Equity Investments in Real Estate and the REITs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Carrying Amount Of Investment In Funds

	% of Outstanding Shares at		Carrying Amount of Investment at
Fund	March 31, 2012	December 31, 2011	March 31, 2012 (a)		December 31, 2011 (a)
CPA®:15	7.9%	7.7%	$	92,816	$	93,650
CPA®:16 – Global (b)	18.0%	17.9%		335,378		338,964
CPA®:17 – Global	1.1%	0.9%		25,709		21,277
CWI	0.5%	0.5%		211		121
			$	454,114	$	454,012

Schedule Of Financial Information Of Investment [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Assets	$	9,466,456	$	9,184,111
Liabilities		(4,991,866)		(4,896,116)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		(21,946)		(21,306)
Noncontrolling interests		(335,461)		(330,873)
Shareholders’ equity	$	4,117,183	$	3,935,816

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Revenues	$	211,455	$	158,297
Expenses		(175,666)		(126,330)
Net income from continuing operations	$	35,789	$	31,967
Net income attributable to the REITs (a)	$	34,883	$	29,683

Ownership Interests and Carrying Values in Equity Investments

	Ownership Interest	Carrying Value at
Lessee	at March 31, 2012	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Carrefour France, SAS (a)	46%	$	21,399	$	20,014
Schuler A.G. (a) (b)	33%		21,038		19,958
The New York Times Company	18%		19,893		19,647
U. S. Airways Group, Inc. (b)	75%		7,145		7,415
Medica – France, S.A. (a)	46%		4,558		4,430
Childtime Childcare, Inc.	34%		4,554		4,419
Hologic, Inc. (b)	36%		4,431		4,429
Consolidated Systems, Inc. (b)	60%		3,358		3,387
Hellweg Die Profi-Baumarkte GmbH & Co. KG (a)	5%		1,076		1,062
Symphony IRI Group, Inc. (c) (d)	33%		(109)		(24)
		$	87,343	$	84,737

Financial Information of Venture Properties

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Assets	$	1,041,544	$	1,026,124
Liabilities		(717,985)		(706,244)
Partners’/members’ equity	$	323,559	$	319,880

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Revenues	$	27,986	$	30,915
Expenses		(18,813)		(19,668)
Net income from continuing operations	$	9,173	$	11,247
Net income attributable to equity method investments (a)	$	9,173	$	2,685