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Increase (Decrease) In Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations

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Number of communities included within a transaction

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Number Of Communities, Management Retained

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Number Of Joint Ventures

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Numbers Of Communities With Rent Reduction

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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This element represents the total of the costs related to real estate revenues, including management, leasing, and development services.

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Total carrying amount of consideration received or receivable as of the balance sheet date representing potential earnings that were not as yet recognized as revenue or other forms of income in conformity with GAAP.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Gain (loss) related to the termination of a contract between the parties. The termination may be due to many causes including early termination of a lease by a lessee, a breach of contract by one party, or a failure to perform.

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Amount of revenues recognized from services provided to residents in facilities owned or operated by the health care organization (not including patient service revenue), which may be based on contractual rates set forth in agreements with third-party payers.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of real estate held-for-investment and real estate joint ventures.

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Acquisitions, Dispositions and Other Significant Transactions - HCP Master Lease Transaction and RIDEA Ventures Restructuring (Details) $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2018 community	Jan. 01, 2018 USD ($) community	Nov. 02, 2017 USD ($) community joint_venture	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($) community	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($) community	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) community	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) community joint_venture	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 community	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Non-cash management contract termination fee								$ 2,242	$ 0
Gain (loss) on sale of assets, net								43,431	(603)
Resident fee revenue								906,266	1,016,927
Management fees revenue								18,681	15,894
Facility operating expenses								632,325	674,542
Cash lease payments								89,593	94,604
Master Lease Transactions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total communities disposed of \| community			35
Annual rent reduction		$ 2,500
Number of communities with rent reduction \| community		2
Deferred revenue					$ 9,700			$ 9,700
RIDEA Ventures Restructuring [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of communities management is retained \| community			18
HCP, Inc. [Member] \| Master Lease Transactions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of communities acquired \| community			2			1
Payments to acquire joint ventures			$ 35,400			$ 32,100
Number of communities leased \| community			43
Forecast [Member] \| Master Lease Transactions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of communities disposed of \| community	29									33
Subsequent Event [Member] \| HCP, Inc. [Member] \| Master Lease Transactions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of communities acquired \| community				3
Payments to acquire joint ventures				$ 207,400
RIDEA Ventures [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage ownership					10.00%			10.00%
Number of joint ventures \| joint_venture								1
RIDEA Ventures [Member] \| RIDEA Ventures Restructuring [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage ownership					10.00%		10.00%	10.00%			10.00%
Number of joint ventures			2				1
Proceeds from sale of joint venture interest					$ 62,300		$ 32,100
Number of communities managed \| community			59
RIDEA Ventures [Member] \| HCP, Inc. [Member] \| RIDEA Ventures Restructuring [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of assets, net					42,300		$ 7,200
4 Communities Disposed Of Through Lease Terminations [Member] \| HCP, Inc. [Member] \| Master Lease Transactions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of communities disposed of \| community			4
37 Communities Disposed Of Through Management Termination [Member] \| RIDEA Ventures Restructuring [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of communities disposed of \| community			37					10
Non-cash management contract termination fee								$ 2,200
37 Communities Disposed Of Through Management Termination [Member] \| Forecast [Member] \| RIDEA Ventures Restructuring [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of communities disposed of \| community										27
33 Communities Disposed Of Through Lease Terminations [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Capital Lease Obligations					389,400			389,400
Reduction in capital lease obligations and assets under lease											$ 145,600
Assets under leases					341,400			341,400
Amount exceeding carrying value of assets under leases					$ 48,000			$ 48,000
Number of communities \| community								20
Resident fee revenue								$ 35,800	37,300
Management fees revenue								2,100	2,100
Facility operating expenses								24,500	22,900
Cash lease payments								$ 11,800	$ 12,000
Retirement Centers [Member] \| 33 Communities Disposed Of Through Lease Terminations [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of communities disposed of \| community								5
Assisted Living [Member] \| 33 Communities Disposed Of Through Lease Terminations [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of communities disposed of \| community								27
CCRCs Rental [Member] \| 33 Communities Disposed Of Through Lease Terminations [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of communities disposed of \| community								1