v3.5.0.2

SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
--- | ---
Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Summary information by reportable business segment | Summary information by reportable business segment is as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
| Triple-Net Leased Properties |  | Senior Living Operations |  | Office Operations |  | All Other |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental income | $ | 210,424 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 158,273 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 368,697 |
Resident fees and services | — |  |  | 461,974 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 461,974 |
Office building and other services revenue | 1,246 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,211 |  |  | 860 |  |  | 4,317 |
Income from loans and investments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 31,566 |  |  | 31,566 |
Interest and other income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 562 |  |  | 562 |
Total revenues | $ | 211,670 |  |  | $ | 461,974 |  |  | $ | 160,484 |  |  | $ | 32,988 |  |  | $ | 867,116 |
Total revenues | $ | 211,670 |  |  | $ | 461,974 |  |  | $ | 160,484 |  |  | $ | 32,988 |  |  | $ | 867,116 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and other income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 562 |  |  | 562 |
Property-level operating expenses | — |  |  | 312,145 |  |  | 48,972 |  |  | — |  |  | 361,117 |
Office building services costs | — |  |  | — |  |  | 974 |  |  | — |  |  | 974 |
Segment NOI | 211,670 |  |  | 149,829 |  |  | 110,538 |  |  | 32,426 |  |  | 504,463 |
Income from unconsolidated entities | 584 |  |  | 75 |  |  | 238 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 931 |
Segment profit | $ | 212,254 |  |  | $ | 149,904 |  |  | $ | 110,776 |  |  | $ | 32,460 |  |  | 505,394 |
Interest and other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 562 |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (105,063 | )
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (208,387 | )
General, administrative and professional fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (31,567 | )
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (383 | )
Merger-related expenses and deal costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (16,217 | )
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,430 | )
Income tax benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,537 |
Income from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 150,446 |
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
| Triple-Net Leased Properties |  | Senior Living Operations |  | Office Operations |  | All Other |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental income | $ | 201,028 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 142,755 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 343,783 |
Resident fees and services | — |  |  | 454,825 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 454,825 |
Office building and other services revenue | 1,011 |  |  | — |  |  | 8,459 |  |  | 530 |  |  | 10,000 |
Income from loans and investments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18,924 |  |  | 18,924 |
Interest and other income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 74 |  |  | 74 |
Total revenues | $ | 202,039 |  |  | $ | 454,825 |  |  | $ | 151,214 |  |  | $ | 19,528 |  |  | $ | 827,606 |
Total revenues | $ | 202,039 |  |  | $ | 454,825 |  |  | $ | 151,214 |  |  | $ | 19,528 |  |  | $ | 827,606 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and other income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 74 |  |  | 74 |
Property-level operating expenses | — |  |  | 304,540 |  |  | 43,305 |  |  | — |  |  | 347,845 |
Office building services costs | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,416 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,416 |
Segment NOI | 202,039 |  |  | 150,285 |  |  | 101,493 |  |  | 19,454 |  |  | 473,271 |
(Loss) income from unconsolidated entities | (1,431 | ) |  | 433 |  |  | 108 |  |  | (65 | ) |  | (955 | )
Segment profit | $ | 200,608 |  |  | $ | 150,718 |  |  | $ | 101,601 |  |  | $ | 19,389 |  |  | 472,316 |
Interest and other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74 |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (97,135 | )
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (226,332 | )
General, administrative and professional fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (32,114 | )
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (15,331 | )
Merger-related expenses and deal costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (62,145 | )
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,795 | )
Income tax benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,697 |
Income from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 45,235 |
| For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
| Triple-Net Leased Properties |  | Senior Living Operations |  | Office Operations |  | All Other |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental income | $ | 635,030 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 446,496 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,081,526 |
Resident fees and services | — |  |  | 1,390,387 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,390,387 |
Office building and other services revenue | 3,676 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,556 |  |  | 2,774 |  |  | 17,006 |
Income from loans and investments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 78,098 |  |  | 78,098 |
Interest and other income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 792 |  |  | 792 |
Total revenues | $ | 638,706 |  |  | $ | 1,390,387 |  |  | $ | 457,052 |  |  | $ | 81,664 |  |  | $ | 2,567,809 |
Total revenues | $ | 638,706 |  |  | $ | 1,390,387 |  |  | $ | 457,052 |  |  | $ | 81,664 |  |  | $ | 2,567,809 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and other income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 792 |  |  | 792 |
Property-level operating expenses | — |  |  | 932,675 |  |  | 136,619 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,069,294 |
Office building services costs | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,277 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,277 |
Segment NOI | 638,706 |  |  | 457,712 |  |  | 314,156 |  |  | 80,872 |  |  | 1,491,446 |
Income from unconsolidated entities | 738 |  |  | 732 |  |  | 301 |  |  | 380 |  |  | 2,151 |
Segment profit | $ | 639,444 |  |  | $ | 458,444 |  |  | $ | 314,457 |  |  | $ | 81,252 |  |  | 1,493,597 |
Interest and other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 792 |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (312,001 | )
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (666,735 | )
General, administrative and professional fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (95,387 | )
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,165 | )
Merger-related expenses and deal costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (25,073 | )
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,901 | )
Income tax benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,507 |
Income from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 411,634 |
| For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
| Triple-Net Leased Properties |  | Senior Living Operations |  | Office Operations |  | All Other |  | Total
| (In thousands)
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental income | $ | 571,591 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 420,287 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 991,878 |
Resident fees and services | — |  |  | 1,356,384 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,356,384 |
Office building and other services revenue | 3,286 |  |  | — |  |  | 25,066 |  |  | 1,599 |  |  | 29,951 |
Income from loans and investments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 66,192 |  |  | 66,192 |
Interest and other income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 719 |  |  | 719 |
Total revenues | $ | 574,877 |  |  | $ | 1,356,384 |  |  | $ | 445,353 |  |  | $ | 68,510 |  |  | $ | 2,445,124 |
Total revenues | $ | 574,877 |  |  | $ | 1,356,384 |  |  | $ | 445,353 |  |  | $ | 68,510 |  |  | $ | 2,445,124 |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and other income | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 719 |  |  | 719 |
Property-level operating expenses | — |  |  | 902,154 |  |  | 129,152 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,031,306 |
Office building services costs | — |  |  | — |  |  | 19,098 |  |  | — |  |  | 19,098 |
Segment NOI | 574,877 |  |  | 454,230 |  |  | 297,103 |  |  | 67,791 |  |  | 1,394,001 |
(Loss) income from unconsolidated entities | (785 | ) |  | (221 | ) |  | 226 |  |  | (417 | ) |  | (1,197 | )
Segment profit | $ | 574,092 |  |  | $ | 454,009 |  |  | $ | 297,329 |  |  | $ | 67,374 |  |  | 1,392,804 |
Interest and other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 719 |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (263,422 | )
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (657,262 | )
General, administrative and professional fees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (100,399 | )
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (14,897 | )
Merger-related expenses and deal costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (105,023 | )
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (13,948 | )
Income tax benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,736 |
Income from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 266,308 |
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 September 30, |  | For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (In thousands)
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Triple-net leased properties | $ | 12,992 |  |  | $ | 1,318,868 |  |  | $ | 69,642 |  |  | $ | 1,878,857 |
Senior living operations | 26,495 |  |  | 34,104 |  |  | 70,297 |  |  | 345,910 |
Office operations | 1,400,742 |  |  | 10,317 |  |  | 1,451,347 |  |  | 498,491 |
Total capital expenditures | $ | 1,440,229 |  |  | $ | 1,363,289 |  |  | $ | 1,591,286 |  |  | $ | 2,723,258 |
Revenues from external customers by geographic area | Geographic information regarding our operations is as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, |  | For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (In thousands)
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 815,719 |  |  | $ | 777,320 |  |  | $ | 2,417,314 |  |  | $ | 2,294,780 |
Canada | 45,021 |  |  | 42,756 |  |  | 130,195 |  |  | 131,542 |
United Kingdom | 6,376 |  |  | 7,530 |  |  | 20,300 |  |  | 18,802 |
Total revenues | $ | 867,116 |  |  | $ | 827,606 |  |  | $ | 2,567,809 |  |  | $ | 2,445,124 |
Net real estate property by geographic area |
| As of September 30, 2016 |  | As of December 31, 2015
| (In thousands)
Net real estate property: |  |  |
United States | $ | 19,266,865 |  |  | $ | 18,271,829 |
Canada | 1,066,924 |  |  | 1,039,561 |
United Kingdom | 267,613 |  |  | 313,830 |
Total net real estate property | $ | 20,601,402 |  |  | $ | 19,625,220 |

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of the names of foreign countries in which material long-lived assets other than financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets are located, and amount of such long-lived assets located in that country or foreign geographic area. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 41 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68060357&loc=d3e9038-108599 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ScheduleOfEntityWideDisclosureOnGeographicAreasLongLivedAssetsInIndividualForeignCountriesByCountryTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of information concerning material long-lived assets (excluding financial instruments, customer relationships with financial institutions, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred taxes assets) located in identified geographic areas and/or the amount of revenue from external customers attributed to that country from which revenue is material. An entity may also provide subtotals of geographic information about groups of countries. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 41 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68060357&loc=d3e9038-108599 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ScheduleOfRevenuesFromExternalCustomersAndLongLivedAssetsByGeographicalAreasTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 30 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68060357&loc=d3e8906-108599 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 25 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68060357&loc=d3e8813-108599 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 21 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68060357&loc=d3e8721-108599 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 22 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68060357&loc=d3e8736-108599 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_SegmentReportingAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Segment Reporting Information Expenditures for Additions to Long-Lived Assets [Table Text Block] + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | vtr_SegmentReportingInformationExpendituresforAdditionstoLongLivedAssetsTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | vtr_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration