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Leases - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Leases - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) facility	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Conversion of DFLs to real estate			$ 350,540	$ 0	$ 0
Intangible assets, net			$ 331,693	$ 305,079
Properties subject to direct financing leases (in properties)			2	29
Impairments (recoveries), net			$ 225,937	$ 55,260	166,384
Senior housing triple-net
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Impairments (recoveries), net					$ 23,000
SHOP
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Number of leases disposed of (in facilities) \| facility	13
Proceeds from sale of lease receivables	$ 274,000
Impairments (recoveries), net	$ 10,000			$ 52,000
DFL Portfolio \| Watch List DFLs \| Senior housing triple-net
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Properties with derecognized carrying value during the period (in properties) \| property		14
Conversion of DFLs to real estate		$ 351,000
DFL Portfolio \| Watch List DFLs \| SHOP
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Properties subject to direct financing leases (in properties) \| property		14
DFL Portfolio \| Real Estate Investment \| Watch List DFLs \| SHOP
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Real Estate Investment Property, at Cost		$ 331,000
DFL Portfolio \| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets \| Watch List DFLs \| SHOP
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets, net		$ 20,000