Organization	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization and Offering	Organization Corporate Property Associates 17 – Global Incorporated, or CPA^®:17 – Global, and, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, we, us, or our, is a publicly-owned, non-listed real estate investment trust, or REIT, that invests primarily in commercial real estate properties leased to companies both domestically and internationally. We were formed in 2007 and are managed by W. P. Carey Inc., or WPC, through one of its subsidiaries, or collectively our advisor. As a REIT, we are not subject to U.S. federal income taxation as long as we satisfy certain requirements, principally relating to the nature of our income, the level of our distributions, and other factors. We earn revenue principally by leasing the properties we own to single corporate tenants, primarily on a triple-net lease basis, which generally requires the tenant to pay substantially all of the costs associated with operating and maintaining the property. Revenue is subject to fluctuation because of the timing of new lease transactions, lease terminations, lease expirations, contractual rent adjustments, tenant defaults, sales of properties, and changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Substantially all of our assets and liabilities are held by CPA^®:17 Limited Partnership, or the Operating Partnership, and at June 30, 2015, we owned 99.99% of general and limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership. The remaining interest in the Operating Partnership is held by a subsidiary of WPC. At June 30, 2015, our portfolio was comprised of full or partial ownership interests in 374 fully-occupied properties, substantially all of which were triple-net leased to 113 tenants, and totaled approximately 39 million square feet. In addition, our portfolio was comprised of full or partial ownership interests in 72 operating properties, including 71 self-storage properties and one hotel property, for an aggregate of approximately 5 million square feet. As opportunities arise, we may also make other types of commercial real estate-related investments.

Organization

Corporate Property Associates 17 – Global Incorporated, or CPA^®:17 – Global, and, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, we, us, or our, is a publicly-owned, non-listed real estate investment trust, or REIT, that invests primarily in commercial real estate properties leased to companies both domestically and internationally. We were formed in 2007 and are managed by W. P. Carey Inc., or WPC, through one of its subsidiaries, or collectively our advisor. As a REIT, we are not subject to U.S. federal income taxation as long as we satisfy certain requirements, principally relating to the nature of our income, the level of our distributions, and other factors. We earn revenue principally by leasing the properties we own to single corporate tenants, primarily on a triple-net lease basis, which generally requires the tenant to pay substantially all of the costs associated with operating and maintaining the property. Revenue is subject to fluctuation because of the timing of new lease transactions, lease terminations, lease expirations, contractual rent adjustments, tenant defaults, sales of properties, and changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Substantially all of our assets and liabilities are held by CPA^®:17 Limited Partnership, or the Operating Partnership, and at June 30, 2015, we owned 99.99% of general and limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership. The remaining interest in the Operating Partnership is held by a subsidiary of WPC.

At June 30, 2015, our portfolio was comprised of full or partial ownership interests in 374 fully-occupied properties, substantially all of which were triple-net leased to 113 tenants, and totaled approximately 39 million square feet. In addition, our portfolio was comprised of full or partial ownership interests in 72 operating properties, including 71 self-storage properties and one hotel property, for an aggregate of approximately 5 million square feet. As opportunities arise, we may also make other types of commercial real estate-related investments.