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  <element id="hcp_IncreaseInRentAfterFirstTwoYearsAsPercent" name="IncreaseInRentAfterFirstTwoYearsAsPercent" nillable="true" type="num:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="hcp_NetInvestmentInDirectFinancingAndSalesTypeLeasesBeforeAllowance" name="NetInvestmentInDirectFinancingAndSalesTypeLeasesBeforeAllowance" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="debit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="hcp_AccountingStandardsUpdate201502Member" name="AccountingStandardsUpdate201502Member" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="hcp_DownreitPartnershipsMember" name="DownreitPartnershipsMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="hcp_SummaryOfSeniorNotesIssuancesTableTextBlock" name="SummaryOfSeniorNotesIssuancesTableTextBlock" nillable="true" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="hcp_BuiltInGainTaxFromAssetsSoldStateTerm" name="BuiltInGainTaxFromAssetsSoldStateTerm" nillable="true" type="xbrli:durationItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="hcp_VariableInterestEntityControllingOwnershipInterestThroughPartnership" name="VariableInterestEntityControllingOwnershipInterestThroughPartnership" nillable="true" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="hcp_DebtInstrumentPortionDenominatedInForeignCurrency" name="DebtInstrumentPortionDenominatedInForeignCurrency" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" xbrli:balance="credit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="hcp_EquityAwardsMember" name="EquityAwardsMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
  <element id="hcp_TermLoanGbpLiborPlus0.975PercentMember" name="TermLoanGbpLiborPlus0.975PercentMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="hcp_CreditFacilityAnd2012TermLoanMember" name="CreditFacilityAnd2012TermLoanMember" nillable="true" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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  <element id="hcp_LoanAndDirectFinancingLeaseNonCashInterest" name="LoanAndDirectFinancingLeaseNonCashInterest" nillable="true" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="debit" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" />
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