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Other Real Estate Property Investments (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, £ in Millions |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 07, 2015 USD ($) property | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) property item | Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) facility | Dec. 31, 2015 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) property $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares | May 31, 2015 GBP (£) property | May 31, 2015 USD ($) property
Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facilities acquired | facility |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  |
Net termination fee revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,103 | $ 38,001 |  |
Carrying value of aggregate investments |  |  |  |  | $ 11,692,654 |  | 12,007,071 |  |  |
Real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Cash Paid/Debt Settled |  |  |  |  | 467,162 |  | 912,549 |  |  |
Consideration, Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  | 82,985 |  | 23,218 |  |  |
Consideration, Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,255 |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Real Estate |  |  |  |  | 522,600 |  | 770,409 |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Net Intangibles |  |  |  |  | 27,547 |  | 169,613 |  |  |
Loans and Leases Receivable, Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 27.0 | $ 42,000
Funding for construction, tenant and other capital improvements |  |  |  |  | 458,900 |  | 384,782 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities |  |  |  |  | 82,985 |  | 23,218 |  |  |
HCP Ventures V |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties | property | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HC-One Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Fair Value of Real Estate Exchanged |  |  |  |  |  | £ 174.0 | $ 254,000 |  |  |
Number of properties | property |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36 |  | 2 | 2
SH NNN |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Cash Paid/Debt Settled |  |  |  |  | 76,362 |  | $ 208 |  |  |
Consideration, Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  | 1,200 |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Real Estate |  |  |  |  | 71,875 |  | 208 |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Net Intangibles |  |  |  |  | 5,687 |  |  |  |  |
Funding for construction, tenant and other capital improvements |  |  |  |  | 49,109 |  | 53,980 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities |  |  |  |  | 1,200 |  |  |  |  |
SHOP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Cash Paid/Debt Settled |  |  |  |  | 113,971 |  | 151,054 |  |  |
Consideration, Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  | 76,931 |  | 1,443 |  |  |
Consideration, Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,255 |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Real Estate |  |  |  |  | 177,551 |  | 147,296 |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Net Intangibles |  |  |  |  | 13,351 |  | 9,456 |  |  |
Funding for construction, tenant and other capital improvements |  |  |  |  | 74,158 |  | 77,425 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities |  |  |  |  | 76,931 |  | 1,443 |  |  |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Cash Paid/Debt Settled |  |  |  |  | 17,909 |  | 296,227 |  |  |
Consideration, Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,855 |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Real Estate |  |  |  |  | 16,596 |  | 248,826 |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Net Intangibles |  |  |  |  | 1,313 |  | 54,256 |  |  |
Funding for construction, tenant and other capital improvements |  |  |  |  | 7,203 |  | 37 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,855 |  |  |
Life science |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Cash Paid/Debt Settled |  |  |  |  | 49,000 |  | 80,946 |  |  |
Consideration, Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,054 |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Real Estate |  |  |  |  | 47,400 |  | 68,988 |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Net Intangibles |  |  |  |  | 1,600 |  | 14,012 |  |  |
Funding for construction, tenant and other capital improvements |  |  |  |  | 200,122 |  | 122,319 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,054 |  |  |
Medical office |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Cash Paid/Debt Settled |  |  |  |  | 209,920 |  | 384,114 |  |  |
Consideration, Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  | 4,854 |  | 12,866 |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Real Estate |  |  |  |  | 209,178 |  | 305,091 |  |  |
Assets Acquired, Net Intangibles |  |  |  |  | 5,596 |  | 91,889 |  |  |
Funding for construction, tenant and other capital improvements |  |  |  |  | 128,308 |  | 131,021 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities |  |  |  |  | 4,854 |  | 12,866 |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  | 187,000 |  | 94,000 |  |  |
Income from acquiree since the acquisition date |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000 |  | 1,000 |  |  |
Unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,034,369 | 1,824,593 |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  | (531,464) | 954,540 |  |
Net income applicable to HCP, Inc |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (545,776) | $ 938,387 |  |
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (1.18) | $ 2.04 |  |
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (1.18) | $ 2.04 |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities |  | $ 32,000 |  | 32,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
RIDEA III | Brookdale Senior Living |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of individual leases | item |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Units Acquired | item |  | 5,025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling interest (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |
Management Agreement Term |  |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |
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% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Sale of Parent Equity Interest | $ 110,000 |  | $ 110,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HCP Ventures V | Medical office |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration, Cash Paid/Debt Settled |  |  |  | $ 225,000 |  |  |  |  |  |

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