Organization	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization	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 the 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 and the level of our distributions, among other factors. We earn revenue primarily by leasing the properties we own to single corporate tenants, predominantly on a triple-net lease basis, which requires the tenant to pay substantially all of the costs associated with operating and maintaining the property. Revenue is subject to fluctuation due to 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 December 31, 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 December 31, 2015, our portfolio was comprised of full or partial ownership interests in 377 fully-occupied properties, substantially all of which were triple-net leased to 111 tenants, and totaled approximately 41 million square feet (unaudited). 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 (unaudited). As opportunities arise, we may also make other types of commercial real estate-related investments. We operate in two reportable business segments: Net Lease and Self Storage. Our Net Lease segment includes our domestic and foreign investments in net-leased properties, whether they are accounted for as operating or direct financing leases. Our Self Storage segment is comprised of our investments in self-storage properties. In addition, we have our investments in loans receivable, CMBS, hotels, and other properties, which are included in our All Other category (Note 15).

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 the 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 and the level of our distributions, among other factors. We earn revenue primarily by leasing the properties we own to single corporate tenants, predominantly on a triple-net lease basis, which requires the tenant to pay substantially all of the costs associated with operating and maintaining the property. Revenue is subject to fluctuation due to 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 December 31, 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 December 31, 2015, our portfolio was comprised of full or partial ownership interests in 377 fully-occupied properties, substantially all of which were triple-net leased to 111 tenants, and totaled approximately 41 million square feet (unaudited). 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 (unaudited). As opportunities arise, we may also make other types of commercial real estate-related investments.

We operate in two reportable business segments: Net Lease and Self Storage. Our Net Lease segment includes our domestic and foreign investments in net-leased properties, whether they are accounted for as operating or direct financing leases. Our Self Storage segment is comprised of our investments in self-storage properties. In addition, we have our investments in loans receivable, CMBS, hotels, and other properties, which are included in our All Other category (Note 15).