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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Number
Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract]    
Number of outstanding letters of credit 7hcn_NumberOfOutstandingLettersOfCredit  
Letter of credit obligation $ 10,769,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount  
Outstanding construction financings for leased properties 211,941,000us-gaap_DevelopmentInProcess 186,327,000us-gaap_DevelopmentInProcess
Additional financing to complete construction 355,231,000hcn_AdditionalFinancingToCompleteConstruction  
Total contingent purchase obligations 59,856,000us-gaap_PurchaseObligation  
Minimum part of economic life of the leased asset to be classified as capital lease 75.00%hcn_MinimumPartOfEconomicLifeOfLeasedAssetToBeClassifiedAsCapitalLease  
Minimum net present value of the future minimum lease payments to be classified as capital lease. 90.00%hcn_MinimumNetPresentValueOfFutureMinimumLeasePaymentsToBeClassifiedAsCapitalLease  
Operating lease obligations relating to certain ground leases 948,535,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue  
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Future Minimum Sublease Rentals 28,834,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueFutureMinimumSubleaseRentals  
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due $ 102,117,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue