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Amount excluding accrued interest, after allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable.

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Loans Receivable - SHOP Seller Financing (Details)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) property	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) property
Loans receivable
Interest income					$ 37,773,000	$ 16,553,000	$ 9,844,000
Net cash provided by financing activities					(1,288,517,000)	246,450,000	647,271,000
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate, net					190,590,000	90,350,000	(40,000)
Loans receivable			$ 195,375,000		415,811,000	195,375,000
Senior Housing Operating Portfolio
Loans receivable
Proceeds from sale of buildings		$ 230,000,000					181,000,000
Net cash provided by financing activities		150,000,000
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate, net		59,000,000		$ 16,000,000
Loans receivable, market rate				5.25%
Non-cash interest income					13,000,000		$ 0
Noncash interest income, acceleration recognition					7,000,000
Senior Housing Operating Portfolio \| Minimum
Loans receivable
Loans receivable, stated interest rate				3.50%
Interest income, amortization period (in years)				1 year
Senior Housing Operating Portfolio \| Maximum
Loans receivable
Loans receivable, stated interest rate				4.50%
Interest income, amortization period (in years)				3 years
Senior Housing Operating Portfolio \| Atria SHOP Portfolio
Loans receivable
Number of assets sold \| property			12
Proceeds from sale of buildings			$ 312,000,000
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate, net			$ 39,000,000
Senior Housing Operating Portfolio
Loans receivable
Net cash provided by financing activities		410,000,000
Senior Housing Operating Portfolio \| Sunrise Senior Housing Portfolio
Loans receivable
Capital expenditure funding, amount committed	$ 56,000,000	$ 92,000,000
Capital expenditure funding, cost of capital, percent committed		65.00%
Capital expenditure funding, amount funded					400,000
Senior Housing Operating Portfolio
Loans receivable
Number of assets sold \| property		16					18
Senior Housing Operating Portfolio \| Sunrise Senior Housing Portfolio
Loans receivable
Number of assets sold \| property	2	32
Proceeds from sale of buildings		$ 664,000,000
Proceeds from the collection of loans receivable	$ 246,000,000
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate, net					7,000,000
Loans receivable					165,000,000
Senior Housing Operating Portfolio \| Atria SHOP Portfolio
Loans receivable
Number of assets sold \| property			4
Proceeds from sale of buildings			$ 94,000,000
Net cash provided by financing activities			$ 61,000,000
Mortgage Receivable
Loans receivable
Interest income					$ 36,000,000	$ 13,000,000	$ 6,000,000