Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Lease revenues:
Rental income	$ 71,254	$ 63,377
Interest income from direct financing leases	14,264	13,480
Total lease revenues	85,518	76,857
Other real estate income	12,817	11,838
Other operating income	7,131	7,761
Other interest income	1,760	2,294
Gross Revenues	107,226	98,750
Operating Expenses
Depreciation and amortization	27,335	25,564
Property expenses	18,224	17,890
Other real estate expenses	4,823	4,641
General and administrative	4,466	4,843
Acquisition expenses	1,357	603
Impairment charges	0	567
Operating Expenses, Total	56,205	54,108
Other Income and Expenses
Equity in earnings of equity method investments in real estate	2,172	3,215
Other income and (expenses)	3,540	(3,394)
Interest expense	(24,611)	(22,025)
Nonoperating income expense	(18,899)	(22,204)
Income before income taxes and gain on sale of real estate	32,122	22,438
Provision for income taxes	(1,903)	(791)
Income before gain on sale of real estate	30,219	21,647
Gain on sale of real estate, net of tax	25,398	2,197
Net Income	55,617	23,844
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (inclusive of Available Cash Distributions to a related party of $6,668, and $6,064, respectively)	(10,194)	(9,264)
Net income attributable to CPA:17 - Global	$ 45,423	$ 14,580
Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (usd per share)	$ 0.13	$ 0.04
Basic and Diluted Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding (shares)	339,397,043	331,058,291
Distributions Declared Per Share (usd per share)	$ 0.1625	$ 0.1625