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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING INFORMATION (Unaudited) - Statement of Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Rental income | $ 399,498 | $ 354,206 | $ 794,720 | $ 712,829 |
Resident fees and services | 460,243 | 464,437 | 924,431 | 928,413 |
Office building and other services revenue | 3,179 | 5,504 | 6,585 | 12,689 |
Income from loans and investments | 32,368 | 24,146 | 52,514 | 46,532 |
Equity earnings in affiliates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interest and other income | 202 | 111 | 683 | 230 |
Total revenues | 895,490 | 848,404 | 1,778,933 | 1,700,693 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |
Interest | 113,572 | 103,665 | 222,376 | 206,938 |
Depreciation and amortization | 224,108 | 221,961 | 441,891 | 458,348 |
Property-level operating expenses | 365,830 | 351,955 | 734,817 | 708,177 |
Office building services costs | 552 | 1,852 | 1,290 | 5,303 |
General, administrative and professional fees | 33,282 | 32,094 | 67,243 | 63,820 |
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, net | 36 | 2,468 | 345 | 2,782 |
Merger-related expenses and deal costs | 6,043 | 7,224 | 8,099 | 8,856 |
Other | 1,848 | 2,303 | 3,036 | 6,471 |
Total expenses | 745,271 | 723,522 | 1,479,097 | 1,460,695 |
Income before unconsolidated entities, income taxes, discontinued operations, real estate dispositions and noncontrolling interests | 150,219 | 124,882 | 299,836 | 239,998 |
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities | (106) | 1,418 | 3,044 | 1,220 |
Income tax benefit | 2,159 | 11,549 | 5,304 | 19,970 |
Income from continuing operations | 152,272 | 137,849 | 308,184 | 261,188 |
Discontinued operations | (23) | (148) | (76) | (637) |
Gain on real estate dispositions | 719 | 5,739 | 44,008 | 31,923 |
Net income | 152,968 | 143,440 | 352,116 | 292,474 | $ 651,490
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 1,137 | 278 | 2,158 | 332 |
Net income attributable to common stockholders | 151,831 | 143,162 | 349,958 | 292,142 |
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 | (127,791) | (123,740) | (264,475) | (232,159) |
Interest and other income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total revenues | (127,791) | (123,740) | (264,475) | (232,159) |
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 |
Loss (gain) 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 interests | (127,791) | (123,740) | (264,475) | (232,159) |
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Income tax benefit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Income from continuing operations | (127,791) | (123,740) | (264,475) | (232,159) |
Discontinued operations |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gain on real estate dispositions |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net income | (127,791) | (123,740) | (264,475) | (232,159) |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net income attributable to common stockholders | (127,791) | (123,740) | (264,475) | (232,159) |
Ventas, Inc. |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Rental income | 596 | 583 | 1,181 | 1,499 |
Resident fees and services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Office building and other services revenue | 0 | 602 | 0 | 1,204 |
Income from loans and investments | 319 | 0 | 599 | 0 |
Equity earnings in affiliates | 128,196 | 124,028 | 265,188 | 232,790 |
Interest and other income | 28 | 41 | 371 | 70 |
Total revenues | 129,139 | 125,254 | 267,339 | 235,563 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |
Interest | (27,694) | (11,094) | (44,293) | (21,889) |
Depreciation and amortization | 1,419 | 1,203 | 2,826 | 6,135 |
Property-level operating expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Office building services costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
General, administrative and professional fees | 189 | 2,246 | 319 | 2,231 |
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, net | 0 | 58 | 0 | 58 |
Merger-related expenses and deal costs | 5,783 | 6,743 | 7,646 | 8,115 |
Other | 466 | 76 | 119 | 27 |
Total expenses | (19,837) | (768) | (33,383) | (5,323) |
Income before unconsolidated entities, income taxes, discontinued operations, real estate dispositions and noncontrolling interests | 148,976 | 126,022 | 300,722 | 240,886 |
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Income tax benefit | 2,159 | 11,549 | 5,304 | 19,970 |
Income from continuing operations | 151,135 | 137,571 | 306,026 | 260,856 |
Discontinued operations | (23) | (148) | (76) | (637) |
Gain on real estate dispositions | 719 | 5,739 | 44,008 | 31,923 |
Net income | 151,831 | 143,162 | 349,958 | 292,142 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net income attributable to common stockholders | 151,831 | 143,162 | 349,958 | 292,142 |
Ventas Realty |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Rental income | 48,451 | 49,418 | 96,270 | 98,143 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interest and other income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total revenues | 48,451 | 49,418 | 96,270 | 98,143 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |
Interest | 81,516 | 69,011 | 156,303 | 137,590 |
Depreciation and amortization | 2,239 | 2,867 | 4,608 | 12,781 |
Property-level operating expenses | 83 | 77 | 165 | 156 |
Office building services costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
General, administrative and professional fees | 4,630 | 4,213 | 9,330 | 8,717 |
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, net | 418 | 2,432 | 439 | 2,432 |
Merger-related expenses and deal costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Total expenses | 88,886 | 78,604 | 170,845 | 161,680 |
Income before unconsolidated entities, income taxes, discontinued operations, real estate dispositions and noncontrolling interests | (40,435) | (29,186) | (74,575) | (63,537) |
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities | (16) | 344 | 3,305 | 447 |
Income tax benefit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Income from continuing operations | (40,451) | (28,842) | (71,270) | (63,090) |
Discontinued operations |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gain on real estate dispositions |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net income | (40,451) | (28,842) | (71,270) | (63,090) |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net income attributable to common stockholders | (40,451) | (28,842) | (71,270) | (63,090) |
Ventas Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |
Rental income | 350,451 | 304,205 | 697,269 | 613,187 |
Resident fees and services | 460,243 | 464,437 | 924,431 | 928,413 |
Office building and other services revenue | 3,179 | 4,902 | 6,585 | 11,485 |
Income from loans and investments | 32,049 | 24,146 | 51,915 | 46,532 |
Equity earnings in affiliates | (405) | (288) | (713) | (631) |
Interest and other income | 174 | 70 | 312 | 160 |
Total revenues | 845,691 | 797,472 | 1,679,799 | 1,599,146 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |
Interest | 59,750 | 45,748 | 110,366 | 91,237 |
Depreciation and amortization | 220,450 | 217,891 | 434,457 | 439,432 |
Property-level operating expenses | 365,747 | 351,878 | 734,652 | 708,021 |
Office building services costs | 552 | 1,852 | 1,290 | 5,303 |
General, administrative and professional fees | 28,463 | 25,635 | 57,594 | 52,872 |
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, net | (382) | (22) | (94) | 292 |
Merger-related expenses and deal costs | 260 | 481 | 453 | 741 |
Other | 1,382 | 2,223 | 2,917 | 6,440 |
Total expenses | 676,222 | 645,686 | 1,341,635 | 1,304,338 |
Income before unconsolidated entities, income taxes, discontinued operations, real estate dispositions and noncontrolling interests | 169,469 | 151,786 | 338,164 | 294,808 |
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities | (90) | 1,074 | (261) | 773 |
Income tax benefit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Income from continuing operations | 169,379 | 152,860 | 337,903 | 295,581 |
Discontinued operations |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gain on real estate dispositions |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net income | 169,379 | 152,860 | 337,903 | 295,581 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 1,137 | 278 | 2,158 | 332 |
Net income attributable to common stockholders | $ 168,242 | $ 152,582 | $ 335,745 | $ 295,249 |

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