Business Acquisition, Share Exchange Ratio

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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Per share amount of cumulative preferred dividends in arrears.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - Narrative (Details)			3 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - Narrative (Details)	May 08, 2017 $ / shares	Feb. 03, 2017 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2017 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2016 $ / shares	May 07, 2017 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2016 $ / shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common dividends, declared (in dollars per share)		$ 0.42	$ 0.42	$ 0.41
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)			$ 0.01			$ 0.01
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)					$ 0.01
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Dividend Declared [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common dividends, declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.43
Preferred stock dividends, declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.4453125
Care Capital Properties [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)					$ 0.01
Exchange ratio					1.123