Net Investments in Properties and Real Estate Under Construction (Details 4) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information
Pro forma total revenues	$ 109,186	$ 112,174	$ 219,024	$ 213,440
Pro forma net income (a)	44,769	38,171	99,207	107,041
Pro forma net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(9,383)	(10,935)	(19,577)	(20,199)
Pro forma net income attributable to CPA®:17 – Global	$ 35,386	$ 27,236	$ 79,630	$ 86,842
Pro forma basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding	341,349,946	333,793,320	340,373,494	332,433,364
Pro-forma basic and diluted income per share	$ 0.10	$ 0.08	$ 0.23	$ 0.26

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The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period before noncontrolling interest.

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The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56956515&loc=d3e1392-128463

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