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Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summary information by reportable business segment

Summary information by reportable business segment is as follows:

For the year ended December 31, 2012:

	Triple-Net Leased Properties				Senior Living Operations				MOB Operations				All Other				Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Rental income	$	831,221			$	—			$	362,839			$	—			$	1,194,060
Resident fees and services	—				1,229,479				—				—				1,229,479
Medical office building and other services revenue	4,438				—				16,303				—				20,741
Income from loans and investments	—				—				—				39,913				39,913
Interest and other income	—				—				—				1,106				1,106
Total revenues	$	835,659			$	1,229,479			$	379,142			$	41,019			$	2,485,299
Total revenues	$	835,659			$	1,229,479			$	379,142			$	41,019			$	2,485,299
Less:
Interest and other income	—				—				—				1,106				1,106
Property-level operating expenses	—				843,190				126,152				—				969,342
Medical office building services costs	—				—				9,883				—				9,883
Segment NOI	835,659				386,289				243,107				39,913				1,504,968
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities	1,313				(48		)		16,889				—				18,154
Segment profit	$	836,972			$	386,241			$	259,996			$	39,913			1,523,122
Interest and other income																	1,106
Interest expense																	(293,401		)
Depreciation and amortization																	(725,981		)
General, administrative and professional fees																	(98,801		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net																	(37,640		)
Merger-related expenses and deal costs																	(63,183		)
Other																	(6,956		)
Income tax benefit																	6,282
Discontinued operations																	57,227
Net income																	$	361,775

For the year ended December 31, 2011:

	Triple-Net Leased Properties				Senior Living Operations				MOB Operations				All Other				Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Rental income	$	637,294			$	—			$	166,161			$	—			$	803,455
Resident fees and services	—				868,095				—				—				868,095
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	$	639,511			$	868,095			$	200,415			$	35,632			$	1,743,653
Total revenues	$	639,511			$	868,095			$	200,415			$	35,632			$	1,743,653
Less:
Interest and other income	—				—				—				1,217				1,217
Property-level operating expenses	—				590,151				57,042				—				647,193
Medical office building services costs	—				—				27,082				—				27,082
Segment NOI	639,511				277,944				116,291				34,415				1,068,161
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities	295				—				(347		)		—				(52		)
Segment profit	$	639,806			$	277,944			$	115,944			$	34,415			1,068,109
Interest and other income																	1,217
Interest expense																	(229,346		)
Depreciation and amortization																	(447,664		)
General, administrative and professional fees																	(74,537		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net																	(27,604		)
Litigation proceeds, net																	202,259
Merger-related expenses and deal costs																	(153,923		)
Other																	(7,270		)
Income tax benefit																	30,660
Discontinued operations																	1,360
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	$	453,592			$	—			$	69,747			$	—			$	523,339
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	$	453,592			$	446,301			$	83,845			$	16,896			$	1,000,634
Total revenues	$	453,592			$	446,301			$	83,845			$	16,896			$	1,000,634
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	453,592				154,470				50,205				16,412				674,679
Loss from unconsolidated entities	—				—				(664		)		—				(664		)
Segment profit	$	453,592			$	154,470			$	49,541			$	16,412			674,015
Interest and other income																	484
Interest expense																	(172,474		)
Depreciation and amortization																	(200,682		)
General, administrative and professional fees																	(49,830		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net																	(9,791		)
Merger-related expenses and deal costs																	(19,243		)
Other																	(272		)
Income tax expense																	(5,201		)
Discontinued operations																	32,723
Net income																	$	249,729

Assets by reportable business segment

	Triple-Net Leased Properties				Senior Living Operations				MOB Operations				All Other				Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Rental income	$	453,592			$	—			$	69,747			$	—			$	523,339
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	$	453,592			$	446,301			$	83,845			$	16,896			$	1,000,634
Total revenues	$	453,592			$	446,301			$	83,845			$	16,896			$	1,000,634
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	453,592				154,470				50,205				16,412				674,679
Loss from unconsolidated entities	—				—				(664		)		—				(664		)
Segment profit	$	453,592			$	154,470			$	49,541			$	16,412			674,015
Interest and other income																	484
Interest expense																	(172,474		)
Depreciation and amortization																	(200,682		)
General, administrative and professional fees																	(49,830		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net																	(9,791		)
Merger-related expenses and deal costs																	(19,243		)
Other																	(272		)
Income tax expense																	(5,201		)
Discontinued operations																	32,723
Net income																	$	249,729

Assets by reportable business segment are as follows:

	As of December 31,
	2012							2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Triple-net leased properties	$	8,368,186			44.1	%		$	8,704,061			50.4	%
Senior living operations	6,274,207				33.1			5,758,497				33.3
MOB operations	3,703,453				19.5			2,433,160				14.1
All other assets	634,154				3.3			376,192				2.2
Total assets	$	18,980,000			100.0	%		$	17,271,910			100.0	%

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

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

	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2012				2011				2010
	(In thousands)
Capital expenditures:
Triple-net leased (1)	$	139,680			$	133,761			$	12,884
Senior living (2)	758,371				370,455				10,268
MOB (3)	1,003,865				125,453				271,144
Total capital expenditures	$	1,901,916			$	629,669			$	294,296

(1) 2012 includes $58.1 million from funds held in a Code Section 1031 exchange escrow account with a qualified intermediary.

(2) 2012 includes $64.7 million from funds held in a Code Section 1031 exchange escrow account with a qualified intermediary.

(3) 2012 includes $11.2 million from funds held in a Code Section 1031 exchange escrow account with a qualified intermediary.

Revenues from external customers by geographic area

Geographic information regarding our operations is as follows:

	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2012				2011				2010
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
United States	$	2,389,330			$	1,651,614			$	916,104
Canada	95,969				92,039				84,530
Total revenues	$	2,485,299			$	1,743,653			$	1,000,634

Net real estate property by geographic area

	As of December 31,
	2012				2011
	(In thousands)
Net real estate property:
United States	$	16,711,508			$	15,510,824
Canada	400,024				402,908
Total net real estate property	$	17,111,532			$	15,913,732

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