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Consolidated Statements of Equity (Unaudited) (USD $)
Total
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Capital in Excess of Par Value
Treasury Stock
Cumulative Net Income
Cumulative Dividends
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Other Equity
Noncontrolling Interests
Balances at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2013 $ 11,756,331,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest $ 1,017,361,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 289,461,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 12,418,520,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
$ (21,263,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 2,329,869,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ (4,600,854,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ (24,531,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 6,020,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 341,748,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
Comprehensive income:                    
Net income (loss) 65,393,000hcn_ProfitLossExcludingRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest         66,375,000hcn_ProfitLossExcludingRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsUnappropriatedMember
      (982,000)hcn_ProfitLossExcludingRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
Other comprehensive income (8,900,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax             (888,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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  (8,012,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
Total comprehensive income 56,493,000hcn_ComprehensiveIncomeExcludingRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest                  
Net change in noncontrolling interests (7,096,000)us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSubsidiaryEquityIssuance     (2,713,000)us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSubsidiaryEquityIssuance
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          (4,383,000)us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSubsidiaryEquityIssuance
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= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
Amounts related to issuance of common stock from dividend reinvestment and stock incentive plans, net of forfeitures 63,919,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueOther   1,397,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueOther
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
67,725,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueOther
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
(5,191,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueOther
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= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
      (12,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueOther
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= us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember
 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues   0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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Conversion of preferred stock   (11,111,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
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233,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
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10,878,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
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Equity component of convertible debt 0us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalEquityComponentOfConvertibleDebt                  
Option compensation expense 233,000us-gaap_StockOptionPlanExpense               233,000us-gaap_StockOptionPlanExpense
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Cash dividends paid:                    
Common stock cash dividends (230,801,000)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash           (230,801,000)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
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Preferred stock cash dividends (16,353,000)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStockCash           (16,353,000)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStockCash
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= hcn_AccumulatedDistributionsMember
     
Balances at end of period at Mar. 31, 2014 11,622,726,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 1,006,250,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_PreferredStockMember
291,091,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
12,494,410,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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(26,454,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
2,396,244,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsUnappropriatedMember
(4,848,008,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= hcn_AccumulatedDistributionsMember
(25,419,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
6,241,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember
328,371,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
Balances at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2014 13,473,049,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 1,006,250,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_PreferredStockMember
328,835,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
14,740,712,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
(35,241,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
2,842,022,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsUnappropriatedMember
(5,635,923,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= hcn_AccumulatedDistributionsMember
(77,009,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
5,507,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember
297,896,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
Comprehensive income:                    
Net income (loss) 209,076,000hcn_ProfitLossExcludingRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest         207,151,000hcn_ProfitLossExcludingRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsUnappropriatedMember
      1,925,000hcn_ProfitLossExcludingRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest
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Other comprehensive income (43,043,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax             (30,487,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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  (12,556,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember
Total comprehensive income 166,033,000hcn_ComprehensiveIncomeExcludingRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest                  
Net change in noncontrolling interests 70,757,000us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSubsidiaryEquityIssuance     (4,540,000)us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSubsidiaryEquityIssuance
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
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          75,297,000us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromSubsidiaryEquityIssuance
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Amounts related to issuance of common stock from dividend reinvestment and stock incentive plans, net of forfeitures 67,236,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueOther   1,001,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueOther
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
73,642,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueOther
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(6,132,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueOther
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= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
      (1,275,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueOther
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= us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember
 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 1,423,935,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues   19,550,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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1,404,385,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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Conversion of preferred stock 0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueConversionOfConvertibleSecurities                  
Equity component of convertible debt 5,643,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalEquityComponentOfConvertibleDebt   1,048,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalEquityComponentOfConvertibleDebt
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4,595,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalEquityComponentOfConvertibleDebt
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Option compensation expense 217,000us-gaap_StockOptionPlanExpense               217,000us-gaap_StockOptionPlanExpense
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Cash dividends paid:                    
Common stock cash dividends (272,569,000)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash           (272,569,000)us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash
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Preferred stock cash dividends (16,352,000)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStockCash           (16,352,000)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStockCash
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Balances at end of period at Mar. 31, 2015 $ 14,917,949,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest $ 1,006,250,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 350,434,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 16,218,794,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ (41,373,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 3,049,173,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ (5,924,844,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= hcn_AccumulatedDistributionsMember
$ (107,496,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 4,449,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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$ 362,562,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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