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Selected Quarterly Financial Data - Restructuring (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Aug. 29, 2014 item
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Lease Termination Fees | $ 38,816 hcp_LeaseTerminationFees | $ 217 hcp_LeaseTerminationFees | $ 636 hcp_LeaseTerminationFees |
Brookdale Senior Living |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Lease Termination Fees |  |  |  | $ 38,000 hcp_LeaseTerminationFees / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = hcp_BrookdaleMember
Number of Leases |  |  |  | 49 hcp_NumberOfLeases / us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis = hcp_BrookdaleMember

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- Definition Represents the amount of fees paid on termination of lease. + References No definition available. + Details
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Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition The number of leases. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | hcp_NumberOfLeases
Namespace Prefix: | hcp_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Details
Name: | us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Details
Name: | us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis=hcp_BrookdaleMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |