level of their ownership and, accordingly, may be required to consolidate the entity. We evaluate the partnership agreements or other relevant contracts to determine whether there are provisions in the agreements that would overcome this presumption. If the agreements provide the limited partners with either (a) the substantive ability to dissolve or liquidate the limited partnership or otherwise remove the general partners without cause or (b) substantive participating rights, the limited partners’ rights overcome the presumption of control by a general partner of the limited partnership, and, therefore, the general partner must account for its investment in the limited partnership using the equity method of accounting.
	We have investments in tenancy-in-common interests in various domestic and international properties. Consolidation of these investments is not required as such interests do not qualify as VIEs and do not meet the control requirement required for consolidation. Accordingly, we account for these investments using the equity method of accounting. We use the equity method of accounting because the shared decision-making involved in a tenancy-in-common interest investment provides us with significant influence on the operating and financial decisions of these investments.
	Additionally, we own interests in single-tenant net lease properties leased to companies through noncontrolling interests in partnerships and limited liability companies that we do not control but over which we exercise significant influence. We account for these investments under the equity method of accounting. At times, the carrying value of our equity investments may fall below zero for certain investments. We intend to fund our share of the jointly-owned investments’ future operating deficits should the need arise. However, we have no legal obligation to pay for any of the liabilities of such investments nor do we have any legal obligation to fund operating deficits.
Reclassifications	'
	Reclassifications
	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 and certain adjustments related to purchase price allocation for all periods presented.
Accounting for Acquisitions	'
	Accounting for Acquisitions
	In accordance with the guidance for business combinations, we determine whether a transaction or other event is a business combination, which requires that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed constitute a business. Each business combination is then accounted for by applying the acquisition method. If the assets acquired are not a business, we account for the transaction or other event as an asset acquisition. Under both methods, we recognize the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquired entity. In addition, for transactions that are business combinations, we evaluate the existence of goodwill or a gain from a bargain purchase. We immediately expense acquisition-related costs and fees associated with business combinations.
	Purchase Price Allocation
	When we acquire properties with leases classified as operating leases, we allocate the purchase price to the tangible and intangible assets and liabilities acquired based on their estimated fair values. We determine the value of the tangible assets, consisting of land, buildings, and site improvements, and intangible assets, including the above- and below-market value of leases and the value of in-place leases at their estimated fair values. Land is typically valued utilizing the sales comparison (or market approach). Buildings are valued, as if vacant, using the cost and/or income approach. Site improvements are valued using the cost approach. The fair value of real estate is determined by reference to portfolio appraisals which determines their values, on a property level, by applying a discounted cash flow analysis to the estimated net operating income, or NOI, for each property in the portfolio during the remaining anticipated lease term, and the estimated residual value. The estimated residual value of each property is based on a hypothetical sale of the property upon expiration of a lease factoring in the re-tenanting of such property at estimated current market rental rates, applying a selected capitalization rate and deducting estimated costs of sale. The discount rates and residual capitalization rates used to value the properties are selected based on several factors, including the creditworthiness of the lessees, industry surveys, property type, location and age, current lease rates relative to market lease rates and anticipated lease duration. In the case where a tenant has a purchase option deemed to be materially favorable to the tenant, or the tenant has long-term renewal options at rental rates below estimated market rental rates, the appraisal assumes the exercise of such purchase option or long-term renewal options in its determination of residual value. Where a property is deemed to have excess land, the discounted cash flow analysis includes the estimated excess land value at the assumed expiration of the lease, based upon an analysis of comparable land sales or listings in the general market area of the property grown at estimated market growth rates through the year of lease expiration. For those properties that are under contract for sale, the appraised value of the portfolio reflects the current contractual sale price of such properties. See Real Estate Leased to Others and Depreciation below for a discussion of our significant accounting policies related to tangible assets.
	We record above- and below-market lease values for owned properties based on the present value (using a discount rate reflecting the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the leases negotiated and in place at the time of acquisition of the properties and (ii) our estimate of fair market lease rates for the property or equivalent property, both of which are measured over a period equal to the estimated lease term which includes renewal options with rental rates below estimated market rental rates. We amortize the capitalized above-market lease value as a reduction of rental income over the estimated market lease term. We amortize the capitalized below-market lease value as an increase to rental income over the initial term and any fixed rate renewal periods in the respective leases. We include the value of below-market leases in Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the consolidated financial statements.
	We measure the fair value of the below-market purchase option liability we acquired in connection with the Merger as the excess of the present value of the fair value of the real estate over the present value of the tenant’s exercise price at the option date.
	The value of any in-place lease is estimated to be equal to the property owners’ avoidance of costs necessary to release the property for a lease term equal to the remaining primary in-place lease term and the value of investment grade tenancy. The cost avoidance to the property owners’ of vacancy/leasing costs necessary to lease the property for a lease term equal to the remaining in-place lease term is derived first by determining the in-place lease term on the subject lease. Then, based on our review of the market, the cost to be borne by a property owner to replicate a market lease to the remaining in-place term is estimated. These costs consist of: (i) rent lost during downtime (i.e. assumed periods of vacancy), (ii) estimated expenses that would be incurred by the property owner during periods of vacancy (iii) rent concessions (i.e. free rent) (iv) leasing commissions and (v) tenant improvements allowances given to tenants. We determine these values using our estimates or by relying in part upon third-party appraisals. We amortize the capitalized value of in-place lease intangibles to expense over the remaining initial term of each lease. No amortization period for intangibles will exceed the remaining depreciable life of the building.
	If a lease is terminated, we charge the unamortized portion of above- and below-market lease values to lease revenue, and in-place lease and tenant relationship values to amortization expense. We amortize the capitalized value of in-place lease intangibles and tenant relationships to expense over the respective term of each lease.
	When we acquire leveraged properties, the fair value of debt instruments assumed is determined using a discounted cash flow model with rates that take into account the credit of the tenants, where applicable, and interest rate risk. Such resulting premium or discount is amortized over the remaining term of the obligation. We also consider the value of the underlying collateral, taking into account the quality of the collateral, the credit quality of the tenant, the time until maturity and the current interest rate.
Goodwill	'
	Goodwill
	In the case of a business combination, after identifying all tangible and intangible assets and liabilities, the excess consideration paid over the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired and assumed, respectively, represents goodwill. We allocated goodwill to the respective reporting units in which such goodwill arose. Goodwill acquired in the CPA®:15 Merger was attributed to the Real Estate Ownership segment which comprises one reporting unit. In the event we dispose of a property that constitutes a business under GAAP from a reporting unit with goodwill, we allocate a portion of the reporting unit’s goodwill to that business in determining the gain or loss on the disposal of the business. The amount of goodwill allocated to the business is based on the relative fair value of the business to the fair value of the reporting unit.
Operating Real Estate	'
	Operating Real Estate
	We carry land and buildings and personal property at cost less accumulated depreciation. We capitalize improvements and significant renovations that increase the useful life of the properties, while we expense replacements, maintenance and repairs that do not improve or extend the lives of the respective assets as incurred.
Assets Held for Sale	'
	Assets Held for Sale
	We classify those assets that are associated with operating leases as held for sale when we have entered into a contract to sell the property, all material due diligence requirements have been satisfied and we believe it is probable that the disposition will occur within one year. Assets held for sale are recorded at the lower of carrying value or estimated fair value, less estimated costs to sell. The results of operations and the related gain or loss on sale of properties that have been sold or that are classified as held for sale and in which we will have no significant continuing involvement are included in discontinued operations (Note 17).
	If circumstances arise that we previously considered unlikely and, as a result, we decide not to sell a property previously classified as held for sale, we reclassify the property as held and used. We measure and record a property that is reclassified as held and used at the lower of (i) its carrying amount before the property was classified as held for sale, adjusted for any depreciation expense that would have been recognized had the property been continuously classified as held and used or (ii) the estimated fair value at the date of the subsequent decision not to sell.
	We recognize gains and losses on the sale of properties when, among other criteria, we no longer have continuing involvement, the parties are bound by the terms of the contract, all consideration has been exchanged and all conditions precedent to closing have been performed. At the time the sale is consummated, a gain or loss is recognized as the difference between the sale price, less any selling costs, and the carrying value of the property.
Cash and Cash Equivalents	'
	Cash and Cash Equivalents
	We consider all short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to cash and have a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. Items classified as cash equivalents include commercial paper and money market funds. Our cash and cash equivalents are held in the custody of several financial institutions, and these balances, at times, exceed federally insurable limits. We seek to mitigate this risk by depositing funds only with major financial institutions.
Internal Use Software Development Costs	'
	Internal-Use Software Development Costs
	We expense costs associated with the assessment stage of software development projects. Upon completion of the preliminary project assessment stage, we capitalize internal and external costs associated with the application development stage, including the costs associated with software that allows for the conversion of our old data to our new system. We expense the costs of training and data conversion. We also expense costs associated with the post-implementation and operation stage, including maintenance and specified upgrades; however, we capitalize internal and external costs associated with significant upgrades to existing systems that result in additional functionality. Capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the software’s estimated useful life, which is three to five years. Periodically, we reassess the useful life considering technology, obsolescence and other factors.
Other Assets and Liabilities	'
	Other Assets and Liabilities
	We include prepaid expenses, deferred rental income, tenant receivables, deferred charges, escrow balances held by lenders, restricted cash balances, marketable securities, derivative assets, other intangible assets and corporate fixed assets in Other assets. We include derivative instruments; miscellaneous amounts held on behalf of tenants; and deferred revenue in Other liabilities. Deferred charges are costs incurred in connection with mortgage financings and refinancings that are amortized over the terms of the mortgages and included in Interest expense in the consolidated financial statements. Deferred rental income is the aggregate cumulative difference for operating leases between scheduled rents that vary during the lease term, and rent recognized on a straight-line basis. Marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale securities and reported at fair value with unrealized gains and losses on these securities reported as a component of Other comprehensive income (loss) until realized.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	'
	Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
	We consider direct financing leases to be past-due or delinquent when a contractually required principal or interest payment is not remitted in accordance with the provisions of the underlying agreement.  We evaluate each account individually and set up an allowance when, based upon current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the existing contractual terms, and the amount can be reasonably estimated.
Real Estate Leased to Others	'
	Real Estate Leased to Others
	We lease real estate to others primarily on a triple-net leased basis, whereby the tenant is generally responsible for all operating expenses relating to the property, including property taxes, insurance, maintenance, repairs and improvements. We charge expenditures for maintenance and repairs, including routine betterments, to operations as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, although we are legally obligated for payment pursuant to our lease agreements with our tenants, lessees were responsible for the direct payment to the taxing authorities of real estate taxes of approximately $37.3 million, $18.7 million and $6.4 million, respectively.
	Substantially all of our leases provide for either scheduled rent increases, periodic rent adjustments based on formulas indexed to changes in the CPI or similar indices or percentage rents. CPI-based adjustments are contingent on future events and are therefore not included in straight-line rent calculations. We recognize rents from percentage rents as reported by the lessees, which is after the level of sales requiring a rental payment to us is reached. Percentage rents were insignificant for the periods presented.
Revenue Recognition	'
	Revenue Recognition
	Real Estate Leased to Others
	We lease real estate to others primarily on a triple-net leased basis, whereby the tenant is generally responsible for all operating expenses relating to the property, including property taxes, insurance, maintenance, repairs and improvements. We charge expenditures for maintenance and repairs, including routine betterments, to operations as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, although we are legally obligated for payment pursuant to our lease agreements with our tenants, lessees were responsible for the direct payment to the taxing authorities of real estate taxes of approximately $37.3 million, $18.7 million and $6.4 million, respectively.
	Substantially all of our leases provide for either scheduled rent increases, periodic rent adjustments based on formulas indexed to changes in the CPI or similar indices or percentage rents. CPI-based adjustments are contingent on future events and are therefore not included in straight-line rent calculations. We recognize rents from percentage rents as reported by the lessees, which is after the level of sales requiring a rental payment to us is reached. Percentage rents were insignificant for the periods presented.
	We account for leases as operating or direct financing leases, as described below:
	Operating leases — We record real estate at cost less accumulated depreciation; we recognize future minimum rental revenue on a straight-line basis over the non-cancelable lease term of the related leases and charge expenses to operations as incurred (Note 5).
	Direct financing method — We record leases accounted for under the direct financing method at their net investment (Note 5). We defer and amortize unearned income to income over the lease term so as to produce a constant periodic rate of return on our net investment in the lease.
	Investment Management Operations
	We earn structuring revenue and asset management revenue in connection with providing services to the Managed REITs. We earn structuring revenue for services we provide in connection with the analysis, negotiation and structuring of transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions and the placement of mortgage financing obtained by the Managed REITs. Asset management revenue consists of property management, leasing and advisory revenue. Receipt of the incentive revenue portion of the asset management revenue or performance revenue, however, which we received from CPA®:15 prior to the date of the CPA®:15 Merger on September 28, 2012 and from CPA®:14 and CPA®:16 – Global prior to the CPA®:14/16 Merger on May 2, 2011, was subordinated to the achievement of specified cumulative return requirements by the stockholders of those CPA® REITs. At our option, the performance revenue could be collected in cash or shares of the CPA® REIT (Note 4). In addition, we earn subordinated incentive and disposition revenue related to the disposition of properties. We may also earn termination revenue in connection with the termination of the advisory agreements for the Managed REITs.
	We recognize all revenue as earned. We earn structuring revenue upon the consummation of a transaction and asset management revenue when services are performed. We recognize revenue subject to subordination only when the performance criteria of the Managed REIT is achieved and contractual limitations are not exceeded.
	We earned subordinated disposition and incentive revenue from CPA®:15 until the completion of the CPA®:15 Merger on September 28, 2012 (Note 4), through which its stockholders received their initial investment plus a specified preferred return. We may earn termination revenue if a liquidity event is consummated by any of the other Managed REITs. As a condition of the CPA®:15 Merger and CPA®:16 Merger, we waived the subordinated disposition and termination fees that we would have been entitled to receive from CPA®:15 and CPA®:16 - Global upon their liquidation pursuant to the terms of our advisory agreements with CPA®:15 and CPA®:16 - Global, respectively (Note 4).
	We are also reimbursed for certain costs incurred in providing services, including broker-dealer commissions paid on behalf of the Managed REITs, marketing costs and the cost of personnel provided for the administration of the Managed REITs. We record reimbursement income as the expenses are incurred, subject to limitations on a Managed REIT’s ability to incur offering costs.
Depreciation	'
	Depreciation
	We compute depreciation of building and related improvements using the straight-line method over the estimated remaining useful lives of the properties (not to exceed 40 years) and furniture, fixtures and equipment (generally up to seven years). We compute depreciation of tenant improvements using the straight-line method over the lesser of the remaining term of the lease or the estimated useful life.
Impairments	'
	Impairments
	We periodically assess whether there are any indicators that the value of our long-lived assets, including goodwill, may be impaired or that their carrying value may not be recoverable. These impairment indicators include, but are not limited to, the vacancy of a property that is not subject to a lease; a lease default by a tenant that is experiencing financial difficulty; the termination of a lease by a tenant; or the rejection of a lease in a bankruptcy proceeding. We may incur impairment charges on long-lived assets, including real estate, direct financing leases, assets held for sale and equity investments in real estate. We may also incur impairment charges on marketable securities and goodwill. Our policies for evaluating whether these assets are impaired are presented below.
	Real Estate
	For real estate assets, which include intangibles, in which an impairment indicator is identified, we follow a two-step process to determine whether an asset is impaired and to determine the amount of the charge. First, we compare the carrying value of the property’s asset group to the future net undiscounted cash flow that we expect the property’s asset group will generate, including any estimated proceeds from the eventual sale of the property’s asset group. The undiscounted cash flow analysis requires us to make our best estimate of, among other things, market rents, residual values, and holding periods. Depending on the assumptions made and estimates used, the future cash flow projected in the evaluation of long-lived assets can vary within a range of outcomes. We consider the likelihood of possible outcomes in determining our estimate of future cash flows. If the future net undiscounted cash flow of the property’s asset group is less than the carrying value, the property’s asset group is considered to be impaired. We then measure the loss as the excess of the carrying value of the property’s asset group over its estimated fair value.
	Direct Financing Leases
	We review our direct financing leases at least annually to determine whether there has been an other-than-temporary decline in the current estimate of residual value of the property. The residual value is our estimate of what we could realize upon the sale of the property at the end of the lease term, based on market information. If this review indicates that a decline in residual value has occurred that is other-than-temporary, we recognize an impairment charge equal to the difference between the fair value and carrying amount of the residual value.
	Assets Held for Sale
	When we classify an asset as held for sale, we compare the asset’s estimated fair value less estimated cost to sell to its carrying value, and if the estimated fair value less estimated cost to sell is less than the property’s carrying value, we reduce the carrying value to the estimated fair value less estimated cost to sell. We will continue to review the property for subsequent changes in the estimated fair value, and may recognize an additional impairment charge, if warranted.
	Equity Investments in Real Estate and the Managed REITs
	We evaluate our equity investments in real estate and in the Managed REITs on a periodic basis to determine if there are any indicators that the value of our equity investment may be impaired and whether or not that impairment is other-than-temporary. To the extent an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred, we measure the charge as the excess of the carrying value of our investment over its estimated fair value, which is determined by multiplying the estimated fair value of the underlying investment’s net assets by our ownership interest percentage. For our equity investments in real estate, we calculate the estimated fair value of the underlying investment’s real estate or net investment in direct financing lease as described in Real Estate and Direct Financing Leases above. The fair value of the underlying investment’s debt, if any, is calculated based on market interest rates and other market information. The fair value of the underlying investment’s other financial assets and liabilities (excluding net investment in direct financing leases) have fair values that generally approximate their carrying values. For certain investments in the Managed REITs, we calculate the estimated fair value of our investment using the most recently published NAV of each Managed REIT, which for CPA®:18 – Global is deemed to be the initial public offering price.
	Goodwill
	We evaluate goodwill for possible impairment at least annually or upon the occurrence of a triggering event using a two-step process. To identify any impairment, we first compare the estimated fair value of each of our reporting units with their respective carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, we do not consider goodwill to be impaired and no further analysis is required. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, we then perform the second step to determine and measure the amount of the potential impairment charge.
	We calculate the estimated fair value of the Investment Management reporting unit by applying a price-to-EBITDA multiple to earnings. For both reporting units, the multiples are based on comparable companies. For the Real Estate Ownership reporting unit, we calculate its estimated fair value by applying an AFFO multiple. The selection of the comparable companies and transactions to be used in our evaluation process could have a significant impact on the fair value of our reporting units and possible impairments. The testing did not indicate any goodwill impairment as each of the reporting units with goodwill had fair value that was substantially in excess of the carrying value.
	For the second step, we compare the implied fair value of the goodwill for each reporting unit with its respective carrying amount and record an impairment charge equal to the excess of the carrying amount over the implied fair value. We determine the implied fair value of the goodwill by allocating the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to its assets and liabilities. The excess of the estimated fair value of the reporting unit over the amounts assigned to its assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of the goodwill.
	The goodwill recorded in our Investment Management reporting unit is evaluated in the fourth quarter of every year. In connection with the CPA®:15 Merger, we recorded goodwill in our Real Estate Ownership reporting unit. Prior to the CPA®:15 Merger, there was no goodwill recorded in our Real Estate Ownership reporting unit. We initially elected to evaluate the goodwill recorded in our Real Estate Ownership reporting unit in the second quarter of every year. During the fourth quarter of 2013, we elected to change the date of our annual impairment test for goodwill in our Real Estate Ownership reporting unit from the second quarter to the fourth quarter of each year. This change is preferable because moving the test to the fourth quarter aligns the goodwill testing of the Real Estate Ownership reporting unit with that of our Investment Management reporting unit, which is also tested annually in the fourth quarter. Additionally, fourth quarter is more closely aligned with our business planning and forecasting cycle. As a result of this change, there was not more than a 12-month span between testing dates because our last goodwill test for the Real Estate Ownership reporting unit was completed on June 30, 2013 for the goodwill that was acquired on September 28, 2012. The change in testing dates does not accelerate, delay or avoid a potential impairment charge. Additional goodwill impairment testing may be required at interim dates when and if triggering events occur in the future (Note 9).
Stock-Based Compensation	'
	Stock-Based Compensation
	We have granted restricted shares, stock options, RSUs and PSUs to certain employees and independent directors. Grants were awarded in the name of the recipient subject to certain restrictions of transferability and a risk of forfeiture. Stock-based compensation expense for all equity-classified stock-based compensation awards is based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with current accounting guidance for share-based payments. We recognize these compensation costs for only those shares expected to vest on a straight-line or graded-vesting basis, as appropriate, over the requisite service period of the award. We include stock-based compensation within the listed shares caption of equity.
Foreign Currency	'
	Foreign Currency
	Translation
	We have interests in real estate investments in the European Union and United Kingdom for which the functional currency is the euro and the British pound sterling, respectively. We perform the translation from the euro or the British pound sterling to the U.S. dollar for assets and liabilities using current exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and for revenue and expense accounts using a weighted-average exchange rate during the period. We report the gains and losses resulting from such translation as a component of other comprehensive income in equity. These translation gains and losses are released to net income when we have substantially exited from all investments in the related currency.
	Transaction Gains or Losses
	A transaction gain or loss (measured from the transaction date or the most recent intervening balance sheet date, whichever is later), realized upon settlement of a foreign currency transaction generally will be included in net income for the period in which the transaction is settled. Also, foreign currency intercompany transactions that are scheduled for settlement, consisting primarily of accrued interest and the translation to the reporting currency of subordinated intercompany debt with scheduled principal payments, are included in the determination of net income.
	Intercompany foreign currency transactions of a long term nature (that is, settlement is not planned or anticipated in the foreseeable future), in which the entities to the transactions are consolidated or accounted for by the equity method in our financial statements, are not included in net income but are reported as a component of other comprehensive income in equity.
	Net realized gains or (losses) are recognized on foreign currency transactions in connection with the transfer of cash from foreign operations of subsidiaries to the parent company.
Derivatives Instruments	'
	Derivative Instruments
	We measure derivative instruments at fair value and record them as assets or liabilities, depending on our rights or obligations under the applicable derivative contract. Derivatives that are not designated as hedges must be adjusted to fair value through earnings. For a derivative designated and qualified as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the change in fair value of the derivative is recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss) until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of a derivative’s change in fair value is immediately recognized in earnings.
	We made an accounting policy election effective January 1, 2011, or the “effective date”, to use the portfolio exception in Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, 820-10-35-18D, Application to Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities with Offsetting Positions in Market Risk or Counterparty Credit Risk, the “portfolio exception,” with respect to measuring counterparty credit risk for all of our derivative transactions subject to master netting arrangements.
Income Taxes	'
	Income Taxes
	We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code. As a REIT, we are not subject to federal income taxes on our income and gains that we distribute to our stockholders as long as we satisfy certain requirements, principally relating to the nature of our income and the level of our distributions, as well as other factors. We believe that we have operated, and we intend to continue to operate, in a manner that allows us to continue to qualify as a REIT. Deferred income taxes are recorded for the corporate subsidiaries based on earnings reported. The provision for income taxes differs from the amounts currently payable because of temporary differences in the recognition of certain income and expense items for financial reporting and tax reporting purposes. Income taxes are computed under the asset and liability method. The asset and liability method requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between tax bases and financial bases of assets and liabilities (Note 16).
	Deferred Income Taxes
	We recognize deferred income taxes in certain of our subsidiaries taxable in the U.S. or in foreign jurisdictions. Deferred income taxes are generally the result of temporary differences (items that are treated differently for tax purposes than for U.S. GAAP purposes as described in Note 16). In addition, deferred tax assets arise from unutilized tax net operating losses generated in prior years. We provide a valuation allowance against our deferred income tax assets when we believe that it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the deferred income tax asset may not be realized. Whenever a change in circumstances causes a change in the estimated realizability of the related deferred income tax asset, the resulting increase or decrease in the valuation allowance is included in deferred income tax expense.
	Real Estate Ownership Operations
	We derive most of our REIT income from our real estate operations under our Real Estate Ownership segment. As such, our real estate operations are generally not subject to federal tax, and accordingly, no provision has been made for U.S. federal income taxes in the consolidated financial statements for these operations. These operations are subject to certain state, local and foreign taxes, as applicable.
	Investment Management Operations
	We conduct our Investment Management operations primarily through TRSs. These operations are subject to federal, state, local and foreign taxes, as applicable. Our financial statements are prepared on a consolidated basis including these TRSs and include a provision for current and deferred taxes on these operations.
Earnings Per Share	'
	Earnings Per Share
	Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income available to common stockholders, as adjusted for unallocated earnings attributable to the unvested RSUs and restricted shares by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects potentially dilutive securities (options, restricted shares and RSUs) using the treasury stock method, except when the effect would be anti-dilutive.
Recent Accounting Requirements	'
	Recent Accounting Requirements
	The following Accounting Standards Update, or ASU, promulgated by the FASB is applicable to us, as indicated:
	ASU 2013-01, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities — In January 2013, the FASB issued an update to ASU 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. ASU 2013-01 clarifies that the scope of ASU 2011-11 applies to derivatives accounted for in accordance with Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, including bifurcated embedded derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions that are either offset in accordance 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 were applicable to us for our interim and annual reports beginning in 2013.
	ASU 2013-02, Other Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income — 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, is applicable to us for our interim and annual reports beginning in 2013 and has been applied retrospectively. The related additional disclosures are located in Note 14.
	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 Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force — 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, Note 7) 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 on behalf of its co-obligors. This ASU is applicable to us for our interim and annual reports beginning in 2014 and shall be applied retrospectively; 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.
	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 — In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-10, which permits the Fed Funds Effective Swap Rate, also referred to as the “Overnight Index Swap Rate,” 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, or LIBOR, swap rate. The update also removes the restriction on the use of different benchmark rates for similar hedges. This ASU will be applicable to us for qualifying new or redesignated hedging relationships entered into on or after July 17, 2013. Through the date of this Report, we had not entered into any transactions to which this ASU applies.
Use of Estimates	'
	Use of Estimates
	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.
Fair Value Measurement	'
	The fair value of an asset is defined as the exit price, which is the amount that would either be received when an asset is sold or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The guidance establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers are: Level 1, for which quoted market prices for identical instruments are available in active markets, such as money market funds, equity securities and U.S. Treasury securities; Level 2, for which there are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the instrument, such as certain derivative instruments including interest rate caps and swaps; and Level 3, for securities that do not fall into Level 1 or Level 2 and for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring us to develop our own assumptions.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	'
	We account for the noncontrolling interest in WPCI held by the former employee as a redeemable noncontrolling interest, as we could have an obligation to redeem the interest at fair value, subject to certain conditions. This redemption is required to be settled in shares of our common stock. The former employee’s interest is reflected at estimated redemption value for all periods presented. On October 1, 2013, we received a notice from the former employee regarding the exercise of the put option, pursuant to which we are required to redeem the
Discontinued Operations	'
	From time to time, we may decide to sell a property. We may make a decision to dispose of a property when it is vacant as a result of tenants vacating space, tenants electing not to renew their leases, tenant insolvency, or lease rejection in the bankruptcy process. In such cases, we assess whether we can obtain the highest value from the property by selling it, as opposed to re-leasing it. We may also sell a property when we receive an unsolicited offer or negotiate a price for an investment that is consistent with our strategy for that investment. When it is appropriate to do so, we classify the property as an asset held for sale on our consolidated balance sheet and the current and prior period results of operations of the property are reclassified as discontinued operations.

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Merger with CPA 15 (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition	'
	The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition.
	(in thousands):
	Total Consideration
	Fair value of W. P. Carey shares of common stock issued		$	1,380,362
	Cash consideration paid		152,356
	Merger Consideration		1,532,718
	Fair value of our equity interest in CPA®:15 prior to the CPA®:15 Merger		107,147
	Fair value of our equity interest in jointly-owned investments with CPA®:15 prior to the CPA®:15 Merger		54,822
			$	1,694,687
	Assets Acquired at Fair Value
	Net investment in properties		$	1,762,872
	Net investment in direct financing leases		315,789
	Equity investments in real estate		166,247
	Intangible assets (Note 9)		695,310
	Cash and cash equivalents		178,945
	Other assets		81,750
			3,200,913
	Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value
	Non-recourse debt		(1,350,755		)
	Below-market rent and other intangible liabilities		(102,155		)
	Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		(84,640		)
			(1,537,550		)
	Total identifiable net assets		1,663,363
	Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests		(237,359		)
	Goodwill		268,683
			$	1,694,687
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information	'
	The following consolidated pro forma financial information has been presented as if the CPA®:15 Merger, including the acquisition of Marcourt, had occurred on January 1, 2011 for the years ended 2012 and 2011. The pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results would have been had the CPA®:15 Merger occurred on that date, nor does it purport to represent the results of operations for future periods.
	(in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2012				2011
	Pro forma total revenues	$	512,822			$	528,257
	Pro forma income attributable to W. P. Carey	$	138,157			$	116,746
	Pro forma earnings per share: (a)
	Basic	$	2			$	1.69
	Diluted	$	1.98			$	1.68
	Pro forma weighted average shares: (b)
	Basic	68,382,378				67,990,118
	Diluted	69,071,391				68,268,738
	___________
	(a)	The pro forma income attributable to W. P. Carey reflects combined general and administrative expenses of $31.7 million and income tax expenses of $9.6 million incurred related to the CPA®:15 Merger for the year ended December 31, 2011 as if the CPA®:15 Merger had taken place on January 1, 2011.
	(b)	The pro forma weighted average shares outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 were determined as if the 28,170,643 shares of our common stock issued to CPA®:15 stockholders in the CPA®:15 Merger were issued on January 1, 2011.

Agreements_and_Transactions_wi1

Agreements and Transactions with Related Parties (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
Schedule Of Related Party Transactions	'
	The following tables present a summary of revenue earned and/or cash received from the Managed REITs, as well as from CPA®:15 and CPA®:14 for the periods indicated, included in the consolidated statements of income (in thousands):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Reimbursed costs from affiliates (a)	$	73,592		$	97,638		$	63,940
	Structuring revenue	46,589			48,355			46,831
	Asset management revenue (a)	42,579			56,576			66,712
	Dealer manager fees	10,856			19,914			11,664
	Incentive, termination and subordinated disposition revenue	199			—			52,515
	Distributions of Available Cash	34,121			30,009			15,535
	Deferred revenue earned	8,492			8,492			5,662
	Interest income on deferred acquisition fees and loans to affiliates	949			1,064			1,522
		$	217,377		$	262,048		$	264,381
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	CPA®:14 (b)	$	—		$	—		$	59,655
	CPA®:15 (c)	—			21,593			31,616
	CPA®:16 – Global (d)	53,166			50,929			40,695
	CPA®:17 – Global (e)	69,275			174,192			125,659
	CPA®:18 – Global (f)	29,293			—			—
	CWI (g)	65,643			15,334			6,756
		$	217,377		$	262,048		$	264,381
	___________
	(a)	Excludes amounts received from third parties.
	(b)	CPA®:14 merged with and into CPA®:16 – Global on May 2, 2011.
	(c)	CPA®:15 merged with and into us on September 28, 2012.
	(d)	Upon completion of the CPA®:16 Merger, we terminated the advisory agreement with CPA®:16 – Global. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement that we entered into with CPA®:16 – Global, we waived the incentive or termination fee that we would have been entitled to receive from CPA®:16 – Global pursuant to the terms of the advisory agreement.
	(e)	The current form of the advisory agreement with CPA®:17 – Global is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2014, unless renewed pursuant to its terms.
	(f)	The current form of the advisory agreement with CPA®:18 – Global is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2014, unless renewed pursuant to its terms.
	(g)	The current form of the advisory agreement with CWI is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2014, unless renewed pursuant to its terms.
Schedule of Balances Due to and From Related Party	'
	The following table presents a summary of Due from affiliates (in thousands):
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Deferred acquisition fees receivable	$	19,684		$	28,654
	Current acquisition fees receivable	4,149			—
	Reimbursable costs	334			1,457
	Organization and offering costs	2,700			4,920
	Accounts receivable	3,716			182
	Asset management fee receivable	1,451			789
		$	32,034		$	36,002
Reconciliation of Reedemable Securities	'
	The following table presents a reconciliation of our Redeemable securities – related party (in thousands):
		Years Ended December 31.
		2013			2012
	Beginning balance	$	40,000		$	—
	Reclassification from permanent equity to temporary equity	—			85,000
	Redemptions of securities	(40,000		)	(45,000		)
	Ending balance	$	—		$	40,000

Net_Investments_in_Properties_

Net Investments in Properties (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Real Estate [Abstract]	'
Net Investments in Real Estate Properties	'
	Operating real estate, which consisted of our investments in 21 self-storage properties through our Carey Storage Management LLC, or Carey Storage, subsidiary and our Livho Inc., or Livho, hotel subsidiary, at cost, is summarized as follows (in thousands):
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Land	$	1,097		$	22,158
	Buildings	4,927			77,545
	Less: Accumulated depreciation	(882		)	(19,993		)
		$	5,142		$	79,710
	Real estate, which consists of land and buildings leased to others, at cost, and which are subject to operating leases, and real estate under construction, is summarized as follows (in thousands):
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Land	$	534,697		$	509,530
	Buildings	1,972,107			1,824,958
	Real estate under construction	9,521			—
	Less: Accumulated depreciation	(168,076		)	(116,075		)
		$	2,348,249		$	2,218,413
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]	'
	Scheduled future minimum rents, exclusive of renewals and expenses paid by tenants and future CPI-based adjustments under non-cancelable operating leases, at December 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):
	Years Ending December 31,		Total
	2014		$	308,433
	2015		286,443
	2016		262,604
	2017		248,578
	2018		232,315
	Thereafter		1,074,170
	Total		$	2,412,543

Finance_Receivables_Tables

Finance Receivables (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Receivables [Abstract]	'
Capital Leases Net Investment In Direct Financing Leases	'
	Net investment in direct financing leases is summarized as follows (in thousands):
		December 31,
		2013				2012
	Minimum lease payments receivable	$	466,182			$	430,514
	Unguaranteed residual value	363,903				375,706
		830,085				806,220
	Less: unearned income	(466,665		)		(430,215		)
		$	363,420			$	376,005
Schedule Of Future Minimum Lease Payments For Capital Leases	'
	Scheduled future minimum rents, exclusive of renewals and expenses paid by tenants, percentage of sales rents and future CPI-based adjustments, under non-cancelable direct financing leases at December 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):
	Years Ending December 31,		Total
	2014		$	35,865
	2015		35,885
	2016		34,273
	2017		34,106
	2018		34,125
	Thereafter		291,928
	Total		$	466,182
Finance Receivables Credit Quality Indicators	'
	A summary of our finance receivables by internal credit quality rating is as follows (dollars in thousands):
			Number of Tenants at December 31,				Net Investments in Direct Financing Leases at December 31,
	Internal Credit Quality Indicator		2013		2012		2013		2012
	1		3		3		$	42,812	$	46,398
	2		3		4		27,869		49,764
	3		8		8		284,968		257,281
	4		1		4		7,771		22,562
	5		—		—		—		—
							$	363,420	$	376,005

Equity_Investment_in_Real_Esta1

Equity Investment in Real Estate and the Managed REITs (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Equity Method Investments	'
	The following table sets forth our ownership interests in our equity investments in real estate, excluding the Managed REITs, and their respective carrying values (dollars in thousands):
					Ownership Interest			Carrying Value at December 31,
	Lessee		Co-owner(s)		at December 31, 2013			2013				2012
	Schuler A.G. (a) (b) (c)		CPA®:16 – Global		67	%		$	65,798			$	62,006
	Hellweg Die Profi-Baumärkte GmbH		CPA®:16 – Global/ CPA®:17 – Global		38	%		27,923				42,387
	& Co. KG (Hellweg 2) (a) (c) (d) (e)
	Advanced Micro Devices (b) (c)		CPA®:16 – Global		33	%		22,392				23,667
	The New York Times Company		CPA®:16 – Global/CPA®:17 – Global		18	%		21,543				20,584
	C1000 Logistiek Vastgoed B.V. (a) (b) (d)		CPA®:17 – Global		15	%		13,673				14,929
	The Upper Deck Company (c)		CPA®:16 – Global		50	%		7,518				7,198
	Del Monte Corporation (b) (c) (d)		CPA®:16 – Global		50	%		7,145				8,318
	Waldaschaff Automotive GmbH and Wagon Automotive Nagold GmbH (a)		CPA®:17 – Global		33	%		7,267				6,323
	Builders FirstSource, Inc. (c)		CPA®:16 – Global		40	%		4,968				5,138
	PetSmart, Inc. (c)		CPA®:16 – Global		30	%		3,877				3,808
	Consolidated Systems, Inc. (b) (c)		CPA®:16 – Global		60	%		3,176				3,278
	Wanbishi Archives Co. Ltd. (a) (f) (g)		CPA®:17 – Global		3	%		395				(736		)
	U.S. Airways Group, Inc. (h)		Third party		75	%		—				7,995
	The Talaria Company (Hinckley) (h)		CPA®:16 – Global		—			—				7,702
	SaarOTEC (a) (c) (g)		CPA®:16 – Global		50	%		(639		)		(116		)
								$	185,036			$	212,481
	___________
	(a)	The carrying value of the investment is affected by the impact of fluctuations in the exchange rate of the foreign currency.
	(b)	Represents a tenancy-in-common interest, under which the investment is under common control by us and our investment partner. With the exception of Schuler A.G., these investments are tenancy-in-common interests whereby the property is encumbered by debt for which we are jointly and severally liable. The aggregate amount due under the arrangements was approximately $171.0 million at December 31, 2013. Of this amount, $43.9 million represents the aggregate amount we agreed to pay and is included within the carrying value of each of these investments, where applicable.
	(c)	Subsequent to the CPA®:16 Merger in January 2014, we consolidate these wholly-owned or majority-owned investments (Note 20).
	(d)	The decrease in carrying value is due to the distributions made to us.
	(e)	The decrease in carrying value is primarily due to our share of the German real estate transfer tax incurred by the investment. Please see “Hellweg 2 Restructuring” below for more information.
	(f)	We acquired our interest in this investment in December 2012.
	(g)	At December 31, 2013 and 2012, as applicable, we intended to fund our share of the investment’s future operating deficits if the need arose. However, we had no legal obligation to pay for any of the investment’s liabilities nor did we have any legal obligation to fund operating deficits.
	(h)	These investments were sold in 2013. Please see “Disposition of Unconsolidated Real Estate Investment” below for more information.
			% of Outstanding Shares Owned at						Carrying Amount of Investment at
			December 31,						December 31,
	Fund		2013			2012			2013 (a) (b)				2012 (a)
	CPA®:16 – Global (c)		18.533	%		18.33	%		$	282,520			$	296,301
	CPA®:16 – Global operating partnership (d)		0.015	%		0.015	%		813				17,140
	CPA®:17 – Global (e)		1.91	%		1.29	%		57,753				38,977
	CPA®:17 – Global operating partnership (f)		0.009	%		0.015	%		—				—
	CPA®:18 – Global (g)		0.127	%		100	%		320				—
	CPA®:18 – Global operating partnership (h)		0.015	%		N/A			209				—
	CWI		0.538	%		0.4	%		3,369				727
	CWI operating partnership		0.015	%		0.015	%		—				—
									$	344,984			$	353,145
	___________
	(a)	Includes asset management fees receivable, for which 197,231 shares, 3,781 class A shares and 43,850 shares of CPA®:17 – Global, CPA®:18 – Global and CWI, respectively, were issued during the first quarter of 2014.
	(b)	At December 31, 2013, the aggregate unamortized basis differences on our equity investments in the Management REITs were $9.7 million.
	(c)	We received distributions of $25.3 million, $24.3 million and $12.4 million from this affiliate during 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively. At December 31, 2011, our investment in CPA®:16 – Global comprised more than 20% of our total assets. Therefore, the audited consolidated financial statements of CPA®:16 – Global are included in this Report.
	(d)	During 2013 and 2012, we recognized other-than-temporary impairment charges of $15.4 million and $9.9 million respectively, on this investment to reduce the carrying value of our interest in the investment to its estimated fair value (Note 10). In addition, we received distributions of $15.2 million, $15.4 million and $6.2 million from this investment during 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.
	(e)	We received distributions of $3.0 million, $1.6 million, and $0.6 million from this affiliate during 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.
	(f)	We received distributions of $16.9 million, $14.6 million, and $9.4 million from this affiliate during 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.
	(g)	On September 13, 2012, we purchased 1,000 shares of CPA®:18 – Global common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $9,000. On December 14, 2012, we made a capital contribution of $0.2 million in exchange for 22,222 shares of CPA®:18 – Global common stock. We consolidated this investment until July 25, 2013, when CPA®:18 – Global reached its minimum offering proceeds and began admitting new stockholders. We currently account for our interests under the equity method of accounting (Note 2).
	(h)	On July 3, 2013, we purchased a 0.015% special general partnership interest in CPA®:18 – Global’s operating partnership for $0.2 million. This special general partnership interest entitles us to receive distributions of our proportionate share of earnings up to 10% of the Available Cash from CPA®:18 – Global’s operating partnership (Note 4).
	The following table presents net income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs, which represents our proportionate share of the income or losses of these investments as well as certain adjustments related to other-than-temporary impairment charges and amortization of basis differences related to purchase accounting adjustments (in thousands):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013				2012				2011
	Proportionate share of earnings from equity investments in the Managed REITs	$	7,057			$	8,867			$	19,912
	Amortization of basis differences on equity investments in the Managed REITs	(5,115		)		(4,302		)		(3,613		)
	Other-than-temporary impairment charges on the Special Member Interest in	(15,383		)		(9,910		)		—
	CPA®:16 – Global’s operating partnership
	Distributions of Available Cash (Note 4)	34,121				30,009				15,535
	Deferred revenue earned (Note 4)	9,436				9,436				6,291
	Total equity earnings from the Managed REITs	30,116				34,100				38,125
	Equity earnings from other equity investments	26,928				29,864				13,602
	Amortization of basis differences on other equity investments	(4,313		)		(1,572		)		(499		)
	Net income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs	$	52,731			$	62,392			$	51,228
The following tables present estimated combined summarized financial information for the Managed REITs. Certain prior year amounts have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the impact of discontinued operations. Amounts provided are expected total amounts attributable to the Managed REITs and do not represent our proportionate share (in thousands):
	December 31,
	2013				2012
Real estate, net	$	7,218,177			$	6,049,926
Other assets	2,128,862				2,002,620
Total assets	9,347,039				8,052,546
Debt	(4,237,044		)		(3,509,394		)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities	(571,097		)		(450,362		)
Total liabilities	(4,808,141		)		(3,959,756		)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	—				(21,747		)
Noncontrolling interests	(192,492		)		(170,140		)
Stockholders’ equity	$	4,346,406			$	3,900,903
	Years Ended December 31,
	2013				2012				2011
Revenues	$	796,637			$	860,983			$	734,870
Expenses (a) (b)	(701,830		)		(759,435		)		(611,417		)
Income from continuing operations	$	94,807			$	101,548			$	123,453
Net income attributable to the Managed REITs (c) (d)	$	104,342			$	128,455			$	116,560
___________
(a)	Total net expenses recognized by the Managed REITs during the year ended December 31, 2012 included $3.1 million of CPA®:15 Merger-related expenses incurred by CPA®:15, of which our share was approximately $0.2 million.
(b)	Total net expenses recognized by the Managed REITs during the year ended December 31, 2011 included the following items related to the CPA®:14/16 Merger: (i) $78.8 million of net gains recognized by CPA®:14 in connection with selling certain properties to us, CPA®:17 – Global and third parties, of which our share was approximately $7.4 million; (ii) a net gain of $28.7 million recognized by CPA®:16 – Global in connection with the CPA®:14/16 Merger as a result of the fair value of CPA®:14 exceeding the total merger consideration, of which our share was approximately $5.0 million; (iii) $13.6 million of expenses incurred by CPA®:16 – Global related to the CPA®:14/16 Merger, of which our share was approximately $2.4 million; and (iv) a $2.8 million net loss recognized by CPA®:16 – Global in connection with the prepayment of certain non-recourse mortgage loans, of which our share was approximately $0.5 million.
(c)	Inclusive of impairment charges recognized by the Managed REITs totaling $25.6 million, $25.0 million and $57.7 million during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. These impairment charges reduced our income earned from these investments by approximately $4.7 million, $4.2 million and $7.8 million during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
(d)	Amounts included net gains on sale of real estate recorded by the Managed REITs totaling $7.7 million, $35.4 million and $45.4 million during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
The following tables present combined summarized financial information of our equity investments. Amounts provided are the total amounts attributable to the investments and do not represent our proportionate share (in thousands):
	December 31,
	2013				2012
Real estate, net	$	1,038,422			$	1,106,640
Other assets	146,635				179,654
Total assets	1,185,057				1,286,294
Debt	(695,429		)		(740,595		)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities	(77,819		)		(58,827		)
Total liabilities	(773,248		)		(799,422		)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	—				(21,747		)
Noncontrolling interests	176				—
Stockholders’ equity	$	411,985			$	465,125
	Years Ended December 31,
	2013				2012				2011
Revenues	$	117,278			$	108,242			$	118,819
Expenses	(50,907		)		(64,453		)		(75,992		)
Impairment charge (b)	—				—				(8,602		)
Income from continuing operations	$	66,371			$	43,789			$	34,225
Net income attributable to the Managed REITs (a) (b)	$	15,762			$	79,591			$	34,225
___________
(a)	Amount during the year ended December 31, 2012 included a net gain of approximately $34.0 million recognized by a jointly-owned investment as a result of selling its interests in the Médica investment. Our share of the gain was approximately $15.1 million.
(b)	Amount during the year ended December 31, 2011 included an impairment charge of $8.6 million incurred by a jointly-owned investment that leased property to Symphony IRI Group, Inc. in connection with a potential sale of the property owned by the investment, of which our share was approximately $0.4 million. The investment completed the sale in June 2011.

NonCash_Investing_and_Financin1

Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Additional Cash Flow Elements and Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]	'
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities	'
	A summary of our non-cash investing and financing activities for the periods presented is as follows (in thousands):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Reclassification from Net investments in direct financing leases (Note 6)	$	(13,952	)	$	—		$	(17,651	)
	Reclassification to Real estate (Note 5)	13,952			—			17,651
	Reclassification from Real estate, net (Note 5)	(63,697		)	(14,016		)	—
	Reclassification from Intangible assets, net (Note 5)	(24,423		)	(852		)	—
	Reclassification from Operating real estate, net (Note 5)	(3,627		)	—			—
	Reclassification to Assets held for sale (Note 5)	91,747			14,868			—
	Build-to-suit construction costs incurred but unpaid (Note 5)	5,614			—			—
	Reclassification to (from) Additional paid-in capital (Note 4)	40,000			(40,000		)	—
	Reclassification to (from) Redeemable securities (Note 4)	(40,000		)	40,000			—
	Fourth quarter distributions declared	67,746			45,700			22,314
	Fair value of special member interest in CPA®:16 – Global’s operating partnership (Note 4)	—			—			28,308
	Non-recourse mortgages assumed on acquisition (Note 4)	—			—			87,590
Schedule Of Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisitions	'
	The following table summarizes estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition (in thousands):
	Total Consideration
	Fair value of common shares issued	$	1,380,362
	Cash consideration	152,356
	Fair value of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC equity interest in CPA®:15 prior to the CPA®:15 Merger	107,147
	Fair value of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC equity interest in jointly-owned investments with CPA®:15 prior to the CPA®:15 Merger	54,822
		1,694,687
	Assets Acquired at Fair Value
	Net investments in real estate	1,762,872
	Net investments in direct financing leases	315,789
	Equity investments in real estate	166,247
	Goodwill	268,683
	Intangible assets	695,310
	Other assets	81,750
	Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value
	Non-recourse debt	(1,350,755		)
	Below-market rent and other intangible liabilities	(102,155		)
	Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(84,640		)
	Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	(237,359		)
	Net assets acquired excluding cash	1,515,742
	Cash acquired on acquisition of subsidiaries	$	178,945
	This transaction consisted of the acquisition and assumption of certain assets and liabilities, respectively, as detailed in the table below (in thousands).
	Cash Consideration	$	13,748
	Assets Acquired at Fair Value:
	Net investments in real estate	$	33,625
	In-place lease intangible assets, net	872
	Above-market rent intangible assets, net	722
	Other assets	1,170
	Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value:
	Non-recourse debt	(21,023		)
	Below-market rent and other intangible liabilities	(1,618		)
	Net assets acquired	$	13,748
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Deconsolidated	'
	The following table presents the assets and liabilities of the subsidiary on the date of deconsolidation (in thousands):
	Assets
	Net investments in properties	$	5,340
	Intangible assets and goodwill, net	(15		)
	Total	$	5,325
	Liabilities
	Non-recourse debt	$	(6,311	)
	Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(22		)
	Total	$	(6,333	)
Supplemental Cash Flow Information	'
	Supplemental cash flow information
	(In thousands)
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Interest paid	$	98,599		$	38,092		$	21,168
	Income taxes paid	$	14,405		$	12,501		$	33,641

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangibles1

Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule Of Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets Liabilites By Major Class	'
	In connection with our investment activity during 2013, we have recorded net lease intangibles comprised as follows (life in years, dollars in thousands):
		Weighted-Average		Amount
		Life
	Amortizable Intangible Assets
	In-place lease	12.3		$	85,759
	Above-market rent	16.5		10,917
	Below-market ground lease	118.1		3,998
				$	100,674
	Amortizable Intangible Liabilities
	Below-market rent	21.1		$	(32,716	)
Schedule Of Goodwill	'
	The following table presents a reconciliation of our goodwill (in thousands):
		Real Estate Ownership				Investment Management			Total
	Balance at January 1, 2011	$	—			$	63,607		$	63,607
	Activity	—				—			—
	Balance at December 31, 2011	—				63,607			63,607
	Acquisition of CPA®:15	268,683				—			268,683
	Allocation of goodwill to the cost basis of properties sold or held for sale (a)	(3,158		)		—			(3,158		)
	Balance at December 31, 2012	265,525				63,607			329,132
	Allocation of goodwill to the cost basis of properties sold or held for sale (a)	(13,118		)		—			(13,118		)
	Adjustments related to deferred foreign income taxes (b)	32,715				—			32,715
	Adjustment to purchase price (c)	1,479				—			1,479
	Balance at December 31, 2013 (d)	$	286,601			$	63,607		$	350,208
	___________
	(a)	Amount is included within Gain (loss) on sale of real estate for assets sold or Impairment charges for assets classified as held for sale, both of which are included in discontinued operations (Note 17).
	(b)	In the fourth quarter of 2013, we recorded an out-of-period adjustment related to accounting for deferred foreign income taxes (Note 2).
	(c)	In the fourth quarter of 2013, we recorded an immaterial out-of-period adjustment to correct an error in the purchase price allocation for the CPA®:15 Merger.
	(d)	We recorded goodwill in the Real Estate Ownership segment in connection with the CPA®:16 Merger in January 2014 (Note 20).
Schedule Of Intangible Assets And Goodwill	'
	Intangible assets and liabilities and goodwill are summarized as follows (in thousands):
		December 31,
		2013										2012
		Gross Carrying Amount				Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount			Gross Carrying Amount			Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
	Amortizable Intangible Assets
	Management contracts	$	32,765			$	(32,395	)	$	370		$	32,765		$	(31,283	)	$	1,482
	Internal-use software development costs	3,255				—			3,255			—			—			—
		36,020				(32,395		)	3,625			32,765			(31,283		)	1,482
	Lease Intangibles:
	In-place lease	551,737				(84,610		)	467,127			474,630			(27,352		)	447,278
	Tenant relationship	6,247				(1,656		)	4,591			8,149			(3,406		)	4,743
	Above-market rent	292,132				(50,157		)	241,975			293,627			(13,742		)	279,885
	Below-market ground lease	4,386				(22		)	4,364			—			—			—
		854,502				(136,445		)	718,057			776,406			(44,500		)	731,906
	Unamortizable Goodwill and
	Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
	Goodwill	350,208				—			350,208			329,132			—			329,132
	Trade name	3,975				—			3,975			3,975			—			3,975
		354,183				—			354,183			333,107			—			333,107
	Total intangible assets	$	1,244,705			$	(168,840	)	$	1,075,865		$	1,142,278		$	(75,783	)	$	1,066,495
	Amortizable Intangible Liabilities
	Below-market rent	$	(116,939	)		$	11,832		$	(105,107	)	$	(86,171	)	$	3,227		$	(82,944	)
	Above-market ground lease	(6,896		)		512			(6,384		)	(6,896		)	103			(6,793		)
		(123,835		)		12,344			(111,491		)	(93,067		)	3,330			(89,737		)
	Unamortizable Intangible Liabilities
	Below-market purchase option	(16,711		)		—			(16,711		)	(16,711		)	—			(16,711		)
	Total intangible assets	$	(140,546	)		$	12,344		$	(128,202	)	$	(109,778	)	$	3,330		$	(106,448	)
Schedule Of Finite Lived Intangible Assets Future Amortization Expense	'
	Based on the intangible assets and liabilities recorded at December 31, 2013, scheduled annual net amortization of intangibles for each of the next five years and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):
	Years Ending December 31,		Total
	2014		$	84,921
	2015		76,725
	2016		74,872
	2017		71,474
	2018		65,170
	Thereafter		237,029
	Total		$	610,191

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Schedule Of Other Financial Instruments In Carrying Values And Fair Values	'
	Our other financial instruments had the following carrying values and fair values as of the dates shown (in thousands):
				31-Dec-13						31-Dec-12
			Level	Carrying Value			Fair Value			Carrying Value			Fair Value
	Non-recourse debt (a)		3	$	1,492,410		$	1,477,497		$	1,715,397		$	1,727,985
	Prior Senior Credit Facility (b)		3	275,000			275,000			253,000			253,000
	Unsecured Term Loan (b)		3	300,000			300,000			—			—
	Deferred acquisition fees receivable (c)		3	19,684			20,733			28,654			33,632
	__________
	(a)	We determined the estimated fair value of our debt instruments using a discounted cash flow model with rates that take into account the credit of the tenants, where applicable, and interest rate risk. We also considered the value of the underlying collateral taking into account the quality of the collateral, the credit quality of the company, the time until maturity and the current market interest rate.
	(b)	As described in Note 20, the Prior Senior Credit Facility and Unsecured Term Loan were repaid and terminated in January 2014.
	(c)	We determined the estimated fair value of our deferred acquisition fees based on an estimate of discounted cash flows using two significant unobservable inputs, which are the leverage adjusted unsecured spread and an illiquidity adjustment with a weighted-average range of 100 - 380 bps and 50 - 100 bps, respectively at December 31, 2013. Significant increases or decreases to these inputs in isolation would result in a significant change in the fair value measurement.
Schedule Of Fair Value Impairment Charges Using Unobservable Inputs Nonrecurring Basis	'
	The following tables present information about our other assets that were measured on a fair value basis (in thousands):
		Year Ended December 31, 2013						Year Ended December 31, 2012						Year Ended December 31, 2011
		Fair Value			Total Impairment			Fair Value			Total Impairment			Fair Value		Total Impairment
		Measurements			Charges			Measurements			Charges			Measurements		Charges
	Impairment Charges from Continuing Operations:
	Real estate	$	15,495		$	4,673		$	—		$	—		$	380	$	243
	Net investments in direct financing leases	891			68			—			—			—		(1,608		)
	Equity investments in real estate	5,111			19,256			17,140			9,910			1,554		206
	Marketable security	483			553			—			—			—		—
					24,550						9,910					(1,159		)
	Impairment Charges from Discontinued Operations:
	Real estate	19,413			6,192			39,642			12,495			42,207		11,838
	Operating real estate	3,709			1,071			5,002			10,467			—		—
					7,263						22,962					11,838
					$	31,813					$	32,872				$	10,679

Risk_Management_and_Use_of_Der1

Risk Management and Use of Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value	'
	The following table sets forth certain information regarding our derivative instruments (in thousands):
					Asset Derivatives Fair Value at								Liability Derivatives Fair Value at
	Derivatives Designated		Balance Sheet Location		31-Dec-13				31-Dec-12				31-Dec-13			31-Dec-12
	as Hedging Instruments
	Interest rate cap		Other assets, net		$	2			$	25			$	—		$	—
	Interest rate swaps		Other assets, net		1,618				—				—			—
	Foreign currency forward contracts		Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		—				—				(7,083		)	(2,067		)
	Interest rate swaps		Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		—				—				(2,734		)	(5,825		)
	Derivatives Not Designated
	as Hedging Instruments
	Stock warrants (a)		Other assets, net		2,160				1,720				—			—
	Interest rate swaps (b)		Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		—				—				(11,995		)	(16,686		)
	Total derivatives				$	3,780			$	1,745			$	(21,812	)	$	(24,578	)
	__________
	(a)	In connection with the CPA®:15 Merger, we acquired warrants from CPA®:15, which were granted by Hellweg to CPA®:15. These warrants give us participation rights to any distributions made by Hellweg 2 and we are entitled to a cash distribution that equals a certain percentage of the liquidity event price of Hellweg 2, should a liquidity event occur.
	(b)	These interest rate swaps were acquired from CPA®:15 in the CPA®:15 Merger. They do not qualify for hedge accounting; however, they do protect against fluctuations in interest rates related to the variable-rate debt we acquired in the CPA®:15 Merger.
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Effect on Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'
	The following tables present the impact of derivative instruments on the consolidated financial statements (in thousands):
			Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in
			Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)on Derivatives (Effective Portion) (a)
			Years Ended December 31,
	Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships		2013				2012				2011
	Interest rate swaps		$	4,720			$	(1,059	)		$	(3,564	)
	Interest rate cap		(15		)		277				—
	Foreign currency forward contracts		(5,211		)		(1,480		)		—
	Total		$	(506	)		$	(2,262	)		$	(3,564	)
			Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Other Comprehensive
			Income (Loss) into Income (Effective Portion) (b)
			Years Ended December 31,
	Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships		2013				2012				2011
	Interest rate swaps		$	1,745			$	1,539			$	344
	Foreign currency forward contracts		537				239				—
	Total		$	2,282			$	1,778			$	344
	(a)	Excludes net gains (losses) of $0.5 million, $0.3 million and less than $(0.1) million recognized on unconsolidated jointly-owned investments for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	(b)	Excludes net gains of $0.5 million, $0.4 million and $0.2 million recognized on unconsolidated jointly-owned investments for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 respectively.
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance	'
					Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in
					Income on Derivatives
			Location of Gain (Loss)		Years Ended December 31,
	Derivatives Not in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships		Recognized in Income		2013				2012				2011
	Interest rate swaps		Interest expense		$	5,249			$	429			$	—
	Stock warrants		Other income and (expenses)		440				108				—
	Total				$	5,689			$	537			$	—
Schedule of Derivative Instruments	'
	The following table presents the foreign currency derivative contracts we had outstanding at December 31, 2013, which were designated as cash flow hedges (currency in thousands):
			Number of Instruments		Notional Amount				Fair Value at December 31, 2013 (a)
	Foreign Currency Derivatives
	Foreign currency forward contracts		58		€	100,737			$	(6,357	)
	Foreign currency forward contracts		19		£	10,773			(726		)
									$	(7,083	)
	__________
	(a)	Amounts are based on the applicable exchange rate of the foreign currency at December 31, 2013.
	The interest rate swaps and cap that we had outstanding on our consolidated subsidiaries at December 31, 2013 are summarized as follows (currency in thousands):
			Number of Instruments		Notional Amount				Fair Value at December 31, 2013 (a)
	Interest Rate Derivatives
	Designated as Cash Flow Hedging Instruments
	Interest rate swaps		5		$	72,240			$	(24	)
	Interest rate swaps		2		€	8,375			(1,092		)
	Interest rate cap (b)		1		€	64,543			2
	Not Designated as Cash Flow Hedging Instruments
	Interest rate swaps (c) (d)		3		€	109,959			(11,995		)
									$	(13,109	)
	__________
	(a)	Amounts are based on the exchange rate of the euro at December 31, 2013, as applicable.
	(b)	The applicable interest rate of the related debt was 1.3%, which was below the strike price of the cap of 2.0% at December 31, 2013.
	(c)	These interest rate swaps were acquired from CPA®:15 in the CPA®:15 Merger. They do not qualify for hedge accounting; however, they do protect against fluctuations in interest rates related to the variable-rate debt we acquired in the CPA®:15 Merger.
	(d)	Notional and fair value amounts include, on a combined basis, portions attributable to noncontrolling interests totaling $27.5 million and $3.0 million, respectively.
Schedules of Concentration of Risk, by Risk Factor	'
	The percentages in the table below represent our directly-owned real estate properties and do not include our share of equity investments.
		31-Dec-13
	Region:
	California	10	%
	Other U.S.	60	%
	Total U.S	70	%
	Total Europe	30	%
	Total	100	%
	Asset Type:
	Office	32	%
	Industrial	18	%
	Warehouse/Distribution	16	%
	Retail	13	%
	All others	21	%
	Total	100	%
	Tenant Industry:
	Retail	19	%
	All other	81	%
	Total	100	%

Debt_Tables

Debt (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Debt	'
	Scheduled debt principal payments during each of the next five calendar years following December 31, 2013, and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):
	Years Ending December 31,		Total (a)
	2014 (b)		$	835,086
	2015		244,540
	2016		80,208
	2017		126,288
	2018		208,907
	Thereafter through 2026		584,669
			2,079,698
	Unamortized discount		(12,288		)
	Total		$	2,067,410
	__________
	(a)	Certain amounts are based on the applicable foreign currency exchange rate at December 31, 2013.
	(b)	Includes $100.0 million outstanding under our Revolver, $175.0 million outstanding under our Term Loan Facility and $300.0 million outstanding under our Unsecured Term Loan at December 31, 2013, each of which was scheduled to mature at various dates in 2014 unless extended pursuant to its terms. In January 2014, we entered into the New Senior Credit Facility, and the Prior Senior Credit Facility and Unsecured Term Loan were repaid in full at that time and terminated. Also includes $216.1 million of non-recourse mortgage balloon payments that will be due in the 12 months following December 31, 2013.

Equity_Tables

Equity (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Equity [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Distributions Paid Per Share for Tax	'
	The following table presents distributions per share, declared and paid during the year ended December 31, 2013 and in October 2012, reported for federal tax purposes and serves as a designation of capital gain distributions, if applicable, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 857(b)(3)(C) and Treasury Regulation § 1.857-6(e):
		Distributions Paid
		During the Year Ended December 31, 2013			On October 16, 2012
	Ordinary income	$	3.1701		$	0.6228
	Return of capital	0.0099			0.0272
	Total distributions paid	$	3.18		$	0.65
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	'
	The following table presents a reconciliation of the effect of transfers in noncontrolling interest (in thousands):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Net income attributable to W. P. Carey	$	98,876		$	62,132		$	139,079
	Transfers to noncontrolling interest
	Decrease in W. P. Carey’s additional paid-in capital for purchase of 50 Rock	—			(154		)	—
	Decrease in W. P. Carey’s additional paid-in capital for purchase of CheckFree Holdings, Inc.	—			—			(5,879		)
	Net transfers to noncontrolling interest	—			(154		)	(5,879		)
	Change from net income attributable to W. P. Carey and transfers to noncontrolling interest	$	98,876		$	61,978		$	133,200
	The following table presents a reconciliation of redeemable noncontrolling interest (in thousands):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Beginning balance	$	7,531		$	7,700		$	7,546
	Redemption value adjustment	—			840			(455		)
	Net income	353			40			1,923
	Distributions	(435		)	(1,055		)	(1,309		)
	Change in other comprehensive income (loss)	(13		)	6			(5		)
	Ending balance	$	7,436		$	7,531		$	7,700
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'
	The following table presents the components of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) reflected in equity, net of tax. Amounts include our proportionate share of other comprehensive income or loss from our unconsolidated investments (in thousands):
		December 31,
		2013			2012
	Unrealized appreciation on marketable securities	$	31		$	31
	Realized and unrealized loss on derivative instruments	(7,488		)	(7,508		)
	Foreign currency translation adjustments	22,793			2,828
	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$	15,336		$	(4,649	)
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	'
	The following tables present a reconciliation of changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component for the periods presented (in thousands):
		Year Ended December 31, 2013
		Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivative Instruments			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments			Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Marketable Securities			Total
	Beginning balance	$	(7,508	)	$	2,828		$	31		$	(4,649	)
	Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(2,793		)	21,835			—			19,042
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:
	Interest expense	1,745			—			—			1,745
	Other income and (expenses)	537			—			—			537
	Net income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs	531			—			—			531
	Total	2,813			—			—			2,813
	Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income	20			21,835			—			21,855
	Net current period other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			(1,870		)	—			(1,870		)
	Ending balance	$	(7,488	)	$	22,793		$	31		$	15,336
		Year Ended December 31, 2012
		Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivative Instruments			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments			Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Marketable Securities			Total
	Beginning balance	$	(5,246	)	$	(3,299	)	$	38		$	(8,507	)
	Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(4,394		)	7,809			(7		)	3,408
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:
	Interest expense	1,539			—			—			1,539
	Other income and (expenses)	239			—			—			239
	Net income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs	354			—			—			354
	Total	2,132			—			—			2,132
	Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income	(2,262		)	7,809			(7		)	5,540
	Net current period other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			(1,682		)	—			(1,682		)
	Ending balance	$	(7,508	)	$	2,828		$	31		$	(4,649	)
		Year Ended December 31, 2011
		Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivative Instruments			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments			Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Marketable Securities			Total
	Beginning balance	$	(1,658	)	$	(1,854	)	$	49		$	(3,463	)
	Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(4,120		)	(1,796		)	(11		)	(5,927		)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:
	Interest expense	344			—			—			344
	Net income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs	188			—			—			188
	Total	532			—			—			532
	Net current period other comprehensive loss	(3,588		)	(1,796		)	(11		)	(5,395		)
	Net current period other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests	—			351			—			351
	Ending balance	$	(5,246	)	$	(3,299	)	$	38		$	(8,507	)
Earnings Per Share Reconciliation Table	'
	The following table summarizes basic and diluted earnings (in thousands, except share amounts):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Net income attributable to W. P. Carey	$	98,876		$	62,132		$	139,079
	Allocation of distribution equivalents paid on unvested RSUs and RSAs in excess of income	(743		)	(535		)	(2,130		)
	Net income – basic	98,133			61,597			136,949
	Income effect of dilutive securities, net of taxes	187			23			1,076
	Net income – diluted	$	98,320		$	61,620		$	138,025
	Weighted average shares outstanding – basic	68,691,046			47,389,460			39,819,475
	Effect of dilutive securities	1,016,962			689,014			278,620
	Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted	69,708,008			48,078,474			40,098,095

StockBased_and_Other_Compensat1

Stock-Based and Other Compensation (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Long Term Incentive Plan Awards Granted	'
	The following table presents LTIP awards granted in the past three years (PSUs are reflected at 100% of target but may settle at more or less than the amount shown):
			2009 Incentive Plan
	Fiscal Year		RSUs Awarded		PSUs Awarded
	2013 (a)		171,804		85,900
	2012 (b)		259,400		314,400
	2011 (c)		524,550		291,600
	__________
	(a)	Includes 20,250 RSUs issued in connection with entering into employment agreements with certain employees. Also includes 10,000 PSUs awarded related to 2011 awards for which the previously undetermined terms and conditions of the grant were finalized in 2013.
	(b)	Includes 78,000 RSUs and 142,000 PSUs issued in connection with entering into employment agreements with certain employees, and excludes 20,000 PSUs for which the terms and conditions were not determined at the time of grant. Also includes 10,000 PSUs awarded related to 2011 awards for which the previously undetermined terms and conditions of the grant were finalized in 2012.
	(c)	Includes 340,000 RSUs and 100,000 PSUs issued in connection with entering into employment agreements with certain employees, and excludes 20,000 PSUs for which the terms and conditions were not determined at the time of grant.
Schedule of Share Based Compensation Stock Option Activity	'
	Option activity and changes for all periods presented were as follows:
		Year Ended December 31, 2013
		Shares		Weighted-Average		Weighted-Average		Aggregate
				Exercise Price		Remaining		Intrinsic Value
						Contractual
						Term (in Years)
	Outstanding – beginning of year	794,210		$	30.32
	Exercised	(169,412	)	30.43
	Forfeited / Expired	(5,197	)	29.84
	Outstanding – end of year	619,601		$	30.3	2.59		$	19,239,738
	Vested and expected to vest – end of year	619,601		$	30.3	2.59		$	19,239,738
	Exercisable – end of year	511,811		$	30.18	2.45		$	15,950,707
		Years Ended December 31,
		2012						2011
		Shares		Weighted-Average		Weighted-Average		Shares			Weighted-Average		Weighted-Average
				Exercise Price		Remaining					Exercise Price		Remaining
						Contractual							Contractual
						Term (in Years)							Term (in Years)
	Outstanding – beginning of year	1,208,041		$	28.73			1,699,701			$	28.57
	Exercised	(410,331	)	25.94				(449,660	)		27.71
	Forfeited / Expired	(3,500	)	24.93				(42,000	)		32.85
	Outstanding – end of year	794,210		$	30.32	3.19		1,208,041			$	28.73	3.29
	Exercisable – end of year	623,218		$	30.22			959,779			$	28.36
Restricted Stock, RSU and PSU Rollforward	'
	Nonvested RSAs, RSUs and PSUs at December 31, 2013 and changes during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
		RSA and RSU Awards				PSU Awards
		Shares		Weighted-Average		Shares			Weighted-Average
				Grant Date					Grant Date
				Fair Value					Fair Value
	Nonvested at January 1, 2011	263,820		$	28.42	243,994			$	36.18
	Granted	541,890		34.65		291,600			46.66
	Vested (a)	(162,437	)	30.48		(48,925	)		39.78
	Forfeited	(18,480	)	29.32		(14,055	)		42.14
	Adjustment (b)	—		—		200,814			22.65
	Nonvested at December 31, 2011	624,793		33.26		673,428			36.3
	Granted	274,420		41.41		314,400			42.28
	Vested (a)	(268,683	)	32.56		(235,189	)		23.66
	Forfeited	(36,336	)	36.33		(49,494	)		33.96
	Adjustment (b)	—		—		296,368			26.01
	Nonvested at December 31, 2012	594,194		37.15		999,513			34.55
	Granted (c)	185,015		57.69		86,189			84.33
	Vested (a)	(233,098	)	36.76		(324,161	)		39.48
	Forfeited	(26,503	)	43.05		(30,108	)		50.52
	Adjustment (b)	—		—		489,287			67.22
	Nonvested at December 31, 2013 (d)	519,608		$	45.19	1,220,720			$	28.28
	__________
	(a)	The total fair value of shares vested during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $21.4 million, $14.3 million and $6.9 million, respectively. Upon vesting of the shares, employees have the option to take immediate delivery of the shares or defer receipt to a future date. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, we were obligated to issue 363,052 and 243,262 shares, respectively, of our common stock underlying these shares, which is recorded within W. P. Carey members’ equity as a Deferred compensation obligation of $10.1 million and $7.0 million, respectively.
	(b)	Vesting and payment of the PSUs is conditional on certain company and market performance goals being met during the relevant three-year performance period. The ultimate number of PSUs to be vested will depend on the extent to which the performance goals are met and can range from zero to three times the original awards. Pursuant to a review of our current and expected performance versus the performance goals, we revised our estimate of the ultimate number of certain of the PSUs to be vested. As a result, we recorded adjustments in 2013, 2012 and 2011 to reflect the number of shares expected to be issued when the PSUs vest.
	(c)	The grant date fair value of RSAs and RSUs are based on our stock price on the date of grant. The grant date fair value of PSUs were determined utilizing a Monte Carlo simulation model to generate a range of possible future stock prices for both us and the plan defined peer index over the three-year performance period. To estimate the fair value of PSUs granted during 2013, we used a risk-free interest rate of 0.37% and an expected volatility rate of 25.36% (the plan defined peer index assumes 24.83%) and assumed a dividend yield of zero.
	(d)	At December 31, 2013, total unrecognized compensation expense was approximately $17.0 million related to nonvested PSUs, $13.6 million related to nonvested RSUs and $0.4 million related to nonvested RSAs, with aggregate weighted-average remaining term of 1.13 years.

Income_Taxes_Tables

Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	'
	The components of our provision for income taxes attributable to continuing operations for the periods presented are as follows (in thousands):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2012				2011
	Federal
	Current	$	8,274		$	18,142			$	17,820
	Deferred	(13,029		)	(21,167		)		6,867
		(4,755		)	(3,025		)		24,687
	State and Local
	Current	4,970			12,303				9,079
	Deferred	(3,665		)	(5,644		)		1,968
		1,305			6,659				11,047
	Foreign
	Current	7,144			3,138				1,480
	Deferred	(2,442		)	—				—
		4,702			3,138				1,480
	Total Provision	$	1,252		$	6,772			$	37,214
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities	'
	Deferred income taxes at December 31, 2013 and 2012 consist of the following (in thousands):
		At December 31,
		2013			2012
	Deferred Tax Assets
	Net operating loss carry-forwards	$	17,034		$	15,133
	Unearned and deferred compensation	29,104			17,272
	Basis differences — foreign investments	4,482			—
	Other	10,565			10,832
	Total deferred income taxes	61,185			43,237
	Valuation allowance	(18,214		)	(15,133		)
	Net deferred income taxes	42,971			28,104
	Deferred Tax Liabilities
	Basis differences — equity investees	(9,870		)	(13,251		)
	Basis differences — foreign investments	(38,405		)	—
	Receivables from affiliates	(30,248		)	(31,598		)
	Other	(187		)	(583		)
	Total deferred tax liabilities	(78,710		)	(45,432		)
	Net Deferred Tax Liability	$	(35,739	)	$	(17,328	)
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation	'
	A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes with the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before provision for income taxes for the periods presented is as follows (in thousands, except percentages):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013						2012					2011
	Income from continuing operations before	$	85,889					$	94,343				$	190,225
	income taxes
	Pre-tax income attributable to pass-through subsidiaries	(96,314		)				(94,755		)			(111,664		)
	Pre-tax (loss) income attributable to taxable	(10,425		)				(412		)			78,561
	subsidiaries
	Federal provision at statutory tax rate (35%)	(3,649		)	(35.0	)%		(144		)	(35.0	)%	27,496			35	%
	State and local taxes, net of federal benefit	(166		)	(1.6	)%		616			149.5	%	7,409			9.4	%
	Amortization of intangible assets	492			4.7	%		465			112.9	%	486			0.6	%
	Other	(302		)	(2.9	)%		1,069			261.2	%	272			0.4	%
	Tax provision — taxable subsidiaries	(3,625		)	(34.8	)%		2,006			488.6	%	35,663			45.4	%
	Current foreign taxes	7,144						3,138					1,480
	Deferred foreign taxes	(2,442		)				—					—
	Other state and local taxes	175						1,628					71
	Total provision	$	1,252					$	6,772				$	37,214

Discontinued_Operations_Tables

Discontinued Operations (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]	'
	The results of operations for properties that are held for sale or have been sold and with which we have no continuing involvement are reflected in the consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations and are summarized as follows (in thousands, net of tax):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
	Revenues	$	28,951		$	27,137		$	28,973
	Expenses	(19,984		)	(23,895		)	(28,655		)
	Loss on extinguishment of debt	(2,415		)	—			—
	Gain on deconsolidation of a subsidiary	—			—			1,008
	Gain (loss) on sale of real estate	40,043			(5,015		)	(3,391		)
	Impairment charges	(8,415		)	(22,962		)	(11,838		)
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	38,180		$	(24,735	)	$	(13,903	)

Segment_Reporting_Tables

Segment Reporting (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated	'
	The following table presents a summary of comparative results of these business segments (in thousands):
		Years Ended December 31,
		2013				2012				2011
	Real Estate Ownership (a)
	Revenues	$	315,965			$	129,181			$	67,064
	Operating expenses (b)	(178,962		)		(92,441		)		(29,336		)
	Interest expense	(103,728		)		(46,448		)		(18,210		)
	Other, net (c)	51,704				84,043				82,937
	Provision for income taxes	(4,703		)		(4,001		)		(2,243		)
	Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey	$	80,276			$	70,334			$	100,212
	Investment Management
	Revenues (d)	$	173,886			$	223,180			$	242,647
	Operating expenses (d) (e)	(173,744		)		(207,050		)		(157,572		)
	Other, net (f)	768				3,878				2,695
	Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	3,451				(2,771		)		(34,971		)
	Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey	$	4,361			$	17,237			$	52,799
	Total Company
	Revenues (d)	$	489,851			$	352,361			$	309,711
	Operating expenses (d) (e)	(352,706		)		(299,491		)		(186,908		)
	Interest expense	(103,728		)		(46,448		)		(18,210		)
	Other, net (c) (f)	52,472				87,921				85,632
	Provision for income taxes	(1,252		)		(6,772		)		(37,214		)
	Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey	$	84,637			$	87,571			$	153,011
Reconciliation Of Assets From Segment To Consolidated	'
		Total Long-Lived Assets (g) at December 31,								Total Assets at December 31,
		2013				2012				2013				2012
	Real Estate Ownership	$	3,333,654			$	3,239,755			$	4,537,853			$	4,484,821
	Investment Management	—				—				141,097				124,221
	Total Company	$	3,333,654			$	3,239,755			$	4,678,950			$	4,609,042
	__________
	(a)	Included within the Real Estate Ownership segment is our total investment in shares of CPA®:16 – Global, which represented approximately 6.0% of our total assets at December 31, 2013 (Note 7).
	(b)	Includes expenses incurred of $5.0 million related to the CPA®:16 Merger for the year ended December 31, 2013 and $31.7 million related to the CPA®:15 Merger for the year ended December 31, 2012.
	(c)	Includes Other interest income, Net income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs, Gain on change in control of interests, Other income and (expenses), and Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests.
	(d)	Included in revenues and operating expenses are reimbursable costs from affiliates totaling $73.6 million, $98.2 million and $64.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	(e)	Includes Stock-based compensation expenses of $37.3 million, $26.2 million and $17.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, of which $37.0 million, $26.0 million and $17.8 million, respectively, were included in the Investment Management segment.
	(f)	Includes Other interest income, Other income and (expenses), Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest.
	(g)	Consists of Net investments in real estate.
Schedule Of International Investment By Segment	'
	The following tables present the geographic information (in thousands):
	Year Ended December 31, 2013		Domestic				Foreign (a)				Total
	Revenues		$	218,758			$	97,207			$	315,965
	Operating expenses		(126,534		)		(52,428		)		(178,962		)
	Interest expense		(65,978		)		(37,750		)		(103,728		)
	Other, net (b) (c)		48,405				3,299				51,704
	Benefit from (provision) for income taxes		19				(4,722		)		(4,703		)
	Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey		$	74,670			$	5,606			$	80,276
	Total assets		$	3,290,568			$	1,247,285			$	4,537,853
	Total long-lived assets (d)		$	2,172,549			$	1,161,105			$	3,333,654
	Year Ended December 31, 2012		Domestic				Foreign (a)				Total
	Revenues		$	100,619			$	28,562			$	129,181
	Operating expenses		(91,196		)		(1,245		)		(92,441		)
	Interest expense		(35,239		)		(11,209		)		(46,448		)
	Other, net (c)		77,441				6,602				84,043
	Provision for income taxes		(2,690		)		(1,311		)		(4,001		)
	Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey		$	48,935			$	21,399			$	70,334
	Total assets		$	3,527,918			$	956,903			$	4,484,821
	Total long-lived assets (d)		$	2,552,481			$	687,274			$	3,239,755
	Year Ended December 31, 2011		Domestic				Foreign (a)				Total
	Revenues		$	58,940			$	8,124			$	67,064
	Operating expenses		(25,821		)		(3,515		)		(29,336		)
	Interest expense		(16,884		)		(1,326		)		(18,210		)
	Other, net (c)		76,764				6,173				82,937
	Provision for income taxes		(2,135		)		(108		)		(2,243		)
	Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey		$	90,864			$	9,348			$	100,212
	Total assets		$	1,258,544			$	75,522			$	1,334,066
	Total long-lived assets (d)		$	1,207,435			$	66,086			$	1,273,521
	__________
	(a)	All years include operations in France, Germany, Poland and Spain. The years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 also includes operations in Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom through properties acquired in 2013 and from CPA®:15 in the CPA®:15 Merger.
	(b)	Amount for the year ended December 31, 2012 includes our $15.1 million share of the net gain recognized by a jointly-owned entity in connection with selling its interests in the Médica investment.
	(c)	Includes Other interest income, Income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs, Gain on change in control of interests, Other income and (expenses), and Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests.
	(d)	Consists of Net investments in real estate.

Selected_Quarterly_Financial_D1

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]	'
		Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2013			June 30, 2013			September 30, 2013			December 31, 2013
	Revenues (a) (b)	$	106,030		$	112,221		$	132,592		$	139,008
	Expenses (a)	75,194			80,811			91,625			105,076
	Net income (c) (d)	15,839			45,816			21,650			48,860
	Net income attributable to noncontrolling	(1,708		)	(2,692		)	(2,912		)	(25,624		)
	interests (d)
	Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	50			43			(232		)	(214		)
	Net income attributable to W. P. Carey	$	14,181		$	43,167		$	18,506		$	23,022
	Earnings per share attributable to W. P. Carey (f):
	Basic	$	0.2		$	0.63		$	0.27		$	0.33
	Diluted	$	0.2		$	0.62		$	0.27		$	0.33
	Distributions declared per share	$	0.82		$	0.84		$	0.86		$	0.98
		Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2012			June 30, 2012			September 30, 2012			December 31, 2012
	Revenues (a) (b)	$	63,831		$	62,405		$	65,284		$	160,841
	Expenses (a)	52,998			55,422			82,133			108,938
	Net income (e)	11,669			31,230			2,226			17,654
	Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	578			480			325			(1,990		)
	Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	43			67			37			(187		)
	Net income attributable to W. P. Carey	$	12,290		$	31,777		$	2,588		$	15,477
	Earnings per share attributable to W. P. Carey (g):
	Basic	$	0.3		$	0.78		$	0.06		$	0.22
	Diluted	$	0.3		$	0.77		$	0.06		$	0.22
	Distributions declared per share	$	0.565		$	0.567		$	0.65		$	0.66
	__________
	(a)	Certain amounts from previous quarters have been reclassified to discontinued operations (Note 17).
	(b)	Amounts for 2013 and the three months ended December 31, 2012 include the impact of the CPA®:15 Merger (Note 3).
	(c)	Amount for the three months ended June 30, 2013 includes a net gain of $19.5 million on the sale of our U.S. Airway investment (Note 7).
	(d)	Amount for the three months ended December 31, 2013 includes a net gain of $39.6 million on the sale of 19 of 20 of our self-storage properties, inclusive of amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests of $24.4 million (Note 17).
	(e)	Amount for the three months ended June 30, 2012 includes our $15.1 million share of the net gain recognized by a jointly-owned French entity in connection with selling its interests in the underlying investment.
	(f)	For the year ended December 31, 2013, the total quarterly diluted earnings per share was $0.01 higher than the annual diluted earnings per share due to the effects of rounding.
	(g)	For the year ended December 31, 2012, total quarterly basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.06 and $0.07 higher than the annual basis and diluted earnings per share, respectively, as a result of the change in the shares outstanding for each of the periods, primarily due to the issuance of shares in the CPA®:15 Merger (Note 3).

Subsequent_Events_Subsequent_E

Subsequent Events Subsequent Events (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Subsequent Events [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Subsequent Events	'
		Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
		(in thousands)
	Total Consideration
	Fair value of W. P. Carey shares of common stock issued	$	1,815,521
	Cash consideration for fractional shares	1,338
	Merger Consideration	1,816,859
	Fair value of our equity interest in CPA®:16 – Global prior to the CPA®:16 Merger	324,049
	Fair value of our equity interest in jointly-owned investments with CPA®:16 – Global prior to the	156,205
	CPA®:16 Merger
	Fair value of noncontrolling interests acquired	(259,455		)
		$	2,037,658
	Assets Acquired at Fair Value
	Net investments in properties	$	2,018,445
	Net investments in direct financing leases	496,723
	Equity investments in real estate	68,608
	Notes receivable	21,419
	In-place lease intangible assets, net (weighted-average life - 12.8 years)	568,692
	Above-market rent intangible assets, net (weighted-average life - 12.1 years)	387,206
	Cash and cash equivalents	70,672
	Other assets, net	71,969
		3,703,734
	Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value
	Non-recourse debt and line of credit	(1,728,382		)
	Below-market rent and other intangible liabilities (weighted-average life - 19.3 years)	(66,183		)
	Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(123,036		)
	Deferred tax liability	(44,795		)
		(1,962,396		)
	Total identifiable net assets	1,741,338
	Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	(96,139		)
	Goodwill	392,459
		$	2,037,658
	Pro forma total revenues		$	787,219
	Pro forma income attributable to W. P. Carey		$	85,827
	Pro forma earnings per share: (a)
	Basic		$	0.86
	Diluted		$	0.85
	Pro forma weighted-average shares: (b)
	Basic		99,420,924
	Diluted		100,437,886

Business_Narratives_Details

Business (Narratives) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013
	tenant	Operating real estate	Managed REITs
	sqft	property	property
	property
Additional disclosures	'	'	'
Number of real estate properties	418	21	1,021
Number of tenants	128	'	'
Square footage of real estate properties	39,500,000	'	'
Occupancy rate	98.90%	'	'

Summary_of_Significant_Account2

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)

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CPA: 15

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), Realized

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-200,000

-600,000

400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Out-of-Period Adjustment

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Deferred Tax Assets, Gross

61,185,000

'

'

'

43,237,000

'

'

'

61,185,000

43,237,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross

78,710,000

'

'

'

45,432,000

'

'

'

78,710,000

45,432,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Assets

4,678,950,000

'

'

'

4,609,042,000

'

'

'

4,678,950,000

4,609,042,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Goodwill

350,208,000

'

'

'

329,132,000

'

'

'

350,208,000

329,132,000

63,607,000

63,607,000

'

'

'

'

268,683,000

268,683,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Investments in real estate

2,353,391,000

'

'

'

2,298,123,000

'

'

'

2,353,391,000

2,298,123,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,762,872,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net income attributable to W. P. Carey

23,022,000

18,506,000

43,167,000

14,181,000

15,477,000

2,588,000

31,777,000

12,290,000

98,876,000

62,132,000

139,079,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Out of period adjustment, number of properties

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

95

7

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Out of period adjustment

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$2,300,000

$2,000,000

$2,300,000

($37,500,000)

$32,400,000

$31,400,000

$1,000,000

'

'

($2,500,000)

($2,000,000)

($17,600,000)

$17,900,000

($900,000)

($1,600,000)

$2,200,000

'

'

'

Out of period adjustment, number of investments

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Merger_with_CPA_15_Merger_with

Merger with CPA 15 Merger with CPA 15 (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

13 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 28, 2012

Sep. 28, 2012

Sep. 28, 2012

Sep. 28, 2012

Sep. 28, 2012

Sep. 28, 2012

Sep. 28, 2012

Sep. 28, 2012

Sep. 19, 2012

Sep. 28, 2012

Sep. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Sep. 28, 2012

Sep. 30, 2011

Sep. 28, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 28, 2012

Sep. 28, 2012

Sep. 28, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Sep. 28, 2012

Sep. 19, 2012

tenant

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Marcourt Investments Inc

CPA: 15

CPA: 15

CPA: 15

CPA: 15

CPA: 15

CPA: 15

CPA: 15

CPA: 15

CPA: 15

CPA: 15

WPC/CPA15 Merger

WPC/CPA15 Merger

WPC/CPA15 Merger

WPC/CPA15 Merger

WPC/CPA15 Merger

WPC/CPA15 Merger

sqft

Net operating income

Net operating income

Estimated residual value

Estimated residual value

Residual capitalization rates

Residual capitalization rates

Cash flows

Cash flows

property

tenant

tenant

Market Value Fluctuation

Measurement Period Adjustment

Fixed rate

Variable rate

Market Value Fluctuation

Marcourt Investments Inc

property

Minimum

Maximum

Minimum

Maximum

Minimum

Maximum

Minimum

Maximum

property

property

loan

loan

sqft

sqft

Merger Disclosure

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share per share exchange rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.2326

'

'

'

0.2326

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Per share exchange rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$11.40

'

'

'

$11.40

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total per share consideration

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$12.65

'

'

'

$12.65

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Per share closing price

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$49

'

'

'

$49

'

'

'

'

'

$49

'

'

'

'

'

Cash per share exchange rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$1.25

'

'

'

$1.25

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Merger consideration

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$1,500,000,000

'

$1,532,718,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Cash consideration

13,748,000

0

152,356,000

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

152,356,000

'

152,356,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Shares of acquired entity received

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

28,170,643

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair value of W.P.Carey shares of common stock issued

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,380,362,000

'

1,380,362,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Shares of acquired entity received

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

121,194,272

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Increase in term loan facility

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

175,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of real estate properties

'

418

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

12

305

'

'

'

305

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of tenants

'

128

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

76

'

'

'

76

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Square footage of real estate properties

'

39,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

27,000,000

'

'

'

27,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Occupancy Rate

'

98.90%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

99.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Weighted average lease term

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'9 years 8 months 12 days

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Lease revenues

'

299,624,000

119,296,000

59,896,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

242,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

57,300,000

'

'

'

'

Number of loans acquired

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

58

9

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt aggregate fair value

'

'

'

'

'

1,477,497,000

1,727,985,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,200,000,000

'

'

'

1,200,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Interest rate on debt

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5.60%

'

'

'

5.60%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Revenue from related parties

'

217,377,000

262,048,000

264,381,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

19,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Equity income from managed REITs

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Income from operations

'

93,985,000

87,514,000

153,041,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

9,500,000

'

'

'

'

Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,500,000

'

'

'

'

Merger and acquisition expense

'

9,230,000

31,639,000

33,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

31,700,000

'

'

'

Equity method investment, ownership percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

52.63%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

47.37%

Total identifiable net assets

13,748,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,663,363,000

'

'

'

'

5,600,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interest

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

237,359,000

'

237,359,000

'

237,359,000

'

'

700,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Goodwill

'

350,208,000

329,132,000

63,607,000

63,607,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

268,683,000

'

268,683,000

'

268,683,000

'

121,200,000

-6,300,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

110,800,000

'

Common stock, per share value

'

$0.00

$0.00

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$45.07

'

'

'

'

'

Per share premium

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$3.93

'

'

'

'

'

Increase Decrease In Market Value Of Stock Price

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$1.33

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net asset value, per share

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$10.40

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Gain on change in control of interests

'

0

20,744,000

27,859,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

14,700,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Carrying value of equity investment in CPA pre merger

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

92,400,000

'

'

'

92,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair value of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC equity interest in CPA:15 prior to the CPA:15 Merger

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

107,147,000

'

107,147,000

'

107,147,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of shares owned

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10,389,079

'

'

'

10,389,079

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Gain from jointly-owned investments due to merger

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

6,100,000

'

'

'

'

'

Carrying value of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC equity interest in jointly-owned investments with CPA:15 prior to the CPA:15 Merger

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

48,700,000

'

'

'

48,700,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair value of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC equity interest in jointly-owned investments with CPA:15 prior to the CPA:15 Merger

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

54,822,000

'

54,822,000

'

54,822,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Valuation techniques

'

'•Discount rates applied to the estimated NOI of each property ranged from approximately 3.5% to 14.75%;•Discount rates applied to the estimated residual value of each property ranged from approximately 5.75% to 12.5%;•Residual capitalization rates applied to the properties ranged from approximately 7.0% to 11.5%.•The fair market value of such property level debt was determined based upon available market data for comparable liabilities and by applying selected discount rates to the stream of future debt payments; and•Discount rates applied to cash flows ranged from approximately 2.7% to 10%.

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Discount rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3.50%

14.75%

5.75%

12.50%

7.00%

11.50%

2.70%

10.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

General and administrative expense

'

84,112,000

86,916,000

75,850,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

31,700,000

'

'

Income tax expense

'

$1,252,000

$6,772,000

$37,214,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$9,600,000

'

'

Merger_with_CPA_15_Details_1

Merger with CPA 15 (Details 1) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Nov. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 28, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
						CPA: 15	CPA: 15
Total Consideration	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Fair value of W.P.Carey shares of common stock issued	'	'	'	'	'	$1,380,362	$1,380,362
Cash consideration for fractional shares	13,748	0	152,356	0	'	152,356	152,356
Merger consideration	'	'	'	'	'	1,500,000	1,532,718
Fair value of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC equity interest in CPA:15 prior to the CPA:15 Merger	'	'	'	'	'	107,147	107,147
Fair value of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC equity interest in jointly-owned investments with CPA:15 prior to the CPA:15 Merger	'	'	'	'	'	54,822	54,822
Total Consideration	'	'	'	'	'	1,694,687	1,694,687
Assets Acquired at Fair Value	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in real estate	'	2,353,391	2,298,123	'	'	'	1,762,872
Net investments in direct financing leases	'	363,420	376,005	'	'	315,789	315,789
Equity investments in real estate	'	530,020	565,626	'	'	166,247	166,247
Intangible assets	'	'	'	'	'	695,310	695,310
Cash and cash equivalents	'	'	'	'	'	-178,945	178,945
Other assets	1,170	'	'	'	'	81,750	81,750
Assets Acquired at Fair value	'	'	'	'	'	'	3,200,913
Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Non-recourse debt	'	-1,492,410	-1,715,397	'	'	-1,350,755	-1,350,755
Below-market rent intangibles	-1,618	'	'	'	'	-102,155	-102,155
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	'	'	'	'	'	-84,640	-84,640
Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value	'	'	'	'	'	'	-1,537,550
Total identifiable net assets	13,748	'	'	'	'	'	1,663,363
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	'	'	'	'	'	-237,359	-237,359
Goodwill	'	350,208	329,132	63,607	63,607	268,683	268,683
Net acquisition	'	'	'	'	'	'	$1,694,687

Merger_with_CPA_15_Details_2

Merger with CPA 15 (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Pro Forma Financial Information	'	'
Pro forma total revenue	$512,822	$528,257
Pro forma income attributable to W. P. Carey	$138,157	$116,746
Pro forma earnings per share	'	'
Basic ( in dollar per share)	$2	$1.69
Diluted ( in dollar per share)	$1.98	$1.68
Pro forma weighted average shares	'	'
Basic	68,382,378	67,990,118
Diluted	69,071,391	68,268,738

Agreements_and_Transactions_wi2

Agreements and Transactions with Related Parties (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

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2-May-11

Nov. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Jan. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2011

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2011

Jun. 30, 2011

Dec. 31, 2011

Jan. 31, 2013

Feb. 28, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Aug. 20, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Oct. 06, 2011

Sep. 13, 2011

Sep. 30, 2011

Jun. 30, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

2-May-11

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Aug. 02, 2012

Sep. 28, 2012

Oct. 09, 2012

Sep. 28, 2012

Apr. 04, 2013

Sep. 28, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

property

property

Long-term net lease

Long-term net lease

Long-term net lease

Maximum

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CPA: 15

CPA: 15

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA:16 - Global operating partnership

CPA: 17 - Global

CPA: 17 - Global

CPA: 17 - Global

CPA: 17 - Global

CPA: 17 - Global

CPA: 17 - Global

CPA:18 - Global

CPA:18 - Global

CPA:18 - Global

CPA:18 - Global

CPA:18 - Global

CPA:18 - Global

CPA:18 - Global

CPA:18 - Global

CPA:18 - Global

CPA:18 - Global

CPA:18 - Global

Corporate Property Associates Eighteen Operating Partner [Member]

CWI

CWI

CWI

CWI

CWI

CWI

CWI

CWI

CWI

Managed REITs

Managed REITs

CPA 14/16 Merger

CPA 14/16 Merger

CPA 14/16 Merger

CPA 14/16 Merger

Options One

Options One

Options Two

Options Two

Option Three

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Self-storage

Officers

Third Party

Intangible

Current

Deferred

Contract sales price of investment

Specific performance criteria

Average invested assets

property

Average invested assets

Average invested assets

Long-term net lease

Maximum

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Event I

Event II

Event III

Class A

Class C

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Maximum

Minimum

Minimum

Current

Lodging-related investments

Maximum

property

Debt

investment

officer

Self-storage

Self-storage

Average market value

Average equity value

Average equity value

Average equity value

Event II

Average equity value

Event II

Contract sales price of investment

Average market value

Contract sales price of investment

property

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Assets held for sale

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$86,823,000

$1,445,000

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$24,423,000

Revenue from related parties

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Percentage of asset management fees earned

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0.50%

1.00%

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0.50%

0.50%

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0.50%

1.75%

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1.50%

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0.50%

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0.50%

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Asset management revenue receivable in shares, percent

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50.00%

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Asset management revenue receivable in cash, percent

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50.00%

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Structuring revenue

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Percentage of acquisition fees earned

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4.50%

2.50%

2.00%

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1.75%

0.00%

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2.50%

'

6.00%

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Percentage of structuring revenue earned

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1.00%

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Unpaid transaction fee interest rate

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7.00%

'

2.00%

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Percentage of subordinated disposition fees earned

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3.00%

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Subordinated disposition revenue

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21,300,000

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Subordinated incentive revenue

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15.00%

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Reimbursed costs from affiliates and wholesaling revenue

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Selling commission per share sold

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$0.65

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$0.70

$0.14

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$0.70

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Dealer manager fee per share sold

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$0.35

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$0.30

$0.21

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$0.30

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Shareholder servicing, percentage

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Commission Rate

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5.00%

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DRIP rate

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95.00%

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Underwriting compensation limit, percentage

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10.00%

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2.00%

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Maximum percentage of follow-on offering proceeds

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4.00%

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Organization and offering costs incurred

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5,100,000

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10,400,000

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'

Reimbursable offering costs

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'

9,500,000

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'

Reimbursed offering costs

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'

3,400,000

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'

9,400,000

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'

Aggregate gross proceeds threshold

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4.00%

2.00%

1.50%

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Potential gross proceeds from offering

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'

500,000,000

'

750,000,000

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'

750,000,000

'

500,000,000

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'

'

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'

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'

Distributions Of Available Cash and Deferred Revenue Earned

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'

Percentage of Available Cash distribution to advisor

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'

'

'

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'

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'

10.00%

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10.00%

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10.00%

'

10.00%

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Consideration for ownership interests

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'

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'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

300,000

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'

'

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Equity method investment, fair value

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0

0

28,308,000

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'

'

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'

'

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'

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28,300,000

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share Purchase Agreement

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

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'

'

'

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Repurchase of common stock

'

'

40,000,000

45,270,000

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

25,000,000

'

20,000,000

'

40,000,000

85,000,000

'

'

'

'

Stock repurchased during period, shares

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

561,418

'

410,964

'

616,971

'

'

'

'

'

Common stock market value on excerise date

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$44.53

'

$48.67

'

$64.83

'

'

'

'

'

Registration rights agreement

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50,000,000

'

75,000,000

'

250,000,000

'

'

'

'

Redemption value adjustment

'

'

0

85,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Redemption of securities

'

'

40,000,000

45,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

CPA 14/16 Merger

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of Jointly Owned Investments

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Acquisition costs

31,800,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair value of mortgage loans assumed

87,600,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total per share consideration

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$11.50

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Special Distributions Per Share

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$1

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Cash per share exchange rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$10.50

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Per share exchange rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$1.19

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Merger consideration

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

954,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Cash consideration

'

13,748,000

0

152,356,000

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

444,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Shares of acquired entity received

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

57,365,145

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Equity Interests Issued And Issuable Fair Value

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

510,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of shares acquired

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

48,076,723

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Special Distributions Value

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

90,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Additional Shares Purchased

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

13,750,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Value Of Additional Shares Purchased

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

121,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Termination Revenue

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

31,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Shares Received As Termination Revenue

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,717,138

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Termination Revenue Received In Shares Exchanged

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,242,089

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Shares Received From Reit Arising From Merger

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

13,260,091

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

UPREIT Reoganization

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Capital Interest Of Managing Members

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

99.99%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Special Interest

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.02%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Reduced Asset Management Fee Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.50%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Previous Asset Management Fee Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Former Subordinated Incentive And Termination Fee Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

15.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Final Distribution Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

15.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Contract Termination Fee

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

28,300,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Deferred Revenue Eliminated

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

6,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

6,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Ownership Interest In Another Reit

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

17.50%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Amortization of deferred revenue

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8,500,000

8,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Amortization of Basis Differences

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

900,000

900,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Unamortized deferred revenue

'

'

3,100,000

12,600,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of credit, maximum borrowing amount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

100,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

320,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

121,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt instrument, description of variable rate basis

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'LIBOR

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1.75%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Due from affiliates

'

'

32,034,000

36,002,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

15,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Loan to affiliates

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

90,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,000,000

4,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Interest rate on loan to affiliate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1.15%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.90%

2.50%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Proceeds from repayment of short-term loans to affiliates

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Proceeds from related party debt

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of officers

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2

'

'

'

Ownership interest of jointed owned investment

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

38.30%

1.70%

60.00%

'

Number of properties sold

'

'

'

'

'

6

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

19

'

'

'

Number of real estate properties

'

'

418

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

467

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,021

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

20

'

'

'

Distribution to noncontrolling interest holders

'

'

$0

$0

$7,502,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$3,800,000

'

'

Ownership interest in joint ventures

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

95.00%

'

3.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Agreements_and_Transactions_wi3

Agreements and Transactions with Related Parties (Details 1) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenue from related parties:	'	'	'
Reimbursed costs from affiliates	$73,592	$97,638	$63,940
Structuring revenue	46,589	48,355	46,831
Asset management revenue	42,579	56,576	66,712
Dealer manager fees	10,856	19,914	11,664
Incentive termination and subordinated disposition revenue	199	0	52,515
Distributions of Available Cash	34,121	30,009	15,535
Deferred revenue earned	8,492	8,492	5,662
Interest income on deferred acquisition fees and loans to affiliates	949	1,064	1,522
Total deferred revenue earned	$217,377	$262,048	$264,381

Agreements_and_Transactions_wi4

Agreements and Transactions with Related Parties (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Related Party Transaction	'	'	'
Revenue from related parties	$217,377	$262,048	$264,381
CPA 14	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction	'	'	'
Revenue from related parties	0	0	59,655
CPA: 15	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction	'	'	'
Revenue from related parties	0	21,593	31,616
CPA: 16 - Global	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction	'	'	'
Revenue from related parties	53,166	50,929	40,695
CPA: 17 - Global	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction	'	'	'
Revenue from related parties	69,275	174,192	125,659
CPA:18 - Global	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction	'	'	'
Revenue from related parties	29,293	0	0
CWI	'	'	'
Related Party Transaction	'	'	'
Revenue from related parties	$65,643	$15,334	$6,756

Agreements_and_Transactions_wi5

Agreements and Transactions with Related Parties (Details 3) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Due from affiliates	'	'
Deferred acquisition fees receivable	$19,684	$28,654
Current acquisition fees receivable	4,149	0
Reimbursable costs	334	1,457
Organization and offering costs	2,700	4,920
Accounts receivable	3,716	182
Asset management fee receivable	1,451	789
Due from affiliates	$32,034	$36,002

Agreements_and_Transactions_wi6

Agreements and Transactions with Related Parties (Details 4) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Redeemable Securities	'	'
Beginning balance	$40,000	$0
Reclassification from permanent equity to temporary equity	0	85,000
Redemption of securities	-40,000	-45,000
Ending balance	$0	$40,000

Net_Investments_in_Properties_1

Net Investments in Properties (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)

0 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

2-May-11

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Jan. 31, 2014

Nov. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 28, 2012

2-May-11

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 13, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2011

lease

property

Carrefour France SAS

Intangible

Intangible

Intangible

Real Estate

Real Estate

Real Estate

Finance Leases

Finance Leases

Finance Leases

Assets held-for-sale

Assets held-for-sale

Assets held-for-sale

Hotel

CPA: 15

CPA: 15

CPA 14/16 Merger

Real estate

Real estate

Real estate

Operating real estate

Operating real estate

Business combination

Domestic

Domestic

Domestic

Domestic

Domestic

International

International

International

International

International

Operating lease

property

property

property

Walgreens Co.

property

property

property

Real estate

Business combination

Business combination

property

Real estate

Business combination

Business combination

Build to Suit Transaction

Office

Office

Office Building

Research and development facility

Office

Logistic facility

Office

Real Estate Properties

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Depreciation

'

$61,800,000

$25,700,000

$15,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of real estate properties

'

418

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

305

'

'

'

'

'

21

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Foreign Currency Translation

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Increase decrease in foreign currency exchange rate

'

4.20%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Foreign currency exchange rate

'

1.3768

1.3218

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Foreign currency translation adjustments

'

21,835,000

7,809,000

-1,796,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

25,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Assets Held For Sale

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of leases restructuring

'

6

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of properties held for sale

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

12

'

'

'

1

'

'

'

'

'

Reclassification from real estate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-24,423,000

-852,000

0

13,952,000

0

17,651,000

-13,952,000

0

-17,651,000

91,747,000

14,868,000

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Assets held for sale

'

86,823,000

1,445,000

'

'

'

'

24,423,000

'

'

62,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net investments in properties

'

2,353,391,000

2,298,123,000

'

'

'

18,700,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,762,872,000

'

'

2,348,249,000

2,218,413,000

'

5,142,000

79,710,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of properties sold

'

'

'

'

6

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1

'

'

'

'

'

'

19

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Investments in real estate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Investment purchase price

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

124,400,000

'

24,800,000

'

'

157,700,000

'

'

72,400,000

33,600,000

25,500,000

'

52,100,000

63,300,000

35,300,000

65,000,000

'

Contractual obligation funded

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,900,000

'

Construction costs

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5,600,000

'

Commitment for Tenant Improvement

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Acquired finite-lived intangible asset, acquisition

'

100,674,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

26,500,000

'

6,600,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Measurement period adjustment

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5,300,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Proceeds from mortgage financing

'

115,567,000

23,750,000

45,491,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

29,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Acquisition-related cost

31,800,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,500,000

'

200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair value of business acquired

'

'

'

'

'

13,748,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,663,363,000

'

174,800,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Acquisition costs, expensed

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Real estate under construction

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

9,521,000

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Land aquired

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

17,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Buildings acquired

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

99,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Acquired finite-lived intangible asset, business combination

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

695,310,000

695,310,000

40,800,000

'

'

'

'

'

41,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Investments in real estate

'

'

'

'

'

33,625,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,762,872,000

90,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Non-recourse debt

'

1,492,410,000

1,715,397,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,350,755,000

1,350,755,000

117,100,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Gain on change in control of interests

'

0

20,744,000

27,859,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

14,700,000

'

27,900,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Out of period adjustment

'

'

'

$200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$17,900,000

Net_Investments_in_Properties_2

Net Investments in Properties (Details 1) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Real Estate Investment Property At Cost	'	'
Accumulated depreciation	($168,958)	($136,068)
Net investments in properties	2,353,391	2,298,123
Real estate	'	'
Real Estate Investment Property At Cost	'	'
Land	534,697	509,530
Buildings	1,972,107	1,824,958
Real estate under construction	9,521	0
Accumulated depreciation	-168,076	-116,075
Net investments in properties	2,348,249	2,218,413
Operating real estate	'	'
Real Estate Investment Property At Cost	'	'
Land	1,097	22,158
Buildings	4,927	77,545
Accumulated depreciation	-882	-19,993
Net investments in properties	$5,142	$79,710

Net_Investments_in_Properties_3

Net Investments in Properties (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable [Abstract]	'
2014	$308,433
2015	286,443
2016	262,604
2017	248,578
2018	232,315
Thereafter	1,074,170
Total	$2,412,543

Finance_Receivables_Narratives

Finance Receivables (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 28, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

CPA: 15

CPA: 15

Impairment Charges

Minimum

Maximum

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Net Investments In Direct Financing Lease [Member]

Net Investments In Direct Financing Lease [Member]

Net Investments In Direct Financing Lease [Member]

Real Estate

Real Estate

Real Estate

Finance Leases

Finance Leases

Finance Leases

lease

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring

Level 3

Level 3

Level 3

Continuing Operations [Member]

Continuing Operations [Member]

Continuing Operations [Member]

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring

Continuing Operations [Member]

Continuing Operations [Member]

Continuing Operations [Member]

Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Reclassification from real estate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$13,952,000

$0

$17,651,000

($13,952,000)

$0

($17,651,000)

Finance Receivables

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Proceeds from sale of direct financing lease

5,500,000

2,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Gain (loss) on sale of direct financing lease

-300,000

-200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Impairment Charges

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

31,813,000

32,872,000

10,679,000

24,550,000

9,910,000

-1,159,000

68,000

0

-1,608,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of DFL acquired from Merger

'

'

'

'

15

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net investments in direct financing leases

363,420,000

376,005,000

'

315,789,000

315,789,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Out of period adjustment

'

'

$200,000

'

'

($1,600,000)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Financing receivable credit quality additional information

'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 December 31, 2013 and 2012, none of our finance receivables were past due and we had not established any allowances for credit losses.

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Financing receivable credit quality range of dates ratings updated

'The credit quality evaluation of our finance receivables was last updated in the fourth quarter of 2013.

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Deferred financing receivable term

'

'

'

'

'

'

'3 years

'8 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Finance_Receivables_Details_1

Finance Receivables (Details 1) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Net Investments in Direct Financing Leases	'	'
Minimum lease payments receivable	$466,182	$430,514
Unguaranteed residual value	363,903	375,706
Gross minimum lease payments receivable	830,085	806,220
Less: unearned income	-466,665	-430,215
Net investments in direct financing leases	$363,420	$376,005

Finance_Receivables_Details_2

Finance Receivables (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity	'
2014	$35,865
2015	35,885
2016	34,273
2017	34,106
2018	34,125
Thereafter	291,928
Total	$466,182

Finance_Receivables_Details_3

Finance Receivables (Details 3) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	tenant
Credit Quality Of Finanace Receivables	'	'
Number of tenants	128	'
Net investments in direct financing leases	$363,420	$376,005
Internally Assigned Grade 1	'	'
Credit Quality Of Finanace Receivables	'	'
Number of tenants	3	3
Net investments in direct financing leases	42,812	46,398
Internally Assigned Grade 2	'	'
Credit Quality Of Finanace Receivables	'	'
Number of tenants	3	4
Net investments in direct financing leases	27,869	49,764
Internally Assigned Grade 3	'	'
Credit Quality Of Finanace Receivables	'	'
Number of tenants	8	8
Net investments in direct financing leases	284,968	257,281
Internally Assigned Grade 4	'	'
Credit Quality Of Finanace Receivables	'	'
Number of tenants	1	4
Net investments in direct financing leases	7,771	22,562
Internally Assigned Grade 5	'	'
Credit Quality Of Finanace Receivables	'	'
Number of tenants	0	0
Net investments in direct financing leases	$0	$0

Equity_Investment_in_Real_Esta2

Equity Investment in Real Estate and the Managed REITs (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Jan. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2007

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 28, 2012

2-May-11

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 14, 2012

Sep. 13, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Jul. 03, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Jun. 30, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Jun. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Oct. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Oct. 31, 2013

Oct. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2010

Nov. 30, 2010

Dec. 31, 2007

Dec. 31, 2007

Oct. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2007

Dec. 31, 2007

property

property

Propco

Combined Equity Investments

Combined Equity Investments

Combined Equity Investments

Real Estate Investments

Real Estate Investments

Real Estate Investments

CPA: 15

CPA: 15

CPA 14/16 Merger

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA:16 - Global operating partnership

CPA:16 - Global operating partnership

CPA:16 - Global operating partnership

CPA: 17 - Global

CPA: 17 - Global

CPA: 17 - Global

CPA:17 - Global operating partnership

CPA:17 - Global operating partnership

CPA:17 - Global operating partnership

CPA:18 - Global

CPA:18 - Global

CPA:18 - Global

CPA:18 - Global

CPA:18 - Global operating partnership

CPA:18 - Global operating partnership

CWI

CWI

Managed REITs

Managed REITs

Managed REITs

Managed REITs

CPA 14

Managed Reits [Member]

Managed Reits [Member]

Managed Reits [Member]

Managed Reits [Member]

Managed Reits [Member]

U.S. Airways Group, Inc.

U.S. Airways Group, Inc.

U.S. Airways Group, Inc.

U.S. Airways Group, Inc.

Wanbishi Archives Co. Ltd.

Wanbishi Archives Co. Ltd.

Wanbishi Archives Co. Ltd.

Wanbishi Archives Co. Ltd.

Medica France, S.A.

Medica France, S.A.

Symphony IRI Group Inc

The Talaria Company (Hinckley)

The Talaria Company (Hinckley)

The Talaria Company (Hinckley)

The Talaria Company (Hinckley)

Hellweg 2

Hellweg 2

Hellweg 2

Hellweg 2

Hellweg 2

Hellweg 2

Hellweg 2

Hellweg 2

property

property

property

CPA 14/16 Merger

CPA 14/16 Merger

CPA 14/16 Merger

CPA: 15

CPA 14/16 Merger

CPA:16 - Global operating partnership

CPA:16 - Global operating partnership

Real Estate Investments

Real Estate Investments

Real Estate Investments

Real Estate Investments

CPA: 17 - Global

Combined Equity Investments

Combined Equity Investments

property

Real Estate Investments

Real Estate Investments

CPA: 16 - Global

Propco

Propco

Propco

Propco

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 17 - Global

CPA 14

CPA: 15

Combined Equity Investments

Real Estate Investments

Investments in REITs

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Asset management fees receivable, shares

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

197,231

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,781

'

'

'

43,850

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Distributions received from equity investment

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$25,900,000

$20,000,000

$15,300,000

'

'

'

$25,300,000

$24,300,000

$12,400,000

'

'

'

$15,200,000

$15,400,000

$6,200,000

$3,000,000

$1,600,000

$600,000

$16,900,000

$14,600,000

$9,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$4,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percentage of total assets (more than 20%)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

20.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Gain or loss on sale of investment properties

39,711,000

-2,773,000

-3,391,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

7,700,000

35,400,000

45,400,000

'

78,800,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

34,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Gain from difference in market value and cost

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

28,700,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other-than-temporary impairment charges

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

25,600,000

25,000,000

57,700,000

'

'

15,383,000

9,910,000

0

15,400,000

9,900,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Mortgage debt tenants in common

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

171,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Pro rata share mortgage debt on tenancy in common

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

43,900,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

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'

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'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Income from equity method investments

52,731,000

62,392,000

51,228,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5,000,000

-2,400,000

-500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-4,700,000

-4,200,000

-7,800,000

-200,000

7,400,000

7,057,000

8,867,000

19,912,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

15,100,000

400,000

'

'

'

'

-8,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Impairment charges

5,294,000

0

-1,365,000

'

'

0

0

8,602,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8,600,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Aggregate unamortized basis difference on equity investments

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8,900,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

9,700,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other Transactions

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

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'

Related Party shares owned

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Common stock, per share value

$0.00

$0.00

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

'

$0.00

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Payments to purchase common stock

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

9,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Capital distributions

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Shares exchanged

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

22,222

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Equity method investment, ownership percentage

'

'

'

'

75.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

18.53%

18.33%

'

'

'

'

0.02%

0.02%

'

1.91%

1.29%

'

0.01%

0.02%

'

'

'

0.13%

100.00%

0.02%

0.02%

0.54%

0.40%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

75.00%

'

3.00%

'

3.00%

97.00%

'

'

'

30.00%

0.00%

'

70.00%

'

95.00%

70.00%

25.00%

27.00%

'

33.00%

40.00%

Real estate transfer tax

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

22,100,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Distributions received from equity investment

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

25,900,000

20,000,000

15,300,000

'

'

'

25,300,000

24,300,000

12,400,000

'

'

'

15,200,000

15,400,000

6,200,000

3,000,000

1,600,000

600,000

16,900,000

14,600,000

9,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Increase in ownership interest in equity investments

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

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'

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'

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5.00%

'

'

Income from equity method investments

52,731,000

62,392,000

51,228,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5,000,000

-2,400,000

-500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-4,700,000

-4,200,000

-7,800,000

-200,000

7,400,000

7,057,000

8,867,000

19,912,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

15,100,000

400,000

'

'

'

'

-8,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Equity investments in real estate

530,020,000

565,626,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

185,036,000

212,481,000

'

166,247,000

166,247,000

'

282,520,000

296,301,000

'

'

'

'

813,000

17,140,000

'

57,753,000

38,977,000

'

0

0

'

'

'

320,000

0

209,000

200,000

3,369,000

727,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

7,995,000

'

-736,000

395,000

'

'

'

'

'

0

7,702,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percentage of Available Cash distribution to advisor

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10.00%

'

'

'

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'

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'

'

'

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'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Merger and acquisition expenses

9,230,000

31,639,000

33,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

13,600,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,100,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Loss on the extinguishment of debt

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,800,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of real estate properties

418

'

'

'

37

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

305

'

467

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Acquisition and Disposition of Unconsolidated Real Estate Investment

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

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'

'

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Payments to acquire equity method investments

1,945,000

726,000

2,297,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

52,100,000

1,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Interest rate on debt

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5.60%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt maturity term

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'5 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Repayments of secured debt

391,764,000

54,964,000

25,327,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,900,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of properties sold

'

'

'

6

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Non-recourse debt

1,492,410,000

1,715,397,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,350,755,000

1,350,755,000

117,100,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

17,100,000

17,100,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

25,700,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Proceeds from mortgage financing

115,567,000

23,750,000

45,491,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

13,900,000

'

'

'

31,600,000

900,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Value of investments sold

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

41,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Proceeds from the sales of real estate investment

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

28,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Gain (Loss) on Sale of Equity Investments

$52,472,000

$87,921,000

$85,632,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$19,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

$15,100,000

'

'

$500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Equity_Investment_in_Real_Esta3

Equity Investment in Real Estate and the Managed REITs (Details 1) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments	'	'	'
Income from equity method investments	$52,731	$62,392	$51,228
Distributions of Available Cash (Note 4)	10,177	17,271	-310
Managed REITs	'	'	'
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments	'	'	'
Income from equity method investments	7,057	8,867	19,912
Amortization of basis differences on equity investments	-5,115	-4,302	-3,613
Other-than-temporary impairment charges on the Special Member Interest in CPA®:16 – Global’s operating partnership	-15,383	-9,910	0
Distributions of Available Cash (Note 4)	34,121	30,009	15,535
Deferred revenue earned (Note 4)	9,436	9,436	6,291
Total equity earnings from the Managed REITs	30,116	34,100	38,125
Other Jointly Owned Investments	'	'	'
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments	'	'	'
Income from equity method investments	26,928	29,864	13,602
Amortization of basis differences on equity investments	($4,313)	($1,572)	($499)

Equity_Investment_in_Real_Esta4

Equity Investment in Real Estate and the Managed REITs (Details 2) (USD $)

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Jul. 03, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Managed REITs

Managed REITs

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA:16 - Global operating partnership

CPA:16 - Global operating partnership

CPA: 17 - Global

CPA: 17 - Global

CPA:17 - Global operating partnership

CPA:17 - Global operating partnership

CPA:18 - Global

CPA:18 - Global

CPA:18 - Global operating partnership

CPA:18 - Global operating partnership

CWI

CWI

CWI operating partnership

CWI operating partnership

Investments in REITs

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Equity method investment, ownership percentage

'

'

'

'

18.53%

18.33%

0.02%

0.02%

1.91%

1.29%

0.01%

0.02%

0.13%

100.00%

0.02%

0.02%

0.54%

0.40%

0.02%

0.02%

Equity investments in real estate

$530,020

$565,626

$344,984

$353,145

$282,520

$296,301

$813

$17,140

$57,753

$38,977

$0

$0

$320

$0

$209

$200

$3,369

$727

$0

$0

Equity_Investment_in_Real_Esta5

Equity Investment in Real Estate and the Managed REITs (Details 3) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Combined Equity Investments	'	'
Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information	'	'
Real estate, net	$1,038,422	$1,106,640
Other assets	146,635	179,654
Total assets	1,185,057	1,286,294
Debt	-695,429	-740,595
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities	-77,819	-58,827
Total liabilities	-773,248	-799,422
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	-21,747
Noncontrolling interests	176	0
Stockholders’ equity	411,985	465,125
Managed REITs	'	'
Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information	'	'
Real estate, net	7,218,177	6,049,926
Other assets	2,128,862	2,002,620
Total assets	9,347,039	8,052,546
Debt	-4,237,044	-3,509,394
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities	-571,097	-450,362
Total liabilities	-4,808,141	-3,959,756
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	0	-21,747
Noncontrolling interests	-192,492	-170,140
Stockholders’ equity	$4,346,406	$3,900,903

Equity_Investment_in_Real_Esta6

Equity Investment in Real Estate and the Managed REITs (Details 4) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Income Statement	'	'	'
Impairment charge	($5,294)	$0	$1,365
Combined Equity Investments	'	'	'
Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Income Statement	'	'	'
Revenues	117,278	108,242	118,819
Expenses	-50,907	-64,453	-75,992
Impairment charge	0	0	-8,602
Income from continuing operations	66,371	43,789	34,225
Net income attributable to the Managed REITs	15,762	79,591	34,225
Managed REITs	'	'	'
Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Income Statement	'	'	'
Revenues	796,637	860,983	734,870
Expenses	-701,830	-759,435	-611,417
Income from continuing operations	94,807	101,548	123,453
Net income attributable to the Managed REITs	$104,342	$128,455	$116,560

Equity_Investment_in_Real_Esta7

Equity Investment in Real Estate and the Managed REITs (Details 5) (USD $)

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

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In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Real Estate Investments

Real Estate Investments

Schuler A.G.

Schuler A.G.

Hellweg Die Profi-Baumarkte GmbH & Co. K.G

Hellweg Die Profi-Baumarkte GmbH & Co. K.G

Advanced Micro Devices

Advanced Micro Devices

The New York Times Company

The New York Times Company

C1000 Logestiek Vastgoed B.V.

C1000 Logestiek Vastgoed B.V.

The Upper Deck Company

The Upper Deck Company

Del Monte Corporation

Del Monte Corporation

Waldaschaff Automotive GmbH and Wagon Automotive Nagold GmbH

Waldaschaff Automotive GmbH and Wagon Automotive Nagold GmbH

Builders FirstSource, Inc.

Builders FirstSource, Inc.

PetSmart, Inc.

PetSmart, Inc.

Consolidated Systems, Inc.

Consolidated Systems, Inc.

Wanbishi Archives Co. Ltd.

Wanbishi Archives Co. Ltd.

Wanbishi Archives Co. Ltd.

U.S. Airways Group, Inc.

U.S. Airways Group, Inc.

The Talaria Company (Hinckley)

The Talaria Company (Hinckley)

The Talaria Company (Hinckley)

SaarOTEC

SaarOTEC

Real Estate Investments

Real Estate Investments

Real Estate Investments

Real Estate Investments

Real Estate Investments

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Real Estate Investments

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Real Estate Investments

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Investments in REITs

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38.00%

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33.00%

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18.00%

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15.00%

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Equity investments in real estate

$530,020

$565,626

$185,036

$212,481

$65,798

$62,006

$27,923

$42,387

$22,392

$23,667

$21,543

$20,584

$13,673

$14,929

$7,518

$7,198

$7,145

$8,318

$7,267

$6,323

$4,968

$5,138

$3,877

$3,808

$3,176

$3,278

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$395

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$7,995

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$7,702

($639)

($116)

NonCash_Investing_and_Financin2

Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 28, 2012
	Business combination	Office	CPA: 15
		Domestic
		Business combination
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'
Per share cash consideration	'	'	$1.25
Investment purchase price	$157.70	$33.60	'
Share per share exchange rate	'	'	0.2326

NonCash_Investing_and_Financin3

Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities (Details 1) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Real Estate Properties	'	'	'
Build-to-suit construction costs incurred but unpaid (Note 5)	$5,614	$0	$0
Reclassification from permanent equity to temporary equity	0	85,000	'
Distributions payable	67,746	45,700	22,314
Fair value of special member interest in CPA®:16 – Global’s operating partnership (Note 4)	0	0	28,308
Non-recourse mortgages assumed on acquisition (Note 4)	0	0	87,590
Intangible	'	'	'
Real Estate Properties	'	'	'
Reclassification from real estate	-24,423	-852	0
Real Estate	'	'	'
Real Estate Properties	'	'	'
Reclassification from real estate	13,952	0	17,651
Finance Leases	'	'	'
Real Estate Properties	'	'	'
Reclassification from real estate	-13,952	0	-17,651
Assets held-for-sale	'	'	'
Real Estate Properties	'	'	'
Reclassification from real estate	91,747	14,868	0
Additional Paid-in Capital	'	'	'
Real Estate Properties	'	'	'
Reclassification from permanent equity to temporary equity	-40,000	40,000	0
Equity Securities	'	'	'
Real Estate Properties	'	'	'
Reclassification from permanent equity to temporary equity	40,000	-40,000	0
Real Estate	'	'	'
Real Estate Properties	'	'	'
Reclassification from real estate	-63,697	-14,016	0
Operating real estate	'	'	'
Real Estate Properties	'	'	'
Reclassification from real estate	($3,627)	$0	$0

NonCash_Investing_and_Financin4

Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities (Details 2) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Nov. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Additional Cash Flow Elements and Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Cash consideration	$13,748	$0	$152,356	$0
Assets Acquired at Fair Value	'	'	'	'
Investments in real estate	33,625	'	'	'
In-place lease intangible asset, net	872	'	'	'
Above-market rent intangible assets, net	722	'	'	'
Other assets	1,170	'	'	'
Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value	'	'	'	'
Non-recourse debt	-21,023	-76,500	-23,800	-11,900
Below-market rent intangibles	-1,618	'	'	'
Total identifiable net assets	$13,748	'	'	'

NonCash_Investing_and_Financin5

Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities (Details 3) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Nov. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 28, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
						CPA: 15	CPA: 15
Total Consideration	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Fair value of W.P.Carey shares of common stock issued	'	'	'	'	'	$1,380,362	$1,380,362
Cash consideration	13,748	0	152,356	0	'	152,356	152,356
Fair value of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC equity interest in CPA:15 prior to the CPA:15 Merger	'	'	'	'	'	107,147	107,147
Fair value of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC equity interest in jointly-owned investments with CPA:15 prior to the CPA:15 Merger	'	'	'	'	'	54,822	54,822
Total Consideration	'	'	'	'	'	1,694,687	1,694,687
Assets Acquired at Fair Value	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Investments in real estate	33,625	'	'	'	'	1,762,872	'
Net investments in direct financing leases	'	363,420	376,005	'	'	315,789	315,789
Equity investments in real estate	'	530,020	565,626	'	'	166,247	166,247
Goodwill	'	350,208	329,132	63,607	63,607	268,683	268,683
Intangible assets	'	'	'	'	'	695,310	695,310
Other assets	1,170	'	'	'	'	81,750	81,750
Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Non-recourse debt	'	-1,492,410	-1,715,397	'	'	-1,350,755	-1,350,755
Below-market rent intangibles	-1,618	'	'	'	'	-102,155	-102,155
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	'	'	'	'	'	-84,640	-84,640
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	'	'	'	'	'	-237,359	-237,359
Net assets acquired excluding cash	'	'	'	'	'	1,515,742	'
Cash acquired on acquisition of subsidiaries	'	'	'	'	'	$178,945	($178,945)

NonCash_Investing_and_Financin6

Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities (Details 4) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Assets	'
Net investments in properties	$5,340
Intangible assets and goodwill, net	-15
Total	5,325
Liabilities	'
Non-recourse debt	-6,311
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	-22
Total	($6,333)

NonCash_Investing_and_Financin7

Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities (Details 5) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Supplemental Cash Flow Information	'	'	'
Interest paid	$98,599	$38,092	$21,168
Income taxes paid	$14,405	$12,501	$33,641

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangibles2

Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended						0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2014
				Below-market ground lease	Maximum	Minimum	CPA: 16 Merger
							Subsequent Event
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Finite lived intangible assets useful life	'	'	'	'134 years	'40 years	'1 year	'
Amortization of intangible assets	$86,100,000	$24,900,000	$4,700,000	'	'	'	'
Goodwill, acquired	'	$268,683,000	$0	'	'	'	$392,459,000

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangibles3

Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Details 1) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets Liabilities	'
Acquired finite-lived intangible asset, acquisition	$100,674
Below-market rent	'
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets Liabilities	'
Acquired finite lived intangible liabilities weighted average useful life	'21 years 1 month 7 days
Acquired finite-lived intangible liability, acquisition	-32,716
In-place lease	'
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets Liabilities	'
Acquired intangible assets weighted-average life	'12 years 3 months 20 days
Acquired finite-lived intangible asset, acquisition	85,759
Above-market rent	'
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets Liabilities	'
Acquired intangible assets weighted-average life	'16 years 6 months
Acquired finite-lived intangible asset, acquisition	10,917
Below-market ground lease	'
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets Liabilities	'
Acquired intangible assets weighted-average life	'118 years 1 month 7 days
Acquired finite-lived intangible asset, acquisition	$3,998

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangibles4

Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Balance - beginning of period	$329,132	$63,607	$63,607
Goodwill	'	268,683	0
Allocation of goodwill to properties sold within the reporting unit	-13,118	-3,158	'
Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment	32,715	'	'
Adjustments	1,479	'	'
Balance - end of period	350,208	329,132	63,607
Real Estate Ownership	'	'	'
Goodwill [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Balance - beginning of period	265,525	0	0
Goodwill	'	268,683	0
Allocation of goodwill to properties sold within the reporting unit	-13,118	-3,158	'
Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment	32,715	'	'
Adjustments	1,479	'	'
Balance - end of period	286,601	265,525	0
Investment Management	'	'	'
Goodwill [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Balance - beginning of period	63,607	63,607	63,607
Goodwill	'	0	0
Allocation of goodwill to properties sold within the reporting unit	0	0	'
Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment	0	'	'
Adjustments	0	'	'
Balance - end of period	$63,607	$63,607	$63,607

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangibles5

Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Details 3) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Amortizable Intangible Assets	'	'
Less: accumulated amortization	($168,840)	($75,783)
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Including Goodwill	'	'
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	354,183	333,107
Total intangible assets, gross	1,244,705	1,142,278
Total intangible assets, net	1,075,865	1,066,495
Amortizable Intangible Liabilities	'	'
Finite-lived intangible liabilities, gross	-123,835	-93,067
Less: accumulated amortization	12,344	3,330
Net amortizable intangible liabilities	-111,491	-89,737
Indefinite Lived Intangible Liabilities	'	'
Total intangible liabilities, gross	-140,546	-109,778
Total intangible liabilities, net	-128,202	-106,448
Below-market purchase options	'	'
Indefinite Lived Intangible Liabilities	'	'
Indefinite-lived intangible liabilities	-16,711	-16,711
Below-market rent	'	'
Amortizable Intangible Liabilities	'	'
Finite-lived intangible liabilities, gross	-116,939	-86,171
Less: accumulated amortization	11,832	3,227
Net amortizable intangible liabilities	-105,107	-82,944
Above-market ground lease	'	'
Amortizable Intangible Liabilities	'	'
Finite-lived intangible liabilities, gross	-6,896	-6,896
Less: accumulated amortization	512	103
Net amortizable intangible liabilities	-6,384	-6,793
Goodwill	'	'
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Including Goodwill	'	'
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	350,208	329,132
Trade name	'	'
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Including Goodwill	'	'
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	3,975	3,975
Management contracts	'	'
Amortizable Intangible Assets	'	'
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	32,765	32,765
Less: accumulated amortization	-32,395	-31,283
Amortizable intangible assets	370	1,482
Internal-use software development costs	'	'
Amortizable Intangible Assets	'	'
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	3,255	0
Less: accumulated amortization	0	0
Amortizable intangible assets	3,255	0
Contracts including internal software development costs	'	'
Amortizable Intangible Assets	'	'
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	36,020	32,765
Less: accumulated amortization	-32,395	-31,283
Amortizable intangible assets	3,625	1,482
In-place lease	'	'
Amortizable Intangible Assets	'	'
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	551,737	474,630
Less: accumulated amortization	-84,610	-27,352
Amortizable intangible assets	467,127	447,278
Tenant relationship	'	'
Amortizable Intangible Assets	'	'
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	6,247	8,149
Less: accumulated amortization	-1,656	-3,406
Amortizable intangible assets	4,591	4,743
Above-market rent	'	'
Amortizable Intangible Assets	'	'
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	292,132	293,627
Less: accumulated amortization	-50,157	-13,742
Amortizable intangible assets	241,975	279,885
Below-market ground lease	'	'
Amortizable Intangible Assets	'	'
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	4,386	0
Less: accumulated amortization	-22	0
Amortizable intangible assets	4,364	0
Lease intangibles	'	'
Amortizable Intangible Assets	'	'
Finite lived intangible assets, gross	854,502	776,406
Less: accumulated amortization	-136,445	-44,500
Amortizable intangible assets	$718,057	$731,906

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangibles6

Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Details 4) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Liabilities, Future Amortization Expense	'
2014	$84,921
2015	76,725
2016	74,872
2017	71,474
2018	65,170
Thereafter	237,029
Finite lived intangible assets liabilites, net	$610,191

Fair_Value_Measurements_Narrat

Fair Value Measurements (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Thales	'	'	'
Fair value inputs	'	'	'
Discount rate	11.75%	'	'
Capitalization rate	10.00%	'	'
Cash Flows Discount Rate	12.75%	'	'
CPA: 16 - Global | Maximum	'	'	'
Fair value inputs	'	'	'
Discount rate	15.75%	'	'
Gen and admin to assets ratio	0.45%	'	'
CPA: 16 - Global | Minimum	'	'	'
Fair value inputs	'	'	'
Discount rate	12.75%	'	'
Gen and admin to assets ratio	0.35%	'	'
Redeemable noncontrolling interest | Maximum	'	'	'
Fair value inputs	'	'	'
Lack of marketability	30.00%	'	'
Discount rate	26.00%	'	'
EBITDA Multiple	5	'	'
Redeemable noncontrolling interest | Minimum	'	'	'
Fair value inputs	'	'	'
Lack of marketability	20.00%	'	'
Discount rate	22.00%	'	'
EBITDA Multiple	3	'	'
Deferred acquisition fees receivable | Maximum	'	'	'
Fair value inputs	'	'	'
Leverage adjusted unsecured spread	3.80%	'	'
Illiquidity Adjustment	1.00%	'	'
Deferred acquisition fees receivable | Minimum	'	'	'
Fair value inputs	'	'	'
Leverage adjusted unsecured spread	1.00%	'	'
Illiquidity Adjustment	0.50%	'	'
Hotel	'	'	'
Fair value inputs	'	'	'
Discount rate	10.00%	'	'
Capitalization rate	9.50%	'	'
Cash Flows Discount Rate	7.50%	'	'
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3	'	'	'
Fair value inputs	'	'	'
Impairment Charges	$31,813	$32,872	$10,679
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Continuing Operations	'	'	'
Fair value inputs	'	'	'
Impairment Charges	24,550	9,910	-1,159
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Continuing Operations | Real Estate	'	'	'
Fair value inputs	'	'	'
Impairment Charges	4,673	0	243
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Continuing Operations | Equity method investments	'	'	'
Fair value inputs	'	'	'
Impairment Charges	19,256	9,910	206
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Continuing Operations | Equity method investments | The Talaria Company (Hinckley)	'	'	'
Fair value inputs	'	'	'
Impairment Charges	3,900	'	'
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Continuing Operations | Equity method investments | CPA:16 - Global operating partnership	'	'	'
Fair value inputs	'	'	'
Impairment Charges	15,400	'	'
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Discontinued Operations	'	'	'
Fair value inputs	'	'	'
Impairment Charges	7,263	22,962	11,838
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3 | Discontinued Operations | Real Estate	'	'	'
Fair value inputs	'	'	'
Impairment Charges	$6,192	$12,495	$11,838

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail

Fair Value Measurements (Details 3) (Level 3, USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Liabilities:	'	'
Non-recourse debt	$1,477,497	$1,727,985
Assets:	'	'
Deferred acquisiton fees receivable	20,733	33,632
Senior Cerdit Facility	'	'
Liabilities:	'	'
Lines of Credit, Fair Value Disclosure	275,000	253,000
Unsecured Term Loan	'	'
Liabilities:	'	'
Lines of Credit, Fair Value Disclosure	300,000	0
Carrying Value	'	'
Liabilities:	'	'
Non-recourse debt	1,492,410	1,715,397
Assets:	'	'
Deferred acquisiton fees receivable	19,684	28,654
Carrying Value | Senior Cerdit Facility	'	'
Liabilities:	'	'
Lines of Credit, Fair Value Disclosure	275,000	253,000
Carrying Value | Unsecured Term Loan	'	'
Liabilities:	'	'
Lines of Credit, Fair Value Disclosure	$300,000	$0

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail1

Fair Value Measurements (Details 4) (Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring, Level 3, USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Impairment Disclosure	'	'	'
Impairment charges on properties	$31,813	$32,872	$10,679
Continuing Operations	'	'	'
Impairment Disclosure	'	'	'
Impairment charges on properties	24,550	9,910	-1,159
Discontinued Operations	'	'	'
Impairment Disclosure	'	'	'
Impairment charges on properties	7,263	22,962	11,838
Real Estate | Continuing Operations	'	'	'
Impairment Disclosure	'	'	'
Total fair value measurements	15,495	0	380
Impairment charges on properties	4,673	0	243
Real Estate | Discontinued Operations	'	'	'
Impairment Disclosure	'	'	'
Total fair value measurements	19,413	39,642	42,207
Impairment charges on properties	6,192	12,495	11,838
Operating real estate | Discontinued Operations	'	'	'
Impairment Disclosure	'	'	'
Total fair value measurements	3,709	5,002	0
Impairment charges on properties	1,071	10,467	0
Net investments in direct financing lease | Continuing Operations	'	'	'
Impairment Disclosure	'	'	'
Total fair value measurements	891	0	0
Impairment charges on properties	68	0	-1,608
Equity investments in real estate | Continuing Operations	'	'	'
Impairment Disclosure	'	'	'
Total fair value measurements	5,111	17,140	1,554
Impairment charges on properties	19,256	9,910	206
Marketable Securities [Member] | Marketable Securities [Member] | Continuing Operations	'	'	'
Impairment Disclosure	'	'	'
Total fair value measurements	483	0	0
Impairment charges on properties	$553	$0	$0

Risk_Management_and_Use_of_Der2

Risk Management and Use of Derivative Financial Instruments (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
	property		Interest expense	Other Income	CPA: 16 - Global	CPA: 16 - Global	CPA: 16 - Global	Cash Flow Hedging	Cash Flow Hedging	Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
					property		Hotel	Interest rate cap	Interest rate swap	Interest rate swap
							property			Noncontrolling interest
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total credit exposure on derivatives	$1,400,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Summary of Derivative Instruments	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Estimated amount reclassified from OCI to income, derivatives	'	'	1,800,000	1,400,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Derivatives, net liability position	22,900,000	25,700,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Aggregate termination value for immediate settlement	24,400,000	27,300,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	'	'	'	'	18.53%	18.33%	'	'	'	'
Assets	4,678,950,000	4,609,042,000	'	'	3,200,000,000	'	'	'	'	'
Number of real estate properties	418	'	'	'	467	'	2	'	'	'
Footnote Details	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Derivative instrument, interest rate	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1.30%	'	'
Derivative, Cap Interest Rate	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	2.00%	'	'
Notional Amount	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	72,240,000	27,500,000
Fair value	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$3,000,000

Risk_Management_and_Use_of_Der3

Risk Management and Use of Derivative Financial Instruments (Details 1) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Derivatives, Fair Value	'	'
Asset Derivatives Fair Value at	$3,780	$1,745
Liability Derivatives Fair Value at	-21,812	-24,578
Interest rate cap | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Other Assets	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value	'	'
Asset Derivatives Fair Value at	2	25
Liability Derivatives Fair Value at	0	0
Interest rate swap | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Other Assets	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value	'	'
Asset Derivatives Fair Value at	1,618	0
Liability Derivatives Fair Value at	0	0
Interest rate swap | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value	'	'
Asset Derivatives Fair Value at	0	0
Liability Derivatives Fair Value at	-2,734	-5,825
Interest rate swap | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value	'	'
Asset Derivatives Fair Value at	0	0
Liability Derivatives Fair Value at	-11,995	-16,686
Foreign currency contracts | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value	'	'
Asset Derivatives Fair Value at	0	0
Liability Derivatives Fair Value at	-7,083	-2,067
Stock warrants | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Other Assets	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value	'	'
Asset Derivatives Fair Value at	2,160	1,720
Liability Derivatives Fair Value at	$0	$0

Risk_Management_and_Use_of_Der4

Risk Management and Use of Derivative Financial Instruments (Details 2) (Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships, USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Activity	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	($506)	($2,262)	($3,564)
Interest rate swap	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Activity	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	4,720	-1,059	-3,564
Interest rate cap	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Activity	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	-15	277	0
Foreign currency contracts	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Activity	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	-5,211	-1,480	0
Equity method investments	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Activity	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	$500	$300	($100)

Risk_Management_and_Use_of_Der5

Risk Management and Use of Derivative Financial Instruments (Details 3) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net [Abstract]	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income into Income (Effective Portion)	$2,282	$1,778	$344
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships | Interest rate swap	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net [Abstract]	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income into Income (Effective Portion)	1,745	1,539	344
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships | Foreign currency contracts	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net [Abstract]	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income into Income (Effective Portion)	537	239	0
Equity method investments	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net [Abstract]	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income into Income (Effective Portion)	$500	$400	$200

Risk_Management_and_Use_of_Der6

Risk Management and Use of Derivative Financial Instruments (Details 4) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	$5,689	$537	$0
Interest rate swap | Interest expense	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	5,249	429	0
Stock warrants | Other income and (expenses)	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	$440	$108	$0

Risk_Management_and_Use_of_Der7

Risk Management and Use of Derivative Financial Instruments (Details 5)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	USD ($)	Not Designated as Hedging Instrument	Not Designated as Hedging Instrument	Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
		Interest rate swap	Interest rate swap	Interest rate cap	Interest rate cap	Interest rate swap	Interest rate swap	Interest rate swap
		Euro	Euro	Euro	Euro	USD ($)	Euro	Euro
		USD ($)	EUR (€)	USD ($)	EUR (€)	instrument	USD ($)	EUR (€)
		instrument		instrument			instrument
Derivative Disclosure	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Derivative number of instruments	'	3	3	1	1	5	2	2
Notional Amount	'	'	€ 109,959	'	€ 64,543	$72,240	'	€ 8,375
Fair value	($13,109)	($11,995)	'	$2	'	($24)	($1,092)	'

Risk_Management_and_Use_of_Der8

Risk Management and Use of Derivative Financial Instruments (Details 6) (Cash Flow Hedging)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	USD ($)	Forward contracts	Forward contracts	Forward contracts	Forward contracts
		Euro	Euro	GBP	GBP
		USD ($)	EUR (€)	USD ($)	GBP (£)
		instrument		instrument
Derivative Disclosure	'	'	'	'	'
Derivative number of instruments	'	58	58	19	19
Notional Amount	'	'	€ 100,737	'	£ 10,773
Fair value, foreign currency derivatives	($7,083)	($6,357)	'	($726)	'

Risk_Management_and_Use_of_Der9

Risk Management and Use of Derivative Financial Instruments (Details 7)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Retail Industry	'
Concentration Risk	'
Concentration Risk Percentage	19.00%
Other Industry	'
Concentration Risk	'
Concentration Risk Percentage	81.00%
Office	'
Concentration Risk	'
Concentration Risk Percentage	32.00%
Industrial	'
Concentration Risk	'
Concentration Risk Percentage	18.00%
Warehouse/Distribution	'
Concentration Risk	'
Concentration Risk Percentage	16.00%
Retail	'
Concentration Risk	'
Concentration Risk Percentage	13.00%
All Other	'
Concentration Risk	'
Concentration Risk Percentage	21.00%
CA	'
Concentration Risk	'
Concentration Risk Percentage	10.00%
US Other	'
Concentration Risk	'
Concentration Risk Percentage	60.00%
US	'
Concentration Risk	'
Concentration Risk Percentage	70.00%
Europe	'
Concentration Risk	'
Concentration Risk Percentage	30.00%

Debt_Narratives_Details

Debt (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Nov. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Jan. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Jan. 31, 2014

Jul. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Feb. 29, 2012

Jan. 31, 2014

Jul. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 28, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

31-May-11

loan

loan

loan

Carey Storage

Fixed interest rate

Fixed interest rate

Variable interest rate

Domestic

Domestic

Maximum

Balloon Payments

Revolving Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

Revolving Credit Facility

Term Loan Facility

Term Loan Facility

Term Loan Facility

Senior Credit Facility

Senior Credit Facility

Senior Credit Facility

Senior Credit Facility

Senior Credit Facility

Unsecured Term Loan

Unsecured Term Loan

Unsecured Term Loan

Unsecured Term Loan

Unsecured Term Loan

Unsecured Term Loan

CPA15 Merger

CPA15 Merger

CPA15 Merger

CPA15 Merger

CPA 14

CPA 14

property

Carey Storage

Subsequent Event

Maximum

Maximum

Maximum

Maximum

Maximum

Minimum

Minimum

Minimum

Minimum

Minimum

Subsequent Event

Subsequent Event

Maximum

Maximum

Minimum

Minimum

property

Fixed interest rate

Variable interest rate

loan

Eurocurrency

Eurocurrency

Base Rate

Base Rate

Eurocurrency

Eurocurrency

Base Rate

Base Rate

Eurocurrency

Base Rate

Eurocurrency

Base Rate

loan

loan

property

Investment Grade

Non Investment Grade

Investment Grade

Non Investment Grade

Investment Grade

Non Investment Grade

Investment Grade

Non Investment Grade

Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]

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Debt instrument, covenant compliance

'We were in compliance with all of these covenants at December 31, 2013.

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Revolving Line Of Credit

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Line of credit, maximum borrowing amount

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$450,000,000

$1,000,000,000

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$175,000,000

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$250,000,000

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$625,000,000

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$450,000,000

$1,250,000,000

$300,000,000

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Amount outstanding

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765,000,000

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175,000,000

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275,000,000

253,000,000

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765,000,000

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300,000,000

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Amount available in foreign currency

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150,000,000

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Amount available for swing line loan

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35,000,000

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Amount available for letter of credit

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50,000,000

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Debt instrument stated interest rate

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2.00%

2.50%

1.00%

1.50%

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1.10%

1.75%

0.10%

0.75%

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2.35%

1.35%

1.60%

0.60%

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Debt Instrument unused borrowing capacity fee (percentage)

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0.40%

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0.30%

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Payment of outstanding debt

413,000,000

280,160,000

160,000,000

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250,000,000

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Line of credit facility, available

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925,000,000

625,000,000

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Debt scheduled to mature in 2014

835,086,000

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216,100,000

100,000,000

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175,000,000

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Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate

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1.75%

2.00%

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1.60%

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Letters of credit outstanding amount

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3,200,000

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Maximum cash distribution, percent of Adjusted Funds from Operations

95.00%

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Maximum cash distribution

50,000,000

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Payments of financing costs

2,368,000

2,557,000

7,778,000

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7,000,000

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1,500,000

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Non Recourse Debt

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Collateral mortgage loan, carrying value

1,900,000,000

2,000,000,000

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88,700,000

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Mortgage loan on real estate, minimum interest rate

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2.70%

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1.30%

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Mortgage loan on real estate, maximum interest rate

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7.80%

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Debt instrument maturity date, range start

31-Dec-14

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Debt instrument maturity date, range end

31-Dec-26

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Amount of debt acquired

76,500,000

23,800,000

11,900,000

21,023,000

2,800,000

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4,600,000

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39,100,000

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1,100,000,000

295,200,000

87,600,000

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Mortgage loans on real estate, interest rate

5.00%

4.20%

5.10%

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6.70%

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3.90%

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5.08%

5.03%

5.80%

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Mortgage loan term

'9 years 3 months 18 days

'11 years 6 months

'10 years 4 months 24 days

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'8 years 2 months 12 days

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'9 years 6 months

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'8 years 3 months 18 days

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Number of Loans

4

4

2

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Number of loans assumed

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58

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Repayments of Debt

48,700,000

21,200,000

10,500,000

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Proceeds from Issuance of Secured Debt

115,567,000

23,750,000

45,491,000

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29,000,000

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Number of real estate properties

418

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305

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3

Fair value market adjustment

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$14,800,000

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$1,100,000

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Debt_Details_1

Debt (Details 1) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Long-term Debt, by Maturity	'
2014	$835,086
2015	244,540
2016	80,208
2017	126,288
2018	208,907
Thereafter through 2026	584,669
Long Term Debt Before Unamortized Discount	2,079,698
Unamortized discount	-12,288
Total scheduled debt principal payments	$2,067,410

Equity_Narratives_Details

Equity (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 19, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2003	Dec. 31, 2008	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2003	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
					Officers	Officers	Officers	Restricted Stock Units	Quarterly distribution	Special distribution
					WPCI	WPCI	WPCI	Officers
								WPCI
Dividends Payable [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Dividends payable (per share)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$0.87	$0.11
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Share based incentive plan shares issued, RSU shares	'	'	'	'	1,500,000	1,500,000	'	'	'	'
Minority interest ownership interest	'	'	'	'	'	23.00%	7.70%	13.00%	'	'
Shares granted in period (options)	'	'	'	'	1,500,000	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted average contractual term	'	'2 years 7 months 4 days	'3 years 2 months 9 days	'3 years 3 months 16 days	'5 years	'	'	'	'	'
Shares issued under share incentive plans, value	'	($9,183,000)	$646,000	'	$2,500,000	'	'	'	'	'
Options exercised in period	'	169,412	410,331	449,660	'	1,500,000	'	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price (per share)	'	$30.43	$25.94	$27.71	'	$1	'	'	'	'
Sales of Common Stock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Common stock, issued	937,500	69,299,949	68,901,933	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Sales price of stock (per share)	$48	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	$45,000,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'

Equity_Details_1

Equity (Details 1) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 16, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013
Dividends Payable	'	'
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid	$0.65	$3.18
Ordinary Income [Member]	'	'
Dividends Payable	'	'
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid	$0.62	$3.17
Return Of Capital [Member]	'	'
Dividends Payable	'	'
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid	$0.03	$0.01

Equity_Details_2

Equity (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Balance - beginning of period	'	'	'	$7,531	'	'	'	'	$7,531	'	'
Net income	214	232	-43	-50	187	-37	-67	-43	353	40	1,923
Distributions	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-71,820	-6,649	-6,000
Change in other comprehensive income (loss)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-13	6	-5
Balance - end of period	7,436	'	'	'	7,531	'	'	'	7,436	7,531	'
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Balance - beginning of period	'	'	'	7,531	'	'	'	7,700	7,531	7,700	7,546
Redemption value adjustment	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	840	-455
Net income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	353	40	1,923
Distributions	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-435	-1,055	-1,309
Change in other comprehensive income (loss)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-13	6	-5
Balance - end of period	$7,436	'	'	'	$7,531	'	'	'	$7,436	$7,531	$7,700

Equity_Details_3

Equity (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Transfers to Noncontrolling Interest	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income attributable to W. P. Carey	$23,022	$18,506	$43,167	$14,181	$15,477	$2,588	$31,777	$12,290	$98,876	$62,132	$139,079
Transfers to noncontrolling interest	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net transfers to noncontrolling interest	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	-154	-5,879
Change from net income attributable to W. P. Carey and transfers to noncontrolling interest	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	98,876	61,978	133,200
50 Rock	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Transfers to noncontrolling interest	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Decrease in W.P. Careys' additional paid-in capital for purchases	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	-154	0
CheckFree Holdings, Inc.	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Transfers to noncontrolling interest	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Decrease in W.P. Careys' additional paid-in capital for purchases	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$0	$0	($5,879)

Equity_Details_4

Equity (Details 4) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'	'	'	'
Unrealized appreciation on marketable securities	$31	$31	'	'
Realized and unrealized loss on derivative instruments	-7,488	-7,508	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments	22,793	2,828	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$15,336	($4,649)	($8,507)	($3,463)

Equity_Details_5

Equity (Details 5) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Reconciliation Of Accumulated Comprehensive Income	'	'	'
Balance - beginning of period	($4,649)	($8,507)	($3,463)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	19,042	3,408	-5,927
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:	'	'	'
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	2,813	2,132	532
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income	21,855	5,540	-5,395
Net current period other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests	-1,870	-1,682	351
Balance - end of period	15,336	-4,649	-8,507
Interest expense	'	'	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:	'	'	'
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	1,745	1,539	344
Other income and (expenses)	'	'	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:	'	'	'
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	537	239	'
Net income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs	'	'	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:	'	'	'
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	531	354	188
Realized and Unrealized Gains and (Losses) on Derivative Instruments	'	'	'
Reconciliation Of Accumulated Comprehensive Income	'	'	'
Balance - beginning of period	-7,508	-5,246	-1,658
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	-2,793	-4,394	-4,120
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:	'	'	'
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	2,813	2,132	532
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income	20	-2,262	-3,588
Net current period other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests	0	0	0
Balance - end of period	-7,488	-7,508	-5,246
Realized and Unrealized Gains and (Losses) on Derivative Instruments | Interest expense	'	'	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:	'	'	'
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	1,745	1,539	344
Realized and Unrealized Gains and (Losses) on Derivative Instruments | Other income and (expenses)	'	'	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:	'	'	'
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	537	239	'
Realized and Unrealized Gains and (Losses) on Derivative Instruments | Net income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs	'	'	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:	'	'	'
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	531	354	188
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments	'	'	'
Reconciliation Of Accumulated Comprehensive Income	'	'	'
Balance - beginning of period	2,828	-3,299	-1,854
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	21,835	7,809	-1,796
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:	'	'	'
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income	21,835	7,809	-1,796
Net current period other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests	-1,870	-1,682	351
Balance - end of period	22,793	2,828	-3,299
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments | Interest expense	'	'	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:	'	'	'
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments | Other income and (expenses)	'	'	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:	'	'	'
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	'
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments | Net income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs	'	'	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:	'	'	'
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Marketable Securities	'	'	'
Reconciliation Of Accumulated Comprehensive Income	'	'	'
Balance - beginning of period	31	38	49
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	0	-7	-11
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:	'	'	'
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income	0	-7	-11
Net current period other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests	0	0	0
Balance - end of period	31	31	38
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Marketable Securities | Interest expense	'	'	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:	'	'	'
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Marketable Securities | Other income and (expenses)	'	'	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:	'	'	'
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	'
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Marketable Securities | Net income from equity investments in real estate and the Managed REITs	'	'	'
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to:	'	'	'
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$0	$0	$0

Equity_Details_6

Equity (Details 6) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Earnings Per Share	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income attributable to W. P. Carey	$23,022	$18,506	$43,167	$14,181	$15,477	$2,588	$31,777	$12,290	$98,876	$62,132	$139,079
Allocation of distribution equivalents paid on unvested RSUs and RSAs in excess of income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-743	-535	-2,130
Net Income - basic	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	98,133	61,597	136,949
Income effect of dilutive securities, net of taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	187	23	1,076
Net Income - diluted	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$98,320	$61,620	$138,025
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	68,691,046	47,389,460	39,819,475
Effect of dilutive securities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,016,962	689,014	278,620
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	69,708,008	48,078,474	40,098,095
Anti-dilutive shares	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	114,919	0	207,258

StockBased_Compensation_and_Eq

Stock-Based Compensation and Equity (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Jul. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 16, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Deferred Profit Sharing

Deferred Profit Sharing

Deferred Profit Sharing

2009 Share Incentive Plan

2009 Share Incentive Plan

2009 Non-Employee Directors Plan

2009 Non-Employee Directors Plan

2009 Non-Employee Directors Plan

Incentive Plan One

Incentive Plan One

Incentive Plan Four

Restricted Stock And Units RSU [Member]

Restricted Stock And Units RSU [Member]

Restricted Stock And Units RSU [Member]

Restricted Stock And Units RSU [Member]

Restricted Stock And Units RSU [Member]

Restricted Stock And Units RSU [Member]

Performance Stock Units

Performance Stock Units

Performance Stock Units

Performance Stock Units

Performance Stock Units

Performance Stock Units

Restricted Stock Units

Employee Stock

Employee Stock

Employee Stock

Partnership Equity Plan

Partnership Equity Plan

Partnership Equity Plan

Restricted Stock Awards

Long Term Incentive Plan

Long Term Incentive Plan

Employment agreements

Employment agreements

Employment agreements

Employment agreements

Employment agreements

Employment agreements

2009 Share Incentive Plan

2009 Share Incentive Plan

2009 Share Incentive Plan

2009 Share Incentive Plan

2009 Share Incentive Plan

2009 Share Incentive Plan

Restricted Stock And Units RSU [Member]

Restricted Stock And Units RSU [Member]

Restricted Stock And Units RSU [Member]

Performance Stock Units

Performance Stock Units

Performance Stock Units

2009 Share Incentive Plan

2009 Share Incentive Plan

2009 Share Incentive Plan

2009 Share Incentive Plan

2009 Share Incentive Plan

2009 Share Incentive Plan

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]

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Shares granted in period

'

'

'

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'

185,015

274,420

541,890

171,804

259,400

524,550

86,189

314,400

291,600

85,900

314,400

291,600

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

20,250

78,000

340,000

10,000

142,000

100,000

Stock-Based and Other Compensation Additional Disclosures

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'

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'

'

'

Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense

$18,400,000

$16,200,000

$7,800,000

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Shares authorized for grant

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'

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'

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'

5,900,000

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'

325,000

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Share based incentive plan shares issued, shares

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

13,211

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'

Share based incentive plan shares issued, value

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'

'

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'

900,000

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Shares available for grant

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'

'

'

'

'

'

3,977,040

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'

231,864

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Maximum Employee Subscription Rate

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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10.00%

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Maximum percentage of annual contribution allowed to employees

15.00%

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Maximum annual contributions per employee, amount

100,000

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'

Share based compensation, effective share purchase price for participants

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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85.00%

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'

Stock options required to be issued

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'

'

'

'

47,126

53,743

'

363,052

243,262

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'

Payment of Deferred Compensation

'

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'

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'

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'

'

'

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'

'

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'

200,000

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Deferred compensation obligation

-11,354,000

-8,358,000

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'

1,200,000

1,400,000

'

10,100,000

7,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock-based compensation expenses

37,280,000

26,241,000

17,750,000

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'

'

1,200,000

600,000

600,000

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'

Deferred compensation

'

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'

'

700,000

700,000

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'

Exercised - shares

169,412

410,331

449,660

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Options exercised during the period, aggeregate instrinsic value

5,700,000

9,300,000

4,600,000

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Proceeds from stock plans

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2,300,000

6,800,000

1,200,000

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Fair value of vested stock

21,400,000

14,300,000

6,900,000

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period

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'1 year

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'4 years

'3 years

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'3 years

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'2 years

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Risk free interest rate

0.37%

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Fair value assumptions expected volatility rate

25.36%

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Fair value assumptions expected volatility rate peer index

24.83%

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Fair value assumptions expected dividend rate

0.00%

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Unrecognized stock based compensation expense

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17,000,000

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13,600,000

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400,000

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Weighted-average remaining term

'1 year 1 month 17 days

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Profit sharing expense

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4,500,000

4,400,000

3,800,000

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Severance Costs

$700,000

$1,100,000

$400,000

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Share-based award description

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'The 2009 Incentive Plan provides for the grant of (i) share options, (ii) RSUs, (iii) PSUs, and (iv) dividend equivalent rights. The vesting of grants under both plans is accelerated upon a change in our control and under certain other conditions.

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' In the discretion of our board of directors, the awards may be in the form of RSUs, share options or RSAs, or any combination of the permitted awards.

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'These RSAs are scheduled to vest one year from the date of grant.

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period

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'10 years

'10 years

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StockBased_Compensation_and_Eq1

Stock-Based Compensation and Equity (Details 1)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Restricted Stock And RSU Awards	'	'	'
Long Term Incentive Plan	'	'	'
Shares granted in period	185,015	274,420	541,890
PSU Awards	'	'	'
Long Term Incentive Plan	'	'	'
Shares granted in period	86,189	314,400	291,600
2009 Share Incentive Plan | Restricted Stock And RSU Awards	'	'	'
Long Term Incentive Plan	'	'	'
Shares granted in period	171,804	259,400	524,550
2009 Share Incentive Plan | Restricted Stock And RSU Awards | Employment agreements	'	'	'
Long Term Incentive Plan	'	'	'
Shares granted in period	20,250	78,000	340,000
2009 Share Incentive Plan | PSU Awards	'	'	'
Long Term Incentive Plan	'	'	'
Shares granted in period	85,900	314,400	291,600
Performance stock awards excluded from LTIP count	'	20,000	20,000
2009 Share Incentive Plan | PSU Awards | Employment agreements	'	'	'
Long Term Incentive Plan	'	'	'
Shares granted in period	10,000	142,000	100,000
Performance stock awards previously excluded from LTIP count	'	10,000	'

StockBased_Compensation_and_Eq2

Stock-Based Compensation and Equity (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Outstanding at beginning of year - shares	794,210	1,208,041	1,699,701
Exercised - shares	-169,412	-410,331	-449,660
Forfieted/ Expired - shares	-5,197	-3,500	-42,000
Outstanding at end of year - shares	619,601	794,210	1,208,041
Vested and expected to vest at end of year - shares	619,601	'	'
Exercisable at end of year - shares	511,811	623,218	959,779
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]	'	'	'
Outstanding at beginning of year - weighted average excercise price	$30.32	$28.73	$28.57
Exercised - weighted average exercise price	$30.43	$25.94	$27.71
Forfieted/ Expired - weighted average excercise price	$29.84	$24.93	$32.85
Outstanding at end of year - weighted average excercise price	$30.30	$30.32	$28.73
Vested and expected to vest at end of year - weighted average excercise price	$30.30	'	'
Exercisable at end of year - weighted average exercise price	$30.18	$30.22	$28.36
Outstanding at end of year - weighted average contractual term (in Years)	'2 years 7 months 4 days	'3 years 2 months 9 days	'3 years 3 months 16 days
Vested and expected to vest at end of year - weighted average contractual term (in Years)	'2 years 7 months 4 days	'	'
Exercisable at end of year - weighted average contractual term (in Years)	'2 years 5 months 13 days	'	'
Outstanding at end of year - aggregate intrinsic value	$19,239,738	'	'
Vested and expected to vest at end of year - aggregate intrinsic value	19,239,738	'	'
Exercisable at end of year- aggregate intrinsic value	$15,950,707	'	'

StockBased_Compensation_and_Eq3

Stock-Based Compensation and Equity (Details 3) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Restricted Stock And RSU Awards	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares	'	'	'
Nonvested, beginning balance - shares	594,194	624,793	263,820
Granted - shares	185,015	274,420	541,890
Vested - shares	-233,098	-268,683	-162,437
Forfeited - shares	-26,503	-36,336	-18,480
Adjustments - shares	0	0	0
Novested, ending balance - shares	519,608	594,194	624,793
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	'	'	'
Novested, beginning balance, weighted average grant date fair value	$37.15	$33.26	$28.42
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value	$57.69	$41.41	$34.65
Vested, weighted average grant date fair value	$36.76	$32.56	$30.48
Forfeited, weighted average grant date fair value	$43.05	$36.33	$29.32
Adjustments, weighted average grant date fair value	$0	$0	$0
Novested, weighted average grant date fair value	$45.19	$37.15	$33.26
Performance Stock Units	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares	'	'	'
Nonvested, beginning balance - shares	999,513	673,428	243,994
Granted - shares	86,189	314,400	291,600
Vested - shares	-324,161	-235,189	-48,925
Forfeited - shares	-30,108	-49,494	-14,055
Adjustments - shares	489,287	296,368	200,814
Novested, ending balance - shares	1,220,720	999,513	673,428
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	'	'	'
Novested, beginning balance, weighted average grant date fair value	$34.55	$36.30	$36.18
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value	$84.33	$42.28	$46.66
Vested, weighted average grant date fair value	$39.48	$23.66	$39.78
Forfeited, weighted average grant date fair value	$50.52	$33.96	$42.14
Adjustments, weighted average grant date fair value	$67.22	$26.01	$22.65
Novested, weighted average grant date fair value	$28.28	$34.55	$36.30

Income_Taxes_Narratives_Detail

Income Taxes (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
				Foreign Investments	Foreign Tax	Foreign Tax	Minimum	Maximum	Other Assets	Income taxes, net	Provision for income taxes
									Accounting for income taxes in foreign jurisdictions	Accounting for income taxes in foreign jurisdictions	Accounting for income taxes in foreign jurisdictions
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Deferred Tax Liability Basis Difference	'	$38,405,000	$0	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income Tax Disclosures	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Accrued Income Taxes	'	4,900,000	7,300,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Deferred Income Tax	'	39,000,000	17,328,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Uncertain tax positions	'	100,000	300,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Open tax years by major jurisdictions	'	'	'	'	'	'	'2005	'2013	'	'	'
Operating loss carryforward	'	17,034,000	15,133,000	'	61,700,000	57,900,000	'	'	'	'	'
Deferred tax asset of foreign net operating loss, before valuation allowance	'	'	'	'	17,000,000	15,100,000	'	'	'	'	'
Deferred tax asset, valuation allowance	'	18,214,000	15,133,000	'	18,200,000	15,100,000	'	'	'	'	'
Out of period adjustment	200,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	2,300,000	-37,500,000	2,000,000
Deferred income tax asset net of valuations	'	$42,971,000	$28,104,000	$3,300,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'

Income_Taxes_Details_1

Income Taxes (Details 1) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Federal	'	'	'
Current	$8,274	$18,142	$17,820
Deferred	-13,029	-21,167	6,867
Federal income taxes	-4,755	-3,025	24,687
State and Local	'	'	'
Current	4,970	12,303	9,079
Deferred	-3,665	-5,644	1,968
State and local income taxes	1,305	6,659	11,047
Foreign	'	'	'
Current	7,144	3,138	1,480
Deferred	-2,442	0	0
Foreign income taxes	4,702	3,138	1,480
Income tax expense from continuing operations	$1,252	$6,772	$37,214

Income_Taxes_Details_2

Income Taxes (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Reconciliation of total provision for income taxes	'	'	'
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$85,889	$94,343	$190,225
Pre-tax income attributable to pass-through subsidiaries	-96,314	-94,755	-111,664
Pre-tax (loss) income attributable to taxable subsidiaries	-10,425	-412	78,561
Federal provision at statutory tax rate (35%)	-3,649	-144	27,496
State and local taxes, net of federal benefit	-166	616	7,409
Amortization of intangible assets	492	465	486
Other	-302	1,069	272
Tax provision - taxable subsidiaries	-3,625	2,006	35,663
Current foreign taxes	7,144	3,138	1,480
Deferred foreign taxes	-2,442	0	0
Other state and local taxes	175	1,628	71
Income tax expense from continuing operations	$1,252	$6,772	$37,214
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent	'	'	'
Income tax rate - federal	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Income tax rate - state and local	1.60%	149.50%	9.40%
Income tax rate - amortization of intangible assets	4.70%	112.90%	0.60%
Income tax rate - other	2.90%	261.20%	0.40%
Income tax rate - total	34.80%	488.60%	45.40%

Income_Taxes_Details_3

Income Taxes (Details 3) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Deferred Tax Assets	'	'
Net operating loss carry-forwards	$17,034	$15,133
Unearned and deferred compensation	29,104	17,272
Basis differences - foreign investments	4,482	0
Other	10,565	10,832
Total deferred income taxes	61,185	43,237
Valuation allowance	-18,214	-15,133
Net deferred income taxes	42,971	28,104
Deferred Tax Liabilities	'	'
Basis differences — equity investees	-9,870	-13,251
Basis differences ­— foreign investments	-38,405	0
Receivables from affiliates	-30,248	-31,598
Other	-187	-583
Total deferred tax liabilities	-78,710	-45,432
Net Deferred Tax Liability	($35,739)	($17,328)

Discontinued_Operations_Narrat

Discontinued Operations (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Jan. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Jan. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2011

Dec. 31, 2010

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

property

property

Hotel

Hotel

Assets held-for-sale

Assets held-for-sale

Domestic Properties Thirteen

Domestic Properties Thirteen

Merger Property [Member]

Self-storage

Self-storage

Be Aerospace

Career Education Institute

Career Education Institute

Officers

Third Party

Real Estate Ownership

Real Estate Ownership

Real Estate Ownership

Domestic

Domestic

Domestic

Domestic

Domestic

Domestic

property

property

property

property

officer

Self-storage

Self-storage

property

property

Real Estate Ownership

Real Estate Ownership

Real Estate Ownership

property

Discontinued Operation Additional Disclosures

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Properties sold

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6

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13

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19

19

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7

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7

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Proceeds from the sale of properties

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$3,700,000

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$44,800,000

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$1,400,000

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$112,300,000

$25,300,000

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'

'

'

'

$22,700,000

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$12,500,000

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'

Gain (Loss) on Sale of Equity Investments

52,472,000

87,921,000

85,632,000

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'

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39,600,000

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'

'

'

'

51,704,000

84,043,000

82,937,000

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48,405,000

77,441,000

76,764,000

Gain (loss) on the sale of real estate

39,711,000

-2,773,000

-3,391,000

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-200,000

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-1,400,000

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-500,000

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600,000

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-3,400,000

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Impairment recognized on asset to be disposed

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1,100,000

10,500,000

3,400,000

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12,500,000

11,800,000

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5,600,000

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3,900,000

200,000

100,000

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Payment of mortgage obligation

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45,100,000

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5,700,000

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'

Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt, net of tax

-2,415,000

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0

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-2,500,000

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100,000

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Number of officers

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2

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Ownership interest of jointed owned investment

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38.30%

38.30%

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1.70%

60.00%

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Number of real estate properties

418

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20

20

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Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

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24,400,000

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Loss on extinguishment of debt attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of tax

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'

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-1,500,000

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'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

Distribution to noncontrolling interest holders

72,059,000

7,314,000

7,258,000

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'

'

'

'

'

'

40,800,000

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'

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Non-recourse mortgage

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'

'

6,300,000

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'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

Net investments in properties

2,353,391,000

2,298,123,000

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5,300,000

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

Goodwill allocation adjustment

13,118,000

3,158,000

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'

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'

13,118,000

3,158,000

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Number of properties held for sale

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9

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'

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'

'

'

'

Assets held for sale

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'

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'

117,500,000

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Intangible assets and goodwill, disposed

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3,200,000

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'

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Gain on deconsolidation of a subsidiary

$0

$0

$1,008,000

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$1,000,000

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Discontinued_Operations_Detail

Discontinued Operations (Details 1) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures	'	'	'
Revenues	$28,951	$27,137	$28,973
Expenses	-19,984	-23,895	-28,655
Loss on extinguishment of debt	-2,415	0	0
Gain on deconsolidation of a subsidiary	0	0	1,008
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate	40,043	-5,015	-3,391
Impairment charges	-8,415	-22,962	-11,838
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$38,180	($24,735)	($13,903)

Segment_Reporting_Narratives_D

Segment Reporting (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
									segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of business segments	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	2	'	'
Segment Reporting Information Profit Loss	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Operating expenses	$105,076	$91,625	$80,811	$75,194	$108,938	$82,133	$55,422	$52,998	$352,706	$299,491	$186,908
Reimbursed costs from affiliates	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	73,572	98,245	64,829
Other, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	52,472	87,921	85,632
Stock-based compensation expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	37,280	26,241	17,750
Investment Management	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information Profit Loss	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	173,744	207,050	157,572
Other, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	768	3,878	2,695
Stock-based compensation expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	36,965	26,030	17,750
Real Estate Ownership	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information Profit Loss	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	178,962	92,441	29,336
Other, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	51,704	84,043	82,937
CPA: 16 - Global | Real Estate Ownership	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information Profit Loss	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Percentage of total investment in REIT	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	6.00%	'	'
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	5,000	'	'
CPA15 Merger | Real Estate Ownership	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information Profit Loss	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	31,700	'
International | Real Estate Ownership	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information Profit Loss	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	52,428	1,245	3,515
Other, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	3,299	6,602	6,173
International | Real Estate Ownership | Medica France, S.A.	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information Profit Loss	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Other, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	15,100	'
Domestic | Real Estate Ownership	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information Profit Loss	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	126,534	91,196	25,821
Other, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$48,405	$77,441	$76,764

Segment_Reporting_Details_1

Segment Reporting (Details 1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information Profit Loss	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	$139,008	$132,592	$112,221	$106,030	$160,841	$65,284	$62,405	$63,831	$489,851	$352,361	$309,711
Operating expenses	-105,076	-91,625	-80,811	-75,194	-108,938	-82,133	-55,422	-52,998	-352,706	-299,491	-186,908
Interest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-103,728	-46,448	-18,210
Other, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	52,472	87,921	85,632
Provision for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-1,252	-6,772	-37,214
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	84,637	87,571	153,011
Real Estate Ownership	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information Profit Loss	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	315,965	129,181	67,064
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-178,962	-92,441	-29,336
Interest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-103,728	-46,448	-18,210
Other, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	51,704	84,043	82,937
Provision for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-4,703	-4,001	-2,243
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	80,276	70,334	100,212
Investment Management	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information Profit Loss	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	173,886	223,180	242,647
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-173,744	-207,050	-157,572
Other, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	768	3,878	2,695
Provision for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	3,451	-2,771	-34,971
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$4,361	$17,237	$52,799

Segment_Reporting_Details_2

Segment Reporting (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Assets	'	'	'
Long-lived assets	$3,333,654	$3,239,755	'
Total assets	4,678,950	4,609,042	'
Real Estate Ownership	'	'	'
Assets	'	'	'
Long-lived assets	3,333,654	3,239,755	1,273,521
Total assets	4,537,853	4,484,821	1,334,066
Investment Management	'	'	'
Assets	'	'	'
Long-lived assets	0	0	'
Total assets	$141,097	$124,221	'

Segment_Reporting_Details_3

Segment Reporting (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information Profit Loss	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	$139,008	$132,592	$112,221	$106,030	$160,841	$65,284	$62,405	$63,831	$489,851	$352,361	$309,711
Operating expenses	-105,076	-91,625	-80,811	-75,194	-108,938	-82,133	-55,422	-52,998	-352,706	-299,491	-186,908
Interest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-103,728	-46,448	-18,210
Other, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	52,472	87,921	85,632
Provision for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-1,252	-6,772	-37,214
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	84,637	87,571	153,011
Assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Assets	4,678,950	'	'	'	4,609,042	'	'	'	4,678,950	4,609,042	'
Long-lived assets	3,333,654	'	'	'	3,239,755	'	'	'	3,333,654	3,239,755	'
Real Estate Investments	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information Profit Loss	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	315,965	129,181	67,064
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-178,962	-92,441	-29,336
Interest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-103,728	-46,448	-18,210
Other, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	51,704	84,043	82,937
Provision for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-4,703	-4,001	-2,243
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	80,276	70,334	100,212
Assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Assets	4,537,853	'	'	'	4,484,821	'	'	'	4,537,853	4,484,821	1,334,066
Long-lived assets	3,333,654	'	'	'	3,239,755	'	'	'	3,333,654	3,239,755	1,273,521
Domestic | Real Estate Investments	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information Profit Loss	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	218,758	100,619	58,940
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-126,534	-91,196	-25,821
Interest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-65,978	-35,239	-16,884
Other, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	48,405	77,441	76,764
Provision for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	19	-2,690	-2,135
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	74,670	48,935	90,864
Assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Assets	3,290,568	'	'	'	3,527,918	'	'	'	3,290,568	3,527,918	1,258,544
Long-lived assets	2,172,549	'	'	'	2,552,481	'	'	'	2,172,549	2,552,481	1,207,435
International | Real Estate Investments	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information Profit Loss	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	97,207	28,562	8,124
Operating expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-52,428	-1,245	-3,515
Interest expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-37,750	-11,209	-1,326
Other, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	3,299	6,602	6,173
Provision for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-4,722	-1,311	-108
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	5,606	21,399	9,348
Assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Assets	1,247,285	'	'	'	956,903	'	'	'	1,247,285	956,903	75,522
Long-lived assets	1,161,105	'	'	'	687,274	'	'	'	1,161,105	687,274	66,086
Medica France, S.A. | International | Real Estate Investments	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information Profit Loss	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Other, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$15,100	'

Selected_Quarterly_Financial_D2

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended				3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013
	property			property	U.S. Airways Group, Inc.	Medica France, S.A.	Self-storage
							property
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	'	'	'	'	'	'	$24,400,000
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Equity Investments	$52,472,000	$87,921,000	$85,632,000	'	$19,500,000	$15,100,000	$39,600,000
Number of properties sold	'	'	'	6	'	'	19
Number of real estate properties	418	'	'	'	'	'	20
Earnings per share attributable to W.P. Carey shareholders	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Impact of change in shares outstanding on basic and dilutive earnings per share	$0.01	'	'	'	'	'	'
Impact of change in shares outstanding on basic earnings per share	'	$0.06	'	'	'	'	'
Impact of change in shares outstanding on dilutive earnings per share	'	$0.07	'	'	'	'	'

Selected_Quarterly_Financial_D3

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Quarterly Financial Data	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Revenues	$139,008	$132,592	$112,221	$106,030	$160,841	$65,284	$62,405	$63,831	$489,851	$352,361	$309,711
Expenses	105,076	91,625	80,811	75,194	108,938	82,133	55,422	52,998	352,706	299,491	186,908
Net income	48,860	21,650	45,816	15,839	17,654	2,226	31,230	11,669	132,165	62,779	139,138
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	-25,624	-2,912	-2,692	-1,708	-1,990	325	480	578	-32,936	-607	1,864
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	-214	-232	43	50	-187	37	67	43	-353	-40	-1,923
Net Income Attributable to W. P. Carey	$23,022	$18,506	$43,167	$14,181	$15,477	$2,588	$31,777	$12,290	$98,876	$62,132	$139,079
Earnings per share attributable to W.P. Carey shareholders	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Basic	$0.33	$0.27	$0.63	$0.20	$0.22	$0.06	$0.78	$0.30	$1.43	$1.30	$3.44
Diluted	$0.33	$0.27	$0.62	$0.20	$0.22	$0.06	$0.77	$0.30	$1.41	$1.28	$3.42
Distributions Declared Per Share	$0.98	$0.86	$0.84	$0.82	$0.66	$0.65	$0.57	$0.56	$3.39	$2.44	$2.19

Subsequent_Events_Narratives_D

Subsequent Events (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

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0 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

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12 Months Ended

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12 Months Ended

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1 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

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Dec. 31, 2010

Jan. 31, 2014

Jan. 31, 2014

Jan. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

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Dec. 31, 2012

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Jan. 31, 2014

Jan. 31, 2014

Jan. 31, 2014

Jan. 31, 2014

Jan. 31, 2014

Jan. 31, 2014

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Jan. 31, 2014

Feb. 28, 2014

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Senior Credit Facility

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CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

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CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

CPA: 16 - Global

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'

'

'

'

'

300,100,000

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63,900,000

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'

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'

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'

Loans outstanding, count

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'

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'

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'

92

17

18

5

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'

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'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

Long-term Debt, Fair Value

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,728,382,000

1,728,382,000

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'

'

'

'

'

300,000,000

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Mortgage loans on real estate, interest rate

'

5.00%

4.20%

5.10%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5.60%

'

4.80%

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Number of unconsolidated investments

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'

Number of consolidated investments (previously held by CPA 16)

'

'

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11

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'

Number of investments consolidated after merger

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'

'

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'

'

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'

'

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'

'

'

5

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'

Number of jointly owned investments with affiliate

'

'

'

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'

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'

'

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'

'

2

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'

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'

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'

'

'

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'

Merger and acquisition expenses

'

9,230,000

31,639,000

33,000

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'

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'

5,000,000

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'

Increase Decrease In Market Value Of Stock Price

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$2.55

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'

'

'

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'

Goodwill

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'

'

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'

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'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Goodwill

'

350,208,000

329,132,000

63,607,000

63,607,000

'

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'

NBV of acquiree

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

$8.70

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

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'

Number of shares acquired

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

168,041,772

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

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'

'

New Senior Credit Facility

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'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

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'

'

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'

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'

Line of credit, maximum borrowing amount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

625,000,000

'

450,000,000

1,250,000,000

450,000,000

1,000,000,000

175,000,000

'

250,000,000

'

'

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'

'

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'

Debt maturity term

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'4 years

'

'

'2 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Extension Term

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'1 year

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'

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'

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'

Debt Instrument, Number of Extensions

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Financing costs incurred and to be amortized

'

'

'

'

'

8,600,000

'

'

'

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'

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'

'

'

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'

Amount outstanding

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$275,000,000

$253,000,000

'

$765,000,000

'

$765,000,000

'

$175,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Acquired finite lived intangible liabilities weighted average useful life

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'21 years 1 month 7 days

'19 years 3 months 18 days

'

'

Shares granted in period

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

161,960

79,654

Subsequent_Events_Subsequent_E1

Subsequent Events Subsequent Events (Details 1) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Nov. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 31, 2014
					CPA: 16 - Global
					Subsequent Event
Total Consideration	'	'	'	'	'
Fair value of W. P. Carey shares of common stock issued	'	'	'	'	$1,815,521
Cash consideration	13,748	0	152,356	0	1,338
Merger consideration	'	'	'	'	1,816,859
Fair value of our equity interest in CPA:16 Global prior to the CPA:16 Global Merger	'	'	'	'	324,049
Fair value of our equity interest in jointly-owned investments with CPA:16 Global prior to the CPA:16 Merger	'	'	'	'	156,205
Fair value of noncontrolling interests acquired	'	'	'	'	-259,455
Total Consideration	'	'	'	'	2,037,658
Assets Acquired at Fair Value	'	'	'	'	'
Net investments in properties	33,625	'	'	'	2,018,445
Net investments in direct financing leases	'	363,420	376,005	'	496,723
Equity investments in real estate	'	530,020	565,626	'	68,608
Notes receivable	'	'	'	'	21,419
In-place lease, net	'	467,127	447,278	'	568,692
Above-market rent	'	241,975	279,885	'	387,206
Cash and cash equivalents	'	'	'	'	70,672
Other assets	1,170	'	'	'	71,969
Assets Acquired at Fair value	'	'	'	'	3,703,734
Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value	'	'	'	'	'
Non-recourse debt and line of credit	'	'	'	'	-1,728,382
Below-market rent intangibles	-1,618	'	'	'	-66,183
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	'	'	'	'	-123,036
Deferred tax liability	'	'	'	'	-44,795
Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value	'	'	'	'	-1,962,396
Total identifiable net assets	13,748	'	'	'	1,741,338
Amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests	'	'	'	'	-96,139
Goodwill	'	'	268,683	0	392,459
Net acquisition	'	'	'	'	$2,037,658

Subsequent_Events_Subsequent_E2

Subsequent Events Subsequent Events (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
				Subsequent Event	Subsequent Event	Pro Forma
				CPA: 16 Merger	CPA: 16 Merger	Subsequent Event
						CPA: 16 Merger
Pro Forma Financial Information	'	'	'	'	'	'
Pro forma total revenue	'	$512,822	$528,257	'	$787,219	'
Pro forma income attributable to W. P. Carey	'	138,157	116,746	'	85,827	'
Pro forma earnings per share	'	'	'	'	'	'
Basic ( in dollar per share)	'	$2	$1.69	'	$0.86	'
Diluted ( in dollar per share)	'	$1.98	$1.68	'	$0.85	'
Pro forma weighted average shares	'	'	'	'	'	'
Basic	'	68,382,378	67,990,118	'	99,420,924	'
Diluted	'	69,071,391	68,268,738	'	100,437,886	'
Merger and acquisition expense	$9,230	$31,639	$33	'	$5,000	$36,300
Shares issued as compensation, shares	'	'	'	30,729,878	'	'

Schedule_II_Valuation_And_Qual1

Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts (Narratives) (Details) (Valuation reserve for deferred tax asset, USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure	'	'	'	'
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Balance	$18,214	$15,133	$0	$0
Scenario, Previously Reported	'	'	'	'
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure	'	'	'	'
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Balance	'	$11,900	'	'

Schedule_II_Valuation_And_Qual2

Schedule II - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts (Details) (Valuation reserve for deferred tax asset, USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Valuation reserve for deferred tax asset	'	'	'
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Balance at beginning of year	$15,133	$0	$0
Other Additions	3,081	'	0
Valuation Reserve Acquired in the CPA 15 Merger	'	15,133	'
Deductions	0	0	0
Balance at end of year	$18,214	$15,133	$0

Schedule_IIIReal_Estate_and_Ac1

Schedule III-Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Narratives) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
			Accounting for income taxes in foreign jurisdictions
			Real estate under operating lease
Real Estate And Accumulated Depreciation	'	'	'
Out of period adjustment	$200,000	'	$1,800,000
SEC Schedule III, Real Estate, Federal Income Tax Basis	'	$2,500,000,000	'

Schedule_IIIReal_Estate_and_Ac2

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Office facilities in Broomfield, CO

Industrial facilities in Erlanger, KY

Industrial facilities in Erlanger, KY

Industrial facilities in Erlanger, KY

Retail facility in Montgomery, AL

Warehouse/distribution facilities in Anchorage, AK and Commerce, CA

Warehouse/distribution facilities in Anchorage, AK and Commerce, CA

Warehouse/distribution facilities in Anchorage, AK and Commerce, CA

Industrial facility in Toledo, OH

Industrial facility in Goshen, IN

Office facility in Raleigh, NC

Office facility in King of Prussia, PA

Industrial facility in Pinconning, MS

Industrial facilities in San Fernando, CA

Industrial facilities in San Fernando, CA

Industrial facilities in San Fernando, CA

Retail facilities in several cities in the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas

Industrial facility in Milton, VT

Land in Glendora, CA

Industrial facility in Doraville, GA

Office facilities in Collierville, TN and warehouse/distribution facility in Corpus Christi, TX

Office facilities in Collierville, TN and warehouse/distribution facility in Corpus Christi, TX

Office facilities in Collierville, TN and warehouse/distribution facility in Corpus Christi, TX

Land in Irving and Houston, TX

Industrial facility in Chandler, AZ

Warehouse/distribution facility in Houston, TX

Office facility in Bridgeton, MO

Warehouse/distribution facility in Industry, CA

Retail facilities in Drayton Plains, MI and Citrus Heights, CA

Warehouse/distribution facility in Memphis, TN

Retail facility in Bellevue, WA

Office facility in Houston, TX

Office facility in Rio Rancho, NM

Office facility in Moorestown, NJ

Office facility in Norcross, GA

Office facility in Illkirch, France

Industrial facilities in Lenexa, KS; Winston-Salem, NC; and Dallas, TX

Industrial facilities in Lenexa, KS; Winston-Salem, NC; and Dallas, TX

Industrial facilities in Lenexa, KS; Winston-Salem, NC; and Dallas, TX

Industrial facilities in Lenexa, KS; Winston-Salem, NC; and Dallas, TX

Office facilities in Playa Vista and Venice, CA

Office facilities in Playa Vista and Venice, CA

Office facilities in Playa Vista and Venice, CA

Office facilities in Playa Vista and Venice, CA

Office facilities in Playa Vista and Venice, CA

Warehouse/distribution facility in Greenfield, IN

Warehouse/distribution facilities in Birmingham, AL

Industrial facility in Scottsdale, AZ

Retail facility in Hot Springs, AR

Warehouse/distribution facilities in Apopka, FL

Land in San Leandro, CA

Sports facility in Austin, TX

Retail facility in Wroclaw, Poland

Office facility in Fort Worth, TX

Warehouse/distribution facility in Mallorca, Spain

Office facilities in San Diego, CA

Retail facilities in Florence, AL; Snellville, GA; Concord, NC; Rockport, TX; and Virginia Beach, VA

Retail facilities in Florence, AL; Snellville, GA; Concord, NC; Rockport, TX; and Virginia Beach, VA

Retail facilities in Florence, AL; Snellville, GA; Concord, NC; Rockport, TX; and Virginia Beach, VA

Hospitality facilities in Irvine, Sacramento, and San Diego, CA; Orlando, FL; Des Plaines, IL; Indianapolis, IN; Louisville, KY; Linthicum Heights, MD; Newark, NJ; Albuquerque, NM; and Spokane, WA

Hospitality facilities in Irvine, Sacramento, and San Diego, CA; Orlando, FL; Des Plaines, IL; Indianapolis, IN; Louisville, KY; Linthicum Heights, MD; Newark, NJ; Albuquerque, NM; and Spokane, WA

Hospitality facilities in Irvine, Sacramento, and San Diego, CA; Orlando, FL; Des Plaines, IL; Indianapolis, IN; Louisville, KY; Linthicum Heights, MD; Newark, NJ; Albuquerque, NM; and Spokane, WA

Hospitality facilities in Irvine, Sacramento, and San Diego, CA; Orlando, FL; Des Plaines, IL; Indianapolis, IN; Louisville, KY; Linthicum Heights, MD; Newark, NJ; Albuquerque, NM; and Spokane, WA

Hospitality facilities in Irvine, Sacramento, and San Diego, CA; Orlando, FL; Des Plaines, IL; Indianapolis, IN; Louisville, KY; Linthicum Heights, MD; Newark, NJ; Albuquerque, NM; and Spokane, WA

Industrial facilities in Bluffton, OH; Auburn, IN; and Milan, TN

Industrial facilities in Bluffton, OH; Auburn, IN; and Milan, TN

Industrial facilities in Bluffton, OH; Auburn, IN; and Milan, TN

Industrial facilities in Bluffton, OH; Auburn, IN; and Milan, TN

Land in Irvine, CA

Industrial facility in Alpharetta, GA

Office facility in Clinton, NJ

Office facilities in St. Petersburg, FL

Office facilities in St. Petersburg, FL

Office facilities in St. Petersburg, FL

Office facilities in St. Petersburg, FL

Movie theater in Baton Rouge, LA

Office facilities in San Diego, CA

Industrial facilities in Richmond, CA

Industrial facilities in Richmond, CA

Industrial facilities in Richmond, CA

Warehouse/distribution and industrial facilities in Kingman, AZ; Woodland, CA; Jonesboro, GA; Kansas City, MO; Springfield, OR; Fogelsville, PA; and Corsicana, TX

Warehouse/distribution facilities in Lens, Nimes, Colomiers, Thuit Hebert, Ploufragen, and Cholet, France

Industrial facilities in Orlando, FL; Rocky Mount, NC, and Lewisville, TX

Industrial facilities in Chattanooga, TN

Industrial facilities in Chattanooga, TN

Industrial facilities in Chattanooga, TN

Industrial facility in Mooresville, NC

Industrial facility in McCalla, AL

Office facility in Lower Makefield Township, PA

Industrial facility in Fort Smith, AZ

Retail facilities in Greenwood, IN and Buffalo, NY

Retail facilities in Greenwood, IN and Buffalo, NY

Retail facilities in Greenwood, IN and Buffalo, NY

Retail facilities in Greenwood, IN and Buffalo, NY

Retail facilities in Greenwood, IN and Buffalo, NY

Industrial facilities in Bowling Green, KY and Jackson, TN

Industrial facilities in Bowling Green, KY and Jackson, TN

Industrial facilities in Bowling Green, KY and Jackson, TN

Education facilities in Avondale, AZ; Rancho Cucamonga, CA; Glendale Heights, IL; and Exton, PA

Education facilities in Avondale, AZ; Rancho Cucamonga, CA; Glendale Heights, IL; and Exton, PA

Education facilities in Avondale, AZ; Rancho Cucamonga, CA; Glendale Heights, IL; and Exton, PA

Education facilities in Avondale, AZ; Rancho Cucamonga, CA; Glendale Heights, IL; and Exton, PA

Education facilities in Avondale, AZ; Rancho Cucamonga, CA; Glendale Heights, IL; and Exton, PA

Industrial facilities in St. Petersburg, FL; Buffalo Grove, IL; West Lafayette, IN; Excelsior Springs, MO; and North Versailles, PA

Industrial facilities in Tolleson, AZ; Alsip, IL; and Solvay, NY

Industrial facilities in Tolleson, AZ; Alsip, IL; and Solvay, NY

Industrial facilities in Tolleson, AZ; Alsip, IL; and Solvay, NY

Industrial facilities in Tolleson, AZ; Alsip, IL; and Solvay, NY

Land in Kahl, Germany

Land in Memphis, TN and sports facilities in Bedford, TX and Englewood, CO

Land in Memphis, TN and sports facilities in Bedford, TX and Englewood, CO

Land in Memphis, TN and sports facilities in Bedford, TX and Englewood, CO

Land in Memphis, TN and sports facilities in Bedford, TX and Englewood, CO

Office facilities in Mons, Belgium

Office facilities in Mons, Belgium

Office facilities in Mons, Belgium

Warehouse/distribution facilities in Oceanside, CA and Concordville, PA

Warehouse/distribution facilities in Oceanside, CA and Concordville, PA

Warehouse/distribution facilities in Oceanside, CA and Concordville, PA

Office facility in Peachtree City, GA

Self-storage and trucking facilities in numerous locations throughout the U.S.

Warehouse/distribution facility in La Vista, NE

Office facility in Pleasanton, CA

Office facility in San Marcos, TX

Office facilities in Espoo, Finland

Office facility in Conflans, France

Office facility in Chicago, IL

Industrial facility in Louisville, CO

Industrial facilities in Hollywood and Orlando, FL

Warehouse/distribution facility in Golden, CO

Industrial facilities in Texarkana, TX and Orem, UT

Industrial facilities in Texarkana, TX and Orem, UT

Industrial facilities in Texarkana, TX and Orem, UT

Industrial facility in Eugene, OR

Industrial facility in Neenah, WI

Industrial facility in South Jordan, UT

Warehouse/distribution facility in Ennis, TX

Land in Chandler and Tucson, AZ; Alhambra, Chino, Garden Grove, and Tustin, CA; Westland and Canton, MI; and Carrollton, Duncansville, and Lewisville, TX

Land in Braintree, MA

Office facility in Helsinki, Finland

Office facility in Paris, France

Retail facilities in Bydgoszcz, Czestochowa, Jablonna, Katowice, Kielce, Lodz, Lubin, Olsztyn, Opole, Plock, Rybnik, Walbrzych, and Warsaw, Poland

Retail facilities in Bydgoszcz, Czestochowa, Jablonna, Katowice, Kielce, Lodz, Lubin, Olsztyn, Opole, Plock, Rybnik, Walbrzych, and Warsaw, Poland

Retail facilities in Bydgoszcz, Czestochowa, Jablonna, Katowice, Kielce, Lodz, Lubin, Olsztyn, Opole, Plock, Rybnik, Walbrzych, and Warsaw, Poland

Office facility in Laupheim, Germany

Industrial facilities in Danbury, CT and Bedford, MA

Industrial facilities in Danbury, CT and Bedford, MA

Industrial facilities in Danbury, CT and Bedford, MA

Office facility in Northfield, IL

Warehouse/distribution facilities in Venlo, Netherlands

Office and industrial facilities in Tampere, Finland

Office facility in Quincy, MA

Office facility in Salford, United Kingdom

Office facility in Lone Tree, CO

Retail facilities in several cities in the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, and Texas

Industrial facilities in Glendora, CA and Romulus, MI

Industrial facilities in Glendora, CA and Romulus, MI

Industrial facilities in Glendora, CA and Romulus, MI

Industrial facilities in Thurmont, MD and Farmington, NY

Industrial facilities in Thurmont, MD and Farmington, NY

Industrial facilities in Thurmont, MD and Farmington, NY

Industrial facilities in Irving and Houston, TX

Retail facility in Braintree, MA

Education facilities in Chandler and Tucson, AZ; Alhambra, Chino, Garden Grove, and Tustin, CA; Naperville, IL; Westland and Canton, MI; and Carrollton, Duncansville, and Lewisville, TX

Retail facility in Freehold, NJ

Office facilities in Corpus Christi, Odessa, San Marcos, and Waco, TX

Office facilities in Corpus Christi, Odessa, San Marcos, and Waco, TX

Office facilities in Corpus Christi, Odessa, San Marcos, and Waco, TX

Office facilities in Corpus Christi, Odessa, San Marcos, and Waco, TX

Retail facilities in Osnabruck, Borken, Bunde, Arnstadt, Dorsten, Duisburg, Freiberg, Leimbach-Kaiserro, Monheim, Oberhausen, Rodewisch, Sankt Augustin, Schmalkalden, Stendal, Wuppertal, and Monheim, Germany

Warehouse/distribution facility in Brierley Hill, United Kingdom

Warehouse/distribution and industrial facilities in Mesquite, TX

Warehouse/distribution and industrial facilities in Mesquite, TX

Warehouse/distribution and industrial facilities in Mesquite, TX

Warehouse/distribution and industrial facilities in Mesquite, TX

Industrial facility in Rochester, MN

Office facility in Irvine, CA

Industrial facility in Brownwood, TX

Self-storage facilities in Taunton, MA

Self-storage facility in Pensacola, FL

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537,206

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1,526

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1,638

1,219

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2,052

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1,135

3,288

3,490

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1,190

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28,864

325,682

16,416

13,251

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8,761

7,840

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14,211

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12,357

15,899

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14,356

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Costs Capitalized Subsequent To Acquisition

103,799

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2,966

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1,295

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Increase (Decrease) in Net Investments

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-15,609

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-1,403

3,339

4,719

7,021

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2,215

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1,627

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-2,577

-69

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'

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'

'

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'

'

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'

'

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'

'

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'

'

'

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'

'

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'

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'

'

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'

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

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'

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'

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'

'

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'

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'

'

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

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'

'

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'

'

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'

'

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'

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'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Land

534,697

'

'

'

1,983

1,526

'

'

142

4,905

'

'

224

239

828

1,219

32

1,494

'

'

9,210

220

1,152

3,288

288

'

'

9,795

5,035

167

842

3,789

1,039

328

4,371

211

1,467

351

5,200

0

1,860

'

'

'

5,889

'

'

'

'

967

1,256

586

0

337

1,532

1,725

3,443

4,600

12,781

4,762

5,646

'

'

32,680

'

'

'

'

2,564

'

'

'

4,173

2,198

2,866

3,280

'

'

'

4,168

7,804

895

'

'

16,386

16,893

2,163

558

'

'

756

960

1,726

1,063

0

'

'

'

'

1,492

'

'

12,045

'

'

'

'

6,559

6,080

'

'

'

7,167

4,877

'

'

'

1,611

'

'

3,333

'

'

1,205

74,551

4,196

3,675

440

43,418

5,879

2,169

5,342

3,639

808

1,755

'

'

2,286

438

2,183

478

5,338

1,006

28,435

25,038

28,439

'

'

2,219

3,519

'

'

18,979

10,751

2,408

2,316

0

4,761

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,097

'

'

'

537

560

Buildings

1,972,107

'

'

'

1,849

24,534

'

'

774

11,910

'

'

2,408

940

1,257

7,578

1,692

3,991

'

'

3,543

1,579

0

11,684

60,090

'

'

0

26,933

958

6,665

15,552

5,183

1,655

11,836

3,940

10,818

7,011

37,407

29,659

15,419

'

'

'

59,112

'

'

'

'

4,015

7,704

46

1,177

11,382

0

5,168

9,008

37,580

14,535

27,036

12,367

'

'

198,999

'

'

'

'

6,998

'

'

'

0

6,349

34,834

24,627

'

'

'

5,724

16,729

1,953

'

'

84,668

95,735

17,715

5,923

'

'

9,775

20,822

12,781

6,159

19,990

'

'

'

'

8,182

'

'

33,683

'

'

'

'

19,078

23,424

'

'

'

0

9,081

'

'

'

6,652

'

'

8,270

'

'

5,907

319,186

23,148

7,468

688

16,768

9,507

19,010

8,786

1,269

4,381

4,493

'

'

3,783

4,954

11,340

4,232

0

0

22,199

46,518

78,012

'

'

8,927

16,329

'

'

40,063

19,684

39,269

21,537

31,639

28,864

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4,927

'

'

'

2,824

2,103

Personal property

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

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'

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'

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'

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'

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'

'

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'

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'

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'

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'

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'

'

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'

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'

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'

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

'

'

'

0

0

Total

2,506,804

2,331,613

646,482

560,592

3,832

26,060

'

'

916

16,815

'

'

2,632

1,179

2,085

8,797

1,724

5,485

'

'

12,753

1,799

1,152

14,972

60,378

'

'

9,795

31,968

1,125

7,507

19,341

6,222

1,983

16,207

4,151

12,285

7,362

42,607

29,659

17,279

'

'

'

65,001

'

'

'

'

4,982

8,960

632

1,177

11,719

1,532

6,893

12,451

42,180

27,021

31,798

18,013

'

'

231,679

'

'

'

'

9,562

'

'

'

4,173

8,547

37,700

27,907

'

'

'

9,892

24,533

2,848

'

'

101,054

112,628

19,878

6,481

'

'

10,531

21,782

14,507

7,222

19,990

'

'

'

'

9,674

'

'

45,728

'

'

'

'

25,637

29,504

'

'

'

7,167

13,958

'

'

'

8,263

'

'

11,603

'

'

7,112

393,737

27,344

11,143

1,128

60,186

15,386

21,179

14,128

4,908

5,189

6,248

'

'

6,069

5,392

13,523

4,710

5,338

1,006

50,634

71,556

106,450

'

'

11,146

19,848

'

'

59,042

30,435

41,677

23,853

31,639

33,625

363,420

12,489

10,967

'

'

6,638

'

'

23,685

6,184

7,771

17,028

16,189

'

'

'

186,790

15,147

18,552

'

'

'

18,089

16,901

6,990

6,024

99,703

109,875

109,851

3,361

2,663

Accumulated Depreciation

$168,076

$116,075

$118,054

$108,032

$819

$10,094

'

'

$435

$2,231

'

'

$1,104

$180

$524

$2,854

$677

$1,616

'

'

$83

$631

$0

$4,198

$5,815

'

'

$0

$9,743

$368

$1,839

$5,017

$1,178

$629

$4,647

$2,985

$3,884

$3,062

$13,262

$10,188

$3,632

'

'

'

$4,629

'

'

'

'

$995

$1,789

$11

$274

$2,573

$0

$1,285

$1,364

$3,680

$1,302

$3,179

$434

'

'

$6,843

'

'

'

'

$292

'

'

'

$0

$265

$1,451

$1,026

'

'

'

$238

$697

$81

'

'

$3,499

$3,981

$740

$244

'

'

$402

$652

$524

$250

$804

'

'

'

'

$332

'

'

$1,315

'

'

'

'

$767

$935

'

'

'

$0

$264

'

'

'

$252

'

'

$331

'

'

$234

$12,633

$864

$295

$27

$660

$476

$745

$344

$50

$186

$176

'

'

$148

$194

$444

$164

$0

$0

$860

$1,776

$4,087

'

'

$558

$682

'

'

$1,287

$387

$732

$337

$271

$64

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$882

$19,993

$17,121

$14,280

$655

$227

Date Acquired

'

'

'

'

31-Jan-98

31-Jan-98

'

'

31-Jan-98

31-Jan-98

'

'

31-Jan-98

31-Jan-98

31-Jan-98

31-Jan-98

31-Jan-98

31-Jan-98

'

'

31-Jan-98

31-Jan-98

31-Jan-98

31-Jan-98

31-Jan-98

'

'

31-Jan-98

31-Jan-98

31-Jan-98

31-Jan-98

31-Jan-98

31-Jan-98

31-Jan-98

30-Apr-98

30-Jun-98

31-Jul-98

28-Feb-99

30-Jun-99

31-Dec-01

30-Sep-02

'

'

'

'

'

'

30-Sep-04

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-04

30-Sep-04

30-Sep-04

30-Sep-04

30-Sep-04

31-Dec-06

31-Dec-06

31-Dec-07

28-Feb-10

30-Jun-10

31-May-11

30-Sep-12

'

'

30-Sep-12

'

'

'

'

30-Sep-12

'

'

'

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

'

'

'

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

'

'

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

'

'

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

'

'

'

'

30-Sep-12

'

'

30-Sep-12

'

'

'

'

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

'

'

'

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

'

'

'

30-Sep-12

'

'

30-Sep-12

'

'

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

'

'

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

'

'

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

'

'

31-Jan-13

30-Apr-13

30-Jun-13

30-Jun-13

30-Sep-13

30-Nov-13

'

31-Jan-98

31-Jan-98

'

'

31-Jan-98

'

'

31-Jan-98

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

'

'

'

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

'

'

'

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

30-Sep-12

'

'

'

'

31-Dec-06

30-Sep-10

Date of Construction

'

'

'

'

31-Dec-74

'

31-Dec-79

31-Dec-87

31-Dec-87

'

31-Dec-48

31-Dec-75

31-Dec-66

31-Dec-73

31-Dec-83

31-Dec-68

31-Dec-48

'

31-Dec-62

31-Dec-79

'

31-Dec-87

'

31-Dec-64

'

31-Dec-89

31-Dec-99

'

31-Dec-89

31-Dec-52

31-Dec-72

31-Dec-76

31-Dec-72

31-Dec-69

31-Dec-94

31-Dec-82

31-Dec-99

31-Dec-64

31-Dec-75

31-Dec-01

'

31-Dec-68

31-Dec-80

31-Dec-83

'

31-Dec-91

31-Dec-99

'

'

31-Dec-95

31-Dec-95

31-Dec-88

31-Dec-85

31-Dec-69

'

31-Dec-95

31-Dec-07

31-Dec-03

31-Dec-08

31-Dec-89

'

31-Dec-05

31-Dec-07

'

31-Dec-89

31-Dec-90

'

'

'

31-Dec-68

31-Dec-75

31-Dec-79

'

31-Dec-97

31-Dec-87

'

31-Dec-80

31-Dec-96

31-Dec-99

31-Dec-03

31-Dec-02

'

31-Dec-87

31-Dec-99

'

'

'

'

31-Dec-74

31-Dec-89

31-Dec-97

31-Dec-04

31-Dec-02

31-Dec-82

'

31-Dec-03

31-Dec-04

'

'

'

31-Dec-89

31-Dec-95

'

31-Dec-88

31-Dec-04

'

'

'

'

31-Dec-90

31-Dec-94

31-Dec-00

'

'

31-Dec-90

31-Dec-95

31-Dec-01

'

31-Dec-82

31-Dec-83

'

31-Dec-89

31-Dec-96

31-Dec-01

'

31-Dec-05

31-Dec-00

31-Dec-00

31-Dec-72

31-Dec-85

31-Dec-10

31-Dec-93

31-Dec-96

31-Dec-98

'

31-Dec-91

31-Dec-97

31-Dec-80

31-Dec-93

31-Dec-95

31-Dec-89

'

'

31-Dec-69

31-Dec-75

'

'

'

31-Dec-60

'

31-Dec-65

31-Dec-80

31-Dec-90

'

31-Dec-12

31-Dec-89

31-Dec-97

31-Dec-01

'

'

'

31-Dec-50

31-Dec-70

'

31-Dec-64

31-Dec-83

31-Dec-78

31-Dec-94

'

31-Dec-04

'

31-Dec-69

31-Dec-96

31-Dec-00

'

31-Dec-96

'

31-Dec-61

31-Dec-72

31-Dec-75

31-Dec-97

31-Dec-81

31-Dec-64

'

'

'

'

31-Dec-01

31-Dec-04

Life on which Depreciation in Latest Statement of Income is Computed

'

'

'

'

'40 years

'40 years

'

'

'40 years

'40 years

'

'

'40 years

'40 years

'20 years

'40 years

'40 years

'40 years

'

'

'15 years

'40 years

'

'40 years

'40 years

'

'

'

'40 years

'40 years

'40 years

'40 years

'35 years

'15 years

'40 years

'40 years

'40 years

'40 years

'40 years

'40 years

'40 years

'

'

'

'40 years

'

'

'

'

'40 years

'40 years

'40 years

'40 years

'40 years

'

'28 years 6 months

'40 years

'40 years

'40 years

'40 years

'40 years

'

'

'

'

'

'34 years

'37 years

'30 years

'

'

'

'

'30 years

'30 years

'30 years

'

'

'

'30 years

'30 years

'30 years

'

'

'30 years

'30 years

'30 years

'30 years

'

'

'30 years

'31 years

'30 years

'30 years

'

'

'

'30 years

'31 years

'31 years

'

'

'

'

'

'31 years

'32 years

'31 years

'31 years

'

'

'

'

'31 years

'

'

'

'32 years

'

'

'31 years

'

'

'31 years

'31 years

'33 years

'31 years

'31 years

'31 years

'31 years

'31 years

'31 years

'31 years

'30 years

'31 years

'

'

'31 years

'31 years

'31 years

'31 years

'

'

'32 years

'32 years

'

'23 years

'34 years

'20 years

'29 years

'

'

'35 years

'35 years

'40 years

'40 years

'40 years

'40 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'25 years

'30 years

Schedule_IIIReal_Estate_and_Ac3

Schedule III-Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Real estate subject to operating leases	'	'	'
Rollforward of Carrying Amounts of Real Estate Investments	'	'	'
Beginning balance	$2,331,613	$646,482	$560,592
Additions	223,844	1,777,443	107,484
Dispositions	-8,347	-75,548	-22,106
Foreign currency translation adjustment	26,729	13,263	-1,837
Relcassification from (to) equity investment, direct financing lease, intangible assets or assets held for sale	-58,875	-17,681	20,105
Reclassification from real estate under construction	2,875	0	0
Deconsolidation of real estate asset	'	'	-5,938
Impairment charges	-11,035	-12,346	-11,818
Ending balance	2,506,804	2,331,613	646,482
Rollforward of Accumulated Depreciation of Real Estate Investments	'	'	'
Beginning balance	116,075	118,054	108,032
Depreciation expense	60,470	24,302	15,179
Dispositions	-533	-22,947	-5,785
Foreign currency translation adjustment	1,194	358	-396
Relcassification from (to) equity investment, direct financing lease, intangible assets or assets held for sale	-9,130	-3,692	2,339
Deconsolidation of real estate asset	0	0	-1,315
Ending Balance	168,076	116,075	118,054
Operating real estate	'	'	'
Rollforward of Carrying Amounts of Real Estate Investments	'	'	'
Beginning balance	99,703	109,875	109,851
Additions	706	295	24
Dispositions	-93,314	0	0
Impairment charges	-1,071	-10,467	0
Ending balance	6,024	99,703	109,875
Rollforward of Accumulated Depreciation of Real Estate Investments	'	'	'
Beginning balance	19,993	17,121	14,280
Depreciation expense	2,242	2,872	2,841
Dispositions	-21,353	0	0
Ending Balance	$882	$19,993	$17,121