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Casualty-Related Gain

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Number Of Real Estate Properties Impaired

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Number Of Real Estate Properties Impaired Due To Intent To Demolish

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Real Estate Investment Property, Aggregate Carrying Value Before Impairment

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Real Estate, Properties Classified As Held For Sale During Period

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of investments in land and buildings held for sale, excluding real estate considered to be inventory of the entity.

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Real Estate Transactions - Impairments of Real Estate (Details) $ / item in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) property $ / item	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) property $ / item	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) property
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairments (recoveries), net				$ 115,653	$ 19,180
Casualty-related loss (recoveries), net				$ 5,000
Senior housing triple-net
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties impaired \| property	4			4
Senior Housing
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties impaired \| property				15
Medical office
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairments (recoveries), net	$ 4,000			$ 9,000
Number of real estate properties impaired \| property	2			2
Asset impairment charge				$ 4,000
Number of real estate properties intended to be demolished \| property	1			1
Other non-reportable segments
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties impaired \| property	1			1
Senior Housing Triple Net, SHOP, MOB, and Other Non-Reportable
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairments (recoveries), net	$ 34,000			$ 93,000
SHOP
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairments (recoveries), net		$ 10,000
Number of real estate properties impaired \| property	7
Properties classified as held for sale \| property			3		16
Impairment of real estate			$ 5,000		$ 19,000
Minimum
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment test, market capitalization rate	4.97%			4.97%
Impairment calculation, price per unit \| $ / item	46			46
Maximum
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment test, market capitalization rate	8.27%			8.27%
Impairment calculation, price per unit \| $ / item	125			125
Weighted Average
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment test, market capitalization rate	6.09%			6.09%
Impairment calculation, price per unit \| $ / item	71			71
Seven Shop Assets, Four Senior Housing Triple-net Assets, Two MOBs, and One Other Non-Reportable Asset
Real Estate [Line Items]
Real Estate Investment Property, Aggregate Carrying Value Before Impairment	$ 124,000			$ 124,000
Real Estate Held-for-sale	90,000			90,000
Fifteen Shop Assets, Four Senior Housing Triple-net Assets, Two MOBs, and One Other Non-Reportable Asset
Real Estate [Line Items]
Real Estate Investment Property, Aggregate Carrying Value Before Impairment	288,000			288,000
Real Estate Held-for-sale	$ 195,000			$ 195,000