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Real Estate Transactions - Impairments of Real Estate (Details) $ / item in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) $ / item property	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / item property	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) property
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairments and loan loss reserves (recoveries), net			$ 63,173	$ 77,396
Casualty realty gain		$ 6,000	$ 0	6,579
Deferred tax expense		$ 300		300
Senior housing triple-net
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties impaired \| property	2	2	4
Medical office
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairments and loan loss reserves (recoveries), net				$ 9,000
Number of real estate properties impaired \| property	1	1	2	2
Undeveloped MOB land parcel
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties impaired \| property	1		1
Senior Housing Triple Net, SHOP, MOB, and Other Non-Reportable
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairments and loan loss reserves (recoveries), net	$ 19,000	$ 59,000	$ 50,000
SHOP
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairments and loan loss reserves (recoveries), net		$ 10,000
Number of real estate properties impaired \| property	12	14	20
Minimum
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment calculation, price per unit \| $ / item		52	35
Impairment test, market capitalization rate		4.97%		4.97%
Maximum
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment calculation, price per unit \| $ / item		90	238
Impairment test, market capitalization rate		6.64%		6.64%
Weighted Average
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment calculation, price per unit \| $ / item		62	90
Impairment test, market capitalization rate		5.41%		5.41%
Impairments 2020
Real Estate [Line Items]
Real estate investment property, aggregate carrying value before impairment	$ 108,000		$ 108,000
Real estate held-for-sale	89,000		89,000
Impairments 2020
Real Estate [Line Items]
Real estate investment property, aggregate carrying value before impairment	231,000		231,000
Real estate held-for-sale	$ 181,000		$ 181,000
Impairments 2019
Real Estate [Line Items]
Real estate investment property, aggregate carrying value before impairment		$ 164,000		$ 164,000
Real estate held-for-sale		$ 105,000		$ 105,000