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Impairments (Details) $ in Thousands, £ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 GBP (£) | Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) property | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2017 GBP (£) | Sep. 30, 2015 GBP (£)
Casualty-Related |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Casualty-related loss |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,000 |  |  |  |  |
Property damage loss in a casualty |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,000 |  |  |  |  |
Other associated costs with casualty loss |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax benefit related to casualty loss |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000 |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charge |  |  |  |  |  |  | 166,384 | $ 0 | $ 108,349 |  |  |
Buildings and improvements |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,239,732 | $ 11,692,654 |  |  |  |
Delphis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Casualty-Related |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash payments received from borrower |  |  | $ 23,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment recovery on loan receivable |  |  | $ 6,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior housing triple-net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Casualty-Related |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of real estate properties impaired | property |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment charge |  |  |  | $ 23,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Four Seasons |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Casualty-Related |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable debt securities, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000 | £ 41.0 |
Marketable debt securities at amortized cost | £ |  | £ 138.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale price of marketable securities | $ 101,000 | 83.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of securities | $ 51,000 | £ 42.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Four Seasons | Discounted cash flow valuation technique | Level 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Casualty-Related |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairments of investments in marketable debt securities |  |  |  |  | $ 70,000 | $ 42,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable debt securities, net |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 66.0
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Casualty-Related |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Casualty-related loss |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,000 |  |  |  |  |
Equity Income (Loss) From Unconsolidated Joint Ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Casualty-Related |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Casualty-related loss |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |  |

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