10-Q

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012

or

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File number 1-8923

HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

Delaware	34-1096634
(State or other jurisdiction of  incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer  Identification No.)
4500 Dorr Street, Toledo, Ohio	43615
(Address of principal executive office)	(Zip Code)

(419) 247-2800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to the filing requirements for at least the past 90 days. Yes  þ  No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ  No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer þ Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer   o  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No  þ

As of July 31, 2012, the registrant had 214,766,609 shares of common stock outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Consolidated Balance Sheets — June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011	3
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income — Three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011	4
Consolidated Statements of Equity — Six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011	5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011	6
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements	7
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	26
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	57
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	58
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1A. Risk Factors	58
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	58
Item 6. Exhibits	59
Signatures	60

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

HEALTH CARE REIT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

				June 30,		December 31,
				2012		2011
				(Unaudited)		(Note)
Assets				(In thousands)
Real estate investments:
	Real property owned:
		Land and land improvements		$	1,189,280	$	1,116,756
		Buildings and improvements			14,057,887		13,073,747
		Acquired lease intangibles			524,145		428,199
		Real property held for sale, net of accumulated depreciation			193,307		36,115
		Construction in progress			170,785		189,502
			Gross real property owned		16,135,404		14,844,319
		Less accumulated depreciation and amortization			(1,369,449)		(1,194,476)
			Net real property owned		14,765,955		13,649,843
	Real estate loans receivable:
		Real estate loans receivable			300,000		292,507
		Less allowance for losses on loans receivable			-		-
			Net real estate loans receivable		300,000		292,507
	Net real estate investments				15,065,955		13,942,350
Other assets:
		Equity investments			460,962		241,722
		Goodwill			68,321		68,321
		Deferred loan expenses			60,597		58,584
		Cash and cash equivalents			204,895		163,482
		Restricted cash			79,619		69,620
		Receivables and other assets			407,077		380,527
			Total other assets		1,281,471		982,256
Total assets				$	16,347,426	$	14,924,606
Liabilities and equity
Liabilities:
		Borrowings under unsecured line of credit arrangement		$	393,000	$	610,000
		Senior unsecured notes			4,910,871		4,434,107
		Secured debt			2,299,674		2,112,649
		Capital lease obligations			81,955		83,996
		Accrued expenses and other liabilities			400,065		371,557
Total liabilities					8,085,565		7,612,309
Redeemable noncontrolling interests					34,068		33,650
Equity:
		Preferred stock			1,022,917		1,010,417
		Common stock			214,592		192,299
		Capital in excess of par value			8,129,913		7,019,714
		Treasury stock			(17,272)		(13,535)
		Cumulative net income			2,023,769		1,893,806
		Cumulative dividends			(3,309,558)		(2,972,129)
		Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			(13,590)		(11,928)
		Other equity			7,302		6,120
			Total Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders’ equity		8,058,073		7,124,764
		Noncontrolling interests			169,720		153,883
Total equity					8,227,793		7,278,647
Total liabilities and equity				$	16,347,426	$	14,924,606

NOTE: The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2011 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

HEALTH CARE REIT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

			Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
			June 30,				June 30,
			2012		2011		2012		2011
			(In thousands, except per share data)
Revenues:
	Rental income		$	278,067	$	228,246	$	541,208	$	384,009
	Resident fees and services			165,654		123,149		323,828		194,435
	Interest income			7,879		12,866		16,020		24,575
	Other income			1,482		5,341		3,166		8,165
		Total revenues		453,082		369,602		884,222		611,184
Expenses:
	Interest expense			94,968		81,484		186,941		137,613
	Property operating expenses			136,303		99,808		265,572		163,371
	Depreciation and amortization			131,917		107,255		256,821		176,939
	General and administrative			25,870		19,562		53,621		37,276
	Transaction costs			28,691		13,738		34,270		49,803
	Loss (gain) on derivatives			(2,676)		-		(2,121)		-
	Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt			576		-		576		-
	Provision for loan losses			-		168		-		416
		Total expenses		415,649		322,015		795,680		565,418
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
	and income from unconsolidated entities			37,433		47,587		88,542		45,766
Income tax (expense) benefit				(1,447)		(211)		(2,918)		(340)
Income from unconsolidated entities				1,456		971		2,989		2,514
Income (loss) from continuing operations				37,442		48,347		88,613		47,940
Discontinued operations:
	Gain (loss) on sales of properties			32,450		30,224		33,219		56,380
	Impairment of assets			-		-		-		(202)
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net			6,983		7,637		12,497		13,900
		Discontinued operations, net		39,433		37,861		45,716		70,078
Net income				76,875		86,208		134,329		118,018
Less:		Preferred stock dividends		16,719		17,353		35,926		26,033
Less:		Preferred stock redemption charge		6,242		-		6,242		-
Less:		Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests(1)		(821)		(992)		(1,876)		(1,234)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders			$	54,735	$	69,847	$	94,037	$	93,219
Average number of common shares outstanding:
	Basic			213,498		176,445		206,612		165,755
	Diluted			215,138		177,488		208,237		166,458
Earnings per share:
	Basic:
	Income (loss) from continuing operations
		attributable to common stockholders	$	0.07	$	0.18	$	0.23	$	0.14
	Discontinued operations, net			0.18		0.21		0.22		0.42
	Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders*		$	0.26	$	0.40	$	0.46	$	0.56
	Diluted:
	Income (loss) from continuing operations
		attributable to common stockholders	$	0.07	$	0.18	$	0.23	$	0.14
	Discontinued operations, net			0.18		0.21		0.22		0.42
	Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders*		$	0.25	$	0.39	$	0.45	$	0.56
Dividends declared and paid per common share			$	0.74	$	0.715	$	1.48	$	1.405
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to stockholders			$	74,927	$	86,358	$	132,667	$	118,972

* Amounts may not sum due to rounding

(1) Includes amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests.

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

HEALTH CARE REIT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

(in thousands)

			Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
															Accumulated
							Capital in								Other
			Preferred		Common		Excess of		Treasury		Cumulative		Cumulative		Comprehensive		Other		Noncontrolling
			Stock		Stock		Par Value		Stock		Net Income		Dividends		Income (Loss)		Equity		Interests		Total
Balances at beginning of period			$	1,010,417	$	192,299	$	7,019,714	$	(13,535)	$	1,893,806	$	(2,972,129)	$	(11,928)	$	6,120	$	153,883	$	7,278,647
Comprehensive income:
	Net income (loss)											136,205								(1,172)		135,033
	Other comprehensive income:
		Unrealized gain (loss) on equity investments														(38)						(38)
		Unrecognized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation														(2,348)						(2,348)
		Unrecognized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges														724						724
Total comprehensive income																						133,371
Contributions by noncontrolling interests								80												24,840		24,920
Distributions to noncontrolling interests																				(7,831)		(7,831)
Amounts related to issuance of common stock
	from dividend reinvestment and stock
	incentive plans, net of forfeitures					1,188		69,819		(3,737)								(602)				66,668
Proceeds from issuance of common stock						20,700		1,041,556														1,062,256
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock				287,500				(9,812)														277,688
Equity component of convertible debt						405		2,354														2,759
Redemption of preferred stock				(275,000)				6,202				(6,242)										(275,040)
Option compensation expense																		1,784				1,784
Cash dividends paid:
	Common stock cash dividends													(301,503)								(301,503)
	Preferred stock cash dividends													(35,926)								(35,926)
Balances at end of period			$	1,022,917	$	214,592	$	8,129,913	$	(17,272)	$	2,023,769	$	(3,309,558)	$	(13,590)	$	7,302	$	169,720	$	8,227,793
			Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
															Accumulated
							Capital in								Other
			Preferred		Common		Excess of		Treasury		Cumulative		Cumulative		Comprehensive		Other		Noncontrolling
			Stock		Stock		Par Value		Stock		Net Income		Dividends		Income (Loss)		Equity		Interests		Total
Balances at beginning of period			$	291,667	$	147,155	$	4,932,468	$	(11,352)	$	1,676,196	$	(2,427,881)	$	(11,099)	$	5,697	$	130,249	$	4,733,100
Comprehensive income:
	Net income (loss)											119,252								(1,396)		117,856
	Other comprehensive income:
		Unrealized gain (loss) on equity investments														86						86
		Unrecognized losses on cash flow hedges														868						868
Total comprehensive income																						118,810
Contributions by noncontrolling interests								6,017												22,226		28,243
Distributions to noncontrolling interests																				(16,227)		(16,227)
Amounts related to issuance of common stock
	from dividend reinvestment and stock
	incentive plans, net of forfeitures					1,385		69,524		(2,141)								(888)				67,880
Proceeds from issuance of common stock						28,750		1,328,996														1,357,746
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock				718,750				(22,313)														696,437
Option compensation expense																		1,651				1,651
Cash dividends paid:
	Common stock cash dividends													(228,565)								(228,565)
	Preferred stock cash dividends													(26,033)								(26,033)
Balances at end of period			$	1,010,417	$	177,290	$	6,314,692	$	(13,493)	$	1,795,448	$	(2,682,479)	$	(10,145)	$	6,460	$	134,852	$	6,733,042

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

HEALTH CARE REIT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

			Six Months Ended
			June 30,
			2012		2011
			(In thousands)
Operating activities
Net income			$	134,329	$	118,018
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
	net cash provided from (used in) operating activities:
		Depreciation and amortization		260,385		185,821
		Other amortization expenses		8,519		7,900
		Provision for loan losses		-		416
		Impairment of assets		-		202
		Stock-based compensation expense		13,634		7,274
		Loss (gain) on derivatives		(2,121)		-
		Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt		576		-
		Income from unconsolidated entities		(2,989)		(2,514)
		Rental income in excess of cash received		(20,793)		(9,304)
		Amortization related to above (below) market leases, net		(205)		(1,056)
		Loss (gain) on sales of properties		(33,219)		(56,380)
		Distributions by unconsolidated entities		4,123		-
		Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities		16,355		38,416
		Decrease (increase) in receivables and other assets		(27,556)		(47,195)
Net cash provided from (used in) operating activities				351,038		241,598
Investing activities
	Investment in real property, net of cash acquired			(1,158,266)		(3,370,597)
	Capitalized interest			(4,558)		(6,979)
	Investment in real estate loans receivable			(20,354)		(28,467)
	Other investments, net of payments			20,147		1,743
	Principal collected on real estate loans receivable			12,861		138,396
	Contributions to unconsolidated entities			(227,554)		(779)
	Distributions by unconsolidated entities			-		1,069
	Proceeds from (payments on) derivatives			2,217		-
	Decrease (increase) in restricted cash			(9,024)		42,023
	Proceeds from sales of real property			156,689		208,692
Net cash provided from (used in) investing activities				(1,227,842)		(3,014,899)
Financing activities
	Net increase (decrease) under unsecured lines of credit arrangements			(217,000)		(300,000)
	Proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes			593,319		1,381,086
	Payments to extinguish senior unsecured notes			(125,585)		-
	Net proceeds from the issuance of secured debt			139,395		58,470
	Payments on secured debt			(254,175)		(13,081)
	Net proceeds from the issuance of common stock			1,120,265		1,421,495
	Net proceeds from the issuance of preferred stock			277,688		696,437
	Redemption of preferred stock			(275,000)		-
	Decrease (increase) in deferred loan expenses			(4,698)		(11,603)
	Contributions by noncontrolling interests(1)			11,110		9,087
	Distributions to noncontrolling interests(1)			(9,673)		(16,804)
	Cash distributions to stockholders			(337,429)		(254,598)
Net cash provided from (used in) financing activities				918,217		2,970,489
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents				41,413		197,188
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				163,482		131,570
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period			$	204,895	$	328,758
Supplemental cash flow information:
	Interest paid		$	180,460	$	112,711
	Income taxes paid			2,729		31

(1)Includes amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests.

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

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HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Business

     Health Care REIT, Inc., an S&P 500 company with headquarters in Toledo, Ohio, is an equity real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that invests in seniors housing and health care real estate. Our full service platform also offers property management and development services to our customers. As of June 30, 2012, our broadly diversified portfolio consisted of  1,010 properties in 46 states and Canada. Founded in 1970, we were the first real estate investment trust to invest exclusively in health care facilities.

2. Accounting Policies and Related Matters

Basis of Presentation

      The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with instructions to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily an indication of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2012. For further information, refer to the financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as updated by our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2012.

New Accounting Standards

     In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurements (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS” (“ASU 2011-04”), which requires incremental fair value disclosures in the notes to the financial statements.  We have adopted ASU 2011-04 effective January 1, 2012.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.  

     In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2011-05”), which requires entities to present net income and other comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive, statements of net income and other comprehensive income.  We have adopted ASU 2011-05 effective January 1, 2012 and presented total comprehensive income on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.  Further disclosures including reconciliation from net income to total comprehensive income will be required on an annual basis.  The provisions of ASU No. 2011-12, “Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in ASU 2011-05” delayed the requirement to present certain reclassifications on the face of the financial statements.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

3. Real Property Acquisition and Development

Seniors Housing Triple-net Activity

     During the six months ended June 30, 2012, we completed the acquisition of 24 seniors housing triple-net properties.  The total purchase price for the communities acquired has been allocated to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities based upon their respective fair values in accordance with our accounting policies.  Also during the three months ended March 31, 2012, we finalized our purchase price allocation of the previously acquired Genesis HealthCare Corporation real estate assets. There were no material changes in the Genesis purchase accounting allocation from those previously disclosed in Note 3 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as updated by our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2012.  The following is our purchase price allocations and other seniors housing triple-net real property investment activity for the periods presented (in thousands):

		Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012(1)			June 30, 2011
			Amount			Amount
Land and land improvements			$	29,320		$	179,321
Buildings and improvements				394,508			2,670,282
	Total assets acquired			423,828			2,849,603
Assumed debt				(56,337)			(93,425)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				(1,568)			(75,144)
	Total liabilities assumed			(57,905)			(168,569)
Capital in excess of par				1,024			-
Noncontrolling interest				(15,820)			-
Non-cash acquisition related activity				(310)			-
	Cash disbursed for acquisitions			350,817			2,681,034
Construction in progress additions				81,419			75,999
Less:  Capitalized interest				(2,629)			(2,331)
Cash disbursed for construction in progress				78,790			73,668
Capital improvements to existing properties				36,421			11,556
Total cash invested in real property, net of cash acquired			$	466,028		$	2,766,258
(1) Includes acquisitions with an aggregate purchase price of $129,545,000 for which the allocation of the purchase price consideration is preliminary and subject to change.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Seniors Housing Operating Activity

     During the six months ended June 30, 2012, we completed the acquisition of 48 seniors housing operating properties. Also, during the three months ended June 30, 2012, we entered into a new partnership with Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT to own and operate a portfolio of 42 seniors housing properties. We own a 50% partnership interest and Chartwell owns the remaining 50% interest in 39 properties. We wholly own the remaining three properties and Chartwell will manage all 42 properties. See Note 7 for additional information.  Certain of our subsidiaries’ functional currencies are the local currencies of their respective countries. We translate the results of operations of our foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars using average rates of exchange in effect during the period, and we translate balance sheet accounts using exchange rates in effect at the end of the period. We record resulting currency translation adjustments in accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of stockholders’ equity, on our balance sheet.  The total purchase price for the properties acquired has been allocated to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities based upon their respective fair values in accordance with our accounting policies.  The following is a summary of our seniors housing operating real property investment activity for the periods presented (in thousands):

		Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012(2)			June 30, 2011
			Amount			Amount
Land and land improvements			$	27,647		$	71,610
Building and improvements				241,287			966,235
Acquired lease intangibles				24,052			88,285
Restricted cash				-			5,451
Receivables and other assets				1,182			14,960
	Total assets acquired(1)			294,168			1,146,541
Assumed debt				(8,684)			(585,656)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				(1,665)			(30,681)
	Total liabilities assumed			(10,349)			(616,337)
Capital in excess of par				-			(6,017)
Noncontrolling interests				(2,054)			(27,411)
Non-cash acquisition related activity				-			(28,090)
Cash disbursed for acquisitions				281,765			468,686
Capital improvements to existing properties				8,553			7,661
Total cash invested in real property, net of cash acquired			$	290,318		$	476,347
(1) Excludes $1,619,000 and $34,342,000 of cash acquired during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
(2) Includes acquisitions with an aggregate purchase price of $82,774,000 for which the allocation of the purchase price consideration is preliminary and subject to change.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Medical Facilities Activity

     During the six months ended June 30, 2012, we acquired 19 medical office buildings, one hospital, and one parcel of land.  The total purchase price for the communities acquired has been allocated to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities based upon their respective fair values in accordance with our accounting policies.  The following is a summary of our medical facilities real property investment activity for the periods presented (in thousands):

		Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012(2)			June 30, 2011
			Amount		Amount
Land and land improvements			$	30,160	$	7,711
Buildings and improvements				489,659		63,532
Acquired lease intangibles				58,998		1,126
Restricted cash				975		-
Receivables and other assets				4,250		-
	Total assets acquired			584,042		72,369
Assumed debt				(238,589)		(42,551)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				(12,775)		(568)
	Total liabilities assumed			(251,364)		(43,119)
Non-cash acquisition activity				(880)		-
Cash disbursed for acquisitions				331,798		29,250
Construction in progress additions:				64,937		124,150
Less:  Capitalized interest				(1,929)		(4,648)
	Accruals(1)			(10,911)		(30,736)
Cash disbursed for construction in progress				52,097		88,766
Capital improvements to existing properties				18,025		9,976
Total cash invested in real property			$	401,920	$	127,992
(1) Represents non-cash accruals for amounts to be paid in future periods relating to properties that converted in the periods noted above.
(2) Includes acquisitions with an aggregate purchase price of $545,824,000 for which the allocation of the purchase price consideration is preliminary and subject to change.

Development Conversions

     The following is a summary of the construction projects that were placed into service and began generating revenues during the periods presented:

			Six Months Ended
			June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
	Development projects:
		Seniors housing triple-net		$	59,167		$	-
		Medical facilities			105,666			325,563
		Total development projects			164,833			325,563
	Expansion projects				240			19,218
Total construction in progress conversions				$	165,073		$	344,781

Transaction Costs

     Transaction costs primarily represent costs incurred with property acquisitions, including due diligence costs, fees for legal and valuation services and termination of pre-existing relationships computed based on the fair value of the assets acquired, lease termination fees and other acquisition-related costs.

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4. Real Estate Intangibles

     The following is a summary of our real estate intangibles, excluding those classified as held for sale, as of the dates indicated (dollars in thousands):

		June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Assets:
	In place lease intangibles	$	405,499	$	332,645
	Above market tenant leases		45,739		35,973
	Below market ground leases		58,604		51,316
	Lease commissions		14,303		8,265
	Gross historical cost		524,145		428,199
	Accumulated amortization		(206,832)		(148,380)
	Net book value	$	317,313	$	279,819
	Weighted-average amortization period in years		17.0		17.0
Liabilities:
	Below market tenant leases	$	72,384	$	67,284
	Above market ground leases		5,894		5,020
	Gross historical cost		78,278		72,304
	Accumulated amortization		(24,620)		(21,387)
	Net book value	$	53,658	$	50,917
	Weighted-average amortization period in years		12.2		12.3

     The following is a summary of real estate intangible amortization for the periods presented (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Rental income related to above/below market tenant leases, net	$	282	$	874	$	887	$	1,592
Property operating expenses related to above/below market ground leases, net		(364)		(268)		(682)		(536)
Depreciation and amortization related to in place lease intangibles and lease commissions		(28,551)		(27,048)		(55,843)		(41,540)

     The future estimated aggregate amortization of intangible assets and liabilities is as follows for the periods presented (in thousands):

		Assets		Liabilities
2012	$	67,938	$	3,450
2013		38,753		6,437
2014		25,899		5,979
2015		23,776		5,015
2016		25,016		4,657
Thereafter		135,931		28,120
Totals	$	317,313	$	53,658

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5. Dispositions, Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

During the six months ended June 30, 2012, we sold 23 properties for net gains of $33,219,000.  Of our total sale proceeds, $84,247,000 was deposited in an Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 exchange escrow account with a qualified intermediary and, during the second quarter of 2012, we used $79,300,000 of the deposited proceeds for medical facility acquisitions.  At June 30, 2012, we had 36 seniors housing facilities that satisfied the requirements for held for sale treatment and such properties were properly recorded at the lesser of their estimated fair value less costs to sell or carrying value.  The following is a summary of our real property disposition activity for the periods presented (in thousands):

		Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
Real property dispositions:
	Seniors housing triple-net		$	90,404		$	117,074
	Medical facilities			33,066			35,238
	Total dispositions			123,470			152,312
Add: Gain on sales of real property				33,219			56,380
Proceeds from real property sales			$	156,689		$	208,692

We have reclassified the income and expenses attributable to all properties sold prior to and held for sale at June 30, 2012 to discontinued operations.  Expenses include an allocation of interest expense based on property carrying values and our weighted average cost of debt.  The following illustrates the reclassification impact as a result of classifying properties as discontinued operations for the periods presented (in thousands):

			Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
			June 30,				June 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Revenues:
	Rental income	$	9,833	$	15,943	$	20,040	$	32,242
Expenses:
	Interest expense		1,794		3,289		3,543		6,490
	Property operating expenses		10		1,219		436		2,970
	Provision for depreciation		1,046		3,798		3,564		8,882
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net		$	6,983	$	7,637	$	12,497	$	13,900

6. Real Estate Loans Receivable

     The following is a summary of our real estate loan activity for the periods presented (in thousands):

		Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012						June 30, 2011
		Seniors						Seniors
		Housing		Medical				Housing		Medical
		Triple-net		Facilities		Totals		Triple-net		Facilities		Totals
Advances on real estate loans receivable:
	Investments in new loans	$	532	$	-	$	532	$	11,807	$	-	$	11,807
	Draws on existing loans		19,455		367		19,822		8,824		7,836		16,660
	Net cash advances on real estate loans		19,987		367		20,354		20,631		7,836		28,467
Receipts on real estate loans receivable:
	Loan payoffs		-		-		-		129,860		-		129,860
	Principal payments on loans		11,613		1,248		12,861		5,164		3,372		8,536
	Total receipts on real estate loans		11,613		1,248		12,861		135,024		3,372		138,396
Net advances (receipts) on real estate loans		$	8,374	$	(881)	$	7,493	$	(114,393)	$	4,464	$	(109,929)

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We recorded no provision for loan losses during the six months ended June 30, 2012. At June 30, 2012, we had real estate loans with outstanding balances of $12,956,000 on non-accrual status but no allowance for loan losses.

7. Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

     During the year ended December 31, 2010, we entered into a joint venture investment with Forest City Enterprises (NYSE:FCE.A and FCE.B). We acquired a 49% interest in a seven-building life science campus located at University Park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is immediately adjacent to the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  At June 30, 2012, our investment of $176,579,000 is recorded as an investment in unconsolidated entities on the balance sheet.  The results of operations for these properties have been included in our consolidated results of operations from the date of acquisition by the joint venture and are reflected in our statement of comprehensive income as income from unconsolidated entities.  The aggregate remaining unamortized basis difference of our investment in this joint venture of $2,432,000 at June 30, 2012 is primarily attributable to real estate and related intangible assets and will be amortized over the life of the related properties and included in the reported amount of income from unconsolidated entities.

     During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, we entered into a joint venture with Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT (TSX:CSH.UN).  The portfolio contains 42 properties, 39 of which are owned 50% by the company and Chartwell, and three of which the company wholly owns.  In connection with the 39 properties, we invested $223,134,000 of cash which was recorded as an investment in unconsolidated entities on the balance sheet. The 39 properties are accounted for under the equity method of accounting and do not qualify as VIEs (variable interest entities). See Note 3 for additional information. 

     In addition, at June 30, 2012, we had other investments in unconsolidated entities with our ownership ranging from 10% to 50%.

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8. Customer Concentration

     The following table summarizes certain information about our customer concentration as of June 30, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

		Number of	Total		Percent of
Concentration by investment:(1)		Properties(2)	Investment(2)		Investment(3)
	Genesis HealthCare Corporation	157	$	2,555,487	17%
	Merrill Gardens, LLC	48		1,107,023	7%
	Benchmark Senior Living	35		858,525	6%
	Brandywine Senior Living, LLC	25		722,284	5%
	Senior Living Communities, LLC	12		603,348	4%
	Remaining portfolio	681		9,219,288	61%
	Totals	958	$	15,065,955	100%

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(1)Merrill Gardens and Benchmark are in our seniors housing operating segment whereas the other top five customers are in our seniors housing triple-net segment.

(2)Excludes our share of investments in unconsolidated entities.  Please see Note 7 for additional information.

(3)Investments with our top five customers comprised 41% of total investments at December 31, 2011.

9. Borrowings Under Line of Credit Arrangements and Related Items

     At June 30, 2012, we had a $2,000,000,000 unsecured line of credit arrangement with a consortium of 31 banks with an option to upsize the facility by up to an additional $500,000,000 through an accordion feature, allowing for the aggregate commitment of up to $2,500,000,000.  The revolving credit facility is scheduled to expire July 27, 2015. 

     Borrowings under the agreement are subject to interest payable in periods no longer than three months at either the agent bank’s prime rate of interest or the applicable margin over LIBOR interest rate, at our option (1.60% at June 30, 2012). The applicable margin is based on certain of our debt ratings and was 1.35% at June 30, 2012. In addition, we pay a facility fee annually to each bank based on the bank’s commitment amount. The facility fee depends on certain of our debt ratings and was 0.25% at June 30, 2012. Principal is due upon expiration of the agreement.  In addition, at June 30, 2012, we had a $5,000,000 unsecured revolving demand note outstanding and bearing interest at 1-month LIBOR plus 110 basis points.

     The following information relates to aggregate borrowings under the unsecured line of credit arrangements for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):

		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Balance outstanding at quarter end		$	393,000	$	-	$	393,000	$	-
Maximum amount outstanding at any month end		$	393,000	$	20,000	$	897,000	$	495,000
Average amount outstanding (total of daily
	principal balances divided by days in period)	$	122,209	$	253	$	301,456	$	158,856
Weighted average interest rate (actual interest
	expense divided by average borrowings outstanding)		1.65%		n/a		1.65%		2.17%

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10. Senior Unsecured Notes and Secured Debt

Please see Note 19 regarding debt activity that occurred subsequent to June 30, 2012.  At June 30, 2012, the annual principal payments due on these debt obligations were as follows (in thousands):

	Senior		Secured
	Unsecured Notes(1,2)		Debt (1,3)		Totals
2012	$	244,939 (4)	$	19,610	$	264,549
2013		300,000		220,373		520,373
2014		-		201,317		201,317
2015		250,000		214,550		464,550
2016		700,000		301,528		1,001,528
Thereafter		3,444,403		1,328,065		4,772,468
Totals	$	4,939,342	$	2,285,443	$	7,224,785
(1) Amounts represent principal amounts due and do not include unamortized premiums/discounts or other fair value adjustments as reflected on the balance sheet.
(2) Annual interest rates range from 3.0% to 8.0%.
(3) Annual interest rates range from 1.2% to 8.0%.  Carrying value of the properties securing the debt totaled $4,095,959,000 at June 30, 2012.
(4) We provided notice of redemption to the holders of $168,086,000 of convertible senior unsecured notes in June 2012.  See Note 19 for additional information.

     The following is a summary of our senior unsecured note issuances during the periods presented (dollars in thousands):

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
			Weighted Avg.			Weighted Avg.
	Amount		Interest Rate	Amount		Interest Rate
Beginning balance	$	4,464,927	5.133%	$	3,064,930	5.129%
Debt issued		600,000	4.125%		1,400,000	5.143%
Debt redeemed		(125,585)	4.750%		-	0.000%
Ending balance	$	4,939,342	5.021%	$	4,464,930	5.133%

         The following is a summary of our secured debt principal activity for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):

	Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012		June 30, 2011
			Weighted Avg.			Weighted Avg.
	Amount		Interest Rate	Amount		Interest Rate
Beginning balance	$	2,108,373	5.34%	$	1,133,715	5.59%
Debt issued		139,395	4.43%		58,470	5.78%
Debt assumed		284,988	5.68%		689,888	5.39%
Debt extinguished		(229,207)	4.22%		-	0.00%
Principal payments		(18,106)	5.55%		(12,944)	6.00%
Ending balance	$	2,285,443	5.45%	$	1,869,129	5.52%

     Our debt agreements contain various covenants, restrictions and events of default. Certain agreements require us to maintain certain financial ratios and minimum net worth and impose certain limits on our ability to incur indebtedness, create liens and make investments or acquisitions. As of June 30, 2012, we were in compliance with all of the covenants under our debt agreements.

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11. Derivative Instruments

     We are exposed to various market risks, including the potential loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates.  We may elect to use financial derivative instruments to hedge such interest rate exposures. These decisions are principally based on our policy to manage the general trend in interest rates at the applicable dates and our perception of the future volatility of interest rates.  In addition, the Chartwell transaction discussed in Note 3 exposes us to the potential loss associated with adverse changes in the Canadian Dollar to U.S. Dollar exchange rate.  We elected to manage this risk through the use of a forward exchange contract. 

     Derivatives are recorded at fair value on the balance sheet as assets or liabilities.  The valuation of derivative instruments requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the fair value of the instruments.  Fair values of our interest rate swap agreements are estimated by pricing models that consider the forward yield curves and discount rates.  The fair value of our forward exchange contracts are estimated by pricing models that consider foreign currency spot rates, forward trade rates and discount rates.  Such amounts and the recognition of such amounts are subject to significant estimates that may change in the future.

Interest Rate Swap Contracts Designated as Cash Flow Hedges

     For instruments that are designated and qualify as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”), and reclassified into earnings in the same period, or periods, during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.  Gains and losses on the derivative representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in earnings.  As of June 30, 2012, we had five interest rate swaps for a total aggregate notional amount of $101,040,000.  The swaps hedge interest payments associated with long-term LIBOR based borrowings and mature between December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013.   Approximately $1,883,000 of losses, which are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), are expected to be reclassified into earnings in the next 12 months.

Forward Exchange Contracts

  On February 15, 2012, we entered into a forward exchange contract to purchase $250,000,000 Canadian Dollars at a fixed rate in the future.  The forward contract was used to limit exposure to fluctuations in the Canadian Dollar to U.S. Dollar exchange rate associated with our initial cash investment funded for the Chartwell transaction discussed in Note 3 and Note 7.  On May 3, 2012, this forward exchange contract was settled for a gain of $2,772,000 and the proceeds were used to fund our investment.    On May 3, 2012, we also entered into a forward contract to sell $250,000,000 Canadian dollars at a fixed rate on July 31, 2012.  This forward contract has been designated as a net investment hedge of our Chartwell investment and changes in fair value are reported in OCI as no ineffectiveness is anticipated.

     The following presents the impact of derivative instruments on the statement of comprehensive income and OCI for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):

			Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
			June 30,				June 30,
		Location		2012		2011		2012		2011
Gain (loss) on interest rate swap recognized in
	OCI (effective portion)	n/a	$	806	$	(4,962)	$	1,545	$	(7,016)
Gain (loss) on interest rate swaps reclassified from
	AOCI into income (effective portion)	Interest expense		360		(794)		821		(1,598)
Gain (loss) on interest rate sawps recognized
	in income	Realized loss		(96)		-		(96)		-
Gain (loss) on forward exchange contracts recognized in
	income (ineffective portion and amount excluded
	from effectiveness testing)	Unrealized loss		-		-		(555)		-
Gain (loss) on forward exchange contracts recognized
	in income	Realized gain		2,772		-		2,772		-
Gain (loss) on forward exchange contracts designated
	as net investment hedge recognized in OCI	n/a		6,916		-		6,916		-

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12. Commitments and Contingencies

At June 30, 2012, we had six outstanding letter of credit obligations totaling $5,925,000 and expiring between 2012 and 2014.

At June 30, 2012, we had outstanding construction in process of $170,785,000 for leased properties and were committed to providing additional funds of approximately $201,261,000 to complete construction. At June 30, 2012, we had contingent purchase obligations totaling $62,347,000. These contingent purchase obligations relate to unfunded capital improvement obligations and contingent obligations on acquisitions. Rents due from the tenant are increased to reflect the additional investment in the property.

     We evaluate our leases for operating versus capital lease treatment in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 840 “Leases.”  A lease is classified as a capital lease if it provides for transfer of ownership of the leased asset at the end of the lease term, contains a bargain purchase option, has a lease term greater than 75% of the economic life of the leased asset, or if the net present value of the future minimum lease payments are in excess of 90% of the fair value of the leased asset. Certain leases contain bargain purchase options and have been classified as capital leases.  At June 30, 2012, we had operating lease obligations of $531,618,000 relating to certain ground leases and company office space and capital lease obligations of $86,449,000 relating to certain investment properties. We incurred rental expense relating to company office space of $312,000 and $601,000 for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, as compared to $615,000 and $1,130,000 for the same periods in 2011. Regarding ground leases, we have sublease agreements with certain of our operators that require the operators to reimburse us for our monthly operating lease obligations. At June 30, 2012, aggregate future minimum rentals to be received under these noncancelable subleases totaled $41,912,000.

13. Stockholders’ Equity

     The following is a summary of our stockholder’s equity capital accounts as of the dates indicated:

	June 30, 2012	December 31, 2011
Preferred Stock:
Authorized shares	50,000,000	50,000,000
Issued shares	26,224,854	25,724,854
Outstanding shares	26,224,854	25,724,854
Common Stock, $1.00 par value:
Authorized shares	400,000,000	400,000,000
Issued shares	215,087,126	192,604,918
Outstanding shares	214,690,843	192,275,248

Preferred Stock. The following is a summary of our preferred stock activity during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012		June 30, 2011
		Weighted Avg.		Weighted Avg.
	Shares	Dividend Rate	Shares	Dividend Rate
Beginning balance	25,724,854	7.013%	11,349,854	7.663%
Shares issued	11,500,000	6.500%	14,375,000	6.500%
Shares redeemed	(11,000,000)	7.716%	-	0.000%
Ending balance	26,224,854	6.493%	25,724,854	7.013%

      During the six months ended June 30, 2012, we recognized a charge of $6,242,000 in connection with the preferred stock redemptions. 

Common Stock. The following is a summary of our common stock issuances during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):

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	Shares Issued		Average Price		Gross Proceeds		Net Proceeds
March 2011 public issuance	28,750,000	$	49.25	$	1,415,938	$	1,358,694
2011 Dividend reinvestment plan issuances	1,200,418		49.44		59,348		58,400
2011 Option exercises	116,782		37.69		4,401		4,401
2011 Totals	30,067,200			$	1,479,687	$	1,421,495
February 2012 public issuance	20,700,000	$	53.50	$	1,107,450	$	1,062,256
2012 Dividend reinvestment plan issuances	993,634		54.34		53,991		53,991
2012 Option exercises	104,574		38.42		4,018		4,018
2012 Senior note conversions	405,252				-		-
2012 Totals	22,203,460			$	1,165,459	$	1,120,265

Comprehensive Income

     The following is a summary of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of the dates indicated (in thousands):

		June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Unrecognized losses on cash flow hedges	$	(7,836)	$	(8,561)
Unrecognized losses on equity investments		(658)		(619)
Unrecognized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation		(2,348)		-
Unrecognized actuarial losses		(2,748)		(2,748)
Totals	$	(13,590)	$	(11,928)

     The following is a summary of comprehensive income (loss) for the periods indicated (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		June 30,				June 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Unrecognized gains on cash flow hedges		$	446	$	386	$	724	$	868
Unrecognized gains (losses) on equity investments			(46)		(236)		(38)		86
Unrecognized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation			(2,348)		-		(2,348)		-
	Total other comprehensive income (loss)		(1,948)		150		(1,662)		954
Net income attributable to controlling interests			77,696		87,200		136,205		119,252
	Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to controlling interests		75,748		87,350		134,543		120,206
Net and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests(1)			(821)		(992)		(1,876)		(1,234)
	Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to stockholders	$	74,927	$	86,358	$	132,667	$	118,972
(1) Includes amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests.

14. Stock Incentive Plans

     Our Amended and Restated 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan authorizes up to 6,200,000 shares of common stock to be issued at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The 2005 Plan replaced the 1995 Stock Incentive Plan and the Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The options granted to officers and key employees under the 1995 Plan continued to vest through 2010 and expire ten years from the date of grant. Our non-employee directors, officers and key employees are eligible to participate in the 2005 Plan. The 2005 Plan allows for the issuance of, among other things, stock options, restricted stock, deferred stock units and dividend equivalent rights. Vesting periods for options, deferred stock units and restricted shares generally range from three years for non-employee directors to five years for officers and key employees. Options expire ten years from the date of grant.  Stock-based compensation expense totaled $2,311,000 and $13,634,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and $1,681,000 and $7,274,000 for the three and six months ended in June 30, 2011. The increase is primarily attributable to the impact of special non-cash retention and performance based stock awards for executive officers.

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15. Earnings Per Share

     The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share data):

		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		June 30,				June 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings
	per share - net income (loss) attributable
	to common stockholders	$	54,735	$	69,847	$	94,037	$	93,219
Denominator for basic earnings per
	share - weighted average shares		213,498		176,445		206,612		165,755
Effect of dilutive securities:
	Employee stock options		261		178		242		184
	Non-vested restricted shares		299		249		290		232
	Convertible senior unsecured notes		1,080		616		1,093		287
Dilutive potential common shares			1,640		1,043		1,625		703
Denominator for diluted earnings per
	share - adjusted weighted average shares		215,138		177,488		208,237		166,458
Basic earnings per share		$	0.26	$	0.40	$	0.46	$	0.56
Diluted earnings per share		$	0.25	$	0.39	$	0.45	$	0.56

The diluted earnings per share calculations exclude the dilutive effect of 354,000 and 287,000 stock options for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and 366,000 and 287,000 for the six months ended because the exercise prices were more than the average market price.  The Series H Cumulative Convertible and Redeemable Preferred Stock and Series I Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock were not included in the calculations as the effect of conversions into common stock was anti-dilutive.

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16. Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value.

Mortgage Loans and Other Real Estate Loans Receivable — The fair value of mortgage loans and other real estate loans receivable is generally estimated by using level two and level three inputs such as discounting the estimated future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities. 

Cash and Cash Equivalents — The carrying amount approximates fair value.

Available-for-sale Equity Investments — Available-for-sale equity investments are recorded at their fair value based on level one publicly available trading prices.

Borrowings Under Unsecured Line of Credit Arrangements — The carrying amount of the unsecured line of credit arrangements approximates fair value because the borrowings are interest rate adjustable.

Senior Unsecured Notes — The fair value of the senior unsecured notes payable was estimated based on level one publicly available trading prices.

Secured Debt — The fair value of fixed rate secured debt is estimated using level two inputs by discounting the estimated future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities.  The carrying amount of variable rate secured debt approximates fair value because the borrowings are interest rate adjustable.

Interest Rate Swap Agreements — Interest rate swap agreements are recorded as assets or liabilities on the balance sheet at fair market value.  Fair market value is estimated using level two inputs by utilizing pricing models that consider forward yield curves and discount rates.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts — Foreign currency forward contracts are recorded as assets or liabilities on the balance sheet at fair market value.  Fair market value is determined using level two inputs by estimating the future value of the currency pair based on existing exchange rates, comprised of current spot and traded forward points, and present valuing the net amount using a discount factor based on observable traded interest rates.

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our financial instruments are as follows (in thousands):

		June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
		Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
		Amount		Value		Amount		Value
Financial assets:
	Mortgage loans receivable	$	63,249	$	65,993	$	63,934	$	64,194
	Other real estate loans receivable		236,751		246,785		228,573		231,308
	Available-for-sale equity investments		942		942		980		980
	Cash and cash equivalents		204,895		204,895		163,482		163,482
	Foreign currency forward contract		6,916		6,916		-		-
Financial liabilities:
	Borrowings under unsecured line of credit arrangements	$	393,000	$	393,000	$	610,000	$	610,000
	Senior unsecured notes		4,910,871		5,425,706		4,434,107		4,709,736
	Secured debt		2,299,674		2,461,438		2,112,649		2,297,278
	Interest rate swap agreements		979		979		2,854		2,854

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U.S. GAAP provides authoritative guidance for measuring and disclosing fair value measurements of assets and liabilities.  The guidance defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.  The guidance also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.  The guidance describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 - Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

     The market approach is utilized to measure fair value for our financial assets and liabilities reported at fair value on a recurring basis.  The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities.

	Fair Value Measurements as of June 30, 2012
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Available-for-sale equity investments(1)	$	942	$	942	$	-	$	-
Interest rate swap agreements(2)		(979)		-		(979)		-
Foreign currency forward contract(2)		6,916		-		6,916		-
Totals	$	6,879	$	942	$	5,937	$	-
(1) Unrealized gains or losses on equity investments are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at each measurement date.
(2) Please see Note 11 for additional information.

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

In addition to items that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, we also have assets and liabilities on our balance sheet that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.  As these assets and liabilities are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis, they are not included in the table above. Assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations (see Note 3) and asset impairments (see Note 5 for impairments of real property and Note 6 for impairments of loans receivable). We have determined that the fair value measurements included in each of these assets and liabilities rely primarily on company-specific inputs and our assumptions about the use of the assets and settlement of liabilities, as observable inputs are not available. As such, we have determined that each of these fair value measurements generally reside within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. We estimate the fair value of real estate and related intangibles using the income approach and unobservable data such as net operating income and estimated capitalization and discount rates.  We also consider local and national industry market data including comparable sales, and commonly engage an external real estate appraiser to assist us in our estimation of fair value.  We estimate the fair value of secured debt assumed in business combinations using current interest rates at which similar borrowings could be obtained on the transaction date.

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17. Segment Reporting

     We invest in seniors housing and health care real estate. We evaluate our business and make resource allocations within our three business segments: seniors housing triple-net, seniors housing operating and medical facilities. Our seniors housing triple-net properties include skilled nursing/post-acute facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living/continuing care retirement communities and combinations thereof. Under the seniors housing triple-net segment, we invest in seniors housing and health care real estate through acquisition and financing of primarily single tenant properties.   Properties acquired are primarily leased under triple-net leases and we are not involved in the management of the property. Our seniors housing operating properties include assisted living facilities and independent living/continuing care retirement communities that are owned and operated through RIDEA (see Note 18) partnership structures.  Our primary medical facility properties include medical office buildings, hospitals and life science buildings.  Our medical office buildings are typically leased to multiple tenants and generally require a certain level of property management. Our hospital investments are structured similar to our seniors housing triple-net investments.  Our life science investments represent investments in an unconsolidated entity (see Note 7 for additional information).  The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies (see Note 2 to the financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as updated by our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2012.) The results of operations for all acquisitions described in Note 3 are included in our consolidated results of operations from the acquisition dates and are components of the appropriate segments.  There are no intersegment sales or transfers. We evaluate performance based upon net operating income from continuing operations (“NOI”) of each segment. We define NOI as total revenues, including tenant reimbursements, less property level operating expenses, which exclude depreciation and amortization, general and administrative expenses, transaction costs, impairments and interest expense. We believe NOI provides investors relevant and useful information because it measures the operating performance of our properties at the property level on an unleveraged basis. We use NOI to make decisions about resource allocations and to assess the property level performance of our properties.  Non-segment revenue consists mainly of interest income on non-real estate investments and other income. Non-segment assets consist of corporate assets including cash, deferred loan expenses and corporate offices and equipment among others. Non-property specific revenues and expenses are not allocated to individual segments in determining net operating income.

     Summary information for the reportable segments for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 is as follows (in thousands):

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2012:		Seniors Housing Triple-net		Seniors Housing Operating		Medical Facilities		Non-segment / Corporate		Total
Rental income	$	176,777	$	-	$	101,290	$	-	$	278,067
Resident fees and services		-		165,654		-		-		165,654
Interest income		5,984		-		1,895		-		7,879
Other income		761		-		478		243		1,482
Total revenues		183,522		165,654		103,663		243		453,082
Property operating expenses		-		(111,340)		(24,963)		-		(136,303)
Net operating income from continuing operations		183,522		54,314		78,700		243		316,779
Reconciling items:
Interest expense		(1,599)		(16,227)		(8,666)		(68,476)		(94,968)
(Loss) gain on derivatives		(96)		2,772		-		-		2,676
Depreciation and amortization		(54,578)		(37,745)		(39,594)		-		(131,917)
General and administrative		-		-		-		(25,870)		(25,870)
Transaction costs		(23,683)		(2,821)		(2,187)		-		(28,691)
(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt		(2,238)		1,179		483		-		(576)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities	$	101,328	$	1,472	$	28,736	$	(94,103)	$	37,433
Total assets	$	8,159,852	$	3,485,380	$	4,397,011	$	305,183	$	16,347,426

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011:		Seniors Housing Triple-net		Seniors Housing Operating		Medical Facilities		Non-segment / Corporate		Total
Rental income	$	155,413	$	-	$	72,833	$	-	$	228,246
Resident fees and services		-		123,149		-		-		123,149
Interest income		11,036		-		1,830		-		12,866
Other income		4,497		-		466		378		5,341
Total revenues		170,946		123,149		75,129		378		369,602
Property operating expenses		-		(84,334)		(15,474)		-		(99,808)
Net operating income from continuing operations		170,946		38,815		59,655		378		269,794
Reconciling items:
Interest expense		(829)		(12,974)		(7,200)		(60,481)		(81,484)
Depreciation and amortization		(44,402)		(38,176)		(24,677)		-		(107,255)
General and administrative		-		-		-		(19,562)		(19,562)
Transaction costs		(12,692)		(488)		(558)		-		(13,738)
Provision for loan losses		-		-		(168)		-		(168)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities	$	113,023	$	(12,823)	$	27,052	$	(79,665)	$	47,587

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2012:		Seniors Housing Triple-net		Seniors Housing Operating		Medical Facilities		Non-segment / Corporate		Total
Rental income	$	345,456	$	-	$	195,752	$	-	$	541,208
Resident fees and services		-		323,828		-		-		323,828
Interest income		11,861		-		4,159		-		16,020
Other income		1,606		-		1,082		478		3,166
Total revenues		358,923		323,828		200,993		478		884,222
Property operating expenses		-		(218,583)		(46,989)		-		(265,572)
Net operating income from continuing operations		358,923		105,245		154,004		478		618,650
Reconciling items:
Interest expense		(3,380)		(32,062)		(18,904)		(132,595)		(186,941)
(Loss) gain on derivatives		(96)		2,217		-		-		2,121
Depreciation and amortization		(105,752)		(77,518)		(73,551)		-		(256,821)
General and administrative		-		-		-		(53,621)		(53,621)
Transaction costs		(25,205)		(4,399)		(4,666)		-		(34,270)
(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt		(2,238)		1,179		483		-		(576)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities	$	222,252	$	(5,338)	$	57,366	$	(185,738)	$	88,542

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011:		Seniors Housing Triple-net		Seniors Housing Operating		Medical Facilities		Non-segment / Corporate		Total
Rental income	$	247,021	$	-	$	136,988	$	-	$	384,009
Resident fees and services		-		194,435		-		-		194,435
Interest income		20,415		-		4,160		-		24,575
Other income		5,004		-		2,251		910		8,165
Total revenues		272,440		194,435		143,399		910		611,184
Property operating expenses		-		(133,606)		(29,765)		-		(163,371)
Net operating income from continuing operations		272,440		60,829		113,634		910		447,813
Reconciling items:
Interest expense		(199)		(19,501)		(13,981)		(103,932)		(137,613)
Depreciation and amortization		(71,019)		(58,307)		(47,613)		-		(176,939)
General and administrative		-		-		-		(37,276)		(37,276)
Transaction costs		(16,699)		(32,557)		(547)		-		(49,803)
Provision for loan losses		-		-		(416)		-		(416)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities	$	184,523	$	(49,536)	$	51,077	$	(140,298)	$	45,766

     Our portfolio of properties and other investments are located in the United States and Canada.  Revenues and assets are attributed to the country in which the property is physically located.  For the three months ended June 30, 2012, $2,055,000, or 0.5% of our revenues, and $296,573,000, or 1.8% of our assets, were located in Canada.

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18. Income Taxes and Distributions

     To qualify as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes, at least 90% of taxable income (excluding 100% of net capital gains) must be distributed to stockholders. Real estate investment trusts that do not distribute a certain amount of current year taxable income in the current year are also subject to a 4% federal excise tax. The main differences between undistributed net income for federal income tax purposes and financial statement purposes are the recognition of straight-line rent for reporting purposes, basis differences in acquisitions, differing useful lives and depreciation and amortization methods for real property and the provision for loan losses for reporting purposes versus bad debt expense for tax purposes.  At June 30, 2012, we continued to qualify as a real estate investment trust, and no federal provision has been reflected due to distributions made to stockholders of at least 100% of taxable income for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

     At June 30, 2012, we had $1,356,000 of U.S. federal tax losses from our taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”), and no apportioned state tax losses available for carry-forward.  Income tax expense reflected in the financial statements primarily represents federal expense at our TRS and state and local income taxes as well as amounts related to uncertain tax positions as discussed below and non-U.S. income taxes on certain investments located in jurisdictions outside the U.S.

     As a result of certain acquisitions, we are subject to corporate level taxes for related asset dispositions for the period June 30, 2012 through June 30, 2021 (“built-in gains tax”). The amount of income potentially subject to this special corporate level tax is generally equal to (a) the excess of the fair value of the asset as of June 30, 2012 over its adjusted tax basis as of June 30, 2012, or (b) the actual amount of gain, whichever of (a) and (b) is lower. Some but not all gains recognized during this period of time could be offset by available net operating losses and capital loss carry-forwards. We have not recorded a deferred tax liability as a result of the potential built-in gains tax based on our intentions with respect to such properties and available tax planning strategies.

We apply the rules under ASC 740-10 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” for uncertain tax positions using a “more likely than not” recognition threshold for tax positions. Pursuant to these rules, we will initially recognize the financial statement effects of a tax position when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits of the tax position, that such a position will be sustained upon examination by the relevant tax authorities. If the tax benefit meets the “more likely than not” threshold, the measurement of the tax benefit will be based on our estimate of the ultimate tax benefit to be sustained if audited by the taxing authority.

     The balance of our unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2012 was $6,468,000 (exclusive of accrued interest and penalties).   A significant portion of this balance of unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2012, $6,141,000 (exclusive of accrued interest and penalties), relates to the April 1, 2011 Genesis transaction and is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.  As part of the Genesis acquisition, we received full indemnification from FC-GEN Operations Investment, LLC covering income taxes or other taxes as well as  interest and penalties relating to tax positions taken by FC-GEN Operations Investment, LLC prior to the acquisition.  As of June 30, 2012, we had $8,339,000 reserved for uncertain tax positions related to the Genesis transaction pursuant to ASC 740-10 inclusive of interest and penalties, and had recorded an offsetting indemnification asset for the same amount in receivables and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.  Such indemnification asset is reviewed for collectability periodically.  We have estimated that an additional $8,952,000 could be subject to collection under the indemnification agreement provided an unfavorable assessment is made relating to income tax positions that we currently believe are more likely than not to be sustained.

     There were $206,000 of uncertain tax positions as of June 30, 2012 for which it is reasonably possible that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits would decrease during 2012.  Interest and penalties totaled $287,000 and $502,000 in expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and were recorded as income tax expense in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income with an offsetting amount recorded in other income relating to the increase in the indemnification asset. As of June 30, 2012, $2,149,000 of interest and penalties were accrued related to income taxes.

19. Subsequent Events

Canadian term loan.  On July 30, 2012, we completed funding on a $250 million Canadian denominated unsecured term loan (approximately $249 million USD at exchange rates on that day).  The loan is coterminous with the company’s USD $2.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility and matures July 27, 2015 with an option to extend for an additional year at the company’s discretion.

     Convertible note redemptions.  As of July 17, 2012, we received notices of conversion from holders of $167.6 million of our 4.75% convertible senior notes due 2027.  Conversion into common shares will be completed on or before August 20, 2012.  The remaining $524 thousand of these notes were repurchased or redeemed on or before July 17, 2012.

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     The following discussion and analysis is based primarily on the consolidated financial statements of Health Care REIT, Inc. for the periods presented and should be read together with the notes thereto contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Other important factors are identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as updated by our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2012, including factors identified under the headings “Business,” “Risk Factors,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

Executive Summary

Company Overview

     Health Care REIT, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that has been at the forefront of seniors housing and health care real estate since the company was founded in 1970.  We are an S&P 500 company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio and our portfolio spans the full spectrum of seniors housing and health care real estate, including seniors housing communities, skilled nursing/post-acute facilities, medical office buildings, inpatient and outpatient medical centers and life science facilities. Our capital programs, when combined with comprehensive planning, development and property management services, make us a single-source solution for acquiring, planning, developing, managing, repositioning and monetizing real estate assets.  The following table summarizes our portfolio as of June 30, 2012:

	Investments		Percentage of	Number of	# Beds/Units		Investment per
Type of Property	(in thousands)		Investments	Properties	or Sq. Ft.		metric(1)			States
Seniors housing triple-net	$	4,364,994	27.4%	295	26,949	units	$	164,908	per unit	40
Skilled nursing/post-acute		3,550,120	22.4%	302	39,207	beds		91,227	per bed	28
Seniors housing operating(2)		3,425,514	21.6%	160	21,380	units		179,805	per unit	22
Hospitals		912,743	5.8%	36	2,137	beds		427,114	per bed	16
Medical office buildings(2)		3,276,238	20.7%	210	12,918,616	sq. ft.		265	per sq. ft.	29
Life science buildings(2)		333,853	2.1%	7				n/a		1
Totals	$	15,863,462	100.0%	1,010						46
(1) Investment per metric was computed by using the total committed investment amount of $16,064,723,000, which includes net real estate investments, our share of investments in unconsolidated entities and unfunded construction commitments for which initial funding has commenced which amounted to $15,065,955,000, $797,507,000 and $201,261,000, respectively.
(2) Includes our share of investments in unconsolidated entities. Please see Note 7 to our unaudited financial statements for additional information.

Health Care Industry

     The demand for health care services, and consequently health care properties, is projected to reach unprecedented levels in the near future. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) projects that national health expenditures will rise to $3.5 trillion in 2015 or 18.2% of gross domestic product (“GDP”). The average annual growth in national health expenditures for 2009 through 2019 is expected to be 6.3%, which is 0.2% faster than pre−health care reform estimates.

     While demographics are the primary driver of demand, economic conditions and availability of services contribute to health care service utilization rates. We believe the health care property market may be less susceptible to fluctuations and economic downturns relative to other property sectors. Investor interest in the market remains strong, especially in specific sectors such as medical office buildings, regardless of the current stringent lending environment. As a REIT, we believe we are situated to benefit from any turbulence in the capital markets due to our access to capital.

     The total U.S. population is projected to increase by 20.4% through 2030. The elderly population aged 65 and over is projected to increase by 79.2% through 2030. The elderly are an important component of health care utilization, especially independent living services, assisted living services, skilled nursing services, inpatient and outpatient hospital services and physician ambulatory care. Most health care services are provided within a health care facility such as a hospital, a physician’s office or a seniors housing facility. Therefore, we believe there will be continued demand for companies, such as ours, with expertise in health care real estate.

     The following chart illustrates the projected increase in the elderly population aged 65 and over:

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     Source: U.S. Census Bureau

     Health care real estate investment opportunities tend to increase as demand for health care services increases.  We recognize the need for health care real estate as it correlates to health care service demand.  Health care providers require real estate to house their businesses and expand their services.  We believe that investment opportunities in health care real estate will continue to be present due to:

·The specialized nature of the industry, which enhances the credibility and experience of our company;

·The projected population growth combined with stable or increasing health care utilization rates, which ensures demand; and

·The on-going merger and acquisition activity.

Health Reform Laws

On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (the “PPACA”) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, which amends the PPACA (collectively, the “Health Reform Laws”). The Health Reform Laws contain various provisions that may directly impact us or the operators and tenants of our properties. Some provisions of the Health Reform Laws may have a positive impact on our operators’ or tenants’ revenues, by, for example, increasing coverage of uninsured individuals, while others may have a negative impact on the reimbursement of our operators or tenants by, for example, altering the market basket adjustments for certain types of health care facilities. The Health Reform Laws also enhance certain fraud and abuse penalty provisions that could apply to our operators and tenants, in the event of one or more violations of the federal health care regulatory laws. In addition, there are provisions that impact the health coverage that we and our operators and tenants provide to our respective employees.   We cannot predict whether the existing Health Reform Laws, or future health care reform legislation or regulatory changes, will have a material impact on our operators’ or tenants’ property or business. If the operations, cash flows or financial condition of our operators and tenants are materially adversely impacted by the Health Reform Laws or future legislation, our revenue and operations may be adversely affected as well.  On June 28, 2012, The United States Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate of the Health Reform Laws but partially invalidated the expansion of Medicaid. The ruling on Medicaid expansion will allow States not to participate in the expansion – and to forego funding for the Medicaid expansion – without losing their existing Medicaid funding. Given that the federal government substantially funds the Medicaid expansion, it is unclear whether any state will pursue this option, although at least some appear to be considering this option at this time.  Despite the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Health Reform Laws, the House of Representatives voted to repeal the Health Reform Laws in full.  We cannot predict whether any of these or future attempts to repeal or amend the Health Reform Laws will be successful, nor can we predict the impact that such a repeal or amendment would have on our operators and tenants. 

Impact to Reimbursement of the Operators and Tenants of Our Properties. The Health Reform Laws provide for various changes to the reimbursement that our operators and tenants may receive. One such change is a reduction to the market basket adjustments for inpatient acute hospitals, long−term care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, home health agencies, psychiatric hospitals, hospice care and outpatient hospitals.  Since 2010, the otherwise applicable percentage increase to the market basket for inpatient acute hospitals has decreased.  Beginning in 2012, inpatient acute hospitals will also face a downward adjustment of the annual percentage increase to the market basket rate by a “productivity adjustment.” The productivity adjustment may cause the annual percentage increase to be less than zero, which would mean that inpatient acute hospitals could face payment rates for a fiscal year that are less than the payment rates for the preceding year.

A similar productivity adjustment also applies to skilled nursing facilities beginning in 2012, which means that the payment rates

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for skilled nursing facilities may decrease from one year to the next. Long−term care hospitals have faced a specified percentage decrease in their annual update for discharges since 2010. Additionally, beginning in 2012, long−term care hospitals will be subject to the productivity adjustments, which may decrease the federal payment rates for long−term care hospitals. Similar productivity adjustments and other adjustments to payment rates have applied to inpatient rehabilitation facilities, psychiatric hospitals and outpatient hospitals since 2010.

The Health Reform Laws revise other reimbursement provisions that may affect our business. For example, the Health Reform Laws reduce states’ Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (“DSH”) allotments, starting in 2014 through 2020. These allotments would have provided additional funding for DSH hospitals that are operators or tenants of our properties, and thus, any reduction might negatively impact these operators or tenants.

Additionally, under the Health Reform Laws, beginning in fiscal year 2015, Medicare payments will decrease to hospitals for treatment associated with hospital acquired conditions. This decreased payment rate may negatively impact our operators or tenants. To account for excess readmissions, the Health Reform Laws also call for a reduction of 1% in payments for those hospitals with higher−than−average risk−adjusted readmission rates beginning October 1, 2012, 2% beginning in fiscal year 2014, and 3% from fiscal year 2015 onward. These reductions in payments to our operators or tenants may affect their ability to make payments to us.

The Health Reform Laws additionally call for the creation of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (the “Board”), which will be responsible for establishing payment policies, including recommendations in the event that Medicare costs exceed a certain threshold. Proposals for recommendations submitted by the Board prior to December 31, 2018 may not include recommendations that would reduce payments for hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and physicians, among other providers, prior to December 31, 2019.  On March 22, 2012, the House of Representatives approved legislation that would repeal the Board.  While this legislation was not passed by the Senate, if such a repeal were signed into law in the future, reimbursement to our tenants and operators may be impacted.  The ultimate success of the repeal effort is likely to depend on the outcome of the November elections.

The Health Reform Laws also create other mechanisms that could permit significant changes to payment. For example, the Health Reform Laws establish the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test innovative payment and service delivery models to reduce program expenditures through the use of demonstration programs that can waive existing reimbursement methodologies. As another example, on November 2, 2011, CMS published the final rule implementing section 3022 of the Health Reform Laws, which contains provisions relating to Medicare payment to providers and suppliers participating in Accountable Care Organizations (“ACOs”) under the Medicare Shared Servings Program. Under the program, Medicare will share a percentage of savings with ACOs that meet certain quality and saving requirements, thereby allowing providers to receive incentive payments in addition to their traditional fee−for−service payments. Under the program, more experienced providers may assume the risk of losses in exchange for greater potential rewards: ACOs may share up to 50% of the savings under the one−sided model and up to 60% of the savings under the two−sided model, depending on their quality and performance. The amount of shared losses for which an ACO is liable in the two−sided model may not exceed the following percentages of its updated benchmark: 5% in the first performance year, 7.5% in the second year, and 10% in the third year. These shared losses could affect the ability of ACO operators or tenants to meet their financial obligations to us. The Health Reform Laws also provide additional Medicaid funding to allow states to carry out mandated expansion of Medicaid coverage to certain financially−eligible individuals beginning in 2014, and also permit states to expand their Medicaid coverage to these individuals as early as April 1, 2010, if certain conditions are met.   The Health Reform Laws also extend certain payment rules related to long−term acute care hospitals found in the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (“MMSEA”). 

Additionally, although the Health Reform Laws delayed  implementation of the Resource Utilization Group, Version Four (“RUG−IV”), which revises the payment classification system for skilled nursing facilities, the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010 repealed this delay retroactively to October 1, 2010. The implementation of the RUG-IV classification may impact our tenants and operators by revising the classifications of certain patients.  The federal reimbursement for certain facilities, such as skilled nursing facilities, incorporates adjustments to account for facility case-mix. The Health Reform Laws also extend certain payment rules related to long−term acute care hospitals found in the MMSEA.  The MMSEA delayed the implementation of a policy referred to as the “25% threshold rule” that would limit the proportion of patients who can be admitted from a co-located or host hospital during a cost reporting period and be paid under the long-term care hospital prospective payment system.  The Health Reform Laws further extended the delay, which is scheduled to expire at various points in calendar year 2012 depending on the start of the provider’s cost reporting period.

Finally, many other changes resulting from the Health Reform Laws, or implementing regulations or guidance may negatively impact our operators and tenants. We will continue to monitor and evaluate the Health Reform Laws and implementing regulations and guidance to determine other potential effects of the reform.

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Impact of Fraud and Abuse Provisions. The Health Reform Laws revise health care fraud and abuse provisions that will affect our operators and tenants. Specifically, the Health Reform Laws allow for up to treble damages under the Federal False Claims Act for violations related to state−based health insurance exchanges authorized by the Health Reform Laws, which will be implemented beginning in 2014. The Health Reform Laws also impose new civil monetary penalties for false statements or actions that lead to delayed inspections, with penalties of up to $15,000 per day for failure to grant timely access and up to $50,000 for a knowing violation. Additionally, the Health Reform Laws require certain entities – including providers, suppliers, Medicaid managed care organizations, Medicare Advantage organizations, and prescription drug program sponsors – to report and return overpayments to the appropriate payer by the later of (a) sixty (60) days after the date the overpayment was “identified,” or (b) the date that the “corresponding cost report” is due. The entity also must notify the payer in writing of the reason for the overpayment. A violation of these requirements may result in criminal liability, civil liability under the FCA, and/or exclusion from the federal health care programs. On February 14, 2012, CMS published a proposed rule implementing the Health Reform Laws requirement that health care providers and suppliers report and return self−identified overpayments by the later of 60 days after the date the overpayment was identified, or the date any corresponding cost report is due, if applicable. The Health Reform Laws also amend the Federal Anti−Kickback Statute to state that any items or services “resulting from” a violation of the Anti−Kickback Statute constitutes a “false or fraudulent claim” under the Federal False Claims Act. The Health Reform Laws also provide for additional funding to investigate and prosecute health care fraud and abuse. Accordingly, the increased penalties under the Health Reform Laws for fraud and abuse violations may have a negative impact on our operators and tenants in the event that the government brings an enforcement action or subjects them to penalties.

Further, as recently as February 2, 2011, CMS published final rulemaking to implement the enhanced provider and supplier screening provisions called for in the Health Reform Laws. Under the final rule, beginning March 25, 2011, all enrolling and participating providers and suppliers are assessed an annual administrative fee and are placed in one of three risk levels (limited, moderate, and high) based on an assessment of the individual’s or entity’s overall risk of fraud, waste and abuse. This rule also allows for the temporary suspension of Medicare payments to providers or suppliers in the event CMS receives credible information that an overpayment, fraud, or willful misrepresentation has occurred. The Health Reform Laws granted the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services significant discretionary authority to suspend, exclude, or impose fines on providers and suppliers based on the agency’s determination that such a provider or supplier is “high−risk,” and, as a result, this final rulemaking has the potential to materially adversely affect our operators and tenants who may be evaluated under the enhanced screening process.

On November 2, 2011, CMS and OIG jointly published the final rule establishing waivers of certain fraud and abuse laws to ACOs. These waivers include automatic AKS, Stark, and CMP waivers that may be applied in certain situations and that will apply uniformly to each ACO, ACO participant, and ACO provider/supplier. Notably, the final rule states that CMS and OIG intend to closely monitor ACOs through June 2013 to ensure that these waivers are not causing “undesirable effects” and need to be narrowed to prevent fraud and abuse.

Additionally, provisions of Title VI of the Health Care Reform Laws are designed to increase transparency and program integrity by skilled nursing facilities, other nursing facilities and similar providers. Specifically, skilled nursing facilities and other providers and suppliers will be required to institute compliance and ethics programs. Additionally, the Health Reform Laws make it easier for consumers to file complaints against nursing homes by mandating that states establish complaint websites. The provisions calling for enhanced transparency will increase the administrative burden and costs on these providers.

Impact to the Health Care Plans Offered to Our Employees. The Health Reform Laws affect employers that provide health plans to their employees. The new laws change the tax treatment of the Medicare Part D retiree drug subsidy and extend dependent coverage for dependents up to age 26, among other changes. We continue to evaluate our health care plans for these changes as new reform laws are enacted. These changes may affect our operators and tenants as well.

Medicare Program Reimbursement Changes

In recent months, CMS released a number of proposed and final rulemakings that may potentially increase or decrease government reimbursement to our operators and tenants. To the extent that any of these rulemakings decrease government reimbursement to our operators and tenants, our revenue and operations may be indirectly, adversely affected.

On August 1, 2011, CMS issued a final rule updating the long−term acute care hospital prospective payment system for fiscal year 2012. Among other things, the final rule increased payment rates for acute care hospitals by 1% and long−term care hospitals by 1.8%. In the rule, CMS included a negative 2%, rather than the proposed negative 3.15%, documentation and coding adjustment for long−term care hospitals. On August 8, 2011, CMS released a final rulemaking for the prospective payment system and consolidated billing for skilled nursing facilities for fiscal year 2012, which included the 11.1%, or $3.87 billion, decrease in RUG payments made to skilled nursing facilities previously discussed. CMS announced that the reasons for this rate reduction were to correct for the

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unintended spike in payment levels, particularly those associated with higher paying RUGs, and to align reimbursement with cost. As part of these changes, effective October 1, 2011, all rate categories will be updated for the full market basket; increase of 2.7%, less a 1% productivity adjustment required by Section 3401(b) of the Health Reform Laws.  On August 1, 2012, CMS published a final rule for the inpatient prospective payment system, which sets forth acute care and long-term care hospital payment rate changes for the 2013 fiscal year.  Specifically, CMS estimates that, for fiscal year 2013, the Medicare rates for inpatient stays at acute care hospitals will increase by 2.8% for those hospitals that successfully participate in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program, while those that do not successfully participate in that program would receive a payment rate increase of 0.8%.  CMS also implemented a 3.75% one-time budget neutrality adjustment to the long-term care hospital rate that would be phased in over three years.   The first year phase in of that adjustment will be 1.3%, which would apply to payments or discharges on or after December 29, 2012.  CMS adopted a one-year extension of the existing moratorium on the 25% threshold policy, through fiscal year 2013, beginning on or after October 1, 2012 and before October 1, 2013.  CMS clarified its regulations to reflect an existing policy that the Inpatient Prospective Payment System comparable per diem amount is capped at an amount comparable to what would have been a full payment under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System and that cap applies to short stay cases in long-term care hospitals with discharges occurring on or after December 29, 2012.  The legislative moratorium on new long-term hospitals and satellite facilities are set to expire at the end of 2012. Additionally, on July 30, 2012, CMS released notices updating the payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (“IRFs”) and for skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”).  For IRF discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2012 and on or before September 30, 2013, CMS is implementing a net 1.9% rate increase.   Effective October 1, 2012, CMS is implementing a net 1.8% rate increase for SNFs.

CMS annually adjusts the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payment rates based on an update formula that includes application of the Sustainable Growth Rate (“SGR”). On November 1, 2011, CMS published the calendar year 2012 Physician Fee Schedule final rule with comment period.  Most notably, the final rule calls for a negative 27.4% update for 2012 under the statutory SGR formula.  In February 2012, Congress passed the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, which blocks the cut through the end of 2012. Also discussed in the final rule are at least two initiatives that could negatively impact the reimbursement levels received by our operators and tenants. CMS is expanding its multiple procedure payment reduction policy to the professional interpretation of advance imaging services to recognize the overlapping activities that go into valuing these services. In addition, the rule finalizes quality and cost measures that will be used in establishing a new value−based modifier that would adjust physician payments based on whether they are providing higher quality and more efficient care. The Health Reform Laws require CMS to begin making payment adjustments to certain physicians and physician groups on January 1, 2015, and to apply the modifier to all physicians by January 1, 2017. The rule finalizes calendar year 2013 as the initial performance year for purposes of adjusting payments in calendar year 2015.

On November 1, 2011, CMS published a final rule with comment period for outpatient care hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers. CMS estimates that the cumulative effect of all changes to payment rates for calendar year 2012 will have a positive effect, resulting in a 1.9% estimated increase in Medicare payments to providers paid under the hospital outpatient prospective payment system. As required by the Health Reform Laws, the rule also provides for a payment adjustment for designated cancer hospitals, resulting in an expected increase in payments to cancer hospitals by 11.3%, and increases payment rates to ambulatory surgical centers by 1.6%.

Finally, on November 21, 2011, the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, which was created by the Budget Control Act of 2011, concluded its work and issued a statement that it was not able to make a bipartisan agreement, thus triggering the sequestration process. The sequestration process will result in spending reductions starting in 2013, including Medicare cuts. Such cuts could affect government reimbursement to our operators and tenants.

Capital Market Outlook

     The capital markets remain supportive of our investment strategy.  Year to date we have raised $2.3 billion in aggregate through issuance of common and preferred stock, unsecured debt and a Canadian denominated term loan.  The capital raised, in combination with cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility, supported $1.9 billion in gross new investments year-to-date.  We expect attractive investment opportunities to remain available through the balance of 2012 as we continue to leverage the benefits of our relationship investment strategy.

Business Strategy

     Our primary objectives are to protect stockholder capital and enhance stockholder value. We seek to pay consistent cash dividends to stockholders and create opportunities to increase dividend payments to stockholders as a result of annual increases in fees/services, rent and interest income and portfolio growth. To meet these objectives, we invest across the full spectrum of seniors housing and health care real estate and diversify our investment portfolio by property type, customer and geographic location.

     Substantially all of our revenues and sources of cash flows from operations are derived from operating lease rentals, resident fees

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and services, and interest earned on outstanding loans receivable. These items represent our primary source of liquidity to fund distributions and are dependent upon our obligors’ continued ability to make contractual payments to us. To the extent that our obligors experience operating difficulties and are unable to generate sufficient cash to make payments to us, there could be a material adverse impact on our consolidated results of operations, liquidity and/or financial condition. To mitigate this risk, we monitor our investments through a variety of methods determined by the type of property and operator/tenant. Our asset management process includes review of monthly financial statements for each property, periodic review of obligor credit, periodic property inspections and review of covenant compliance relating to licensure, real estate taxes, letters of credit and other collateral. In monitoring our portfolio, our personnel use a proprietary database to collect and analyze property-specific data. Additionally, we conduct extensive research to ascertain industry trends and risks. Through these asset management and research efforts, we are typically able to intervene at an early stage to address payment risk, and in so doing, support both the collectability of revenue and the value of our investment.

     In addition to our asset management and research efforts, we also structure our investments to help mitigate payment risk. Operating leases and loans are normally credit enhanced by guaranties and/or letters of credit. In addition, operating leases are typically structured as master leases and loans are generally cross-defaulted and cross-collateralized with other loans, operating leases or agreements between us and the obligor and its affiliates.

     For the six months ended June 30, 2012, rental income, resident fees and services and interest income represented 62%, 36% and 2%, respectively, of total gross revenues (including revenues from discontinued operations). Substantially all of our operating leases are designed with either fixed or contingent escalating rent structures. Leases with fixed annual rental escalators are generally recognized on a straight-line basis over the initial lease period, subject to a collectability assessment. Rental income related to leases with contingent rental escalators is generally recorded based on the contractual cash rental payments due for the period. Our yield on loans receivable depends upon a number of factors, including the stated interest rate, the average principal amount outstanding during the term of the loan and any interest rate adjustments.

     Depending upon the availability and cost of external capital, we believe our liquidity is sufficient to fund operations, meet debt service obligations (both principal and interest), make dividend distributions and complete construction projects in process.  We also anticipate evaluating opportunities to finance future investments.  New investments are generally funded from temporary borrowings under our unsecured line of credit arrangements, internally generated cash and the proceeds from sales of real property. Our investments generate internal cash from fees/services, rent and interest receipts and principal payments on loans receivable. Permanent capital for future investments, which replaces funds drawn under the unsecured line of credit arrangements, has historically been provided through a combination of public and private offerings of debt and equity securities and the incurrence or assumption of secured debt.

     Our primary sources of cash include rent and interest receipts, resident fees and services, borrowings under the unsecured line of credit arrangements, public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, proceeds from the sales of real property and principal payments on loans receivable. Our primary uses of cash include dividend distributions, debt service payments (including principal and interest), real property investments (including capital expenditures and construction advances), loan advances, property operating expenses and general and administrative expenses. 

     Depending upon market conditions, we believe that new investments will be available in the future with spreads over our cost of capital that will generate appropriate returns to our stockholders. We anticipate the sale of real property and the repayment of loans receivable totaling approximately $300,000,000 during 2012. It is possible that additional loan repayments or sales of real property may occur in the future. To the extent that loan repayments and real property sales exceed new investments, our revenues and cash flows from operations could be adversely affected. We expect to reinvest the proceeds from any loan repayments and real property sales in new investments. To the extent that new investment requirements exceed our available cash on-hand, we expect to borrow under our unsecured line of credit arrangements. At June 30, 2012, we had $204,895,000 of cash and cash equivalents, $79,619,000 of restricted cash and $1,612,000,000 of available borrowing capacity under our unsecured line of credit arrangements.

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Key Transactions in 2012

     We have completed the following key transactions to date in 2012:

·our Board of Directors increased the quarterly cash dividend to $0.74 per common share for 2012, as compared to the previous $0.715 per common share rate, beginning with the February 2012 dividend payment;

·we completed the following capital transactions:

oissued 20,700,000 shares of common stock, generating approximately $1,062,256,000 of proceeds in February;

oissued 11,500,000 shares of 6.5% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, generating approximately $277,688,000 of proceeds in March;

oredeemed $100,000,000 of 7.875% Series D and $175,000,000 of 7.625% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock in April;

oissued $600,000,000 of 4.125% 7-year senior unsecured notes, generating approximately $593,319,000 of proceeds in April;

ocompleted the redemption/conversion of $125,585,000 of 4.75% convertible senior unsecured notes due 2026 in April and May;

oextinguished $229,207,000 of secured debt bearing a weighted-average interest rate of 4.2% through June;

oannounced redemption of $168,000,000 of 4.75% convertible senior unsecured notes due 2027 in June;

ofunded $250,000,000 Canadian denominated unsecured term loan (approximately $249,000,000 USD) in July;

·we completed $1,902,478,000 of gross investments during the six months ended June 30, 2012;

·we received $156,689,000 in proceeds on property sales and loan payoffs, generating $33,219,000 in gains during the six months ended June 30, 2012;

·we completed our Canadian investment with Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT on May 1, 2012; and

·we declassified our Board of Directors in May.

Key Performance Indicators, Trends and Uncertainties

     We utilize several key performance indicators to evaluate the various aspects of our business. These indicators are discussed below and relate to operating performance, concentration risk and credit strength. Management uses these key performance indicators to facilitate internal and external comparisons to our historical operating results, in making operating decisions and for budget planning purposes.

Operating Performance. We believe that net income attributable to common stockholders (“NICS”) is the most appropriate earnings measure. Other useful supplemental measures of our operating performance include funds from operations (“FFO”) and net operating income from continuing operations (“NOI”); however, these supplemental measures are not defined by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). Please refer to the section entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for further discussion and reconciliations of FFO and NOI. These earnings measures and their relative per share amounts are widely used by investors and analysts in the valuation, comparison and investment recommendations of companies. The following table reflects the recent historical trends of our operating performance measures for the periods presented (in thousands, except per share data):

			Three Months Ended
			March 31,		June 30,		September 30,		December 31,		March 31,		June 30,
			2011		2011		2011		2011			2012	2012
Net income (loss) attributable
	to common stockholders		$	23,372	$	69,847	$	36,607	$	27,282	$	39,307	$	54,735
Funds from operations				71,053		149,553		150,376		154,398		163,857		157,931
Net operating income from continuing operations				178,019		269,794		269,763		284,711		301,871		316,779
Per share data (fully diluted):
	Net income (loss) attributable
		to common stockholders	$	0.15	$	0.39	$	0.21	$	0.15	$	0.19	$	0.25
	Funds from operations			0.46		0.84		0.85		0.83		0.81		0.73

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Concentration Risk. We evaluate our concentration risk in terms of asset mix, investment mix, relationship mix and geographic mix. Concentration risk is a valuable measure in understanding what portion of our investments could be at risk if certain sectors were to experience downturns. Asset mix measures the portion of our investments that are real property. In order to qualify as an equity REIT, at least 75% of our real estate investments must be real property whereby each property, which includes the land, buildings, improvements, intangibles and related rights, is owned by us. Investment mix measures the portion of our investments that relate to our various property types. Relationship mix measures the portion of our investments that relate to our top five relationships. Geographic mix measures the portion of our investments that relate to our top five states. The following table reflects our recent historical trends of concentration risk (including unconsolidated entities) for the periods presented:

		March 31,	June 30,	September 30,	December 31,	March 31,	June 30,
		2011	2011	2011	2011	2012	2012
Asset mix:
	Real property	92%	94%	95%	95%	95%	93%
	Real estate loans receivable	4%	3%	2%	2%	2%	2%
	Investments in unconsolidated entities	4%	3%	3%	3%	3%	5%
Investment mix:
	Seniors housing triple-net	45%	56%	57%	53%	51%	49%
	Seniors housing operating	22%	17%	16%	20%	20%	22%
	Medical facilities	33%	27%	27%	27%	29%	29%
Relationship mix:
	Genesis HealthCare, LLC		19%	19%	17%	16%	16%
	Merrill Gardens, LLC	7%	6%	5%	8%	8%	7%
	Benchmark Senior Living	9%	7%	7%	6%	6%	5%
	Brandywine Senior Living, LLC	6%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%
	Senior Living Communities, LLC	6%	5%	5%	4%	4%	4%
	Senior Star Living	5%
	Remaining relationships	67%	58%	59%	60%	61%	63%
Geographic mix:
	New Jersey		8%	9%	10%	9%	9%
	Texas	8%	7%	7%	7%	9%	9%
	California	10%	8%	8%	10%	10%	9%
	Massachusetts	10%	9%	9%	8%	8%	7%
	Florida	9%	7%	8%	7%	7%	7%
	Washington	6%
	Remaining states	57%	61%	59%	58%	57%	60%

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     Credit Strength. We measure our credit strength both in terms of leverage ratios and coverage ratios. Our leverage ratios include debt to book capitalization and debt to market capitalization. The leverage ratios indicate how much of our balance sheet capitalization is related to long-term debt. The coverage ratios indicate our ability to service interest and fixed charges (interest, secured debt principal amortization and preferred dividends). We expect to maintain capitalization ratios and coverage ratios sufficient to maintain compliance with our debt covenants. The coverage ratios are based on adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”), which is discussed in further detail, and reconciled to net income, below in “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” Leverage ratios and coverage ratios are widely used by investors, analysts and rating agencies in the valuation, comparison, investment recommendations and rating of companies. The following table reflects the recent historical trends for our credit strength measures for the periods presented:

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,	June 30,	September 30,	December 31,	March 31,	June 30,
		2011	2011	2011	2011	2012	2012
Debt to book capitalization ratio		48%	49%	50%	50%	45%	48%
Debt to undepreciated book
	capitalization ratio	45%	45%	47%	46%	41%	45%
Debt to market capitalization ratio		37%	38%	42%	38%	34%	36%
Interest coverage ratio		2.75x	3.34x	2.94x	2.86x	3.03x	3.21x
Fixed charge coverage ratio		2.22x	2.60x	2.29x	2.23x	2.33x	2.52x

     Lease Expirations. The following table sets forth information regarding lease expirations for certain portions of our portfolio as of June 30, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

			Expiration Year
			2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	Thereafter
Seniors housing triple-net:
	Properties		36	25	15	2	-	37	51	8	46	55	300
	Base rent(1)	$	28,350	53,182	25,858	2,026	-	16,941	37,161	9,463	41,366	60,927	469,946
	% of base rent		3.8%	7.1%	3.5%	0.3%	0.0%	2.3%	5.0%	1.3%	5.6%	8.2%	63.1%
Hospitals:
	Properties		-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	5	-	23
	Base rent(1)	$	-	-	-	-	-	2,350	-	-	-	-	18,161
	% of base rent		0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	11.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	88.5%
Medical office buildings:
	Square feet		277,177	614,441	625,833	692,232	922,967	966,632	526,119	597,753	557,687	807,365	4,519,587
	Base rent(1)	$	6,136	13,952	13,336	15,495	21,046	23,294	12,337	14,625	14,300	20,812	110,471
	% of base rent		2.3%	5.2%	5.0%	5.8%	7.9%	8.8%	4.6%	5.5%	5.4%	7.8%	41.6%
(1) The most recent monthly base rent including straight line for leases with fixed escalators or annual cash rents for leases with contingent escalators.  Base rent does not include tenant recoveries or amortization of above and below market lease intangibles.

     We evaluate our key performance indicators in conjunction with current expectations to determine if historical trends are indicative of future results. Our expected results may not be achieved and actual results may differ materially from our expectations. Factors that may cause actual results to differ from expected results are described in more detail in “Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors” and other sections of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Management regularly monitors economic and other factors to develop strategic and tactical plans designed to improve performance and maximize our competitive position. Our ability to achieve our financial objectives is dependent upon our ability to effectively execute these plans and to appropriately respond to emerging economic and company-specific trends. Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as updated by our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2012, under the headings “Business,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for further discussion of these risk factors.

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Portfolio Update

Net operating income. The primary performance measure for our properties is net operating income from continuing operations (“NOI”) as discussed below in “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” The following table summarizes our NOI for the periods indicated (in thousands):

			Three Months Ended
			March 31,		June 30,		September 30,		December 31,		March 31,		June 30,
			2011		2011		2011		2011		2012		2012
Net operating income from continuing operations:
	Seniors housing triple-net		$	101,494	$	170,946	$	166,281	$	175,184	$	175,401	$	183,522
	Seniors housing operating			22,014		38,815		38,907		42,207		50,931		54,314
	Medical facilities			53,979		59,655		64,268		67,267		75,304		78,700
	Non-segment/corporate			532		378		307		53		235		243
		Total	$	178,019	$	269,794	$	269,763	$	284,711	$	301,871	$	316,779

Payment coverage. Payment coverage of our triple-net customers continues to remain strong. The table below reflects our recent historical trends of payment coverage. CBMF represents the ratio of our customers’ earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, rent and management fees to contractual rent or interest due us.  CAMF represents the ratio of our customers' earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and rent (but after imputed management fees) to contractual rent or interest due us.

	Twelve months ended
	March 31, 2010		March 31, 2011		March 31, 2012
	CBMF	CAMF	CBMF	CAMF	CBMF	CAMF
Seniors housing	1.48x	1.27x	1.47x	1.26x	1.34x	1.15x
Skilled nursing/post-acute	2.34x	1.72x	2.42x	1.80x	1.94x	1.49x
Hospitals	2.56x	2.23x	2.71x	2.42x	2.44x	2.09x
Weighted averages	2.03x	1.60x	2.05x	1.64x	1.76x	1.42x

Corporate Governance

     Maintaining investor confidence and trust is important in today’s business environment. Our Board of Directors and management are strongly committed to policies and procedures that reflect the highest level of ethical business practices. Our corporate governance guidelines provide the framework for our business operations and emphasize our commitment to increase stockholder value while meeting all applicable legal requirements. These guidelines meet the listing standards adopted by the New York Stock Exchange and are available on our website at www.hcreit.com.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources and Uses of Cash

     Our primary sources of cash include rent and interest receipts, resident fees and services, borrowings under the unsecured line of credit arrangements, public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, proceeds from the sales of real property and principal payments on loans receivable. Our primary uses of cash include dividend distributions, debt service payments (including principal and interest), real property investments (including capital expenditures and construction advances), loan advances and general and administrative expenses. These sources and uses of cash are reflected in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and are discussed in further detail below.

     The following is a summary of our sources and uses of cash flows (dollars in thousands):

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		Six Months Ended				Change
		June 30, 2012		June 30, 2011		$		%
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		$	163,482	$	131,570	$	31,912	24%
Cash provided from operating activities			351,038		241,598		109,440	45%
Cash used in investing activities			(1,227,842)		(3,014,899)		1,787,057	-59%
Cash provided from financing activities			918,217		2,970,489		(2,052,272)	-69%
	Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	204,895	$	328,758	$	(123,863)	-38%

Operating Activities. The change in net cash provided from operating activities is primarily attributable to an increase in NOI.  The following is a summary of our straight-line rent and above/below market lease amortization (dollars in thousands):

	Six Months Ended				Change
	June 30, 2012		June 30, 2011		$		%
Gross straight-line rental income	$	23,930	$	16,018	$	7,912	49%
Cash receipts due to real property sales		(355)		(815)		460	-56%
Prepaid rent receipts		(2,782)		(5,899)		3,117	-53%
Amortization related to below (above) market leases, net		205		1,056		(851)	-81%
	$	20,998	$	10,360	$	10,638	103%

Gross straight-line rental income represents the non-cash difference between contractual cash rent due and the average rent recognized pursuant to U.S. GAAP for leases with fixed rental escalators, net of collectability reserves.  This amount is positive in the first half of a lease term (but declining every year due to annual increases in cash rent due) and is negative in the second half of a lease term.  The fluctuation is primarily attributable to the Genesis master lease which began April 1, 2011.

Investing Activities.  The changes in net cash used in investing activities are primarily attributable to net changes in real property and real estate loans receivable.  The following is a summary of our investment and disposition activities (dollars in thousands):

		Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
		Properties	Amount		Properties	Amount
Assets acquired:
	Seniors housing triple-net	24	$	423,828	165	$	2,849,603
	Seniors housing operating	9		294,168	46		1,146,541
	Medical office buildings	21		584,042	7		72,369
	Total assets acquired	54		1,302,038	218		4,068,513
Less:  Assumed debt				(303,610)			(721,632)
	Assumed other items, net			(34,048)			(167,911)
Cash disbursed for acquisitions				964,380			3,178,970
Construction in progress cash additions				130,887			162,434
Capital improvements to existing properties				62,999			29,193
Total cash invested in real property				1,158,266			3,370,597
Real property dispositions:
	Seniors housing triple-net	18		90,404	34		117,074
	Medical facilities	5		33,066	4		35,238
	Total dispositions	23		123,470	38		152,312
Add:  Gains (losses) on sales of real property				33,219			56,380
Proceeds from real property sales				156,689			208,692
Net cash investments in real property		31	$	1,001,577	180	$	3,161,905

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		Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012						June 30, 2011
		Seniors						Seniors
		Housing		Medical				Housing		Medical
		Triple-net		Facilities		Totals		Triple-net		Facilities		Totals
Advances on real estate loans receivable:
	Investments in new loans	$	532	$	-	$	532	$	11,807	$	-	$	11,807
	Draws on existing loans		19,455		367		19,822		8,824		7,836		16,660
	Net cash advances on real estate loans		19,987		367		20,354		20,631		7,836		28,467
Receipts on real estate loans receivable:
	Loan payoffs		-		-		-		129,860		-		129,860
	Principal payments on loans		11,613		1,248		12,861		5,164		3,372		8,536
	Total receipts on real estate loans		11,613		1,248		12,861		135,024		3,372		138,396
Net advances (receipts) on real estate loans		$	8,374	$	(881)	$	7,493	$	(114,393)	$	4,464	$	(109,929)

Capitalization rates for acquisitions represent annualized contractual income or projected income to be received in cash divided by investment amounts.  Capitalization rates for dispositions represent annualized contractual income that was being received in cash at date of disposition divided by cash proceeds.  For the three months ended June 30, 2012, weighted-average capitalization rates for acquisitions and dispositions were as follows:

	Acquisitions	Dispositions
Seniors housing triple-net	7.8%	10.9%
Seniors housing operating	7.4%	n/a
Medical facilities	7.3%	0.0%

     Financing Activities. The changes in net cash provided from or used in financing activities are primarily attributable to changes related to our long-term debt arrangements, proceeds from the issuance of common and preferred stock and dividend payments.

     For the six months ended June 30, 2012, we had a net decrease of $217,000,000 on our unsecured line of credit arrangement as compared to a net decrease of $300,000,000 for the same period in 2011.

     For the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, we received proceeds from issuance of senior unsecured notes of $593,319,000 and $1,381,086,000, respectively.  For the six months ended June 30, 2012, we made payments to extinguish senior unsecured notes of $125,585,000.  We did not extinguish any senior notes during the six months ended June 30, 2011. See Note 10 for additional information. 

     For the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, we received proceeds from the issuance of secured debt of $139,395,000 and $58,470,000, respectively, offset by payments on secured debt of $254,175,000 and $13,081,000, respectively.  See Note 10 for additional information. 

     We may repurchase, redeem or refinance convertible and non-convertible senior unsecured notes from time to time, taking advantage of favorable market conditions when available. We may purchase senior notes for cash through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, a tender offer or, in some cases, through the early redemption of such securities pursuant to their terms.   The non-convertible senior unsecured notes are redeemable at our option, at any time in whole or from time to time in part, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (1) the principal amount of the notes (or portion of such notes) being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon up to the redemption date and (2) any “make-whole” amount due under the terms of the notes in connection with early redemptions.   Redemptions and repurchases of debt, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. 

      Net proceeds from the issuance of preferred stock during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were $277,688,000 and $696,437,000, respectively.  Net cash used to redeem preferred stock was $275,000,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2012.  We did not redeem any preferred stock during the six months ended June 30, 2011.  See Note 13 for additional information. 

        The following is a summary of our common stock issuances for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and  2011 (dollars in thousands, except average price amounts):

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	Shares Issued		Average Price		Gross Proceeds		Net Proceeds
March 2011 public issuance	28,750,000	$	49.25	$	1,415,938	$	1,358,694
2011 Dividend reinvestment plan issuances	1,200,418		49.44		59,348		58,400
2011 Option exercises	116,782		37.69		4,401		4,401
2011 Totals	30,067,200			$	1,479,687	$	1,421,495
February 2012 public issuance	20,700,000	$	53.50	$	1,107,450	$	1,062,256
2012 Dividend reinvestment plan issuances	993,634		54.34		53,991		53,991
2012 Option exercises	104,574		38.42		4,018		4,018
2012 Senior note conversions	405,252
2012 Totals	22,203,460			$	1,165,459	$	1,120,265

     In order to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, we must distribute at least 90% of our taxable income (including 100% of capital gains) to our stockholders. The increase in dividends is primarily attributable to an increase in our common shares outstanding. The following is a summary of our dividend payments (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012				June 30, 2011
	Per Share		Amount		Per Share		Amount
Common Stock	$	1.4800	$	301,503	$	1.4050	$	228,565
Series D Preferred Stock		0.9844		2,013		0.9844		3,937
Series F Preferred Stock		0.9532		3,410		0.9532		6,672
Series H Preferred Stock		0.7500		500		1.4293		500
Series I Preferred Stock		1.6250		23,359		1.0382		14,924
Series J Preferred Stock		0.5778		6,644		-		-
Totals			$	337,429			$	254,598

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

     During the year ended December 31, 2010, we entered into a joint venture investment with Forest City Enterprises (NYSE:FCE.A and FCE.B). We acquired a 49% interest in a seven-building life science campus located at University Park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is immediately adjacent to the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  At June 30, 2012, our investment of $176,579,000 is recorded as an investment in unconsolidated entities on the balance sheet.  During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, we entered into a joint venture with Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT (TSX:CSH.UN).  We acquired a 50% interest in 39 seniors housing properties.  In connection with this transaction, we invested $223,134,000 of cash which was recorded as an investment in unconsolidated entities on the balance sheet.  In addition, at June 30, 2012, we had other investments in unconsolidated entities with our ownership ranging from 10% to 50%. Please see Note 7 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements for additional information.

     We are exposed to various market risks, including the potential loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates and movements in foreign currency exchange rates. We may or may not elect to use financial derivative instruments to hedge these risks. These decisions are principally based on the general trends in these rates at the applicable dates, our perception of the future volatility of these rates and our relative levels of variable rate debt and foreign currency denominated investments. Please see Note 11 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements for additional information.

     At June 30, 2012, we had six outstanding letter of credit obligations totaling $5,925,000 and expiring between 2012 and 2014. Please see Note 12 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements for additional information.

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Contractual Obligations

     The following table summarizes our payment requirements under contractual obligations as of June 30, 2012 (in thousands):

	Payments Due by Period
Contractual Obligations	Total		2012		2013-2014		2015-2016		Thereafter
Unsecured line of credit arrangements	$	393,000	$	5,000	$	-	$	388,000	$	-
Senior unsecured notes(1)		4,939,342		244,939		300,000		950,000		3,444,403
Secured debt(1)		2,646,913		62,898		528,859		640,018		1,415,138
Contractual interest obligations		3,222,471		198,561		721,610		602,879		1,699,421
Capital lease obligations		86,449		4,023		73,977		8,449		-
Operating lease obligations		531,618		4,042		16,707		15,883		494,986
Purchase obligations		263,608		81,404		173,871		8,333		-
Other long-term liabilities		5,935		-		475		1,900		3,560
Total contractual obligations	$	12,089,336	$	600,867	$	1,815,499	$	2,615,462	$	7,057,508
(1) Amounts represent principal amounts due and do not reflect unamortized premiums/discounts or other fair value adjustments as reflected on the balance sheet.

     At June 30, 2012, we had an unsecured line of credit arrangement with a consortium of 31 banks in the amount of $2.0 billion, which is scheduled to expire on July 27, 2015. Borrowings under the agreement are subject to interest payable in periods no longer than three months at either the agent bank’s prime rate of interest or the applicable margin over LIBOR interest rate, at our option (1.60% at June 30, 2012). The applicable margin is based on certain of our debt ratings and was 1.35% at June 30, 2012. In addition, we pay a facility fee annually to each bank based on the bank’s commitment amount. The facility fee depends on certain of our debt ratings and was 0.25% at June 30, 2012. Principal is due upon expiration of the agreement. In addition, at June 30, 2012, we had a $5,000,000 unsecured revolving demand note outstanding and bearing interest at 1-month LIBOR plus 110 basis points.

     We have $4,939,342,000 of senior unsecured notes principal outstanding with fixed annual interest rates ranging from 3.00% to 8.00%, payable semi-annually. Total contractual interest obligations on senior unsecured notes totaled $2,369,264,000 at June 30, 2012. A total of $662,489,000 of our senior unsecured notes are convertible notes that also contain put features.  During the month of June 2012, we provided notice of redemption to the holders of $168,086,000 of convertible senior notes due 2027.  See Note 19 for additional information.

     We have consolidated secured debt with total outstanding principal of $2,285,443,000, collateralized by owned properties, with fixed annual interest rates ranging from 1.2% to 8.0%, payable monthly. The carrying values of the properties securing the debt totaled $4,095,959,000 at June 30, 2012. Total contractual interest obligations on consolidated secured debt totaled $766,745,000 at June 30, 2012.  Additionally, our share of non-recourse debt associated with unconsolidated joint ventures (as reflected in the contractual obligations table above) is $361,470,000 at June 30, 2012.  Our share of contractual interest obligations on our unconsolidated joint venture (as reflected in the contractual obligations table above) secured debt is $63,571,000 at June 30, 2012. 

     At June 30, 2012, we had operating lease obligations of $531,618,000 relating primarily to ground leases at certain of our properties and office space leases and capital lease obligations of $86,449,000 relating to certain leased investment properties that contain bargain purchase options.

     Purchase obligations include unfunded construction commitments and contingent purchase obligations. At June 30, 2012, we had outstanding construction financings of $170,785,000 for leased properties and were committed to providing additional financing of approximately $201,261,000 to complete construction. At June 30, 2012, we had contingent purchase obligations totaling $62,347,000. These contingent purchase obligations relate to unfunded capital improvement obligations and contingent obligations on acquisitions. Upon funding, rents due from the tenant are increased to reflect the additional investment in the property. 

     Other long-term liabilities relate to our Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”). We have a SERP, a non-qualified defined benefit pension plan, which provides certain executive officers with supplemental deferred retirement benefits. The SERP provides an opportunity for participants to receive retirement benefits that cannot be paid under our tax-qualified plans because of the restrictions imposed by ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Benefits are based on compensation and length of service and the SERP is unfunded. Benefit payments are expected to total $2,375,000 during the next five fiscal years and $3,560,000 thereafter. We use a December 31 measurement date for the SERP. The accrued liability on our balance sheet for the SERP was $6,031,000 and $5,623,000 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

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Capital Structure

     As of June 30, 2012, we had total equity of $8,227,793,000 and a total debt balance of $7,603,545,000, which represents a debt to total book capitalization ratio of 48%. Our ratio of debt to market capitalization was 36% at June 30, 2012. For the three months ended June 30, 2012, our interest coverage ratio was 3.21x and our fixed charge coverage ratio was 2.52x. Also, at June 30, 2012, we had $204,895,000 of cash and cash equivalents, $79,619,000 of restricted cash and $1,612,000,000 of available borrowing capacity under our unsecured line of credit arrangement.

     Our debt agreements contain various covenants, restrictions and events of default. Certain agreements require us to maintain certain financial ratios and minimum net worth and impose certain limits on our ability to incur indebtedness, create liens and make investments or acquisitions. As of June 30, 2012, we were in compliance with all of the covenants under our debt agreements. Please refer to the section entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for further discussion. None of our debt agreements contain provisions for acceleration which could be triggered by our debt ratings. However, under our unsecured line of credit arrangement, the ratings on our senior unsecured notes are used to determine the fees and interest charged.

     We plan to manage the company to maintain compliance with our debt covenants and with a capital structure consistent with our current profile. Any downgrades in terms of ratings or outlook by any or all of the rating agencies could have a material adverse impact on our cost and availability of capital, which could in turn have a material adverse impact on our consolidated results of operations, liquidity and/or financial condition.

     On May 4, 2012, we filed an open-ended automatic or “universal” shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering an indeterminate amount of future offerings of debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants and units. As of July 31, 2012, we had an effective registration statement on file in connection with our enhanced dividend reinvestment plan under which we may issue up to 10,000,000 shares of common stock. As of July 31, 2012, 4,898,591 shares of common stock remained available for issuance under this registration statement. We have entered into separate Equity Distribution Agreements with UBS Securities LLC, RBS Securities Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. relating to the offer and sale from time to time of up to $630,015,000 aggregate amount of our common stock (“Equity Shelf Program”). As of July 31, 2012, we had $457,112,000 of remaining capacity under the Equity Shelf Program. Depending upon market conditions, we anticipate issuing securities under our registration statements to invest in additional properties and to repay borrowings under our unsecured lines of credit arrangements.

Results of Operations

     Our primary sources of revenue include rent, interest income and resident fees and services. Our primary expenses include interest expense, depreciation and amortization, property operating expenses, transaction costs and general and administrative expenses. These revenues and expenses are reflected in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and are discussed in further detail below. The following is a summary of our results of operations (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended				Change			Six Months Ended				Change
	June 30,		June 30,					June 30,		June 30,
	2012		2011		Amount		%	2012		2011		Amount		%
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	54,735	$	69,847	$	(15,112)	-22%	$	94,037	$	93,219	$	818	1%
Funds from operations		157,931		149,553		8,378	6%		321,783		220,606		101,177	46%
EBITDA		308,047		282,245		25,802	9%		588,119		448,282		139,837	31%
Net operating income from continuing operations		316,779		269,794		46,985	17%		618,650		447,813		170,837	38%
Same store cash NOI		158,583		153,955		4,629	3%		315,529		306,131		9,398	3%
Per share data (fully diluted):
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	0.25	$	0.39	$	(0.14)	-36%	$	0.45	$	0.56	$	(0.11)	-20%
Funds from operations		0.73		0.84		(0.11)	-13%		1.55		1.33		0.22	17%
Interest coverage ratio		3.21x		3.34x		-0.13x	-4%		3.12x		3.10x		0.02x	1%
Fixed charge coverage ratio		2.52x		2.60x		-0.08x	-3%		2.42x		2.44x		-0.02x	-1%

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     We evaluate our business and make resource allocations on our three business segments: seniors housing triple-net, seniors housing operating and medical facilities. Please see Note 17 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Seniors Housing Triple-net

     The following is a summary of our results of operations for the seniors housing triple-net segment (dollars in thousands):

			Three Months Ended				Change			Six Months Ended				Change
			June 30,		June 30,					June 30,		June 30,
			2012		2011		$		%	2012		2011		$		%
Revenues:
	Rental income		$	176,777	$	155,413	$	21,364	14%	$	345,456	$	247,021	$	98,435	40%
	Interest income			5,984		11,036		(5,052)	-46%		11,861		20,415		(8,554)	-42%
	Other income			761		4,497		(3,736)	-83%		1,606		5,004		(3,398)	-68%
		Net operating income from continuing operations		183,522		170,946		12,576	7%		358,923		272,440		86,483	32%
Other expenses:
	Interest expense			1,599		829		770	93%		3,380		199		3,181	1598%
	Loss (gain) on derivatives			96		-		96	n/a		96		-		96	n/a
	Depreciation and amortization			54,578		44,402		10,176	23%		105,752		71,019		34,733	49%
	Transaction costs			23,683		12,692		10,991	87%		25,205		16,699		8,506	51%
	Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt			2,238		-		2,238	n/a		2,238		-		2,238	n/a
				82,194		57,923		24,271	42%		136,671		87,917		48,754	55%
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income (loss) from unconsolidated entities				101,328		113,023		(11,695)	-10%		222,252		184,523		37,729	20%
Income tax expense				(91)		-		(91)	n/a		(770)		-		(770)	n/a
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities				(4)		-		(4)	n/a		(2)		-		(2)	n/a
Income from continuing operations				101,233		113,023		(11,790)	-10%		221,480		184,523		36,957	20%
Discontinued operations:
	Gain on sales of properties			32,362		28,186		4,176	15%		32,362		54,342		(21,980)	-40%
	Impairment of assets			-		-		-	n/a		-		(202)		202	-100%
	Income from
		discontinued operations, net		6,950		7,985		(1,035)	-13%		12,642		15,087		(2,445)	-16%
	Discontinued operations, net			39,312		36,171		3,141	9%		45,004		69,227		(24,223)	-35%
Net income				140,545		149,194		(8,649)	-6%		266,484		253,750		12,734	5%
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests				109		(40)		149	n/a		(7)		(115)		108	-94%
Net income attributable to common stockholders			$	140,654	$	149,154	$	(8,500)	-6%	$	266,477	$	253,635	$	12,842	5%

The increase in rental income is primarily attributable to acquisitions and the conversion of newly constructed seniors housing triple-net properties subsequent to June 30, 2011 from which we receive rent. Certain of our leases contain annual rental escalators that are contingent upon changes in the Consumer Price Index and/or changes in the gross operating revenues of the tenant’s properties.  These escalators are not fixed, so no straight-line rent is recorded; however, rental income is recorded based on the contractual cash rental payments due for the period.  If gross operating revenues at our facilities and/or the Consumer Price Index do not increase, a portion of our revenues may not continue to increase.  Sales of real property would offset revenue increases and, to the

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extent that they exceed new acquisitions, could result in decreased revenues.  Our leases could renew above or below current rent rates, resulting in an increase or decrease in rental income.  For the three months ended June 30, 2012, we had no lease renewals but we had 24 leases with rental rate increasers ranging from 0.20% to 0.50% in our seniors housing triple-net portfolio. Interest income declined primarily due to non-recurring income earned in connection with loan payoffs in the prior year.

Interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 represents secured debt interest expense offset by interest allocated to discontinued operations.  The change in secured debt interest expense is due to the net effect and timing of assumptions, extinguishments and principal amortizations.  The following is a summary of our seniors housing triple-net property secured debt principal activity (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011			June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
			Wtd. Avg.			Wtd. Avg.			Wtd. Avg.			Wtd. Avg.
	Amount		Interest Rate	Amount		Interest Rate	Amount		Interest Rate	Amount		Interest Rate
Beginning balance	$	257,824	5.146%	$	178,780	5.236%	$	259,000	5.105%	$	172,862	5.265%
Debt assumed		56,337	4.945%		83,507	4.837%		56,337	4.967%		90,120	4.819%
Debt extinguished		(111,595)	4.801%		-	0.000%		(111,595)	4.801%		-	0.000%
Principal payments		(665)	5.408%		(1,088)	5.529%		(1,841)	5.410%		(1,783)	5.566%
Ending balance	$	201,901	5.278%	$	261,199	5.109%	$	201,901	5.278%	$	261,199	5.109%
Monthly averages	$	196,590	5.273%	$	240,876	5.133%	$	226,108	5.181%	$	212,580	5.176%

In connection with the secured debt extinguishments, we recognized losses of $2,238,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.  In addition, we recognized a $96,000 loss on derivatives due to certain interest rate swap agreements during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

Depreciation and amortization increased as a result of acquisitions and the conversion of newly constructed investment properties subsequent to June 30, 2011. To the extent that we acquire or dispose of additional properties in the future, our provision for depreciation and amortization will change accordingly.  Transaction costs were incurred in connection with acquisitions that occurred during the relevant periods.

During the six months ended June 30, 2012, we sold 18 seniors housing triple-net properties and recognized gains of $32,362,000.  Also, at June 30, 2012, we had 36 seniors housing triple-net properties that satisfied the requirements for held for sale treatment.  The following illustrates the reclassification impact as a result of classifying the properties sold subsequent to January 1, 2011 or held for sale at June 30, 2012 as discontinued operations for the periods presented.  Please refer to Note 5 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements for further discussion.

		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		June 30,				June 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Rental income		$	9,790	$	13,834	$	19,749	$	27,967
Expenses:
	Interest expense		1,794		2,808		3,543		5,499
	Provision for depreciation		1,046		3,041		3,564		7,381
Income from discontinued operations, net		$	6,950	$	7,985	$	12,642	$	15,087

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Seniors Housing Operating

As discussed in Note 3 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements, we completed additional acquisitions within our seniors housing operating partnerships during the six months ended June 30, 2012. The results of operations for these partnerships have been included in our consolidated results of operations from the dates of acquisition. The seniors housing operating partnerships were formed using the structure authorized by the REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment Act of 2007 (“RIDEA”).  When considering new partnerships utilizing the RIDEA structure, we look for opportunities with best-in-class operators with a strong seasoned leadership team, high-quality real estate in attractive markets, growth potential above the rent escalators in our triple-net lease seniors housing portfolio, and alignment of economic interests with our operating partner.  Our seniors housing operating partnerships offer us the opportunity for external growth because we have the right to fund future seniors housing investment opportunities sourced by our operating partners.  The following is a summary of our seniors housing operating results of operations (dollars in thousands):

		Three Months Ended				Change			Six Months Ended				Change
		June 30,		June 30,					June 30,		June 30,
		2012		2011		$		%	2012		2011		$		%
Resident fees and services		$	165,654	$	123,149	$	42,505	35%	$	323,828	$	194,435	$	129,393	67%
Property operating expenses			111,340		84,334		27,006	32%		218,583		133,606		84,977	64%
	Net operating income from continuing operations		54,314		38,815		15,499	40%		105,245		60,829		44,416	73%
Other expenses:
	Interest expense		16,227		12,974		3,253	25%		32,062		19,501		12,561	64%
	Loss (gain) on derivatives		(2,772)		-		(2,772)	n/a		(2,217)		-		(2,217)	n/a
	Depreciation and amortization		37,745		38,176		(431)	-1%		77,518		58,307		19,211	33%
	Transaction costs		2,821		488		2,333	478%		4,399		32,557		(28,158)	-86%
	Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt		(1,179)		-		(1,179)	n/a		(1,179)		-		(1,179)	n/a
			52,842		51,638		1,204	2%		110,583		110,365		218	0%
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income (loss) from unconsolidated entities			1,472		(12,823)		14,295	-111%		(5,338)		(49,536)		44,198	-89%
Income tax expense			(92)		-		(92)	n/a		(751)		-		(751)	n/a
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities			(598)		(561)		(37)	7%		(928)		(1,126)		198	-18%
Net income (loss)			782		(13,384)		14,166	-106%		(7,017)		(50,662)		43,645	-86%
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests			(706)		(1,203)		497	-41%		(2,011)		(2,685)		674	-25%
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders		$	1,488	$	(12,181)	$	13,669	-112%	$	(5,006)	$	(47,977)	$	42,971	-90%

Fluctuations in revenues, property operating expenses, loss from unconsolidated entities, and loss attributable to noncontrolling interests are primarily a result of acquisitions subsequent to June 30, 2011. The fluctuations in depreciation and amortization are due to acquisitions offset by variations in amortization of short-lived intangible assets.  To the extent that we acquire or dispose of additional properties in the future, these amounts will change accordingly.

Interest expense represents secured debt interest expense. The following is a summary of our seniors housing operating property secured debt principal activity (dollars in thousands):

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	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011			June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
			Weighted Avg.			Weighted Avg.			Weighted Avg.			Weighted Avg.
	Amount		Interest Rate	Amount		Interest Rate	Amount		Interest Rate	Amount		Interest Rate
Beginning balance	$	1,410,175	5.072%	$	1,042,900	5.373%	$	1,318,647	5.125%	$	487,705	5.323%
Debt issued		28,395	5.426%		58,470	5.780%		139,395	4.434%		58,470	5.780%
Debt assumed		8,316	5.690%		-	0.000%		8,316	5.690%		557,217	5.420%
Debt extinguished		(64,282)	2.495%		-	0.000%		(79,990)	2.644%		-	0.000%
Principal payments		(4,672)	5.070%		(2,251)	5.818%		(8,435)	5.042%		(4,273)	5.931%
Ending balance	$	1,377,933	5.203%	$	1,099,119	5.394%	$	1,377,933	5.203%	$	1,099,119	5.394%
Monthly averages	$	1,378,686	5.204%	$	1,097,367	5.392%	$	1,402,994	5.127%	$	1,069,306	5.382%

In connection with secured debt extinguishments, we recognized gains of $1,179,000 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

On February 15, 2012, we entered into a forward exchange contract to purchase $250,000,000 Canadian Dollars at a fixed rate in the future.  The forward contract was used to limit exposure to fluctuations in the Canadian Dollar to U.S. Dollar exchange rate associated with our initial cash investment funded for the Chartwell transaction discussed in Note 7 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements.  During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, we recognized $2,772,000 of realized gain associated with the forward contract.

Transaction costs were incurred in connection with acquisitions that occurred during the relevant periods. Transaction costs generally include due diligence costs and fees for legal and valuation services, charges associated with the termination of pre-existing relationships computed based on the fair value of the assets acquired and lease termination fees.

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Medical Facilities

The following is a summary of our results of operations for the medical facilities segment (dollars in thousands):

			Three Months Ended				Change			Six Months Ended				Change
			June 30,		June 30,					June 30,		June 30,
			2012		2011		$		%	2012		2011		$		%
Revenues:
	Rental income		$	101,290	$	72,833	$	28,457	39%	$	195,752	$	136,988	$	58,764	43%
	Interest income			1,895		1,830		65	4%		4,159		4,160		(1)	0%
	Other income			478		466		12	3%		1,082		2,251		(1,169)	-52%
				103,663		75,129		28,534	38%		200,993		143,399		57,594	40%
Property operating expenses				24,963		15,474		9,489	61%		46,989		29,765		17,224	58%
	Net operating income from continuing operations			78,700		59,655		19,045	32%		154,004		113,634		40,370	36%
Other expenses:
	Interest expense			8,666		7,200		1,466	20%		18,904		13,981		4,923	35%
	Depreciation and amortization			39,594		24,677		14,917	60%		73,551		47,613		25,938	54%
	Transaction costs			2,187		558		1,629	292%		4,666		547		4,119	753%
	Provision for loan losses			-		168		(168)	-100%		-		416		(416)	-100%
	Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt			(483)		-		(483)	n/a		(483)		-		(483)	n/a
				49,964		32,603		17,361	53%		96,638		62,557		34,081	54%
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities				28,736		27,052		1,684	6%		57,366		51,077		6,289	12%
Income tax expense				(40)		(41)		1	-2%		(173)		(153)		(20)	13%
Income from unconsolidated entities				2,058		1,532		526	34%		3,919		3,640		279	8%
Income from continuing operations				30,754		28,543		2,211	8%		61,112		54,564		6,548	12%
Discontinued operations:
	Gain (loss) on sales of properties			88		2,038		(1,950)	-96%		857		2,038		(1,181)	-58%
	Income (loss) from
		discontinued operations, net		33		(348)		381	n/a		(145)		(1,187)		1,042	-88%
	Discontinued operations, net			121		1,690		(1,569)	-93%		712		851		(139)	-16%
Net income (loss)				30,875		30,233		642	2%		61,824		55,415		6,409	12%
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests				(6)		171		(177)	n/a		128		1,336		(1,208)	-90%
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders			$	30,881	$	30,062	$	819	3%	$	61,696	$	54,079	$	7,617	14%

The increases in rental income, property operating expenses and depreciation and amortization  are primarily attributable to the acquisitions and construction conversions of medical facilities subsequent to June 30, 2011 from which we receive rent.  Certain of our leases contain annual rental escalators that are contingent upon changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).  These escalators are not fixed, so no straight-line rent is recorded; however, rental income is recorded based on the contractual cash rental payments due for the period.  If the CPI does not increase, a portion of our revenues may not continue to increase.  Sales of real property would offset revenue increases and, to the extent that they exceed new acquisitions, could result in decreased revenues.  Our leases could renew above or below current rent rates, resulting in an increase or decrease in rental income.  For the three months ended June 30, 2012, our consolidated medical office building portfolio signed 67,701 square feet of new leases and 167,945 square feet of renewals.  The weighted average term of these leases was six years, with a rate of $23.20 per square foot and tenant improvement and lease commission costs of $13.64 per square foot.  Substantially all of these leases contain an annual fixed rent escalation structure ranging from 1.5% to 3.0%.  For the three months ended June 30, 2012, we had no lease renewals and three leases’ with rent increases ranging from 2.0% to 2.6% in our hospital portfolio.  Other income is attributable to third party management fee income.

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Interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 represents secured debt interest expense offset by interest allocated to discontinued operations.  The change in secured debt interest expense is primarily due to the net effect and timing of assumptions, extinguishments and principal amortizations.  The following is a summary of our medical facilities secured debt principal activity (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011			June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
			Weighted Avg.			Weighted Avg.			Weighted Avg.			Weighted Avg.
	Amount		Interest Rate	Amount		Interest Rate	Amount		Interest Rate	Amount		Interest Rate
Beginning balance	$	657,622	5.959%	$	460,553	5.996%	$	520,026	5.981%	$	463,477	6.005%
Debt assumed		62,045	5.866%		42,551	6.166%		220,335	5.861%		42,551	6.166%
Debt extinguished		(20,269)	5.997%		-	0.000%		(37,622)	5.858%		-	0.000%
Principal payments		(3,944)	6.323%		(3,464)	6.355%		(7,287)	6.183%		(6,388)	6.218%
Ending balance	$	695,454	5.947%	$	499,640	6.008%	$	695,452	5.947%	$	499,640	6.008%
Monthly averages	$	671,328	5.952%	$	483,946	5.997%	$	653,779	5.955%	$	474,781	5.997%

In connection with secured debt extinguishments, we recognized gains of $483,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.  Transaction costs generally include due diligence costs and fees for legal and valuation services.  Income tax expense is primarily related to third party management fee income.  Income from unconsolidated entities represents our share of net income related to our joint venture investments with Forest City Enterprises (effective February 2010) and a strategic medical office partnership (effective January 2011).

During the six months ended June 30, 2012, we sold five medical facilities for net gains of $857,000. The following illustrates the reclassification impact as a result of classifying the properties sold subsequent to January 1, 2011 as discontinued operations for the periods presented.  Please refer to Note 5 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements for further discussion.

		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		June 30,				June 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Rental income		$	43	$	2,109	$	291	$	4,275
Expenses:
	Interest expense		-		481		-		991
	Property operating expenses		10		1,219		436		2,970
	Provision for depreciation		-		757		-		1,501
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net		$	33	$	(348)	$	(145)	$	(1,187)

     Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests primarily relates to certain properties that are consolidated in our operating results but where we have less than a 100% ownership interest. The decrease in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests is primarily due to the buyout of a joint venture partnership during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

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     Non-Segment/Corporate

     The following is a summary of our results of operations for the non-segment/corporate activities (dollars in thousands):

		Three Months Ended				Change			Six Months Ended				Change
		June 30,		June 30,					June 30,		June 30,
		2012		2011		$		%	2012		2011		$		%
Revenues:
	Other income	$	243	$	378	$	(135)	-36%	$	478	$	910	$	(432)	-47%
Expenses:
	Interest expense		68,476		60,481		7,995	13%		132,595		103,932		28,663	28%
	General and administrative		25,870		19,562		6,308	32%		53,621		37,276		16,345	44%
			94,346		80,043		14,303	18%		186,216		141,208		45,008	32%
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes			(94,103)		(79,665)		(14,438)	18%		(185,738)		(140,298)		(45,440)	32%
Income tax expense			(1,224)		(170)		(1,054)	620%		(1,224)		(187)		(1,037)	555%
Income from continuing operations			(95,327)		(79,835)		(15,492)	19%		(186,962)		(140,485)		(46,477)	33%
Net loss			(95,327)		(79,835)		(15,492)	19%		(186,962)		(140,485)		(46,477)	33%
Less:	Preferred stock dividends		16,719		17,353		(634)	-4%		35,926		26,033		9,893	38%
Less:	Preferred stock redemption charge		6,242		-		6,242	n/a		6,242		-		6,242	n/a
Net loss attributable to common stockholders		$	(118,288)	$	(97,188)	$	(21,100)	22%	$	(229,130)	$	(166,518)	$	(62,612)	38%

     Other income primarily represents income from non-real estate activities such as interest earned on temporary investments of cash reserves.

     The following is a summary of our non-segment/corporate interest expense (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Change			Six Months Ended				Change
	June 30,		June 30,					June 30,		June 30,
	2012		2011		$		%	2012		2011		$		%
Senior unsecured notes	$	64,803	$	59,442	$	5,361	9%	$	124,104	$	103,901	$	20,203	19%
Secured debt		142		147		(5)	-3%		264		276		(12)	-4%
Unsecured lines of credit		2,525		688		1,837	267%		6,639		1,961		4,678	239%
Capitalized interest		(2,139)		(2,313)		174	-8%		(4,558)		(6,979)		2,421	-35%
SWAP savings		(40)		(40)		-	0%		(80)		(80)		-	0%
Loan expense		3,185		2,557		628	25%		6,226		4,853		1,373	28%
Totals	$	68,476	$	60,481	$	7,995	13%	$	132,595	$	103,932	$	28,663	28%

The change in interest expense on senior unsecured notes is due to the net effect of issuances and extinguishments.  The following is a summary of our senior unsecured note principal activity (dollars in thousands):

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	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011			June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
			Weighted Avg.			Weighted Avg.			Weighted Avg.			Weighted Avg.
	Amount		Interest Rate	Amount		Interest Rate	Amount		Interest Rate	Amount		Interest Rate
Beginning balance	$	4,464,905	5.133%	$	4,464,930	5.133%	$	4,464,927	5.133%	$	3,064,930	5.129%
Debt issued		600,000	4.125%		-	0.000%		600,000	4.125%		1,400,000	5.143%
Debt redeemed		(125,563)	4.750%		-	0.000%		(125,585)	4.750%		-	0.000%
Ending balance	$	4,939,342	5.021%	$	4,464,930	5.133%	$	4,939,342	5.021%	$	4,464,930	5.133%
Monthly averages	$	5,002,083	5.017%	$	4,464,930	5.133%	$	4,987,624	5.016%	$	3,864,930	5.133%

The change in interest expense on the unsecured line of credit arrangements is due primarily to the net effect and timing of draws, paydowns and variable interest rate changes.  The following is a summary of our unsecured line of credit arrangements (dollars in thousands):

		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Balance outstanding at quarter end		$	393,000	$	-	$	393,000	$	-
Maximum amount outstanding at any month end		$	393,000	$	20,000	$	897,000	$	495,000
Average amount outstanding (total of daily
	principal balances divided by days in period)	$	122,209	$	253	$	301,456	$	158,856
Weighted average interest rate (actual interest
	expense divided by average borrowings outstanding)		1.65%		n/a		1.65%		2.17%

     We capitalize certain interest costs associated with funds used to finance the construction of properties owned directly by us. The amount capitalized is based upon the balances outstanding during the construction period using the rate of interest that approximates our cost of financing. Our interest expense is reduced by the amount capitalized.

     Please see Note 11 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements for a discussion of our interest rate swap agreements and their impact on interest expense.  Loan expense represents the amortization of deferred loan costs incurred in connection with the issuance and amendments of debt.

     General and administrative expenses as a percentage of consolidated revenues (including revenues from discontinued operations) for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were 5.71% and 5.29%, respectively.  The change from prior year is primarily related to the increasing revenue base as a result of our seniors housing operating partnerships. 

     The following is a summary of our preferred stock activity (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012		June 30, 2011		June 30, 2012		June 30, 2011
		Weighted Avg.		Weighted Avg.		Weighted Avg.		Weighted Avg.
	Shares	Dividend Rate	Shares	Dividend Rate	Shares	Dividend Rate	Shares	Dividend Rate
Beginning balance	37,224,854	6.855%	25,724,854	7.013%	25,724,854	7.013%	11,349,854	7.663%
Shares issued	-	0.000%	-	0.000%	11,500,000	6.500%	14,375,000	6.500%
Shares redeemed	(11,000,000)	7.716%	-	0.000%	(11,000,000)	7.716%	-	0.000%
Ending balance	26,224,854	6.493%	25,724,854	7.013%	26,224,854	6.493%	25,724,854	7.013%
Monthly averages	29,891,521	6.643%	25,724,854	7.013%	28,629,616	6.805%	19,564,140	7.175%

In connection with the preferred stock redemptions, we recognized charges of $6,242,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

     We believe that net income, as defined by U.S. GAAP, is the most appropriate earnings measurement. However, we consider FFO to be a useful supplemental measure of our operating performance. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with U.S. GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time as evidenced by the provision for depreciation. However, since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered presentations of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient. In response, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) created FFO as a supplemental measure of operating performance for REITs that excludes historical cost depreciation from net income. FFO, as defined by NAREIT, means net income, computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of real estate and impairment of depreciable assets, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated entities.

     Net operating income from continuing operations (“NOI”) is used to evaluate the operating performance of our properties. We define NOI as total revenues, including tenant reimbursements, less property level operating expenses, which exclude depreciation and amortization, general and administrative expenses, impairments and interest expense. Property operating expenses represent costs associated with managing, maintaining and servicing tenants for our seniors housing operating and medical facility properties.  These expenses include, but are not limited to, property-related payroll and benefits, property management fees, marketing, housekeeping, food service, maintenance, utilities, property taxes and insurance.  General and administrative expenses represent costs unrelated to property operations or transaction costs.  These expenses include, but are not limited to, payroll and benefits, professional services, office expenses and depreciation of corporate fixed assets.  Same store cash NOI (“SSCNOI”) is used to evaluate the cash-based operating performance of our properties under a consistent population which eliminates changes in the composition of our portfolio.  As used herein, same store is defined as those revenue-generating properties in the portfolio for the reporting period January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012.  Properties acquired, developed or classified in discontinued operations during that period are excluded from the same store amounts.  We believe NOI and SSCNOI provide investors relevant and useful information because they measure the operating performance of our properties at the property level on an unleveraged basis. We use NOI and SSCNOI to make decisions about resource allocations and to assess the property level performance of our properties.

     EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We believe that EBITDA, along with net income and cash flow provided from operating activities, is an important supplemental measure because it provides additional information to assess and evaluate the performance of our operations. We primarily utilize EBITDA to measure our interest coverage ratio, which represents EBITDA divided by total interest, and our fixed charge coverage ratio, which represents EBITDA divided by fixed charges. Fixed charges include total interest, secured debt principal amortization and preferred dividends. 

     A covenant in our $2 billion unsecured line of credit arrangement contains a financial ratio based on a definition of EBITDA that is specific to that agreement. Failure to satisfy this covenant could result in an event of default that could have a material adverse impact on our cost and availability of capital, which could in turn have a material adverse impact on our consolidated results of operations, liquidity and/or financial condition. Due to the materiality of this debt agreement and the financial covenant, we have disclosed Adjusted EBITDA, which represents EBITDA as defined above and adjusted for stock-based compensation expense, provision for loan losses and gain/loss on extinguishment of debt. We use Adjusted EBITDA to measure our adjusted fixed charge coverage ratio, which represents Adjusted EBITDA divided by fixed charges on a trailing twelve months basis. Fixed charges include total interest (excluding capitalized interest and non-cash interest expenses), secured debt principal amortization and preferred dividends. Effective July 27, 2011, our covenant requires an adjusted fixed charge ratio of at least 1.50 times.

     Other than Adjusted EBITDA, our supplemental reporting measures and similarly entitled financial measures are widely used by investors, equity and debt analysts and rating agencies in the valuation, comparison, rating and investment recommendations of companies. Management uses these financial measures to facilitate internal and external comparisons to our historical operating results and in making operating decisions. Additionally, these measures are utilized by the Board of Directors to evaluate management. Adjusted EBITDA is used solely to determine our compliance with a financial covenant in our primary line of credit arrangement and is not being presented for use by investors for any other purpose. None of our supplemental measures represent net income or cash flow provided from operating activities as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as alternative measures of profitability or liquidity. Finally, the supplemental measures, as defined by us, may not be comparable to similarly entitled items reported by other real estate investment trusts or other companies.

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     The tables below reflect the reconciliation of FFO to net income attributable to common stockholders, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure, for the periods presented. The provisions for depreciation and amortization include provisions for depreciation and amortization from discontinued operations. Noncontrolling interest amounts represent the noncontrolling interests’ share of transaction costs and depreciation and amortization.  Unconsolidated entity amounts represent our share of unconsolidated entities’ depreciation and amortization.  Amounts are in thousands except for per share data.

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,		June 30,		September 30,		December 31,		March 31,		June 30,
FFO Reconciliation:		2011		2011		2011		2011		2012		2012
Net income (loss) attributable to
	common stockholders	$	23,372	$	69,847	$	36,607	$	27,282	$	39,307	$	54,735
Depreciation and amortization			74,768		111,053		115,640		122,144		127,422		132,963
Impairment of assets			202		-		-		11,992		-		-
Gain on sales of properties			(26,156)		(30,224)		(185)		(4,594)		(769)		(32,450)
Noncontrolling interests			(4,160)		(4,487)		(4,706)		(5,318)		(4,990)		(5,190)
Unconsolidated entities			3,027		3,364		3,020		2,892		2,887		7,873
Funds from operations		$	71,053	$	149,553	$	150,376	$	154,398	$	163,857	$	157,931
Average common shares outstanding:
	Basic		154,945		176,445		177,272		185,913		199,661		213,498
	Diluted		155,485		177,487		177,849		186,529		201,658		215,138
Per share data:
Net income attributable to
	common stockholders
	Basic	$	0.15	$	0.40	$	0.21	$	0.15	$	0.20	$	0.26
	Diluted		0.15		0.39		0.21		0.15		0.19		0.25
Funds from operations
	Basic	$	0.46	$	0.85	$	0.85	$	0.83	$	0.82	$	0.74
	Diluted		0.46		0.84		0.85		0.83		0.81		0.73

		Six Months Ended
		June 30,		June 30,
FFO Reconciliation:		2011		2012
Net income attributable to
	common stockholders	$	93,219	$	94,037
Depreciation and amortization			185,821		260,385
Impairment of assets			202		-
Loss (gain) on sales of properties			(56,380)		(33,219)
Noncontrolling interests			(8,647)		(10,179)
Unconsolidated entities			6,391		10,759
Funds from operations		$	220,606	$	321,783
Average common shares outstanding:
	Basic		165,755		206,612
	Diluted		166,458		208,237
Per share data:
Net income attributable to
	common stockholders
	Basic	$	0.56	$	0.46
	Diluted		0.56		0.45
Funds from operations
	Basic	$	1.33	$	1.56
	Diluted		1.33		1.55

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     The table below reflects the reconciliation of EBITDA to net income, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure, for the periods presented. Interest expense and the provisions for depreciation and amortization include discontinued operations. Dollars are in thousands.

		Three Months Ended
		March 31,		June 30,		September 30,		December 31,		March 31,			June 30,
EBITDA Reconciliation:		2011		2011		2011		2011		2012			2012
Net income		$	31,810	$	86,208	$	52,353	$	42,343	$	57,458	$	76,875
Interest expense			59,330		84,773		87,811		90,084		93,722		96,762
Income tax expense			129		211		223		825		1,470		1,447
Depreciation and amortization			74,768		111,053		115,640		122,144		127,422		132,963
EBITDA		$	166,037	$	282,245	$	256,027	$	255,396	$	280,072	$	308,047
Interest Coverage Ratio:
Interest expense		$	59,330	$	84,773	$	87,811	$	90,084	$	93,722	$	96,762
Non-cash interest expense			(3,716)		(2,698)		(3,714)		(3,777)		(3,693)		(2,849)
Capitalized interest			4,665		2,313		3,111		3,074		2,420		2,140
	Total interest		60,279		84,388		87,208		89,381		92,449		96,053
EBITDA		$	166,037	$	282,245	$	256,027	$	255,396	$	280,072	$	308,047
	Interest coverage ratio		2.75x		3.34x		2.94x		2.86x		3.03x		3.21x
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:
Total interest		$	60,279	$	84,388	$	87,208	$	89,381	$	92,449	$	96,053
Secured debt principal payments			5,906		7,011		7,204		7,683		8,529		9,567
Preferred dividends			8,680		17,353		17,234		17,234		19,207		16,719
	Total fixed charges		74,865		108,752		111,646		114,298		120,185		122,339
EBITDA		$	166,037	$	282,245	$	256,027	$	255,396	$	280,072	$	308,047
	Fixed charge coverage ratio		2.22x		2.60x		2.29x		2.23x		2.33x		2.52x

		Six Months Ended
		June 30,		June 30,
EBITDA Reconciliation:		2011			2012
Net income		$	118,018	$	134,329
Interest expense			144,103		190,484
Income tax expense			340		2,918
Depreciation and amortization			185,821		260,385
EBITDA		$	448,282	$	588,116
Interest Coverage Ratio:
Interest expense		$	144,103	$	190,484
Non-cash interest expense			(6,414)		(6,542)
Capitalized interest			6,979		4,558
	Total interest		144,668		188,500
EBITDA		$	448,282	$	588,116
	Interest coverage ratio		3.10x		3.12x
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:
Total interest		$	144,668	$	188,500
Secured debt principal payments			12,917		18,096
Preferred dividends			26,033		35,926
	Total fixed charges		183,618		242,522
EBITDA		$	448,282	$	588,116
	Fixed charge coverage ratio		2.44x		2.43x

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     The table below reflects the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure, for the periods presented. Interest expense and the provisions for depreciation and amortization include discontinued operations. Dollars are in thousands.

		Twelve Months Ended
		March 31,		June 30,		September 30,		December 31,		March 31,		June 30,
Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation:		2011		2011		2011		2011		2012		2012
Net income		$	129,001	$	164,146	$	216,407	$	212,716	$	238,363	$	229,029
Interest expense			190,305		237,528		280,354		321,998		356,390		368,379
Income tax expense			407		430		601		1,388		2,729		3,965
Depreciation and amortization			233,731		297,333		360,580		423,605		476,259		498,169
Stock-based compensation expense			9,866		10,350		11,106		10,786		16,552		16,177
Provision for loan losses			29,932		30,100		1,314		2,010		1,762		1,595
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt			16,134		9,099		-		(979)		(979)		(403)
Adjusted EBITDA		$	609,376	$	748,986	$	870,362	$	971,524	$	1,091,076	$	1,116,911
Adjusted Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:
Interest expense		$	190,305	$	237,528	$	280,354	$	321,998	$	356,390	$	368,379
Capitalized interest			18,381		15,418		14,873		13,164		10,919		10,745
Non-cash interest expense			(14,820)		(13,859)		(13,315)		(13,905)		(13,882)		(14,033)
Secured debt principal payments			19,180		21,866		25,051		27,804		30,427		32,983
Preferred dividends			24,816		36,685		48,572		60,501		71,028		70,394
	Total fixed charges		237,862		297,638		355,535		409,562		454,882		468,468
Adjusted EBITDA		$	609,376	$	748,986	$	870,362	$	971,524	$	1,091,076	$	1,116,911
	Adjusted fixed charge coverage ratio		2.56x		2.52x		2.45x		2.37x		2.40x		2.38x

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     The following tables reflect the reconciliation of NOI and SSCNOI to net income attributable to common stockholders, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure, for the periods presented.  Amounts are in thousands.

			Three Months Ended
			March 31,		June 30,		September 30,		December 31,		March 31,		June 30,
NOI Reconciliation:			2011		2011		2011		2011		2012		2012
Total revenues:
	Seniors housing triple-net		$	101,494	$	170,946	$	166,281	$	175,184	$	175,401	$	183,522
	Seniors housing operating			71,286		123,149		125,125		136,525		158,174		165,654
	Medical facilities			68,270		75,129		81,416		85,689		97,330		103,663
	Non-segment/corporate			532		378		307		53		235		243
		Total revenues		241,582		369,602		373,129		397,451		431,140		453,082
Property operating expenses:
	Seniors housing operating			49,272		84,334		86,218		94,318		107,243		111,340
	Medical facilities			14,291		15,474		17,148		18,422		22,026		24,963
		Total property operating expenses		63,563		99,808		103,366		112,740		129,269		136,303
Net operating income:
	Seniors housing triple-net			101,494		170,946		166,281		175,184		175,401		183,522
	Seniors housing operating			22,014		38,815		38,907		42,207		50,931		54,314
	Medical facilities			53,979		59,655		64,268		67,267		75,304		78,700
	Non-segment/corporate			532		378		307		53		235		243
		Net operating income from continuing operations		178,019		269,794		269,763		284,711		301,871		316,779
Reconciling items:
	Interest expense			(56,129)		(81,484)		(85,250)		(87,782)		(91,973)		(94,968)
	Loss (gain) on derivatives			-		-		-		-		(555)		2,676
	Depreciation and amortization			(69,684)		(107,255)		(112,512)		(118,862)		(124,904)		(131,917)
	General and administrative			(17,714)		(19,562)		(19,735)		(20,190)		(27,751)		(25,870)
	Transaction costs			(36,065)		(13,738)		(6,739)		(13,682)		(5,579)		(28,691)
	Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt			-		-		-		979		-		(576)
	Provision for loan losses			(248)		(168)		(132)		(1,463)		-		-
	Income tax benefit (expense)			(129)		(211)		(223)		(825)		(1,470)		(1,447)
	Income from unconsolidated entities			1,543		971		1,642		1,616		1,532		1,456
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net			32,217		37,861		5,539		(2,159)		6,288		39,433
	Preferred dividends			(8,680)		(17,353)		(17,234)		(17,234)		(19,207)		(16,719)
	Preferred stock redemption charge			-		-		-		-		-		(6,242)
	Loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests			242		992		1,488		2,173		1,055		821
				(154,647)		(199,947)		(233,156)		(257,429)		(262,564)		(262,044)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders			$	23,372	$	69,847	$	36,607	$	27,282	$	39,307	$	54,735

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

					Three Months Ended
					March 31,		June 30,		March 31,		June 30,
					2011		2011		2012		2012
Same Store Cash NOI Reconciliation:
Net operating income from continuing operations:
	Seniors housing triple-net					101,494	$	170,946		175,401	$	183,522
	Seniors housing operating					22,014		38,815		50,931		54,314
	Medical facilities					53,979		59,655		75,304		78,700
			Total			177,487		269,416		301,636		316,536
Adjustments:
	Seniors housing triple-net:
		Non-cash NOI on same store properties				(3,287)		(2,642)		(1,638)		(1,353)
		NOI attributable to non same store properties				(15,360)		(83,867)		(88,217)		(94,879)
			Subtotal			(18,647)		(86,509)		(89,855)		(96,232)
	Seniors housing operating:
		Non-cash NOI on same store properties				-		-		-		-
		NOI attributable to non same store properties				(736)		(16,670)		(28,020)		(31,171)
			Subtotal			(736)		(16,670)		(28,020)		(31,171)
	Medical facilities:
		Non-cash NOI on same store properties				(2,392)		(2,397)		(1,957)		(1,924)
		NOI attributable to non same store properties				(3,535)		(9,885)		(24,858)		(28,625)
			Subtotal			(5,927)		(12,282)		(26,815)		(30,549)
Same store cash net operating income:				Properties
	Seniors housing triple-net			323		82,847		84,437		85,546		87,290
	Seniors housing operating			65		21,278		22,145		22,911		23,143
	Medical facilities			161		48,052		47,373		48,489		48,151
			Total	549		152,177	$	153,955		156,946	$	158,584

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

			Six Months Ended
			June 30,		June 30,
NOI Reconciliation:			2011		2012
Total revenues:
	Seniors housing triple-net		$	272,440	$	358,923
	Seniors housing operating			194,435		323,828
	Medical facilities			143,399		200,993
	Non-segment/corporate			910		478
		Total revenues		611,184		884,222
Property operating expenses:
	Seniors housing operating			133,606		218,583
	Medical facilities			29,765		46,989
		Total property operating expenses		163,371		265,572
Net operating income:
	Seniors housing triple-net			272,440		358,923
	Seniors housing operating			60,829		105,245
	Medical facilities			113,634		154,004
	Non-segment/corporate			910		478
		Net operating income from continuing operations		447,813		618,650
Reconciling items:
	Interest expense			(137,613)		(186,941)
	Loss (gain) on derivatives			-		2,121
	Depreciation and amortization			(176,939)		(256,821)
	General and administrative			(37,276)		(53,621)
	Transaction costs			(49,803)		(34,270)
	Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt			-		(576)
	Provision for loan losses			(416)		-
	Income tax benefit (expense)			(340)		(2,918)
	Income from unconsolidated entities			2,514		2,989
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net			70,078		45,716
	Preferred dividends			(26,033)		(35,926)
	Preferred stock redemption charge			-		(6,242)
	Loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests			1,234		1,876
				(354,594)		(524,613)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders			$	93,219	$	94,037

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Critical Accounting Policies

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make estimates and assumptions.  Management considers an accounting estimate or assumption critical if:

·the nature of the estimates or assumptions is material due to the levels of subjectivity and judgment necessary to account for highly uncertain matters or the susceptibility of such matters to change; and

·the impact of the estimates and assumptions on financial condition or operating performance is material.

Management has discussed the development and selection of its critical accounting policies with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.  Management believes the current assumptions and other considerations used to estimate amounts reflected in our consolidated financial statements are appropriate and are not reasonably likely to change in the future.  However, since these estimates require assumptions to be made that were uncertain at the time the estimate was made, they bear the risk of change.  If actual experience differs from the assumptions and other considerations used in estimating amounts reflected in our consolidated financial statements, the resulting changes could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, liquidity and/or financial condition.  Please refer to Note 2 to the financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as updated by our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2012, for further information regarding significant accounting policies that impact us.  There have been no material changes to these policies in 2012.

Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors

    This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain “forward-looking” statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements concern and are based upon, among other things, the possible expansion of the company’s portfolio; the sale of facilities; the performance of its operators/tenants and facilities; its ability to enter into agreements with viable new tenants for vacant space or for facilities that the company takes back from financially troubled tenants, if any; its occupancy rates; its ability to acquire, develop and/or manage facilities; its ability to make distributions to stockholders; its policies and plans regarding investments, financings and other matters; its ability to manage the risks associated with international expansion and operations; its tax status as a real estate investment trust; its critical accounting policies; its ability to appropriately balance the use of debt and equity; its ability to access capital markets or other sources of funds; and its ability to meet its earnings guidance. When the company uses words such as “may,” “will,” “intend,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “estimate” or similar expressions, it is making forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties.  The company’s expected results may not be achieved, and actual results may differ materially from expectations.  This may be a result of various factors, including, but not limited to: the status of the economy; the status of capital markets, including availability and cost of capital; issues facing the health care industry, including compliance with, and changes to, regulations and payment policies, responding to government investigations and punitive settlements and operators’/tenants’ difficulty in cost-effectively obtaining and maintaining adequate liability and other insurance; changes in financing terms; competition within the health care, seniors housing and life science industries; negative developments in the operating results or financial condition of operators/tenants, including, but not limited to, their ability to pay rent and repay loans; the company’s ability to transition or sell facilities with profitable results; the failure to make new investments as and when anticipated; acts of God affecting the company’s facilities; the company’s ability to re-lease space at similar rates as vacancies occur; the company’s ability to timely reinvest sale proceeds at similar rates to assets sold; operator/tenant or joint venture partner bankruptcies or insolvencies; the cooperation of joint venture partners; government regulations affecting Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates and operational requirements; regulatory approval and market acceptance of the products and technologies of life science tenants; liability or contract claims by or against operators/tenants; unanticipated difficulties and/or expenditures relating to future acquisitions; environmental laws affecting the company’s facilities; changes in rules or practices governing the company’s financial reporting; the movement of U.S. and Canadian exchange rates; and legal and operational matters, including real estate investment trust qualification and key management personnel recruitment and retention.  Other important factors are identified in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as updated by our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2012, including factors identified under the headings “Business,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Finally, the company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

     We are exposed to various market risks, including the potential loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. We seek to mitigate the underlying foreign currency exposures with gains and losses on derivative contracts hedging these exposures.  We seek to mitigate the effects of fluctuations in interest rates by matching the terms of new investments with new long-term fixed rate borrowings to the extent possible. We may or may not elect to use financial derivative instruments to hedge interest rate exposure. These decisions are principally based on our policy to match our variable rate investments with comparable borrowings, but are also based on the general trend in interest rates at the applicable dates and our perception of the future volatility of interest rates. This section is presented to provide a discussion of the risks associated with potential fluctuations in interest rates.

      We historically borrow on our primary unsecured line of credit arrangement to acquire, construct or make loans relating to health care and seniors housing properties. Then, as market conditions dictate, we will issue equity or long-term fixed rate debt to repay the borrowings under the unsecured line of credit arrangements.

      A change in interest rates will not affect the interest expense associated with our fixed rate debt. Interest rate changes, however, will affect the fair value of our fixed rate debt. Changes in the interest rate environment upon maturity of this fixed rate debt could have an effect on our future cash flows and earnings, depending on whether the debt is replaced with other fixed rate debt, variable rate debt or equity or repaid by the sale of assets. To illustrate the impact of changes in the interest rate markets, we performed a sensitivity analysis on our fixed rate debt instruments whereby we modeled the change in net present values arising from a hypothetical 1% increase in interest rates to determine the instruments’ change in fair value. The following table summarizes the analysis performed as of the dates indicated (in thousands):

	June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Principal		Change in		Principal		Change in
	balance		fair value		balance		fair value
Senior unsecured notes	$	4,939,342	$	(372,651)	$	4,464,927	$	(342,460)
Secured debt		1,966,194		(91,450)		1,693,283		(82,583)
Totals	$	6,905,536	$	(464,101)	$	6,158,210	$	(425,043)

     As of June 30, 2012, we had five interest rate swaps for a total aggregate notional amount of $101,040,000.  The swaps hedge interest payments associated with long-term LIBOR based borrowings and mature between December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013.

     Our variable rate debt, including our unsecured line of credit arrangements, is reflected at cost which approximates fair value. At June 30, 2012, we had $393,000,000 outstanding related to our variable rate lines of credit and $218,322,000 outstanding related to our variable rate secured debt. Assuming no changes in outstanding balances, a 1% increase in interest rates would result in increased annual interest expense of $6,113,000. At December 31, 2011, we had $610,000,000 outstanding related to our variable rate lines of credit and $415,101,000 outstanding related to our variable rate secured debt. Assuming no changes in outstanding balances, a 1% increase in interest rates would have resulted in increased annual interest expense of $10,251,000.

     As of June 30, 2012, we had one forward exchange contract to sell $250,000,000 Canadian dollars at a fixed rate on July 31, 2012.  The forward exchange contract is designated as a net investment hedge of our Chartwell investment.

     We are subject to risks associated with debt financing, including the risk that existing indebtedness may not be refinanced or that the terms of refinancing may not be as favorable as the terms of current indebtedness. The majority of our borrowings were completed under indentures or contractual agreements that limit the amount of indebtedness we may incur. Accordingly, in the event that we are unable to raise additional equity or borrow money because of these limitations, our ability to acquire additional properties may be limited.

     For additional information regarding fair values of financial instruments, see “Item 2 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies” and Notes 11 and 16 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

     Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file with or submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. No changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A. Risk Factors

     Except as provided in “Item 2 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Forward Looking Statements and Risk Factors,” there have been no material changes from the risk factors identified under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as updated by our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2012.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased(1)	Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(2)	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
April 1, 2012 through April 30, 2012	134	$	54.12
May 1, 2012 through May 31, 2012	-		-
June 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012	-		-
Totals	134	$	54.12
(1) During the three months ended June 30, 2012, the company acquired shares of common stock held by employees who tendered owned shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
(2) No shares were purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs.

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Item 6. Exhibits

4.1              Indenture, dated as of March 15, 2010, between the company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”) (filed with the SEC as Exhibit 4.1 to the company’s Form 8-K filed March 15, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference thereto).

4.2              Supplemental Indenture No. 6, dated as of April 3, 2012, between the company and the Trustee (filed with the SEC as Exhibit 4.2 to the company’s Form 8-K filed April 4, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference thereto).

10.1            Term Loan Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2012, by and among the company, the banks signatory thereto, KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A. and Royal Bank of Canada, as co-syndication agents, Citibank, N.A., Compass Bank, Fifth Third Bank, PNC Bank, National Association, The Bank of New York Mellon and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as co-documentation agents, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and RBC Capital Markets, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (filed with the SEC as Exhibit 10.1 to the company’s Form 8-K filed May 30, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference thereto).

10.2            Separation Agreement and General Release, dated July 25, 2012, between the company and John T. Thomas.

12               Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends (Unaudited)

31.1            Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

31.2            Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

32.1            Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 by Chief Executive Officer.

32.2            Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 by Chief Financial Officer.

101.INS     XBRL Instance Document*

101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*

101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*

101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*

101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*

101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*

*

Attached as Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are the following materials, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 and (v) the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

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     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	HEALTH CARE REIT, INC.
Date: August 6, 2012	By:	/s/ GEORGE L. CHAPMAN
	George L. Chapman,
	Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President  (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: August 6, 2012	By:	/s/ SCOTT A. ESTES
	Scott A. Estes,
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  (Principal Financial Officer)
Date: August 6, 2012	By:	/s/ PAUL D. NUNGESTER, JR.
	Paul D. Nungester, Jr.,
	Senior Vice President and Controller  (Principal Accounting Officer)

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EX-10.2

 

EXHIBIT 10.2

SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE

THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE (“Separation Agreement”) is made by and between Health Care REIT, Inc., together with its affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, joint ventures, predecessors, successors and assigns (the “Company”) and John T. Thomas, on behalf of himself and his heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns (collectively referred to herein as “Employee”) (Company and Employee shall be collectively referred to herein as “Parties”).  

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Employee is employed by the Company; and

WHEREAS, Company and Employee have entered into an Employment Agreement dated January 19, 2009 (the “Employment Agreement”);

WHEREAS, Employee has agreed to voluntarily resign his employment with Company, pursuant to Section 5(d) of the Employment Agreement, effective July 25, 2012 (the “Termination Date”) and Company has agreed to accept a shortened notice period than that required under the Employment Agreement;

WHEREAS, Employee is not entitled to receive severance pay under the Employment Agreement or otherwise pursuant to a voluntary resignation;

WHEREAS, Employee is not entitled to receive continued coverage of medical and dental insurance under the insurance programs maintained by the Company at the Company’s expense under the Employment Agreement or otherwise;

WHEREAS, Employee is not entitled to accelerated vesting of any restricted stock or stock options currently held by Employee but scheduled to vest in on dates following the Termination Date;

WHEREAS, Employee elects to receive severance pay, continued coverage of medical and dental insurance under the insurance programs maintained by the Company at the Company’s expense, and accelerated vesting of stock and stock options under this Separation Agreement under the terms and conditions set forth below;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein, the Company and the Employee (collectively referred to as the “Parties”) hereby agree as follows:

The above recitals are hereby incorporated into this Separation Agreement.

1.         Last Day of Employment.  Employee's employment with the Company terminated on July 25, 2012 (the “Termination Date”).     

2.         Consideration.   In consideration for Employee’s execution of this Separation Agreement and compliance with its terms, Company agrees, after Employee executes this Agreement and after the expiration of the revocation period required by the Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act as set forth in Paragraph 21 below (the “Effective Date”):

a.to pay to Employee Four Hundred Seventy Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Seven Dollars and Sixty Eight Cents ($472,707.68), less lawful deductions (the “Severance Pay”).  Company shall issue Employee an IRS Form W-2 for this amount.  Payment of the Severance Pay shall be made as follows:

            (1)        Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Seven Hundred and Seven Dollars and Sixty Eight Cents ($220,707.68), less applicable withholdings, will be payable in equal bi-monthly installments, according to the Company’s regular payroll schedule, commencing no later than the second payroll period following the Effective Date, and ending on December 31, 2012.

            (2)        One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), less applicable withholdings, to be payable in a lump-sum on December 31, 2012.

            (3)        One Hundred and Fifty Two Thousand Dollars ($152,000.00), less applicable withholdings, will be payable in equal bi-monthly installments, according to the Company’s regular payroll schedule, commencing on January 15, 2013 and ending on July 31, 2013. 

            b.         if Employee properly and timely elects to continue coverage under the Company’s group medical, dental and/or vision insurance plans in accordance with the continuation requirements of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), the Company shall pay the cost of the premium for such coverage through July 31, 2013 (the “COBRA Payment Period”), provided, however, that such payments shall cease if Employee becomes eligible to participate in the medical, dental and/or vision insurance plans of a third party employer at any time prior to the expiration of the COBRA Payment Period.  Thereafter, Employee shall be entitled to elect to continue such COBRA coverage for the remainder of the COBRA period, at Employee’s own expense, consistent with the provisions of COBRA. Company shall issue Employee an IRS Form 1099 for these payments.

            c.         to immediately accelerate, effective on the Effective Date, the vesting of 8,470 shares of restricted stock currently held by Employee under the 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan but not scheduled to vest until January 15, 2013. 

d.         to immediately accelerate options for the purchase of 13,156 shares of the Company’s common stock which are currently held by the Employee under the 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan but not scheduled to vest until January 15, 2013, such that these options shall be immediately exercisable at the original strike price and in the same manner as such options were available for exercise during Employee’s period of employment, as of the Effective Date and for a period of twelve (12) months following the Effective Date.  In addition, all options that are vested and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Date shall be exercisable for a period of twelve (12) months following the Effective Date.

3.         Additional Consideration.  In consideration for Employee's irrevocable execution of this Agreement and compliance with its terms, if the Company achieves the objectives set forth in a letter addressed to Employee dated the Effective Date (the "Letter") by December 31, 2012 and the Employee has cooperated and provided requested assistance in the achievement of those objectives (as determined by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion), then the Company will make an additional payment to Employee, no later than January 31, 2013, of up to One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), less applicable withholdings. 

4.         No Consideration Absent Execution of this Separation Agreement.  Employee understands and agrees that Employee would not receive the monies or benefits specified in Paragraphs 2 and 3 above, except for Employee’s execution of this Separation Agreement and fulfillment of the promises contained herein.

5.         Release of All Claims.  Employee knowingly and voluntarily releases and forever discharges, to the fullest extent permitted by law, Company, its insurers and reinsurers, successors and assigns, and their current and former employees, attorneys, officers, directors and agents thereof, both individually and in their business capacities, and their employee benefit plans and programs and their administrators and fiduciaries, all of whom are intended third-party beneficiaries of this Separation Agreement (collectively referred to throughout the remainder of this Separation Agreement as “Releasees”), to the full extent permitted by law, of and from any and all claims, known and unknown, asserted or unasserted, which the Employee has or may have against Releasees as of the date of execution of this Separation Agreement, including, but not limited to, any alleged violation of:

§Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;

§The Civil Rights Act of 1991;

§The Equal Pay Act;

§Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code;

§The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) (except for any vested benefits under any tax qualified benefit plan);

§The Immigration Reform and Control Act;

§The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990;

§The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”);

§The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act;

§The Family and Medical Leave Act;

§The Fair Credit Reporting Act;

§The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;

§The Occupational Safety and Health Act;

§The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008;     

§Ohio Civil Rights Act, O.R.C. § 4112.01 et seq.;

§Ohio Age Discrimination in Employment Act,  O.R.C. § 4112.14;

§Ohio Whistleblower Protection Act, O.R.C. § 4113.51 et seq.;

§Ohio Statutory Provisions Regarding Retaliation/Discrimination for Pursuing a Workers Compensation Claim, O.R.C. § 4123.90;

§Ohio Minimum Fair Wages Act, O.R.C. § 4111.01 et seq.;

§Ohio Wage Payment Act, O.R.C. § 4113.15;

§Ohio Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act, Ohio Rev. Code §§ 5903.01, 5903.02;

§any other federal, state or local law, rule, regulation, or ordinance;

§any public policy, contract, tort, or common law; or

§any basis for recovering costs, fees, or other expenses including attorneys' fees incurred in these matters.

Employee agrees not to assist other in asserting legal claims against the Company except that this prohibition shall not apply to assistance with agency proceedings or when Employee is compelled by subpoena or law to provide information or testimony.

6.         Acknowledgments and Affirmations.  Employee affirms that Employee has not filed, nor caused to be filed, nor is Employee presently a party to, or a witness in connection with, any claim, complaint or action against Releasees in any legal or administrative forum.

Employee affirms that Employee has been paid for and/or has received all compensation, wages, bonuses, commissions, and/or benefits to which Employee may be entitled and that no other leave (paid or unpaid), compensation, wages, bonuses, commissions or benefits are due to Employee. 

Employee affirms that all of Company’s decisions regarding Employee's pay and benefits through the date of Employee's separation of employment were not discriminatory based on age, disability, race, color, sex, religion, national origin or any other classification protected by law.

Employee affirms that Employee has no known workplace injuries or occupational diseases and that Employee has been granted or has not been denied any leave to which Employee was entitled under the Family and Medical Leave Act or related state or local leave or disability accommodation laws. 

Employee affirms that Employee has not divulged any proprietary or confidential information of Company and will continue to maintain the confidentiality of such information consistent with Company’s policies and Employee’s agreement(s) with Company and/or common law.

Employee affirms that Employee has not been retaliated against for reporting any allegations of wrongdoing by Company or its officers, including any allegations of corporate fraud.  

Both Parties acknowledge that this Separation Agreement does not limit either party’s right, where applicable, to file or participate in an investigative proceeding of any federal, state or local governmental agency.  To the extent permitted by law, Employee agrees that if such an administrative claim is made, Employee shall not be entitled to recover any individual monetary relief or other individual remedies. 

7.         Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure.

a.         The Employee will not, for a period of one (1) year from the Effective Date of this Agreement (the "Restricted Period"), engage in any business activities on behalf of any enterprise in the United States which competes with the Company in the business of: (i) ownership or operation of Health Care Facilities (defined below); (ii) investment in or lending to health care related enterprises (including, without limitation, owners or developers of Health Care Facilities); (iii) management of Health Care Facilities; or (iv) provision of any planning or development services for Health Care Facilities.  “Health Care Facilities” means any senior housing facilities or facilities used or intended primarily for the delivery of health care services, including, without limitation, any active adult communities, independent living facilities, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, medical office buildings, hospitals of any kind, or any similar types of facilities or projects.  The Employee will be deemed to be engaged in such competitive business activities if he participates in such a business enterprise as an employee, officer, director, consultant, agent, partner, proprietor, or other participant; provided that the ownership of no more than two percent (2%) of the stock of a publicly traded Company engaged in a competitive business shall not be deemed to be engaging in competitive business activities. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) enterprises that compete with the Company are set forth in the Letter; and (ii) Employee will not be employed by or provide any consulting or other services for entities as set forth in the Letter.  The Employee will be deemed to be engaged in such competitive business activities if Employee participates in such a business enterprises as an employee, officer, director, consultant, agent, partner, proprietor, or other participant; proved that the ownership of no more than two percent of the stock of a publicly traded corporation engaged in a competitive business shall not be deemed to be engaged in competitive business activities.  

To assist Company in its reasonable enforcement of this provision, during the Restrictive Period, Employee will provide Company with written notice at least five (5) business days prior to accepting any employment or engagement as a consultant or contractor with a third party.  Such notice will include, at a minimum, the name and a description of the business of the prospective employer or engaging entity, as well as the proposed title and responsibilities of Employee.

b.Employee shall not, during the Restricted Period, solicit any employee or full time consultant of the Company for purposes of hiring or retaining such employee or consultant. 

c.         Employee understands and agrees that during the course of his employment with the Company, Employee had access, in a position of trust and as a fiduciary, to proprietary and/or confidential information of the Company.  Employee agrees that Employee will not, at any time, disclose, divulge, transfer or provide access to, or use for the benefit of, any third party outside the Company (or any Releasee), any Proprietary Information of the Company without prior authorization of the Company. “Proprietary Information” shall mean any and all information or material of the Company and/or any Releasee which is not generally available to or used by others, or the utility or value of which is not generally known or recognized as standard practice, whether or not the underlying details are in the public domain, including, without limitation: (i) information or material relating to the Company and/or any Releasee and its business as conducted or anticipated to be conducted; target clients, investment criteria, business or strategic plans; operations; past, current or anticipated investments, acquisitions, developments, services, products or software; customers or prospective customers; underwriting,  capital or analytical models or protocols; relations with business partners or prospective business partners; or research, development, property management, investment, purchasing, accounting, or marketing activities; (ii) information or material relating to the Company’s and/or any of Releasee’s properties, facilities, improvements, investments, discoveries, “know-how,” energy programs, technological developments, or unpublished writings or other works of authorship, or to the materials, contacts, techniques, processes, plans or methods used in the origination,

development, management or marketing of the Company’s and/or any Releasee’s facilities, properties, investments, services, products or software; (iii) information on or material relating to the Company and/or any Releasee which when received is marked as “proprietary,” “private,” or “confidential” or which a reasonable person would recognize as proprietary, private or confidential; (iv) trade secrets of the Company and/or any Releasee; (v) information regarding the Company’s transactions, transaction structures, relationships, customers and clients; (vi) software of the Company and/or any Releasee in various stages of development, software designs, web-based solutions, specifications, programming aids, programming languages, interfaces, visual displays, technical documentation, user manuals, data files and databases of the Company and/or any Releasee; and (vii) any similar information of the type described above which the Company and/or any Releasee obtained from another party and which the Company and/or the Releasee treats as or designates as being proprietary, private or confidential, whether or not owned or developed by the Company and/or the Releasee.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Proprietary Information” does not include any information which is properly published or in the public domain; provided, however, that information which is published by or with the aid of Employee outside the scope of employment or contrary to the requirements of this Separation  Agreement will not be considered to have been properly published, and therefore will not be in the public domain for purposes of this Separation  Agreement.

d.         Employee acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of this paragraph of the Separation Agreement are reasonable and appropriate in all respects, and in the event of any violation by Employee of any such provisions, the Company would suffer irreparable harm and its remedies at law would be inadequate.  Accordingly, in the event of any violation or attempted violation of any such provisions by Employee, the Company shall be entitled to a temporary restraining order, temporary and permanent injunctions, specific performance, and other equitable relief.  Employee agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from and against any and all loss, cost, damage, or expense, including without limitation, attorneys’ fees that arise out of any breach by Employee of this Separation Agreement.  All rights and remedies of the Company under this Separation Agreement are cumulative and in addition to all other rights and remedies which may be available to the Company from time to time, under any other agreement, at law, or in equity.

e.         The Parties agree that if the scope and enforceability of any covenant contained within this Paragraph 7 is in anyway disputed, a court of competent jurisdiction (as described in Paragraph 14, below) may modify and enforce the covenant to the extent that the court determines that the covenant is reasonable under the circumstances existing at that time.  

8.         Nondisparagement and Neutral Reference.Employee will not make, participate in the making of, or encourage any other person to make public statements, written or oral or by any other method of communication (including but not limited to emails, social media sites, message boards or web postings) which are intended to criticize, disparage or defame the good will or reputation of the Company, its investments,  products or services or any of its employees or former employees, officers or directors, except as may be specifically protected or required by law.  The Company shall instruct those who are Executive Officers and Senior Vice Presidents of the Company as of the date of Employee’s execution of this Agreement not to make or publish, whether orally, or in written or electronic form, any false or disparaging statements or comments which in any way relate to, refer to, or otherwise concern Employee. 

            To the extent inquiries regarding Employee’s employment with Company are directed to Erin Ibele, Senior Vice President - Administration, prospective employers will be provided the dates of  Employee’s employment, his last salary, his volume of acquisitions and his position with Company. 

9.         Cooperation after Termination.  Employee agrees to give prompt written notice to the Company of any claim or injury relating to the Company, and to fully cooperate in good faith and to the best of Employee’s ability with Company in connection with all pending, potential or future claims, investigations or actions that directly or indirectly relate to any transaction, event or activity about which the Employee may have knowledge because of Employee’s employment with Company, as long as such cooperation is scheduled by the Company, to the extent possible, to require only occasional efforts and to not conflict with any future employment. Such cooperation shall include all assistance that the Company, its counsel, or its representatives may reasonably request, including reviewing and interpreting documents, meeting with counsel, providing factual information and material, and appearing or testifying as a witness, as long as the Company provides legal representation.  The Company agrees to make every reasonable effort to provide Employee with reasonable notice in the event his participation is required and to reimburse Employee for reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by

Employee as the direct result of his participation, provided that such out-of-pocket costs are supported by appropriate documentation and have prior authorization of the Company.

10.Confidentiality and Return of Property.   

a. Except to the extent that the Company has disclosed any of the terms hereof as required under any applicable securities or other laws or regulations, Employee agrees not to disclose any information regarding the existence or substance of this Separation Agreement, other than to Employee’s current or former spouse, significant other, tax advisor, and/or any attorney with whom Employee chooses to consult regarding Employee’s consideration of this Separation Agreement, or as otherwise specifically protected or required by law.  Employee specifically agrees that a breach of this provision by Employee’s current or former spouse, significant other, tax advisor, and/or attorney shall be deemed a breach by Employee.  Employee affirms that Employee has not made any disclosure prohibited by this Paragraph prior to signing this Separation Agreement.   

b.         The Parties agree that nothing in this Separation Agreement is intended to limit or prohibit, or shall be construed as limiting or prohibiting, either Party from providing information in response to a lawfully issued subpoena or otherwise complying with any legal requirement.  Employee further agrees that Employee will not provide information or testimony in any court action against Company except pursuant to a lawful subpoena and that Employee will notify Company of any subpoena or informal request to testify in Court that Employee receives within 3 business days after Employee’s receipt of such subpoena or informal request.

c.         The Parties further agree that the existence and substance of this Separation Agreement also may be disclosed in order to enforce its terms.

            d.         Employee affirms that Employee has returned all of Company’s property, documents (including paper and electronic versions), and/or any confidential information in Employee’s possession or control.  Employee also affirms that Employee is in possession of all of Employee’s property that Employee had at Company’s premises and that Company is not in possession of any of Employee’s property.

11.       Code Section 409.  To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Separation Agreement comply with or, as applicable, constitute a short-term deferral or otherwise be exempt from the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder ("Section 409A").  This Agreement will be administered and interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent, and any provision that would cause this Separation Agreement to fail to satisfy Section 409A will have no force and effect until amended to comply therewith (which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Section 409A).  Employee and Company agree that this termination of employment shall be considered a "separation from service" from the Company within the meaning of Section 409A.  To the extent required in order to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A, amounts and benefits payable pursuant to this Separation Agreement that are not short-term deferrals or otherwise exempt from Section 409A, which would otherwise be provided during the six month period immediately following Employee's separation from service, shall instead be paid on the first business day after the date that is six months following Employee's termination of employment (or upon death, if earlier).  In addition, for purposes of this Separation Agreement, each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided to Employee pursuant to this Separation Agreement shall be construed as a separate identified payment for purposes of Section 409A.  Any reimbursement or advancement payable to Employee pursuant to this Separation Agreement shall be conditioned on the submission by Employee of all expense reports reasonably required under any applicable expense policy.  Any amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefit provided, during a calendar years shall not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, on in-kind benefit provided, during any other calendar year.  The right to any reimbursement or in-kind benefit pursuant to this Separation Agreement shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit.

12.       Consequences of Breach.   Employee acknowledges and agrees that in the event he should breach or violate any provision of this Separation Agreement, including but not limited to the obligations of strict confidentiality, non-disparagement, non-solicitation and non-competition, Employee shall be subject to legal action for such breach or

violation and may be held liable to the Company and/or one or more of the Releasees for contractual and/or other legal or equitable remedies, including return of all Severance Pay and benefits  provided under Paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Separation Agreement.

13.       Successors and Assigns.This Separation  Agreement will inure to the benefit of successors and assigns of the Company.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Separation  Agreement to the contrary, the Company may assign this Separation Agreement and its rights, together with its obligations, hereunder in connection with any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets or business, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise.  Such assignment includes the assignment of rights and contractual duties. Employee does not have any right to assign Employee’s rights or delegate Employee’s obligations under this Separation Agreement to anyone.

14.       Governing Law and Interpretation.  This Separation Agreement shall be governed and conformed in accordance with the laws of Ohio without regard to its conflict of laws provisions.  In the event of a breach of any provision of this Separation Agreement, either Party may institute an action specifically to enforce any term or terms of this Separation Agreement and/or to seek any damages for breach.  Employee agrees that, in connection with any action, suit or other proceeding in connection with, arising out of or relating to this Separation Agreement all disputes shall be exclusively resolved by courts of competent jurisdiction sitting in Lucas County, Ohio, or the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, as may be appropriate.   Employee hereby: (a) submits to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of such courts; (b) consents to service of process in connection with any action, suit or proceeding against Employee; and (c) waives any other requirement (whether imposed by statute, rule of court or otherwise) with respect to personal jurisdiction, venue or service of process. 

15.Severability.   Should any provision of this Separation Agreement (other than the provisions of Paragraph 7, which shall be governed by the reformation provisions of Paragraph 7e) be declared illegal or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction and should such provision be unable to be modified to be enforceable, excluding the general release language, such provision shall immediately become null and void, leaving the remainder of this Separation Agreement in full force and effect.

16.Nonadmission of Wrongdoing.  The Parties agree that neither this Separation Agreement nor the furnishing of the consideration for this Separation Agreement shall be deemed or construed at any time for any purpose as an admission by Releasees of wrongdoingor evidence of any liability or unlawful conduct of any kind.

17.Amendment.  This Separation Agreement may not be modified, altered or changed except in writing and signed by both Parties wherein specific reference is made to this Separation Agreement.

18.       Miscellaneous. 

            a.         This Separation Agreement may be signed in counterparts, both of which shall be deemed an original, but both of which, taken together shall constitute the same instrument.  A signature made on a faxed or electronically mailed copy of the Separation Agreement or a signature transmitted by facsimile or electronic mail shall have the same effect as the original signature.

            b.         The section headings used in this Separation Agreement are intended solely for convenience of reference and shall not in any manner amplify, limit, modify or otherwise be used in the interpretation of any of the provisions hereof.

            c.         If Employee or Company fails to enforce this Separation Agreement or to insist on performance of any term, that failure does not mean a waiver of that term or of the Separation Agreement.  The Separation Agreement remains in full force and effect.

19.       Entire Agreement.  This Separation Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the Parties hereto, and fully supersedes any prior agreements or understandings between the Parties.Employee acknowledges that Employee has not relied on any representations, promises, or agreements of any kind made to Employee in connection with Employee’s

decision to accept this Separation Agreement, except for those set forth in this Separation Agreement.

20.       Joint Participation and Negotiation of Agreement.   Each party has had the opportunity to obtain the advice of legal counsel and to review, comment upon, and negotiate this Separation  Agreement.  Accordingly, it is agreed that no rule of construction shall apply against any Party or in favor of any Party.  This Separation  Agreement shall be construed in light of the fact that the Parties jointly prepared this Separation  Agreement, and any uncertainty or ambiguity shall not be interpreted against any one Party and in favor of the other.

21.       EMPLOYEE IS ADVISED THAT HE HAS UP TO TWENTY-ONE (21) CALENDAR DAYS TO REVIEW AND CONSIDER THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT.  EMPLOYEE ALSO IS ADVISED TO CONSULT, AND AFFIRMS THAT HE HAS CONSULTED, WITH HIS ATTORNEY PRIOR TO SIGNING THIS SEPARATIONAGREEMENT. 

EMPLOYEE MAY REVOKE THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT FOR A PERIOD OF SEVEN (7) CALENDAR DAYS FOLLOWING THE DAY HE SIGNS THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT.  ANY REVOCATION WITHIN THIS PERIOD MUST BE SUBMITTED, IN WRITING, TO ERIN IBELE, SVP, ADMINISTRATION AND CORPORATE SECRETARY, HEALTH CARE REIT, INC. AND STATE, “I, JOHN THOMAS, HEREBY REVOKE MY ACCEPTANCE OF THE SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE.” THE REVOCATION MUST BE SENT BY CERTIFIED U.S. MAIL TO ERIN IBELE, SVP, ADMINISTRATION AND CORPORATE SECRETARY, HEALTH CARE REIT, INC., 4500 DORR STREET, TOLEDO, OHIO 43615-4040, AND POSTMARKED WITHIN SEVEN (7) CALENDAR DAYS AFTER EMPLOYEE SIGNS THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT.

EMPLOYEE AGREES THAT ANY MODIFICATIONS, MATERIAL OR OTHERWISE, MADE TO THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT, DO NOT RESTART OR AFFECT IN ANY MANNER THE ORIGINAL UP TO TWENTY-ONE (21) CALENDAR DAY CONSIDERATION PERIOD.

EMPLOYEE, FREELY AND KNOWINGLY, AND AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION, ENTERS INTO THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT INTENDING TO WAIVE, SETTLE AND RELEASE ALL CLAIMS EMPLOYEE HAS OR MIGHT HAVE AGAINST RELEASEES AS OF THE DATE OF EXECUTION OF THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT.

The Parties knowingly and voluntarily sign this Confidential Separation Agreement and General Release as of the date(s) set forth below:

                                                                                    Health Care REIT, Inc.

By: /s/ John Thomas                                                    By: /s/ Erin Ibele                                                                                                        

            John Thomas                                                   Erin Ibele        

                                                                                    SVP, Administration and Corporate Secretary

Date: July 25, 2012                                                     Date: July 25, 2012                            

EX-12

 

EXHIBIT 12
STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS (UNAUDITED)
	Year Ended December 31,										Six Months Ended June 30,
	2007		2008		2009		2010		2011		2011		2012
	(dollars in thousands)
Earnings:
Pretax income from continuing operations before adjustment for income or loss from equity investees(1)	$	79,596	$	110,144	$	124,974	$	53,545	$	134,871	$	45,766	$	88,542
Fixed charges		114,205		124,540		118,697		151,031		309,905		138,178		184,957
Capitalized interest		(12,526)		(25,029)		(41,170)		(20,792)		(13,164)		(6,979)		(4,558)
Amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness		8,413		11,231		11,898		13,945		13,905		6,414		6,542
Noncontrolling interest in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges		(238)		(126)		342		(357)		4,894		1,234		1,876
Earnings	$	189,450	$	220,760	$	214,741	$	197,372	$	450,411	$	184,613	$	277,359
Fixed charges:
Interest expense(1)	$	110,092	$	110,742	$	89,425	$	144,184	$	310,646	$	137,613	$	186,941
Capitalized interest		12,526		25,029		41,170		20,792		13,164		6,979		4,558
Amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness		(8,413)		(11,231)		(11,898)		(13,945)		(13,905)		(6,414)		(6,542)
Fixed charges	$	114,205	$	124,540	$	118,697	$	151,031	$	309,905	$	138,178	$	184,957
Consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges		1.66		1.77		1.81		1.31		1.45		1.34		1.50
Earnings:
Pretax income from continuing operations before adjustment for income or loss from equity investees(1)	$	79,596	$	110,144	$	124,974	$	53,545	$	134,871	$	45,766	$	88,542
Fixed charges		114,205		124,540		118,697		151,031		309,905		138,178		184,957
Capitalized interest		(12,526)		(25,029)		(41,170)		(20,792)		(13,164)		(6,979)		(4,558)
Amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness		8,413		11,231		11,898		13,945		13,905		6,414		6,542
Noncontrolling interest in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges		(238)		(126)		342		(357)		4,894		1,234		1,876
Earnings	$	189,450	$	220,760	$	214,741	$	197,372	$	450,411	$	184,613	$	277,359
Fixed charges:
Interest expense(1)	$	110,092	$	110,742	$	89,425	$	144,184	$	310,646	$	137,613	$	186,941
Capitalized interest		12,526		25,029		41,170		20,792		13,164		6,979		4,558
Amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness		(8,413)		(11,231)		(11,898)		(13,945)		(13,905)		(6,414)		(6,542)
Fixed charges		114,205		124,540		118,697		151,031		309,905		138,178		184,957
Preferred stock dividends		25,130		23,201		22,079		21,645		60,502		26,033		35,926
Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends	$	139,335	$	147,741	$	140,776	$	172,676	$	370,407	$	164,211	$	220,883
Consolidated ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends		1.36		1.49		1.53		1.14		1.22		1.12		1.26
(1) We have reclassified the income and expenses attributable to the properties sold prior to or held for sale at June 30, 2012 to discontinued operations.

EX-31.1

 

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, George L. Chapman, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Health Care REIT, Inc.;
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 6, 2012

/s/ GEORGE L. CHAPMAN

George L. Chapman, 

Chief Executive Officer 

EX-31.2

 

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Scott A. Estes, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Health Care REIT, Inc.;
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 6, 2012

/s/ SCOTT A. ESTES

Scott A. Estes, 

Chief Financial Officer 

EX-32.1

 

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

          I, George L. Chapman, the Chief Executive Officer of Health Care REIT, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350), that (i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Company for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ GEORGE L. CHAPMAN

George L. Chapman, 

Chief Executive Officer

 Date: August 6, 2012

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-32.2

 

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

          I, Scott A. Estes, the Chief Financial Officer of Health Care REIT, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350), that (i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Company for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ SCOTT A. ESTES

Scott A. Estes, 

Chief Financial Officer

 Date: August 6, 2012 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Real Property Acquisitions and Development (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011
Senior housing - triple net [Member]
Estimated Fair Value of Allocated Purchase Price of Asset and Liabilities
Land and land improvements	$ 29,320	[1]	$ 179,321
Buildings and improvements	394,508	[1]	2,670,282
Acquired lease intangibles	0	[1]	0
Restricted cash	0	[1]	0
Investment in unconsolidated entities	0	[1]	0
Receivables and other assets	0	[1]	0
Cash and cash equivalents	0	[1]	0
Total assets acquired	423,828	[1]	2,849,603
Assumed debt	(56,337)	[1]	(93,425)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(1,568)	[1]	(75,144)
Total liabilities assumed	(57,905)	[1]	(168,569)
Capital in excess of par	1,024	[1]	0
Noncontrolling interests	(15,820)	[1]	0
Cash disbursed for acquisitions	350,817	[1]	2,681,034
Construction in progress additions	81,419	[1]	75,999
Less: Capitalized Interest	(2,629)	[1]	(2,331)
Cash disbursed for construction in progress	78,790	[1]	73,668
Capital improvements to existing properties	36,421	[1]	11,556
Non-cash acquisition related activity	(310)	[1]	0
Total cash invested in real property	466,028	[1]	2,766,258
Senior housing - operating [Member]
Estimated Fair Value of Allocated Purchase Price of Asset and Liabilities
Land and land improvements	27,647		71,610
Buildings and improvements	241,287		966,235
Acquired lease intangibles	24,052		88,285
Restricted cash	0		5,451
Investment in unconsolidated entities	0		0
Receivables and other assets	1,182		14,960
Total assets acquired	294,168	[2]	1,146,541
Assumed debt	(8,684)		(585,656)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(1,665)		(30,681)
Total liabilities assumed	(10,349)		(616,337)
Capital in excess of par	0		(6,017)
Noncontrolling interests	(2,054)		(27,411)
Cash disbursed for acquisitions	281,765		468,686
Capital improvements to existing properties	8,553		7,661
Non-cash acquisition related activity	0		(28,090)
Total cash invested in real property	290,318		476,347
Cash Acquired from Acquisition	1,619		34,342
Medical facilities [Member]
Estimated Fair Value of Allocated Purchase Price of Asset and Liabilities
Land and land improvements	30,160	[3]	7,711
Buildings and improvements	489,659	[3]	63,532
Acquired lease intangibles	58,998	[3]	1,126
Restricted cash	975	[3]	0
Receivables and other assets	4,250	[3]	0
Total assets acquired	584,042	[3]	72,369
Assumed debt	(238,589)	[3]	(42,551)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(12,775)	[3]	(568)
Total liabilities assumed	(251,364)	[3]	(43,119)
Cash disbursed for acquisitions	331,798	[3]	29,250
Construction in progress additions	64,937	[3]	124,150
Less: Capitalized Interest	(1,929)	[3]	(4,648)
Less: Accruals	(10,911)	[3],[4]	(30,736)	[4]
Cash disbursed for construction in progress	52,097	[3]	88,766
Capital improvements to existing properties	18,025	[3]	9,976
Non-cash acquisition related activity	(880)	[3]	0
Total cash invested in real property	401,920	[3]	127,992
Total purchase price	$ 545,824

[1] (1) Includes acquisitions with an aggregate purchase price of $129,545,000 for which the allocation of the purchase price consideration is preliminary and subject to change.

[2] (1) Excludes $1,619,000 and $34,342,000 of cash acquired during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

[3] (2) Includes acquisitions with an aggregate purchase price of $545,824,000 for which the allocation of the purchase price consideration is preliminary and subject to change.

[4] (1) Represents non-cash accruals for amounts to be paid in future periods relating to properties that converted in the periods noted above.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 Number	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of outstanding letters of credit	6
Letter of credit obligation	$ 5,925		$ 5,925
Outstanding construction financings for leased properties	170,785		170,785		189,502
Additional financing to complete construction	201,261		201,261
Total contingent purchase obligations	62,347		62,347
Minimum part of economic life of the leased asset to be classified as capital lease	75.00%
Minimum net present value of the future minimum lease payments to be classified as capital lease.	90.00%		90.00%
Operating lease obligations relating to certain ground leases		531,618		531,618
Rental expense related to company office space	312	615	601	1,130
Aggregated future minimum rentals to be received	$ 41,912		$ 41,912

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Investments in Unconsolidated Entities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010 Forest City Enterprises [Member] properties	Jun. 30, 2012 Forest City Enterprises [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Chartwell [Member] properties
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Interest in seven-building life science campus			49.00%
Number of buildings acquired			7
Equity method investments	$ 227,554	$ 779	$ 176,579		$ 223,134
Unamortized investment in joint venture primarily attributable to real estate and related intangible assets				$ 2,432
Investment Percentage Range	10% to 50%
Number of properties in portfolio					42
Controlling interest in number of properties					3
Number of properties under partnership not owned by company					39
Percentage of interest owned by company in partnership					50.00%

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Stockholder's Equity (Details)	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Preferred Stock:
Authorized shares	50,000,000	50,000,000
Issued shares	26,224,854	25,724,854
Outstanding shares	26,224,854	25,724,854	11,349,854
Common Stock, $1.00 par value:
Authorized shares	400,000,000	400,000,000
Issued shares	215,087,126	192,604,918
Outstanding shares	214,690,843	192,275,248

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Real Estate Loans Receivable (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Advances on real estate loans receivable:
Investments in new loans	$ 532	$ 11,807
Draws on existing loans	19,822	16,660
Net cash advances on real estate loans	20,354	28,467
Receipts on real estate loans receivable:
Loan payoffs	0	129,860
Principal payments on loans	12,861	8,536
Total receipts on real estate loans	12,861	138,396
Net advances (receipts) on real estate loans	7,493	(109,929)
Seniors Housing Facilities Triple Net [Member]
Advances on real estate loans receivable:
Investments in new loans	532	11,807
Draws on existing loans	19,455	8,824
Net cash advances on real estate loans	19,987	20,631
Receipts on real estate loans receivable:
Loan payoffs	0	129,860
Principal payments on loans	11,613	5,164
Total receipts on real estate loans	11,613	135,024
Net advances (receipts) on real estate loans	8,374	(114,393)
Medical facilities [Member]
Advances on real estate loans receivable:
Investments in new loans	0	0
Draws on existing loans	367	7,836
Net cash advances on real estate loans	367	7,836
Receipts on real estate loans receivable:
Loan payoffs	0	0
Principal payments on loans	1,248	3,372
Total receipts on real estate loans	1,248	3,372
Net advances (receipts) on real estate loans	$ (881)	$ 4,464

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Derivative Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Derivative Instruments (Tables) [Abstract]

Impact of derivative instruments on the statement of operations and OCI

			Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
			June 30,				June 30,
		Location		2012		2011		2012		2011
Gain (loss) on interest rate swap recognized in
	OCI (effective portion)	n/a	$	806	$	(4,962)	$	1,545	$	(7,016)
Gain (loss) on interest rate swaps reclassified from
	AOCI into income (effective portion)	Interest expense		360		(794)		821		(1,598)
Gain (loss) on interest rate sawps recognized
	in income	Realized loss		(96)		0		(96)		0
Gain (loss) on forward exchange contracts recognized in
	income (ineffective portion and amount excluded
	from effectiveness testing)	Unrealized loss		0		0		(555)		0
Gain (loss) on forward exchange contracts recognized
	in income	Realized gain		2,772		0		2,772		0
Gain (loss) on forward exchange contracts designated
	as net investment hedge recognized in OCI	n/a		6,916		0		6,916		0

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Stockholder's Equity (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Summary of accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)
Unrecognized losses on cash flow hedges	$ (7,836)	$ (8,561)
Unrecognized losses on equity investments	(658)	(619)
Unrecognized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation	(2,348)	0
Unrecognized actuarial losses	2,748	2,748
Totals	$ (13,590)	$ (11,928)

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Accounting Policies and Related Matters (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Accounting Policies and Related Matters (Policies) [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with instructions to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily an indication of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2012. For further information, refer to the financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as updated by our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2012.

New Accounting Standards

New Accounting Standards

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurements (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS” (“ASU 2011-04”), which requires incremental fair value disclosures in the notes to the financial statements. We have adopted ASU 2011-04 effective January 1, 2012. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2011-05”), which requires entities to present net income and other comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive, statements of net income and other comprehensive income.  We have adopted ASU 2011-05 effective January 1, 2012 and presented total comprehensive income on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Further disclosures including reconciliation from net income to total comprehensive income will be required on an annual basis. The provisions of ASU No. 2011-12, “Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in ASU 2011-05” delayed the requirement to present certain reclassifications on the face of the financial statements

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Borrowings Under Line of Credit Arrangements and Related Items (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 Number	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Number	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Aggregate borrowings under the unsecured line of credit arrangements
Balance outstanding at quarter end	$ 393,000	$ 0	$ 393,000	$ 0	$ 610,000
Maximum amount outstanding at any month end	393,000	20,000	897,000	495,000
Average amount outstanding (total of daily principal balances divided by days in period)	122,209	253	301,456	158,856
Weighted average interest rate (actual interest expense divided by average borrowings outstanding)	1.65%		1.65%	2.17%
Borrowings Under Line of Credit Arrangements and Related Items (Textual) [Abstract]
Unsecured line of credit arrangement	2,000,000		2,000,000
Additional unsecured line of credit arrangement	500,000		500,000
Maximum aggregate commitment	2,500,000		2,500,000
Number of banks in consortium	31		31
Maximum Interest payable period in months	3
Agent bank's prime rate of interest	1.60%		1.60%
Applicable margin over LIBOR, based on certain debt ratings	1.35%
Annual facility fee for each bank based on commitment amount	0.25%		0.25%
Unsecured revolving demand note margin over LIBOR	1.10%
Unsecured Revolving Demand Note	$ 5,000		$ 5,000

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Real Estate Intangibles (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 year	Dec. 31, 2011 year	Jun. 30, 2012 Intangible Liability [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Intangible Asset [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 In place lease intangibles [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 In place lease intangibles [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Above market tenant leases [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Above market tenant leases [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Below market ground leases [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Below market ground leases [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Lease commissions [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Lease commissions [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Below market tenant leases [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Below market tenant leases [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Above market ground leases [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Above market ground leases [Member]
Assets:
Gross historical cost	$ 524,145	$ 428,199			$ 405,499	$ 332,645	$ 45,739	$ 35,973	$ 58,604	$ 51,316	$ 14,303	$ 8,265
Accumulated amortization	206,832	148,380
Net book value	317,313	279,819
Weighted-average amortization period in years	17 years 0 months	17 years 0 months
Liabilities:
Gross historical cost	78,278	72,304											72,384	67,284	5,894	5,020
Accumulated amortization	24,620	21,387
Net book value	53,658	50,917
Weighted-average amortization period in years	12.6	12.3
Estimated Aggregate Amortization Expense For Acquired Lease Intangibles Expected To Be Recognized [Line Items]
2012			3,450	67,938
2013			6,437	38,753
2014			5,979	25,899
2015			5,015	23,776
2016			4,657	25,016
Thereafter			28,120	135,931
Totals			$ 53,658	$ 317,313

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Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting (Tables) [Abstract]

Summary of information for reportable segments

Three Months Ended June 30, 2012:		Seniors Housing Triple-net		Seniors Housing Operating		Medical Facilities		Non-segment / Corporate		Total
Rental income	$	176,777	$	-	$	101,290	$	-	$	278,067
Resident fees and services		-		165,654		-		-		165,654
Interest income		5,984		-		1,895		-		7,879
Other income		761		-		478		243		1,482
Total revenues		183,522		165,654		103,663		243		453,082
Property operating expenses		-		(111,340)		(24,963)		-		(136,303)
Net operating income from continuing operations		183,522		54,314		78,700		243		316,779
Reconciling items:
Interest expense		(1,599)		(16,227)		(8,666)		(68,476)		(94,968)
(Loss) gain on derivatives		(96)		2,772		-		-		2,676
Depreciation and amortization		(54,578)		(37,745)		(39,594)		-		(131,917)
General and administrative		-		-		-		(25,870)		(25,870)
Transaction costs		(23,683)		(2,821)		(2,187)		-		(28,691)
(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt		(2,238)		1,179		483		-		(576)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities	$	101,328	$	1,472	$	28,736	$	(94,103)	$	37,433
Total assets	$	8,159,852	$	3,485,380	$	4,397,011	$	305,183	$	16,347,426

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011:		Seniors Housing Triple-net		Seniors Housing Operating		Medical Facilities		Non-segment / Corporate		Total
Rental income	$	155,413	$	-	$	72,833	$	-	$	228,246
Resident fees and services		-		123,149		-		-		123,149
Interest income		11,036		-		1,830		-		12,866
Other income		4,497		-		466		378		5,341
Total revenues		170,946		123,149		75,129		378		369,602
Property operating expenses		-		(84,334)		(15,474)		-		(99,808)
Net operating income from continuing operations		170,946		38,815		59,655		378		269,794
Reconciling items:
Interest expense		(829)		(12,974)		(7,200)		(60,481)		(81,484)
Depreciation and amortization		(44,402)		(38,176)		(24,677)		-		(107,255)
General and administrative		-		-		-		(19,562)		(19,562)
Transaction costs		(12,692)		(488)		(558)		-		(13,738)
Provision for loan losses		-		-		(168)		-		(168)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities	$	113,023	$	(12,823)	$	27,052	$	(79,665)	$	47,587

Six Months Ended June 30, 2012:		Seniors Housing Triple-net		Seniors Housing Operating		Medical Facilities		Non-segment / Corporate		Total
Rental income	$	345,456	$	-	$	195,752	$	-	$	541,208
Resident fees and services		-		323,828		-		-		323,828
Interest income		11,861		-		4,159		-		16,020
Other income		1,606		-		1,082		478		3,166
Total revenues		358,923		323,828		200,993		478		884,222
Property operating expenses		-		(218,583)		(46,989)		-		(265,572)
Net operating income from continuing operations		358,923		105,245		154,004		478		618,650
Reconciling items:
Interest expense		(3,380)		(32,062)		(18,904)		(132,595)		(186,941)
(Loss) gain on derivatives		(96)		2,217		-		-		2,121
Depreciation and amortization		(105,752)		(77,518)		(73,551)		-		(256,821)
General and administrative		-		-		-		(53,621)		(53,621)
Transaction costs		(25,205)		(4,399)		(4,666)		-		(34,270)
(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt		(2,238)		1,179		483		-		(576)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities	$	222,252	$	(5,338)	$	57,366	$	(185,738)	$	88,542

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011:		Seniors Housing Triple-net		Seniors Housing Operating		Medical Facilities		Non-segment / Corporate		Total
Rental income	$	247,021	$	-	$	136,988	$	-	$	384,009
Resident fees and services		-		194,435		-		-		194,435
Interest income		20,415		-		4,160		-		24,575
Other income		5,004		-		2,251		910		8,165
Total revenues		272,440		194,435		143,399		910		611,184
Property operating expenses		-		(133,606)		(29,765)		-		(163,371)
Net operating income from continuing operations		272,440		60,829		113,634		910		447,813
Reconciling items:
Interest expense		(199)		(19,501)		(13,981)		(103,932)		(137,613)
Depreciation and amortization		(71,019)		(58,307)		(47,613)		-		(176,939)
General and administrative		-		-		-		(37,276)		(37,276)
Transaction costs		(16,699)		(32,557)		(547)		-		(49,803)
Provision for loan losses		-		-		(416)		-		(416)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities	$	184,523	$	(49,536)	$	51,077	$	(140,298)	$	45,766

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Derivative Instruments (Details) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($) Number	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($) Number	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Feb. 15, 2012 CAD	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Interest Rate Swap [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Interest Rate Swap [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Interest Rate Swap [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Interest Rate Swap [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] USD ($)
Derivative Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Other liabilities	$ 400,065		$ 400,065			$ 371,557
Number of interest rate swaps	5		5
Foreign exchange contract					250,000
Gain (loss) on recognized in OCI							806	(4,962)	1,545	(7,016)	6,916	0	6,916	0
Gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income							360	(794)	821	(1,598)
Gain (loss) recognized in income	2,676	0	2,121	0			(96)	0	(96)	0	2,772	0	2,772	0
Gain (loss) recognized in income (ineffective portion)											0	0	(555)	0
Additional Derivative Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Hedging losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income			1,883
Notional amount of interest rate swap	$ 101,040		$ 101,040

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Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011
Computation of basic and diluted earnings per share
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share - net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$ 54,735		$ 69,847		$ 94,037		$ 93,219
Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average shares	213,498,000		176,445,000		206,612,000		165,755,000
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options	261,000		178,000		242,000		184,000
Non-vested restricted shares	299,000		249,000		290,000		232,000
Convertible senior unsecured notes	1,080,000		616,000		1,093,000		287,000
Dilutive potential common shares	1,640,000		1,043,000		1,625,000		703,000
Denominator for diluted earnings per share - adjusted weighted average shares	215,138,000		177,488,000		208,237,000		166,458,000
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.26	[1]	$ 0.40	[1]	$ 0.46	[1]	$ 0.56	[1]
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.25	[1]	$ 0.39	[1]	$ 0.45	[1]	$ 0.56	[1]
Earnings Per Share (Textual) [Abstract]
Securities Excluded From Computation Of Diluted Earnings Per Share	354,000		287,000		366,000		287,000

[1] Amounts may not sum due to rounding

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Real Estate Loans Receivable (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Real Estate Loans Receivable (Textual) [Abstract]
Allowance for loan losses	$ 0	$ 0
Real estate loans with outstanding balances	$ 12,956

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Real Estate Intangibles

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Real Estate Intangibles [Abstract]

Real Estate Intangibles

4. Real Estate Intangibles

     The following is a summary of our real estate intangibles, excluding those classified as held for sale, as of the dates indicated (dollars in thousands):

		June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Assets:
	In place lease intangibles	$	405,499	$	332,645
	Above market tenant leases		45,739		35,973
	Below market ground leases		58,604		51,316
	Lease commissions		14,303		8,265
	Gross historical cost		524,145		428,199
	Accumulated amortization		(206,832)		(148,380)
	Net book value	$	317,313	$	279,819
	Weighted-average amortization period in years		17.0		17.0
Liabilities:
	Below market tenant leases	$	72,384	$	67,284
	Above market ground leases		5,894		5,020
	Gross historical cost		78,278		72,304
	Accumulated amortization		(24,620)		(21,387)
	Net book value	$	53,658	$	50,917
	Weighted-average amortization period in years		12.6		12.3

The following is a summary of real estate intangible amortization for the periods presented (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Rental income related to above/below market tenant leases, net	$	282	$	874	$	887	$	1,592
Property operating expenses related to above/below market ground leases, net		(364)		(268)		(682)		(536)
Depreciation and amortization related to in place lease intangibles and lease commissions		(28,551)		(27,048)		(55,843)		(41,540)

     The future estimated aggregate amortization of intangible assets and liabilities is as follows for the periods presented (in thousands):

		Assets		Liabilities
2012	$	67,938	$	3,450
2013		38,753		6,437
2014		25,899		5,979
2015		23,776		5,015
2016		25,016		4,657
Thereafter		135,931		28,120
Totals	$	317,313	$	53,658

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Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Financial Assets:
Loans receivable, Carrying Amount	$ 300,000		$ 292,507
Available-for-sale equity investments, Carrying Amount	942		980
Available-for-sale equity investments, Fair Value	942	[1]	980
Cash and cash equivalents, Carrying Amount	204,895		163,482	328,758	131,570
Cash and cash equivalents, Fair Value	204,895		163,482
Foreign currency forward contract	6,916	[2]
Financial Liabilities:
Borrowings under unsecured line of credit arrangement	393,000		610,000	0
Borrowings under unsecured lines of credit arrangements, Fair Value	393,000		610,000
Senior unsecured notes, Carrying Amount	4,910,871		4,434,107
Senior unsecured notes, Fair Value	5,425,706		4,709,736
Secured debt, Carrying Amount	2,299,674		2,112,649
Secured debt, Fair Value	2,461,438		2,297,278
Interest rate swap agreements, Carrying Amount	979		2,854
Interest rate swap agreements, Fair Value	979		2,854
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member]
Financial Assets:
Loans receivable, Carrying Amount	63,249		63,934
Loans receivable, Fair value	65,993		64,194
Other Real Estate Loans Receivable [Member]
Financial Assets:
Loans receivable, Carrying Amount	236,751		228,573
Loans receivable, Fair value	$ 246,785		$ 231,308

[1] (1) Unrealized gains or losses on equity investments are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at each measurement date.

[2] (2) Please see Note 11 for additional information.

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Real Estate Intangibles (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Real Estate Intangible Amortization [Abstract]
Rental income related to above/below market tenant leases, net	$ 282	$ 874	$ 887	$ 1,592
Property operating expenses related to above/below market ground leases, net	(364)	(268)	(682)	(536)
Depreciation and amortization related to in place lease intangibles and lease commissions	$ (28,551)	$ (27,048)	$ (55,843)	$ (41,540)

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Real Estate Loans Receivable (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Real Estate Loans Receivable (Tables) [Abstract]

Summary of real estate loan activity

		Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012						June 30, 2011
		Seniors						Seniors
		Housing		Medical				Housing		Medical
		Triple-net		Facilities		Totals		Triple-net		Facilities		Totals
Advances on real estate loans receivable:
	Investments in new loans	$	532	$	0	$	532	$	11,807	$	0	$	11,807
	Draws on existing loans		19,455		367		19,822		8,824		7,836		16,660
	Net cash advances on real estate loans		19,987		367		20,354		20,631		7,836		28,467
Receipts on real estate loans receivable:
	Loan payoffs		0		0		0		129,860		0		129,860
	Principal payments on loans		11,613		1,248		12,861		5,164		3,372		8,536
	Total receipts on real estate loans		11,613		1,248		12,861		135,024		3,372		138,396
Net advances (receipts) on real estate loans		$	8,374	$	(881)	$	7,493	$	(114,393)	$	4,464	$	(109,929)

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Dispositions, Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Dispositions, Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations (Tables) [Abstract]

Summary of real property disposition activity

		Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
Real property dispositions:
	Seniors housing triple-net		$	90,404		$	117,074
	Medical facilities			33,066			35,238
	Total dispositions			123,470			152,312
Add: Gain on sales of real property				33,219			56,380
Proceeds from real property sales			$	156,689		$	208,692

Reclassification impact as result of classifying properties as discontinued operations

			Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
			June 30,				June 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Revenues:
	Rental income	$	9,833	$	15,943	$	20,040	$	32,242
Expenses:
	Interest expense		1,794		3,289		3,543		6,490
	Property operating expenses		10		1,219		436		2,970
	Provision for depreciation		1,046		3,798		3,564		8,882
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net		$	6,983	$	7,637	$	12,497	$	13,900

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Stockholder's Equity (Details 1) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Summary of common stock issuances
Public issuance, Shares Issued	20,700,000	28,750,000
Public issuance, Average Price	$ 53.50	$ 49.25
Public issuance, Gross Proceeds	1,107,450,000	1,415,938,000
Public issuance, Net Proceeds	1,062,256,000	1,358,694,000
Dividend reinvestment plan issuances, Shares Issued	993,634	1,200,418
Dividend reinvestment plan issuances, Average Price	54.34	49.44
Dividend reinvestment plan issuances, Net Proceeds	(53,991,000)	(58,400,000)
Dividend reinvestment plan issuances, Gross Proceeds	(53,991,000)	(59,348,000)
Option exercises, Shares	104,574	116,782
Option exercises, Average Price	38.42	37.69
Option exercises, Gross Proceeds	(4,018,000)	(4,401,000)
Option exercises, Net Proceeds	4,018,000	4,401,000
Issuance of Common Stock, Shares	22,203,460	30,067,200
Gross Proceeds From Issuance of Common Stock	1,165,459,000	1,479,687,000
Net proceeds from the issuance of common stock	$ 1,120,265,000	$ 1,421,495,000

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Dispositions, Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Real property dispositions:
Total dispositions			$ 123,470	$ 152,312
Gain (loss) on sales of properties	32,450	30,224	33,219	56,380
Proceeds from sales of real property			156,689	208,692
Revenues:
Rental income	9,833	15,943	20,040	32,242
Expenses:
Interest expense	1,794	3,289	3,543	6,490
Property operating expenses	10	1,219	436	2,970
Provision for depreciation	1,046	3,798	3,564	8,882
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net	6,983	7,637	12,497	13,900
Seniors Housing Facilities Triple Net [Member]
Real property dispositions:
Total dispositions			90,404	117,074
Medical facilities [Member]
Real property dispositions:
Total dispositions			$ 33,066	$ 35,238

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Customer Concentration (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Customer Concentration (Tables) [Abstract]

Summary of customer concentration

		Number of	Total		Percent of
Concentration by investment:(1)		Properties(2)	Investment(2)		Investment(3)
	Genesis HealthCare Corporation	157	$	2,555,487	17%
	Merrill Gardens, LLC	48		1,107,023	7%
	Benchmark Senior Living	35		858,525	6%
	Brandywine Senior Living, LLC	25		722,284	5%
	Senior Living Communities, LLC	12		603,348	4%
	Remaining portfolio	681		9,219,288	61%
	Totals	958	$	15,065,955	100%

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• Merrill Gardens and Benchmark are in our seniors housing operating segment whereas the other top five customers are in our seniors housing triple-net segment.
• Excludes our share of investments in unconsolidated entities. Please see Note 7 for additional information.
• Investments with our top five customers comprised 41% of total investments at December 31, 2011.

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Borrowings Under Line of Credit Arrangements and Related Items (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Borrowings Under Line of Credit Arrangement and Related Items (Tables) [Abstract]

Aggregate borrowings under the unsecured line of credit arrangements

		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Balance outstanding at quarter end		$	393,000	$	0	$	393,000	$	0
Maximum amount outstanding at any month end		$	393,000	$	20,000	$	897,000	$	495,000
Average amount outstanding (total of daily
	principal balances divided by days in period)	$	122,209	$	253	$	301,456	$	158,856
Weighted average interest rate (actual interest
	expense divided by average borrowings outstanding)		1.65%		n/a		1.65%		2.17%

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Real Property Acquisitions and Development

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Real Property Acquisitions and Development [Abstract]

Real Property Acquisitions and Development

3. Real Property Acquisition and Development

Seniors Housing Triple-net Activity

During the six months ended June 30, 2012, we completed the acquisition of 24seniors housing triple-net properties. The total purchase price for the communities acquired has been allocated to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities based upon their respective fair values in accordance with our accounting policies. Also during the three months ended March 31, 2012, we finalized our purchase price allocation of the previously acquired Genesis HealthCare Corporation real estate assets. There were no material changes in the Genesis purchase accounting allocation from those previously disclosed in Note 3 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as updated by our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2012. The following is our purchase price allocations and other seniors housing triple-net real property investment activity for the periods presented (in thousands):

		Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012(1)			June 30, 2011
			Amount			Amount
Land and land improvements			$	29,320		$	179,321
Buildings and improvements				394,508			2,670,282
	Total assets acquired			423,828			2,849,603
Assumed debt				(56,337)			(93,425)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				(1,568)			(75,144)
	Total liabilities assumed			(57,905)			(168,569)
Capital in excess of par				1,024			-
Noncontrolling interest				(15,820)			-
Non-cash acquisition related activity				(310)			-
	Cash disbursed for acquisitions			350,817			2,681,034
Construction in progress additions				81,419			75,999
Less: Capitalized interest				(2,629)			(2,331)
Cash disbursed for construction in progress				78,790			73,668
Capital improvements to existing properties				36,421			11,556
Total cash invested in real property, net of cash acquired			$	466,028		$	2,766,258
(1) Includes acquisitions with an aggregate purchase price of $129,545,000 for which the allocation of the purchase price consideration is preliminary and subject to change.

Seniors Housing Operating Activity

During the six months ended June 30, 2012, we completed the acquisition of 48 seniors housing operating properties. Also, during the three months ended June 30, 2012, we entered into a new partnership with Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT to own and operate a portfolio of 42 seniors housing properties. We own a 50% partnership interest and Chartwellowns the remaining 50% interest in 39 properties. We wholly own the remaining three properties and Chartwellwill manage all 42 properties. See Note 7 for additional information. Certain of our subsidiaries' functional currencies are the local currencies of their respective countries. We translate the results of operations of our foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars using average rates of exchange in effect during the period, and we translate balance sheet accounts using exchange rates in effect at the end of the period. We record resulting currency translation adjustments in accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of stockholders' equity, on our balance sheet.The total purchase price for the properties acquired has been allocated to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities based upon their respective fair values in accordance with our accounting policies. The following is a summary of our seniors housing operating real property investment activity for the periods presented (in thousands):

		Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012(2)			June 30, 2011
			Amount			Amount
Land and land improvements			$	27,647		$	71,610
Building and improvements				241,287			966,235
Acquired lease intangibles				24,052			88,285
Restricted cash				-			5,451
Receivables and other assets				1,182			14,960
	Total assets acquired(1)			294,168			1,146,541
Assumed debt				(8,684)			(585,656)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				(1,665)			(30,681)
	Total liabilities assumed			(10,349)			(616,337)
Capital in excess of par				-			(6,017)
Noncontrolling interests				(2,054)			(27,411)
Non-cash acquisition related activity				-			(28,090)
Cash disbursed for acquisitions				281,765			468,686
Capital improvements to existing properties				8,553			7,661
Total cash invested in real property, net of cash acquired			$	290,318		$	476,347
(1) Excludes $1,619,000 and $34,342,000 of cash acquired during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
(2) Includes acquisitions with an aggregate purchase price of $82,774,000 for which the allocation of the purchase price consideration is preliminary and subject to change.

Medical Facilities Activity

During the six months ended June30, 2012, we acquired 19 medical office buildings, one hospital, and one parcel of land. The total purchase price for the communities acquired has been allocated to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities based upon their respective fair values in accordance with our accounting policies. The following is a summary of our medical facilitiesreal property investment activity for the periods presented (in thousands):

		Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012(2)			June 30, 2011
			Amount		Amount
Land and land improvements			$	30,160	$	7,711
Buildings and improvements				489,659		63,532
Acquired lease intangibles				58,998		1,126
Restricted cash				975		-
Receivables and other assets				4,250		-
	Total assets acquired			584,042		72,369
Assumed debt				(238,589)		(42,551)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				(12,775)		(568)
	Total liabilities assumed			(251,364)		(43,119)
Non-cash acquisition activity				(880)		-
Cash disbursed for acquisitions				331,798		29,250
Construction in progress additions:				64,937		124,150
Less: Capitalized interest				(1,929)		(4,648)
	Accruals(1)			(10,911)		(30,736)
Cash disbursed for construction in progress				52,097		88,766
Capital improvements to existing properties				18,025		9,976
Total cash invested in real property			$	401,920	$	127,992
(1) Represents non-cash accruals for amounts to be paid in future periods relating to properties that converted in the periods noted above.
(2) Includes acquisitions with an aggregate purchase price of $545,824,000 for which the allocation of the purchase price consideration is preliminary and subject to change.

Development Conversions

The following is a summary of the construction projects that were placed into service and began generating revenues during the periods presented:

			Six Months Ended
			June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
	Development projects:
		Seniors housing triple-net		$	59,167		$	0
		Medical facilities			105,666			325,563
		Total development projects			164,833			325,563
	Expansion projects				240			19,218
Total construction in progress conversions				$	165,073		$	344,781

Transaction Costs

Transaction costs primarily represent costs incurred with property acquisitions,including due diligence costs, fees for legal and valuation services and termination of pre-existing relationships computed based on the fair value of the assets acquired, lease termination fees and other acquisition-related costs.

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Senior Unsecured Notes and Secured Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Senior Unsecured Notes And Secured Debt (Tables) [Abstract]

Principal payments due on debt obligations

	Senior		Secured
	Unsecured Notes(1,2)		Debt (1,3)		Totals
2012	$	244,939(4)	$	19,610	$	264,549
2013		300,000		220,373		520,373
2014		0		201,317		201,317
2015		250,000		214,550		464,550
2016		700,000		301,528		1,001,528
Thereafter		3,444,403		1,328,065		4,772,468
Totals	$	4,939,342	$	2,285,443	$	7,224,785
(1) Amounts represent principal amounts due and do not include unamortized premiums/discounts or other fair value adjustments as reflected on the balance sheet.
(2) Annual interest rates range from 3.0% to 8.0%.
(3) Annual interest rates range from 1.2% to 8.0%. Carrying value of the properties securing the debt totaled $4,095,959,000 at June 30, 2012.
(4) We provided notice of redemption to the holders of $168,086,000 of convertible senior unsecured notes in June 2012. See Note 19 for additional information.

Summary of senior unsecured note issuances

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
			Weighted Avg.			Weighted Avg.
	Amount		Interest Rate	Amount		Interest Rate
Beginning balance	$	4,464,927	5.133%	$	3,064,930	5.129%
Debt issued		600,000	4.125%		1,400,000	5.143%
Debt redeemed		(125,585)	4.750%		-	0.000%
Ending balance	$	4,939,342	5.021%	$	4,464,930	5.133%

Secured debt principal activity

	Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012		June 30, 2011
			Weighted Avg.			Weighted Avg.
	Amount		Interest Rate	Amount		Interest Rate
Beginning balance	$	2,108,373	5.34%	$	1,133,715	5.59%
Debt issued		139,395	4.43%		58,470	5.78%
Debt assumed		284,988	5.68%		689,888	5.39%
Debt extinguished		(229,207)	4.22%		-	0.00%
Principal payments		(18,106)	5.55%		(12,944)	6.00%
Ending balance	$	2,285,443	5.45%	$	1,869,129	5.52%

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Real Property Acquisitions and Development (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Real property acquisitions:
Total cash invested in real property	$ 1,158,266	$ 3,370,597
Investment Percentage Range	10% to 50%
Development projects:
Total development projects	164,833	325,563
Expansion projects	240	19,218
Total construction in progress conversions	165,073	344,781
Medical facilities [Member]
Real property acquisitions:
Properties	19
Development projects:
Total development projects	105,666	325,563
Hospital Facilities [Member]
Real property acquisitions:
Properties	1
Seniors Housing Facilities Operating [Member]
Real property acquisitions:
Properties	48
Seniors Housing Facilities Triple Net [Member]
Real property acquisitions:
Properties	24
Development projects:
Total development projects	$ 59,167	$ 0

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Future minimum lease payments due under operating and capital leases
Operating Lease Total		$ 531,618
Capital Leases Total	$ 86,449

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Real property owned:
Land and land improvements	$ 1,189,280	$ 1,116,756
Buildings and improvements	14,057,887	13,073,747
Acquired lease intangibles	524,145	428,199
Real property held for sale, net of accumulated depreciation	193,307	36,115
Construction in progress	170,785	189,502
Gross real property owned	16,135,404	14,844,319
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,369,449)	(1,194,476)
Net real property owned	14,765,955	13,649,843
Real estate loans receivable:
Real estate loans receivable	300,000	292,507
Less allowance for losses on loans receivable	0	0
Net real estate loans receivable	300,000	292,507
Net real estate investments	15,065,955	13,942,350
Other assets:
Equity Investments	460,962	241,722
Goodwill	68,321	68,321
Deferred loan expenses	60,597	58,584
Cash and cash equivalents	204,895	163,482
Restricted cash	79,619	69,620
Receivables and other assets	407,077	380,527
Total other assets	1,281,471	982,256
Total assets	16,347,426	14,924,606
Liabilities:
Borrowings under unsecured line of credit arrangement	393,000	610,000
Senior unsecured notes	4,910,871	4,434,107
Secured debt	2,299,674	2,112,649
Capital lease obligations	81,955	83,996
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	400,065	371,557
Total liabilities	8,085,565	7,612,309
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	34,068	33,650
Equity:
Preferred stock	1,022,917	1,010,417
Common stock	214,592	192,299
Capital in excess of par value	8,129,913	7,019,714
Treasury stock	(17,272)	(13,535)
Cumulative net income	2,023,769	1,893,806
Cumulative dividends	(3,309,558)	(2,972,129)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(13,590)	(11,928)
Other equity	7,302	6,120
Total Health Care REIT, Inc. stockholders' equity	8,058,073	7,124,764
Noncontrolling interests	169,720	153,883
Total equity	8,227,793	7,278,647
Total liabilities and equity	$ 16,347,426	$ 14,924,606

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Dispositions, Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 properties	Jun. 30, 2011
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment charge	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 202
Dispositions Assets Held For Sale And Discontinued Operations (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Numbers of properties sold			23
Gain (loss) on sales of properties	32,450	30,224	33,219	56,380
Deposited in Section 1031 escrow			84,247
Used from Section 1031 escrow			$ 79,300
Seniors Housing Facilities Triple Net [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of real property facilities satisfying held for sale criteria			36
Medical facilities [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of real property facilities satisfying held for sale criteria			0

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Business

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Business [Abstract]

Business

1. Business

     Health Care REIT, Inc., an S&P 500 company with headquarters in Toledo, Ohio, is an equity real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that invests in seniors housing and health care real estate. Our full service platform also offers property management and development services to our customers. As of June 30, 2012, our broadly diversified portfolio consisted of 1,010 properties in 46 states and Canada. Founded in 1970, we were the first real estate investment trust to invest exclusively in health care facilities.

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Stockholder's Equity (Details 4) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Stockholders' Equity [Line Items]
Cumulative convertible perpetual preferred stock issued			20,700,000	28,750,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding	26,224,854		26,224,854		25,724,854	11,349,854
Preferred stock, shares issued during period			11,500,000	14,375,000
Preferred stock redeemed, shares			(11,000,000)	0
Preferred stock balance average rate			0.06493	0.07013	0.07013	0.07663
Preferred stock balance issued average rate			0.06500	0.06500
Preferred stock balance redeemed average rate			0.07716	0.000
Preferred stock redemption charge	$ 6,242	$ 0	$ 6,242	$ 0

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Earnings Per Share (Tables) [Abstract]

Computation of basic and diluted earnings per share

		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		June 30,				June 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings
	per share - net income (loss) attributable
	to common stockholders	$	54,735	$	69,847	$	94,037	$	93,219
Denominator for basic earnings per
	share - weighted average shares		213,498		176,445		206,612		165,755
Effect of dilutive securities:
	Employee stock options		261		178		242		184
	Non-vested restricted shares		299		249		290		232
	Convertible senior unsecured notes		1,080		616		1,093		287
Dilutive potential common shares			1,640		1,043		1,625		703
Denominator for diluted earnings per
	share - adjusted weighted average shares		215,138		177,488		208,237		166,458
Basic earnings per share		$	0.26	$	0.40	$	0.46	$	0.56
Diluted earnings per share		$	0.25	$	0.39	$	0.45	$	0.56

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Income Taxes and Distributions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 Number	Jun. 30, 2012 Number
Income Taxes And Distributions (Textuals) [Abstract]
Investments structured under RIDEA	6	6
Percentage of taxable income to be distributed to stockholders for federal tax purposes	90.00%
Percentage of capital gains on taxable income distributed to stockholders	100.00%
Percentage of federal excise tax on real estate investment trusts that do not distribute income	4.00%
Carryforwards expiration date	from 2012 through 2031
Expensed tax interest and penalties	$ 287,000	$ 502,000
Accrued tax interest and penalties	2,149,000	2,149,000
Liability for Uncertain Tax Positions	206,000	206,000
Reserved for uncertain tax positions	8,339,000	8,339,000
Subject to collection under the indemnification agreement, minimum	8,339,000	8,339,000
Subject to collection under the indemnification agreement, maximum	17,291,000	17,291,000
Additional Income Taxes and Distributions (Textuals) [Abstract]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	6,468,000	6,468,000
Domestic Country [Member]
Additional Income Taxes and Distributions (Textuals) [Abstract]
Tax losses available for carryforward	1,356,000	1,356,000
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Additional Income Taxes and Distributions (Textuals) [Abstract]
Tax losses available for carryforward	0	0
Genesis Acquisition [Member]
Additional Income Taxes and Distributions (Textuals) [Abstract]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	$ 6,141,000	$ 6,141,000

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Segment Reporting

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

17. Segment Reporting

We invest in seniors housing and health care real estate. We evaluate our business and make resource allocations within our three business segments: seniors housing triple-net, seniors housing operating and medical facilities. Our seniors housing triple-net properties include skilled nursing/post-acute facilities, assisted living facilities, independent living/continuing care retirement communities and combinations thereof. Under the seniors housing triple-net segment, we invest in seniors housing and health care real estate through acquisition and financing of primarily single tenant properties. Properties acquired are primarily leased under triple-net leases and we are not involved in the management of the property. Our seniors housing operating properties include assisted living facilities and independent living/continuing care retirement communities that are owned and operated through RIDEA (see Note 18) partnership structures. Our primary medical facility properties include medical office buildings, hospitals and life science buildings. Our medical office buildings are typically leased to multiple tenants and generally require a certain level of property management. Our hospital investments are structured similar to our seniors housing triple-net investments. Our life science investments represent investments in an unconsolidated entity (see Note 7 for additional information). The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies (see Note 2 to the financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as updated by our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2012.) The results of operations for all acquisitions described in Note 3 are included in our consolidated results of operations from the acquisition dates and are components of the appropriate segments. There are no intersegment sales or transfers. We evaluate performance based uponnet operating income from continuing operations (“NOI”) of each segment. We define NOI as total revenues, including tenant reimbursements, less property level operating expenses, which exclude depreciation and amortization, general and administrative expenses, transaction costs, impairments and interest expense. We believe NOI provides investors relevant and useful information because it measures the operating performance of our properties at the property level on an unleveraged basis. We use NOI to make decisions about resource allocations and to assess the property level performance of our properties.Non-segment revenue consists mainly of interest income on non-real estate investments and other income. Non-segment assets consist of corporate assets including cash, deferred loan expenses and corporate offices and equipment among others. Non-property specific revenues and expenses are not allocated to individual segments in determining net operating income.

Summary information for the reportable segments for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 is as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30, 2012:		Seniors Housing Triple-net		Seniors Housing Operating		Medical Facilities		Non-segment / Corporate		Total
Rental income	$	176,777	$	-	$	101,290	$	-	$	278,067
Resident fees and services		-		165,654		-		-		165,654
Interest income		5,984		-		1,895		-		7,879
Other income		761		-		478		243		1,482
Total revenues		183,522		165,654		103,663		243		453,082
Property operating expenses		-		(111,340)		(24,963)		-		(136,303)
Net operating income from continuing operations		183,522		54,314		78,700		243		316,779
Reconciling items:
Interest expense		(1,599)		(16,227)		(8,666)		(68,476)		(94,968)
(Loss) gain on derivatives		(96)		2,772		-		-		2,676
Depreciation and amortization		(54,578)		(37,745)		(39,594)		-		(131,917)
General and administrative		-		-		-		(25,870)		(25,870)
Transaction costs		(23,683)		(2,821)		(2,187)		-		(28,691)
(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt		(2,238)		1,179		483		-		(576)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities	$	101,328	$	1,472	$	28,736	$	(94,103)	$	37,433
Total assets	$	8,159,852	$	3,485,380	$	4,397,011	$	305,183	$	16,347,426

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011:		Seniors Housing Triple-net		Seniors Housing Operating		Medical Facilities		Non-segment / Corporate		Total
Rental income	$	155,413	$	-	$	72,833	$	-	$	228,246
Resident fees and services		-		123,149		-		-		123,149
Interest income		11,036		-		1,830		-		12,866
Other income		4,497		-		466		378		5,341
Total revenues		170,946		123,149		75,129		378		369,602
Property operating expenses		-		(84,334)		(15,474)		-		(99,808)
Net operating income from continuing operations		170,946		38,815		59,655		378		269,794
Reconciling items:
Interest expense		(829)		(12,974)		(7,200)		(60,481)		(81,484)
Depreciation and amortization		(44,402)		(38,176)		(24,677)		-		(107,255)
General and administrative		-		-		-		(19,562)		(19,562)
Transaction costs		(12,692)		(488)		(558)		-		(13,738)
Provision for loan losses		-		-		(168)		-		(168)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities	$	113,023	$	(12,823)	$	27,052	$	(79,665)	$	47,587

Six Months Ended June 30, 2012:		Seniors Housing Triple-net		Seniors Housing Operating		Medical Facilities		Non-segment / Corporate		Total
Rental income	$	345,456	$	-	$	195,752	$	-	$	541,208
Resident fees and services		-		323,828		-		-		323,828
Interest income		11,861		-		4,159		-		16,020
Other income		1,606		-		1,082		478		3,166
Total revenues		358,923		323,828		200,993		478		884,222
Property operating expenses		-		(218,583)		(46,989)		-		(265,572)
Net operating income from continuing operations		358,923		105,245		154,004		478		618,650
Reconciling items:
Interest expense		(3,380)		(32,062)		(18,904)		(132,595)		(186,941)
(Loss) gain on derivatives		(96)		2,217		-		-		2,121
Depreciation and amortization		(105,752)		(77,518)		(73,551)		-		(256,821)
General and administrative		-		-		-		(53,621)		(53,621)
Transaction costs		(25,205)		(4,399)		(4,666)		-		(34,270)
(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt		(2,238)		1,179		483		-		(576)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities	$	222,252	$	(5,338)	$	57,366	$	(185,738)	$	88,542

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011:		Seniors Housing Triple-net		Seniors Housing Operating		Medical Facilities		Non-segment / Corporate		Total
Rental income	$	247,021	$	-	$	136,988	$	-	$	384,009
Resident fees and services		-		194,435		-		-		194,435
Interest income		20,415		-		4,160		-		24,575
Other income		5,004		-		2,251		910		8,165
Total revenues		272,440		194,435		143,399		910		611,184
Property operating expenses		-		(133,606)		(29,765)		-		(163,371)
Net operating income from continuing operations		272,440		60,829		113,634		910		447,813
Reconciling items:
Interest expense		(199)		(19,501)		(13,981)		(103,932)		(137,613)
Depreciation and amortization		(71,019)		(58,307)		(47,613)		-		(176,939)
General and administrative		-		-		-		(37,276)		(37,276)
Transaction costs		(16,699)		(32,557)		(547)		-		(49,803)
Provision for loan losses		-		-		(416)		-		(416)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities	$	184,523	$	(49,536)	$	51,077	$	(140,298)	$	45,766

Our portfolio of properties and other investments are located in the United States and Canada. Revenues and assets are attributed to the country in which the property is physically located.For the three months endedJune 30, 2012, $2,055,000, or 0.5% of our revenues, and $296,573,000, or 1.8% of our assets, were located in Canada.

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Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables) [Abstract]

Carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments

		June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
		Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
		Amount		Value		Amount		Value
Financial assets:
	Mortgage loans receivable	$	63,249	$	65,993	$	63,934	$	64,194
	Other real estate loans receivable		236,751		246,785		228,573		231,308
	Available-for-sale equity investments		942		942		980		980
	Cash and cash equivalents		204,895		204,895		163,482		163,482
	Foreign currency forward contract		6,916		6,916		0		0
Financial liabilities:
	Borrowings under unsecured line of credit arrangements	$	393,000	$	393,000	$	610,000	$	610,000
	Senior unsecured notes		4,910,871		5,425,706		4,434,107		4,709,736
	Secured debt		2,299,674		2,461,438		2,112,649		2,297,278
	Interest rate swap agreements		979		979		2,854		2,854

The Market approach utilized to measure fair value of financial assets and liabilities on recurring basis

	Fair Value Measurements as of June 30, 2012
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Available-for-sale equity investments(1)	$	942	$	942	$	0	$	0
Interest rate swap agreements(2)		(979)		0		(979)		0
Foreign currency forward contract(2)		6,916		0		6,916		0
Totals	$	6,879	$	942	$	5,937	$	0
(1) Unrealized gains or losses on equity investments are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at each measurement date.
(2) Please see Note 11 for additional information.

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Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

19. Subsequent Events

Canadian term loan. On July 30, 2012, we completed funding on a $250 million Canadian denominated unsecured term loan (approximately $249 millionUSD at exchange rates on that day). The loan is coterminous with the company's USD $2.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility and matures July 27, 2015 with an option to extend for an additional year at the company's discretion.

Convertible note redemptions. As ofJuly 17, 2012, we received notices of conversion from holders of $167.6 million of our 4.75% convertible senior notes due 2027. Conversion into common shares will be completed on or before August 20, 2012. The remaining $524thousand of these notes were repurchased or redeemed on or before July 17, 2012.

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Accounting Policies and Related Matters

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Accounting Policies and Related Matters [Abstract]

Accounting Policies and Related Matters

2. Accounting Policies and Related Matters

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with instructions to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily an indication of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2012. For further information, refer to the financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as updated by our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2012.

New Accounting Standards

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurements (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS” (“ASU 2011-04”), which requires incremental fair value disclosures in the notes to the financial statements. We have adopted ASU 2011-04 effective January 1, 2012. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2011-05”), which requires entities to present net income and other comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive, statements of net income and other comprehensive income.  We have adopted ASU 2011-05 effective January 1, 2012 and presented total comprehensive income on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Further disclosures including reconciliation from net income to total comprehensive income will be required on an annual basis. The provisions of ASU No. 2011-12, “Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in ASU 2011-05” delayed the requirement to present certain reclassifications on the face of the financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011
Revenues:
Rental income	$ 278,067		$ 228,246		$ 541,208		$ 384,009
Resident fees and services	165,654		123,149		323,828		194,435
Interest income	7,879		12,866		16,020		24,575
Other income	1,482		5,341		3,166		8,165
Total revenues	453,082		369,602		884,222		611,184
Expenses:
Interest expense	94,968		81,484		186,941		137,613
Property operating expenses	136,303		99,808		265,572		163,371
Depreciation and amortization	131,917		107,255		256,821		176,939
General and administrative	25,870		19,562		53,621		37,276
Transaction costs	28,691		13,738		34,270		49,803
Loss (gain) on derivatives	2,676		0		2,121		0
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt	576		0		576		0
Provision for loan losses	0		168		0		416
Total expenses	415,649		322,015		795,680		565,418
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities	37,433		47,587		88,542		45,766
Income tax (expense) benefit	(1,447)		(211)		(2,918)		(340)
Income from unconsolidated entities	1,456		971		2,989		2,514
Income (loss) from continuing operations	37,442		48,347		88,613		47,940
Discontinued operations:
Gain (loss) on sales of properties	32,450		30,224		33,219		56,380
Impairment of assets	0		0		0		(202)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net	6,983		7,637		12,497		13,900
Discontinued operations, net	39,433		37,861		45,716		70,078
Net income	76,875		86,208		134,329		118,018
Less: Preferred stock dividends	16,719		17,353		35,926		26,033
Less: Preferred stock redemption charge	6,242		0		6,242		0
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(821)	[1]	(992)	[1]	(1,876)	[1]	(1,234)	[1]
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	54,735		69,847		94,037		93,219
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	213,498		176,445		206,612		165,755
Diluted	215,138		177,488		208,237		166,458
Basic:
Income (loss ) from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.07		$ 0.18		$ 0.23		$ 0.14
Discontinued operations, net	$ 0.18		$ 0.21		$ 0.22		$ 0.42
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.26	[2]	$ 0.40	[2]	$ 0.46	[2]	$ 0.56	[2]
Diluted:
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.07		$ 0.18		$ 0.23		$ 0.14
Discontinued operations, net	$ 0.18		$ 0.21		$ 0.22		$ 0.42
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$ 0.25	[2]	$ 0.39	[2]	$ 0.45	[2]	$ 0.56	[2]
Dividends declared and paid per common share	$ 0.74		$ 0.715		$ 1.48		$ 1.405
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to stockholders	$ 74,927		$ 86,358		$ 132,667		$ 118,972

[1] Includes amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests.

[2] Amounts may not sum due to rounding

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Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

12. Commitments and Contingencies

At June 30, 2012, we had sixoutstanding letter of credit obligations totaling $5,925,000 and expiring between 2012 and 2014.

At June 30, 2012, we had outstanding construction in process of $170,785,000 for leased properties and were committed to providing additional funds of approximately $201,261,000 to complete construction. At June 30, 2012, we had contingent purchase obligations totaling $62,347,000. These contingent purchase obligations relate to unfunded capital improvement obligations and contingent obligations on acquisitions. Rents due from the tenant are increased to reflect the additional investment in the property.

     We evaluate our leases for operating versus capital lease treatment in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 840 “Leases.”  A lease is classified as a capital lease if it provides for transfer of ownership of the leased asset at the end of the lease term, contains a bargain purchase option, has a lease term greater than 75% of the economic life of the leased asset, or if the net present value of the future minimum lease payments are in excess of 90% of the fair value of the leased asset. Certain leases contain bargain purchase options and have been classified as capital leases. At June 30, 2012, we had operating lease obligations of $531,618,000 relating to certain ground leases and company office space and capital lease obligations of $86,449,000 relating to certain investment properties. We incurred rental expense relating to company office space of $312,000 and $601,000 for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively,as compared to $615,000 and $1,130,000 for the same periods in 2011. Regarding ground leases, we have sublease agreements with certain of our operators that require the operators to reimburse us for our monthly operating lease obligations. At June 30, 2012, aggregate future minimum rentals to be received under these noncancelable subleases totaled $41,912,000.

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Document and Entity Information (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	HEALTH CARE REIT INC /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000766704
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End date	Jun. 30, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float	$ 12,459,634,449
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		214,766,609

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Stockholders' Equity

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

13. Stockholders' Equity

     The following is a summary of our stockholder's equity capital accounts as of the dates indicated:

	June 30, 2012	December 31, 2011
Preferred Stock:
Authorized shares	50,000,000	50,000,000
Issued shares	26,224,854	25,724,854
Outstanding shares	26,224,854	25,724,854
Common Stock, $1.00 par value:
Authorized shares	400,000,000	400,000,000
Issued shares	215,087,126	192,604,918
Outstanding shares	214,690,843	192,275,248

Preferred Stock. The following is a summary of our preferred stock activity during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012		June 30, 2011
		Weighted Avg.		Weighted Avg.
	Shares	Dividend Rate	Shares	Dividend Rate
Beginning balance	25,724,854	7.013%	11,349,854	7.663%
Shares issued	11,500,000	6.500%	14,375,000	6.500%
Shares redeemed	(11,000,000)	7.716%	-	0.000%
Ending balance	26,224,854	6.493%	25,724,854	7.013%

During the six months ended June 30, 2012, we recognized a charge of $6,242,000 in connection with the preferred stock redemptions.

Common Stock. The following is a summary of our common stock issuances during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Shares Issued		Average Price		Gross Proceeds		Net Proceeds
March 2011 public issuance	28,750,000	$	49.25	$	1,415,938	$	1,358,694
2011 Dividend reinvestment plan issuances	1,200,418		49.44		59,348		58,400
2011 Option exercises	116,782		37.69		4,401		4,401
2011 Totals	30,067,200			$	1,479,687	$	1,421,495
February 2012 public issuance	20,700,000	$	53.50	$	1,107,450	$	1,062,256
2012 Dividend reinvestment plan issuances	993,634		54.34		53,991		53,991
2012 Option exercises	104,574		38.42		4,018		4,018
2012 Senior note conversions	405,252				0		0
2012 Totals	22,203,460			$	1,165,459	$	1,120,265

Comprehensive Income

     The following is a summary of accumulated other comprehensive income(loss) as of the dates indicated (in thousands):

		June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Unrecognized losses on cash flow hedges	$	(7,836)	$	(8,561)
Unrecognized losses on equity investments		(658)		(619)
Unrecognized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation		(2,348)		0
Unrecognized actuarial losses		(2,748)		(2,748)
Totals	$	(13,590)	$	(11,928)

     The following is a summary of comprehensive income(loss) for the periods indicated (in thousands):

		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		June 30,				June 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Unrecognized gains on cash flow hedges		$	446	$	386	$	724	$	868
Unrecognized gains (losses) on equity investments			(46)		(236)		(38)		86
Unrecognized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation			(2,348)		0		(2,348)		0
	Total other comprehensive income (loss)		(1,948)		150		(1,662)		954
Net income attributable to controlling interests			77,696		87,200		136,205		119,252
	Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to controlling interests		75,748		87,350		134,543		120,206
Net and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests(1)			(821)		(992)		(1,876)		(1,234)
	Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to stockholders	$	74,927	$	86,358	$	132,667	$	118,972
(1) Includes amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests.

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Consolidated Statements of Equity (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Total	Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Capital in Excess of Par Value	Treasury Stock	Cumulative Net Income	Cumulative Dividends	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Other Equity	Noncontrolling Interests
Balances at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2010	$ 4,733,100	$ 291,667	$ 147,155	$ 4,932,468	$ (11,352)	$ 1,676,196	$ (2,427,881)	$ (11,099)	$ 5,697	$ 130,249
Comprehensive income:
Net income (loss)	117,856					119,252				(1,396)
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gain (loss) on equity investments	86							86
Unrecognized gain (loss) on foreign currency translation	0
Cash flow hedge activity	868							868
Total comprehensive income	118,810
Contributions by noncontrolling interests	28,243			6,017						22,226
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(16,227)									(16,227)
Amounts related to issuance of common stock from dividend reinvestment and stock incentive plans, net of forfeitures	67,880		1,385	69,524	(2,141)				(888)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	1,357,746		28,750	1,328,996
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock	696,437	718,750		(22,313)
Preferred stock redeemed, amount	0	0
Conversion of preferred stock	0	0	0	0
Option compensation expense	1,651								1,651
Cash dividends paid:
Common stock cash dividends	(228,565)						(228,565)
Preferred stock cash dividends	(26,033)						(26,033)
Balances at end of period at Jun. 30, 2011	6,733,042	1,010,417	177,290	6,314,692	(13,493)	1,795,448	(2,682,479)	(10,145)	6,460	134,852
Balances at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2011	7,278,647	1,010,417	192,299	7,019,714	(13,535)	1,893,806	(2,972,129)	(11,928)	6,120	153,883
Comprehensive income:
Net income (loss)	135,033					136,205				(1,172)
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gain (loss) on equity investments	(38)							(38)
Unrecognized gain (loss) on foreign currency translation	(2,348)							(2,348)
Cash flow hedge activity	724							724
Total comprehensive income	133,371
Contributions by noncontrolling interests	24,920			80						24,840
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(7,831)									(7,831)
Amounts related to issuance of common stock from dividend reinvestment and stock incentive plans, net of forfeitures	66,668		1,188	69,819	(3,737)				(602)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	1,062,256		20,700	1,041,556
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock	277,688	287,500		(9,812)
Preferred stock redeemed, amount	0	(275,000)		6,202		(6,242)
Conversion of preferred stock	(275,040)
Equity component of convertible debt	2,759		405	2,354
Option compensation expense	1,784								1,784
Cash dividends paid:
Common stock cash dividends	(301,503)						(301,503)
Preferred stock cash dividends	(35,926)						(35,926)
Balances at end of period at Jun. 30, 2012	$ 8,227,793	$ 1,022,917	$ 214,592	$ 8,129,913	$ (17,272)	$ 2,023,769	$ (3,309,558)	$ (13,590)	$ 7,302	$ 169,720

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Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities [Abstract]

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

7. Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

During the year ended December 31, 2010, we entered into a joint venture investment with Forest CityEnterprises (NYSE:FCE.A and FCE.B). We acquired a 49% interest in a seven-building life science campus located at University Park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is immediately adjacent to the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At June 30, 2012, our investment of $176,579,000 is recorded as an investment in unconsolidated entities on the balance sheet. The results of operations for these properties have been included in our consolidated results of operations from the date of acquisition by the joint venture and are reflected in our statement of comprehensive income as income from unconsolidated entities. The aggregate remaining unamortized basis difference of our investment in this joint venture of $2,432,000 at June 30, 2012 is primarily attributable to real estate and related intangible assets and will be amortized over the life of the related properties and included in the reported amount of income from unconsolidated entities.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, we entered into a joint venture with Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT (TSX:CSH.UN). The portfolio contains 42 properties, 39 of which are owned 50% by the company and Chartwell, and three of which the company wholly owns. In connection with the 39 properties, we invested $223,134,000 of cash which was recorded as an investment in unconsolidated entities on the balance sheet. The 39 properties are accounted for under the equity method of accounting and do not qualify as VIEs (variable interest entities). See Note 3 for additional information.

In addition, at June 30, 2012, we had other investments in unconsolidated entities with our ownership ranging from 10% to 50%.

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Real Estate Loans Receivable

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Real Estate Loans Receivable [Abstract]

Real Estate Loans Receivable

6. Real Estate Loans Receivable

     The following is a summary of our real estate loan activity for the periods presented (in thousands):

		Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012						June 30, 2011
		Seniors						Seniors
		Housing		Medical				Housing		Medical
		Triple-net		Facilities		Totals		Triple-net		Facilities		Totals
Advances on real estate loans receivable:
	Investments in new loans	$	532	$	0	$	532	$	11,807	$	0	$	11,807
	Draws on existing loans		19,455		367		19,822		8,824		7,836		16,660
	Net cash advances on real estate loans		19,987		367		20,354		20,631		7,836		28,467
Receipts on real estate loans receivable:
	Loan payoffs		0		0		0		129,860		0		129,860
	Principal payments on loans		11,613		1,248		12,861		5,164		3,372		8,536
	Total receipts on real estate loans		11,613		1,248		12,861		135,024		3,372		138,396
Net advances (receipts) on real estate loans		$	8,374	$	(881)	$	7,493	$	(114,393)	$	4,464	$	(109,929)

We recorded no provision for loan losses during the six months ended June 30, 2012.At June 30, 2012, we had real estate loans with outstanding balances of $12,956,000on non-accrual status but no allowance for loan losses.

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Income Taxes and Distributions

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Income Taxes And Distributions [Abstract]

Income Taxes And Distributions

18. Income Taxes and Distributions

To qualify as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes, at least 90% of taxable income (excluding 100% of net capital gains) must be distributed to stockholders. Real estate investment trusts that do not distribute a certain amount of current year taxable income in the current year are also subject to a 4% federal excise tax. The main differences between undistributed net income for federal income tax purposes and financial statement purposes are the recognition of straight-line rent for reporting purposes, basis differences in acquisitions, differing useful lives and depreciation and amortization methods for real property and the provision for loan losses for reporting purposes versus bad debt expense for tax purposes.At June 30, 2012, we continued to qualify as a real estate investment trust, and no federal provision has been reflected due to distributions made to stockholders of at least 100% of taxable income for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

At June 30, 2012, we had $1,356,000 of U.S. federal tax losses from our taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”), and no apportioned state tax losses available for carry-forward. Income tax expense reflected in the financial statements primarily represents federal expense at our TRSand state and local income taxes as well as amounts related to uncertain tax positions as discussed belowand non-U.S. income taxes on certain investments located in jurisdictions outside the U.S.

As a result of certain acquisitions, we are subject to corporate level taxes for related asset dispositions for the period June 30, 2012 through June 30, 2021 (“built-in gains tax”). The amount of income potentially subject to this special corporate level tax is generally equal to (a) the excess of the fair value of the asset as of June 30, 2012 over its adjusted tax basis as of June 30, 2012, or (b) the actual amount of gain, whichever of (a) and (b) is lower. Some but not all gains recognized during this period of time could be offset by available net operating losses and capital loss carry-forwards. We have not recorded a deferred tax liability as a result of the potential built-in gains tax based on our intentions with respect to such properties and available tax planning strategies.

We apply the rules under ASC 740-10 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” for uncertain tax positions using a “more likely than not” recognition threshold for tax positions. Pursuant to these rules, we will initially recognize the financial statement effects of a tax position when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits of the tax position, that such a position will be sustained upon examination by the relevant tax authorities. If the tax benefit meets the “more likely than not” threshold, the measurement of the tax benefit will be based on our estimate of the ultimate tax benefit to be sustained if audited by the taxing authority.

The balance of our unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2012 was $6,468,000 (exclusive of accrued interest and penalties). A significant portion of this balance of unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2012, $6,141,000 (exclusive of accrued interest and penalties), relates to the April 1, 2011 Genesis transaction and is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. As part of the Genesis acquisition, we received full indemnification from FC-GEN Operations Investment, LLC covering income taxes or other taxes as well as interest and penalties relating to tax positions taken by FC-GEN Operations Investment, LLC prior to the acquisition. As of June 30, 2012, we had $8,339,000reserved for uncertain tax positions related to the Genesis transaction pursuant to ASC 740-10 inclusive of interest and penalties, and had recorded an offsetting indemnification asset for the same amount in receivables and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. Such indemnification asset is reviewed for collectability periodically. We have estimated that an additional $8,952,000could be subject to collection under the indemnification agreement provided an unfavorable assessment is made relating to income tax positions that we currently believe are more likely than not to be sustained.

There were $206,000of uncertain tax positions as of June 30, 2012 for which it is reasonably possible that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits would decrease during 2012. Interest and penalties totaled $287,000 and $502,000 in expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, and were recorded as income tax expense in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income with an offsetting amount recorded in other income relating to the increase in the indemnification asset. As of June 30, 2012, $2,149,000 of interest and penalties were accrued related to income taxes.

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Stock Incentive Plans

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Stock Incentive Plans [Abstract]

Stock Incentive Plans

14. Stock Incentive Plans

     Our Amended and Restated 2005 Long-Term Incentive Planauthorizes up to 6,200,000 shares of common stock to be issued at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The 2005 Plan replaced the 1995 Stock Incentive Plan and the Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The options granted to officers and key employees under the 1995 Plan continued to vest through 2010 and expire ten years from the date of grant. Our non-employee directors, officers and key employees are eligible to participate in the 2005 Plan. The 2005 Plan allows for the issuance of, among other things, stock options, restricted stock, deferred stock units and dividend equivalent rights. Vesting periods for options, deferred stock units and restricted shares generally range from three years for non-employee directors to five years for officers and key employees. Options expire ten years from the date of grant. Stock-based compensation expense totaled $2,311,000 and $13,634,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and $1,681,000 and $7,274,000 for the three and six months ended in June 30, 2011. The increase is primarily attributable to the impact of special non-cash retention and performance based stock awards for executive officers.

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Senior Unsecured Notes and Secured Debt

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Senior Unsecured Notes and Secured Debt [Abstract]

Senior Unsecured Notes and Secured Debt

10. Senior Unsecured Notes and Secured Debt

Please see Note 19 regarding debt activity that occurred subsequent to June 30, 2012.At June 30, 2012, the annual principal payments due on these debt obligations were as follows (in thousands):

	Senior		Secured
	Unsecured Notes(1,2)		Debt (1,3)		Totals
2012	$	244,939(4)	$	19,610	$	264,549
2013		300,000		220,373		520,373
2014		0		201,317		201,317
2015		250,000		214,550		464,550
2016		700,000		301,528		1,001,528
Thereafter		3,444,403		1,328,065		4,772,468
Totals	$	4,939,342	$	2,285,443	$	7,224,785
(1) Amounts represent principal amounts due and do not include unamortized premiums/discounts or other fair value adjustments as reflected on the balance sheet.
(2) Annual interest rates range from 3.0% to 8.0%.
(3) Annual interest rates range from 1.2% to 8.0%. Carrying value of the properties securing the debt totaled $4,095,959,000 at June 30, 2012.
(4) We provided notice of redemption to the holders of $168,086,000 of convertible senior unsecured notes in June 2012. See Note 19 for additional information.

The following is a summary of our senior unsecured note issuances during the periods presented (dollars in thousands):

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
			Weighted Avg.			Weighted Avg.
	Amount		Interest Rate	Amount		Interest Rate
Beginning balance	$	4,464,927	5.133%	$	3,064,930	5.129%
Debt issued		600,000	4.125%		1,400,000	5.143%
Debt redeemed		(125,585)	4.750%		-	0.000%
Ending balance	$	4,939,342	5.021%	$	4,464,930	5.133%

The following is a summary of our secured debt principal activity for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):

	Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012		June 30, 2011
			Weighted Avg.			Weighted Avg.
	Amount		Interest Rate	Amount		Interest Rate
Beginning balance	$	2,108,373	5.34%	$	1,133,715	5.59%
Debt issued		139,395	4.43%		58,470	5.78%
Debt assumed		284,988	5.68%		689,888	5.39%
Debt extinguished		(229,207)	4.22%		-	0.00%
Principal payments		(18,106)	5.55%		(12,944)	6.00%
Ending balance	$	2,285,443	5.45%	$	1,869,129	5.52%

Our debt agreements contain various covenants, restrictions and events of default. Certain agreements require us to maintaincertain financial ratios and minimum net worth and impose certain limits on our ability to incur indebtedness, create liens and make investments or acquisitions. As of June 30, 2012, we were in compliance with all of the covenants under our debt agreements.

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Stock Incentive Plans (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Stock Incentive Plans [Line Items]
Number of common stock authorized for Long-Term Incentive Plan	6,200		6,200
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 2,311	$ 1,681	$ 13,634	$ 7,274
Director [Member]
Stock Incentive Plans [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Officer [Member]
Stock Incentive Plans [Line Items]
Vesting period	5 years
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Stock Incentive Plans [Line Items]
Vesting period	10 years

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Customer Concentration

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Customer Concentration [Abstract]

Customer Concentration

8. Customer Concentration

     The following table summarizes certain information about our customer concentration as of June 30, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

		Number of	Total		Percent of
Concentration by investment:(1)		Properties(2)	Investment(2)		Investment(3)
	Genesis HealthCare Corporation	157	$	2,555,487	17%
	Merrill Gardens, LLC	48		1,107,023	7%
	Benchmark Senior Living	35		858,525	6%
	Brandywine Senior Living, LLC	25		722,284	5%
	Senior Living Communities, LLC	12		603,348	4%
	Remaining portfolio	681		9,219,288	61%
	Totals	958	$	15,065,955	100%

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• Merrill Gardens and Benchmark are in our seniors housing operating segment whereas the other top five customers are in our seniors housing triple-net segment.
• Excludes our share of investments in unconsolidated entities. Please see Note 7 for additional information.
• Investments with our top five customers comprised 41% of total investments at December 31, 2011.

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Borrowings Under Line of Credit Arrangements and Related Items

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Borrowings Under Line of Credit Arrangement and Related Items [Abstract]

Borrowings Under Line of Credit Arrangements and Related Items

9. Borrowings Under Line of Credit Arrangements and Related Items

At June 30, 2012, we had a $2,000,000,000 unsecured line of credit arrangement with a consortium of 31 banks with an option to upsize the facility by up to an additional $500,000,000 through an accordion feature, allowing for the aggregate commitment of up to $2,500,000,000. The revolving credit facility is scheduled to expire July 27, 2015.

Borrowings under the agreement are subject to interest payable in periods no longer than three months at either the agent bank's prime rate of interest or the applicable margin over LIBOR interest rate, at our option (1.60% at June 30, 2012). The applicable margin is based on certain of our debt ratings and was 1.35% at June 30, 2012. In addition, we pay a facility fee annually to each bank based on the bank's commitment amount. The facility fee depends on certain of our debt ratings and was 0.25% at June 30, 2012. Principal is due upon expiration of the agreement. In addition, at June 30, 2012, we had a $5,000,000 unsecured revolving demand note outstanding and bearing interest at 1-month LIBOR plus 110 basis points.

The following information relates to aggregate borrowings under the unsecured line of credit arrangements for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):

		Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Balance outstanding at quarter end		$	393,000	$	0	$	393,000	$	0
Maximum amount outstanding at any month end		$	393,000	$	20,000	$	897,000	$	495,000
Average amount outstanding (total of daily
	principal balances divided by days in period)	$	122,209	$	253	$	301,456	$	158,856
Weighted average interest rate (actual interest
	expense divided by average borrowings outstanding)		1.65%		n/a		1.65%		2.17%

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Derivative Instruments

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Derivative Instruments [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments

11.DerivativeInstruments

We are exposed to various market risks, including the potential loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates. We may elect to use financial derivative instruments to hedge such interest rate exposures. These decisions are principally based on our policy to manage the general trend in interest rates at the applicable dates and our perception of the future volatility of interest rates. In addition, the Chartwelltransaction discussed in Note 3 exposes us to the potential loss associated with adverse changes in the Canadian Dollar to U.S. Dollar exchange rate. We elected to manage this risk through the use of a forward exchange contract.

Derivatives are recorded at fair value on the balance sheet as assets or liabilities. The valuation of derivative instruments requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the fair value of the instruments. Fair values of our interest rate swap agreements are estimated by pricing models that consider the forward yield curves and discount rates. The fair value of our forward exchange contracts are estimated by pricing models that consider foreign currency spot rates, forward trade rates and discount rates. Such amounts and the recognition of such amounts are subject to significant estimates that may change in the future.

Interest Rate Swap Contracts Designated as Cash Flow Hedges

For instruments that are designated and qualify as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of other comprehensive income (“OCI”), and reclassified into earnings in the same period, or periods, during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses on the derivative representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in earnings. As of June 30, 2012, we had five interest rate swaps for a total aggregate notional amount of $101,040,000. The swaps hedge interest payments associated with long-term LIBOR based borrowings and mature between December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013. Approximately $1,883,000 of losses, which are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), are expected to be reclassified into earnings in the next 12 months.

Forward Exchange Contracts

On February 15, 2012, we entered into a forward exchange contract to purchase $250,000,000 Canadian Dollars at a fixed rate in the future.  The forward contract was used to limit exposure to fluctuations in the Canadian Dollar to U.S. Dollar exchange rate associated with our initial cash investment funded for the Chartwell transaction discussed in Note 3 and Note 7.  On May 3, 2012, this forward exchange contract was settled for a gain of $2,772,000 and the proceeds were used to fund our investment.    On May 3, 2012, we also entered into a forward contract to sell $250,000,000 Canadian dollars at a fixed rate on July 31, 2012.  This forward contract has been designated as a net investment hedge of our Chartwell investment and changes in fair value are reported in OCI as no ineffectiveness is anticipated.

The following presents the impact of derivative instruments on the statement of comprehensive income and OCI for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):

			Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
			June 30,				June 30,
		Location		2012		2011		2012		2011
Gain (loss) on interest rate swap recognized in
	OCI (effective portion)	n/a	$	806	$	(4,962)	$	1,545	$	(7,016)
Gain (loss) on interest rate swaps reclassified from
	AOCI into income (effective portion)	Interest expense		360		(794)		821		(1,598)
Gain (loss) on interest rate sawps recognized
	in income	Realized loss		(96)		0		(96)		0
Gain (loss) on forward exchange contracts recognized in
	income (ineffective portion and amount excluded
	from effectiveness testing)	Unrealized loss		0		0		(555)		0
Gain (loss) on forward exchange contracts recognized
	in income	Realized gain		2,772		0		2,772		0
Gain (loss) on forward exchange contracts designated
	as net investment hedge recognized in OCI	n/a		6,916		0		6,916		0

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Segment Reporting (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Summary of information for reportable segments
Rental income	$ 278,067	$ 228,246	$ 541,208	$ 384,009
Resident fees and services	165,654	123,149	323,828	194,435
Interest income	7,879	12,866	16,020	24,575
Other income	1,482	5,341	3,166	8,165
Revenues	453,082	369,602	884,222	611,184
Property operating expenses	136,303	99,808	265,572	163,371
Net Operating Income from Continuing Operations	316,779	269,794	618,650	447,813
Interest expense	94,968	81,484	186,941	137,613
Loss (gain) on derivatives	2,676	0	2,121	0
Depreciation and amortization	131,917	107,255	256,821	176,939
General and administrative	25,870	19,562	53,621	37,276
Transaction costs	28,691	13,738	34,270	49,803
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt	(576)	0	(576)	0
Provision for loan losses	0	168	0	416
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities	37,433	47,587	88,542	45,766
Total assets	16,347,426		16,347,426		14,924,606
Senior housing - triple net [Member]
Summary of information for reportable segments
Rental income	176,777	155,413	345,456	247,021
Resident fees and services	0	0	0	0
Interest income	5,984	11,036	11,861	20,415
Other income	761	4,497	1,606	5,004
Revenues	183,522	170,946	358,923	272,440
Property operating expenses	0	0	0	0
Net Operating Income from Continuing Operations	183,522	170,946	358,923	272,440
Interest expense	(1,599)	(829)	(3,380)	(199)
Loss (gain) on derivatives	(96)		(96)
General and administrative	0	0	0	0
Transaction costs	(23,683)	(12,692)	(25,205)	(16,699)
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt	(2,238)	0	(2,238)	0
Provision for loan losses	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities	101,328	113,023	222,252	184,523
Total assets	8,159,852		8,159,852
Senior housing - operating [Member]
Summary of information for reportable segments
Rental income	0	0	0	0
Resident fees and services	165,654	123,149	323,828	194,435
Interest income	0	0	0	0
Other income	0	0	0	0
Revenues	165,654	123,149	323,828	194,435
Property operating expenses	(111,340)	(84,334)	(218,583)	(133,606)
Net Operating Income from Continuing Operations	54,314	38,815	105,245	60,829
Interest expense	(16,227)	(12,974)	(32,062)	(19,501)
Loss (gain) on derivatives	2,772		2,217
General and administrative	0	0	0	0
Transaction costs	(2,821)	(488)	(4,399)	(32,557)
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt	1,179	0	1,179	0
Provision for loan losses	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities	1,472	(12,823)	(5,338)	(49,536)
Total assets	3,485,380		3,485,380
Medical facilities [Member]
Summary of information for reportable segments
Rental income	101,290	72,833	195,752	136,988
Resident fees and services	0	0	0	0
Interest income	1,895	1,830	4,159	4,160
Other income	478	466	1,082	2,251
Revenues	103,663	75,129	200,993	143,399
Property operating expenses	(24,963)	(15,474)	(46,989)	(29,765)
Net Operating Income from Continuing Operations	78,700	59,655	154,004	113,634
Interest expense	(8,666)	(7,200)	(18,904)	(13,981)
Loss (gain) on derivatives	0		0
General and administrative	0	0	0	0
Transaction costs	(2,187)	(558)	(4,666)	(547)
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt	483	0	483	0
Provision for loan losses	0	(168)	0	(416)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities	28,736	27,052	57,366	51,077
Total assets	4,397,011		4,397,011
Non Segment Corporate [Member]
Summary of information for reportable segments
Rental income	0	0	0	0
Resident fees and services	0	0	0	0
Interest income	0	0	0	0
Other income	243	378	478	910
Revenues	243	378	478	910
Property operating expenses	0	0	0	0
Net Operating Income from Continuing Operations	243	378	478	910
Interest expense	(68,476)	(60,481)	(132,595)	(103,932)
Loss (gain) on derivatives	0		0
General and administrative	(25,870)	(19,562)	(53,621)	(37,276)
Transaction costs	0	0	0	0
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt	0	0	0	0
Provision for loan losses	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities	(94,103)	(79,665)	(185,738)	(140,298)
Total assets	305,183		305,183
Canada [Member]
Summary of information for reportable segments
Revenues	2,055
Total assets	$ 296,573		$ 296,573
Percent Of Assets	0.018		0.018
Percent Of Revenues	0.005

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Subsequent Events (Details) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 17, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2012 CAD	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Preferred stock redeemed, shares		(11,000,000)	0
Preferred stock redeemed, amount		$ 0	$ 0
Senior unsecured debt issued		593,319	1,381,086
Unsecured Term Loan				249,000	250,000
Borrowings under unsecured line of credit arrangement		393,000	0			610,000
Conversion notices received, amount	$ 167,600
Conversion notices received, rate	4.75%

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Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
The Market approach utilized to measure fair value of financial assets and liabilities on recurring basis
Available-for-sale equity investments	$ 942	[1]	$ 980
Interest rate swap agreements	979	[2]
Foreign currency forward contract	6,916	[2]
Totals	6,879
Level 1 [Member]
The Market approach utilized to measure fair value of financial assets and liabilities on recurring basis
Available-for-sale equity investments	942	[1]
Interest rate swap agreements	0	[2]
Foreign currency forward contract	0	[2]
Totals	942
Level 2 [Member]
The Market approach utilized to measure fair value of financial assets and liabilities on recurring basis
Available-for-sale equity investments	0	[1]
Interest rate swap agreements	979	[2]
Foreign currency forward contract	6,916	[2]
Totals	5,937
Level 3 [Member]
The Market approach utilized to measure fair value of financial assets and liabilities on recurring basis
Available-for-sale equity investments	0	[1]
Interest rate swap agreements	0	[2]
Foreign currency forward contract	0	[2]
Totals	$ 0

[1] (1) Unrealized gains or losses on equity investments are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at each measurement date.

[2] (2) Please see Note 11 for additional information.

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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Stockholders' Equity (Tables) [Abstract]

Summary of stockholder's equity capital accounts

	June 30, 2012	December 31, 2011
Preferred Stock:
Authorized shares	50,000,000	50,000,000
Issued shares	26,224,854	25,724,854
Outstanding shares	26,224,854	25,724,854
Common Stock, $1.00 par value:
Authorized shares	400,000,000	400,000,000
Issued shares	215,087,126	192,604,918
Outstanding shares	214,690,843	192,275,248

Summary of preferred stock activity

	Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012		June 30, 2011
		Weighted Avg.		Weighted Avg.
	Shares	Dividend Rate	Shares	Dividend Rate
Beginning balance	25,724,854	7.013%	11,349,854	7.663%
Shares issued	11,500,000	6.500%	14,375,000	6.500%
Shares redeemed	(11,000,000)	7.716%	-	0.000%
Ending balance	26,224,854	6.493%	25,724,854	7.013%

Summary of common stock issuances

	Shares Issued		Average Price		Gross Proceeds		Net Proceeds
March 2011 public issuance	28,750,000	$	49.25	$	1,415,938	$	1,358,694
2011 Dividend reinvestment plan issuances	1,200,418		49.44		59,348		58,400
2011 Option exercises	116,782		37.69		4,401		4,401
2011 Totals	30,067,200			$	1,479,687	$	1,421,495
February 2012 public issuance	20,700,000	$	53.50	$	1,107,450	$	1,062,256
2012 Dividend reinvestment plan issuances	993,634		54.34		53,991		53,991
2012 Option exercises	104,574		38.42		4,018		4,018
2012 Senior note conversions	405,252				0		0
2012 Totals	22,203,460			$	1,165,459	$	1,120,265

Summary of accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)

		June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Unrecognized losses on cash flow hedges	$	(7,836)	$	(8,561)
Unrecognized losses on equity investments		(658)		(619)
Unrecognized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation		(2,348)		0
Unrecognized actuarial losses		(2,748)		(2,748)
Totals	$	(13,590)	$	(11,928)

Summary of comprehensive income/(loss)

		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		June 30,				June 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Unrecognized gains on cash flow hedges		$	446	$	386	$	724	$	868
Unrecognized gains (losses) on equity investments			(46)		(236)		(38)		86
Unrecognized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation			(2,348)		0		(2,348)		0
	Total other comprehensive income (loss)		(1,948)		150		(1,662)		954
Net income attributable to controlling interests			77,696		87,200		136,205		119,252
	Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to controlling interests		75,748		87,350		134,543		120,206
Net and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests(1)			(821)		(992)		(1,876)		(1,234)
	Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to stockholders	$	74,927	$	86,358	$	132,667	$	118,972
(1) Includes amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests.

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Senior Unsecured Notes and Secured Debt (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jul. 17, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]		Jun. 30, 2012 Secured Debt [Member]		Jun. 30, 2012 Excluding Fair Value Adjustments [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Excluding Fair Value Adjustments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Excluding Fair Value Adjustments [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Excluding Fair Value Adjustments [Member]
Principal payments due on debt obligations
2012	$ 264,549		$ 264,549				$ 244,939	[1],[2],[3]	$ 19,610	[1],[4]
2013	520,373		520,373				300,000	[1],[2]	220,373	[1],[4]
2014	201,317		201,317				0	[1],[2]	201,317	[1],[4]
2015	464,550		464,550				250,000	[1],[2]	214,550	[1],[4]
2016	1,001,528		1,001,528				700,000	[1],[2]	301,528	[1],[4]
Thereafter	4,772,468		4,772,468				3,444,403	[1],[2]	1,328,065	[1],[4]
Totals	7,224,785		7,224,785				4,939,342	[1],[2]	2,285,443	[1],[4]
Unsecured note issuances
Senior unsecured debt balance											4,939,342	4,464,930	4,464,927	3,064,930
Senior unsecured debt issued			593,319	1,381,086							600,000	1,400,000
Senior unsecured debt redeemed			125,585	0							(125,585)	0
Senior unsecured debt balance average rate											0.05021	0.05133	0.05133	0.05129
Senior unsecured debt issued average rate											0.04125	0.05143
Senior unsecured debt redeemed average rate											0.04750	0.000
Secured debt principal activity
Secured debt principal balance											2,285,443	1,869,129	2,108,373	1,133,715
Secured debt issued			139,395	58,470							139,395	58,470
Secured debt assumed											284,988	689,888
Secured debt extinguished			254,175	13,081							(229,207)	0
Secured debt principal payments											(18,106)	(12,944)
Secured debt principal balance average rate											0.0545	0.0552	0.0534	0.0559
Secured debt principal issued average rate											0.0443	0.0578
Secured debt principal assumed average rate											0.0568	0.0539
Secured debt principal extinguished average rate											0.0422	0.00
Secured debt principal payment average rate											0.0555	0.0600
Senior Unsecured Notes and Secured Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Senior unsecured notes	4,910,871		4,910,871			4,434,107
Notes, annual stated interest rates, Minimum							3.00%		1.20%
Notes, annual stated interest rates, Maximum							8.00%		8.00%
Other income less than (in excess of) cash received	(576)	0	(576)	0
Equity component of convertible debt, reacquire			2,759
Additional Senior Unsecured Notes and Secured Debt (Textual) [Abstract]
Secured debt	2,299,674		2,299,674			2,112,649
Carrying values of properties securing the debt	4,095,959		4,095,959
Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes Extinguished					$ 167,600

[1] (1) Amounts represent principal amounts due and do not include unamortized premiums/discounts or other fair value adjustments as reflected on the balance sheet.

[2] (2) Annual interest rates range from 3.0% to 8.0%.

[3] (4) We provided notice of redemption to the holders of $168,086,000 of convertible senior unsecured notes in June 2012. See Note 19 for additional information.

[4] (3) Annual interest rates range from 1.2% to 8.0%. Carrying value of the properties securing the debt totaled $4,095,959,000 at June 30, 2012.

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Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments

16. Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value.

Mortgage Loans and Other Real Estate Loans Receivable — The fair value of mortgage loans and other real estate loans receivable is generally estimated by using level two and level three inputs such as discounting the estimated future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities.

Cash and Cash Equivalents — The carrying amount approximates fair value.

Available-for-sale Equity Investments — Available-for-sale equity investments are recorded at their fair valuebased on level one publicly available trading prices.

Borrowings Under Unsecured Line of Credit Arrangements — The carrying amount of the unsecured line of credit arrangements approximates fair value because the borrowings are interest rate adjustable.

Senior Unsecured Notes — The fair value of the senior unsecured notes payable was estimated based on level one publicly available trading prices.

Secured Debt — The fair value of fixed rate secured debt is estimated using level two inputs by discounting the estimated future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities. The carrying amount of variable rate secured debt approximates fair value because the borrowings are interest rate adjustable.

Interest Rate Swap Agreements — Interest rate swap agreementsare recorded as assets or liabilities on the balance sheet at fair market value. Fair market value is estimated using level two inputs by utilizing pricing models that consider forward yield curves and discount rates.

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts— Foreign currency forward contracts are recorded as assets or liabilities on the balance sheet at fair market value. Fair market value is determined using level two inputs by estimating the future value of the currency pair based on existing exchange rates, comprised of current spot and traded forward points, and present valuing the net amount using a discount factor based on observable traded interest rates.

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our financial instruments are as follows (in thousands):

		June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
		Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
		Amount		Value		Amount		Value
Financial assets:
	Mortgage loans receivable	$	63,249	$	65,993	$	63,934	$	64,194
	Other real estate loans receivable		236,751		246,785		228,573		231,308
	Available-for-sale equity investments		942		942		980		980
	Cash and cash equivalents		204,895		204,895		163,482		163,482
	Foreign currency forward contract		6,916		6,916		0		0
Financial liabilities:
	Borrowings under unsecured line of credit arrangements	$	393,000	$	393,000	$	610,000	$	610,000
	Senior unsecured notes		4,910,871		5,425,706		4,434,107		4,709,736
	Secured debt		2,299,674		2,461,438		2,112,649		2,297,278
	Interest rate swap agreements		979		979		2,854		2,854

U.S. GAAP provides authoritative guidance for measuring and disclosing fair value measurements of assets and liabilities. The guidance defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The guidance also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The guidance describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 - Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The market approach is utilized to measure fair value for our financial assets and liabilities reported at fair value on a recurring basis. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities.

	Fair Value Measurements as of June 30, 2012
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Available-for-sale equity investments(1)	$	942	$	942	$	0	$	0
Interest rate swap agreements(2)		(979)		0		(979)		0
Foreign currency forward contract(2)		6,916		0		6,916		0
Totals	$	6,879	$	942	$	5,937	$	0
(1) Unrealized gains or losses on equity investments are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at each measurement date.
(2) Please see Note 11 for additional information.

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

In addition to items that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, we also have assets and liabilities on our balance sheet that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. As these assets and liabilities are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis, they are not included in the table above. Assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations (see Note 3)and asset impairments (see Note 5 for impairments of real property and Note 6 for impairments ofloans receivable). We have determined that the fair value measurements included in each of these assets and liabilities rely primarily on company-specific inputs and our assumptions about the use of the assets and settlement of liabilities, as observable inputs are not available. As such, we have determined that each of these fair value measurements generally reside within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. We estimate the fair value of real estate and related intangibles using the income approach and unobservable data such as net operating income and estimated capitalization and discount rates. We also consider local and national industry market data including comparable sales, and commonly engage an external real estate appraiser to assist us in our estimation of fair value. We estimate the fair value of secured debt assumed in business combinations using current interest rates at which similar borrowings could be obtained on the transaction date.

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Real Property Acquisitions and Development (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Real property acquisitions and development [Line Items]

Estimated fair value of allocated updated purchase price calculation of asset and liabilities

		Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012(1)			June 30, 2011
			Amount			Amount
Land and land improvements			$	29,320		$	179,321
Buildings and improvements				394,508			2,670,282
	Total assets acquired			423,828			2,849,603
Assumed debt				(56,337)			(93,425)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				(1,568)			(75,144)
	Total liabilities assumed			(57,905)			(168,569)
Capital in excess of par				1,024			-
Noncontrolling interest				(15,820)			-
Non-cash acquisition related activity				(310)			-
	Cash disbursed for acquisitions			350,817			2,681,034
Construction in progress additions				81,419			75,999
Less: Capitalized interest				(2,629)			(2,331)
Cash disbursed for construction in progress				78,790			73,668
Capital improvements to existing properties				36,421			11,556
Total cash invested in real property, net of cash acquired			$	466,028		$	2,766,258
(1) Includes acquisitions with an aggregate purchase price of $129,545,000 for which the allocation of the purchase price consideration is preliminary and subject to change.

		Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012(2)			June 30, 2011
			Amount			Amount
Land and land improvements			$	27,647		$	71,610
Building and improvements				241,287			966,235
Acquired lease intangibles				24,052			88,285
Restricted cash				-			5,451
Receivables and other assets				1,182			14,960
	Total assets acquired(1)			294,168			1,146,541
Assumed debt				(8,684)			(585,656)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				(1,665)			(30,681)
	Total liabilities assumed			(10,349)			(616,337)
Capital in excess of par				-			(6,017)
Noncontrolling interests				(2,054)			(27,411)
Non-cash acquisition related activity				-			(28,090)
Cash disbursed for acquisitions				281,765			468,686
Capital improvements to existing properties				8,553			7,661
Total cash invested in real property, net of cash acquired			$	290,318		$	476,347
(1) Excludes $1,619,000 and $34,342,000 of cash acquired during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
(2) Includes acquisitions with an aggregate purchase price of $82,774,000 for which the allocation of the purchase price consideration is preliminary and subject to change.

		Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012(2)			June 30, 2011
			Amount		Amount
Land and land improvements			$	30,160	$	7,711
Buildings and improvements				489,659		63,532
Acquired lease intangibles				58,998		1,126
Restricted cash				975		-
Receivables and other assets				4,250		-
	Total assets acquired			584,042		72,369
Assumed debt				(238,589)		(42,551)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				(12,775)		(568)
	Total liabilities assumed			(251,364)		(43,119)
Non-cash acquisition activity				(880)		-
Cash disbursed for acquisitions				331,798		29,250
Construction in progress additions:				64,937		124,150
Less: Capitalized interest				(1,929)		(4,648)
	Accruals(1)			(10,911)		(30,736)
Cash disbursed for construction in progress				52,097		88,766
Capital improvements to existing properties				18,025		9,976
Total cash invested in real property			$	401,920	$	127,992
(1) Represents non-cash accruals for amounts to be paid in future periods relating to properties that converted in the periods noted above.
(2) Includes acquisitions with an aggregate purchase price of $545,824,000 for which the allocation of the purchase price consideration is preliminary and subject to change.

Summary of construction projects placed into service and generating revenues

			Six Months Ended
			June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
	Development projects:
		Seniors housing triple-net		$	59,167		$	0
		Medical facilities			105,666			325,563
		Total development projects			164,833			325,563
	Expansion projects				240			19,218
Total construction in progress conversions				$	165,073		$	344,781

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Customer Concentration (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 properties		Dec. 31, 2011
Concentration by investment:
Number of Properties	958	[1]
Total Investment	$ 15,065,955	[1]
Percent of Investment	100.00%	[2],[3]
Customer Concentration (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage total investments with top five customers			41.00%
Genesis Health Care Corporation [Member]
Concentration by investment:
Number of Properties	157	[1]
Total Investment	2,555,487	[1]
Percent of Investment	17.00%	[2],[3]
Benchmark Senior Living [Member]
Concentration by investment:
Number of Properties	35	[1]
Total Investment	858,525	[1]
Percent of Investment	6.00%	[2],[3]
Merrill Gardens LLC [Member]
Concentration by investment:
Number of Properties	48	[1]
Total Investment	1,107,023	[1]
Percent of Investment	7.00%	[2],[3]
Brandywine Senior Living LLC [Member]
Concentration by investment:
Number of Properties	25	[1]
Total Investment	722,284	[1]
Percent of Investment	5.00%	[2],[3]
Senior Living Communities, LLC [Member]
Concentration by investment:
Number of Properties	12	[1]
Total Investment	603,348	[1]
Percent of Investment	4.00%	[2],[3]
Remaining Portfolio [Member]
Concentration by investment:
Number of Properties	681	[1]
Total Investment	$ 9,219,288	[1]
Percent of Investment	61.00%	[2],[3]

[1] Excludes our share of investments in unconsolidated entities. Please see Note 7 for additional information.

[2] Merrill Gardens and Benchmark are in our seniors housing operating segment whereas the other top five customers are in our seniors housing triple-net segment.

[3] Investments with our top five customers comprised 41% of total investments at December 31, 2011.

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Real Property Acquisitions and Development (Details Textual) (Land parcels [Member])	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 properties
Land parcels [Member]
Real Property Acquisitions and Development (Textual) [Abstract]
Number of properties acquired of substantially all of the real estate assets	1

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011
Operating activities
Net income	$ 134,329		$ 118,018
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided from (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	260,385		185,821
Other amortization expenses	8,519		7,900
Provision for loan losses	0		416
Impairment of assets	0		202
Stock-based compensation expense	13,634		7,274
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivatives	2,121		0
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt	576		0
Income from unconsolidated entities	(2,989)		(2,514)
Rental income in excess of cash received	(20,793)		(9,304)
Amortization related to above (below) market leases, net	(205)		(1,056)
Loss (gain) on sales of properties	(33,219)		(56,380)
Distributions by unconsolidated entities	4,123		0
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities	16,355		38,416
Decrease (increase) in receivables and other assets	(27,556)		(47,195)
Net cash provided from (used in) operating activities	351,038		241,598
Investing activities
Investment in real property, net of cash acquired	(1,158,266)		(3,370,597)
Capitalized interest	(4,558)		(6,979)
Investment in real estate loans receivable	(20,354)		(28,467)
Other investments, net of payments	20,147		1,743
Principal collected on real estate loans receivable	12,861		138,396
Contributions to unconsolidated entities	(227,554)		(779)
Distributions by unconsolidated entities	0		1,069
Proceeds from (payments on) derivatives	2,217		0
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash	(9,024)		42,023
Proceeds from sales of real property	156,689		208,692
Net cash provided from (used in) investing activities	(1,227,842)		(3,014,899)
Financing activities
Net increase (decrease) under unsecured lines of credit arrangements	(217,000)		(300,000)
Proceeds From Issuance Of Unsecured Debt	593,319		1,381,086
Payments to extinguish senior unsecured notes	(125,585)		0
Secured debt issued	139,395		58,470
Payments on secured debt	(254,175)		(13,081)
Net proceeds from the issuance of common stock	1,120,265		1,421,495
Net proceeds from the issuance of preferred stock	277,688		696,437
Redemption of preferred stock	275,000		0
Decrease (increase) in deferred loan expenses	(4,698)		(11,603)
Contributions by noncontrolling interests	11,110	[1]	9,087	[1]
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(9,673)	[1]	(16,804)	[1]
Cash distributions to stockholders	(337,429)		(254,598)
Net cash provided from (used in) financing activities	918,217		2,970,489
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash and cash equivalents	0		0
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	41,413		197,188
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	163,482		131,570
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	204,895		328,758
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid	180,460		112,711
Income taxes paid	$ 2,729		$ 31

[1] Includes amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests.

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Dispositions, Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Disclosure Dispositions, Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations [Abstract]

Dispositions, Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

5. Dispositions, Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

During the six months ended June 30, 2012, we sold 23propertiesfor net gains of $33,219,000.Of our total sale proceeds,$84,247,000 was deposited in an Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 exchange escrow account with a qualified intermediary and, during the second quarter of 2012, we used $79,300,000 of the deposited proceeds for medical facility acquisitions. At June 30, 2012, we had 36 seniors housing facilities that satisfied the requirements for held for sale treatment and such propertieswere properly recorded at the lesser of theirestimated fair value less costs to sell or carrying value. The following is a summary of our real property disposition activity for the periods presented (in thousands):

		Six Months Ended
		June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011
Real property dispositions:
	Seniors housing triple-net		$	90,404		$	117,074
	Medical facilities			33,066			35,238
	Total dispositions			123,470			152,312
Add: Gain on sales of real property				33,219			56,380
Proceeds from real property sales			$	156,689		$	208,692

We have reclassified the income and expenses attributable to all properties sold prior to and held for sale at June 30, 2012 to discontinued operations. Expenses include an allocation of interest expense based on property carrying values and our weighted average cost of debt. The following illustrates the reclassification impact as a result of classifying properties as discontinued operations for the periods presented (in thousands):

			Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
			June 30,				June 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Revenues:
	Rental income	$	9,833	$	15,943	$	20,040	$	32,242
Expenses:
	Interest expense		1,794		3,289		3,543		6,490
	Property operating expenses		10		1,219		436		2,970
	Provision for depreciation		1,046		3,798		3,564		8,882
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net		$	6,983	$	7,637	$	12,497	$	13,900

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Stockholder's Equity (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2012		Jun. 30, 2011
Summary of comprehensive income/(loss)
Unrecognized gain (losses) on cash flow hedges	$ 446		$ 386		$ 724		$ 868
Unrecognized gains (losses) on equity investments	(46)		(236)		(38)		86
Unrecognized gain (loss) on foreign currency translation	(2,348)		0		(2,348)		0
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,948)		150		(1,662)		954
Net income attributable to controlling interests	77,696		87,200		136,205		119,252
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to controlling interests	75,748		87,350		134,543		120,206
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(821)	[1]	(992)	[1]	(1,876)	[1]	(1,234)	[1]
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to stockholders	$ 74,927		$ 86,358		$ 132,667		$ 118,972

[1] Includes amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests.

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Real Estate Intangibles (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Real Estate Intangibles (Tables) [Abstract]

Summary of real estate intangibles excluding those classified as held for sale

		June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Assets:
	In place lease intangibles	$	405,499	$	332,645
	Above market tenant leases		45,739		35,973
	Below market ground leases		58,604		51,316
	Lease commissions		14,303		8,265
	Gross historical cost		524,145		428,199
	Accumulated amortization		(206,832)		(148,380)
	Net book value	$	317,313	$	279,819
	Weighted-average amortization period in years		17.0		17.0
Liabilities:
	Below market tenant leases	$	72,384	$	67,284
	Above market ground leases		5,894		5,020
	Gross historical cost		78,278		72,304
	Accumulated amortization		(24,620)		(21,387)
	Net book value	$	53,658	$	50,917
	Weighted-average amortization period in years		12.6		12.3

Schedule of Real Estate Intangible Amortization

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Rental income related to above/below market tenant leases, net	$	282	$	874	$	887	$	1,592
Property operating expenses related to above/below market ground leases, net		(364)		(268)		(682)		(536)
Depreciation and amortization related to in place lease intangibles and lease commissions		(28,551)		(27,048)		(55,843)		(41,540)

		Assets		Liabilities
2012	$	67,938	$	3,450
2013		38,753		6,437
2014		25,899		5,979
2015		23,776		5,015
2016		25,016		4,657
Thereafter		135,931		28,120
Totals	$	317,313	$	53,658

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Business (Details)	Jun. 30, 2012 Number properties
Business (Details) [Abstract]
Number of properties in diversified portfolio	1,010
Number of states in diversified portfolio	46

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Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

15. Earnings Per Share

     The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share data):

		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		June 30,				June 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings
	per share - net income (loss) attributable
	to common stockholders	$	54,735	$	69,847	$	94,037	$	93,219
Denominator for basic earnings per
	share - weighted average shares		213,498		176,445		206,612		165,755
Effect of dilutive securities:
	Employee stock options		261		178		242		184
	Non-vested restricted shares		299		249		290		232
	Convertible senior unsecured notes		1,080		616		1,093		287
Dilutive potential common shares			1,640		1,043		1,625		703
Denominator for diluted earnings per
	share - adjusted weighted average shares		215,138		177,488		208,237		166,458
Basic earnings per share		$	0.26	$	0.40	$	0.46	$	0.56
Diluted earnings per share		$	0.25	$	0.39	$	0.45	$	0.56

The diluted earnings per share calculations exclude the dilutive effect of354,000and 287,000stock options for the three months ended June 30, 2012and 2011, respectively, and 366,000and 287,000 for the six months ended because the exercise prices were more than the average market price.The Series H Cumulative Convertible and Redeemable Preferred Stockand Series I Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock were not included in the calculations as the effect of conversions into common stock was anti-dilutive.