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Real Estate Activities - Disposals - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands, € in Millions							1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 04, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($) Hospital	Aug. 31, 2018 EUR (€) Hospital	Jun. 04, 2018 USD ($) Hospital	Mar. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Hospital	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 23, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of facilities						$ 64,000
Gain on real estate dispositions						7,400
Gain offset by non-cash charges						$ 600
Loans, Balance								$ 1,819,854	$ 1,586,520
Net proceeds from sale of real estate								$ 111,766	$ 1,513,666	$ 64,362
Houston, Texas [Member] \| Steward Health Care System LLC [Member] \| St. Joseph Medical Center [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain on real estate dispositions					$ 1,500
Gain offset by non-cash charges					1,700
Net proceeds from sale of real estate					$ 148,000
Ernest [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of facilities	$ 176,000
North Cypress [Member] \| Houston, Texas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of facilities		$ 148,000
Gain on real estate dispositions		102,400
Gain offset by non-cash charges		$ 2,500
Vibra [Member] \| California, Texas, and Oregon [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of facilities				$ 53,300
Gain on real estate dispositions				24,200
Gain offset by non-cash charges				5,100
Vibra [Member] \| California, Texas, and Oregon [Member] \| Working Capital Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loans, Balance				1,500
Vibra [Member] \| California, Texas, and Oregon [Member] \| Mortgage Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loans, Balance				$ 18,300
Acute Care Hospital [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of hospitals sold \| Hospital								5
Proceeds from sale of facilities								$ 97,000
Gain on real estate dispositions								$ 41,600
Acute Care Hospital [Member] \| Mortgage Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loans, Balance											$ 51,300
Acute Care Hospital [Member] \| Germany [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain on real estate dispositions \| €							€ 500
Acute Care Hospital [Member] \| Primotop Holdings S.a.r.l. [Member] \| Germany [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of facilities \| €			€ 1,635
Gain on real estate dispositions \| €			€ 500
Number of properties sold \| Hospital		71	71
General Acute Care Hospital and Healthcare System [Member] \| North Cypress [Member] \| Houston, Texas [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of properties sold \| Hospital		1	1
Long-term Acute Care Hospital [Member] \| Vibra [Member] \| California, Texas, and Oregon [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of properties sold \| Hospital				3