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Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Information

Summary information by reportable business segment

        For the year ended December 31, 2011:

		Triple-Net Leased Properties			Senior Living Operations			MOB Operations			All Other			Total
		(In thousands)
Revenues:
Rental income		$	652,577		$	—		$	167,003		$	—		$	819,580
Resident fees and services			—			873,308			—			—			873,308
Medical office building and other services revenue			2,217			—			34,254			—			36,471
Income from loans and investments			—			—			—			34,415			34,415
Interest and other income			—			—			—			1,217			1,217
Total revenues		$	654,794		$	873,308		$	201,257		$	35,632		$	1,764,991
Total revenues		$	654,794		$	873,308		$	201,257		$	35,632		$	1,764,991
Less:
Interest and other income			—			—			—			1,217			1,217
Property-level operating expenses			—			593,977			57,584			—			651,561
Medical office building services costs			—			—			27,082			—			27,082
Segment NOI			654,794			279,331			116,591			34,415			1,085,131
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities			295			—			(347	)		—			(52	)
Segment profit		$	655,089		$	279,331		$	116,244		$	34,415			1,085,079
Interest and other income															1,217
Interest expense															(236,807	)
Depreciation and amortization															(456,590	)
General, administrative and professional fees															(74,537	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt															(27,604	)
Litigation proceeds, net															202,259
Merger-related expenses and deal costs															(153,923	)
Other															(8,653	)
Income tax benefit															31,137
Discontinued operations															1,683
Net income														$	363,261

        For the year ended December 31, 2010:

		Triple-Net Leased Properties			Senior Living Operations			MOB Operations			All Other			Total
		(In thousands)
Revenues:
Rental income		$	461,709		$	—		$	69,747		$	—		$	531,456
Resident fees and services			—			446,301			—			—			446,301
Medical office building and other services revenue			—			—			14,098			—			14,098
Income from loans and investments			—			—			—			16,412			16,412
Interest and other income			—			—			—			484			484
Total revenues		$	461,709		$	446,301		$	83,845		$	16,896		$	1,008,751
Total revenues		$	461,709		$	446,301		$	83,845		$	16,896		$	1,008,751
Less:
Interest and other income			—			—			—			484			484
Property-level operating expenses			—			291,831			24,122			—			315,953
Medical office building services costs			—			—			9,518			—			9,518
Segment NOI			461,709			154,470			50,205			16,412			682,796
Loss from unconsolidated entities			—			—			(664	)		—			(664	)
Segment profit		$	461,709		$	154,470		$	49,541		$	16,412			682,132
Interest and other income															484
Interest expense															(175,631	)
Depreciation and amortization															(203,762	)
General, administrative and professional fees															(49,830	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt															(9,791	)
Merger-related expenses and deal costs															(19,243	)
Other															(272	)
Income tax expense															(5,201	)
Discontinued operations															30,843
Net income														$	249,729

        For the year ended December 31, 2009:

		Triple-Net Leased Properties			Senior Living Operations			MOB Operations			All Other			Total
		(In thousands)
Revenues:
Rental income		$	452,536		$	—		$	35,922		$	—		$	488,458
Resident fees and services			—			421,058			—			—			421,058
Income from loans and investments			—			—			—			13,107			13,107
Interest and other income			—			—			—			842			842
Total revenues		$	452,536		$	421,058		$	35,922		$	13,949		$	923,465
Total revenues		$	452,536		$	421,058		$	35,922		$	13,949		$	923,465
Less:
Interest and other income			—			—			—			842			842
Property-level operating expenses			—			290,045			12,768			—			302,813
Segment NOI			452,536			131,013			23,154			13,107			619,810
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities			—			—			—			—			—
Segment profit		$	452,536		$	131,013		$	23,154		$	13,107			619,810
Interest and other income															842
Interest expense															(173,810	)
Depreciation and amortization															(197,298	)
General, administrative and professional fees															(38,830	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt															(6,080	)
Merger-related expenses and deal costs															(13,015	)
Other															(50	)
Income tax benefit															1,719
Discontinued operations															76,072
Net income														$	269,360

Assets by reportable business segment

		As of December 31,
		2011						2010
		(In thousands)
Assets:
Triple-net leased properties		$	8,704,061			50.4	%	$	2,474,612			43.0	%
Senior living operations			5,758,497			33.3			2,297,041			39.9
MOB operations			2,433,160			14.1			748,945			13.0
All other assets			376,192			2.2			237,423			4.1
Total assets		$	17,271,910			100.0	%	$	5,758,021			100.0	%

Capital expenditures, including investments in real estate property and development project expenditures, by reportable business segment

		For the Year Ended December 31,
		2011			2010			2009
		(In thousands)
Capital expenditures:
Triple-net leased properties(1)		$	133,761		$	12,884		$	10,867
Senior living operations			370,455			10,268			11,081
MOB operations(2)			125,453			271,144			105,880
Total capital expenditures		$	629,669		$	294,296		$	127,828

(1)

2009 includes $9.3 million from funds held in a Code Section 1031 exchange escrow account with a qualified intermediary.

(2)

2009 includes $55.7 million from funds held in a Code Section 1031 exchange escrow account with a qualified intermediary.

Revenues from external customers by geographic area

		For the Year Ended December 31,
		2011			2010			2009
		(In thousands)
Revenues:
United States		$	1,672,952		$	924,221		$	849,737
Canada			92,039			84,530			73,728
Total revenues		$	1,764,991		$	1,008,751		$	923,465

Net real estate property by geographic area

		As of December 31,
		2011			2010
		(In thousands)
Net real estate property:
United States		$	15,510,824		$	4,857,510
Canada			402,908			422,009
Total net real estate property		$	15,913,732		$	5,279,519

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