CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Real estate investments:
Land and improvements	$ 2,395,751	$ 2,261,415
Buildings and improvements	25,519,840	24,323,279
Construction in progress	298,982	265,748
Acquired lease intangibles	1,372,462	1,230,886
Operating lease assets	323,950	346,372
Gross real estate investments	29,910,985	28,427,700
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(8,118,990)	(7,877,665)
Net real estate investment property	21,791,995	20,550,035
Secured loans receivable and investments, net	530,439	605,567
Investments in unconsolidated real estate entities	507,880	443,688
Net real estate investments	22,830,314	21,599,290
Cash and cash equivalents	143,770	413,327
Escrow deposits and restricted cash	52,752	38,313
Goodwill	1,046,070	1,051,650
Assets held for sale	316,769	9,608
Deferred income tax assets, net	11,496	9,987
Other assets	643,253	807,229
Total assets	25,044,424	23,929,404
Liabilities:
Senior notes payable and other debt	12,078,835	11,895,412
Accrued interest	90,013	111,444
Operating lease liabilities	199,551	209,917
Accounts payable and other liabilities	1,142,822	1,133,066
Liabilities related to assets held for sale	20,518	3,246
Deferred income tax liabilities	65,196	62,638
Total liabilities	13,596,935	13,415,723
Redeemable OP unitholder and noncontrolling interests	280,344	235,490
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, 399,177 and 374,609 shares issued at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively	99,777	93,635
Capital in excess of par value	15,504,210	14,171,262
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(67,601)	(54,354)
Retained earnings (deficit)	(4,459,630)	(4,030,376)
Treasury stock, 1 and 0 shares at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively	(40)	0
Total Ventas stockholders’ equity	11,076,716	10,180,167
Noncontrolling interests	90,429	98,024
Total equity	11,167,145	10,278,191
Total liabilities and equity	$ 25,044,424	$ 23,929,404