Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Abstract]

MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE

Health Care REIT, Inc.
Schedule IV - Mortgage Loans on Real Estate
December 31, 2011
					(in thousands)
Description	Interest Rate	Final Maturity Date	Monthly Payment Terms		Prior Liens		Face Amount of Mortgages		Carrying Amount of Mortgages		Principal Amount of Loans Subject to Delinquent Principal or Interest
First mortgage relating to one hospital in California	8.42%	12/01/17	$122,722	$	-	$	17,500	$	17,500	$	-
First mortgage relating to one hospital in California	9.89%	06/01/20	$153,140		-		17,500		13,906		-
First mortgage relating to one seniors housing facility in North Carolina	7.86%	04/30/15	$51,384		-		7,000		6,637		-
First mortgage relating to one medical office building in Georgia	6.50%	10/01/14	$38,556		-		6,100		6,083		-
First mortgage relating to one hospital in California	9.63%	01/14/14	$156,038		-		8,045		1,834		-
First mortgage relating to one seniors housing facility in Arizona	3.55%	01/01/13	$12,511		-		4,500		4,151		4,151
First mortgage relating to one senior housing facility in Texas	10.00%	09/01/12	$21,957		-		2,635		2,635		-
Two first mortgages relating to one medical office building in Georgia and one senior housing facility in Massachusetts	From 8.11% to 12.00%	From 1/1/12 to 10/1/14	From $773 to $2,000		-		1,000		316		-
Second mortgage relating to one hospital in California	9.48%	10/31/13	$138,048		13,906		13,000		2,778		-
Second mortgage relating to one seniors housing facility in Wisconsin	15.21%	01/15/15	$41,250		7,792		3,300		3,300		-
Second mortgage relating to one senior housing facility in New Hampshire	12.17%	10/01/16	$13,945		670		3,235		2,701		-
Second mortgage relating to one hospital in Massachusetts	12.17%	06/30/10	$16,900		4,100		2,243		2,093		2,093
Totals				$	26,468	$	86,058	$	63,934	$	6,244

				Year Ended December 31,
				2011		2010		2009
Reconciliation of mortgage loans:				(in thousands)
	Balance at beginning of year		$	109,283	$	74,517	$	137,292
	Additions:
		New mortgage loans		11,286		73,439		9,456
	Total additions			11,286		73,439		9,456
	Deductions:
		Collections of principal		(50,579)		(10,540)		(54,696)
		Conversions to real property		(4,000)		(10,070)		-
		Charge-offs		-		(18,063)		(17,535)
		Reclass to other real estate loans		(2,056)		-		-
	Total deductions			(56,635)		(38,673)		(72,231)
	Balance at end of year		$	63,934	$	109,283	$	74,517