Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated

		Years Ended December 31,
		2012		2011		2010
Real Estate Ownership	(a)
Revenues		$	145,685	$	81,475	$	65,289
Operating expenses	(b)		(102,321)		(39,264)		(30,593)
Interest expense			(50,290)		(21,675)		(15,539)
Other, net	(c)		83,436		82,911		30,131
Provision for income taxes			(4,012)		(2,243)		(2,192)
Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey		$	72,498	$	101,204	$	47,096
Investment Management
Revenues	(d)	$	223,180	$	242,647	$	191,890
Operating expenses	(d)		(207,050)		(157,572)		(133,683)
Other, net	(e)		3,878		2,695		2,559
Provision for income taxes			(2,771)		(34,971)		(23,660)
Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey		$	17,237	$	52,799	$	37,106
Total Company
Revenues	(d)	$	368,865	$	324,122	$	257,179
Operating expenses	(d)		(309,371)		(196,836)		(164,276)
Interest expense			(50,290)		(21,675)		(15,539)
Other, net	(c) (e)		87,314		85,606		32,690
Provision for income taxes			(6,783)		(37,214)		(25,852)
Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey		$	89,735	$	154,003	$	84,202

Reconciliation Of Assets From Segment To Consolidated

	Total Long-Lived Assets at				(f)	Total Assets at
	December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011			December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Real Estate Ownership	$	4,236,993	$	1,273,521		$	4,484,821	$	1,334,066
Investment Management		69,258		70,369			124,221		128,557
Total Company	$	4,306,251	$	1,343,890		$	4,609,042	$	1,462,623

Schedule Of International Investment By Segment

Year Ended December 31, 2012			Domestic		Foreign		(a)	Total
Revenues			$	115,572	$	30,113		$	145,685
Operating expenses				(99,801)		(2,520)			(102,321)
Interest expense				(38,759)		(11,531)			(50,290)
Other, net		(b) (c)		76,830		6,606			83,436
Provision for income taxes				(2,697)		(1,315)			(4,012)
	Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey		$	51,145	$	21,353		$	72,498
Total assets			$	3,527,918	$	956,903		$	4,484,821
Total long-lived assets		(d)	$	3,361,197	$	875,796		$	4,236,993
Year Ended December 31, 2011			Domestic		Foreign		(a)	Total
Revenues			$	71,746	$	9,729		$	81,475
Operating expenses				(34,405)		(4,859)			(39,264)
Interest expense				(19,980)		(1,695)			(21,675)
Other, net		(c)		76,735		6,176			82,911
Provision for income taxes				(2,135)		(108)			(2,243)
	Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey		$	91,961	$	9,243		$	101,204
Total assets			$	1,258,544	$	75,522		$	1,334,066
Total long-lived assets		(d)	$	1,203,474	$	70,047		$	1,273,521
Year Ended December 31, 2010			Domestic		Foreign		(a)	Total
Revenues			$	57,583	$	7,706		$	65,289
Operating expenses				(26,851)		(3,742)			(30,593)
Interest expense				(13,797)		(1,742)			(15,539)
Other, net		(c)		26,188		3,943			30,131
Provision for income taxes				(2,162)		(30)			(2,192)
	Income from continuing operations attributable to W. P. Carey		$	40,961	$	6,135		$	47,096
Total assets			$	965,418	$	82,987		$	1,048,405
Total long-lived assets		(d)	$	961,298	$	73,447		$	1,034,745