Revisions of Previously-Issued Financial Statements (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Statement of Comprehensive Income
Net Income	$ 39,375	$ 42,246	$ 63,219	$ 58,723
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	28,840	(5,010)	(59,890)	(6,070)
Change in net unrealized loss on derivative instruments	(3,929)	(1,830)	18,807	(4,341)
Change in unrealized gain on marketable securities	7	23	14	47
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	24,918	(6,817)	(41,069)	(10,364)
Comprehensive Income	64,293	35,429	22,150	48,359
Amounts Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
Net income	(10,935)	(7,640)	(20,199)	(15,317)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(490)	93	734	97
Change in net unrealized gain on derivative instruments	0	(160)	0	(309)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(11,425)	(7,707)	(19,465)	(15,529)
Comprehensive Income Attributable to CPA:17 - Global	$ 52,868	27,722	$ 2,685	32,830
As Reported
Statement of Comprehensive Income
Net Income		43,961		60,264
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(6,042)		(7,432)
Change in net unrealized loss on derivative instruments		(1,572)		(4,023)
Change in unrealized gain on marketable securities		23		47
Total other comprehensive income (loss)		(7,591)		(11,408)
Comprehensive Income		36,370		48,856
Amounts Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
Net income		(7,640)		(15,317)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		93		97
Change in net unrealized gain on derivative instruments		(160)		(309)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(7,707)		(15,529)
Comprehensive Income Attributable to CPA:17 - Global		28,663		33,327
Revisions
Statement of Comprehensive Income
Net Income		(1,715)		(1,541)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		1,032		1,362
Change in net unrealized loss on derivative instruments		(258)		(318)
Change in unrealized gain on marketable securities		0		0
Total other comprehensive income (loss)		774		1,044
Comprehensive Income		(941)		(497)
Amounts Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
Net income		0		0
Foreign currency translation adjustments		0		0
Change in net unrealized gain on derivative instruments		0		0
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		0		0
Comprehensive Income Attributable to CPA:17 - Global		$ (941)		$ (497)