CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenues:
Rental and related revenues	$ 1,128,054	$ 997,767	$ 986,432
Tenant recoveries	100,649	94,626	92,254
Resident fees and services	146,288	139,073	49,091
Income from direct financing leases	636,881	622,073	464,704
Interest income	86,159	24,536	99,864
Investment management fee income	1,847	1,895	2,073
Total revenues	2,099,878	1,879,970	1,694,418
Costs and expenses:
Interest expense	435,252	416,172	415,455
Depreciation and amortization	423,312	353,704	346,055
Operating	298,282	280,716	218,701
General and administrative	109,233	79,395	96,059
Litigation provision			125,000
Impairments		7,878	15,400
Total costs and expenses	1,266,079	1,137,865	1,216,670
Other income, net	18,216	2,976	12,933
Income before income taxes and equity income from unconsolidated joint ventures	852,015	745,081	490,681
Income taxes	(5,815)	1,654	(1,301)
Equity income from unconsolidated joint ventures	64,433	54,455	46,750
Income from continuing operations	910,633	801,190	536,130
Discontinued operations:
Income before impairment losses and gain on sales of real estate, net of income taxes	5,879	14,198	15,257
Impairment losses on real estate	(1,372)
Gain on sales of real estate, net of income taxes	69,866	31,454	3,107
Total discontinued operations	74,373	45,652	18,364
Net income	985,006	846,842	554,494
Noncontrolling interests' share in earnings	(14,169)	(14,302)	(15,603)
Net income attributable to HCP, Inc.	970,837	832,540	538,891
Preferred stock dividends		(17,006)	(21,130)
Participating securities' share in earnings	(1,734)	(3,245)	(2,459)
Net income applicable to common shares	$ 969,103	$ 812,289	$ 515,302
Basic earnings per common share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.97	$ 1.80	$ 1.25
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.10	$ 0.04
Net income applicable to common shares (in dollars per share)	$ 2.13	$ 1.90	$ 1.29
Diluted earnings per common share:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.97	$ 1.80	$ 1.25
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.10	$ 0.04
Net income applicable to common shares (in dollars per share)	$ 2.13	$ 1.90	$ 1.29
Weighted average shares used to calculate earnings per common share:
Basic (in shares)	455,002	427,047	398,446
Diluted (in shares)	455,702	428,316	400,218