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Organization and Operation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization and Operation Organization and Operation
 
Realty Income Corporation (“Realty Income,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) is organized as a Maryland corporation. We invest in commercial real estate and have elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT.
 
At December 31, 2019, we owned 6,483 properties, located in 49 U.S states, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom (U.K.), containing over 106.3 million leasable square feet.
 
Information with respect to number of properties, square feet, average initial lease term and average cash lease yield is unaudited.