CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Real estate investments:
Land and improvements	$ 2,089,329	$ 2,056,428
Buildings and improvements	21,551,049	20,309,599
Construction in progress	192,848	92,005
Acquired lease intangibles	1,522,708	1,344,422
Gross real estate investments	25,355,934	23,802,454
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(4,754,532)	(4,177,234)
Net real estate property	20,601,402	19,625,220
Secured loans receivable and investments, net	821,663	857,112
Investments in unconsolidated real estate entities	97,814	95,707
Net real estate investments	21,520,879	20,578,039
Cash and cash equivalents	89,279	53,023
Escrow deposits and restricted cash	89,521	77,896
Goodwill	1,043,075	1,047,497
Assets held for sale	195,252	93,060
Other assets	488,258	412,403
Total assets	23,426,264	22,261,918
Liabilities:
Senior notes payable and other debt	11,252,327	11,206,996
Accrued interest	70,790	80,864
Accounts payable and other liabilities	930,103	779,380
Liabilities related to assets held for sale	77,608	34,340
Deferred income taxes	315,713	338,382
Total liabilities	12,646,541	12,439,962
Redeemable OP unitholder and noncontrolling interests	209,278	196,529
Commitments and contingencies
Ventas stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 10,000 shares authorized, unissued	0	0
Common stock, $0.25 par value; 600,000 shares authorized, 353,793 and 334,386 shares issued at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	88,431	83,579
Capital in excess of par value	12,870,566	11,602,838
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(49,614)	(7,565)
Retained earnings (deficit)	(2,420,766)	(2,111,958)
Treasury stock, 1 and 44 shares at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively	(78)	(2,567)
Total Ventas stockholders’ equity	10,488,539	9,564,327
Noncontrolling interest	81,906	61,100
Total equity	10,570,445	9,625,427
Total liabilities and equity	$ 23,426,264	$ 22,261,918