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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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DEBT - Narrative (Details)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
DEBT - Narrative (Details)	Aug. 17, 2017 USD ($) extension_option	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) instrument	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) instrument	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 17, 2017 CAD ($) extension_option	Aug. 10, 2016 USD ($) agreement	Aug. 10, 2016 CAD ($) agreement	Jun. 10, 2015 CAD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 0	$ 553,000	$ 0	$ 553,000
Amount outstanding under credit facility		619,000,000		619,000,000		$ 641,000,000
Interest expense		37,305,000	24,568,000	109,880,000	56,218,000
Non-cash interest expense		2,600,000	2,000,000	7,500,000	5,300,000
Accrued interest		15,600,000		15,600,000		24,700,000
Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt		$ 255,512,000		$ 255,512,000		$ 259,202,000
5.5% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		5.50%		5.50%
5.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		5.375%		5.375%
5.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		5.125%		5.125%
5.38% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		5.38%		5.38%
Prior Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ 600,000		$ 600,000
Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 1,000,000,000.0
Borrowing capacity in certain foreign currencies (up to)	$ 175,000,000
Number of extension options \| extension_option	2						2
Extension period	6 months
Interest rate		3.51%		3.51%
Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annum percent unused borrowing fee	0.125%
Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annum percent unused borrowing fee	0.30%
Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.875%
Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.65%
Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Prime Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				0.50%
Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				1.00%
Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.00%
Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.65%
Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 2,500,000,000.0
U.S. Dollar Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt								$ 245,000,000.0
U.S. Dollar Term Loan \| Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate under swap								0.90%	0.90%
Number of derivative agreements \| agreement								2	2
U.S. Dollar Term Loan \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.90%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.90%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.00%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.90%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan \| CDOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.90%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan \| CDOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.90%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan \| Redemption Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt	$ 1,100,000,000.0
U.S. Dollar Term Loan \| Redemption Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt	200,000,000
Canadian Term Loan
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Face amount of debt							$ 125,000,000.0		$ 35,000,000.0
Canadian Term Loan \| Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate under swap								0.93%	0.93%
Number of derivative agreements \| agreement								1	1
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
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Amount outstanding under credit facility		$ 619,000,000		$ 619,000,000
Available borrowing capacity		$ 381,000,000		$ 381,000,000
Prior Canadian Term Loan
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Face amount of debt										$ 90,000,000.0
Fixed interest rate under swap										1.59%
Care Capital Properties \| Interest Rate Swap
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Fixed interest rate under swap		1.31%		1.31%
Number of derivative agreements \| instrument		8		8
Care Capital Properties \| Variable Rate Term Loan \| Secured Debt
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Care Capital Properties \| Variable Rate Term Loan \| Secured Debt \| LIBOR
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Care Capital Properties \| U.S. Dollar Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt		$ 600,000,000		$ 600,000,000