Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Real estate, at cost attributable to VIEs	$ 2,558,987	$ 2,396,715
Accumulated depreciation attributable to VIEs	224,288	197,695
Net investments in direct financing leases	496,617	479,425
Cash and cash equivalents attributable to VIEs	119,491	275,719
In-place lease intangible assets, net attributable to VIEs	442,917	432,444
Other assets, net attributable to VIEs	286,609	221,209
Liabilities:
Non-recourse debt	1,923,575	1,896,489
Accounts payable, attributable to VIEs	135,649	141,043
Deferred income taxes, attributable to VIEs	12,936	12,234
Below-market rent and other intangible liabilities, attributable to VIEs	$ 101,193	$ 104,722
CPA®:17 – Global stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, par or stated value per share	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred Stock Shares Issued	0	0
Common stock, par or stated value per share	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock shares authorized	900,000,000	900,000,000
Common stock shares issued	343,364,132	336,843,388
Common stock shares outstanding	333,426,101	328,480,839
Treasury stock shares	9,938,031	8,362,549
Variable Interest Entity Primary Beneficiary Member
Assets
Real estate, at cost attributable to VIEs	$ 139,117	$ 144,753
Accumulated depreciation attributable to VIEs	11,543	9,984
Net investments in direct financing leases	246,605	245,815
Cash and cash equivalents attributable to VIEs	30	27
In-place lease intangible assets, net attributable to VIEs	15,897	16,348
Other assets, net attributable to VIEs	15,783	16,536
Liabilities:
Non-recourse debt	190,089	193,437
Accounts payable, attributable to VIEs	6,975	10,109
Deferred income taxes, attributable to VIEs	0	60
Below-market rent and other intangible liabilities, attributable to VIEs	$ 354	$ 365