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Stockholder's Equity (Details 2) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Summary of accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) [Line Items]        
Unrecognized losses on cash flow hedges $ (2,809,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax $ (650,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax $ (4,619,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax $ (5,059,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
Unrecognized losses on equity investments (11,687,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax 0us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax 160,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax (389,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax
Unrecognized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation (91,411,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax (74,770,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax (19,508,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax (17,631,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
Unrecognized actuarial losses (1,589,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax (1,589,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax (1,452,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax (1,452,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
Totals (107,496,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (77,009,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (25,419,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (24,531,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Other comprehensive income before reclassification adjustments        
Summary of accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) [Line Items]        
Unrecognized losses on cash flow hedges (2,625,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_OciBeforeReclassMember
  (3,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_OciBeforeReclassMember
 
Unrecognized losses on equity investments (11,687,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_OciBeforeReclassMember
  549,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_OciBeforeReclassMember
 
Unrecognized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation (16,641,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_OciBeforeReclassMember
  (1,877,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_OciBeforeReclassMember
 
Unrecognized actuarial losses 0us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_OciBeforeReclassMember
  0us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_OciBeforeReclassMember
 
Totals (30,953,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_OciBeforeReclassMember
  (1,331,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_OciBeforeReclassMember
 
Reclassification amount to net income        
Summary of accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) [Line Items]        
Unrecognized losses on cash flow hedges 466,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
[1]   443,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
[1]  
Unrecognized losses on equity investments 0us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
  0us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
 
Unrecognized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation 0us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
[1]   0us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
 
Unrecognized actuarial losses 0us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
  0us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
 
Totals 466,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
  443,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
 
Net current period other comprehensive income        
Summary of accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) [Line Items]        
Unrecognized losses on cash flow hedges (2,159,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_CurrentOciMember
  440,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCumulativeChangesInNetGainLossFromCashFlowHedgesEffectNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_CurrentOciMember
 
Unrecognized losses on equity investments (11,687,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_CurrentOciMember
  549,000us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_CurrentOciMember
 
Unrecognized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation (16,641,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_CurrentOciMember
  (1,877,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_CurrentOciMember
 
Unrecognized actuarial losses 0us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_CurrentOciMember
  0us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDefinedBenefitPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_CurrentOciMember
 
Totals $ (30,487,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_CurrentOciMember
  $ (888,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis
= hcn_CurrentOciMember
 
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(1) Please see note 11 for additional information.