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Variable Interest Entities - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 joint_venture hospital	Dec. 31, 2023 joint_venture	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Lab \| Needham Land Parcel JV
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Investment ownership percentage	38.00%	38.00%
Payments to acquire equity method investment \| $	$ 13
Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of unconsolidated joint ventures (in joint ventures) \| joint_venture		2	2
Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities \| Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of hospitals \| hospital		3
Debt securities \| $				$ 22
Ventures V
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
VIE ownership percentage		51.00%
Lab JV
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
VIE ownership percentage		98.00%
MSREI JV
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
VIE ownership percentage		51.00%
DownREIT Partnerships
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of DownREIT LLCs \| joint_venture		8	7