CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenues
Rental Income	$ 231,577	$ 177,161	$ 124,425
Interest income from direct financing leases	53,757	53,549	48,474
Total lease revenues	285,334	230,710	172,899
Other real estate income	49,076	44,613	9,841
Other operating income	21,872	5,188	2,879
Other interest income	6,672	9,042	6,602
Gross Revenues	362,954	289,553	192,221
Operating Expenses
Depreciation and amortization	93,947	69,104	42,965
Property expenses	52,244	31,342	19,206
Other real estate expenses	33,548	31,426	5,700
General and administrative	20,416	14,879	8,921
Acquisition expenses	16,884	14,834	7,664
Impairment charges	0	2,019	(70)
Operating Expenses, Total	217,039	163,604	84,386
Other Income and Expenses
Net (loss) income from equity investments in real estate	(7,917)	7,828	5,527
Other income and (expenses)	12,077	5,638	7,029
Interest expense	(88,656)	(72,271)	(50,982)
Nonoperating income expense	(84,496)	(58,805)	(38,426)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	61,419	67,144	69,409
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	263	(914)	(1,047)
Income from continuing operations	61,682	66,230	68,362
Discontinued Operations
Income from operations of discontinued properties, net of tax	483	1,183	1,306
Gain on sale of real estate, net of tax	7,987	740	778
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net of tax	(983)	0	0
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	7,487	1,923	2,084
Net Income	69,169	68,153	70,446
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (inclusive of Available Cash Distributions to advisor of $16,899, $14,620, and $9,378, respectively)	(29,305)	(26,542)	(20,791)
Net income attributable to CPA:17 - Global	39,864	41,611	49,655
Earnings Per Share
Income from continuing operations attributable to CPA:17 - Global (usd per share)	$ 0.11	$ 0.16	$ 0.27
Income from discontinued operations attributable to CPA:17 - Global (usd per share)	$ 0.02	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Net income attributable to CPA:17 - Global (usd per share)	$ 0.13	$ 0.17	$ 0.28
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	313,010,828	249,283,354	175,271,595
Amounts Attributable To CPA:17 - Global
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	32,377	39,688	47,571
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	7,487	1,923	2,084
Net income attributable to CPA:17 - Global	$ 39,864	$ 41,611	$ 49,655