Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015		Jun. 30, 2014
Revenues:
Rental income		$ 396,626,000	$ 347,847,000	$ 776,213,000		$ 684,303,000
Resident fees and services		535,553,000	467,639,000	1,028,063,000		923,904,000
Interest income		20,576,000	8,933,000	37,570,000		17,527,000
Other income		4,414,000	2,027,000	9,500,000		2,520,000
Total revenues		957,169,000	826,446,000	1,851,346,000		1,628,254,000
Expenses:
Interest expense		118,861,000	121,065,000	239,942,000		241,898,000
Property operating expenses		398,354,000	343,754,000	774,815,000		685,185,000
Depreciation and amortization		208,802,000	214,449,000	397,631,000		447,766,000
General and administrative		38,474,000	51,660,000	73,612,000		84,524,000
Transaction costs		12,491,000	7,040,000	61,045,000		7,993,000
Loss (gain) on derivatives, net		0	351,000	(58,427,000)	[1]	351,000
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, net		18,887,000	531,000	34,288,000		383,000
Impairment of Asset		0	0	2,220,000		0
Other expenses		10,583,000	0	10,583,000		0
Total expenses		806,452,000	738,850,000	1,535,709,000		1,468,100,000
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and income from unconsolidated entities, total		150,717,000	87,596,000	315,637,000		160,154,000
Income tax (expense) benefit		(7,417,000)	(1,569,000)	(7,113,000)		(3,830,000)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated entities		(2,952,000)	(11,516,000)	(15,600,000)		(17,073,000)
Income from continuing operations		140,348,000	74,511,000	292,924,000		139,251,000
Discontinued operations:
Gain (loss) on sales of properties, net		0	6,411,000	0		6,411,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net		0	264,000	0		724,000
Discontinued operations, net		0	6,675,000	0		7,135,000
Gain (loss) on real estate dispositions, net		190,111,000	6,668,000	246,956,000		6,668,000
Net income		330,459,000	87,854,000	539,880,000		153,054,000
Less: Preferred stock dividends		16,352,000	16,352,000	32,703,000		32,705,000
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	[2]	1,534,000	(327,000)	3,804,000		(1,502,000)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders		$ 312,573,000	$ 71,829,000	$ 503,373,000		$ 121,851,000
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic		350,399,000	296,256,000	343,624,000		293,046,000
Diluted		351,366,000	297,995,000	344,623,000		294,590,000
Basic:
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders, including real estate dispositions		$ 0.89	$ 0.22	$ 1.46		$ 0.39
Discontinued operations, net		0	0.02	0		0.02
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, total		0.89	0.24	1.46		0.42
Diluted:
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders, including real estate dispositions		0.89	0.22	1.46		0.39
Discontinued operations, net		0	0.02	0		0.02
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, total		0.89	0.24	1.46		0.41
Dividends declared and paid per common share		$ 0.825	$ 0.795	$ 1.65		$ 1.59

[1] (1) In April 2011, we completed the acquisition of substantially all of the real estate assets of privately-owned Genesis Healthcare Corporation. In conjunction with this transaction, we received the option to acquire an ownership interest in Genesis Healthcare. In February 2015, Genesis Healthcare closed on a transaction to merge with Skilled Healthcare Group to become a publicly traded company which required us to record the value of the derivative asset due to the net settlement feature.

[2] (1) Includes amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests.