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Real Estate Transactions - 2019 Real Estate Investments (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	May 01, 2019 USD ($) property	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) facility	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) facility	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) facility	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) facility	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 property
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate							$ 21
Life science
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties disposed (in facilities) \| facility					4
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate					$ 269
Life science \| Life science facility
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate			$ 71
Life science \| Land
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties disposed (in facilities) \| facility			1	1
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate			$ 35	$ 3
Payments to acquire real estate			$ 27
Senior housing triple-net
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties disposed (in facilities) \| facility			2			2
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate			$ 26			$ 35
Subsequent Event \| Senior Housing \| Senior Housing
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate	$ 113	$ 445
Number of properties acquired (in properties) \| property	3	9
Assets Leased to Others
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of assets transitioned \| property								37
Assets Leased to Others \| Senior housing triple-net
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of assets transitioned \| property	4							17