Statement of Financial Position (USD $) In Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Investments In Real Estate
Real estate, at cost	$ 1,093,971	$ 930,404
Operating real estate, at cost	104,014	12,177
Accumulated depreciation	(28,730)	(16,574)
Net Investment In Properties	1,169,255	926,007
Real estate under construction	82,856	53,041
Net investments in direct financing leases	452,885	397,006
Equity investments in real estate	207,401	50,853
Net Investments In Real Estate	1,912,397	1,426,907
Cash and cash equivalents	224,964	162,745
Intangible assets, net	263,642	252,078
Notes Receivable	70,000	89,560
Other assets, net	68,702	56,965
Total assets	2,539,705	1,988,255
Liabilities
Non-recourse and limited-recourse debt	864,273	667,478
Accounts Payable accrued expenses and other liabilities	35,417	14,719
Prepaid and deferred rental income	34,739	27,020
Due to affiliates	24,054	21,009
Distributions payable	26,898	21,520
Total liabilities	985,381	751,746
Equity [Abstract]
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; none issued	0	0
Common stock $0.001 par value; 400,000,000 shares authorized; 177,641,172 and 143,231,953 shares issued, respectively	178	143
Additional Paid In Capital	1,589,735	1,280,453
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	(119,299)	(93,446)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	24,899	(14,943)
Less, treasury stock at cost, 1,308,490 and 864,991 shares, respectively	(12,199)	(8,044)
Total CPA:17 Global shareholders equity	1,483,314	1,164,163
Noncontrolling interests	71,010	72,346
Total equity	1,554,324	1,236,509
Total liabilities and equity	$ 2,539,705	$ 1,988,255