Business combination consideration transferred with additional acquisition loan.

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Initial percentage of interest rate with possible outside returns.

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Initial term of loan.

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Other loan.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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This element represents the aggregate cost of investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Real Estate and Other Activities - 2021 Activity - Additional Information (Detail) £ in Millions, SFr in Millions, $ in Millions	Jun. 25, 2021 GBP (£) Property	Jan. 19, 2021 GBP (£)	Jan. 08, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2022	Apr. 16, 2021 CHF (SFr)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest				50.00%
Swiss Medical Network [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity investment \| SFr					SFr 145
Waterland Private Equity Fund VII C.V. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of real estate assets acquired \| Property	35
Payment for acquisition	£ 800
Purchase price of acquisition loan		£ 250
Ownership interest		9.90%
Waterland Private Equity Fund VII C.V. [Member] \| United Kingdom [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition		£ 800
Steward Health Care System LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Ownership interest			9.90%
Percentage of interest rate with possible outside returns			4.00%
Other loan to affiliates \| $			$ 335
Initial term of loan			7 years