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Real Estate Transactions - Impairments of Real Estate (Details) $ / item in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) property $ / item	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / item	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairments (recoveries), net	$ 59,000			$ 77,396	$ 13,912
Real estate carrying value	164,000			164,000
Casualty-related loss (recoveries), net	6,000			6,579		$ 0
Deferred tax liabilities, deferred expense	$ 300			300
Number of properties classified as held for sale (in properties) \| property			13		13
Senior housing triple-net
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties impaired (in properties) \| property	2
Senior Housing
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties impaired (in properties) \| property	14
Medical office
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties impaired (in properties) \| property	1	2
Impairments (recoveries), net		$ 9,000
Medical office and senior housing
Real Estate [Line Items]
Selling expense	$ 105,000			$ 105,000
SHOP
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairments (recoveries), net	$ 10,000
Properties classified as held for sale (in properties) \| property			2
Impairment of real estate			$ 14,000
Minimum
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment test, market capitalization rate	4.97%			4.97%
Impairment calculation, price per unit \| $ / item	52			52
Maximum
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment test, market capitalization rate	6.64%			6.64%
Impairment calculation, price per unit \| $ / item	90			90
Weighted Average
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment test, market capitalization rate	5.41%			5.41%
Impairment calculation, price per unit \| $ / item	62			62