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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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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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Real Estate Transactions - 2020 Real Estate Investments (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) property	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) property	Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($) property	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($) property	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($) property	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Real Estate [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of interest in joint venture									$ 0	$ 0	$ 89,868
Loss (gain) upon change of control, net									(1,042)	$ (159,973)	$ (168,023)
Long-term debt, gross	$ 6,216,234								$ 6,216,234
Waldwick
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| property						1
Investment ownership percentage						100.00%
Additional ownership percentage acquired						15.00%
Payments to acquire real estate joint ventures						$ 4,000
Gain on consolidation						6,000
MBK JV
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| property					1
Proceeds from divestiture of interest in joint venture					$ 11,000
Loss (gain) upon change of control, net					16,000
Long-term debt, gross					$ 36,000
MBK JV \| Land
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| property					1
MASSACHUSETTS
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate				$ 54,000
MASSACHUSETTS \| Life Science JV
Real Estate [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage				49.00%						49.00%
Medical Office
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| property									2	7
Medical Office \| MASSACHUSETTS
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate		$ 80,000
Number of properties acquired \| property		1
Medical Office \| ARIZONA
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate							$ 27,000
Number of properties acquired \| property							1
Medical Office \| Indiana, Missouri, Illinois
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate						$ 169,000
Number of properties acquired \| property						7
Medical Office \| TEXAS
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate			$ 60,000	$ 34,000
Number of properties acquired \| property			2	1
Life science
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| property										3
Life science \| Life Science JV
Real Estate [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage	49.00%								49.00%
Life science \| MASSACHUSETTS
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate	$ 45,000	$ 73,000	$ 180,000	$ 610,000				$ 320,000
Number of properties acquired \| property	2		3	3