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Gain On Consolidation, Tax

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Payments To Acquire Outstanding Equity Interests

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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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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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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Real Estate Transactions - 2019 Real Estate Investments (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended						3 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($) deposit	Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($) property facility	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) property	May 31, 2019 USD ($) property	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($) property	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) asset	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate										$ 21,000
Long-term debt									$ 6,549,877
Gain (loss) on consolidation						$ 50,000			11,481	$ (41,017)
Life science joint ventures
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate			$ 245,000
Number of properties acquired \| property			2
Life science \| Life science facility
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate							$ 71,000
Life science \| Land
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate							$ 27,000
Senior Housing
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| property			1
Payments to acquire outstanding equity interests			$ 24,000
Investment ownership percentage			100.00%
Gain (loss) on consolidation			$ 12,000
Gain on consolidation, tax			$ 1,000
Senior Housing \| Senior Housing
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate		$ 284,000		$ 113,000	$ 445,000
Number of properties acquired \| property		5		3	9
Life science joint ventures
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate						$ 92,000
Number of properties acquired \| property						4
Investment ownership percentage						100.00%
Mortgage Debt
Real Estate [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 112,000		$ 50,000					$ 262,084
San Diego \| Life science
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired \| property									1
San Diego \| Life science \| Life science facility
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate									$ 16,000
Boston \| Life science \| Life science facility
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate		$ 228,000
Number of properties acquired \| facility		4
KANSAS \| Medical office
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate									$ 15,000
Number of properties acquired \| property									1
Cambridge \| Life science \| Life science facility
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate	$ 33,000
Number of nonrefundable deposits \| deposit	2
Forecast \| Cambridge \| Life science \| Life science facility
Real Estate [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate								$ 333,000
Number of properties acquired \| asset								1