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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING INFORMATION (Unaudited) - Statement of Income (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Dec. 31, 2015
Revenues:          
Rental income $ 368,697 $ 343,783 $ 1,081,526 $ 991,878  
Resident fees and services 461,974 454,825 1,390,387 1,356,384  
Office building and other services revenue 4,317 10,000 17,006 29,951  
Income from loans and investments 31,566 18,924 78,098 66,192  
Equity earnings in affiliates 0 0 0 0  
Interest and other income 562 74 792 719  
Total revenues 867,116 827,606 2,567,809 2,445,124  
Expenses:          
Interest 105,063 97,135 312,001 263,422  
Depreciation and amortization 208,387 226,332 666,735 657,262  
Property-level operating expenses 361,117 347,845 1,069,294 1,031,306  
Office building services costs 974 6,416 6,277 19,098  
General, administrative and professional fees 31,567 32,114 95,387 100,399  
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net 383 15,331 3,165 14,897  
Merger-related expenses and deal costs 16,217 62,145 25,073 105,023  
Other 2,430 4,795 8,901 13,948  
Total expenses 726,138 792,113 2,186,833 2,205,355  
Income before unconsolidated entities, income taxes, discontinued operations, real estate dispositions and noncontrolling interest 140,978 35,493 380,976 239,769  
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities 931 (955) 2,151 (1,197)  
Income tax benefit 8,537 10,697 28,507 27,736  
Income from continuing operations 150,446 45,235 411,634 266,308  
Discontinued operations (118) (22,383) (755) 13,434  
Gain on real estate dispositions (144) 265 31,779 14,420  
Net income 150,184 23,117 442,658 294,162 $ 419,222
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 732 265 1,064 1,047  
Net income attributable to common stockholders 149,452 22,852 441,594 293,115  
Consolidated Elimination          
Revenues:          
Rental income 0 0 0 0  
Resident fees and services 0 0 0 0  
Office building and other services revenue 0 0 0 0  
Income from loans and investments 0 0 0 0  
Equity earnings in affiliates (143,501) (99,630) (375,657) (360,605)  
Interest and other income 0 0 0 0  
Total revenues (143,501) (99,630) (375,657) (360,605)  
Expenses:          
Interest 0 0 0 0  
Depreciation and amortization 0 0 0 0  
Property-level operating expenses 0 0 0 0  
Office building services costs 0 0 0 0  
General, administrative and professional fees 0 0 0 0  
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net 0 0 0 0  
Merger-related expenses and deal costs 0 0 0 0  
Other 0 0 0 0  
Total expenses 0 0 0 0  
Income before unconsolidated entities, income taxes, discontinued operations, real estate dispositions and noncontrolling interest (143,501) (99,630) (375,657) (360,605)  
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities 0 0 0 0  
Income tax benefit 0 0 0 0  
Income from continuing operations (143,501) (99,630) (375,657) (360,605)  
Discontinued operations 0 0 0 0  
Gain on real estate dispositions 0 0 0 0  
Net income (143,501) (99,630) (375,657) (360,605)  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 0 0 0 0  
Net income attributable to common stockholders (143,501) (99,630) (375,657) (360,605)  
Ventas, Inc.          
Revenues:          
Rental income 585 916 2,084 2,747  
Resident fees and services 0 0 0 0  
Office building and other services revenue 401 293 1,605 293  
Income from loans and investments 82 50 82 8,655  
Equity earnings in affiliates 143,782 99,873 376,570 360,988  
Interest and other income 476 106 546 482  
Total revenues 145,326 101,238 380,887 373,165  
Expenses:          
Interest (11,779) (10,788) (33,668) (27,548)  
Depreciation and amortization 1,414 1,347 7,549 4,047  
Property-level operating expenses 0 0 0 0  
Office building services costs 0 0 0 0  
General, administrative and professional fees (1,359) (678) 872 (598)  
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net (58) 0 0 0  
Merger-related expenses and deal costs 15,952 62,007 24,067 101,306  
Other (21) 271 4 453  
Total expenses 4,149 52,159 (1,176) 77,660  
Income before unconsolidated entities, income taxes, discontinued operations, real estate dispositions and noncontrolling interest 141,177 49,079 382,063 295,505  
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities 0 0 0 0  
Income tax benefit 8,537 10,697 28,507 27,736  
Income from continuing operations 149,714 59,776 410,570 323,241  
Discontinued operations (118) (37,189) (755) (44,546)  
Gain on real estate dispositions (144) 265 31,779 14,420  
Net income 149,452 22,852 441,594 293,115  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 0 0 0 0  
Net income attributable to common stockholders 149,452 22,852 441,594 293,115  
Ventas Realty          
Revenues:          
Rental income 49,652 49,425 147,795 148,833  
Resident fees and services 0 0 0 0  
Office building and other services revenue 0 0 0 0  
Income from loans and investments 0 180 0 483  
Equity earnings in affiliates 0 0 0 0  
Interest and other income 0 (2) 0 (6)  
Total revenues 49,652 49,603 147,795 149,310  
Expenses:          
Interest 70,371 67,521 207,961 189,716  
Depreciation and amortization 2,833 3,455 15,614 11,394  
Property-level operating expenses 80 81 236 285  
Office building services costs 0 0 0 0  
General, administrative and professional fees 4,940 5,225 13,657 16,640  
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net 340 4,523 2,772 4,523  
Merger-related expenses and deal costs 0   0 75  
Other 4 5 8 49  
Total expenses 78,568 80,810 240,248 222,682  
Income before unconsolidated entities, income taxes, discontinued operations, real estate dispositions and noncontrolling interest (28,916) (31,207) (92,453) (73,372)  
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities 783 (469) 1,230 291  
Income tax benefit 0 0 0 0  
Income from continuing operations (28,133) (31,676) (91,223) (73,081)  
Discontinued operations 0 7,371 0 34,748  
Gain on real estate dispositions 0 0 0 0  
Net income (28,133) (24,305) (91,223) (38,333)  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 0 0 0 0  
Net income attributable to common stockholders (28,133) (24,305) (91,223) (38,333)  
Ventas Subsidiaries          
Revenues:          
Rental income 318,460 293,442 931,647 840,298  
Resident fees and services 461,974 454,825 1,390,387 1,356,384  
Office building and other services revenue 3,916 9,707 15,401 29,658  
Income from loans and investments 31,484 18,694 78,016 57,054  
Equity earnings in affiliates (281) (243) (913) (383)  
Interest and other income 86 (30) 246 243  
Total revenues 815,639 776,395 2,414,784 2,283,254  
Expenses:          
Interest 46,471 40,402 137,708 101,254  
Depreciation and amortization 204,140 221,530 643,572 641,821  
Property-level operating expenses 361,037 347,764 1,069,058 1,031,021  
Office building services costs 974 6,416 6,277 19,098  
General, administrative and professional fees 27,986 27,567 80,858 84,357  
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net 101 10,808 393 10,374  
Merger-related expenses and deal costs 265 138 1,006 3,642  
Other 2,447 4,519 8,889 13,446  
Total expenses 643,421 659,144 1,947,761 1,905,013  
Income before unconsolidated entities, income taxes, discontinued operations, real estate dispositions and noncontrolling interest 172,218 117,251 467,023 378,241  
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities 148 (486) 921 (1,488)  
Income tax benefit 0 0 0 0  
Income from continuing operations 172,366 116,765 467,944 376,753  
Discontinued operations 0 7,435 0 23,232  
Gain on real estate dispositions 0 0 0 0  
Net income 172,366 124,200 467,944 399,985  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 732 265 1,064 1,047  
Net income attributable to common stockholders $ 171,634 $ 123,935 $ 466,880 $ 398,938