2.2.0.7 false Risk Management 0207 - Disclosure - Risk Management true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Risk Management [Abstract] 0 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgesAbstract us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string No definition available. false 3 Risk Management 1 us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgingActivitiesDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-left: 0in; "> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt"><b>Note 7. Risk Management</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">In the normal course of our on-going business operations, we encounter economic risk. There are three main components of economic risk: interest rate risk, credit risk and market risk. We are subject to interest rate risk on our interest-bearing liabilities. Credit risk is the risk of default on our operations and tenants’ inability or unwillingness to make contractually required payments. Market risk includes changes in the value of our properties and related loans, changes in the value of our other securities and changes in the value of the shares we hold in the CPA<sup style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">®</sup> 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. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">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% of current annualized lease revenues in certain areas, as described below. Although we view our exposure from properties that we purchased together with our affiliates based on our ownership percentage in these properties, the percentages below are based on our consolidated ownership and not on our actual ownership percentage in these investments. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt">At June 30, 2010, the majority of our directly owned real estate properties were located in the U.S. (90%), with Texas (21%) and California (14%) representing the most significant geographic concentrations, based on percentage of our annualized contractual minimum base rent for the second quarter of 2010. At June 30, 2010, our directly owned real estate properties contain concentrations in the following asset types: office (35%), industrial (32%) and warehouse/distribution (17%); and in the following tenant industries: business and commercial services (17%), retail stores (12%) and telecommunications (11%). </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock This element can be used to disclose the entity's entire derivative instruments and hedging activities disclosure as a single block of text. Describes an entity's risk management strategies, derivatives in hedging activities and non-hedging derivative instruments, the assets, obligations, liabilities, revenues and expenses arising there from, and the amounts of and methodologies and assumptions used in determining the amounts of such items. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 133 -Paragraph 45 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 133 -Paragraph 44 false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true