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Number Of Debt Instruments Refinanced

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The portion of the carrying value of long-term convertible debt as of the balance sheet date that is scheduled to be repaid within one year or in the normal operating cycle if longer. Convertible debt is a financial instrument which can be exchanged for a specified amount of another security, typically the entity's common stock, at the option of the issuer or the holder.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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Debt - 2017 Financings/Convertible Debt (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($) community	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($) loan_portfolio community	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) community	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)
Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate		4.81%
Term of debt instrument		10 years
Percentage of principal bearing fixed rate	60.00%	70.00%
Percentage of principal bearing variable rate	40.00%	30.00%
Mortgages [Member] \| Non-Recourse Supplemental Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount			$ 54.7
Number of communities securing debt \| community			7
Fixed rate			4.69%
Mortgages [Member] \| Mortgage Debt Due April 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt		$ 188.1
Mortgages [Member] \| Mortgage Debt Due January 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt		$ 13.6
Mortgages [Member] \| Mortgage Debt Due August 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt	$ 389.9
Mortgages [Member] \| Mortgage Debt Due May 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt	$ 228.9
Secured Debt [Member] \| Non-Recourse First Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of communities securing debt \| community	51	22
Number of loan portfolios refinanced \| loan_portfolio		2
Proceeds from debt refinancing	$ 975.0	$ 221.3
Convertible Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount			$ 316.3	$ 316.3
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Convertible Senior Notes Due June 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount					$ 316.3
Fixed rate					2.75%
Convertible debt			$ 306.1
One Half Principal, Maturing in 2024 [Member] \| Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate	4.43%
One Half Principal, Maturing in 2027 [Member] \| Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate	4.47%
LIBOR [Member] \| Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate basis	2.415%	2.44%