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Litigation (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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Feb. 28, 2011
Litigation relation to the NHP Acquisition
lawsuit
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Dec. 27, 2011
Litigation Relating to the Cogdell Acquisition
lawsuit
jurisdiction
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Nov. 30, 2011
HCP, Inc. Litigation
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Aug. 31, 2011
HCP, Inc. Litigation
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Sep. 30, 2009
HCP, Inc. Litigation
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Dec. 31, 2011
HCP, Inc. Litigation
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| Loss contingencies | |||||||||
| Number of lawsuits filed | 7 | 7 | |||||||
| Number of lawsuits filed against Ventas | 6 | ||||||||
| Number of lawsuits filed against a subsidiary of Ventas | 5 | ||||||||
| Number of jurisdictions where lawsuits were filed | 2 | ||||||||
| Litigation settlement, amount | $ 101,600,000 | ||||||||
| Proceeds from legal settlements | 125,000,000 | 102,800,000 | |||||||
| Litigation proceeds, net | $ 0 | $ 202,259,000 | $ 0 | $ 202,300,000 | |||||