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Real Estate Loans Receivable (Details) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Advances on real estate loans receivable:    
Investments in new loans $ 368,080,000hcn_InvestmentsInNewLoans $ 1,203,000hcn_InvestmentsInNewLoans
Draws on existing loans 16,615,000hcn_DrawsOnExistingLoans 28,506,000hcn_DrawsOnExistingLoans
Net cash advances on real estate loans 384,695,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireLoansReceivable 29,709,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireLoansReceivable
Receipts on real estate loans receivable:    
Loan payoffs 8,568,000hcn_LoanPayoffs 500,000hcn_LoanPayoffs
Principal payments on loans 7,933,000hcn_PrincipalPaymentsOnLoans 10,146,000hcn_PrincipalPaymentsOnLoans
Total receipts on real estate loans 16,501,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromCollectionOfLoansReceivable 10,646,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromCollectionOfLoansReceivable
Net advances (receipts) on real estate loans 368,194,000us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromLoansReceivable 19,063,000us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromLoansReceivable
Non Cash Decrease In Real Estate Loans Receivable 0hcn_Noncashdecreaseinrealestateloansreceivable  
Change in balance due to foreign currency translation (3,096,000)hcn_LoanBalanceForeignCurrencyTranslation 192,000hcn_LoanBalanceForeignCurrencyTranslation
Net change Real Estate Loans Receivable 365,098,000hcn_NetChangeRealEstateLoansReceivable 19,255,000hcn_NetChangeRealEstateLoansReceivable
Triple Net [Member]    
Advances on real estate loans receivable:    
Investments in new loans 368,080,000hcn_InvestmentsInNewLoans
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= hcn_TripleNetMember		 1,203,000hcn_InvestmentsInNewLoans
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= hcn_TripleNetMember
Draws on existing loans 14,330,000hcn_DrawsOnExistingLoans
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_TripleNetMember		 23,077,000hcn_DrawsOnExistingLoans
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_TripleNetMember
Net cash advances on real estate loans 382,410,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireLoansReceivable
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_TripleNetMember		 24,280,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireLoansReceivable
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= hcn_TripleNetMember
Receipts on real estate loans receivable:    
Loan payoffs 8,568,000hcn_LoanPayoffs
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= hcn_TripleNetMember		 500,000hcn_LoanPayoffs
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_TripleNetMember
Principal payments on loans 7,933,000hcn_PrincipalPaymentsOnLoans
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_TripleNetMember		 10,127,000hcn_PrincipalPaymentsOnLoans
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_TripleNetMember
Total receipts on real estate loans 16,501,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromCollectionOfLoansReceivable
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= hcn_TripleNetMember		 10,627,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromCollectionOfLoansReceivable
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= hcn_TripleNetMember
Net advances (receipts) on real estate loans 365,909,000us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromLoansReceivable
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_TripleNetMember		 13,653,000us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromLoansReceivable
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_TripleNetMember
Change in balance due to foreign currency translation (3,096,000)hcn_LoanBalanceForeignCurrencyTranslation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_TripleNetMember		 192,000hcn_LoanBalanceForeignCurrencyTranslation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_TripleNetMember
Net change Real Estate Loans Receivable 362,813,000hcn_NetChangeRealEstateLoansReceivable
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= hcn_TripleNetMember		 13,845,000hcn_NetChangeRealEstateLoansReceivable
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= hcn_TripleNetMember
Outpatient Medical [Member]    
Advances on real estate loans receivable:    
Investments in new loans 0hcn_InvestmentsInNewLoans
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember		 0hcn_InvestmentsInNewLoans
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= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember
Draws on existing loans 2,285,000hcn_DrawsOnExistingLoans
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember		 5,429,000hcn_DrawsOnExistingLoans
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember
Net cash advances on real estate loans 2,285,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireLoansReceivable
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember		 5,429,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireLoansReceivable
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= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember
Receipts on real estate loans receivable:    
Loan payoffs 0hcn_LoanPayoffs
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= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember		 0hcn_LoanPayoffs
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= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember
Principal payments on loans 0hcn_PrincipalPaymentsOnLoans
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember		 19,000hcn_PrincipalPaymentsOnLoans
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= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember
Total receipts on real estate loans 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromCollectionOfLoansReceivable
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= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember		 19,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromCollectionOfLoansReceivable
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= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember
Net advances (receipts) on real estate loans 2,285,000us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromLoansReceivable
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember		 5,410,000us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromLoansReceivable
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember
Non Cash Decrease In Real Estate Loans Receivable 0hcn_Noncashdecreaseinrealestateloansreceivable
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= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember		  
Change in balance due to foreign currency translation 0hcn_LoanBalanceForeignCurrencyTranslation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember		 0hcn_LoanBalanceForeignCurrencyTranslation
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember
Net change Real Estate Loans Receivable $ 2,285,000hcn_NetChangeRealEstateLoansReceivable
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember		 $ 5,410,000hcn_NetChangeRealEstateLoansReceivable
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= hcn_OutpatientMedicalMember