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Preferred Equity Method Investment, Return Percentage

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) property joint_venture	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) property joint_venture	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) property joint_venture	Jan. 31, 2020 property	Jan. 31, 2020 facility	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Advances to unconsolidated joint ventures, net					$ 0	$ 76
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures					$ 460,386	825,515
SHOP JV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Property count \| property					19
Investment ownership percentage					54.00%
Equity method investments					$ 392,765	428,258
MBK JV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Property count \| property					5
Investment ownership percentage					50.00%
Equity method investments					$ 31,826	33,415
Other SHOP JVs
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Property count \| property					2
Equity method investments					$ 16,430	17,719
Other SHOP JVs \| Minimum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage					50.00%
Other SHOP JVs \| Maximum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage					90.00%
Waldwick
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage					85.00%
Otay Ranch
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage					90.00%
MBK Development JV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage					50.00%
Medical Office JVs
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Property count \| property					3
Equity method investments					$ 9,817	9,845
Number of unconsolidated joint ventures (in joint ventures) \| joint_venture					3
Medical Office JVs \| Minimum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage					20.00%
Medical Office JVs \| Maximum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage					67.00%
HCP Ventures IV, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage					20.00%
HCP Ventures III, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage					30.00%
Suburban Properties, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage					67.00%
Other JVs
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Property count \| property					0
Equity method investments					$ 9,369	$ 10,372
Other JVs \| Minimum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage					41.00%
Other JVs \| Maximum
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage					47.00%
Discovery Naples JV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage					41.00%
Investment return percentage					10.00%
Discovery Sarasota JV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage					47.00%
Investment return percentage					10.00%
K&Y JVs
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage						80.00%
Number of unconsolidated joint ventures (in joint ventures) \| joint_venture			1			1
Proceeds from sale of equity method investments		$ 12,000	$ 4,000
CCRC JV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Property count \| property					2
Investment ownership percentage	49.00%	49.00%			49.00%	49.00%
Equity method investments					$ 179	$ 325,830
Number of properties classified as held for sale \| property						1
Impairment charge				$ 6,000		$ 12,000
Brookedale MTCA \| CCRC JV
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Interest acquired	51.00%
CCRC JV \| Brookedale MTCA
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Property count \| property							15
Equity method investments									$ 323,000
CCRC JV \| Assets Leased to Others \| Other Non-reportable
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Property count			15				15	15
CCRC JV \| Assets Leased to Others \| Other Non-reportable \| Brookedale MTCA
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Property count							13	13
Interest acquired		51.00%