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Variable Interest Entities and Investment in Unconsolidated Ventures - Variable Interest Entities (Details) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2017 community	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) community joint_venture
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Lease payments		$ 2,578,201
CCRC Venture opco
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage		51.00%
RIDEA Ventures
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage		10.00%
Number of joint ventures | joint_venture		2
Blackstone Venture
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage		15.00%
Number of communities managed | community	60
Long term mortgage debt		$ 636,200
Number of communities | community	2	2
Lease payments		$ 2,600
Fair market value of communities		$ 33,800
HCP, Inc. | CCRC Venture opco
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage		49.00%
First Mortgage Financing | Blackstone Venture
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Notes payable		$ 66,800
Maximum amount to lend		$ 12,000

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