Net Investments in Properties and Real Estate Under Construction (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Net Investments in Properties and Real Estate Under Construction

Schedule of Real Estate Properties

	December 31,
	2012		2011
Land	$	491,584	$	390,445
Buildings		1,614,188		1,109,706
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(77,245)		(40,522)
	$	2,028,527	$	1,459,629

	December 31,
	2012		2011
Land	$	60,493	$	43,950
Buildings		193,067		132,478
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment		1,245		1,713
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(7,757)		(2,745)
	$	247,048	$	175,396

Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions

Assets Acquired at Fair Value:
	Land	$	91,691
	Building		262,651
	Intangible assets		57,750
Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value:
	Non-recourse debt		(222,680)
	Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		(9,050)
	Prepaid and deferred rental income		(15,488)
Net Assets Acquired		$	164,874

Pro Forma Information

		Year Ended
		December 31, 2010
Pro forma total revenues		$	154,808
Pro forma net income (a)		$	50,675
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests			(15,878)
Pro forma net income attributable to CPA®:17 – Global stockholders		$	34,797
Pro forma earnings per share: (b)
	Net income attributable to CPA®:17 – Global stockholders	$	0.36

Schedule of Asset Retirement Obligations

	December 31,
	2012		2011
Balance - beginning of year	$	11,453	$	1,508
Additions		6,842		9,562
Accretion expense		572		250
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other		327		133
Balance - end of year	$	19,194	$	11,453

Schedule of Future Minimum Rents

Years Ending December 31,	Total
2013	$	205,246
2014		208,077
2015		209,202
2016		210,725
2017		211,151
Thereafter		2,541,199
Total	$	3,585,600