Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Minimum future rental payments for the next five years and thereafter under ground leases

	Ground Leases Paid by Realty Income (1)			Ground Leases Paid by Our Tenants (2)			Total
2012		$	157		$	4,083		$	4,240
2013		158			4,016			4,174
2014		167			3,786			3,953
2015		170			3,729			3,899
2016		171			3,702			3,873
Thereafter		421			49,021			49,442
Total		$	1,244		$	68,337		$	69,581

(1) Realty Income currently pays the ground lessors directly for the rent under the ground leases.

(2) Our tenants, who are generally sub-tenants under the ground leases, are responsible for paying the rent under these ground leases. In the event a tenant fails to pay the ground lease rent, we are primarily responsible.