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Real Estate Transactions - Construction, Tenant, and Other Capital Improvements (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Real estate acquisitions [Line Items]
Funding for construction, tenant and other capital improvements	$ 743,958	$ 607,186	$ 471,778
Senior housing triple-net
Real estate acquisitions [Line Items]
Funding for construction, tenant and other capital improvements	6,662	11,311	32,343
SHOP
Real estate acquisitions [Line Items]
Funding for construction, tenant and other capital improvements	90,874	53,389	49,473
Life science
Real estate acquisitions [Line Items]
Funding for construction, tenant and other capital improvements	499,956	396,431	240,901
Medical office
Real estate acquisitions [Line Items]
Funding for construction, tenant and other capital improvements	$ 146,016	144,694	148,926
Number of properties to be developed | property	7
Other non-reportable segments
Real estate acquisitions [Line Items]
Funding for construction, tenant and other capital improvements	$ 450	$ 1,361	$ 135
On-campus
Real estate acquisitions [Line Items]
Number of properties to be developed | property	6

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