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Discontinued Operations and Dispositions of Real Estate - Disposition of Real Estate (Details) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($) property | Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($) property | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) property | Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($) facility | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) property | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) property | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) property | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) property
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets held for sale, net |  |  |  |  | $ 216,074 |  | $ 216,074 |  | $ 927,866
Real estate and other related assets, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 809,000
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate, net |  |  |  |  | $ 5,182 | $ (9) | 322,852 | $ 119,605 |
Proceeds from sales of real estate, net |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,249,993 | 211,810 |
Building |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 120,000 |
California |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration for disposition of real estate |  | $ 27,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior housing triple-net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties classified as held for sale | property |  |  |  |  | 3 |  | 3 |  | 64
Senior housing triple-net | Building |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties disposed | property | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate, net | $ 5,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sales of real estate, net | $ 15,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior housing triple-net | Brookdale Senior Living |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties classified as held for sale | property |  |  | 64 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration for disposition of real estate |  |  | $ 1,125,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate, net |  |  | $ 170,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Life science |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties classified as held for sale | property |  |  |  |  | 4 |  | 4 |  | 4
Number of properties disposed | facility |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration for disposition of real estate |  |  |  | $ 76,000 |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate, net |  |  |  | $ 45,000 |  |  |  |  |
Life science | Building |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties disposed | property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Proceeds from sales of real estate, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 74,000 |
Life science | California | Building |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties disposed | property |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sales of real estate, net |  | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sales of real estate, net |  | $ 5,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SHOP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties classified as held for sale | property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
SHOP | Building |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties disposed | property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Proceeds from sales of real estate, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000 |
Post-acute/skilled nursing | Building |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties disposed | property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |
Post-acute/skill nursing and senior housing triplet-net | Building |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sales of real estate, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 130,000 |
Medical office | Building |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties disposed | property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |
Proceeds from sales of real estate, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,000 |
Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets held for sale, net |  |  |  |  | $ 199,000 |  | $ 199,000 |  |

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