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ACQUISITIONS OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
2016 Acquisitions |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Acquisition Date Fair Values of the Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed | The following table summarizes the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in our 2016 real estate acquisitions, which we determined using level two and level three inputs:
|  | Triple-Net Leased Properties |  | Office Operations |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Land and improvements |  | $ | 1,279 |  |  | $ | 48,366 |  |  | $ | 49,645 |
Buildings and improvements |  | 12,558 |  |  | 1,322,598 |  |  | 1,335,156 |
Acquired lease intangibles |  | 163 |  |  | 203,174 |  |  | 203,337 |
Other assets |  | — |  |  | 98,137 |  |  | 98,137 |
Total assets acquired |  | 14,000 |  |  | 1,672,275 |  |  | 1,686,275 |
Notes payable and other debt |  | — |  |  | 47,641 |  |  | 47,641 |
Intangible liabilities |  | — |  |  | 108,132 |  |  | 108,132 |
Other liabilities |  | 380 |  |  | 60,233 |  |  | 60,613 |
Total liabilities assumed |  | 380 |  |  | 216,006 |  |  | 216,386 |
Noncontrolling interest assumed |  | — |  |  | 22,225 |  |  | 22,225 |
Net assets acquired |  | 13,620 |  |  | 1,434,044 |  |  | 1,447,664 |
Cash acquired |  | — |  |  | 19,119 |  |  | 19,119 |
Total cash used |  | $ | 13,620 |  |  | $ | 1,414,925 |  |  | $ | 1,428,545 |
2015 Acquisitions |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Acquisition Date Fair Values of the Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed | lowing table summarizes the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, which we determined using level two and level three inputs:
| Triple-Net Leased Properties |  | Senior Living Operations |  | Office Operations |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Land and improvements | $ | 190,566 |  |  | $ | 70,713 |  |  | $ | 173,307 |  |  | $ | 434,586 |
Buildings and improvements | 1,726,064 |  |  | 703,080 |  |  | 1,214,403 |  |  | 3,643,547 |
Acquired lease intangibles | 169,362 |  |  | 83,867 |  |  | 184,540 |  |  | 437,769 |
Other assets | 174,093 |  |  | 272,888 |  |  | 403,046 |  |  | 850,027 |
Total assets acquired | 2,260,085 |  |  | 1,130,548 |  |  | 1,975,296 |  |  | 5,365,929 |
Notes payable and other debt | — |  |  | 77,940 |  |  | 99,917 |  |  | 177,857 |
Other liabilities | 45,924 |  |  | 45,408 |  |  | 46,734 |  |  | 138,066 |
Total liabilities assumed | 45,924 |  |  | 123,348 |  |  | 146,651 |  |  | 315,923 |
Net assets acquired | 2,214,161 |  |  | 1,007,200 |  |  | 1,828,645 |  |  | 5,050,006 |
Redeemable OP unitholder interests assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88,085 |
Cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59,584 |
Equity issued |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,216,355 |
Total cash used |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,685,982 |

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