CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Cash Flows - Operating Activities
Net income	$ 102,345,000	$ 38,023,000
Adjustments to net income:
Depreciation and amortization including intangible assets and deferred financing costs	12,782,000	12,377,000
Income from equity investments in real estate and REITs in excess of distributions received	223,000	(5,942,000)
Straight-line rent and financing lease adjustments	(1,386,000)	429,000
Amortization of deferred revenue	(1,573,000)	0
Gain on sale of real estate	(660,000)	(460,000)
Unrealized (gain) loss on foreign currency transactions and others	(371,000)	860,000
Realized (gain) loss on foreign currency transactions and others	(1,188,000)	143,000
Allocation of loss to profit-sharing interest	0	(373,000)
Management income received in shares of affiliates	(52,142,000)	(17,344,000)
Gain On Conversion Of Shares	(3,806,000)	0
Gain On Change In Control Of Interests	(27,859,000)	0
Impairment charges	41,000	8,137,000
Stock-based compensation expense	8,628,000	4,936,000
Deferred acquisition revenue received	15,462,000	17,048,000
Increase in structuring revenue receivable	(9,222,000)	(9,352,000)
Increase (decrease) in income taxes, net	16,256,000	(6,116,000)
Net changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net	(11,543,000)	(6,075,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities	45,987,000	36,291,000
Cash Flows - Investing Activities
Distributions received from equity investments in real estate and the REITs in excess of equity income	14,498,000	7,762,000
Capital contributions to equity investments	(2,297,000)	0
Purchase of interests in CPA:16 - Global	(121,315,000)	0
Purchases of real estate and equity investments in real estate	(24,323,000)	(74,904,000)
VAT paid in connection with acquisition of real estate	0	(4,222,000)
Capital expenditures	(1,375,000)	(1,652,000)
Cash Acquired On Acquisition Of Subsidiaries	57,000	0
Proceeds from sale of real estate	10,643,000	9,200,000
Proceeds from sale of securities	777,000	0
Funding of short term loans to affiliates	(94,000,000)
Proceeds from repayment of short term loans from affiliates	94,000,000
Funds released from escrow	2,030,000	36,132,000
Funds placed in escrow	(3,899,000)	0
Net cash provided by investing activities	(125,204,000)	(27,684,000)
Cash Flows - Financing Activities
Distributions paid	(40,849,000)	(52,490,000)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	1,459,000	11,180,000
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(2,822,000)	(1,444,000)
Distributions to profit-sharing interest	0	(693,000)
Purchase Of Noncontrolling Interest	(7,502,000)	0
Scheduled payments of mortgage principal	(9,897,000)	(10,322,000)
Proceeds from mortgage financing	7,438,000	6,315,000
Proceeds from lines of credit	231,410,000	83,250,000
Prepayments of lines of credit	(140,000,000)	(22,500,000)
Payment of financing costs	(831,000)	(301,000)
Proceeds from issuance of shares	1,018,000	799,000
Windfall tax benefit (provision) associated with stock-based compensation awards	872,000	(159,000)
Net cash provided by financing activities	40,296,000	13,635,000
Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents During the Period
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	689,000	(1,243,000)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(38,232,000)	20,999,000
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	64,693,000	18,450,000
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	26,461,000	39,449,000
Supplemental Noncash Investing Activities
Nonrecourse Mortgage Fair Value	87,600,000
Equity Adjustment	28,300,000
Shares Received From REIT Arising From Merger	13,260,091
Shares Exchanged As Result Of Merger	11,113,050
Gain Recorded Resulting From Shares Exchanged In Merger	$ 2,800,000