Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Investments in real estate
Real estate, at cost (inclusive of $139,507 and $144,753, respectively, attributable to variable interest entities, or VIEs)	$ 2,658,877	$ 2,396,715
Operating real estate, at cost	275,521	272,859
Accumulated depreciation (inclusive of $13,096 and $9,984, respectively, attributable to VIEs)	(256,175)	(197,695)
Net investments in properties	2,678,223	2,471,879
Real estate under construction	1,068	110,983
Net investments in direct financing leases (inclusive of $247,340 and $245,815, respectively, attributable to VIEs)	495,564	479,425
Net investments in real estate	3,174,855	3,062,287
Equity investments in real estate	514,147	531,000
Cash and cash equivalents (inclusive of $75 and $27, respectively, attributable to VIEs)	152,889	275,719
In-place lease and tenant relationship intangible assets, net (inclusive of $15,447 and $16,348, respectively, attributable to VIEs)	445,223	432,444
Other intangible assets, net	80,049	83,238
Other assets, net (inclusive of $16,326 and $16,536, respectively, attributable to VIEs)	258,852	221,209
Total assets	4,626,015	4,605,897
Liabilities:
Non-recourse debt, net (inclusive of $187,020 and $193,437, respectively, attributable to VIEs)	1,894,271	1,896,489
Senior Credit Facility	113,162	0
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities (inclusive of $6,837 and $10,109, respectively, attributable to VIEs)	133,948	141,043
Below-market rent and other intangible liabilities, net (inclusive of $343 and $365, respectively, attributable to VIEs)	96,701	104,722
Deferred income taxes (inclusive of $0 and $60, respectively, attributable to VIEs)	24,929	12,234
Due to affiliates	13,634	12,634
Distributions payable	54,775	53,378
Total liabilities	$ 2,331,420	$ 2,220,500
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
CPA®:17 – Global stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; none issued	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; and 337,065,419 and 328,480,839 shares, respectively, issued and outstanding	337	328
Additional paid-in capital	3,037,727	2,955,440
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	(700,912)	(567,806)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(139,805)	(81,007)
Total CPA®:17 – Global stockholders’ equity	2,197,347	2,306,955
Noncontrolling interests	97,248	78,442
Total equity	2,294,595	2,385,397
Total liabilities and equity	$ 4,626,015	$ 4,605,897