Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Jun. 30, 2016 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Selected Quarterly Financial Information | |||||||||||
| Revenues | $ 113,875 | $ 110,076 | $ 109,185 | $ 107,226 | $ 110,328 | $ 108,202 | $ 109,667 | $ 98,750 | $ 440,362 | $ 426,947 | $ 396,706 |
| Expenses | 60,118 | 87,442 | 60,037 | 56,205 | 56,736 | 54,253 | 53,795 | 54,108 | 263,802 | 218,892 | 221,226 |
| Net Income | 15,305 | 67,045 | 91,241 | 55,617 | 31,702 | 29,199 | 39,375 | 23,844 | 229,208 | 124,120 | 106,993 |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (10,459) | (8,827) | (9,383) | (10,194) | (10,569) | (9,147) | (10,935) | (9,264) | (38,863) | (39,915) | (32,842) |
| Net income attributable to CPA®:17 – Global | $ 4,846 | $ 58,218 | $ 81,858 | $ 45,423 | $ 21,133 | $ 20,052 | $ 28,440 | $ 14,580 | $ 190,345 | $ 84,205 | $ 74,151 |
| Net income attributable to CPA®:17 – Global (usd per share) | $ 0.0100 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.04 | |||
| Distributions declared per share, (usd per share) | $ 0.1625 | $ 0.1625 | $ 0.1625 | $ 0.1625 | $ 0.1625 | $ 0.1625 | $ 0.1625 | $ 0.1625 | $ 0.65 | $ 0.65 | $ 0.6500 |