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Amount excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale of financing receivable.

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Loans Receivable - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended										3 Months Ended					9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	21 Months Ended
Loans Receivable - Narrative (Details)	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($)	May 31, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) loan	Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) loan	May 31, 2021 USD ($) loan	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($) loan property	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($) facility	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) loan	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Loans Receivable:
Net cash provided by financing activities																$ (165,517,000)	$ (1,687,889,000)
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate, net											$ (4,149,000)		$ 14,635,000			10,047,000	189,873,000
Financing receivable, after allowance for credit loss											383,991,000					383,991,000		$ 415,811,000	$ 383,991,000
Reserves for loans receivable											5,115,000					$ 5,115,000		$ 1,813,000	5,115,000	$ 10,280,000
Gain (loss) on sale of financing receivable												$ 23,000,000
Number of loans sold \| loan					1											1		6
Proceeds from sale of receivables				$ 51,000,000	$ 2,000,000
Credit loss reserve on unfunded loan commitments											700,000					$ 700,000		$ 300,000	700,000
Sunrise Senior Housing Portfolio \| SHOP
Loans Receivable:
Net cash provided by financing activities										$ 410,000,000
Capital expenditure funding, amount committed	$ 40,000,000		$ 47,000,000				$ 56,000,000			$ 92,000,000
Capital expenditure funding, cost of capital, percent committed										65.00%
Capital expenditure funding, amount funded																			400,000
Mezzanine and Other
Loans Receivable:
Reserves for loans receivable											16,000					16,000		9,000	16,000	$ 7,128,000
SHOP
Loans Receivable:
Number of assets to be sold \| facility										16
SHOP \| Sunrise Senior Housing Portfolio
Loans Receivable:
Number of assets to be sold \| facility										32
Proceeds from sale of property										$ 664,000,000
Proceeds from the collection of loans receivable	$ 27,000,000		$ 8,000,000				246,000,000
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate, net							7,000,000
Financing receivable, after allowance for credit loss											130,000,000					130,000,000		165,000,000	130,000,000
SHOP \| Discovery SHOP Portfolio
Loans Receivable:
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate, net									$ 0
SHOP \| Mezzanine and Other \| Discovery SHOP Portfolio
Loans Receivable:
Number of loans held for sale \| loan									2
Gain (loss) on sale of financing receivable									$ 0
Number of loans sold \| property									2
Secured mortgage loans
Loans Receivable:
Financing receivable, after allowance for credit loss							$ 53,000,000							$ 53,000,000
Principal repayments received		$ 2,000,000			$ 15,000,000	$ 8,000,000		$ 10,000,000
Number of loans held for sale \| loan							2							2
Financing receivable, gross							$ 64,000,000							$ 64,000,000
Decrease in financing receivable														11,000,000
Reserves for loans receivable							$ 8,000,000							$ 8,000,000
Gain (loss) on sale of financing receivable																	(3,000,000)
Number of loans receivable \| loan								1
SHOP
Loans Receivable:
Proceeds from sale of property										230,000,000
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											1,000,000		$ 1,000,000			3,000,000	12,000,000
Noncash interest income, acceleration recognition																	$ 7,000,000
SHOP \| Minimum
Loans Receivable:
Loans receivable, stated interest rate															3.50%
Interest income, amortization period (in years)															1 year
SHOP \| Maximum
Loans Receivable:
Loans receivable, stated interest rate															4.50%
Interest income, amortization period (in years)															3 years
SHOP \| Discovery SHOP Portfolio
Loans Receivable:
Proceeds from sale of property									$ 334,000,000
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate, net									$ 9,000,000
CCRC JV \| Brookedale MTCA \| Other Non-Reporting Segment \| Lessor Asset Under Operating Lease
Loans Receivable:
Financing receivable, after allowance for credit loss											$ 29,000,000					$ 29,000,000		$ 24,000,000	$ 29,000,000