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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Total | Common Stock Par Value | Capital in Excess of Par Value | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Retained Earnings (Deficit) | Treasury Stock | Total Ventas Stockholders’ Equity | Noncontrolling Interests | Cumulative effect change in accounting principles | Cumulative effect change in accounting principles Common Stock Par Value | Cumulative effect change in accounting principles Capital in Excess of Par Value | Cumulative effect change in accounting principles Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Cumulative effect change in accounting principles Retained Earnings (Deficit) | Cumulative effect change in accounting principles Treasury Stock | Cumulative effect change in accounting principles Total Ventas Stockholders’ Equity | Cumulative effect change in accounting principles Noncontrolling Interests
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Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2018 | $ 10,271,594 | $ 89,125 | $ 13,076,528 | $ (19,582) | $ (2,930,214) | $ 0 | $ 10,215,857 | $ 55,737 | $ 638 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ (163) | $ 801 | $ 0 | $ 638 | $ 0
Increase (decrease) in stockholders' equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to common stockholders | 421,573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 421,573 | 0 | 421,573 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 4,831 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,831 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 426,404 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income | (40,112) | 0 | 0 | (40,112) | 0 | 0 | (40,112) | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net change in noncontrolling interests | 32,403 | 0 | (1,546) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1,546) | 33,949 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends to common stockholders | (876,581) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (876,581) | 0 | (876,581) | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock | 942,436 | 3,829 | 938,607 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 942,436 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Share-based Payment Arrangements, Restricted Stock Awards and Other, after Forfeiture | 54,750 | 210 | 54,750 | 0 | 0 | (210) | 54,750 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjust redeemable OP unitholder interests to current fair value | (51,024) | 0 | (51,024) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (51,024) | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption of OP Units | (285) | 0 | (285) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (285) | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2019 | 10,760,223 | 93,164 | 14,017,030 | (59,857) | (3,384,421) | (210) | 10,665,706 | 94,517 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance at Jun. 30, 2019 | 10,876,362 | 92,852 | 13,940,117 | (39,671) | (3,173,287) | 0 | 10,820,011 | 56,351 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in stockholders' equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to common stockholders | 85,259 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85,259 | 0 | 85,259 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 1,659 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,659 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 86,918 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income | (20,186) | 0 | 0 | (20,186) | 0 | 0 | (20,186) | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net change in noncontrolling interests | 37,059 | 0 | 552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 552 | 36,507 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends to common stockholders | (296,393) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (296,393) | 0 | (296,393) | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock | 76,280 | 276 | 76,004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76,280 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Share-based Payment Arrangements, Restricted Stock Awards and Other, after Forfeiture | 16,483 | 36 | 16,657 | 0 | 0 | (210) | 16,483 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjust redeemable OP unitholder interests to current fair value | (16,015) | 0 | (16,015) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (16,015) | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption of OP Units | (285) | 0 | (285) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (285) | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2019 | 10,760,223 | 93,164 | 14,017,030 | (59,857) | (3,384,421) | (210) | 10,665,706 | 94,517 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2019 | 10,545,452 | 93,185 | 14,056,453 | (34,564) | (3,669,050) | (132) | 10,445,892 | 99,560 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in stockholders' equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to common stockholders | 328,698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 328,698 | 0 | 328,698 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 534 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 329,232 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income | (34,431) | 0 | 0 | (30,478) | 0 | 0 | (30,478) | (3,953) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net change in noncontrolling interests | (10,446) | 0 | (5,160) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (5,160) | (5,286) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends to common stockholders | (631,346) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (631,346) | 0 | (631,346) | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Share-based Payment Arrangements, Restricted Stock Awards and Other, after Forfeiture | 53,157 | 282 | 54,967 | 0 | (949) | (1,143) | 53,157 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjust redeemable OP unitholder interests to current fair value | 36,353 | 0 | 36,353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36,353 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption of OP Units | (264) | 0 | (264) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (264) | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2020 | 10,287,707 | 93,467 | 14,142,349 | (65,042) | (3,972,647) | (1,275) | 10,196,852 | 90,855 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance at Jun. 30, 2020 | 10,399,910 | 93,261 | 14,118,119 | (82,761) | (3,816,460) | (947) | 10,311,212 | 88,698 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in stockholders' equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to common stockholders | 12,751 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,751 | 0 | 12,751 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 986 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 986 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 13,737 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income | 20,052 | 0 | 0 | 17,719 | 0 | 0 | 17,719 | 2,333 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net change in noncontrolling interests | (7,335) | 0 | (6,173) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (6,173) | (1,162) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends to common stockholders | (166,738) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (166,738) | 0 | (166,738) | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Share-based Payment Arrangements, Restricted Stock Awards and Other, after Forfeiture | 39,752 | 206 | 42,074 | 0 | (2,200) | (328) | 39,752 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjust redeemable OP unitholder interests to current fair value | (11,669) | 0 | (11,669) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (11,669) | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption of OP Units | (2) | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2020 | $ 10,287,707 | $ 93,467 | $ 14,142,349 | $ (65,042) | $ (3,972,647) | $ (1,275) | $ 10,196,852 | $ 90,855 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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