Equity (Details)					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 15, 2016 USD ($) shares	Dec. 02, 2016 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Aug. 03, 2016 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Common stock authorized (in shares)					200,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares					$ 0.01
Common stock issued (in shares)			93,594,234		93,597,519
Preferred stock authorized (in shares)					50,000,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares					$ 0.01
Options exercisable after third anniversary (in shares)				800,000
Restricted stock units
Granted (in shares)	594,694				407,607
Total grant Fair value | $	$ 1,750,000			$ 3,000,000
Options vested ( in shares)				800,000
Stock options
Options granted (in shares)					4,676,822
Options exercisable after third anniversary (in shares)					0
Chief Financial Officer
Target annual equity award grant value percentage of base salary		150.00%
Granted (in shares)	305,842
Total grant Fair value | $	$ 900,000
Options vested ( in shares)	320,000
Options exercisable after third anniversary (in shares)	320,000
Chief Financial Officer | Restricted stock units
Granted (in shares)		67,934
Total grant Fair value | $		$ 1,000,000
Chief Financial Officer | Stock options
Options granted (in shares)	640,000
Chief Executive Officer
Target annual equity award grant value percentage of base salary				250.00%
Chief Executive Officer | Restricted stock units
Granted (in shares)				203,804
Chief Executive Officer | Stock options
Options granted (in shares)				1,600,000
President
Target annual equity award grant value percentage of base salary		200.00%
Granted (in shares)	416,286
Total grant Fair value | $	$ 1,225,000
Options vested ( in shares)	560,000
Options exercisable after third anniversary (in shares)	560,000
President | Restricted stock units
Granted (in shares)		135,869
Total grant Fair value | $		$ 2,000,000
President | Stock options
Options granted (in shares)	1,120,000
Performance Incentive Plan 2016
Common stock reserved for issuance			9,500,000
Maximum number of awards to be granted to a participant			3,000,000
Maximum value of awards to be granted to a non-employee director | $			$ 500,000
Class A Preferred Stock
Preferred stock issued (in shares)					2,000
Aggregate liquidation preference | $					$ 2,000,000
Preferred stock cash dividends rate					12.00%
HCP, Inc.
Share ratio			0.2