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Revolving Line Of Credit
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility - Revolver						$ 676,715,000	$ 485,021,000
Debt financing cost						13,403,000
Senior Unsecured Notes
Senior Unsecured Notes, net						1,807,200,000	1,476,084,000
Unamortized discount (premium)						8,000,000
Payment of financing costs						3,619,000	10,878,000	$ 12,321,000
Maximum cash distribution						$ 100,000,000.0
Debt instrument, covenant compliance						December 31, 2016
Non Recourse Debt
Debt instrument maturity date, range start						Oct. 01, 2017
Debt instrument maturity date, range end						Jun. 01, 2027
Prepayments of mortgage principal						$ 321,705,000	91,560,000	220,786,000
Scheduled payments of mortgage principal						161,104,000	90,328,000	205,024,000
Proceeds from mortgage financing						33,935,000	22,667,000	20,354,000
Interest paid						182,200,000	174,500,000	156,300,000
Decrease in value of balance sheet item due to foreign currency translation						92,434,000	125,447,000	117,938,000
Merged Entities
Senior Unsecured Notes
Unamortized discount (premium)						200,000
Affiliated Entity \| CPA: 17 - Global
Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt instrument stated interest rate				5.90%
Debt instrument, term				5 years
Non Recourse Debt
Scheduled payments of mortgage principal				$ 33,800,000
Proceeds from mortgage financing				$ 34,600,000
Affiliated Entity \| CPA: 17 - Global \| EURIBOR
Non Recourse Debt
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate				3.30%
Affiliated Entity \| CPA: 17 - Global \| Noncontrolling interest
Non Recourse Debt
Proceeds from mortgage financing				$ 17,000,000
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Non Recourse Debt
Principal Amount						$ 50,800,000.0
Fixed interest rate \| Minimum
Non Recourse Debt
Real estate mortgage interest rate						2.00%
Fixed interest rate \| Maximum
Non Recourse Debt
Real estate mortgage interest rate						7.80%
Variable interest rate \| Minimum
Non Recourse Debt
Real estate mortgage interest rate						0.90%
Variable interest rate \| Maximum
Non Recourse Debt
Real estate mortgage interest rate						6.90%
Subsequent Event
Revolving Line Of Credit
Line of credit, maximum borrowing amount	$ 1,850,000,000.00
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility - Revolver	100,000,000
Non Recourse Debt
Scheduled payments of mortgage principal					$ 273,500,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Revolving Line Of Credit
Line of credit, maximum borrowing amount						$ 1,500,000,000.0		1,000,000,000
Line of credit, amount available in foreign currency						750,000,000
Amount available for swing line loan						50,000,000
Amount available for letters of credit						50,000,000
Line of credit facility, available						823,300,000
Letters of credit outstanding, amount						$ 600,000
Debt Instrument borrowing capacity fee (percentage)						0.20%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Standard & Poor's, BBB Rating
Revolving Line Of Credit
Debt instrument, credit rating						BBB
Revolving Credit Facility \| Moody's, Baa2 Rating
Revolving Line Of Credit
Debt instrument, credit rating						Baa2
Revolving Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event
Revolving Line Of Credit
Line of credit, maximum borrowing amount	$ 1,500,000,000.0
Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt instrument, term	4 years
Revolving Credit Facility \| Accordion
Revolving Line Of Credit
Line of credit, maximum borrowing amount						$ 2,000,000,000
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility - Revolver						500,000,000
Debt financing cost											$ 3,100,000
Term Loan Facility
Revolving Line Of Credit
Line of credit, maximum borrowing amount						250,000,000
Debt financing cost						$ 100,000	300,000
Senior Unsecured Notes
Maturity Date						Jan. 31, 2017
Term Loan Facility \| Subsequent Event
Revolving Line Of Credit
Line of credit, maximum borrowing amount \| €									€ 236,300,000
Debt financing cost										$ 300,000
Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt instrument, term	5 years
Term Loan Facility \| Subsequent Event \| EURIBOR
Non Recourse Debt
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.10%
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility
Revolving Line Of Credit
Line of credit, maximum borrowing amount						$ 2,250,000,000.00
Senior Unsecured Notes
Revolving Line Of Credit
Debt financing cost						12,100,000	10,500,000
Senior Unsecured Notes
Senior Unsecured Notes, net						1,827,100,000	1,494,400,000
Unamortized discount (premium)						7,800,000	7,800,000
Payment of financing costs						$ 3,100,000	7,800,000	$ 4,200,000
Percent of adjusted funds from operations						95.00%
Senior Unsecured Notes \| Minimum
Non Recourse Debt
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate						3.00%
Senior Unsecured Notes \| Maximum
Non Recourse Debt
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate						3.50%
Senior Unsecured Notes \| 4.25% Senior Notes
Senior Unsecured Notes
Senior Unsecured Notes, net						$ 350,000,000	$ 0
Issue Date						Sep. 12, 2016
Debt instrument stated interest rate			4.25%			4.25%
Debt instrument, term			10 years
Price of Par Value						99.682%
Maturity Date						Oct. 01, 2026
Non Recourse Debt
Principal Amount						$ 350,000,000
Senior Unsecured Notes \| Subsequent Event \| 2.25 Euro Senior Notes
Senior Unsecured Notes
Issue Date		Jan. 19, 2017
Debt instrument stated interest rate		2.25%
Debt instrument, term		7 years 6 months
Price of Par Value		99.448%
Maturity Date		Jul. 19, 2024
Non Recourse Debt
Principal Amount \| €		€ 500,000,000
Non-Recourse Debt
Non Recourse Debt
Prepayments of mortgage principal						321,700,000
Scheduled payments of mortgage principal						18,500,000
Loss on the extinguishment of debt						(4,100,000)
Decrease in value of balance sheet item due to foreign currency translation						45,200,000
Non-Recourse Debt \| International Properties
Non Recourse Debt
Scheduled payments of mortgage principal						$ 31,900,000