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Impairments - Equity Method Investments (Details) £ in Millions	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2015 USD ($)
Investment Impairments
Carrying value of direct financing leases				$ 7,280,334,000					$ 7,280,334,000			$ 5,905,009,000
Other than temporary impairment charge								$ 45,895,000	35,913,000
Held-to-maturity debt securities, principal balance				231,442,000					231,442,000			102,958,000
Four Seasons
Investment Impairments
Held-to-maturity debt securities, principal balance											£ 58	85,000,000
Four Seasons \| Discounted cash flow valuation technique \| Level 2
Investment Impairments
Other than temporary impairment charge						$ 70,000,000	$ 42,000,000
Held-to-maturity debt securities, principal balance													£ 66	$ 100,000,000
HCRMC
Investment Impairments
Other than temporary impairment charge	$ 19,000,000					$ 27,000,000		$ 19,000,000	36,000,000
Carrying value, equity method investments												0
Carrying value, equity method investments before impairment				75,000,000					75,000,000					48,000,000
Fair value of investment				39,000,000					39,000,000					21,000,000
HCRMC \| Discounted cash flow valuation technique
Investment Impairments
Carrying value, equity method investments				39,500,000					$ 39,500,000
Fair Value Quantitative Inputs
Discount Rate									13.70%
HCRMC \| Discounted cash flow valuation technique \| Minimum
Investment Impairments
Fair value of investment				35,000,000					$ 35,000,000
Fair Value Quantitative Inputs
Range of revenue growth rate									(0.20%)
Range of occupancy growth rates									(0.30%)
Range of operating expense growth rates									0.60%
Range of earnings multiples									6.0
HCRMC \| Discounted cash flow valuation technique \| Maximum
Investment Impairments
Fair value of investment				44,000,000					$ 44,000,000
Fair Value Quantitative Inputs
Range of revenue growth rate									3.50%
Range of occupancy growth rates									0.20%
Range of operating expense growth rates									2.80%
Range of earnings multiples									7.0
HCRMC \| Discounted cash flow valuation technique \| Level 3
Investment Impairments
Impairment of Leasehold			$ 478,000,000
Fair Value Quantitative Inputs
Discount Rate								15.20%
HCRMC \| Discounted cash flow valuation technique \| Level 3 \| Minimum
Fair Value Quantitative Inputs
Range of revenue growth rate								(1.80%)
Range of occupancy growth rates								(0.80%)
Range of operating expense growth rates								(1.10%)
Range of earnings multiples								6.0
HCRMC \| Discounted cash flow valuation technique \| Level 3 \| Maximum
Fair Value Quantitative Inputs
Range of revenue growth rate								3.00%
Range of occupancy growth rates								0.20%
Range of operating expense growth rates								3.10%
Range of earnings multiples								7.0
HCRMC in Master Lease
Investment Impairments
Carrying value of direct financing leases			6,100,000,000												$ 6,600,000,000
HCRMC in Master Lease \| DFL
Investment Impairments
Impairment of Leasehold			$ 478,000,000		$ 817,000,000
Carrying value of direct financing leases												5,200,000,000		$ 6,000,000,000
Senior housing
Investment Impairments
Carrying value of direct financing leases												1,788,764,000
Other than temporary impairment charge	$ 19,000,000	$ 27,000,000		36,000,000
Senior housing \| DFL
Investment Impairments
Carrying value of direct financing leases				$ 370,000,000					$ 370,000,000			366,000,000
Senior housing \| HCRMC in Master Lease \| DFL \| Income approach \| Minimum
Fair Value Quantitative Inputs
EBITDAR								$ 75,000,000
Rent Coverage Ratio								1.05
Real Estate Capitalized rate										6.25%
Senior housing \| HCRMC in Master Lease \| DFL \| Income approach \| Maximum
Fair Value Quantitative Inputs
EBITDAR								$ 85,000,000
Rent Coverage Ratio								1.15
Real Estate Capitalized rate								7.25%
Senior housing \| HCRMC in Master Lease \| DFL \| Market approach \| Level 2
Fair Value Quantitative Inputs
Cash flow coverage ratio										1.05%
Post-acute/skilled
Investment Impairments
Carrying value of direct financing leases												$ 3,992,354,000
Post-acute/skilled \| HCRMC
Investment Impairments
Investment ownership percentage											9.00%	9.00%
Post-acute/skilled \| HCRMC in Master Lease \| DFL \| Income approach
Fair Value Quantitative Inputs
EBITDAR								$ 435,000,000
Post-acute/skilled \| HCRMC in Master Lease \| DFL \| Income approach \| Minimum
Fair Value Quantitative Inputs
EBITDAR								$ 385,000,000
Rent Coverage Ratio								1.25
Real Estate Capitalized rate										7.50%
Post-acute/skilled \| HCRMC in Master Lease \| DFL \| Income approach \| Maximum
Fair Value Quantitative Inputs
Rent Coverage Ratio								1.35
Real Estate Capitalized rate								8.50%
Post-acute/skilled \| HCRMC in Master Lease \| DFL \| Market approach \| Level 2
Fair Value Quantitative Inputs
Cash flow coverage ratio										1.25%