Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014
Document Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Central Index Key	0001390213
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Registrant Name	CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 17 - GLOBAL INC
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		326,015,195