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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS - COVID-19 Update (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Nov. 03, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of real estate | $ 129,500,000 |  | $ 22,600,000 |  |
Allowance on loans receivable and investments | 4,999,000 |  | 34,654,000 |  |
Commercial paper | $ 0 |  | 0 |  | $ 567,450,000
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Commercial paper |  |  |  | $ 0 |
COVID-19 Impact |  |  |  |  |
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of real estate |  | $ 108,800,000 |  |  |
Impairment of real estate, percent of total | 1.00% |  |  |  |
Allowance on loans receivable and investments | $ 5,000,000.0 |  | 34,700,000 |  |
Impairment on equity investment |  | 10,700,000 |  |  |
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance |  | 56,400,000 |  |  |
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, Write-offs | 20,300,000 |  | 74,500,000 |  |
Funds applied for under the Provider Relief Fund of the CARES ACT | 35,000,000 |  |  |  |
COVID-19 Impact | Fair Value |  |  |  |  |
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Real estate investments |  | $ 192,800,000 |  |  |
COVID-19 Impact | Non-Mortgage Loans Receivable, Net |  |  |  |  |
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Allowance on loans receivable and investments |  |  | (29,500,000) |  |
COVID-19 Impact | Government-sponsored pooled loan investments, net |  |  |  |  |
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Allowance on loans receivable and investments |  |  | (8,800,000) |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Unsecured revolving credit facility (1) |  |  |  |  |
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, remaining availability less commercial paper | 2,900,000,000 |  | 2,900,000,000 |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Unsecured revolving credit facility (1) | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, remaining availability less commercial paper |  |  |  | $ 3,200,000,000 |
Revolving Credit Facility | Unsecured revolving credit facility (1) | COVID-19 Impact |  |  |  |  |
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 3,000,000,000.0 |  | $ 3,000,000,000.0 |  |
Office Operations |  |  |  |  |
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Lease, percent collected | 99.00% |  |  |  |

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