SEGMENT INFORMATION - Income Statement by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenues
Rental income	$ 1,496,667	$ 1,496,940	$ 1,486,401
Income from loans and investments	22,593	9,057	22,952
Interest and other income	21,010	28,114	11,414
Labor	1,740,819	1,418,320	1,279,296
Management fees	224,473	174,491	146,162
Other segment expenses	1,448,045	1,227,751	1,129,687
Total revenues	5,833,980	4,924,266	4,497,827
Less:
Interest and other income	21,010	28,114	11,414
Labor	1,740,819	1,418,320	1,279,296
Management fees	224,473	174,491	146,162
Other segment expenses	1,448,045	1,227,751	1,129,687
Property-level operating expenses	3,413,337	2,820,562	2,555,145
Third-party capital management expenses	6,579	6,507	6,101
NOI	2,393,054	2,069,083	1,925,167
Interest expense	(612,246)	(602,835)	(574,112)
Depreciation and amortization	(1,379,140)	(1,253,143)	(1,392,461)
General, administrative and professional fees	(177,400)	(162,990)	(148,876)
Gain on extinguishment of debt, net	(172)	(687)	6,104
Transaction, transition and restructuring costs	(10,073)	(20,369)	(15,215)
Reversal of allowance on loans receivable and investments, net		166	20,270
Gain on foreclosure of real estate	0	0	29,127
Shareholder relations matters	0	(15,751)	0
Other expense (income)	30,712	49,584	(23,001)
Income from unconsolidated entities	4,468	1,563	13,626
Gain on real estate dispositions	38,579	57,009	62,119
Income tax benefit	14,150	37,775	9,539
Net income (loss)	261,518	88,351	(30,297)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	10,137	7,198	10,676
Net income	251,381	81,153	(40,973)
Resident fees and services
Revenues
Revenue from contracts with customers	4,276,163	3,372,796	2,959,219
Third-party capital management revenues
Revenues
Revenue from contracts with customers	17,547	17,359	17,841
Operating Segments \| SHOP
Revenues
Rental income	0	0	0
Income from loans and investments	0	0	0
Interest and other income	0	0	0
Labor	1,740,819	1,418,320	1,279,296
Management fees	224,473	174,491	146,162
Other segment expenses	1,126,807	913,602	822,354
Total revenues	4,276,163	3,372,796	2,959,219
Less:
Interest and other income	0	0	0
Labor	1,740,819	1,418,320	1,279,296
Management fees	224,473	174,491	146,162
Other segment expenses	1,126,807	913,602	822,354
Property-level operating expenses	3,092,099	2,506,413	2,247,812
Third-party capital management expenses	0	0	0
NOI		866,383	711,407
Operating Segments \| SHOP \| Resident fees and services
Revenues
Revenue from contracts with customers	4,276,163	3,372,796	2,959,219
Operating Segments \| SHOP \| Third-party capital management revenues
Revenues
Revenue from contracts with customers	0	0	0
Operating Segments \| NNN
Revenues
Rental income	601,578	622,054	619,208
Income from loans and investments	0	0	0
Interest and other income	0	0	0
Labor	0	0	0
Management fees	0	0	0
Other segment expenses	13,505	15,829	14,557
Total revenues	601,578	622,054	619,208
Less:
Interest and other income	0	0	0
Labor	0	0	0
Management fees	0	0	0
Other segment expenses	13,505	15,829	14,557
Property-level operating expenses	13,505	15,829	14,557
Third-party capital management expenses	0	0	0
NOI	588,073	606,225	604,651
Operating Segments \| NNN \| Resident fees and services
Revenues
Revenue from contracts with customers	0	0	0
Operating Segments \| NNN \| Third-party capital management revenues
Revenues
Revenue from contracts with customers	0	0	0
Operating Segments \| Outpatient medical and research portfolio (OM&R)
Revenues
Rental income	895,089	874,886	867,193
Income from loans and investments	0	0	0
Interest and other income	0	0	0
Labor	0	0	0
Management fees	0	0	0
Other segment expenses	307,733	298,320	292,776
Total revenues	897,902	877,591	869,708
Less:
Interest and other income	0	0	0
Labor	0	0	0
Management fees	0	0	0
Other segment expenses	307,733	298,320	292,776
Property-level operating expenses	307,733	298,320	292,776
Third-party capital management expenses	0	0	0
NOI	590,169	579,271	576,932
Operating Segments \| Outpatient medical and research portfolio (OM&R) \| Resident fees and services
Revenues
Revenue from contracts with customers	0	0	0
Operating Segments \| Outpatient medical and research portfolio (OM&R) \| Third-party capital management revenues
Revenues
Revenue from contracts with customers	2,813	2,705	2,515
Non-Segment
Revenues
Rental income	0	0	0
Income from loans and investments	22,593	9,057	22,952
Interest and other income	21,010	28,114	11,414
Labor	0	0	0
Management fees	0	0	0
Other segment expenses	0	0	0
Total revenues	58,337	51,825	49,692
Less:
Interest and other income	21,010	28,114	11,414
Labor	0	0	0
Management fees	0	0	0
Other segment expenses	0	0	0
Property-level operating expenses	0	0	0
Third-party capital management expenses	6,579	6,507	6,101
NOI	30,748	17,204	32,177
Non-Segment \| Resident fees and services
Revenues
Revenue from contracts with customers	0	0	0
Non-Segment \| Third-party capital management revenues
Revenues
Revenue from contracts with customers	$ 14,734	$ 14,654	$ 15,326

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