CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Revenues [Abstract]
Rental and related revenues	$ 392,431	$ 370,150
Resident fees and services	127,084	121,560
Interest income	6,163	5,494
Income from direct financing leases	0	1,168
Total revenues	525,678	498,372
Costs and expenses:
Interest expense	47,963	37,586
Depreciation and amortization	179,225	177,733
Operating	223,088	207,247
General and administrative	24,547	23,831
Transaction costs	2,425	296
Impairments and loan loss reserves (recoveries), net	(2,213)	132
Total costs and expenses	475,035	446,825
Other income (expense):
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate, net	81,578	3,856
Other income (expense), net	772	18,316
Total other income (expense), net	82,350	22,172
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures	132,993	73,719
Income tax benefit (expense)	(302)	(777)
Equity income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures	1,816	2,084
Income (loss) from continuing operations	134,507	75,026
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0	317
Net income (loss)	134,507	75,343
Noncontrolling interests’ share in continuing operations	(15,555)	(3,730)
Net income (loss) attributable to Healthpeak Properties, Inc.	118,952	71,613
Participating securities’ share in earnings	(1,254)	(1,976)
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares	$ 117,698	$ 69,637
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.22	$ 0.13
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0.00
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares (in dollars per share)	0.22	0.13
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.22	0.13
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	0.00
Net income (loss) applicable to common shares (in dollars per share)	$ 0.22	$ 0.13
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	546,842	539,352
Diluted (in shares)	547,110	539,586