CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Real property owned:
Land and land improvements		$ 3,238,679	$ 3,205,091	[1]
Buildings and improvements		28,047,658	28,019,502	[1]
Acquired lease intangibles		1,539,363	1,581,159	[1]
Real property held for sale, net of accumulated depreciation		330,327	590,271	[1]
Construction in progress		253,478	194,365	[1]
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(5,670,111)	(5,499,958)	[1]
Net real property owned		27,739,394	28,090,430	[1]
Right of use assets, net		502,429
Real estate loans receivable, net of allowance		351,085	330,339	[1]
Net real estate investments		28,592,908	28,420,769	[1]
Other assets:
Investments in unconsolidated entities		484,265	482,914	[1]
Goodwill		68,321	68,321	[1]
Cash and cash equivalents		249,127	215,376	[1]
Restricted cash		158,312	100,753	[1]
Straight-line rent receivable		395,621	367,093	[1]
Receivables and other assets		688,782	686,846	[1]
Total other assets		2,044,428	1,921,303	[1]
Total assets		30,637,336	30,342,072	[1]
Liabilities:
Unsecured credit facility and commercial paper		419,293	1,147,000	[1]
Senior unsecured notes		9,632,013	9,603,299	[1]
Secured debt		2,660,190	2,476,177	[1]
Lease liabilities		426,639
Lease liabilities	[1]		70,668
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		1,000,825	1,034,283	[1]
Total liabilities		14,138,960	14,331,427	[1]
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		450,545	424,046	[1]
Equity:
Preferred stock		0	718,498	[1]
Common stock		404,509	384,465	[1]
Capital in excess of par value		19,654,137	18,424,368	[1]
Treasury stock		(74,492)	(68,499)	[1]
Cumulative net income		6,402,004	6,121,534	[1]
Cumulative dividends		(11,163,317)	(10,818,557)	[1]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(144,618)	(129,769)	[1]
Other equity		268	294	[1]
Total Welltower Inc. stockholders’ equity		15,078,491	14,632,334	[1]
Noncontrolling interests		969,340	954,265	[1]
Total equity		16,047,831	15,586,599	[1]
Total liabilities and equity		$ 30,637,336	$ 30,342,072	[1]

[1] The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2018 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.