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Real Estate Intangibles (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Intangible Assets:    
Gross historical cost $ 1,187,094,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross $ 1,135,936,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
Accumulated amortization 789,546,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization 776,501,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization
Net book value 397,548,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet 359,435,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Weighted-average amortization period in years 16 years 2 months 17 years 8 months
Intangible Liabilities:    
Gross historical cost 99,224,000hcn_RealEstateIntangibleLiabilitiesGross 99,027,000hcn_RealEstateIntangibleLiabilitiesGross
Accumulated amortization 42,853,000hcn_RealEstateIntangibleLiabilitiesAccumulatedAmortization 40,891,000hcn_RealEstateIntangibleLiabilitiesAccumulatedAmortization
Net book value 56,371,000hcn_RealEstateIntangibleLiabilitiesNet 58,136,000hcn_RealEstateIntangibleLiabilitiesNet
Weighted-average amortization period in years 14 years 5 months 14 years 5 months
In place lease intangibles [Member]    
Intangible Assets:    
Gross historical cost 1,037,697,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_LeasesAcquiredInPlaceMember
988,290,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_LeasesAcquiredInPlaceMember
Above market tenant leases [Member]    
Intangible Assets:    
Gross historical cost 66,162,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hcn_AboveMarketTenantLeasesMember
65,684,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hcn_AboveMarketTenantLeasesMember
Below market ground leases [Member]    
Intangible Assets:    
Gross historical cost 62,426,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hcn_BelowMarketGroundLeasesMember
62,426,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hcn_BelowMarketGroundLeasesMember
Lease commissions [Member]    
Intangible Assets:    
Gross historical cost 20,809,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hcn_LeaseCommissionsMember
19,536,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hcn_LeaseCommissionsMember
Below market tenant leases [Member]    
Intangible Liabilities:    
Gross historical cost 91,365,000hcn_RealEstateIntangibleLiabilitiesGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hcn_BelowMarketTenantLeasesMember
91,168,000hcn_RealEstateIntangibleLiabilitiesGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hcn_BelowMarketTenantLeasesMember
Above market ground leases [Member]    
Intangible Liabilities:    
Gross historical cost $ 7,859,000hcn_RealEstateIntangibleLiabilitiesGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hcn_AboveMarketGroundLeasesMember
$ 7,859,000hcn_RealEstateIntangibleLiabilitiesGross
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= hcn_AboveMarketGroundLeasesMember