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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Summary information by reportable business segment | For the three months ended June 30, 2013:
| Triple-Net Leased Properties |  | Senior Living Operations |  | MOB Operations |  | All Other |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental income | $ | 214,239 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 110,946 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 325,185 |
Resident fees and services | — |  |  | 341,594 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 341,594 |
Medical office building and other services revenue | 1,115 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,159 |  |  | 263 |  |  | 3,537 |
Income from loans and investments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 14,733 |  |  | 14,733 |
Interest and other income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 797 |  |  | 797 |
Total revenues | $ | 215,354 |  |  | $ | 341,594 |  |  | $ | 113,105 |  |  | $ | 15,793 |  |  | $ | 685,846 |
Total revenues | $ | 215,354 |  |  | $ | 341,594 |  |  | $ | 113,105 |  |  | $ | 15,793 |  |  | $ | 685,846 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and other income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 797 |  |  | 797 |
Property-level operating expenses | — |  |  | 231,337 |  |  | 38,401 |  |  | — |  |  | 269,738 |
Medical office building services costs | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,667 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,667 |
Segment NOI | 215,354 |  |  | 110,257 |  |  | 73,037 |  |  | 14,996 |  |  | 413,644 |
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities | 183 |  |  | (541 | ) |  | 43 |  |  | (191 | ) |  | (506 | )
Segment profit | $ | 215,537 |  |  | $ | 109,716 |  |  | $ | 73,080 |  |  | $ | 14,805 |  |  | 413,138 |
Interest and other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 797 |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (83,046 | )
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (172,706 | )
General, administrative and professional fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (27,327 | )
Gain on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 720 |
Merger-related expenses and deal costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,667 | )
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,385 | )
Income tax benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,064 |
Discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (18,055 | )
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 114,533 |
For the three months ended June 30, 2012:
| Triple-Net Leased Properties |  | Senior Living Operations |  | MOB Operations |  | All Other |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental income | $ | 204,561 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 89,110 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 293,671 |
Resident fees and services | — |  |  | 303,437 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 303,437 |
Medical office building and other services revenue | 1,110 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,529 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,639 |
Income from loans and investments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8,152 |  |  | 8,152 |
Interest and other income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 65 |  |  | 65 |
Total revenues | $ | 205,671 |  |  | $ | 303,437 |  |  | $ | 94,639 |  |  | $ | 8,217 |  |  | $ | 611,964 |
Total revenues | $ | 205,671 |  |  | $ | 303,437 |  |  | $ | 94,639 |  |  | $ | 8,217 |  |  | $ | 611,964 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and other income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 65 |  |  | 65 |
Property-level operating expenses | — |  |  | 207,031 |  |  | 29,621 |  |  | — |  |  | 236,652 |
Medical office building services costs | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,839 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,839 |
Segment NOI | 205,671 |  |  | 96,406 |  |  | 61,179 |  |  | 8,152 |  |  | 371,408 |
Income from unconsolidated entities | 454 |  |  | — |  |  | 60 |  |  | — |  |  | 514 |
Segment profit | $ | 206,125 |  |  | $ | 96,406 |  |  | $ | 61,239 |  |  | $ | 8,152 |  |  | 371,922 |
Interest and other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65 |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (72,767 | )
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (187,367 | )
General, administrative and professional fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (26,423 | )
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9,989 | )
Merger-related expenses and deal costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (36,668 | )
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,510 | )
Income tax benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,179 |
Discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,294 |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 73,736 |
For the six months ended June 30, 2013:
| Triple-Net Leased Properties |  | Senior Living Operations |  | MOB Operations |  | All Other |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental income | $ | 427,760 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 222,092 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 649,852 |
Resident fees and services | — |  |  | 680,764 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 680,764 |
Medical office building and other services revenue | 2,226 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,696 |  |  | 263 |  |  | 7,185 |
Income from loans and investments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 30,836 |  |  | 30,836 |
Interest and other income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,835 |  |  | 1,835 |
Total revenues | $ | 429,986 |  |  | $ | 680,764 |  |  | $ | 226,788 |  |  | $ | 32,934 |  |  | $ | 1,370,472 |
Total revenues | $ | 429,986 |  |  | $ | 680,764 |  |  | $ | 226,788 |  |  | $ | 32,934 |  |  | $ | 1,370,472 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and other income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,835 |  |  | 1,835 |
Property-level operating expenses | — |  |  | 462,245 |  |  | 74,942 |  |  | — |  |  | 537,187 |
Medical office building services costs | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,306 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,306 |
Segment NOI | 429,986 |  |  | 218,519 |  |  | 148,540 |  |  | 31,099 |  |  | 828,144 |
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities | 370 |  |  | (1,141 | ) |  | 1,385 |  |  | (191 | ) |  | 423 |
Segment profit | $ | 430,356 |  |  | $ | 217,378 |  |  | $ | 149,925 |  |  | $ | 30,908 |  |  | 828,567 |
Interest and other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,835 |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (162,452 | )
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (351,495 | )
General, administrative and professional fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (56,101 | )
Gain on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 720 |
Merger-related expenses and deal costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10,929 | )
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,972 | )
Income tax benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,320 |
Discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (23,862 | )
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 227,631 |
For the six months ended June 30, 2012:
| Triple-Net Leased Properties |  | Senior Living Operations |  | MOB Operations |  | All Other |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental income | $ | 407,798 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 153,075 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 560,873 |
Resident fees and services | — |  |  | 588,630 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 588,630 |
Medical office building and other services revenue | 2,219 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,028 |  |  | — |  |  | 12,247 |
Income from loans and investments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16,188 |  |  | 16,188 |
Interest and other income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 112 |  |  | 112 |
Total revenues | $ | 410,017 |  |  | $ | 588,630 |  |  | $ | 163,103 |  |  | $ | 16,300 |  |  | $ | 1,178,050 |
Total revenues | $ | 410,017 |  |  | $ | 588,630 |  |  | $ | 163,103 |  |  | $ | 16,300 |  |  | $ | 1,178,050 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and other income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 112 |  |  | 112 |
Property-level operating expenses | — |  |  | 402,165 |  |  | 50,324 |  |  | — |  |  | 452,489 |
Medical office building services costs | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,827 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,827 |
Segment NOI | 410,017 |  |  | 186,465 |  |  | 105,952 |  |  | 16,188 |  |  | 718,622 |
Income from unconsolidated entities | 720 |  |  | — |  |  | 111 |  |  | — |  |  | 831 |
Segment profit | $ | 410,737 |  |  | $ | 186,465 |  |  | $ | 106,063 |  |  | $ | 16,188 |  |  | 719,453 |
Interest and other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 112 |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (140,678 | )
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (347,563 | )
General, administrative and professional fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (48,621 | )
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (39,533 | )
Merger-related expenses and deal costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (44,649 | )
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,086 | )
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,159 | )
Discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74,552 |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 163,828 |
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 Three Months Ended June 30, |  | For the Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (In thousands)
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Triple-net leased | $ | 31,824 |  |  | $ | 9,017 |  |  | $ | 45,004 |  |  | $ | 13,880 |
Senior living | 224,921 |  |  | 331,665 |  |  | 245,089 |  |  | 348,831 |
MOB | 10,062 |  |  | 601,302 |  |  | 74,272 |  |  | 621,066 |
Total capital expenditures | $ | 266,807 |  |  | $ | 941,984 |  |  | $ | 364,365 |  |  | $ | 983,777 |
Revenues from external customers by geographic area | Geographic information regarding our operations is as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended June 30, |  | For the Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (In thousands)
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 662,394 |  |  | $ | 588,335 |  |  | $ | 1,323,640 |  |  | $ | 1,130,820 |
Canada | 23,452 |  |  | 23,629 |  |  | 46,832 |  |  | 47,230 |
Total revenues | $ | 685,846 |  |  | $ | 611,964 |  |  | $ | 1,370,472 |  |  | $ | 1,178,050 |
Net real estate property by geographic area |
| As of June 30, 2013 |  | As of December 31, 2012
| (In thousands)
Net real estate property: |  |  |
United States | $ | 16,758,149 |  |  | $ | 16,711,508 |
Canada | 377,699 |  |  | 400,024 |
Total net real estate property | $ | 17,135,848 |  |  | $ | 17,111,532 |

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