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Stockholder's Equity (Details Textuals) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2011
Mar. 31, 2012
Stockholders' Equity (Details) [Abstract]            
Acquisitions of non controlling interests $ 1,175,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates $ 23,247,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates $ 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInSubsidiariesAndAffiliates      
Equity issued in acquisition of noncontrolling interest   1,108,917us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued        
Percentage of partnership owned   20.00%us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedPercentOfNetAssets        
Total purchase price   91,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet        
Transaction costs existing partnership   $ 2,732,000hcn_TransactionCostsExistingPartnership        
Preferred Stock [Line Items]            
Preferred stock, shares issued 0hcn_PreferredStockSharesIssuedPeriod 0hcn_PreferredStockSharesIssuedPeriod 11,500,000hcn_PreferredStockSharesIssuedPeriod      
Preferred stock balance issued average rate 0hcn_PreferredStockIssuedDividendPercentage 0hcn_PreferredStockIssuedDividendPercentage 0.065hcn_PreferredStockIssuedDividendPercentage      
Series H Preferred Stock [Member]            
Preferred Stock [Line Items]            
Preferred stock, shares issued       349,854hcn_PreferredStockSharesIssuedPeriod
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= us-gaap_SeriesHPreferredStockMember
   
Preferred stock balance issued average rate       0.06hcn_PreferredStockIssuedDividendPercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesHPreferredStockMember
   
Redemption date, preferred stock       Dec. 31, 2015    
Initial conversion Price       $ 25hcn_InitialConversionPrice
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesHPreferredStockMember
   
Liquidation value per preferred share       $ 25us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreference
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesHPreferredStockMember
   
Series I Preferred Stock [Member]            
Preferred Stock [Line Items]            
Preferred stock, shares issued         14,375,000hcn_PreferredStockSharesIssuedPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hcn_SeriesIPreferredStockMember
 
Preferred stock balance issued average rate         0.065hcn_PreferredStockIssuedDividendPercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hcn_SeriesIPreferredStockMember
 
Equivalent Number Of Common Stock On Conversion Of Preferred Shares         0.846hcn_EquivalentNumberOfCommonStockOnConversionOfPreferredShares
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hcn_SeriesIPreferredStockMember
 
Initial conversion Price         $ 59.1hcn_InitialConversionPrice
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hcn_SeriesIPreferredStockMember
 
Liquidation value per preferred share         $ 50us-gaap_PreferredStockLiquidationPreference
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hcn_SeriesIPreferredStockMember
 
Series J Preferred Stock [Member]            
Preferred Stock [Line Items]            
Preferred stock, shares issued           11,500,000hcn_PreferredStockSharesIssuedPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hcn_SeriesJPreferredStockMember
Preferred stock balance issued average rate           0.065hcn_PreferredStockIssuedDividendPercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hcn_SeriesJPreferredStockMember
Redemption date, preferred stock           Mar. 07, 2017
Initial conversion Price           $ 25hcn_InitialConversionPrice
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= hcn_SeriesJPreferredStockMember