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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details) (Allowance Accounts, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Allowance Accounts |  |  |
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves |  |  |
Balance at the beginning of the year | $ 49,169 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = hcp_AllowanceAccountsMember | $ 48,599 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = hcp_AllowanceAccountsMember | $ 49,209 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = hcp_AllowanceAccountsMember
Additions |  |  |
Amounts Charged Against Operations, net | 5,413 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = hcp_AllowanceAccountsMember | 2,633 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = hcp_AllowanceAccountsMember | 3,724 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesChargedToCostAndExpense / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = hcp_AllowanceAccountsMember
Deductions |  |  |
Uncollectible Accounts Written-off | (2,512)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = hcp_AllowanceAccountsMember | (2,063)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = hcp_AllowanceAccountsMember | (960)us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDeductions / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = hcp_AllowanceAccountsMember
Disposed Properties | (693)hcp_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDisposedOrContributedProperties / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = hcp_AllowanceAccountsMember |  | (3,374)hcp_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesDisposedOrContributedProperties / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = hcp_AllowanceAccountsMember
Balance at the end of the year | $ 51,377 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = hcp_AllowanceAccountsMember | $ 49,169 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = hcp_AllowanceAccountsMember | $ 48,599 us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesBalance / us-gaap_ValuationAllowancesAndReservesTypeAxis = hcp_AllowanceAccountsMember

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