CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenues:
Rental and related revenues	$ 1,378,384	$ 1,182,108	$ 1,069,502
Resident fees and services	471,325	436,494	144,327
Income from direct financing leases	8,702	9,720	16,666
Interest income	37,773	16,553	9,844
Total revenues	1,896,184	1,644,875	1,240,339
Costs and expenses:
Interest expense	157,980	218,336	217,612
Depreciation and amortization	684,286	553,949	435,191
Operating	773,279	782,541	405,244
General and administrative	98,303	93,237	92,966
Transaction costs	1,841	18,342	1,963
Impairments and loan loss reserves (recoveries), net	23,160	42,909	17,708
Total costs and expenses	1,738,849	1,709,314	1,170,684
Other income (expense):
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate, net	190,590	90,350	(40)
Gain (loss) on debt extinguishments	(225,824)	(42,912)	(58,364)
Other income (expense), net	6,266	234,684	165,069
Total other income (expense), net	(28,968)	282,122	106,665
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures	128,367	217,683	176,320
Income tax benefit (expense)	3,261	9,423	5,479
Equity income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures	6,100	(66,599)	(6,330)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	137,728	160,507	175,469
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	388,202	267,746	(115,408)
Net income (loss)	525,930	428,253	60,061
Noncontrolling interests’ share in continuing operations	(17,851)	(14,394)	(14,558)
Noncontrolling interests’ share in discontinued operations	(2,539)	(296)	27
Net income (loss) applicable to Healthpeak Properties, Inc.	505,540	413,563	45,530
Participating securities’ share in earnings	(3,269)	(2,416)	(1,543)
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares	$ 502,271	$ 411,147	$ 43,987
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.22	$ 0.27	$ 0.33
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.71	0.50	(0.24)
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares (in dollars per share)	0.93	0.77	0.09
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.22	0.27	0.33
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.71	0.50	(0.24)
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares (in dollars per share)	$ 0.93	$ 0.77	$ 0.09
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	538,930	530,555	486,255
Diluted (in shares)	539,241	531,056	489,335