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Variable Interest Entities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 item | Sep. 30, 2011
Delphis |  |
Company's involvement with VIEs: |  |
Number of partnerships, which are tenants of the company | 1 hcp_NumberOfPartnershipsLeasePropertyOwned / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = hcp_DelphisOperationsLPSeniorSecuredTermLoanMember |
Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities |  |
Company's involvement with VIEs: |  |
Number of senior housing facilities leased | 48 hcp_PropertiesLeasedNumber / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember |
Number of VIE tenants | 7 hcp_VIETenantsNumber / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember |
CCRC OpCo |  |
Company's involvement with VIEs: |  |
Maximum Loss Exposure | 246,617 us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = hcp_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryInvestmentInJointVentureMember |
VIE tenants-operating leases |  |
Company's involvement with VIEs: |  |
Maximum Loss Exposure | 12,862 us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = hcp_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryTenantsWithOperatingLeasesMember |
Assets/liability type | Lease intangibles, net and straight-line rent receivables |
VIE tenants-DFLs |  |
Company's involvement with VIEs: |  |
Maximum Loss Exposure | 600,005 us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = hcp_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryTenantsWithDirectFinancingLeasesMember |
Assets/liability type | Net investment in DFLs |
Loan-senior secured |  |
Company's involvement with VIEs: |  |
Maximum Loss Exposure | 17,470 us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = hcp_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiarySeniorLoansSecuredMember |
Assets/liability type | Loans receivable, net |
Loan-senior secured | Delphis |  |
Company's involvement with VIEs: |  |
Number of partnerships, which are tenants of the company | 1 hcp_NumberOfPartnershipsLeasePropertyOwned / us-gaap_AccountsNotesLoansAndFinancingReceivableByReceivableTypeAxis = hcp_DelphisOperationsLPSeniorSecuredTermLoanMember / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = hcp_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiarySeniorLoansSecuredMember |
CMBS |  |
Company's involvement with VIEs: |  |
Maximum Loss Exposure | 17,682 us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = hcp_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryDebtInvestmentMember |
Assets/liability type | Marketable debt securities |
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities |  |
Company's involvement with VIEs: |  |
Number of tax credit subsidiaries | 1 hcp_VariableInterestEntityNumberOfTaxCreditSubsidiaries / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember |
Percentage of partnership interest |  | 90.00%us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
RIDEA JV |  |
Company's involvement with VIEs: |  |
Percentage of partnership interest | 80.00%us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = hcp_RIDEAJVMember |

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- Definition Number of properties leased by the entity to tenants that have been identified as a VIE. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Number of tenants of properties leased by entity for which the tenant is considered a VIE tenant. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Balance sheet classification of the Variable Interest Entity's (VIE) assets included in the statement of financial position of the reporting entity. This element is applicable for variable interests whether the reporting entity has a controlling financial interest (primary beneficiary) or not. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (bb) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28200181&loc=d3e5710-111685 + Details
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- Definition Percentage of the Variable Interest Entity's (VIE) voting interest owned by (or beneficial interest in) the reporting entity (directly or indirectly). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5A -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28200181&loc=SL6759159-111685 + Details
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