Equity Investment in Real Estate and the Managed Programs (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 27, 2015
Investments in Programs
Equity investments in real estate	$ 286,775	$ 275,473
CPA: 17 - Global
Investments in Programs
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	3.268%	3.087%
Equity investments in real estate	$ 95,080	$ 87,912
CPA:17 - Global operating partnership
Investments in Programs
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	0.009%	0.009%
Equity investments in real estate	$ 0	$ 0
CPA:18 - Global
Investments in Programs
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	1.165%	0.735%
Equity investments in real estate	$ 14,020	$ 9,279
CPA:18 - Global operating partnership
Investments in Programs
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	0.034%	0.034%
Equity investments in real estate	$ 209	$ 209
CWI
Investments in Programs
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	1.12%	1.131%
Equity investments in real estate	$ 11,935	$ 12,619
CWI operating partnership
Investments in Programs
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	0.015%	0.015%
Equity investments in real estate	$ 0	$ 0
CWI 2
Investments in Programs
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	0.501%	0.379%
Equity investments in real estate	$ 2,506	$ 949
CWI 2 operating partnership
Investments in Programs
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	0.015%	0.015%	0.015%
Equity investments in real estate	$ 300	$ 300
CCIF
Investments in Programs
Equity method investment, ownership percentage	22.863%	47.882%
Equity investments in real estate	$ 22,460	$ 22,214
Managed Programs
Investments in Programs
Equity investments in real estate	$ 146,510	$ 133,482