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Impairment Test, Market Capitalization Rate

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Number Of Real Estate Properties Impaired

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Real Estate Investment Property, Aggregate Carrying Value Before Impairment

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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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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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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Dispositions of Real Estate and Discontinued Operations - Dispositions of Real Estate (Details) $ / item in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / item property	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment of real estate	$ 31
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance		$ 35	$ 33
Minimum
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment test, market capitalization rate	7.16%
Impairment calculation, price per unit \| $ / item	38
Maximum
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment test, market capitalization rate	9.92%
Impairment calculation, price per unit \| $ / item	95
Weighted Average
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment test, market capitalization rate	9.32%
Impairment calculation, price per unit \| $ / item	68
Discontinued Operations
Real Estate [Line Items]
Impairment of real estate	$ 28
Impairments 2020
Real Estate [Line Items]
Real estate investment property, aggregate carrying value before impairment	200
Real estate held-for-sale	$ 169
SHOP
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties impaired \| property	15
Senior housing triple-net
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties impaired \| property	2
Medical office
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties impaired \| property	2