Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2010

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Abstract]

MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE

Health Care REIT, Inc.
Schedule IV — Mortgage Loans on Real Estate
December 31, 2010

							(in thousands)
													Principal Amount of
													Loans Subject to
													Delinquent
						Periodic Payment			Face Amount of		Carrying Amount of		Principal or
Description	Interest Rate			Final Maturity Date		Terms	Prior Liens		Mortgages		Mortgages		Interest
First mortgage relating to one senior housing facility in New York		7.60	%		06/30/13	Monthly Payments $234,829	$	—	$	40,000	$	37,799	$	—
First mortgage relating to one hospital in California		8.11	%		12/01/17	Monthly Payments $99,373		—		17,500		15,218		—
First mortgage relating to one hospital in California		9.50	%		06/01/20	Monthly Payments $146,191		—		17,500		13,747		—
First mortgage relating to one senior housing facility in North Carolina		7.35	%		04/30/15	Monthly Payments $40,234		—		7,000		6,525		—
First mortgage relating to one medical office building in Georgia		6.50	%		10/01/14	Monthly Payments $33,042		—		6,100		6,100		—
First mortgage relating to one hospital in California		9.63	%		01/14/14	Monthly Payments $140,072		—		18,800		4,888		—
First mortgage relating to one senior housing
facility in Arizona		3.55	%		01/01/13	Monthly Payments $12,511		—		4,151		4,151		4,151
Second mortgage relating to one hospital in California		9.13	%		10/31/13	Monthly Payments $137,558		13,747		13,000		4,107		—
Second mortgage relating to one senior housing facility in Wisconsin		15.21	%		01/15/15	Monthly Payments $42,625		7,792		3,300		3,300		—
Seven first mortgages relating to four senior housing facilities and three medical office buildings	From 3.00% to 10.90%			From 09/01/11 to 06/30/20		Monthly Payments from $739 to 52,811		—		13,605		11,598		—
Second mortgage relating to one hospital in Massachusetts		12.17	%		06/30/10	Monthly Payments $16,900		4,100		2,000		1,850		1,850
Totals							$	25,639	$	142,956	$	109,283	$	6,001

	Year Ended December 31,
	2010			2009			2008
	(in thousands)
Reconciliation of mortgage loans:
Balance at beginning of year	$	74,517		$	137,292		$	143,091
Additions:
New mortgage loans		73,439			9,456			22,142
Total additions		73,439			9,456			22,142
Deductions:
Collections of principal(1)		(10,540	)		(54,696	)		(4,844	)
Conversions to real property		(10,070	)		—			(23,097	)
Charge-offs		(18,063	)		(17,535	)		—
Total deductions		(38,673	)		(72,231	)		(27,941	)
Balance at end of year	$	109,283		$	74,517		$	137,292

(1) Includes collection of negative principal amortization.