The amount of real estate investment property recognized as of the acquisition date.

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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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Amount of real estate investment property, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments.

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Real Estate Acquisitions, Dispositions and Impairments - Acquisition (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2015 property
Acquisition of properties
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property			320
Payments to Acquire Real Estate	$ 106,588
Net real estate		$ 4,417,829	$ 4,388,908
HCRMC 2015 Purchase Agreement \| HCR ManorCare, Inc.
Acquisition of properties
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property		9			9
Medical office building
Acquisition of properties
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property			1
HCRMC 2016 Properties Acquisitions \| HCR ManorCare, Inc.
Acquisition of properties
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property		3
HCRMC 2016 Properties Acquisitions \| HCRMC 2015 Purchase Agreement \| HCR ManorCare, Inc.
Acquisition of properties
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property	2	2
Payments to Acquire Real Estate		$ 91,600
Real estate		86,400
Intangible assets		5,200
Goodwill		0
HCRMC 2016 Properties Acquisitions \| Purchase of HCRMC developed property \| HCR ManorCare, Inc.
Acquisition of properties
Payments to Acquire Real Estate		15,000
Real estate		14,100
Intangible assets		900
Goodwill		$ 0
EAT entity
Acquisition of properties
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property		0	0
EAT entity \| Primary beneficiary
Acquisition of properties
Net real estate				$ 27,100
EAT entity \| Primary beneficiary \| Reverse 1031 exchange acquisition \| HCR ManorCare, Inc.
Acquisition of properties
Number of Real Estate Properties \| property		1