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Debt - Schedule of Debt Maturities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Jul. 31, 2019	May 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
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(Discounts), premiums and debt costs, net	(40,402)
Long-term debt, excluding disposal group	6,266,842
Long-term debt	6,299,131
Other debt	84,771			$ 90,785
Debt maturing in 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2020	97,132
Debt maturing in 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2021	11,821
Debt maturing in 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2022	303,886
Debt maturing in 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2023	554,069
Debt maturing in 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2024	1,404,247
Thereafter
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Thereafter	3,936,089
Bank Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	0
(Discounts), premiums and debt costs, net	0
Long-term debt, excluding disposal group	0
Bank Line of Credit \| Debt maturing in 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2020	0
Bank Line of Credit \| Debt maturing in 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2021	0
Bank Line of Credit \| Debt maturing in 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2022	0
Bank Line of Credit \| Debt maturing in 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2023	0
Bank Line of Credit \| Debt maturing in 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2024	0
Bank Line of Credit \| Thereafter
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Thereafter	0
Commercial Paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	93,000
(Discounts), premiums and debt costs, net	0
Long-term debt, excluding disposal group	93,000
Commercial Paper \| Debt maturing in 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2020	93,000
Commercial Paper \| Debt maturing in 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2021	0
Commercial Paper \| Debt maturing in 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2022	0
Commercial Paper \| Debt maturing in 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2023	0
Commercial Paper \| Debt maturing in 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2024	0
Commercial Paper \| Thereafter
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Thereafter	0
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	250,000
(Discounts), premiums and debt costs, net	(1,058)
Long-term debt, excluding disposal group	248,942
Term Loan \| Debt maturing in 2020
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2020	0
Term Loan \| Debt maturing in 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2021	0
Term Loan \| Debt maturing in 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2022	0
Term Loan \| Debt maturing in 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2023	0
Term Loan \| Debt maturing in 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2024	250,000
Term Loan \| Thereafter
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Thereafter	0
Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	5,700,000
(Discounts), premiums and debt costs, net	(52,007)
Long-term debt, excluding disposal group	$ 5,647,993
Weighted-average interest rate (as a percent)	3.94%
Weighted-average maturity	7 years
Unsecured Debt \| Minimum
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Interest rate (as a percent)	3.14%
Unsecured Debt \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.87%
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2020	$ 0
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2021	$ 0
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2022	$ 300,000
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2023	$ 550,000
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Interest rate (as a percent)	4.17%
2024	$ 1,150,000
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Interest rate (as a percent)	3.86%
Thereafter	$ 3,700,000
Mortgage debt
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(Discounts), premiums and debt costs, net	12,663
Long-term debt, excluding disposal group	$ 276,907
Weighted-average interest rate (as a percent)	4.09%
Weighted-average maturity	13 years
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Interest rate (as a percent)	2.22%
Mortgage debt \| Maximum
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Interest rate (as a percent)	5.91%
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Interest rate (as a percent)	0.00%
2024	$ 4,247
Mortgage debt \| Thereafter
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Interest rate (as a percent)	4.09%
Thereafter	$ 236,089
Life Care Bonds and Demand Notes
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Other debt	85,000
Life Care Bonds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other debt	$ 52,000
On-Demand Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.60%
Other debt	$ 33,000
Bank Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	0
Commercial Paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	93,000
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	248,942
Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	5,647,993
Mortgage debt
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Long-term debt, gross		$ 112,000	$ 50,000
Long-term debt	309,196
Weighted-average interest rate (as a percent)		4.89%	4.83%
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
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Debt on assets held for sale	0
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Commercial Paper
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Debt on assets held for sale	0
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Term Loan
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Debt on assets held for sale	0
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Unsecured Debt
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Debt on assets held for sale	0
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Mortgage debt
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Held-for-sale \| Bank Line of Credit \| Minimum
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Held-for-sale \| Bank Line of Credit \| Maximum
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