Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Real property owned:
Land and land improvements		$ 2,563,445	$ 2,046,541
Buildings and improvements		25,522,542	21,799,313
Acquired lease intangibles		1,350,585	1,135,936
Real property held for sale, net of accumulated depreciation		169,950	323,818
Construction in progress		258,968	186,327
Gross real property owned		29,865,490	25,491,935
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(3,796,297)	(3,020,908)
Net real property owned		26,069,193	22,471,027
Real estate loans receivable:
Real estate loans receivable		819,492	380,169
Net real estate investments		26,888,685	22,851,196
Other assets:
Investments in unconsolidated entities		542,281	744,151
Goodwill		68,321	68,321
Cash and cash equivalents		360,908	473,726
Restricted cash		61,782	79,697
Straight-line rent receivable		395,562	279,806
Receivables and other assets		706,306	466,026
Total other assets		2,135,160	2,111,727
Total assets		29,023,845	24,962,923
Liabilities:
Borrowings under unsecured lines of credit arrangements	[1]	835,000	0
Senior unsecured notes		8,548,055	7,729,405
Secured debt		3,509,142	2,963,186
Capital lease obligations		75,489	84,049
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		697,191	626,825
Total liabilities		13,664,877	11,403,465
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		183,083	86,409
Equity:
Preferred stock		1,006,250	1,006,250
Stock common		354,811	328,835
Capital in excess of par value		16,478,300	14,740,712
Treasury stock		(44,372)	(35,241)
Cumulative net income		3,725,772	2,842,022
Cumulative dividends		(6,846,056)	(5,635,923)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		(88,243)	(77,009)
Other equity		4,098	5,507
Total Welltower, Inc. stockholders' equity		14,590,560	13,175,153
Noncontrolling interests		585,325	297,896
Total equity		15,175,885	13,473,049
Total liabilities and equity		$ 29,023,845	$ 24,962,923

[1] As of December 31, 2015, letters of credit in the aggregate amount of $54,925,000 have been issued which reduce the available borrowing capacity on the primary unsecured credit facility.