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Brookdale Lease Amendments and Terminations and the Formation of Two RIDEA Joint Ventures (Details 4) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Aug. 29, 2014 item | Sep. 30, 2014 Brookdale Senior Living | Sep. 30, 2014 Brookdale Senior Living RIDEA JV | Sep. 30, 2014 CCRC JV | Aug. 29, 2014 CCRC JV item | Sep. 30, 2014 CCRC JV Brookdale Senior Living | Aug. 29, 2014 CCRC JV Brookdale Senior Living item | Sep. 30, 2014 CCRC JV CCRCJV Prop Co [Member] Brookdale Senior Living item | Sep. 30, 2014 CCRC JV CCRCJV Op Co [Member] Brookdale Senior Living item
Lease Amendments And Terminations And Joint Venture Formations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in strategic joint venture |  |  |  |  | $ 47,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of retirement communities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |
Joint Venture Ownership Percentage | 49.00% |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |
Number of properties to be leased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 |
Number of properties to be owned directly |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6
Joint Venture Disclosures [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of retirement communities contributed to joint venture |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 8 |  |
Fair value of retirement communities or properties contributed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 162,000,000 |  |  |  |
Debt related to retirement communities or properties contributed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 569,000,000 |  |  |  |
Number of properties contributed to joint venture |  |  | 48 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying value of properties contributed | 91,603,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 92,000,000 |  |  |  |
Cash paid | $ 467,147,000 | $ 63,878,000 |  |  |  | $ 370,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties intended to be acquired in future |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |

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