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Other Real Estate Property Investments (Details) $ / shares in Units, £ in Thousands, $ in Thousands |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Oct. 07, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) property item | Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 GBP (£) item | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) property item $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2014 GBP (£) property | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) property $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares | May. 31, 2015 GBP (£) | May. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)
Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net termination fee revenue |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,103 |  | $ 38,001 |  |  |  |
Other real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Cash Paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 503,470 |  |  |  |
Consideration, Cash Paid/Debt Settled |  |  |  |  |  | 912,549 |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  | 23,218 |  | 37,278 |  |  |  |
Consideration, Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  | 4,255 |  | 6,321 |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  | 770,409 |  | 483,046 |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Net Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  | 169,613 |  | 64,023 |  |  |  |
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 27,000 | $ 42,000 |
Consideration to non-managing member limited liability company units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000 |  |  |  |
Investment Building and Building Improvements |  |  |  |  |  | 12,501,511 |  | 10,972,973 |  |  |  |
Funding for construction, tenant and other capital improvements |  |  |  |  |  | 388,151 |  | $ 272,998 |  |  |  |
HC-One Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Fair Value of Real Estate Exchanged |  |  |  |  | £ 174 | $ 254,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | property |  |  |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior housing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facilities acquired | property |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23 | 23 |  |  |  |
Other real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Cash Paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 233,797 |  |  |  |
Consideration, Cash Paid/Debt Settled |  |  |  |  |  | $ 268,782 |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  | 8,298 |  | 3,351 |  |  |  |
Consideration, Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  | 4,255 |  | 6,321 |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  | 253,802 |  | 215,255 |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Net Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  | 27,533 |  | 28,214 |  |  |  |
Consideration, Amount translated |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 88,000 | 147,000 |  |  |  |
Funding for construction, tenant and other capital improvements |  |  |  |  |  | 131,405 |  | 45,586 |  |  |  |
Life science |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Cash Paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43,500 |  |  |  |
Consideration, Cash Paid/Debt Settled |  |  |  |  |  | 80,946 |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  | 2,054 |  | 250 |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  | 68,988 |  | 41,281 |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Net Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  | 14,012 |  | $ 2,469 |  |  |  |
Number of Facilities Placed into Service | property |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |
Funding for construction, tenant and other capital improvements |  |  |  |  |  | 122,319 |  | $ 133,164 |  |  |  |
Medical office |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Cash Paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 226,173 |  |  |  |
Consideration, Cash Paid/Debt Settled |  |  |  |  |  | 384,114 |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  | 12,866 |  | 33,677 |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  | 305,091 |  | 226,510 |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Net Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  | 91,889 |  | 33,340 |  |  |  |
Investment Building and Building Improvements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,000
Funding for construction, tenant and other capital improvements |  |  |  |  |  | 131,021 |  | 90,027 |  |  |  |
Hospital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funding for construction, tenant and other capital improvements |  |  |  |  |  | 37 |  | 1,688 |  |  |  |
Post-acute/skilled |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Cash Paid/Debt Settled |  |  |  |  |  | 178,707 |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  | 142,528 |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Net Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  | 36,179 |  |  |  |  |  |
Funding for construction, tenant and other capital improvements |  |  |  |  |  | 3,369 |  | 2,533 |  |  |  |
Life Science, Medical Office and Post-acute/skilled [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment Building and Building Improvements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41,000 |  |  |  |
RIDEA III |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Working Capital |  | $ 7,000 |  | $ 7,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net termination fee revenue |  |  |  |  |  | 8,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stabilized occupancy rate (as a percent) |  | 80.00% |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from acquiree since the acquisition date |  |  |  |  |  | 94,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from acquiree since the acquisition date |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | 2,638,192 |  | 2,454,039 | $ 2,287,638 |  |  |
Net (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  | (531,464) |  | 954,540 | 996,976 |  |  |
Net (loss) income applicable to HCP, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  | $ (545,776) |  | $ 938,387 | $ 981,610 |  |  |
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  | $ (1.18) |  | $ 2.04 | $ 2.15 |  |  |
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  | $ (1.18) |  | $ 2.04 | $ 2.15 |  |  |
Other real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Cash Paid |  | $ 770,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Liabilities assumed |  | 32,000 |  | $ 32,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Noncontrolling Interest |  | 29,000 |  | 29,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Real Estate |  | 771,000 |  | 771,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Net Intangibles |  | $ 53,000 |  | 53,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RIDEA III | Brookdale Senior Living |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of individual leases | item |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Units Acquired | item |  | 5,025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement Term |  |  |  |  | 7 years | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Other real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
RIDEA III | Senior housing | Brookdale Senior Living |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facilities acquired | property |  | 35 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HCP Ventures V |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest (as a percent) | 49.00% |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Sale of Parent Equity Interest | $ 110,000 |  | $ 110,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest (as a percent) | 49.00% |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HCP Ventures V | Medical office |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Cash Paid/Debt Settled |  |  |  | $ 225,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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