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Future annualized base rental payments receivable within fourth year of the balance sheet date on leases with purchase options, whereby the tenant may elect to acquire the underlying real estate.

No definition available.

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Future annualized base rental payments receivable within third year of the balance sheet date on leases with purchase options, whereby the tenant may elect to acquire the underlying real estate.

No definition available.

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Future annualized base rental payments receivable within second year of the balance sheet date on leases with purchase options, whereby the tenant may elect to acquire the underlying real estate.

No definition available.

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Future annualized base rental payments receivable after the fifth year of the balance sheet date on leases with purchase options, whereby the tenant may elect to acquire the underlying real estate.

No definition available.

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Leases With Purchase Option Future Minimum Annualized Payments Receivable Number Of Properties In Five Years

No definition available.

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Leases with Purchase Option Future Minimum Annualized Base Rent Receivable In Five Years

No definition available.

Name:	hcp_LeaseswithPurchaseOptionFutureMinimumAnnualizedBaseRentReceivableInFiveYears
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Future annualized base rental payments receivable within one year of the balance sheet date on leases with purchase options, whereby the tenant may elect to acquire the underlying real estate.

No definition available.

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Leases with Purchase Option Future Minimum Annualized Payments Receivable Number of Properties [Abstract]

No definition available.

Name:	hcp_LeaseswithPurchaseOptionFutureMinimumAnnualizedPaymentsReceivableNumberofPropertiesAbstract
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Number of properties for which future annualized rental payments are receivable for the five years following the balance sheet date on leases with purchase options, whereby the tenant may elect to acquire the underlying real estate.

No definition available.

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Number of properties for which future annualized rental payments are receivable within one year of the balance sheet date, on leases with purchase options, whereby the tenant may elect to acquire the underlying real estate.

No definition available.

Name:	hcp_LeaseswithPurchaseOptionNumberofPropertiesNextTwelveMonths
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Number of properties for which future annualized rental payments are receivable after the fifth year of the balance sheet date on leases with purchase options, whereby the tenant may elect to acquire the underlying real estate.

No definition available.

Name:	hcp_LeaseswithPurchaseOptionNumberofPropertiesThereafter
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Number of properties for which future annualized rental payments are receivable within fourth year of the balance sheet date on leases with purchase options, whereby the tenant may elect to acquire the underlying real estate.

No definition available.

Name:	hcp_LeaseswithPurchaseOptionNumberofPropertiesinFourYears
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Number of properties for which future annualized rental payments are receivable within third year of the balance sheet date on leases with purchase options, whereby the tenant may elect to acquire the underlying real estate.

No definition available.

Name:	hcp_LeaseswithPurchaseOptionNumberofPropertiesinThreeYears
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Number of properties for which future annualized rental payments are receivable within second year of the balance sheet date on leases with purchase options, whereby the tenant may elect to acquire the underlying real estate.

No definition available.

Name:	hcp_LeaseswithPurchaseOptionNumberofPropertiesinTwoYears
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- References

No definition available.

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Carrying amount of an option or options to acquire real property.

No definition available.