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2us-gaap_ScheduleOfRealEstatePropertiesTableTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel| 1falsefalsefalse00<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 15px"><td style="width: 495px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:495px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td style="width: 495px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:495px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 110px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 110px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td style="width: 495px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:495px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 110px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">June 30, 2013</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 110px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">December 31, 2012</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 495px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:495px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Land</font></td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 532,425</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 509,530</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 495px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:495px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Buildings</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1,918,443</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 1,824,958</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 495px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:495px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Less: Accumulated depreciation</font></td><td style="width: 10px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (143,756)</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (116,075)</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 495px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:495px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 2,307,112</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 2,218,413</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 495px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:495px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> </td></tr></table></div>falsefalsefalse | nonnum:textBlockItemTypenaTabular disclosure of real estate properties and units in those properties that are included in the discussion of the nature of an entity's operations.No definition available.false0
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2wpc_ScheduleOfInvestmentInOperatingRealEstatePropertiesTableTextBlockwpc_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel| 1falsefalsefalse00<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 495px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:495px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td style="width: 495px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:495px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 15px"><td style="width: 495px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:495px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 110px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">June 30, 2013</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 110px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:110px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">December 31, 2012</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 495px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:495px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Land</font></td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 21,962</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 22,158</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 495px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:495px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Buildings </font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 76,794</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 77,545</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 495px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:495px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">Less: Accumulated depreciation</font></td><td style="width: 10px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;background-color:#CCFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (21,253)</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;background-color:#CCFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;background-color:#CCFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;background-color:#CCFFFF;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (19,993)</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 495px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:495px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 77,503</font></td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 79,710</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 495px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:495px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; border-top-style:double;border-top-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 495px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:495px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> </td><td style="width: 5px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:5px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 100px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:100px;"> </td></tr></table></div>falsefalsefalse | nonnum:textBlockItemTypenaTabular disclosure of investments in operating real estate properties, which consists primarily of self storage investments at cost.No definition available.false0
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