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Selected Quarterly Financial Data - Termination (Details) (Former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013
Former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President |  |
Termination related charges |  |
Severance-related charges | $ 26 us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_ChiefExecutiveOfficerMember | $ 27 us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_ChiefExecutiveOfficerMember
Accelerated deferred compensation on termination |  | 17 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAcceleratedCompensationCost / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_ChiefExecutiveOfficerMember
Severance payments and other costs | $ 9 hcp_SeverancePaymentsAndOtherCosts / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_ChiefExecutiveOfficerMember | $ 10 hcp_SeverancePaymentsAndOtherCosts / us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis = us-gaap_ChiefExecutiveOfficerMember

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